November 2022

Adopting a shelter/rescue cat part 1: Finding a feline friend

Adopting a shelter or rescue cat is a great way to establish a lasting friendship with an animal in need of a forever home. If the adoption process seems daunting, however, there are a few considerations to make beforehand to ensure an easy experience. Paula Plummer, a veterinary technician at the Texas A&M School of Veterinary Medicine & Biomedical Sciences’ Veterinary Medical Teaching Hospital and certifi ed Cat Friendly Veterinary Professional, says that the first step when considering adoption is to examine your work schedule and home life.

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Santa Is real, okay!

Santa is real, okay! And he brought soup, had a band of high school and middle schoolers playing classic Christmas carols and, most importantly, put huge smiles on the faces of little kids. It is worth mentioning that Santa did not forget about the parents as there was a mini bar at their disposal. All the kids got to meet their Christmas hero and his little helpers as they made the infamous walk across the room to go and tell Santa what they so very wanted this year. Santa asked, as per protocol, if they had been good all year but the innocence on the children’s faces was impossible to deny.

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Gary Edmund Schuff

Gary Edmund Schuff passed in Ardmore, OK on November 14, 2022 at the age of 72. Gary is survived by his wife Glenda Gail Schuff of Ardmore, OK, Four Daughters, Carla Nichols of Arlington, TX; Debbie Adams of Rowlett, TX; Kristina Roberts and husband Bob of Haslet, TX; Anne Giltner and husband Austin of Wynnewood, OK; Seven Grandsons; Kyler Nichols of Arlington, TX; Evan Pittman of Ashland, KY; Keaton Nichols of Austin, TX; Tanner Pittman of Lexington, KY; Justin Pittman of Sacramento, CA; Cody and Jaxon Giltner of Wynnewood, OK; two granddaughters Megan Blankenship and husband Josh of Weatherford, TX; Amber Roberts of North Richland Hills, TX; and four great grandchildren.

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Rebekah Lynn (Baker) Moore

The daughter of the late Geoffrey Joe Baker and Marcelle (Lillard) Rogers was born on September 14, 1954 in Dekalb, Illinois and passed away on November 12, 2022 in Ardmore, Oklahoma nursing facility at the age of 68 years, 1 month and 28 days. Reared in Illinois, Rebekah moved to Arizona at the age of ten living there until she moved to Oklahoma in 1976.

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Kathie Clifton

Kathie Clifton, 73-year-old former resident of The Lodge in Ardmore, OK, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Tuesday, November 15, 2022, at the Lake Country Nursing Center in Marietta, OK. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, November 17, 2022, in the Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home Chapel in Marietta with her brothers Steve, Paul, and Jeff Clifton officiating.

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Shirley Ann Stinson

The daughter of the late Manuel Leroy Foster and Margaret Ruth (Gann) Foster, Shirley was born on April 14, 1943 in Ardmore, Oklahoma and passed away on November 14, 2022 at the age of 79 years, 7 months, 0 days. She and Troy Stinson were married on April 14, 1961 in Ardmore, Oklahoma and had celebrated 61 years of marriage.

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