Patricia Lee Bayes Lovett, 71, born Sept. 23, 1952, to parents Leroy and Patricia Bayes of Royal Oak, Michigan, was called home Sept. 1, 2024, in Kalispell, Montana, after a 12-year long battle with cancer. Survived by her husband, Richard Lovett, leaving behind her children Jason, Siobhan and Sabrina; her siblings, Gaythel Courtois, Ralph Bayes, […]
Shelia (Hackett) Frost, formerly of Levittown, PA died in Royal Oak, Mich. on Wednesday, Aug. 7, 2024 after her fight with liver cancer. She was 71. Shelia is survived by her loving husband David Frost and her sister-in-law Sharon Richmond. She was preceded in death by her parents Charles (Joe) and Marcy Hackett. She is […]
Oxford resident Daniel Leonard Johnson passed away on Aug. 21, 2024 surrounded by his family. He was 86 years old. He was the loving husband of the late Judy Johnson; dear father to Lori (Kriss) Curtis, Mark Johnson, Eric (Lynda) Johnson and Lisa (late Rob) Jamnik; grandfather to Brian (Melissa) Johnson, Lauren (Brent) Hayward, Daniel […]
WILDCAT DANCE TEAM — The Oxford High School varsity dance team is all fired up to perform this season. Look for the team at halftime at football games this Fall and at sporting and school events throughout the year. Front row (from left): Gabby Werner, Alysse Avey, Logan Shaver (Captain), Makenzie Malinich, Skye Jahlas. Second […]
Milford Richard Parrish, “Rick”, passed away peacefully on Aug. 31, 2024, in Marlette, Mich. Born on Feb. 13, 1945, in Detroit, Rick’s journey through life was marked by an unwavering spirit of generosity, friendliness and a profound sense of faith that guided him every step of the way. Rick is survived by his loving wife […]
Taylor brings board experience By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com Oxford’s Village Council voted 4-0 to appoint Scott Taylor to Oxford’s DDA board during a council meeting on Aug. 13. The appointment comes just over one month after former Vice President Grace Carey’s resignation in July. Taylor is a co-owner and operator of Sick Pizza […]
By Joseph Goral Staff Writer jgoral@mihomepaper.com OXFORD — The Oxford DDA Board of Directors unanimously approved a grant for facade work at 65 S. Washington St., and to receive ARPA funding from Oakland County during their meeting on Aug. 19. Board members Bryce Clark, Leigh Ann Knauss, Holly Pifer and Scott Taylor were absent. South […]
Grand Blanc — A cyberattack on the McLaren Health Care system on Aug. 5 led to the shutdown of computer networks and phones across the McLaren’s 13-hosptial system. On Aug. 26, the Grand Blanc-based healthcare provider said the network is fully restored and operational, adding the implementation of “downtime” paper-based procedures allowed McLaren staff to […]
OAA Jamboree 1 Sept. 11 at Lake Orion MILFORD — The Oxford High School Cross Country teams opened the season at the Milford Invitational at Kensington Metropark last Thursday. The boys team took tenth place with 241 points out of 19 teams. The top five runners for the Wildcats were junior Cayden Canham in 31st […]
Eric James Mann, age 61, went home to be with his Lord and Savior on August 28, 2024. He is survived by his wife, Deena Mann, daughter Erica Mann, son Clifford Mann, father Gary Mann, sisters Leanne (Wesley) Higdon, Kathy (Nicholas) Jackson, and Dawn (Kenneth) Raffler, and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in […]