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April 30, 2018

Celebration for couple planned for Sunday

By Jacob Runnels

A celebration honoring retired Major General Oscar Decker Jr. and his wife, Ella Mae, will be held from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at the St. John’s Lutheran School gymnasium. Decker spent 40 years in the army, serving in World War II and the Vietnam War. The celebration will go toward honoring his a...

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