November 2020

NEW YORK CAP) - The raging coronavirus pandemic kept crowds thin at malls and stores across the country on Black Friday, but a surge in online shopping offered a small beacon of hope for struggling retailers after months of slumping sales and businesses toppling into bankruptcy.

The Kay County 4H Livestock Judging team took home several awards at the first annual CUTS Livestock Judging Contest in Cherokee, Oklahoma. Overall Team Awards: Jr Team - 1st, Sr Teams - 2nd & 3rd.

Tony R. Vap, resident of Ponca City, passed away on Thursday, November 25, 2020.

Michael Neal Dove, former resident of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday, November 24, 2020 at O.U. Medical Center in Edmond.

Gayle A. (Stiver) Harris, 81, died peacefully September 22, 2020 at her home in Lakewood, Colorado, of cancer, with friends and family in attendance.

Walter William “Bill” Phillips, age 86, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away November 24, 2020, at his home. A celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, November 30, 2020, at Trout Funeral Home Chapel with Bill Williams officiating. He will be laid to rest at Odd Fellows Cemetery following the service. For those unable to attend, the service will be lived streamed. The broadcast can be accessed by visiting www.troutfuneralhome.com, between 11:15am and 11:30am, and selecting the live stream link in the upper right hand of the home page. Arrangements are under the direction of Trout Funeral Home & Crematory. Bill was born April 21,

Glenda Marie Garrison born March 11, 1941, died Friday, November 20, 2020, peacefully at home in Houston, Texas. While born in Texas, Glenda spent most of her life in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

The heavens got another angel. Ayanna Lovette Clark was called home on Sunday, November 22, 2020 in Ponca City, OK she was born on January 6, 2002 in Ponca City to Tammy Clark and Matthew George Buffalohead Jr and Tammy later married John Cling who raised Ayanna as his own.

Stephen Pennington of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday afternoon, November 23, 2020, in Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 66 years. He was born on October 29, 1954 in Blackwell, Oklahoma the son of Harold G.