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Funeral service for Jerry Qualls, 67, of Shady Point is 2 p.m. Wednesday at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with Anthony Jimenez officiating. Burial will follow at Brazil Cemetery in Shady Point, under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau. Continue reading “Obituary for Jerry Qualls”
Service for Emil Dugan is 1 p.m. Saturday at Shady Grove Missionary Baptist Church in Roland with Dennis Ruff officiating. Continue reading “Obituary for Emil Dugan”
Funeral service for Ruth Lorene Ross, 78, of Howe is 10 a.m. Monday at Faith Community Church of the Nazarene in Poteau with Reverend Michael Davidson officiating. Burial will follow at Howe Cemetery, under the direction of Grace Funeral Service of Poteau.
She was born Jan. 18, 1945 in Lamb, Arkansas to Sarah Adeline (Evans) King and Morris Freeman Nash and passed away Jan. 18, 2023 in Poteau.
Survivors include her daughter Sandra Dall and husband Lee; sons Stan Horton and wife Nina, John Horton and wife Amanda, and Chase Davis; sisters Peggy Hill, Louise Mattox and Mary Evers; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, James Ross; sister Judy Davis and brothers Charles Nash, and Harvey Waddles.
Pallbearers are Stan Horton, John Horton, Lee Dall, Tyler Horton, Justin Thornburg and Brendon Marsh.
Viewing is Sunday from 1 – 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Funeral service for Donald Edward Young, 80 of Spiro is 1 p.m. Monday at Mallory-Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Spiro with Allen Young and Marcus Floyd officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in Spiro under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home in Spiro.
He was born Aug. 23, 1942 in Spiro to Thelma Lee (Gossett) Young and Ervin Donald Young and passed away Jan. 18, 2023 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.
Survivors include his daughter Tonja Cristee and husband Mike; son, Charles Tipton; granddaughters April and Angela; great granddaughters Jeni, Breeanna and Chloe; and sisters Pat Berkenmiere, Alice Masterson and Diane Phillips.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Betty Young; brother James Young; and son, Donnie Young.
Viewing and visitation is from noon to 6 p.m. Sunday with the family greeting friends from 4 – 6 p.m. at the funeral home.
LeFlore County weather forecast for 1-20-2023 calls for partly cloudy skies with average temperatures.
The high will be 55 degrees with a low of 31.
Sunrise is 7:24 a.m. Sunset is 5:35 p.m.
Average temperatures for Jan. 20 are a high of 52 and low of 27.
Records for the date were a high of 73 in 1999 and a record low of 10 in 1996.
Thursday’s high was 51 with a low of 29.
Last year on this date, the high was 32 with a low of 15.
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The boys’ semifinals of the 2023 basketball LeFlore County Tournament will be held Friday starting at 7 p.m. in Spiro.
Top-seeded Pocola plays fourth-seeded Spiro in the opener before second-seeded Heavener and third-seeded Wister pair off at 8:30 p.m.
Winners advance to Saturday’s championship game 8:30 p.m. in Spiro.
Also Friday, in the fifth-place game Poteau and Panama play at 4 p.m. while in the consolation championship, LeFlore and Arkoma play at 4 p.m., also in Spiro.
The girls’ championship game Saturday will pit LeFlore against second-seeded Howe at 7 p.m.
The Lady Savages scored the biggest upset in recent memory with a 49-45 win over defending champion and top-seeded Pocola in the opener.
After trailing 23-17 at the half, LeFlore outscored Pocola 32-22 in the second half to grab the win. The Lady Savages won the game at the free-throw line, making 13-17 while Pocola went 6-10.
LHS 7 10 12 20—49
PHS 10 13 5 17—45
LeFlore: Cogburn 4 2-2 1 11; Robinson 1 0-0 3 2; Kirkes 4 1-2 4 10; Warren 4 6-7 3 17; Waits 2 4-6 2 10. TOTALS: 15 13-17 13 49.
Pocola: Parker 3 1-1 4 7; Chitwood 1 1-2 3 3; Jerrell 3 0-0 0 9; Smith 8 1-1 4 17; Lairamore 3 3-6 4 9. TOTALS: 18 6-10 15 45.
In Friday’s second semifinal, Howe’s girls, seeded second, got off to their traditional fast start and made it hold up in a 51-40 victory over third-seeded Whitesboro.
Howe’s girls jumped ahead 20-4 and led 24-12 at the break before extending the advantage to 44-20 after three quarters to reach another finals.
WHS 4 8 8 20-40
HHS 12 12 20 7—51
Whitesboro: A. Walker 3 3-3 1 10; Cole 1 0-1 5 2; Collins 1 0-0 1 3; Long 0 0-0 1 0; K. Walker 1 0-0 2 2; Edwards 3 4-4 2 10; Grogan 3 7-10 1 13. TOTALS: 12 14-18 13 40.
Howe: Lute 4 4-5 2 15; Huie 1 1-2 1 3; Williams 1 1-1 4 3; Delt 5 1-1 3 11; Free 2 0-0 0 5; Dalton 3 0-1 0 6; Nye 3 0-0 2 8. TOTALS: 19 7-10 12 51.
In the earlier games, Spiro downed Panama, 44-35, in the fifth-place game and Poteau overwhelmed Wister, 50-29, for the consolation championship.
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Boys
Winners bracket semifinals
At Spiro
Pocola vs. Spiro 7 p.m.
Heavener vs. Wister 8:30 p.m.
Fifth place
Panama vs. Poteau 4 p.m.
Consolation
LeFlore vs. Arkoma 5:30 p.m.
Girls
Winners bracket semifinals
LeFlore 49, Pocola 45
Howe 51, Whitesboro 40
Losers bracket
Fifth place
Spiro 44, Panama 35
Consolation championship
Poteau 50, Wister 29
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