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2 June 9, 2021 News/Obits inclination for it all, and that of her youth’s contemporary favorite hobby my living. It isn’t we are kind of Americana. We Remodeling helped convince them,” Nikki said. Christian, classic rock, and country music for her unique a lifestyle for everyone. It isn’t always dependable, which the are like that gritty coffeehouse sound. Some have said we are Continued from page 1. The two have been playing sounds, also has a thriving solo pandemic proved. But it is also kind of folksy.” together in their duo, Nikki & career. a job that is truly different every The pair have played in Elk that I only got to share with Kody, since 2018. They both also Between the Nikki & Kody day. The best part is the travel- my dad and all these old blue- City before and are looking have separate music gigs. duo and their additional proj- ing to new places and meeting forward to hopefully a packed grass friends of his. I didn’t even He plays lead guitar and pro- ects, the two generally play from new people.” house at the 2500 S. Main venue think of it as a possible career vides backup vocals for the Dal- four to six shows per week. Kody then added, “And the until I got older,” the 28-year- in August. las, Texas, band Jay Statham “There’s a whole lot of finish- food.” old Kody said. They encourage fans to visit Nikki, who is 31-years-old, and the Tokie Show. ing at 2 am to drive three hours They perform everything their Facebook and Instagram grew up in Oklahoma City’s “I’ve been with them for four home, crashing until noon be- from covers of Whitney Hous- years. We go a lot in the north- cause you have to get back on pages. south side. ton, and the Fallout Boys to west. In fact, we were in Idaho the road to make that night’s Nikki’s solo music, such as her “My stuff can be found on Spo- “I had a really great music tify and all the major streaming teacher who taught us a lot doing a three-week tour in that show. When you have those recently released single, “When region when the pandemic first long stretches, you can end up you Go.” services,” Nikki said. about music. My grandmother had a piano and old books from hit last year. We were on the first exhausted and need a day where “I wouldn’t say that we are More information can also be when my mom played as a child. week and didn’t know if when you sleep for about 14-hours to any particular genre. We take found at www.nikkijacksonof- I was around nine when I started we finished the tour, whether we recover,” Nikki laughed. “But, from our influences and favorite ficial.com. teaching myself. I had to beg my would even be able to get home,” even at the most exhausting songs and then make that our Tickets for the upcomi¬ng parents for lessons. But, they Kody recounted. times, there is nothing else I can own,” Nikki said. show will be available at the Pit started seeing I had a natural Nikki, who credits influences imagine doing. I get to make my Kody explained, “I would say Stop. Elk City man arrested for three felonies, including possession of a firearm after a felony conviction possession of a firearm after a Edmundson was believed to be subject standing on the side of charges against Edmundson, former felony conviction, en- armed. the road,” the officer wrote. but she did provide the officer dangering others while eluding While driving south on High- The female was later identified with a written statement. or attempting to elude police as the reporting party. The offi- The statement said, “I parked officers, and larceny of an auto- way 6, the officer observed a cer claimed that she had to run my car on Washington and left mobile. black Ford Fusion at the stop- further off the road to get out of keys in the vehicle along with According to the information light on Highway 6 and I-40. The Edmundson’s path of travel. packet filed by the Beckham vehicle was facing north. phone and wallet. I saw who I County District Attorney’s Of- A short time later, Edmund- As the officer passed the black thought to be Ray Ray walk by fice, Wallace Wray Edmundson son stopped. Ford Fusion, he stated that the He was given commands to while I was in the camper, went faces up to one to ten years in out and car was gone. ” the Oklahoma Department of driver allegedly appeared to be exit the vehicle and face away Corrections for the first count attempting to hide his face from from the officer. The alleged victim capitalized of possession of a firearm after the officer. Once Edmundson exited, the the word “no” in what could be a former felony conviction and However, the officer stated officer observed that he was perceived as emphasizing her By Shonda Little up to five for the additional two that the driver looked at him wearing a small black backpack, desire that Edmundson not be counts. which he was commanded to charged with the alleged crime. Additionally, Edmundson long enough for the officer to A 28-year-old Elk City man take off. Edmundson complied. Edmundson was also found to is being held in the Beckham could also face a fine of up to positively identify the driver as Edmundson was then in- have a confirmed arrest warrant County Detention Center on $5,000 on the count of endan- Edmundson. gering others while eluding or structed to walk backward to the in Beckham County. three felony charges, including Once the officer was able to sound of the officer’s while, to attempting to elude police of- turn around, Edmundson alleg- According to the Oklahoma ficers and a fine that is equal which he also complied. Department of Corrections to three times the value of the edly attempted to accelerate his Edmundson was taken into travel speed. website, Edmundson has felony ing at 2 am to drive three hours custody at this time. Duo Continued from page 1 home, crashing until noon be- cause you have to get back on the road to make that night's property that he allegedly at- tempted to steal. The vehicle was reported to be a 2009 black Ford Fusion. The officer was able to get his patrol vehicle behind the black Ford Fusion and activated his While searching the black backpack that Edmundson had initially had on his body, the of- convictions dating back to 2012 through Kiowa County Dis- trict Court. His personal profile show. When you have those ficer reportedly found an SNR shows fifteen former felony con- long stretches, you can end up According to the probable emergency lights and audible cause affidavit, the Elk City Po- .357 BB gun inside. victions, including seven counts that I only got to share with exhausted and need a day where siren in order to the stop the my dad and all these old blue- lice Department officers were “The gun had been modified of larceny from a house and you sleep for about 14-hours to vehicle. grass friends of his. I didn't even recover," Nikki laughed. "But, dispatched to the 1300 black of by having the tip of the bar- eight counts of possession of a Edmundson allegedly failed think of it as a possible career even at the most exhausting South Washington in Elk City rel colored black with what ap- controlled dangerous substance. until I got older," the 28-year- to stop and continued to travel peared to be a black sharpie. times, there is nothing else I can on May 26 at approximately Edmundson was transferred old Kody said. north on Highway 6 at the speed The handle was also wrapped imagine doing. I get to make my 6:20 pm. to the Beckham County Deten- Nikki, who is 31-years-old, favorite hobby my living. It isn't of approximately 50 miles per with black electrical tape. I lat- grew up in Oklahoma City's The call was in reference to a tion Center, where he remains in a lifestyle for everyone. It isn't hour. er reviewed Mr. Edmundson’s south side. possible stone vehicle. custody. always dependable, which the Edmundson then turned onto criminal history and found that "I had a really great music pandemic proved. But it is also He is being held on a $1,000 The ECPD dispatcher advised 13th Street and accelerated west he was a convicted felony. The teacher who taught us a lot a job that is truly different every bond for his previous warrant about music. My grandmother the responding officers that the toward Washington Street, the gun was seized as evidence and day. The best part is the travel- placed into temporary custody,” and a $9,000 bond for the three had a piano and old books from vehicle had allegedly been sto- report indicates. ing to new places and meeting the officer added. new felony charges. when my mom played as a child. new people." len within the last five minutes. “During this time, I observed I was around nine when I started The officer then spoke with Court records do not indicate Kody then added, "And the The dispatcher also informed a child crossing 13th Street in teaching myself. I had to beg my the alleged victim about the in- an attorney for Edmundson. He food." the officers that the reporting front of Mr. Edmundson. Mr. parents for lessons. But, they They perform everything cident. is due back in court for his first started seeing I had a natural party had given the name “Wray Edmundson stopped at the from covers of Whitney Hous- She informed the officer that attorney date on June 28 and inclination for it all, and that Wray” for the suspect. stop sign at the intersection at ton, and the Fallout Boys to she did not want to pursue conference date on July 19. helped convince them," Nikki The reporting officer wrote 13th Street and Washington said. Nikki's solo music, such as her recently released single, "When that he knew “Wray Wray” to be before accelerating south onto The two have been playing together in their duo, Nikki & you Go." "I wouldn't say that we are Edmundson. The officers were also told that Washington. While traveling on Washington, I observed a female Claude Roop Kody, since 2018. They both also have separate music gigs. any particular genre. We take Claude G.”Bud” Roop, 82, of He plays lead guitar and pro- from our influences and favorite vides backup vocals for the Dal- songs and then make that our own," Nikki said. Barbara Jones Elk City, Oklahoma was born on October 28, 1938 in Christians- las, Texas, band Jay Statham burg, Virginia. He is the son and the Tokie Show. Kody explained, "I would say Barbara Joann (Barbie J) we are kind of Americana. We of Emmet Hensley and Mary "I've been with them for four Hand Jones, Mother, Grand- years. We go a lot in the north- are like that gritty coffeehouse Edith Thompson Roop. He went mother, Great-Grandmother, west. In fact, we were in Idaho sound. Some have said we are to walk the golden streets of kind of folksy." Wife, Daughter, two-time can- doing a three-week tour in that heaven on June 6, 2021 at Elk- The pair have played in Elk cer survivor, and friend, passed region when the pandemic first wood Assisted Living, Elk City, hit last year. We were on the first City before and are looking away Monday, May 25th, 2021. Oklahoma. week and didn't know if when forward to hopefully a packed Barbie can be best described Bud married Shirley Jean we finished the tour, whether we house at the 2500 S. Main venue as someone who never met a Martin on July 5, 1958 at would even be able to get home," in August. stranger and became a friend They encourage fans to visit Pearisburg, Virginia in Giles Kody recounted. to everyone she met. For better County in A Latter Day Saints Nikki, who credits influences their Facebook and Instagram or worse Barbie was known by of her youth's contemporary pages. Chapel. During the early years everyone in Marshall County, of their marriage, they made Christian, classic rock, and "My stuff can be found on Spo- and if there was someone, she country music for her unique tify and all the major streaming their home in Elkton, Mary- his wife, Shirley, who resides in services," Nikki said. didnt know she would by the land. Their first child, Sandra Dodge City, Kansas; a daugh- sounds, also has a thriving solo career. More information can also be end of the day. Born on August Jean was born there. They lived ter, Sandra Hageman and her Between the Nikki & Kody found at www.nikkijacksonof- 5th 1968, Barbie was delivered for twenty-five years in Vernal, at the Naval Hospital, Naval Chad Jones, her daughters husband Howard; son, Phillip duo and their additional proj- ficial.com. Utah where a son, Phillip and ects, the two generally play from Tickets for the upcomi¬ng Station Great Lakes, Illinois to Angel Cox, Bobbi Collins and Dean Roop, who both reside in husband Chris, her grandchil- another daughter, Kathy Lynn Elk City, Oklahoma; daughter, four to six shows per week. show will be available at the Pit her mother Dora and her father was born. They returned to "There's a whole lot of finish- Stop. Rupert (Jack) Hand, an Enlisted dren Emerson Kelley, Mattox Kathy Wall and her husband Kelley, Brenna Jay, Makayla Floyd in 1989 and lived there Navy Service Member. Due her Jeff who resides in Roy, Utah; Bundy, Blake Gambel and Bryce until 1993. They then moved father’s military service Barbie to Elk City, Oklahoma in 1993. sister, Ruby Morris of Chris- grew up in a few different places Gambel, her Great-Grandchil- tiansburg, Virginia. He has six He was a member of the Church across the United States. After dren Alexis Queen and Ammi- grandchildren and ten great of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Barbie’s father retired from the rah Bundy, her Mother, Dora, Saints. grandchildren and a host of Navy, Barbie would come to call her Father; Rupert (Jack), her Bud was very proud of his relatives and friends Oklahoma her home. Barbie Brother, David, and her Sister, time served in the U.S. Navy. He Preceded in death by par- graduated from Canute High Lori, and her step-dad Ted received an Honorable Dis- ents Emmet and Mary Roop, School, Canute Oklahoma, Duerr and his wife Cheryl. charge in 1967, and then went four brothers and two sisters. Class of 1987. In the late 90s Barbie is also survived by to work for Dowell Oil Service Memorials can be made Barbie moved to Kingston, the weekly Family Night she Company in 1966 until October Oklahoma where she lived until helped found. to the Western Oklahoma of 1988 in Vernal, Utah. Then her passing. Barbie worked in There are friends. There is Alzheimer’s Callaborative in in 1993 he began his employ- the medical field for more than family. Then there are friends care of Martin-Dugger Funeral ment with Sooner testing which 20 years, as well as supported who become family. Home, P.O. Box 707, Elk City, later became Bronco Oil Field charities helping those with Barbie was preceded in Oklahoma 73648. Service. cancer such as the Relay for death by her oldest sister Funeral services will be We invite you to leave a Life. Please continue support- Sandra, and her bonus dad Papa held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, message of condolence, expres- ing Barbie’s cancer cure chari- Bud. June10, 2021 at Martin-Dugger ties in her memory. Barbie was Memorial Service will be sion of sympathy or perhaps Funeral Home Chapel, Elk City, share a memory of Bud at www. married twice: to Barry Kelley Saturday, June 5, 2021 at 7:30 Oklahoma. Interment will be and Jack Jones. Barbie is also pm at the Buncombe Creek martin-duggerfuneralhome. at Fairlawn Cemetery, Elk City, called Nana Barbie by many of Resort, Kingston, Oklahoma com. Oklahoma. Services have been her dearest loved ones. Service will be under the di- entrusted to the care of Richard The family would like to Barbie is survived by her rection of Watts Funeral Home, and Tammy Dugger and the invite all that cannot attend Husband, Jack Jones, her Madill, Oklahoma. Condolences staff of Martin-Dugger Funeral to watch the service live on sons Matthew Kelley and wife may be sent to wattsfuneral- Home in Elk City, Oklahoma. Martin-Dugger Funeral Home Shayla, Christopher Kelley, home.com. Cherishing his memory is Facebook page.