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ip all G fi: Serving Western Oklahoma ra Since 1901 Wednesday, April 19, 2023 Weekday Editi Caring Transitions Specializes in Senior Troy Jones found guilty of first-degree Relocation, Downsizing, and Estate Sales murder of a child Jury recommends life with the posit ofparole after 38.3 years of Jones and the victim that a verdict had been reached. Sitting beside attorney Tony Coleman, Jones had sev- eral rows of family and friends on the pews behind him. The family of Jones's vic- tim, the toddler affectionately called Benji, held hands as they sat behind District Attorney Angela Marsee. them,” Tia Dunlap explained. At approximately 7:45, ‘Troy Jones Judge Michelle Kirby Roper She also talked about other services they offer, such as liqui- dation after a person passes. They go into the home and can do asked the jury foreman if the verdict had been reached. an online or in person estate sales. By Shonda Little ‘The foreman told the judge “We do liquidation for the family, and our final goal is to get that a verdict had been reached the home ready for sale or moving. Whatever the family’s goal is, After a marathon 10-day jury trial that began on April and was unanimous. The jury we can help,” Dunlap continued. 4, the jury returned with a deliberated for approximately They cover western Oklahoma from the skirts of Oklahoma verdict against 27-year-old two hours. City to Enid and Lawton. The company is a franchise that the Troy Justice Jones of Elk City. Judge Roper then read the Dunlap’s purchased approximately a year ago. Their ultimate ob- Jones had been accused of verdict. jective focuses on providing their clients with a caring transition first-degree murder following ‘The jury had found Jones that could be difficult to achieve by the family members alone. the January 22, 2021, death guilty of first-degree murder ‘Their services include a free, in-home consultation within a of two-year-old Benjamin of a child. Roper then read that 50-mile radius, help in developing and executing a transaction Layne Taylor. the jurors recommended life plan, creating a customized floor plan for the furniture place- ‘At approximately 7:30 with the possibility of parole pm on Friday, the court clerk for Jones. ment in the new home, coordinating with a moving company, In Marsee’s closing argu- By Sheryl Ponce packing items, disposing of moving boxes and materials, man- notified the judge, attorneys, court officers, and families aging options for selling household items, arranging for the do- See Jones page 2. ‘The Elk City Chamber of Commerce welcomed Caring Tran- nation of items, and de-cluttering and whole house clean-outs. sitions to their new location at 218 W. Broadway with a ribbon Elk City Dispatchers Because Caring Transitions is a franchise, there are over 138 offices in operation, nationwide. They are fully insured and bond- cutting Friday, April 14th, at noon, with owners Drayton and Tia Dunlap. The business helps families with senior relocations or ed, which give families the confidence and trust in relying on downsizing, along with estate sales. their expertise in the entire transition. “We are transition specialists. This means the transition a senior may be making, whether it's moving into an assisted liv- “We take the family by the hand and help the family decide what they should keep and what they may not want. We help Honors Continued ing, into long term care, or maybe they're moving in with a child. with the transition, and then our final step is that we do either an online sale, an estate sale, or sometimes that we do what we calla ‘They could be moving into a smaller home. We can do the down- hybrid sale. We do both of those. Then we liquidate. We work offa sizing. We can move them by doing space planning so that they can maximize the space, and see exactly what they can take with See Caring page 2. —| > ga GreatPlains Banke, kh p = 1 = Chamber Hosts Legislative Luncheon with State Representative Archer and State Senator Howard By Sheryl Ponce Archer began. He continued to say that there are three Senate bills that are ‘The Elk City Chamber of Commerce held a Legislative Lun- being run through the House. One of those pertains to ag, one Sara Vidaurri cheon Friday, April 14th, at noon in the Arrowhead Center with is about state employee benefits, and another one is about the District 55 State Representative Nick Archer and District 38 State spaceport side. Archer also said that he is the vice chair of general Senator Brent Howard. The lunch was prepared and sponsored by government and rural development. Great Plains Bank with Blake Bustin, Cody Parker, Mandell Gre- “{was also appointed by the Speaker of the House to the Ener- teman, and Jeff Waters manning the grill gy Council. So that is outside of Oklahoma. ‘That is representative Elk City Mayor Cory Spieker opened the meeting by welcom- states, and two provinces. There are a lot ofissues to look at as far ing the guests and giving an invocation. He then turned to Rep. as energy production. It looks at how we can ensure production Archer to talk about current concerns in the House of Represen- in the United States and North America in general. We go to DC tatives. in June for the first conference, my first conference there, and so “It's good to be home and for me, I know I miss a lot of you I'm excited to represent Oklahoma and to be a voice especially for guys on any given day. So, it is my first and my first few months our western Oklahoma gas companies,” Archer added. in session, but I want to give you a brief update on where we are in the process. We just had our deadline week three committees,” See Luncheon page 2. Wendi Grinder View online «AQUA Weather tomorrow 5 / 47 Vol. 120, No. 34 75 cents, 8 pgs. Mail delivery 580.225.3000 elkcityoknews.com