May 14, 2022 Issue, Page 10 of 10

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Community May 14, 2022 First National Bank donates $20,000 to local fire departments Departments include: Granite; Leedey; Delhi; Blk Cit ; Reydon; Sayre; Strong City; Sweetwater; Texola; Willow ; Foss; Hammon; Crawford; Berlin; Butler; Carter; Canute; Erick; Cheyenne and Burns Flat. Bach department received $1,000.00. Staff photo by Zadie Eakins. Tuckers. It is located in the Sunny Monte Earl Tucker, grandson, Tucker Farms named Oklahoma Centennial Farm Point Community. Nelda, Tommy's wife and Danielle, Smith Thomas and Anna Mae Monte’s wife. Tucker brought their family from Crewel, Texas in 1911 and pur- ‘The farm has produced cotton, chased the farm from Augusta and wheat, maize, and alfalfa. It has Vianna Reifkohl in 1917. also produced Hereford cattle, ‘Mr. Reifkohl carried the mortage Angus-Hereford cross cattle and and the Tucker family received the deed to the farm in 1922. Earl Col- Hampshire hogs. bern Tucker was six months old It has Buffalo Creek flowing when the family moved into the through it. Three structures on the house that is still occupied today. property are one hundred years Earl served in Italy during World old, the barn, the smokehouse, War II and LaVerne worked at Pantex in Amarillo at an ammuni- and the house. tions plant. ‘The Home Place has been home to ‘They were married in December, Smith and Annie's family of nine 1945 and moved to the farm. children. Earl and LaVerne’s fam- Smith moved to town. They pur- chased the farm in 1952. ily of three children, Thomas Lee, ‘The farm was deeded to the Melba Linda Earlene and Danny Greg. LaVerne Tucker Trust in 2007. La- LaVerne has five grandchildren, ‘Verne lives in the house that was thirteen great grandchildren and built on the land around the turn one great great grandchild. Four of the century. LaVerne Tucker received the notification that the farm where she still Centennial Farm. ‘The land is farmed and managed by the third and fourth generation ‘The farm is presently managed generations have tilled the soil resides in Roger Mills County (11-11-25) has been named an Oklahoma by Thomas Lee Tucker, son and and feed livestock. Tat wt. OKLAHOMA 4 State Department 4 of Health \. . SPR D FUN, NOT GERMS Keep 5 home. oklahoma.gov/health