Chandler Cheer at Game Day state

Chandler’s cheerleading squad competed in the Game Day state competition Saturday at Moore High School. 

Joleta “JoJo” Ann Mashburn

Joleta (JoJo) Ann Mashburn, age 65, departed this life on Saturday, November 13, 2021 in Oklahoma City, Okla. Joleta was born September 28, 1956 to Jacquita Ann (Petty) and James Francis Avey in Santa Ana, Calif. Joleta’s family moved from Santa Ana to Oklahoma in 1970.

Jerry Dean Mullendore

Jerry Dean Mullendore was born February 21, 1958, and died Monday, November 15, 2021, at his home in Wellston. He was 63 years old. Mullendore, a 1976 Wellston High School graduate, was a truck driver.

R.D. Reynolds

R.D. Reynolds of Meeker was born August 24, 1937, in Foster, Okla. He died Saturday, November 6, 2021, at the age of 84 years. Reynolds, the son of Oscar and Ollie (Cole) Reynolds, married Basima Reynolds on January 24, 1956. He was a 1956 graduate of Duncan High School in Duncan, Okla.

Jeffrey Lindsey Huff

A memorial service will be held for Jeffrey Lindsey Huff at 1 p.m., Saturday, November 20, 2021 in the chapel of Lehman Funeral Home of Wellston with a last ride to follow. Arrangements are under the direction of Lehman Funeral Home. Huff was born September 25, 1966.

Charles Edmond Mangion

Charles “Chuck” E. Mangion, 66, passed away on November 9, 2021. Chuck was born June 17, 1955 in Wyandotte, Mich., to Carmelo and Veda May Pansy (Atchinson) Mangion. Chuck from a young age until he graduated, attended Greenbriar Military Academy in West Virginia.

Rena Michelle Nelson-McWilliams

A funeral will be held for Rena Michelle Nelson-McWilliams at 2 p.m., Sunday, November 21, 2021, in the chapel of Lehman Funeral Home of Wellston, which handled the final arrangements. Nelson-McWilliams was born to Frances Maudlin and Romas Aleksonis on May 7, 1969, in Omaha, Neb.

County holds off on raises

Lincoln County commissioners this week voted to hold off setting new salaries for elected officials for the Fiscal Year 2021-22 and decided to go back to their original salaries for now. Commission Chairman Lee Doolen suggested, “We hold off until we know what the other counties are doing.