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Zach Newkirk Obituary

CALERA, Okla. - Zach Rodgers Newkirk, 17, of Calera, Okla., died Tuesday, April 23, 2013 in Calera. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church in Calera with Jacob Toews officiating. Burial will be in Rosehill Cemetery in Calera. Family visitation will be from 7 -8 p.m. Friday at Holmes-Coffey-Murray Funeral Home in Durant, Okla. Services are under the direction of Holmes-Coffey-Murray Funeral Home in Durant.

Zachary is survived by his maternal grandparents, Lloyd and Lilly Newkirk of Calera, Okla.; sister, Bianca Newkirk of Durant, Okla.; brothers, Robert Newkirk of Achille, Okla., Aaron Newkirk of Calera, Okla.; and sister, Christi Gray of Lanagan, Mich.

Memorials may be made to a scholarship in Zach's name to the Calera School Vo-tech auto mechanic program.

Family and friends may send online condolences and view tributes at www.holmescoffeymurray.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by The Herald Democrat on Apr. 26, 2013.

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