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Couch) Lynn, 85, of Tecumseh, passed from this life Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Oklahoma City.Loretta F. (Couch) Lynn, 85, of Tecumseh, passed from this life Saturday, July 22, 2017, in Oklahoma City.She was born Jan. 24, 1932, to Delmer and Ora (Hill) Couch in Cleveland County in the Noble area.Loretta was raised on the family farm in Byars, Oklahoma, where she worked alongside her parents on the farm and at the family-owned grocery store. She attended Byars Public Schools and was a graduate of Byars High School.She met her future husband, Ephriam A. Lynn, while working at her parents' grocery store at Cushman Corner when Ephriam was running a meat route for Zollie Edgin. They were married on Feb. 10, 1950, in Shawnee. Loretta and Ephriam began their family south of Noble, living in Norman and Salida, Colorado, before moving to and living in Tecumseh since 1957.Loretta worked in retail sales all her life. She, along with Ephriam, owned and operated Lynn’s Grocery, which was located in between where the Subway and Masonic Lodge sit today and next to the original Phillips 66 station owned by James Jett at the time and Lynn’s Service Station in Tecumseh. Her most recent job in the retail sales was working for Wal-Mart.Loretta was a member of the Baptist faith and attended Sharon Baptist Church. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She had a passionate for family genealogy. Loretta was a hard worker; a loving, kind and compassionate women who had a beautiful soul. She will be dearly missed by all those who had the privilege to come to know and love her.She was preceded in death by her parents, Delmar and Ora Couch; daughter-in-law, Linda Lynn.Those left to cherish her memory are her loving husband of 67 years, Ephriam Lynn of the home; son, Bob Lynn of Bethel Acres; daughter and son-in-law, Linda and John Hubbard of Perkins; three grandchildren, Chad Hubbard, Amber Cassettari and Curtis Lynn; great-granddaughter, Gabriella Cassettari; and many loving friends and extended family.Visi...

The show offered 57 exhibitors, 10 more from last year.Inviting preschool and elementary students to the show may help build the number of participants.have played a factor into increase in participants.This is the second year the younger students have visited the show and organizes are hoping this will spark interest in the students to join the show as they get older.The Yoakum FFA members provided a first-hand agricultural experience for more than 600 pre-kindergarten through third-grade students on Jan. 20. "It was a big hit, we got a lot of feedback," said Kacie Gallegos, Yoakum High School agriculture teacher. "The students went home and talked about how they really enjoyed their day." Gallegos said she hopes getting young students to learn about agriculture will influence them into joining later.The sale brought in $134,723, nearly $15,000 less than 2016's $151,315. Here is a list of selling prices for the champion and reserve champion animals and the buyers from the Jan. 21 auction.STEERSKaci Herman's 1,305-pound grand champion steer sold for $9,415. Purchasers were Jessica Pohler; Vogt Farms; Mark and Kathy Carroll; Patrick and Carrie Frank; Burns Ranch/Kelley Show Steers; Mattress Outlet; Chris and Alisha Boysen; Yoakum Animal Clinic; First State Bank of Yoakum; Wayne Blank; Randy and Connie Zimmerman; Shoppas Farm Supply; DeWitt M & J Enterprises; Charles and Diane Havlik; Boedeker Ag Supply; Tom and Courtney Kocian; Weaver & Jacobs Constructors; Chandler Drilling Co.; Double J Saddlery; Tom and Jennifer Kelley; Joe and Ann Machalec; the Kennedy Family; Clifton Vinklarek; Weber Motor Company; McKee Construction; First National Bank of Shiner; Carter Insurance; M H Leske Oil Co.; Michael Malik; Barre Cattle Company; D Braden Construction; Anonymous 1; Yoakum National Bank; Yoakum Packing; Thiele-Cooper Funeral Home; Rock Hard Materials; Kenneth E. Kvinta, attorney; Glen and Sherri Kusak; Ronnie's Processing; Scott Prause; Mraz Lumber; Prause Polled Hereford Farms; Mitchell ...

Boyd) Fruit, 67, of Shawnee, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Oklahoma City.Carol M. (Boyd) Fruit, 67, of Shawnee, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday, Jan. 12, 2017, in Oklahoma City.She was born July 4, 1949, to John, Sr. and Marie (Nelson) Boyd in Topeka, Kansas.Carol was raised in Topeka, Kansas, and moved to Oklahoma City as a teenager in 1965. She moved to Tecumseh in 1973 and has since lived in the Tecumseh/Shawnee area.She married David N. Fruit on Feb. 10, 1998, in Ft. Smith, Arkansas.Carol worked at K-Mart as the personnel manager, Firelake smoke shop as the manger and the Tribal Plaza as the account manager.Carol loved to shop, but her greatest passion was being a loving and doting grandma to her grandchildren. She loved taking care of and spending time with her grandchildren; she especially enjoyed spoiling them; they were her life.She was preceded in death two daughters, Cynthia Beddo and Tammy Sue “Gidget” Beddo; her parents, John and Marie Boyd, Sr.; brother, Jerry Wayne Boyd.Carol is survived by her husband, David N. Fruit of the home; four daughters and two sons-in-law, Pamela Benson-Thompson of Chickasha, Oklahoma, Tray and Kurt Holley of Norman, Oklahoma, Michelle and Russ Breaux of Dallas, Texas, Annie Fruit of Oklahoma City and Elizabeth Ann Beddo of Shawnee; five sons and two daughters-in-law, Thomas Earl Benson, Jr. of Tecumseh, Oklahoma, John and Stephanie Beddo of Shawnee, Dennie and Brandi Burks of Tecumseh, Mike Fruit of Shawnee, and Jeff Beddo of Florida; two sisters, Marilyn and Bud Bates of Topeka, Kansas, and Janie and Danny Day of Edmond, Oklahoma; three brothers, John, Jr. and Diana Boyd of Perry, Kansas, William Boyd of Tecumseh, and Jim and Judy Boyd of Conway, Arkansas; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; and many loving friends and extended family.Visitation will be 9 a.m. to 8 p.m., Monday, Jan. 16, and from 8 a.m. through service time, Tuesday, Jan. 17.Service will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, Jan. 17, at Sharon Baptist Church with Reverend Clint Daw...