Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 2005 Page: 2 of 8
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"Curing People Touching Lives
Lexington
Nursing Home
6US.F. Third Lexington. OK 73051
(105) 527-0531
GERALD*DOC* LAWSON LINDA YEARY, RN
SANDY MCCASKILL MARLENE POTEMRA
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1 July 14,2005
Students
Lenda
Hand
By Heidi Somers
Youths from the Lexing-
ton area traveled to Norman
to lend a hand in a commu-
nity service project for Cen-
tral Oklahoma Community
Action Agency on Wednes-
day. The volunteers repre-
sented National Honors So-
ciety, HOBY and those just
willing to work for a wor-
thy cause.
The First Christian
Church of Norman’s annual
food drive, organized by
church representatives Janet
Corley and Pam Spain, ben-
efits the C0CAA pantry ev-
ery summer. IGA represen-
tative Larry Wright put to-
gether the food package
worth about $4,000 to be de-
. livered to the pantry this
year. “Larry coordinated the
event for us, provided the
truck, and delivered the food
. to the pantry on Chapel
Street,” explained Ginny
Carson, Area Coordinator
for Community Action
Agency. “We couldn't have
done this without his help,"
she added. The volunteers
were waiting for the truck
when it arrived, and they
unloaded, stacked and
stored all the food in the
The group included Jordan
Northcutt. Andrew Somers.
Brianne Bryant, Daniel
Somers andTJ. Somers from
Lexington, and Andrea
Parker from Denton. Texas.
“It was fun. and we asked to
be put on the list for the next
project for the community."
they said. The COCAA pan-
try feeds some 500 individu-
als in the Norman commu-
nity each month. “This is a great
way for these kids to contribute
and learn about their community
in the process.” explained Carson.
“We can always use the help, and
their work is really appreciated."
pantry.
Publisher and Editor,
Olvis Edwards, 527-9252,
527-2659
FAX 527-9266
So now we know how the West was won! So said 92-year-old-cousin, Bessie Upchurch
Starbuck, as she looked at Eunice McSwain Upchurch in this photo. She just may have a
point! This delightful undated picture shows Eunice and husband Patrick Bogan Upchurch.
After Patrick died. Eunice moved to Cleveland C ounty and lived with daughter Mary
Katherine Upchurch Skinner until her death in 1897. She is buried in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
lexobserver @ gbron I ine .com
PO Box 178
Lexington, OK 73051-0178
Contributors:
Hazel Shockey, 527-6378
ggch51@mylifeline.net
Author’s Note: The following is the first in a series of articles depicting the mi-
gration of several families from North Carolina into, eventually, Cleveland County,
Oklahoma. This excerpt is from my book, Davenports and Upchurches: The Roads
Converge.
Westward Ho!
Sue Ozment,783-4314
heirloommrs @ hotmai 1 .com
Susie Smith, 383-2527
scoachmom @ aol .com
Heidi Somers, 527-6247
By Mae D. Cox
Several families in the
Lexington area have pio-
neer roots of which they
can be quite proud. The
Upchurches, Skinners,
Millsaps, and Lowders, to
name a few, didn’t always
live in Oklahoma. Their an-
cestors and relatives actually
hail from back east.
It’s the mid-1850s and
there is talk filtering back to
folks in North Carolina about
the gold fields in California
where a person can become
rich overnight! Go west,
young man. go west! There
See Westward, page
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Established April 1,1996 as the Lexington Observer with Olvis Edwards as Pub-
lisher and Editor. The Lexington Observer is published weekly for $ 10.00 per year in
Cleveland and McClain Counties, $15.00 in other Oklahoma Counties and $18.00 for
all others. Standard postage paid at Lexington, OK.
The Lexington Observer hereby expressly limits its liability resulting from any
and all misprints, errors, and/or inaccuracies whatsoever in editorial content, to edito-
rial correction notice. The opinions and viewpoints expressed in all editorial material
are those of the writer and not necessarily those of the Lexington Observer or Olvis
Publishing Co. The Lexington Observer is published weekly (52 issues per year) by
Olvis Publishing Co.. P.O. Box 178, Lexington. OK 73051, (405) 527-9252; Em
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Edwards, Olvis. Lexington Observer (Lexington, Okla.), Vol. 10, No. 14, Ed. 1 Thursday, July 14, 2005, newspaper, July 14, 2005; Lexington, Oklahoma. (https://gateway.okhistory.org/ark:/67531/metadc1597511/m1/2/?q=%22Business%2C+Economics+and+Finance+-+Communications+-+Newspapers%22: accessed June 17, 2024), The Gateway to Oklahoma History, https://gateway.okhistory.org; crediting Oklahoma Historical Society.