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Diana "McClain" Blackwell
Diana "McClain" Blackwell, 44, of Cornwall, N.Y., passed away
Tuesday, March 19, 2002.
She was a member of the Hillcrest Baptist Church, a Sunday School teacher, church chaperon involved with Baptist Women's organizations and a Cub Scout leader.
She was an elementary teacher and received her Master's in Special Education.
She was commissioned as Home Missionary by the North American Mission Board in 1993 and moved to Cornwall to begin service to the cadets at West Point.
Survivors include her husband Bill of the home; one daughter, Christina Marie of the home; one son, Stuart Andrew of the home; her parents, Virgil and Bobbie McClain of Springfield, Va.; one sister, Pamela Watts of Burke, Va.; two nieces and nephews; and several aunts, uncles and cousins.
Graveside services will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 25 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Heavener under the direction of Dowden Funeral Home of Heavener.
William A. "Al" Freeman Jr.
William A. "Al" Freeman Jr., 90, of Fairfield, Ohio, passed away Sunday, March 30, 2003.
He was a former resident of Heavener, a member of the First Baptist, a veteran of World War II, a retired brakeman for the KCS Railroad, a member of the United Transportation Union, and a retired bus driver for the Heavener School.
He was preceded in death by his wife Fern; his parents; one son, Gary; two sisters, Belle Riggins and Mary Wofford.
Survivors include two daughters, Merrellyn Condo and husband Richard of Fairfield, Ohio and Ramona Blanton and husband Bill of Galveston, Texas; seven grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren.
Services will be held Wednesday, April 2 in Hamilton, Ohio.
No services are planned in Heavener.
Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery in Heavener under the direction of Dowden Funeral Home of Heavener.
The family will receive friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, April 4 at Dowden Funeral Home in Heavener.
Preston Sides
Preston Sides, 56, of Bokoshe, passed away Monday, Oct. 21, 2002, in Muskogee.
He was born Nov. 24, 1945 at McCurtain to Tony and Beulah (Bailey) Sides.
He loved hunting and fishing.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one brother, Norman Sides.
Survivors include one sister, Virginia Vincent of Bokoshe; one brother, Jerry Sides of Tulsa; several nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 24 at the Milton Cemetery with the Rev. Mary Sue Sprouse officiating, under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Spiro.
Military rites will be conducted by the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 4446 Stigler.
Thomas Turner
Thomas Dale Turner, 55, of Albion, passed away Tuesday, Feb. 4, 2003, in Oklahoma City.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 7 with Dick Stites officiating.
Howard L. Bitsko
Howard L. Bitsko, 70, of Cameron, passed away Monday, March 31, 2003.
He was born June 12, 1932 at Tulsa to Michael K. and Eva (Walton) Bitsko.
He was a member of Cameron First Baptist Church, an electrician and an amateur radio operator for 50 years.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one brother, Ray; and one sister, Helen.
Survivors include his wife Pansy of the home; two sons, Steve Bitsko of Woodville, Texas and Mark Bitsko of Fort Smith; two stepsons, Ronald Burden of Singapore and Jimmie Burden of Cameron; two sisters, Ruby and Naomi; one brother, William "Bill" Bitsko; six grandchildren, Wayne, Samuel, Laura, Sarah, Megan and Richard.
Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Wednesday, April 2 at the Fair Hill Cemetery at Cameron with the Rev. Kevin Fitzgerald and Mr. Wayne Brown officiating, under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Spiro.
Virgle Wayne Thompson
Virgle Wayne Thompson, 53, of Monroe, passed away Friday, Oct. 18, 2002, in Poteau.
He was born April 11, 1949. He worked for Dog Creek Ranch for 30 years.
Survivors include his wife Leona of the home; three daughters, Liz Collins of Poteau, Tina Sanders of Howe and Malinda Sweeney of Monroe; one son, Phillip Casteel of Poteau; 10 grandchildren; special granddaughter, Angela Ritter; one great-grandchild; his uncle and aunt, Jerry and Gay Thompson; numerous family and friends.
Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 22 at Monroe Cemetery with the Rev. Billy Wheat officiating, under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
Pallbearers will be Benny Gullick, Mark Collins, Karl Skinner, Larry Autry, Lyndal Ritter and Jimmy Autry.
Golda B. Moore
Golda B. Moore, 88, of Panama, passed away Saturday, July 27, 2002, in Fort Smith.
She was born Jan. 9, 1914 at McCurtain.
She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her father, John William Kerr; her mother, Christian Annie Kerr; two sisters, Willie Garrett and Opal Braden; one son, Jimmy Grant Moore; and two daughters, Amy Sue Jennen and Zelta Jean Sorrell.
Survivors include her husband Woodrow A. Moore of the home; four daughters, Patricia Bernice and husband Jerry J. Ammons of Panama, Melba Geneva and husband Ed Craig of Bay Point, Calif., and Rosa Lea and husband Charles Cottrill, all of Bay Point, Calif. and Regena Ann and husband Johnny Brown of Desert Hot Springs, Calif.; two sisters, Ruby Pearl Woodard of Dallas, Texas and Jewel Duhan of Sulphur, La.; one brother, the Rev. Doyle M. Kerr of Sperry; and her life was enriched by 17 grandchildren; 30 great-grandchildren; and nine great-great-grandchildren; a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 31 at Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with the Rev. Brian Smith officiating.
Burial will follow at Shady Point Cemetery under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
Pallbearers will be Ronald Eatmon, Ronald "Ollie" Eatmon II, Dixon Eugene Eatman, Dwayne Sweezy, Donald Jamison and Edward Northern.
Dennis Alexander
Dennis Alexander, 62, of Poteau, passed away Tuesday, April 1, 2003.
He was born Nov. 8, 1940 at Mesa, Ariz. to Loyd and Leona Alexander.
He was a truck driver and lived in the Poteau area for the past 18 years.
He was loved by all and will be greatly missed.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and an infant son.
Survivors include his wife Marie of the home; two daughters, Lisa Marrow of Buffalo Valley and Dana Mata of Wichita Falls, Texas; two sons, David Alexander of Poteau and Dennis Alexander II of Shady Point; six grandchildren, Ryan Marrow, Megan Marrow, Tristan Alexander, Andrew Alexander, Kayla Alexander and Aiden Alexander; three sisters, Joyce Burnett, Jackie Murrow and Sandy Nichols; three brothers, Orlen Ray Alexander, Butch Alexander and Daniel Alexander; and numerous nieces, nephews, loved ones; and friends.
Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 5 at the Pentecostal Church of God in Poteau with the Rev. Clyde Hess officiating.
Burial will follow at the Muse Cemetery under the direction of Grace Manor Funeral Home of Poteau.
Pallbearers will be Danny Pettigrew, Butch Alexander, Richard Marrow, Wayne Burnett, Harold Pettigrew, Ray-Dale Jones, Gary Landry and John Paul Cosper.
Dallas Thomas
Dallas Thomas, 62, of Hatfield, Ark., passed away Tuesday, Dec. 17, 2002, in Little Rock, Ark.
He was born Feb. 1, 1940 in LeFlore.
He was a veteran of the Air Force, loved camping, fishing, horseback riding and team roping.
He was a truck driver.
He was preceded in death by his father, James Tom Thomas.
Survivors include his wife Mary Thomas of the home; one daughter, Debbie West of Acorn, Ark.; one son, Steven Thomas of Garland, Texas; four grandchildren, Kimberly Allen of Weatherford, Texas, Mike Bolden of Vacaville, Calif., Melissa Siegenthaler of Acorn and Elijah West of Acorn; one great-granddaughter, Makenzie Allen of Weatherford; his mother, Nancy Thomas of Antlers; three sisters, Betty Borin of Arkoma, Mary Childers of Antlers and Tommie Rosenthal of Antlers; two brothers, Dickie Thomas of McKinney, Texas and Don Thomas of Allen, Texas; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and loved ones; and a host of beloved friends.
Services will be at 1 p.m Saturday, Dec. 21 at LeFlore Baptist Church with the Rev. Jeff Caughern officiating.
Burial will follow in LeFlore Cemetery under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.
Pallbearers will be J.W. Thomas, Odell Thomas, Larry McAlester, Harvey Walden, Jesse Ingle and Stacy Ingle.
Joyce T. Meixner
Joyce T. Meixner, 69, passed away Wednesday, April 9, 2003 at Hartshorne.
She was born April 15, 1933 at Panama.
She was a member of the Wilburton Hospital Auxiliary, founding member of the Wilburton P.A.W.S. Avid Reader, a painter, pianist and lover of animals.
She was a member and elder of the First Presbyterian Church of Wilburton.
Survivors include her husband Billy D. Meixner of Alva; one son, Eugene F. Gee III of Vancouver, Wash.; one daughter-in-law, Patrice Gee of Vancouver, Wash.; two granddaughters, Lindsay Warner of Vancouver, Wash. and Kristyn Jones of Yellville, Ark.; two great-grandsons, Noah David and Dawson Mac Jones of Yellville, Ark.; one sister, Patricia Lee Thomas of Wilburton; two nephews, David Lee and Amy Thomas of Oklahoma City and Charles and Cynthia Thomas of Wilburton; two nieces, Margaret Thomas Sorrels and Charles of Blanco and Christina Calvin and Glen of Wilburton.
Services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 12 at the First Presbyterian Church of Wilburton.
Burial will follow at the Quinton Cemetery under the direction of Waldrop Funeral Home of Wilburton.
James Leonard Farris Jr.
James Leonard Farris Jr., 48, of Fort Smith, Ark. passed away Friday, June 20, 2003.
He was born March 23, 1955 in Los Angeles, Calif. to James Leonard Farris Jr. and Patricia Jean (Keene) Farris.
He was a member of the New Center of Western Arkansas Counseling and Guidance Center.
Gladys Jepson
Gladys Jepson, 88, of Panama, passed away Thursday, June 19, 2003 at Poteau.
She was born March 9, 1915 at Helena, Mont. to Sterling Price and Freda (Bowler) Creed.
She was a homemaker and a member of the Philadelphians Church Group of California.
Denver Whitmore
Denver Whitmore, 72, of Wister, passed away Monday, June 2, 2003, at Fort Smith, Ark.
He was affiliated with the Apostolics of Poteau (United Pentecostal Church).
He was a veteran of the U.S. Army.
He served at the age of 15 with his father in Japan during World War II and also in the Korean War where he received a Bronze Star for carrying a Lieutenant eight miles across enemy lines.
He was retired from OG&E.
Roland Poulin
Roland Poulin, 78, of Richardson, Texas, passed away Sunday, June 1, 2003, in Plano, Texas.
He was a former resident of Heavener, a member of the First United Methodist Church; a veteran of World War II, the Korean Conflict, and a retired supply clerk for the airlines.
Horace J. Kilgore
Horace J. Kilgore, 71, of Shady Point, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2003.
He was born May 12, 1932 in Hot Springs, Ark. to Horace and Susie (Pettit) Kilgore.
He married his best friend and true love, Mary Devoll on Jan. 3, 1951 in Lubbock, Texas.
He worked as a sheet metal fabricator for Spring Engineer of Dallas, Texas.
He was a member of the First Assembly of God Church in Shady Point.
William Thomas Lewis
William Thomas Lewis, 82, of Spiro, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 29, 2003, at Fort Smith.
He was born Aug. 21, 1920 at Braden.
Veda Sutton-Smith
Veda Sutton-Smith, 56, of Spiro, passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, in Fort Smith.
She was born Oct. 29, 1946 at Poteau to Milas and Lorene (Williams) Clark.
She was a homemaker and loving mother.
She was a beautiful woman who went out of her way to make others feel loved and at ease.
Her passion in life was taking care of those she loved in every way possible.
She always made sure everyone near her felt happy, loved and important, even a total stranger.
Not a day went by that she didn't put someone else's needs before her own. That's what made her happy.
Her pastime was creating hand crafted roses for her loved ones and other assorted crafts.
She also enjoyed listening to her music and collecting Elvis memorabilia.
Ross Earl Stone
Ross Earl Stone, 55, of Poteau, passed away Saturday, Feb. 1, 2003.
He was born Aug. 18, 1947 at Frederick to Ross H. and Elizabeth M. Stone of Wister.
He was a graduate of Fanshawe High School and earned a baccalaureate degree from East Central Oklahoma State University at Ada.
He retired from the Child Welfare Division of the Oklahoma Department of Human Services.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Poteau, a longtime volunteer coach of baseball and softball with the Green Country Summer League program and participated in numerous civic organizations.
He was also an organ donor.
Dixie Pearl Bentley
Dixie Pearl Bentley, 90, of Albion, passed away Friday, Jan. 31, 2003, at Fort Smith.
She was born Sept. 11, 1912 at Minter, Texas to Perry Corbin and Nanny Whitt-Corbin.
She was married to Roger William Bentley in January 1936 in Antlers.
She was a beloved wife, mother and grandmother and she will be missed.
On Sept. 11, 1980 she was blessed with a very special birthday gift, a grandson James Thomas Dighton.
She was a member of the Albion Baptist Church and lived in the Albion area most of her life.
Lena Ruby Thirkill
Lena Ruby Thirkill, 86, of Talihina, passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, in Arkoma.
She was born June 19, 1916 at Howe to Steve Humphreys and Willie Smith-Humphreys.
She was married to William George Thirkill in May 1940.
Lena loved to fish and enjoyed living in Talihina.
She always loved attending the Tiger ball games.
She loved her church, her family and especially her grandchildren.
She was a member of the Valley Christian Church and lived in Talihina most of her life.
Christine Vinson
Christine Vinson, 86, of Heavener, passed away Monday, Feb. 3, 2003, in Poteau.
She was a longtime resident of the Stapp-Zoe community, a resident of Heavener since 1981 and a member of the First Baptist Church.
James Edward Byrd
James Edward Byrd, 51, of Hodgen, passed away Thursday, October, 10, 2002, in Tulsa.
He was a longtime resident of Hodgen, a construction worker and attended the Stapp-Zoe Baptist Church.
