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From: "Carolyn \(Parsons\) Smedley" <>
Subject: [ARSebast] Obituaries, August 31, 2000
Date: Thu, 31 Aug 2000 15:42:05 -0500


The following obits appeared in the SW Times today:

MULDROW - John Gilbert Dority, 39, of Muldrow died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000,
in Fort Smith. He was a 1979 graduate of Gans High School, a painter for
Mayfield Enterprises and a Baptist.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday in Agent
Funeral Home Chapel in Muldrow with burial at Blackjack Cemetery, northwest
of Muldrow.He is survived by one daughter, Morgan Dority Crow of Muldrow;
two sons, Johnny Dale Dority of Muldrow and Nevada Dority of Kansas City,
Mo.; his mother and step-father, Betty and Mitch Crow of Muldrow; his father
and step-mother, Elmer and Polly Dority of Sallisaw; five sisters, Theresa
Harvell of Muldrow, Theresa Youngblood and Nora Erwin, both of Gans, Sue
McMurtery of Barling and Belinda McCoy of Sallisaw; two brothers, Tommy of
Ft. Supply, Okla., and James of Gans.


FANSHAWE - Susie M. Wolfe, 87, of Fanshawe died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in
Poteau. She was a homemaker.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. today at Free Will Baptist Church in Fanshawe with
burial at the Fanshawe Cemetery under the direction of Evans and Miller
Funeral Home of Poteau.
She is survived by numerous cousins and many beloved friends.
Thelma Jones


MENA - Thelma Lucille Jones, 76, of Mena died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in
Fort Smith. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Christian Church.
Funeral will be 3 p.m. Friday in the First Christian Church in Mena with
burial at Concord Cemetery in Ink under the direction of Beasley-Wood
Funeral Home of Mena.
She is survived by two sons, William L. Jones of Las Vegas and Buddy L.
Jones of Newport News, Va.; and one brother, Loren E. Ward of Nesbitt, Miss.



CLARKSVILLE - Bernice Ann Dierene, 57, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Aug. 29,
2000, in Clarksville. She was a homemaker and a Pentecostal.The body will be
cremated under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home of Clarksville.She
is survived by four daughters, Teresa Robin Hayes and Brenda Lee Blake, both
of Clarksville, Patricia Ann Atkins of Conroe, Texas, and Linda Lue Hayes of
Sun Valley, Calif.; three sons, Michael Ray Dierene and Jeffrey Dierene,
both of Amarillo, Texas, and Christopher Lyn Dierene of Clarksville; four
sisters, Bonnie Harderson of Clarksville, Connie Hayes of Amarillo and Velma
Hilbish and Clara Hilbish, both of California; four brothers, Walter, Fred
and Tommy Hilbish, all of Amarillo and Charley Hilbish of Washington D.C.;
10 grandchildren and five step-grandchildren.



HOWE - Pauline Mae Mosshamer, 93, of Howe died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in
Oklahoma City. She was a former school teacher and a retired clerk at the
post office in Howe. She was a member of the Church of Christ.Graveside
service will be 10 a.m. today at Howe Cemetery under the direction of Dowden
Funeral Home of Heavener.She is survived by two daughters, Nan Lockhart of
Mustang, Okla., and Pat Laner of Claremore; four grandchildren, Britt
Lockhart, Lorree Norris, Sarah Campbell and Steven Laner; and six
great-grandchildren.

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BRANCH - John Robert Wyatt Jr., 62, of Branch died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000,
in a Paris hospital. He was a retired school teacher and basketball coach at
County Line School and a member of Arkansas High School Coaches Association.
He was a member and Sunday school teacher at the First United Methodist
Church in Branch and founder of Children in Need.Funeral will be 11 a.m.
Saturday in Smith Mortuary Chapel in Charleston with burial at Hampton
Cemetery, north of Branch.He is survived by one daughter, Chrisenda Lea
Wyatt of Charleston; three sons, John Wesley Wyatt of Fort Smith, Steven
Wyatt of Clarksville and Michael Wyatt of Arlington, Texas; his mother,
Dorothy Wyatt of Branch; three sisters, Shirley Cox of Little Rock, Barbara
Lovell of Fort Smith and Alicia Wyatt of Branch; three brothers, Jim of Fort
Smith, Bill of Van Buren and Phillip of Caulksville; and seven
grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Darren, Doug, David, and Jeffrey Wyatt, Ryan Casalman
and John Paul Thomson.
Honorary pallbearers will be former County Line basketball players.


Lucille V. Becker, 78, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in a
local hospital. She was a licensed practical nurse for Sparks Regional
Medical Center. She was a member of Fort Smith Duplicate Bridge Club,
Dervish Club, Century Club and St. Boniface Catholic Church.
Rosary will be 7 p.m. Friday at Fentress Mortuary Chapel. Mass will be 11
a.m. Saturday in St. Boniface Catholic Church with burial in Holy Cross
Cemetery in Fort Smith.She is survived by her husband, Mike; one daughter,
Susan Erman Schluterman of Fort Smith; one sister, Ida Moore of Fort Smith;
one brother, Leo Kramers of Fort Smith; and one granddaughter, Katie
Schluterman.


OCTAVIA - Aria M. White, 97, of Octavia died Tuesday, Aug. 29, 2000, in
Mena. She was the owner of Octavia Store and a member of the Octavia Baptist
Church. She was the widow of Idus White.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in
Octavia Baptist Church with burial at Octavia Cemetery under the direction
of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home of Mena.She is survived by one son; Bobby Joe
White of Octavia; five grandchildren, Sharon Washington of Linden, Texas,
Billy Bob White of Plano, Texas, Deborah Hansen of Cave City, Barbara Loyd
of Spring, Texas, and Cheryl Suescun of Houston; and 11 great-grandchildren.

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OKLAHOMA CITY - Roy Stanley Collier Jr., 57, of Oklahoma City, formerly of
Fort Smith, died Tuesday, Aug. 22, 2000, in Oklahoma City. He was a retired
sanitation worker and a member of the Miracle Revival Center in Oklahoma
City.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday in Shady Grove Baptist Church with burial
at Center Point Cemetery in Redland, Okla., under the direction of
Rowell-Parrish Mortuary of Fort Smith.He is survived by one daughter,
Darlene Releford Collier of Fort Smith; nine step-daughters; three sons,
James Collier of Little Rock, Tracy Collier of Bogalusa, La., and Donald Ray
Collier of Oklahoma City; four sisters, Wanda Wilson of Fort Smith, Janice
James of Lawton, Alisha Russel of Realto, Calif., and Gwendolyn Collier of
Sacramento, Calif.; two brothers, Nicklas of Sacramento and Keith of
Rolinda, Calif.; eight step-brothers; and 10 grandchildren.


RUDY - Richard Earl Semiche, 78, of Rudy died Tuesday Aug. 29, 2000, in a
Fort Smith hospital. He was retired from North American Rockwell
Aviation.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at McConnell Funeral Home Chapel in
Greenwood with burial at Liberty Cemetery in Greenwood.He is survived by his
wife, Margie ; three daughters, Sharon Gregory and Shelby Hubbard, both of
Van Buren, and Estella DeLude of Florida; two sons, Richard Semiche of Van
Buren and Richie Lauts of Illinois; several grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Jeremy Smith, Richard Semiche, Jimmy Hubbard, Jason and
Joshua Burrier, Aaron Palmer, Bob Riley and Allen Shelton.


NAPA, Calif. - Aletha Mildred David, 84, of Napa, Calif., formerly of Fort
Smith, died Saturday, Aug. 26, 2000, in Napa. She was a homemaker and a
member and Sunday school teacher at South Side United Pentecostal Church.
She was the widow of Wallace David.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday
at Steep Hill Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Edwards Funeral
Home of Fort Smith.She is survived by one daughter, Carol Lugo of Napa; two
sons, Dennis D. David of Napa and Donald L. David of Greenwood; 10
grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.


Jasmine Breann Santana, infant daughter of Sarah Morrison and Carlos Santana
of Fort Smith, died Sunday, Aug. 27, 2000, in a local hospital.Funeral will
be 10 a.m. Friday in Woodlawn Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at Woodlawn
Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort
Smith.In addition to her parents, she is survived by her paternal
grandparents, Maria Santos and Jose Santana, both of Mexico, her maternal
grandparents, Patricia Mitchell and John Morrison, both of Fort Smith; and
one sister, Maria Santana of Fort Smith.


CLARKSVILLE - Steven H. Noble, 44, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Aug. 29,
2000, in a Johnson County hospital. He was an employee of Conagra Frozen
Foods in Russellville and a member of First Baptist Church in
Delaware.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at First Baptist Church in Delaware
with burial at Garrison Cemetery in Delaware under the direction of
Hardwicke Funeral Home of Clarksville.He is survived by his wife, Karen
Courtney Noble; three daughters, Jennifer, Stephanie and Laura Noble, all of
the home; one son, Christopher of the home; his father, Deward Noble of
Delaware; his mother, Jewell Hill of Delaware; his grandfather, Roger Wurst
of Delaware; his grandmother, Flora Drew of Buhl, Idaho; one sister, Rhonda
Hall of Russellville; and two brothers, Deward Noble III of Buhl and Carl
Ray Noble of Coal Hill.


Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley


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