Joseph Allen Dugan was born October 14, 2003 to Jesse and Honour (Farrens) Dugan. He entered into eternal rest February 28, 2021.

Joe was a Junior at Blair Community Schools. He planned on graduating in December and attending college for business.

Joe was well loved by his family and friends. His passions included camping, writing music, and cooking for his family and friends. He loved his little sister Jessa dearly. Joey was a loyal friend who could put a smile on anyone’s face. Joseph was always complimented on his kindness and heart of gold. Joe’s favorite pastimes included tanking with his friends, vacations with his family and playing with his sister.

He is survived by his father, Jesse (Nikii) Dugan; mother, Honour Dugan; sister, Jessalynn Dugan; grandparents, Allen and Rebecka Fleischman of Oakland, NE, Mike Farrens and Juanita Parsons of Decatur, NE, Sue Blake of Tekamah, NE and Joe Dugan of Herman, NE; uncles, Michael Dugan, Ryan Fleischman, Garrett Fleischman, and Brady Farrens; aunts, Olivia Dugan, Sophia Dugan, Allison Farrens, and Cassidy Farrens; many great aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Honorary Bearers include: Mason Lami, Reis Parks, Dillan Klingforth and Kaden “Kevin” Smith.

#2-Kevin Cole Published in the Omaha World Herald Mar 2, 2021

Two Blair High students die in Oklahoma shootout

Two Blair High School students have been identified as the teenagers who died in a shootout Sunday in Muskogee, Oklahoma.

In a message to Blair High parents, Blair Community Schools Superintendent Randall Gilson said that two 17-year-old juniors at the high school, Farrah Rauch and Joseph Dugan, had died.

Muskogee police officers responded to an attempted carjacking at 3 p.m. Sunday, according to Officer Lynn Hamlin, a Muskogee police spokeswoman. A short time later, a pickup truck was reported stolen in the same area of the attempted carjacking.

Officers spotted the stolen pickup, and after a short pursuit, the pickup crashed and the occupants ran off. Officers chased the two on foot, Hamlin said, and Rauch started shooting at the officers. The officers then shot and killed Rauch, Hamlin said.

Dugan kept running. Officers set up a perimeter, surrounding him.

Police used a drone to find Dugan in a heavily wooded area. As officers began to approach him, Hamlin said, Dugan fatally shot himself.

Four Muskogee police officers were placed on paid leave following the shooting, Hamlin said. One of the officers sustained a minor injury to his hand as a result of a fall during a foot chase.

“We are aware of additional contact with law enforcement in at least one other state, and crimes that occurred in other states as well,” Hamlin said. “We are currently working on confirming that information through the states of Florida and Arkansas.”

Gilson, the Blair superintendent, said, “We are all deeply saddened by this tragic loss. We shared this news with high school students (Monday) at school.”

Funeral services for Dugan will be 10:30 a.m. Friday at Reach Church, 13121 County Road 16 in Blair.

Gilson said students at the high school were given the opportunity to visit with their teachers and a school counselor. He asked parents to “be sensitive to any changes in your child’s behavior over the next few days and encourage your child to express his or her feelings.”

He also asked the families in Blair Community Schools to keep the families of the teens in their thoughts.

If students need additional help, they may contact school counselors or grief counselors at Arbor Family Counseling at 402-330-0960, Gilson said.

~~~Obituaries courtesy of the Nebraska Washington County Genealogical Society. Newspaper clippings on file in the Blair, Nebraska Public Library~~~