Donna was born August 12, 1947 in Holdenville, OK to Finus Merle Stephenson and Mildred Louise Estes Stephenson. Donna Kay Boyd passed away Tuesday, September 14, 2021, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She graduated from Atwood High School and later Shawnee Beauty School.

Patricia Ann (Burleson) Glasco passed away Thursday, September 16, 2021, at the age of 81. She was born January 14, 1940 in Tulsa to Cleo Whitley and Opal Irene (Crow) Burleson. She was married September 20, 1958 to J. W. Glasco. They made their home in Holdenville in 1970, where Patricia served as a secretary and then teacher for many years. She received her Masters in Education from East Central State University.

Tommy Joe Clayton entered life on this earth on December 12, 1957. He was born to Delbert and Ina (Collins) Clayton. Tommy entered his eternal life in Heaven on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 12:25 pm at the Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City.

Oklahoma Gross Receipts to the treasury in August grew by almost 20 percent over the year with a rebounding fossil fuel industry leading the way, State Treasurer Randy McDaniel announced last week. Total monthly gross receipts of $1.17 billion are higher than August of last year by $191.2 million, or 19.5 percent.

Kamryn Hunter and Trinity Ayers Lainee and Laken Yates Austin Gore and Addyson Smith Jasper Harris and Eli Robinson.

My adult son, Spencer, recently reported he heard my voice and his Grandpa’s voice after finishing a lawn mowing job. When he completed the task the voices in his head asked, “Is it ready for inspection?” So he went back and rechecked his work to make sure it was done right.

“My brother skipped a grade, so he was small for his age when three other junior high school boys stole something from him and roughed him up one Friday after school. “My dad asked my despairing brother how he felt about it.

It’s sometimes hard to realize it in the moments they occur, but we are living tumultuous times. How do you reach back in America’s long history and try to harmonize our times with the rigorous and dangerous times in America’s past? Pearl Harbor perhaps? Only a few of us are still living who can remember that dreadful December day in 1941. It’s now long past. But I certainly remember Pearl Harbor.

Our next all-employee party will be on the night of October 30, and we’re looking forward to having a high falutin’ good time. We say “high falutin’” because the cash drawing that night will be for $45, and that’s getting up in the realm of high finance.

Good Week for Wolverine Sports Last week was a near perfect week for Holdenville Wolverine sports. Coach Rick Scott’s softball team won three games and went undefeated for the week.