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Scenes from the Allen Homecoming Parade
Read moreOn October 17, 2021, Freda Mae Ellis Harry went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ. She was surrounded by her loving daughter and son-in-law, Jackie and Robert Harkey, during her last moments on this earth. Freda was one of seven children born to Fred Warren Ellis and Katherine Elizabeth Taby Ellis on October 4, 1947, in a small little house in Coalgate, Oklahoma. She lived with her family in many of the small little communities in Southeast Oklahoma for most of her formative years.
Read moreV.L. Watters age 84 departed this life on Sunday, October 17, 2021 at his home in Sasakwa, Oklahoma. He was born November 30, 1936 in Sasakwa to the late William Jackson Watters and Ivy Augusta Hailey Watters. He attended Rocky Point, Culley and Sasakwa Schools.
Read moreSometimes this old Shakespearean quote applies to us. It sure did to people in Allen in 1938—a tough year for people here in Mustang land. I know it was for the Bullard’s. The business dad worked at in Allen was shuttered and gone. Whipped away by the dusty winds of the Great Depression. Finally, he found a job in Centrahoma. My brother Gerald said, “It had to be the poorest place I’ve ever seen.”
Read moreQuote of the week—“More people now depend on the government than once
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