January 2023

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Darrell Wayne Wood

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Darrell Wayne Wood was born in Ponca City, Oklahoma on December 21, 1956 to Evelyn Violet (Dorman) Wood and Roscoe Allen Wood. Darrell passed away on December 15th, 2022 at the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, from complications of COVID, pneumonia and kidney failure. Through the years, he fought several battles with cancer and courageously beat them all.

Dear Annie

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Dear Annie: I never thought I would need to reach out for advice regarding my marriage, but here I am. I’ve been with my wife for 12 years. It’s the second marriage for both of us. There’s a 14-year age gap between us. She has two children from her previous marriage, and I have two as well. With the exception of one, all of our children are now out of the home and creating new and exciting life memories for themselves.

To Foster a Love of Reading, We Have to Give Children the Freedom of Choice

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It was during my son’s kindergarten readiness screening that his teacher discovered his love of reading. He left her classroom that summer day with the first book of “The Magic Treehouse” series in hand. It was from her classroom library, and she said he could return it when school started. This, dear reader, is the function of a classroom library: the chance for a child to feel seen, supported and proud.
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Curtis Leon Winney

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Curtis Leon Winney, age 85, resident of Forks, Washington passed away January 27, 2023 at Via Christi Village in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Arrangements are under the direction of County Creation Services, 1901 E. Hubbard Rd, Ponca City, OK 74604. We invite you to leave a message of condolence, expression of sympathy or perhaps share a memory of Curtis at www. countycremationservices. com.