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Sally Wideman
SMITHVILLE, Okla. — Sally Wideman, 100 of Smithville, Okla. died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2005, in her home. She was born Nov. 1, 1904, in Hot Springs. She was a homemaker, attended Smithville Assembly of God, and was the widow of Elbert Wideman.
Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Smithville Cemetery under the direction of Hall Funeral Service of Mena.
She is survived by four daughters, Rilla Howard of Watson, Okla., Earlene Thompson of Newman, Okla., Ina Coffman of Smithville, Okla., and Josey Brackett of Travy, Calif.; several grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and several great-great-grandchildren.
Bob Sharp
Bob Sharp, 78, of Van Buren, AR, formerly of Gans, died Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, in Sallisaw. He was born Oct. 13, 1926, in Collin County. He was a mechanic.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at Gans Bible Church with burial at Gans Cemetery under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.
He is survived by his wife, Edna; two daughters, Ladonna Watkins of Mount Ida and Donna Perry of Bowie, Texas; three sons, Herbert Sharp of Hot Springs and Larry and Russell Sharp, both of Bowie; a half brother, Richard Sharp of Tyler, Texas; 12 grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be William Broyles, Frankie Woodruff, Larry Merrill, Dewayne Springwater, Darrell England and Len Meeker.
The body may be viewed from 1 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
James Keller
POCOLA — James Burl Keller, 64, of Pocola died Thursday, Feb. 3, 2005, in a Fort Smith hospital. He was a retired real estate salesman and a member of First Freewill Baptist Church in Fort Smith.
The body will be cremated under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Carol; a daughter, Carrie LaNoce of Delray Beach, Fla.; two sons, James Keller of Fort Smith and James Stephens of Clarksville; a sister, Mary Keller of Dallas; a brother, Donald Keller of Greenwood; and four grandchildren.
Georgia Foreman
MULDROW — Georgia Marie “Jerri” Foreman, 62, of Muldrow died Wednesday, Feb. 2, 2005, in Fort Smith. She was born June 22, 1942, in Albany, Ga. She was a homemaker and a Jehovah’s Witness.
Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witness in Sallisaw. The body will be cremated under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.
She is survived by her husband, Emitt; two daughters, Naomi Weeks of Klamath Falls, Ore., and Tina Clark of Oregon; three sons, Vincent Perez of Christmas Valley, Ore., David and Leroy Perez, both of Lebanon, Ore.; her mother, Emma Fields of Muldrow; two sisters, Juanita Fields of Muldrow and Edie Fields-Carter of St. Louis; 15 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Lyle W. Rymer II
Lyle W. Rymer II, 24, of Roland died Friday, Jan. 28, 2005, while serving in Baghdad, Iraq. He was an SPC/E4 serving with the Guard’s 239th Engineer Company based out of Booneville. Born in Fort Smith, Rymer graduated from the Roland High School in 1999. He is the recipient of the Purple Heart, the Bronze Star, National Defense Service Medal, Army Service Ribbon, and Global War on Terrorism Expeditionary Medal, Global War on Terrorism Service Medal, Armed Forces Reserve Medal W/M Device, Army Good Conduct Medal and the Arkansas Federal Service Ribbon.
He is survived by his wife, Latisha of the home; a daughter, Jasmine, and a son, Sean Rymer, both of the home; his father, Lyle W. Rymer Sr. of Vinita, Okla.; his mother, Marion Schultz of Fort Smith; two sisters, Michelle Rymer and her husband, Alan Morse, and Catherine Rymer, all of Fort Smith; a brother, Bobby Woods of Roland; and grandmother, Bobbie Drake of Roland; his maternal grandparents, Marvin and Carmanell Taylor of Colgate, Okla.; and great-grandmother, Christine Finley of Idabel, Okla.; along with two nephews, David and Tyler Taylor; and one niece, Sarah Morris.
Graveside service with full military honors will be held at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith today at 2 p.m. under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith.
Wynona Jessie Dean “Judy” Boucher
Wynona Jessie Dean “Judy” Boucher was born Feb. 12, 1929, in Sallisaw to Roy and Flora Knox. She passed from this earth Dec. 16, 2004, in Bellflower, Calif. She had one sister, Waneve Ness of Bremerton, Wash. All have preceded her in death.
She married Loren Boucher in 1948 in Hill City, Kan. Together they had one daughter, Paula Boucher of Arkoma. She also had six grandchildren, Memory Boucher of Van Buren, John E. Barnett of Fort Smith, Joseph Barnett of Alma, Meredith Olds of Neosho, Mo., Ryan Smith of Fort Smith, and Maranda Ashley of Wichita, Kan.
She had the privilege of having 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. She was very proud of all of them and we will miss her very much.
She was a longtime contributor to the sport of rodeo. She reigned as “Rodeo Sweetheart” in 1951 in Fort Smith. She proudly watched as generations followed in her participation of the Old Fort Days Rodeo.
A memorial is set for Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005, at Akins Cemetery in Sallisaw at 2 p.m. Following the service there will be a remembrance at Creekmore Park Azalea Room in Fort Smith. All are welcome.
Adam Real
McKEY, Okla. — Adam Real, 76, of McKey died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in Sallisaw. He was a member of the Church of Christ of Sallisaw and was the widower of Mary Real. He retired from cattle ranching.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday in Agent Funeral Home Chapel of Sallisaw, with burial at Drake Stand Cemetery, west of Sallisaw.
He is survived by five sisters, Rosie Newton of Sallisaw, Valerie Bell of Golden Valley, Ariz., Hattie Dotson and Ada Blount, both of McKey, and Virginia McCombs of Bakersfield, Calif.; and one brother, Silas Real of McKey.
Pallbearers will be Roy Stephenson, Roger, Gordon, Mike and Jeff Real, Steve and Rodney Blount, Mark Dotson and Ben and Jay C. Newton.
The body may be viewed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Olen Campbell
POCOLA — Olen (Ray) Campbell, 66, of Pocola died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was an Army veteran of the Korean and Vietnam wars and retired after 20 years. He retired from Whirlpool and was a Protestant.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel of Fort Smith. Burial with full military honors will be at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Frances Ann Campbell; two daughters, Ray Ann Bass of Cedar Hill, Texas, and Mary Sue Deaton of Pocola; two sisters, Sue McKinney of Greenwood and Joyce Box of Lavaca; one brother, James Campbell Jr. of Lavaca; four grandchildren, Brett and Cody Deaton and Marianna and Michael Bass.
Pallbearers will be members of the military.
The family will visit with friends from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the funeral home.
Jerry Litchford
MONROE, Okla. — Jerry Litchford, 45, of Monroe, formerly of Greenwood, died Tuesday, Jan. 25, 2000, in Hot Springs. He was employed at Southwest Die Casting.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday in McConnell Funeral Home Chapel of Greenwood, with burial at Huntington City Cemetery of Huntington under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood.
He is survived by his wife, Renee; eight stepchildren; two sisters, Linda Smith of Van Buren and Janice Howard of Midland; two brothers, Johnny and Jim, both of Van Buren; and 21 step-grandchildren.
The body may be viewed from 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. Friday at the funeral home in Greenwood.
Wynona Jessie Dean “Judy” Boucher
Wynona Jessie Dean “Judy” Boucher was born Feb. 12, 1929, in Sallisaw to Roy and Flora Knox. She passed from this earth Dec. 16, 2004, in Bellflower, Calif. She had one sister, Waneve Ness of Bremerton, Wash. All have preceded her in death.
She married Loren Boucher in 1948 in Hill City, Kan. Together they had one daughter, Paula Boucher of Arkoma. She also had six grandchildren, Memory Boucher of Van Buren, John E. Barnett of Fort Smith, Joseph Barnett of Alma, Meredith Olds of Neosho, Mo., Ryan Smith of Fort Smith and Maranda Ashley of Wichita, Kan.
She had the privilege of having 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandson. She was very proud of all of them and we all will miss her very much.
She was a longtime contributor to the sport of rodeo. She reigned as “Rodeo Sweetheart” in 1951 in Fort Smith. She proudly watched as generations followed in her participation of the Old Fort Days Rodeo.
A memorial is set for Saturday, Feb. 12, 2005, at Akins Cemetery in Sallisaw at 2 p.m. Following the service there will be a remembrance at the Creekmore Park Azalea Room in Fort Smith. All are welcome.
Ward Wilson
SMITHVILLE, Okla. — Ward “Bud” Wilson, 73, of Smithville, Okla., died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2005, in Mena. He was born Feb. 4, 1932, in Clarksville, Texas.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Zafra Church of Christ in Zafra, Okla., with burial at Lone Valley Cemetery southeast of Hatfield under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home of Mena.
He is survived by three sisters, Nancy Lloyd of Independence, Ore., Rosie Willis of Holly Creek, Okla., and Ura Parson of New Hope; a brother, Albert Wilson; a halfbrother, Crenshaw Wilson of Oregon.
Pallbearers will be Coy and Tony Fairless, Gene Wilson, Quinton Owens, Jerry Self and Charles Mowdy.
Freda Barnes
MULDROW — Freda Barnes, 59, of Muldrow died Tuesday, April 3, 2001, in Fort Smith. She was retired from Whirlpool Corp. after 29 years and was a member of Moffett Full Gospel Church.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in Moffett Full Gospel Church with burial at Blackjack Cemetery northwest of Muldrow under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Muldrow.
She is survived by her husband, Alton; six daughters, Sheila Miller and Vera Day, both of Okmulgee, Okla., Juanita Kennedy of Pocola, Kim Holmes of Gans, Rhonda Kuykendall and Cynthia Farrell, both Sallisaw; three sons, Charlie and Clay Holt, both of Batesville and Mark Barnes of Gans; a sister, Glenda Williams of Mountainburg; three brothers, Willburn Langley of Fort Smith, Jerry Langley of Alma and Melvin Langley of Mountainburg; 29 grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Michael Porter, Brian Harrelson, Gary Hall, Wesley Pruitt, Charles VanZandt, Buddy Strickler.
The body may be viewed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
The family will visit with friends from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Opal Vessell
MULDROW — Opal Vessell, 91, of Muldrow died Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2005, in Fort Smith. She was born May 30, 1913, in Brent community, Okla. She was a homemaker, a member of Lee’s Chapel Assembly of God in Muldrow and the widow of Odus Vessell.
Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at First Assembly of God in Muldrow with burial at Cottonwood Cemetery southeast of Muldrow under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Muldrow.
She is survived by three daughters, Muriel Hallum and Carol Falleur, both of Muldrow, and Shirley Goodwin of Owasso, Okla.; two sons, Jimmy Vessell of Vian and Bobby Vessell of Muldrow; 14 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Pallbearers will be grandsons. Honorary pallbearers will be nephews.
Ocie Ward
SHADY POINT — Ocie Bell Ward, 99, of Shady Point died Tuesday, April 3, 2001, in a Fort Smith hospital. She was born Sept. 16, 1901, in Cameron. She was a homemaker and the widow of Ed Ward.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in Evans & Miller Funeral Home Chapel of Memories in Poteau with burial at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau.
She is survived by four daughters, Oma Lee Reynolds of Arkoma, Wynema Francis and Linda Armstrong, both of Shady Point and Betty Campbell of Joplin, Mo.; a son, Ed Ward of Fort Gibson, Okla.; a sister, Bertha Ratterree of Fort Gibson; a brother, Bill Waddle of Poteau; 39 grandchildren and several great and great-great-granchildren.
