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Sarah Coble
ARKOMA Sarah H. Coble, 60, of Arkoma died Dec. 22, 1999, in Arkoma. She was a homemaker, a former employee of OK Foods and a member of Christ for the World Church.
Graveside service will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Tamaha Cemetery in Stigler under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith.
She is survived by one daughter, Beckie Harris of Arkoma; two sisters, Lorene Reed of Cassville, Mo., and Jocie Haskins of Arkoma; one brother, Jimmie Buckner of Spiro; six grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be Tommy Buckner, Gary Harris Jr., Ronald and Charles Munday; Michael Foster, Charlie Grantham, Paul Jackson and Roy Jones.
Raymond Seabolt
BROKEN ARROW Raymond E. Seabolt, 92, of Broken Arrow and formerly of Stigler died Thursday, Dec 23, 1999, in a Broken Arrow nursing home. He worked for 20 years for Stigler Lumber Co. until his retirement in 1979 and was a member of Cavalry Baptist Church and Main Street Baptist Church.
Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at West Liberty Baptist Church with burial at West Liberty Cemetery in Quinton, Okla., under the direction of King and Shearwood Funeral Home of Stigler.
He is survived by his wife, Amelie; one daughter, Charolet Hart of Broken Arrow; one son, Dexter Seabolt of Skiatook; two sisters, Leola Wills of Quinton and Eura Mae Dunngrant; two brothers, Kenneth and Sylvanious Seabolt; five grandchildren, Trinda Pearson, Donna Lambuth, Brandon, Greg and Richard Seabolt; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be men from his church. Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons.
Dorcus Carrigan
POTEAU Dorcus Lucille Carrigan, 90, of Poteau died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999, in a Poteau hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Immanuel Baptist Church of Poteau.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday in the Oakland Cemetery Pavillion in Poteau under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
She is survived by two daughters, Edith Kinman of Poteau and Janis Ekland of Bedford, Texas; three sons, Jerry Carrigan of Piedra, Calif., Joe Carrigan of Lockport, Ill., and Donald Carrigan of Joliet, Ill.; four sisters, Sue Scrivener of Fort Worth, Texas, Joan Cartwright of Abiline, Texas, Dixie Asher of Haskell, Texas, and Esther Bushell of Flugerville, Texas; 24 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and seven great-great-grandchildren.
Timothy Burke
CALVIN, Okla. Timothy Howard Burke, 31, of Calvin, Okla., died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999, in Calvin, Okla. He recently moved to Calvin from Booneville.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Lighthouse of Prayer near Stuart, Okla., with burial at Calvin Cemetery under the direction of Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home of Holdenville, Okla.
He is survived by his wife, Penny; two daughters, Amanda Johnson and Tiffany Dawn Burke; three sons, Matthew, Jeffrey and Joshua Burke; his parents, David and Ruth Burke; two brothers, Stephen and Philip Burke; and one sister, Rachel Madden.
Ronnie Lovell
SPIRO Ronnie A. Lovell, 38, of Spiro died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999, in a Fort Smith hospital. He was a material handler and loved woodworking and finishing.
Funeral service will be held at 2 p.m. Monday in Mallory Chapel with burial at New Hope Cemetery in Spiro under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Spiro.
He is survived by his wife, Zandra; one daughter, Kristie Lovejoy of Spiro; one son, Robert Hamilton of the home; his father, Albert Lovell of Spiro; two grandmothers, Mae Lovell of Pocola and Ona Bell Harper of Spiro; one sister, Cindy McElyea of Spiro; one nephew, Josh McElyea; and one grandson, Nathan Lovejoy of Spiro.
Pallbearers will be Jr. Harper, David Harper, Billy Harper, Jerry Harper, Robert Harper and Elmer Harper.
Viewing will be 1 p.m. until 8 p.m. on Sunday and 8 a.m. until service time on Monday.
Evelyn Harrell
Evelyn Harrell, 67, of Stigler died Friday, Dec. 24, 1999, in Stigler. She was a homemaker.
Graveside service will be Wednesday at 2 p.m. at Antioch Cemetery in Stigler under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Stigler.
She is survived by three daughters, Connie White of Spiro, Diane Carson of Noble, Okla., and Freda Baker of Chester; one sister, Freeda Vandergriff of Tishomingo, Okla.; and eight grandchildren.
Viewing will be at Mallory Funeral Home in Stigler.
John Sykes Sr.
NEW CARLISLE, Ohio John R. Sykes Sr., 64, of New Carlisle, formerly of Spiro, died Saturday, Dec. 11, 1999, at Kettering Medical Center in Dayton, Ohio.
His body was donated to Wright State University of Medical Science. A memorial service will be held later.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia; two daughters, Sherry Mitchell of Cincinnati and Kerri Meadows of New Carlisle; four sons, Steven, David, Mitchell and John R. Sykes Jr., all of Ohio; four sisters, Marie Boyd of Fort Smith, Joyce Mote, Molly Hill and Syble Sims, all of Van Buren; six brothers, Ted, James, Robert and Charles Neal, all of Fort Smith, Elmer Neal of Del City, Okla., and Ray Neal of Pryor, Okla.; several aunts and cousins of the Fort Smith and Spiro area; and nine grandchildren.
Donald Dees
KEOTA Donald Gene Dees, 50, of Keota died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999, in Muskogee.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday in Mallory Funeral Home Chapel of Spiro with burial at New Hope Cemetery in Spiro.
He is survived by his wife, Maureen; one daughter, Stacey Maxey of Plano, Texas; five sisters, Norma Feldman of Philadelphia, Jo Ann Moudy and Tammy Dees, both of Stigler, Naomi Lawson of Booneville and Zona Sullivan of Claremore, Okla.; three brothers, Steve of Marble City, Dave of McAlester, Okla., and Mike of Fort Smith; and two grandchildren, Vegas and Cole Maxey of Plano, Texas.
Pallbearers will be Bill and Wayne Biggerstaff, Ricky Payne, Jimmy Carry, Garyon Lawson and Phillip Nolen.
The body may be viewed from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m. today and from 1 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday. No visitation on Saturday, Dec. 25, 1999.
Cephas Allred
OZARK Cephas Monroe Allred, 92, of Ozark died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999, in a local hospital. He was a member of the Corinth Missionary Baptist Church and a farmer.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday in Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel of Ozark with burial at Highland Cemetery in Ozark.
He is survived by his wife, Sylvia; four daughters, Pauline English of Altus, Angerie Terry of Doddridge, Reba Peevy of Alma and Brenda Lewis of Mulberry; three sons, Harrison and Larry, both of Ozark and Bobby of Coal Hill; one sister, Mary Edna Meredith of California; two brothers, Calvin of Daytona Beach, Fla., and Olen of Tulsa; 19 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; and eight great-great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Ricky, Britt, Stephan and Keith Allred, Gary Terry and Michael Peevy.
Lorene Thomas
SALLISAW Lorene Thomas, 66, of Sallisaw died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999, in Fort Smith. She was the owner of a resale shop in Rocky Point Community, Okla. She was a Protestant.
Graveside service will be 11 a.m. today with burial at Rocky Point Cemetery, north of Sallisaw, under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.
She is survived by her husband, J.B.; two daughters, Leanne Adams of Fort Smith and Kathy Adams of Sallisaw; one son, Troy Leon Thomas of Sallisaw; three sisters, Evelyn Strahm of Tulsa and Linda K. Johnson and Charlotte Hill, both of Sallisaw; three brothers, Bud Pollard of Sallisaw, Billy Ray Pollard of Pocola and John Pollard of Muldrow; and four grandchildren, Brandon Adams, Justin, Cody and Jennifer Thomas.
Vivian Smith
SALLISAW Vivian Louise Smith, 71, of Sallisaw died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999, in Sallisaw. She was a homemaker and the widow of Wren Robert Smith, Sr. She was a Pentecostal.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. today at Lees Creek Assembly of God in Nicut, Okla., with burial at Seabolt Cemetery, northeast of Muldrow under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.
She is survived by three daughters, Bobbie Jo Hancock and Pat Richardson, both of Sallisaw and Debbie Smith of the home; two sons, Robert Wren Smith Jr. of Phelan, Calif., and Frankie Willard Smith of Sallisaw; one sister, Jessie Coffey of Springfield, Mo.; one brother, Leroy Lambeth of San Clemente, Calif.; 17 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Franklin Wilkerson
VIAN Franklin T. Wilkerson, 75, of Vian died Wednesday, Dec. 22, 1999, in Vian. He was a retired farmer, a member of the Elks Club in Blackwell, Okla., and a Baptist. He was a veteran of World War II and served on the U.S.S. Jenkins.
The body may be viewed at 10 a.m. Monday in the funeral home. Cremation is under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.
He is survived by his wife, Roberta; one daughter, Toni Wilkerson Labaugh of Tulsa; and two grandchildren, Travis Wayne Wilkerson and Kirbie Irene Labaugh.
Ruby Cullum
SALLISAW Ruby Elizabeth Cullum, 89, of Sallisaw died Thursday, Dec. 23, 1999, in Sallisaw. She was a cook at Sallisaw schools for 19 years. She was a Baptist and the widow of James Everett Buck Cullum.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday in Agent Funeral Home Chapel of Sallisaw with burial at Fleetwood Cemetery, east of Sallisaw.
She is survived by five daughters, Euna Coker of Oklahoma City, Mary Turner, Betty Bradshaw and Theresa Comer, all of Sallisaw and Jean Adamson of Santa Barbara, Calif.; one son, Frank of Hanson, Okla.; one sister, Alice Edwards of Sallisaw; one brother, Oscar Anderson of Wenatchee, Wash.; 27 grandchildren; and 40 great-grandchildren.
The body may be viewed from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.
Joyce Colson
KEOTA, Okla. Joyce Ann Colson, 48, of Keota died Saturday, July 17, 1999, in a local hospital. She was a homemaker, an ordained minister of the Bible Church Ministries and a Red Cross volunteer.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. today in the Old Cache Community Church in Keota with burial at Old Cache Cemetery in Keota under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Stigler.
She is survived by her husband, Everett; one daughter, Donna Ilea of Keota; two sons, Clifford Brian Carey of Seattle, Wash. and Michael Joe Carey of Keota; her mother, Ila Owens of Keota; two sisters, Kathleen Christy and Flora Young, both of Keota; two brothers, Boyd Owens of Spiro and Loyd Owens of Keota; one grandchild, Ethan Thompson; and four stepgrandchildren, John, Kim, Nathan and Joseph Thompson.
Pallbearers will be Larry, Dale and Rick Blaylock, Darrell Young, Scotty Carry, Bobby and Mitchell Owens, John Thompson and Glenn Edwards.
The body may be viewed at the funeral home until service time.
Paul Jahay
SALLISAW Paul Eugene Jahay, 66, of Sallisaw died Thursday, July 15, 1999, in Sallisaw. He was a heavy equipment operator, a farmer and a Baptist. He also raised horses and mules and was a member of the Okie/Arkie Trailriders Association.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Monday in Akins Assembly of God Church of Akins, Okla. with cremation under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.
He is survived by his companion, Iris Proctor of Sallisaw; two daughters, Kathy Fieldgrove of Vian and Karen Kerr of Tulsa; one son, Gary Paul Jahay of Sallisaw; one sister, Thelma Eike of Fargo, Okla.; one brother, Homer of Anthony, Kan.; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will b e Jessie Brannon, John Vann, Odie Lawson, Joe Webb, Darren Harrison and John Stamps.
The body may be viewed from 1 p.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.
