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Mamie Martin
Stroud, OK – Mamie Martin, 87, of Stroud
died Thursday, Dec 26, 1996 in a Stroud hospital. A
homemaker, she was a member of First Freewill Baptist
Church. Funeral will be 11 am Tuesday at the Oakland
cemetery pavillion in Poteau with burial at Oakland
cemetery under the direction of Evans-Miller Funeral
Home of Poteau. She is survived by a son, Elmer Lee
Martin of Stroud; and a sister, Mary Adams of Ada, OK.
Nancy Collier
Muldrow – Nancy Lou Collier, 57, of Muldrow died
Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996 in Fort Smith. A homemaker,
she was a member of the Church of the Nazarene.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. today in Agent Chapel in
Muldrow with burial at Blackjack cemetery near
Muldrow.
She is survived by her husband, Kenneth; two
daughters, Sheryal Forst of Paris and Sharon Browder
of Fort Smith; her mother, Myrtie May Jones of
Muldrow; two sisters, Myrtle Childers of Gans and
Betty Heard of Shreveport, La; one brother, Jimmy
Jones of Roland; and six grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Harvey Rogers, J. W. Neal, Vernon
Ross and James, Wayne and Mark Childers.
Oleta Brantley
Kibler – Oleta Lee Brantley, 82, of Kibler died
Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996 in Van Buren. A seamstress,
she was a member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church in
Fort Smith. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday
at Gill cemetery in Van Buren under the direction of
Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home.
She is survived by one daughter, Zoleta Root of
Kibler; two sons, Le Royce Brantley of Gorman, Texas,
and Jerry Brantley of Grand Coulie, Wash.; one sister,
Bitsy Martin of Brownsfield, Texas; five grandchildren
and 15 great-grandchildren.
The family will visit with friends from 6 to 7 pm
tonight at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home, 4100 Alma
Hwy., in Van Buren.
Memorial contributions may be made to Fort Smith
Community Hospice, 1115 S. Waldron Rd., Fort Smith,
AR. 72903.
Opal Hulsey
Arkoma – Opal Hulsey, 78, of Arkoma died
Sunday Dec 29 1996 in a Fort Smith hospital. A member
of the First Baptist Church of Arkoma, she was a
retired nurse’s assistant from Sparks Regional Medical
Center.
Graveside service will be 10 am Tuesday at Oak
cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Lewis
Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith.
She is survived by her husband, Walter; two daughters,
Pat Hallsted of Fort Smith and Ann Vandermillion of
Fort Smith; four sons, Raymond of Arkoma and Dale,
Danny and James, all of Fort Smith; two sisters, Ima
Ring of Indianapolis and Irene Gunning of San Antonia;
one brother, Woodrow Garner of Fort Smith; 10
grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
The Family will visit with friends tonight from 6:30
to 7:30 pm at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions may be made to the American
Cancer Society, PO Box 5436, Fort Smith, AR. 72913.
Forrest Hensley, Jr.
Amarillo, Texas – Forrest Thomas
Hensley Jr., 32 of Amarillo died Wednesday Dec 25,
1996 in Amarillo. A Protestant, he had lived in the
Talihina area most of his life.
Funeral will be at 2pm today at Drake-Jones Chapel in
Talihina with burial at New Talihina City cemetery.
He is survived by his parents, Forrest Hensley Sr., of
Wakita, Okla., and Dolores Davis of Bengal, Okla.;
three sisters, Marsha Jones of Yukon, Okla., Susan
Kreiman of Cherokee, Okla., and Lisa James of Red Oak,
Okla.; two brothers, Brandon Hensley of Talihina and
Harry Davis of Coulterville, Calif.; and his maternal
grandmmother Lena Walden of Talihina;
Pallbearers will be Melvin Palmer, Cameron and John
Swearigen, Eugne and Steve Wallen, and Marion
McCurtain, Jr.
William Leding
William A. “Bud” Leding of
Fort Smith died Sunday, Dec. 29, 1996 in Fort Smith.
Preceded in death by Rose Ann Leding, he was a member
of Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Fort Smith
and was self-employed with Leding Cleaners.
Funeral will be 10:30 am Tuesday in Immaculate
Conception Catholic Church with burial at Calvary
cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Edwards
Funeral Home of Fort Smith.
He is survived by his wife, Marie; six daughters, Mary
Heiss of Hollister, MO., Cathy Kobler of Little Rock,
Cecilia Sloat of Conway, Theresa Jenkins of Plano,
Texas, and Celestine Eichler and Deloris Tomlinson,
both of Fayetteville; five sons, Bill of Memphis,
Tenn., John of Euliss, Pat of Springdale and Anthony
and Mike, both of Fort Smith; one sister, Mennie
Carlin of Fort Smith; 29 grandchildren and sevn
great-grandchildren.
Pallbearers will be Bill, Anthony, John, Pat, and Mike
Leding and Benno Schluterman.
Honorary pallbearers will be his grandsons, Leo Heiss,
Jeremiah Heiss, Chris Klober, Don Sloat IV, Scott
Sloat, Brian Sloat, Johnny Eichler, Chad Eichler and
Adam Eichler.
Ogle L Brandon
Ogle L Brandon, 84, of Fort Smith died
Saturday, Dec. 28, 1996 in Fort Smith. A member of
Calvary Baptist Church, he was a World War II veteran
and had retired from OG&E.; He was the widower of Ruth
Brandon.
Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Tuesday at the U.S.
National cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of
Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith.
He is survived by one daughter, Jo Ann Hardgrave of
Mountainburg; one sister, Lucille Cannon of
Caulksville; one granddaughter, Deborah Hardgrave of
Fort Smith; and one niece, Jean Ann Steele of
Charleston.
Pallbearers will be David Rucker, James Hawkins, Art
Jones, Jim Jenkins, Sam Norvell and Tom Hardgrave.
Memorial contributions may be made to Calvary Baptist
Church, 2801 Midland Blvd., Fort Smith, Ark., 72904 or
the charity of the donor’s choice.
