Madge (Fort) Carrington,, a resident of Carmichael, CA, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 24, 2024, at the age of 88. Madge was born on August 13, 1935, in Greenville, NC to Dr. Marion Kirkland Fort and Jeanette Moore Fort.

Cleo Vails, of Durant, passed away peacefully at home on April 14, 2024, at the age of 85. Born on September 27, 1938, to Jesse James and Pearl (Manners) Buttram, Cleo married Connie Gene Vails on June 4, 1955 in Durant, Oklahoma.

William H. Rogers entered this life on July 1, 1939, in El Paso, Texas to parents Bethel Henry and Henrietta Fanny (Taylor) Rogers. William entered the Gates of Heaven on Thursday April 11, 2024, in Ardmore, Oklahoma at the age of 84. William graduated from Ysleta High School and Kiamichi Vo Tech EMT program in Durant, Oklahoma. He proudly served his Country in the United States Navy and later in the United States Army in the Vietnam Conflict and retired in 1971 after 21 years of service. He married Patrecia Ann Hampton on November 1, 2007, in Antlers, Oklahoma and they have been blessed with 16 years of marriage. He worked as a mechanic specializing in watercraft engines, EMT for Marshall County, Fire Chief for Lake Texoma, 1st Responder for Marshall County, and was a mechanic for Clyde Beatty Circus.

James Rich, of Bokchito, passed away peacefully at home on April 9, 2024, at the age of 81. Born on June 22, 1942, in Bryan County, Oklahoma, James was a lifelong resident who cherished the land and its people. He breathed his last surrounded by the love of his family in his hometown of Bokchito, Oklahoma.