HOL/LCJ newsletter 12-29-2023

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Bible verse for Friday

He gives strength to the weary and increases the power of the weak.

--Isaiah 40:29

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Service set for Edna Lowery

Funeral Service for Edna Mae Lowery, 83, of Pocola is 2 p.m. Tuesday at Evans Memorial Chapel in Pocola with Reverend Matthew Sebo officiating.

Burial will follow at Macedonia Cemetery in Pocola, under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.

She was born March 9, 1940 in Pocola to Beulah (Nichols)Tucker and Lewis Tucker and passed away Dec. 26, 2023 in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Survivors include her children Retha Anderson and husband Tom, Karen Lairamore and husband Randy, Shawn Lowery and wife Esther, Shane Lowery and wife Leah; grandchildren; brother Charles Tucker and wife Minnie; and a sister, Jaunita Polk.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Junior Lowery; parents Beulah and Lewis Tucker; son, Robert Lowery; brother, Edward Tucker; and sisters Etta Tackett, Linda Holloway and Jane Hope.

You may leave an online message at www.evansandmillerfuneralhome.com.

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