County election board seeks applicants for poll workers
The Johnston County Election Board announced recently that it will be accepting poll worker applications January through February. Applications are being accepted for the following positions: inspectors, judges, clerks and substitutes. Johnston County Election Board...
Paid Obituary – Marilyn Jane Whittington
Marilyn Jane (Perkins) Whittington, 69, passed away at her home in Milburn, Okla., on Thursday, Dec. 28, 2023. Marilyn was born March 11, 1954, in Durant, Okla., to Arthur and Selma Perkins. She attended Milburn schools, and for most of her life was a homemaker to her...
Paid Obituary – Ruby (James) Harner
Ruby (James) Harner passed from this life on Sunday, Dec. 24, 2023, at her home in Fillmore, Okla., surrounded by her loving family. Ruby was born July 21, 1939, to Mary John James and Amos James in the Enterprise community near Fillmore in Johnston County, Okla. She...
Legal Notices – January 4 2024 Edition
(Published in Johnston County Sentinel on December 28, 2023 & January 4, 2024) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF JOHNSTON COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF FRANCES THOMPSON DERINGER, Deceased. Case No. PB-2023-28 NOTICE TO CREDITORS All creditors...
Paid Obituary – Ethel Faye Mattingly
Ethel Faye Mattingly, 83, passed away on Monday, Dec. 18, 2023, in Ravia, Okla., surrounded by her loving family. Ethel was born May 27, 1940, in Haworth, Okla., to James Harvey and Lenora (Miller) Shields. She spent the majority of her years growing up in Broken...
Paid Obituary – Sonya Sharree Mull
Sonya Sharree Mull, 48 - “SoSo” to most family, and “Blossom” to many close friends - passed away on Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2023, in Durant, Okla. Sonya was born April 17, 1975, in Denison, Texas, to Sharron Kay and Forrest William Conrad. She spent most of her childhood...
Legal Notices – December 28 2023 Edition
(Published in Johnston County Sentinel on December 21 & 28, 2023) IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF JOHNSTON COUNTY STATE OF OKLAHOMA IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF CARL WARREN DITTNER A/K/A CARL W. DITTNER, DECEASED. Case No. PB-23-27 NOTICE TO CREDITORS TO THE...
Community Calendar – December 28 2023 Edition
Alumni Boys’ Basketball Game Tishomingo High School will host its first Alumni Boys’ Basketball Game this Saturday, Dec. 30, at the THS gymnasium. Admission is free; doors open at 9:30 a.m., and play is scheduled to begin at 10:30 a.m. Any THS graduate who played on...
Paid Obituary – James Richard McArthur
James Richard McArthur, at the age of 84 years, 2 months and 22 days, passed away on Dec. 22, 2023, in Tishomingo, Okla. Richard was born Sept. 30, 1939, in Antlers, Okla., to Walter William and Gladys D. Milam McArthur. He was the third child of four. He attended...
County students named to ECU Dean’s Honor Roll
East Central University in Ada recently recognized students for their outstanding academic work during the fall 2023 semester by naming them to the Dean’s Honor Roll. Johnston County students among the list of honorees include the following: Katy Cooper of Coleman;...
