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Daily Bible verse
“The days are coming,” declares the LORD, “when I will raise up for David a righteous Branch, a King who will reign wisely and do what is just and right in the land.
Jeremiah 23:5
LeFlore County scoreboard
LeFlore County scoreboard for sports games from Saturday.
Basketball
Boys
Heavener 56, Checotah 39
Mena 63, Howe 52
Pocola 49, Rattan 45
Girls
Heavener 47, Haskell 33
Howe 51, Talihina 11
Atoka 46, Spiro 42
To make a correction or addition, send an email to craig@heavenerledger.com.
Cloudy skies, more rain possible Sunday
LeFlore County weather for Sunday calls for cloudy skies with a chance of rain with thunderstorms overnight with some storms producing hail.
The high is forecast to be 67 degrees with a low of 61.
Sunrise was 7:18 a.m. Sunset is 5:08 p.m.
Saturday’s high was 69 with a low of 55. A total of .01 inches of rain was recorded, bringing the monthly total to 0.59 inches, well short of December’s average rainfall of 3.10 inches.
Average temperatures for Dec. 15 are a high of 54 and low of 26.
Records for the date were a high of 72 in 1984. The record low was 22 in 1978.
Last year on this date, the high was 56 with a low of 44.
Today in history
2011
U.S. declares an end to the War in Iraq
In a ceremony held in Baghdad on December 15, 2011, the war that began in 2003 with the American-led invasion of Iraq officially comes to an end. Though today was the official end date of the Iraq War, violence continued and in fact worsened over the subsequent years. The withdrawal of American... read more
Evie Lorene Faulkenberry of Bentonville, Arkansas (formerly of Poteau) was born May 7, 1927 in Heavener to Delmar and Mae (Hudson) Roberts and passed away Dec. 13, 2024 in Centerton, Arkansas at the age of 97.
Funeral service is 1 p.m. Thursday at the Dowden-Roberts Cremation Center Chapel at 28918 205th Avenue in Poteau with Stan Robinson officiating. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery, under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Cremation Center of Poteau.
Evie attended Kiamichi Vo-Tech in 1971-1972 and became a Licensed Practical Nurse. She worked at the then LeFlore County Memorial Hospital in Poteau, but also for some local doctors until her retirement. Evie was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister and friend. She will be missed by all who knew her.
Surviving family members are a daughter Phyllis Robinson and husband Stan of Bentonville, Arkansas; two sons Merle Faulkenberry and wife Sharon of Little Rock, Arkansas and C.L. Faulkenberry and wife Mary Lou of Mountain City, Georgia; seven grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other loved ones.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Olen Faulkenberry; four brothers Donald, Wayne, Floyd, and Vernon Roberts; and a granddaughter, Stephanie Harris.
William “Bill” McGuire of Poteau was born Aug. 31, 1961 in McAlester to William Edwin and Doris Ann (Williams) McGuire and passed away Dec. 12, 2024 in Poteau at the age of 63.
Memorial service is 2 p.m., Monday at Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home Chapel in Heavener, with Benny Marrow and Pastor Travis Cook officiating and presenting the Nurses’ Rights will be the Nurses Honor Guard of the River Valley. Cremation arrangements are under the direction of Dowden-Roberts Funeral Home of Heavener.
Bill was a longtime resident of the area, a 1979 graduate of Talihina High School, and graduated from EOSC in Wilburton with his RN degree. He was a travel Registered Nurse. Bill was a loving husband, father, brother, uncle, grandfather, cousin and friend. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
Surviving family members are his wife, Wendy McGuire, of the home; four daughters Christie Fox and husband Bud of San Antonio, Texas, Amanda Harris and husband Carl of McAlester,
Heather McGuire of McAlester and Sarah McGuire of Poteau; one son William McGuire and wife Kimberly of Guthrie; two sisters Kimberly Nygaard and husband Morten of North Carolina
And Robin Hackler and husband Robert of McAlester; seven grandchildren Breckin, Brianna, Karma, Ava, Liam, Carson and Alexander; his step-mother, Carlene McGuire, of Oklahoma City; a special friend, Bill considered a son, Cody Crank, of Talihina; numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other loved ones, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Doris McGuire; and one son, Cody McGuire.
The family will visit with friends Monday from 1 p.m. until service time at the funeral home.
