LCJ newsletter 7-10-2025
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Daily Bible verse
My dear brothers and sisters, take note of this: Everyone should be quick to listen, slow to speak and slow to become angry,
James 1:19
Blast from the past
McAlester man sentenced for possessing child sexual exploitation material
MUSKOGEE – The United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Oklahoma announced that Marcus Edward Lee, 33, of McAlester was sentenced to 72 months in prison for one count of Possession of Certain Material Involving the Sexual Exploitation of a Minor.
The charge arose from an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation.
On Jan. 13, 2025, Lee pleaded guilty to knowingly possessing visual depictions of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct.
According to investigators, on May 20, 2024, federal agents executed a warrant on Lee’s McAlester address as part of a years-long investigation into an online subscriber sharing images depicting sexual abuse of children between the ages of three and thirteen. At Lee’s residence, agents seized two cell phones on which Lee had stored nearly 600 images of child sexual abuse and assaults.
This case was brought as part of Project Safe Childhood, a nationwide initiative launched in May 2006 by the Department of Justice to combat the growing epidemic of child sexual exploitation and abuse. Led by the United States Attorneys’ Offices and the Criminal Division’s Child Exploitation and Obscenity Section, Project Safe Childhood marshals federal, state, and local resources to locate, apprehend, and prosecute individuals who sexually exploit children, and to identify and rescue victims. For more information about Project Safe Childhood, please visit www.justice.gov/psc.
Anyone who suspects or has information regarding child sexual exploitation, trafficking of minors, sextortion, child pornography, or any other means of child exploitation should contact law enforcement. You can file a report through the National Center for Missing & Exploited Children (NCMEC) at 1-800-843-5678 or online at www.cybertipline.com, through the FBI at 1-800-CALL-FBI (1-800-225-5324), or through Homeland Security Investigations at 1-877-4-HSI TIP.
Ronald A. White, Chief U.S. District Judge in the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Oklahoma, presided over the hearing. Lee will remain in the custody of the U.S. Marshals Service pending transportation to a designated United States Bureau of Prisons facility to serve a non-paroleable sentence of incarceration.
Assistant U.S. Attorney Jessie K. Pippin represented the United States.
Oklahoma fishing report
This week’s Oklahoma fishing report, courtesy of the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife.
CENTRAL
Arcadia: July 8. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Channel and flathead catfish fair on cut bait and dough bait around main lake and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. White bass slow on jigs and spoons around main lake and points. Report submitted by Dalton Buley, game warden stationed in Oklahoma County.
NORTHEAST
Bell Cow: July 6. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 81°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, riprap, shallows, and standing timber. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish good on stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, shallows, and shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Birch: July 6. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 82°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids fair on live shad around channels and points. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Chandler: July 6. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and stained. Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, dam, rocks, and shallows. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure, dam, docks, and rocks. Channel catfish good on stinkbait, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, dam, rocks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Jacob Harriet, game warden stationed in Lincoln County.
Copan: July 5. Elevation is 15 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 78°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, crawfish, goldfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, riprap, rocks, and shorelines. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Eucha: July 6. Elevation is 3 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 76°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure, shorelines, and weed beds. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, stinkbait, and worms around coves and shorelines. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and shorelines. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Fort Gibson: July 7. Elevation is 18.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 74°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, live shad, punch bait, shad, shrimp, stinkbait, and worms around inlet, spillway, and tailwater. Largemouth bass slow. Crappie fair. Report submitted by Marvin Stanley, game warden stationed in Wagoner County.
Grand: July 6. Elevation is 5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 79°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits and plastic baits around brush structure, docks, rocks, and shorelines. Blue catfish fair on cut bait and shad below the dam, docks, and main lake. White bass fair on Alabama rigs and in-line spinnerbaits below the dam, flats, and points. Report submitted by Riley Willman, game warden stationed in Delaware County.
Greenleaf: July 5. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and clear. Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around docks, main lake, points, rocks, and weed beds. Channel catfish fair on chicken liver, minnows, shad, and worms around creek channels, docks, and flats. Green and redear sunfish good on PowerBait and worms around brush structure, docks, and weed beds. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
Hudson: July 6. Elevation is 6.00 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 82°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Paddlefish good snagging below the dam. Blue catfish good on chicken liver, shad, and shrimp below the dam, channels, flats, and points. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, spoons, and topwater lures below the dam, channels, points, and rocks. Report submitted by Cody Morris, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Hulah: July 5. Elevation is 21 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 78°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, crawfish, goldfish, hot dogs, live bait, live shad, shad, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, channels, main lake, riprap, rocks, shorelines, and tailwater. Crappie slow on hair jigs, minnows, PowerBait, and tube jigs around brush structure, coves, and shorelines. Report submitted by Lt. Joe Alexander, game warden stationed in Washington County.
Kaw: July 7. Elevation is 13 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 80°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass fair on crankbaits, grubs, hair jigs, jerk baits, jigs, live shad, and sassy shad below the dam. White bass, blue catfish, and walleye good on grubs, jigs, minnows, and tube jigs below the dam. Paddlefish excellent snagging below the dam. Report submitted by Spencer Grace, game warden stationed in Kay County.
Keystone: July 7. Elevation is 17 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 86°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, plastic baits, small lures, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around docks, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish fair on live bait and worms around channels, creek channels, and river channel. Crappie fair on jigs around brush structure. Report submitted by Tracer Wagner, game warden stationed in Creek County.
Lower Illinois River: July 4. Elevation is 6 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 67°F and stained. Rainbow trout fair on caddis flies, in-line spinnerbaits, midges, nymphs, PowerBait, spoons, and worms below the dam, flats, shallows, and shorelines. Comments: Current river flow 2,400 CFS. Report submitted by Jerry Henry, game warden stationed in Sequoyah County.
Oologah: July 6. Elevation is 13 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 84°F and stained. Largemouth and smallmouth bass fair on midges, minnows, nymphs, spinnerbaits, and spoons around riprap. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on in-line spinnerbaits, live shad, midges, minnows, nymphs, shad, spoons, and worms around riprap. Report submitted by Dartanion Tilley, game warden stationed in Nowata County.
Skiatook: July 6. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 82°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, live shad, and plastic baits around creek channels and points. Crappie fair on jigs around standing timber. Report submitted by Jeremy Bersche, game warden stationed in Osage County.
Spavinaw: July 6. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 75°F and stained. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, and plastic baits around main lake and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Channel catfish slow on cut bait around flats. Report submitted by Kody Moore, game warden stationed in Mayes County.
Tenkiller: July 5. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 85°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jigs, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around creek channels, docks, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, shad, and stinkbait around channels, flats, and river channel. Crappie fair on minnows and tube jigs around brush structure and main lake. Report submitted by Cody Youngblood, game warden stationed in Cherokee County.
Webbers Falls: July 5. Elevation is 9 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass fair on crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around creek channels, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds. Blue and channel catfish good on cut bait, shad, and worms around flats, river channel, and rocks. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure, rocks, and weed beds. Report submitted by Dylan Langford, game warden stationed in Muskogee County.
NORTHWEST
Canton: July 1. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 76°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on live shad around main lake. Channel catfish fair on punch bait. Report submitted by Jaylen Flynn, game warden stationed in Blaine County.
Fort Supply: July 7. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 78°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Channel catfish fair on cut bait, dough bait, shad, stinkbait, and worms around flats, main lake, and rocks. Report submitted by Jason Badley, game warden stationed in Harper County.
Foss: July 6. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 79°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Channel catfish slow around coves and river mouth. Striped bass hybrids slow. Crappie slow. Walleye still biting on worms or shad in 40 ft. of water. Report submitted by Clint Carpenter, game warden stationed in Custer County.
SOUTHEAST
Blue River: July 8. Elevation is 0.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 78°F and murky. (USGS Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, jerk baits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, topwater lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, channels, creek channels, river channel, river mouth, rocks, shorelines, and weed beds. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, stinkbait, and worms around brush structure, channels, and rocks. Report submitted by Ethan Lovelace, biologist at the Blue River Public Fishing and Hunting Area.
Broken Bow: July 4. Elevation is normal and falling, water temperature 80°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on Alabama rigs, bill baits, crankbaits, flukes, in-line spinnerbaits, plastic baits, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, creek channels, main lake, points, river channel, shorelines, and standing timber. Crappie good on hair jigs, jigs, and minnows around brush structure, creek channels, river channel, and standing timber. Report submitted by Dru Polk, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Eufaula: July 4. Elevation is 5.5 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 80°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, and plastic baits around channels, main lake, points, and rocks. Striped bass, striped bass hybrids, and white bass good on hair jigs, jigs, and sassy shad below the dam, discharge, and tailwater. Channel and flathead catfish good on cut bait, live bait, live shad, and shad below the dam, channels, river channel, river mouth, and tailwater. Report submitted by Jake Rowland, game warden stationed in McIntosh County.
Hugo: July 4. Elevation is 8 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 77°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Blue, channel, and flathead catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, live bait, live shad, and shad below the dam and spillway. Largemouth, spotted, and white bass fair on bill baits, crankbaits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, points, riprap, and shorelines. Crappie fair on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, river channel, and standing timber. Report submitted by Chance Phillips, game warden stationed in Choctaw County.
Konawa: July 6. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and clear. Largemouth bass excellent on crankbaits, plastic baits, and topwater lures around main lake, points, river channel, and weed beds. Striped bass hybrids and white bass excellent on crankbaits and live shad around inlet, main lake, and river channel. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and shrimp around coves, inlet, riprap, and weed beds. Report submitted by Garret Harley, game warden stationed in Seminole County.
Lower Mountain Fork: July 4. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 64°F and clear. Rainbow trout good on crickets, grasshoppers, PowerBait, small lures, and worms below the dam, creek channels, rocks, and spillway. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
McGee Creek: July 3. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 84°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth and spotted bass good on Alabama rigs, bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, jigs, minnows, and topwater lures around brush structure, dam, docks, main lake, points, riprap, rocks, shallows, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Channel and flathead catfish excellent on live bait, live shad, shrimp, sunfish, and worms around brush structure, dam, and rocks. Crappie slow on minnows, small lures, and tube jigs around brush structure, points, riprap, rocks, and standing timber. Report submitted by Shay Loudermilk, game warden stationed in Atoka County.
Murray: July 6. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 70°F and stained. Largemouth and smallmouth bass slow on small lures, spinnerbaits, and spoons around dam and main lake. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish slow on chicken liver, crawfish, grasshoppers, stinkbait, and worms around dam, main lake, and rocks. Crappie on crickets, grasshoppers, and small lures around dam, main lake, and rocks. Report submitted by R. Gillham, game warden stationed in Love County.
Pine Creek: July 4. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 79°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on crankbaits, lipless baits, and plastic baits around coves, flats, and points. Crappie fair on jigs and minnows around brush structure and standing timber. Channel catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, and hot dogs below the dam. Report submitted by Mark Hannah, game warden stationed in McCurtain County.
Robert S. Kerr: July 4. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 75°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth, smallmouth, and spotted bass fair on crankbaits, grubs, in-line spinnerbaits, jerk baits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, creek channels, rocks, and shorelines. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on chicken liver, cut bait, hot dogs, shad, shrimp, and stinkbait around channels, creek channels, main lake, and river channel. Crappie good on crankbaits, jigs, live shad, minnows, shad, and spinnerbaits around brush structure, coves, docks, riprap, rocks, shorelines, standing timber, and weed beds. Report submitted by James Pixley, game warden stationed in Haskell County.
Sardis: July 4. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 84°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on bill baits, buzz baits, crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits, and topwater lures around brush structure, coves, points, shorelines, and standing timber. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, jigs, stinkbait, sunfish, and worms below the dam, brush structure, channels, main lake, points, spillway, standing timberf, and tailwater. Crappie good on jigs, minnows, and tube jigs around brush structure, points, and standing timber. Report submitted by Thomas Gillham, game warden stationed in Pushmataha County.
Texoma: July 6. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 82°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass fair on live shad, sassy shad, and topwater lures around channels, main lake, and points. Blue, channel, and flathead catfish good on cut bait, live shad, punch bait, and stinkbait around channels, docks, points, and river channel. Crappie fair on caddis flies, hair jigs, and jigs around brush structure, coves, docks, and standing timber. Comments: Fishing this week has been tough once again for striper. One day will be better than the other. It’s hard to find a pattern day to day. Hopefully in the coming weeks it’ll get better. Catfish are still good near baited holes, river channels, and cleaning docks. Crappie are okay near brush piles and docks with jigs. Report submitted by Garrett Beam, game warden stationed in Marshall County.
Wister: July 4. Elevation is 9 ft. above normal and falling, water temperature 86°F and stained. (USACE Current Lake Level) Largemouth bass good on buzz baits and plastic baits around brush structure and river channel. Blue catfish good on cut bait and shad around river channel. Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure. Report submitted by James Williams, game warden stationed in Le Flore County.
SOUTHWEST
Ellsworth: July 6. Elevation is 2 ft. below normal and stable, water temperature 76°F and murky. ( USGS Lake Level) Crappie good on jigs and minnows around brush structure and docks. Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, cut bait, punch bait, and shad around main lake, points, and rocks. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Fort Cobb: July 8. Elevation is 1 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and stained. (USACE Lake Level) Largemouth bass and striped bass hybrids fair on crankbaits and lipless baits around main lake, points, and riprap. Report submitted by Justin Cornett, game warden stationed in Caddo County.
Lawtonka: July 6. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 77°F and clear. (USACE Lake Level) Blue and channel catfish fair on chicken liver, dough bait, and worms around main lake and points. Crappie slow on jigs and minnows around docks and rocks. Report submitted by Mike Carroll, game warden stationed in Comanche County.
Tom Steed: July 1. Elevation is normal and stable, water temperature 80°F and murky. (USACE Lake Level) Striped bass hybrids, white bass, and saugeye fair on crankbaits around main lake and points. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, live bait, and shrimp around brush structure, points, and rocks. Comments: Hybrids and saugeye fair trolling with deep crankbaits. Report submitted by David Smith, game warden stationed in Kiowa County.
Waurika: July 6. Elevation is 2 ft. above normal and stable, water temperature 77°F and murky. Striped bass hybrids and white bass fair on crankbaits, lipless baits, plastic baits, spinnerbaits around main lake, points, riprap. Blue and channel catfish fair on cut bait, shad, stinkbait around creek channels, main lake, riprap, shorelines. Comments: For camping info contact the lake office @ 580-963-2111. Report submitted by Chris Stover, game warden stationed in Stephens County.
Clear skies, warm day for Thursday
Heavener weather forecast for Thursday is for clear skies and warm temperatures for Heavener, LeFlore County and the area.
The high is forecast to be 93 degrees with a low of 74.
Sunrise was 6:13 a.m. Sunset is 8:34 p.m.
Wednesday’s high was 93 with a low of 71. No rain was recorded, leaving the monthly total at 0.92 inches, below July’s average rainfall of 3.10 inches.
Average temperatures for July 10 are a high of 93 and low of 65. Records for the date were a high of 105 in 1980 and a low of 63 in 1983.
Last year on July 10, the high was 94 with a low of 68.
Heavener area calendar of events
Heavener area calendar of events for the next week. The calendar is a free service for our readers. If you are with a non-profit and want an event publicized, email news@heavener.news.
Thursday
Poteau Kiwanis Club meets noon
Heavener VFW bingo 6:30 p.m. Highway 59 North
Friday
Celebration of life service for Marilyn Pledger
Celebration of life service for Carolyn Anderson
Funeral services for Buddy Ray Ridenour
Saturday
Graveside services for Deborah Jane Ford
Monday
LeFlore County commissioners meet 9 a.m.
School boards meet
Tuesday
Poteau Evening Lions Club meet 6 p.m. CASC
Wednesday
Poteau Rotary Club meets noon EOMC
Today in history
1925
Scopes Monkey Trial begins
July 10, 1925: In Dayton, Tennessee, the so-called Scopes Monkey Trial begins with John Thomas Scopes, a young high school science teacher, accused of teaching evolution in violation of a Tennessee state law. The law, which had been passed in March, made it a misdemeanor punishable by fine to... read more
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Two bombs sink the Rainbow Warrior, Greenpeace’s flagship vessel
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Last of Thai soccer team rescued from cave
Black History
1893
Pioneering Black doctor performs successful open-heart surgery
Crime
1889
“Buckskin” Frank Leslie murders his lover
1992
The Exxon Valdez captain’s conviction is overturned
Inventions & Science
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U.S. patent issued for three-point seatbelt
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1887
Dam collapses in Switzerland, kills 70
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Andrew Jackson vetoes re-charter of the Second Bank of the U.S.
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Millard Fillmore sworn in as 13th U.S. president
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Deborah Jane Ford obituary
Deborah Jane Ford, 70, of Poteau passed away July 4, 2025, in Fort Smith, Arkansas and was born Nov. 27, 1954 in Poteau to Dorotha Jane (Burkle) Ford and Jerry Arlen Ford.
Graveside services are 10 a.m. Saturday at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau with Jim Cook officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
Survivors include her daughter Tanisha Ford; her son Daniel Bates; grandchildren Halli Caudell and Evan Caudell; sister Lisa Ford; brother Paul Ford; nephews Nick Foster and wife Nicole, and Adam Enriquez; along with other cherished relatives, loved ones, and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Visitation with the family is Friday from 5 to 7 p.m. at Evans & Miller Funeral Home.
To leave condolences or share a memory, visit www.evansandmillerfuneralhome.com.
Carolyn Elaine Anderson obituary
Carolyn Elaine Anderson, 75, of Poteau passed away July 4, 2025, in Poteau and was born June 28, 1950, in Shady Point to Elaine (Kubala) Prock and L.D. Prock.
A Celebration of Life is 10 a.m. Friday at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with Jim Cook officiating. Arrangements are under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
Surviving family members are her son Lenny Anderson and his wife Shelly; grandchildren David Anderson and wife Patricia, Troy Anderson, Amber Anderson and Cassandra Anderson; great-grandchildren Davey Anderson, Isiah Anderson, Daniel Anderson and Naomi Anderson; her sisters Gloria Womack and husband Jerry, Sandy Mason and husband Gary; and her brother, Barry Prock.
She was preceded in death by her husband, David Eugene Anderson; parents; and her brother, Eugene Lomon.
Family and friends may leave online condolences at www.evansandmillerfuneralhome.com.
Edward “Rick” Beshoner obituary
Edward "Rick" Beshoner, 77, of Pocola passed away July 7, 2025, in Pocola and was born Aug. 31, 1947, in Paris, Arkansas, to Herman Joseph "Hoot" Beshoner and Dorothy (Hampton) Beshoner.
He was a veteran of the National Guard.
A funeral service is 2 p.m. Friday at the Liberty Hill Baptist Church in Cameron with Jim Cook officiating. Burial will follow at Greenhill Cemetery in Cameron, under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
Surviving family members are his wife, Brenda Beshoner, of the home; his children Eric Beshoner and wife Misty of Fort Smith, Arkansas; Amy Trusty and husband Rick of Paris, Arkansas; Paula Beshoner of Van Buren, Arkansas; Brittany Beshoner of Washington; and Tina McClary and husband Shannon of Cameron; grandchildren Herman Rhys Beshoner, Kaegan Hickey, Andy Trusty, Luke Trusty, Davis Cooper, Jaelyn Cooper, Caide Schuman, Kyle McClary and David McClary; his great-grandchildren Weston Cooper, Robert Colt Trusty and Winston McClary; his sisters Joy Carson and Virginia Beshoner, both of Fort Smith.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his sister, Judy Lee; and his mother-in-law, Creasy Morris.
Visitation is Thursday from 6 to 8 p.m. at Evans and Miller Funeral Home, 411 Dewey Avenue in Poteau.
Pallbearers are Davis Cooper, Caide Schuman, Andy Trusty, Luke Trusty, David McClary and Kyle McClary. Honorary pallbearers are Herman Rhys Beshoner, Kaegan Hickey, Jaelyn Cooper, Weston Cooper, Robert Colt Trusty and Winston McClary.
Messages of condolence may be shared online at www.evansandmillerfuneralhome.com.
Memorial services for Marvin Frank Powell planned
Memorial services for Marvin Frank Powell, 73, of Poteau are 4 p.m. Friday at the Hugo Community Center.
He was born Oct. 23, 1951, in Sawyer to Dorethea Helen (Lowman) Powell and Perry Abslone Powell and passed away June 27, 2025, in Poteau.
Surviving family members are his children Duane Powell, Kevin Powell and April Biegler; sister, Sharon Rose Powell; brother, Jack Wiley Powell; grandchildren: Adam, Bryant, Kiera, Jordan, and Ashlynn; and numerous great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Billy Jack Powell; sister, Marie Powell; and brothers John Powell and Lynn Powell.