Arthur Phelan

Arthur Phelan of Stroud was born March 31, 1948, in Muldrow, Okla., and died Sunday, December 20, 2020 in Stroud. He was 72 years old. Phelan, the son of Henry and Nettie (Crowley) Phelan, married Lillie Ann (Hobbs) Howard on October 3, 1968.

Sandra Ann Parks

A funeral will be held for Sandra Ann Parks of Moore, Okla., at 2 p.m., January 6, 2021, at Stroud First United Methodist Church. Final arrangements were under the care of Affordable Cremation Service in Oklahoma City.

Julius Max Hudson

Graveside services will be held for Julius “Max” Hudson, at 11 a.m., today, December 31, 2020, at Blackburn Chapel Cemetery under the direction of Walker Funeral Home in Shawnee. Family members ask that attendees wear a mask. Hudson was born July 29, 1925, near Vinita, Okla.

Tracy Scott Tillis

Tracy Scott Tillis of Chandler was born January 21, 1972, in Chandler. He died Saturday, December 19, 2020, in Oklahoma City at the age of 48 years. Tillis, a 1990 graduate of Chandler High School, attended the University of Central Oklahoma in Edmond.

Mary Katherine Allen

Mary Katherine Allen of Newalla, Okla., was born June 28, 1942, in Hillsboro, Kan. She died Sunday, December 20, 2020, at the age of 78 years. Allen, the daughter of Abraham and Doris Dalke, married Larry R. Allen on December 28, 1978.

Tony Rice

I read over the holiday that bluegrass guitar player and singer Tony Rice died. It was a sad day for bluegrass fans in general and guitar players in particular.

Happenings at Prairie Pointe

Even amid the pandemic, we “heard the bells” on Christmas Day at Prairie Pointe. We enjoyed hors d’oeuvres, sparkling grape juice and eggnog before a grand meal of smoked turkey and ham. Wirt Trawick offered the blessing.

Updates from Meeker Town Hall

1. Update on T-SET (Tobacco Settlement) A. 12 signs were placed on Culver St. designating it as a bicycle pathway to and from our Elementary School. This should elevate our T-SET program to a Gold level. This will mean an additional $12,000 we will receive.

Stroud Arts: The End to 2020...

This is the Sixtyfi rst article in a semipermanent column for Stroud Arts that appears in the Stroud American. The mission of these articles is to inform, educate and inspire you, the reader, to Make Art Happen in your life and the life of our community.

Town Talk

Town Talk volunteers took a break to enjoy the holidays but plan on getting back in the swing of things as we kick off 2021.