By the way....Welcome to the Sebastian County line...... Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/ ================================================== =============================================

Here is their marriage license record. They spelled the name different..... You can send for the marriage license from the County Seat that is listed. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/ ================================================== =============================================

Hello, new to this list. I am looking for others that may be tracing the Toon/ Bridges surnames in Sebastian County. I am having trouble confirming birthdates for their children. Sarah Delilah Bridges born 1877 and Jasper Newton Toon born 1873 had the following children: William Argel Toon (I need his date of birth in 1894) Florence Viola Toon(I have two listings one 1895 the other 1896) Bessie Manerva or Menerva Toon (I have two birthdates in 1905) then I have some unknown ? children listed as well. I would love a more complete listing. Can anyone help? Donna IttyBkShp@aol.com

Dear Friends, I have just read and signed the online petition: "National Cemetery Protection Act" hosted on the web by PetitionOnline.com, the free online petition service, at: http://www.petitiononline.com/sg0001/petition.html I personally agree with what this petition says, and I think you might agree, too. If you can spare a moment, please take a look, and consider signing yourself. Best wishes, Charlie Ward

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The following obits appeared in the SW Times Record today: Earnest McCormick, 87, of Van Buren died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a retired shipping clerk for Eads Brother's Furniture Company in Fort Smith and attended Bethlehem Freewill Baptist Church in Van Buren.Funeral service will be 2 p.m. today at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home Chapel in Van Buren with burial at Gill Cemetery in Van Buren.He is survived by his wife, Fannie; one daughter, LInda Rhinehart of Charleston; one son, Kenneth of Alma; one brother, James of Fort Smith; 10 grandchildren, John, Mark and Tracy McCormick, Vicki Taylor, Kenda Smith, Teena Kelly, Teresa Wood, James K. Fisher, Shane Rhinehart and Kellie Stewart; 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. OZARK - Ethel Jane (Ross) Haddock, 66, of Ozark died Friday, June 30, 2000, in her home. She was a retired cook.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Belt Cemetery in Ozark under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home of Ozark.She is survived by her husband, Ronald; three daughters, Vickie Gregory of Greenwood, Vivian Ketcher of Stilwell, Okla. and Vanessa Williams of Bowling Green, Ky.; four sons, Steven and Lawrence Dunbar, both of Mulberry, Ronnie Dunbar of Clarksville and David Haddock of Ozark; two sisters, Velma Davis of Fern and Sue Frisby of Greenwood; two brothers, Everett Ross of Nacogdoches, Texas and Charles Ross of Ozark; 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. MCALESTER, Okla. - Nellie Faye Harwell, 79, of McAlester, Okla., formerly of Booneville died Saturday, July 1, 2000, in a Booneville hospital. She was a retired dietician for the Clarksville School District and Booneville Human Development Center in Booneville and a member of the United Methodist Church in Booneville. She was preceded in death by her husband, John G. Harwell.Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Roberts Memorial Chapel in Booneville with burial at Carolan Cemetery in Booneville.She is survived by one daughter, Phyllis Ruff of McAlester, Okla.; one son, Johnny of Clarksville; one brother, William Brown of Booneville; six grandchildren, John Claude Ruff, Victoria Tauscheck, Dory O'Neal, Kay Cloar and Rachel and Jenny Mikles; and two great-grandchildren. Thomas H. Wilkinson, 93, of Fort Smith died Thursday, June 29, 2000 in Fort Smith. He was a Catholic and a retired cattle broker.Funeral will be 10 a.m. today at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with burial at Calvary Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction Fentress Mo rtuary of Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Betty; his daughter, Lynn Lane of Fort Smith; three grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. LIBERTY, Okla. - John Paul Spradlin, 18, of Liberty died Saturday, July 1, 2000 near Cass. He was a 2000 graduate of Southside High School with honors, was awarded the President Education award for outstanding academic achievement and an academic scholarship to Tulsa University and was scheduled to begin the fall semester. He was a member of Christ the King Catholic Church, head fishing guide at Lake Ouichita for Captial Structures and member of Key Club and Honor Society of Southside High School in Fort Smith.Funeral mass will be 2 p.m. today at Christ the King Catholic Church in Fort Smith. The body will be interred at a later date at Willow Creek Farms under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith.He is survived by his parents, Howard "Buddy" and Linda Spradlin of Liberty, Okla.; and four brothers, Steven and Mark, both of Fort Smith, Greg of Garland, Texas and Adam Joseph of Liberty. LAMAR - Oscar Lee Childers, 65, of Lamar died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in Johnson Regional Medical Center. He was a graduate of Lamar High School, an Army veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Labor Union.Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel in Clarksville with burial at Lamar Cemetery in Lamar.He is survived by four sisters, Helen Bouchard of Clarksville, Susie Francis of Orlando, Fla., Gail Neuman of Van Buren and Donna Jackson of Alma; and five brothers, Kenneth of Clarksville, Carl of Richmond, William of Van Buren and James and Duane, both of Lamar. LONE PINE - Pearl M. Yarbrough, 88, of the Lone Pine Community died Saturday, July 1, 2000, at Shaffer Nursing Home of Ozark. She was a Baptist and lived her entire life in Johnson County.Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hardwicke Funeral Chapel with burial at Sherman Cemetery north of Clarksville.She is survived by her husband, Tom; four daughters, Aleta Mullins of Texarkana, Olene Angle of St. Louis, Mo., and Sharon Hicks and Loeta Venable, both of Oklahoma City; five sons, Cletus of Windton, Ore., Curtis and Clois, both of Dover, Okla. and Olen and Jerry, both of Clarksville; three sisters, Dorothy Tuck and Lorene Acord, both of Brawley, Calif., and Irene Houston of Clarksville; three brothers, Claude Stamps of Brawley, Calif., E.J. Stamps of Woodland, Calif. and Clinton Stamps of Vallejo, Calif.; 31 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Matthew Dewayne (Matt) Wagner, 34, of Fort Smith died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in his home. he was a cook and member of Mt. Moriah Church.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mt. Moriah Church with burial at Mt. Moriah Cemetery near Waldron under the direction of Martin Funeral Home of Waldron.He is survived by his mother, Anne Wagner of Fort Smith and father, Bud Wagner of Waldron; grandmother, Mildred Wagner of Waldron; four sisters, Regina Mailand of Barling, Judy Bullington of Fort Smith and Kortney and Kinnley Wagner, both of Waldron; and two brothers, Mike Wagner of Iowa Park, Texas and Mark Wagner of Waldron. Margaret Elizabeth Mash, 99, of Waldron died Sunday, July 2, 2000, in a Waldron hospital. She was a homemaker, seamstress, Eastern Star and a Baptist.Funeral service will be 3 p.m. today at Martin Fuenral Home Chapel in Waldron with burial at Laural Land Cemetery in Dallas, Texas.She is survived by two daughters, Sarah Weatherly of Boles and Opal Stevenson of Euless, Texas; and ten grandchildren including, Deida Ridenhour, Margaret Glenn, Richard Weatherly Jr., all of Boles and Linda Baker of Sulpher Springs, Texas; 13 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. 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The following obits appeared in the SW Times Record on Sunday: MAGAZINE - Harold David Barnes, 44, of Magazine died Friday, June 30, 2000, in Dallas, Texas. He was a construction worker and Vietnam veteran.Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Roller Funeral Home Chapel in Booneville with burial at Blue Mountain Cemetery in Blue Mountain.He is survived by one son, Jeremy David Barnes of Mesquite, Texas; his mother, Francis Beck of Magazine and stepfather, Ramond Lee Beck of Magazine; four sisters, Johnnie Mae Hurley of Drasco, Betty Jo Kluthe of Charleston, Barbara Fisher of Pasadena, Md. and Linda Rector of Blue Mountain; and three brothers, Jim Barnes of Magazine, Willie Barnes of Ione and Charley Barnes of Blanford, Ind. CLARKSVILLE - Vance V. Caldwell, 73, of Clarksville died Friday, June 30, 2000 in a Clarksville hospital. He was a Baptist, and Army veteran of World War II and retired from Reynolds Metal Company. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Clarksville under the direction of HardwickeFuneral Home of Clarksville.He is survived by his wife, Nelda; two daughters, Dana Anglin of Clarksville and Sheila Lambert of Benton; one son, Mike Caldwell of Clarksville; and seven grandchildren, Leigha Young, Tessa Anglin and Matthew and Lucas Caldwell all of Clarksville and Robin Calley, Tyler Lambert and Cody Green all of Benton. NASHVILLE, TENN. - Emma Dean Kuykendall, 93, of Nashville, Tenn., formerly of Fort Smith, died Friday, June 30, 2000, in Nashville. She retired as a teacher for Fairview Elementary School in Fort Smith and was a member of First United Methodist Church and P.E.O.Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Monday in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel of Fort Smith. Family requests a private burial at Oak Cemetery in Fort Smith.She is survived by one daughter, Ann Parker of Nashville; and two grandchildren, Carolyn Akin and Robert Parker, both of Memphis, Tenn. Lucille B. Gibson, 94, of Fort Smith, entered into rest June 29, 2000, at her home in Fort Smith. She was born Feb. 26, 1906, in Leonard, Texas, the daughter of the late Cecil and Mary (Applebee) Hunt. Gibson was a homemaker and a member of Eastern Heights Baptist Church of Van Buren. She was the widow of Lolis C. Gibson Sr. She is preceded in death by one son, Bob Gibson.She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Lolis Jr. and Betty Gibson of Fort Smith; four grandchildren, Glenda Bauman of Fort Smith, Jan Sharp of Lavaca, Libby Elkins and Carol Fisher, both of Mt. Vernon, Ohio; 11 great-grandchildren, Bret, Matt and Scott Murry, Kristen Marvin, John A. Bauman, Kevin and Betsey Bricker, Kari Orcutt and Bridget, Emily and Sarah Estep; five great-great-grandchildren, Caylie and Summer Murry, Alexis Marvin, Caleb Orcutt and Ava Bricker.Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Monday, July 3, 2000, at Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith with burial at Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Smith with the Reverend Joe Bagwell officiating. CLARKSVILLE - Vance V. Caldwell, 73, of Clarksville died Friday, June 30, 2000 in a Clarksville hospital.he was a Baptist, and Army veteran of World War II and retired from Reynolds Metal Company.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Mount Vernon Cemetery in Clarksville under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home.He is survived by Nelda; two daughters, Dana Anglin of Clarksville and Sheila Lambert of Benton; one son, Mike Caldwell of Clarksville; and seven grandchildren, Leigha Young, Tessa Anglin and Matthew and Lucas Caldwell all of Clarksville and Robin Calley, Tyler Lambert and Cody Green all of benton. Thomas H. Wilkinson, 93, of Fort Smith died Thursday, June 29, 2000 in Fort Smith. He was a Catholic and a retired cattle worker.Prayer service will be 7 p.m. Sunday at Fentress Mortuary. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church with burial at Calvary Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction Fentress Mirtuary of Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Betty; his daughter, Lynn Lane of Fort Smith; three grandchildren; Inez Reynolds, 94, of Fort Smith died Saturday, July 1,2000 in a local hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of First Methodist Church in Fort Smith.Graveside service will be 1:30 p.m. Monday at Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith.She is survived by her husband, Harold; one son, Colin Reynolds of Oklahoma City, Okla.; three grandchildren, Colin Ray and Alan M. Reynolds and Pamela A. Reynolds Lowery.; and three great-grandchildren. BONANZA - Johnnie E. Nelson, 82, of Bonanza died Thursday June 29, 2000 in his home. He was retired civil service, a member of the Bonanza Assembly of God Church and an Army veteran of World War II.Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Bonanza Assembly of God Church with burial at Hartford Memorial Park in Hartford under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood.He is survived by his wife, Sarah; one son, Elmer Nelson of Bonanza; two sisters, Marie Furnatter of Odessa, Texas and Hilda Plumlee of Garland, Texas; one brother, Roland Nelson of Bismark; four grandchildren, Laurie beam, Larry and Ricky Nelson and Cindy Ledbetter; and eight great-grandchildren. Audrey Hollowell Miller, 87, of Fort Smith died Friday, June 30, 2000 in a local nursing home. She was a retired nurse and a member of the harvest Time Tabernacle.Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday in Putman Funeral Home Chapel with burial 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sunset Cemetery in Helena under the direction of Putman Funeral Home. of Fort Smith.She is survived by two daughters, Carol Holden and nadine Pound both of Fort Smith; two sons, Miles Miller of San Angelo, Texas and Kenneth Miller of Evans, Colo.; two sisters, Gladys Livingston of Wahl, Miss. and Rudell Turner of Marianna; 12 grandchildren, Andrew and Cindy Ray, Melanie, Kevin, Rebecca, Robin, Neil, Nathan and Ron Miller, Lisa Hurst, Annette Boorman and Kimberly McClain; and eight great-grandchildren. SALLISAW - Ruth Ann Spencer, 66, of Sallisaw died Saturday, July 1, 2000 in Sallisaw. She was a cook for Sequoyah Manner Nursing Home and Peggy's Cafe in Sallisaw and a member of the Pentecostal Church.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Sallisaw City Cemetery under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.She is survived by four daughters, Linda Lou Speer, Sheila Mae Long and Sherry Gail Spencer all of Sallisaw and Brenda Sue McHenry of Tulsa; two sons, Bobby Dewayne Cartwright of Fort Smith and Terry Dale Spencer of Sallisaw; three sisters, Betty Watts of Fort Smith, Doris Risener of Langley and Wanda O'Neal of Vian; 16 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Hermon Ruff, 63, of Barling died Friday, June 30, 2000 in a local hospital. He was a welder in the oil and gas industry, an Army veteran and a Christian.Funeral service will be 1 p.m. Monday in Ocker-Putman Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Ocker-Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Vernette; one daughter, Michele Ruff of barling; one foster daughter, Angela Wiggins of Hot Springs; one son, David Ruff of barling; two sisters, Edith Gilbert and Glenda Jackson both of Mill Springs, N.C.; and three foster grandchildren. DEQUEEN - Tommy Julian Kulmaczewski, 42, of DeQueen died Saturday, July 1, 2000 in DeQueen. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday in McConnell Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Stroud Cemetery in Excelsior under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood. he is survived by one daughter, Megan Ann Kulmaczewski of Lawton, Okla.; one step-son, William Farley of the home; his parents, Stanley and Darl Kulmaczewski of Lawton, Okla.; and one brother, David Kulmaczewski. KINTA - Richard E. "Whick" Ogle, 76, of Kinta died Friday, June 30, 2000 in his home. he was a retired pipeline construction worker, a Baptist, and an avid outdoorsman who enjoyed hunting and fishing.Graveside service will be at Whitefield Cemetery in Whitefield under the direction of King and Sherwood Funeral Home of Stigler.He is survived by, one daughter, Penny Jones of Tulsa; three sons, Mike Ogle of Hartshorne and Don and Jeff Ogle both of Tulsa; one sister, Virgina Martindale of Kinta; one brother, Jack Ogle of Kinta; and five grandchildren. Marta Kelly, 75, of Van Buren died Friday, June 30, 2000 in her home. She was a member of First Church of Nazarene in Fort Smith, a retired school teacher of 35 years in Kibler and Fort Smith Spradling Elementary Schools, a member of Fort Smith Association fo Childhood International, Classroom Teachers Association, Arkansas Education Association, Golden Eagles Camper Club and the National Campers and Hikers Association. She was a resident of Van Buren for 50 years.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday in Ocker Funeral Chapel in Alma with burial at Newberry Cemetery in Alma under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Alma.She is survived by her husband, Odell; one daughter, Karla Freeman of Van Buren; one son, Stevan Kelly of van Buren; one sister, Donna Hartwell of Syracuse, Ind.; and two grandchildren. Bobbye A. Elkins, 70, of Van Buren died Saturday, July 1, 2000 in a local nursing home. She was a Methodist and a retired food supervisor for Van Buren Public Schools.Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Monday in Ocker Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with burial at Harmony Cemetery north of Clarksville under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.She is survived bu her husband, Bill; two sons, Tim and Mark Elkins both of Van Buren; one sister, Vivian Bacom of Monroe, N.C.; and six grandchildren. James Aubrey Brown, 88, of Van Buren died Saturday, July 1, 2000 in a local nursing home. He was a retired lumber inspector for Fort Smith Rim and Bow Co., a member of the Cedarville Baptist Church where he served as a deacon, a member of the Van Buren Masonic Lodge No. 6, The Cedar Masonci Lodge No. 762 in Cedarville, a member of the Scottish Rite Bodies and a 33rd degree Mason, a member of the Van Buren Royal Arch No. 3 and past master of the Cedarville and Uniontown Lodges.Masonic graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Salem Cemetery Arbor under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren.He is survived by his wife, Mary; five grandchildren, Ronnie Hopkins, Sandi Westfall Arendall, Michael Westfall, Paul Pollock and Linda Phillips; seven great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. STIGLER - Dollie Eva Barbee, 86, of Stigler died Saturday, July 1, 2000 in Fort Smith. She was the widow of Jason Barbee and preceded in death by her brother, Lonnie Goforth. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Mallory Chapel with burial at Hoyt Cemetery in Hoyt under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Stigler. She is survived by two daughters, Inez Barbee of Stigler and Joan Hoffman of broken Arrow; one son, Leon Barbee of Spiro; one sister, Imogene Tolbert of Moyers, Okla.; four grandchildren, Natalie Lung, Page Isaacs, Rochelle Collingsworth and David Barbee; and nine great-grandchildren. angelears@alltel.net Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/ ================================================== =============================================

The following obits appeared in the SW Times Record on Saturday: POTEAU - Phillip H. Simpson, 67, of Poteau, formerly of Tennessee, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in a Tulsa hospital. He was an employee of Goodyear Tire Company based at Turman-Pierce Tire Company. Later he worked for American General Life Insurance Company and Country Boy Furniture. He was a member, deacon and Sunday School director at the First Baptist Church in Poteau.Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church in Poteau with burial at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.He is survived by his wife, Marie; three daughters, Phyllis A. Renfroe of Jackson, Tenn., Becky M. Frost of Bolivar, Tenn., and Laura M. Lawless of Bartlesville, Okla.; one son, Mark L. Simpson of Yukon, Okla.; one sister, Peggy J. Simpson of Poteau; nine grandchildren, Suzanne, Phillip and Carl Frost, Jenny and Adam Lawless, Micah and Josh Renfroe and Robert and Stephen Simpson; and one great-grandchild. MARBLE CITY - Donnie Cheater, 82, of Marble City died Wednesday, June 28, 2000, in Sallisaw.Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at House of Praise in Marble City with burial at Flute Springs Cemetery in Marble City under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Sallisaw.She is survived by two daughters, Sallie Buzzard and Lucille Buster, both of Marble City; two sons, Thomas of Sallisaw and Charley of Marble City; one brother, Watt of Marble City; 26 grandchildren; 63 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. POTEAU - Tommy Baker, 71, of Poteau died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in Poteau. He was employed at Atwoods. He sold cars for approximately 44 years beginning with Craigon Chevrolet in the parts department, then McDonald/Smedley and retired from Smedley Chevrolet Olds. He was a member of the Hosanna Fellowship and the Lions Club.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday in Evans & Miller Chapel of Memories of Poteau with burial at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau.He is survived by his wife, Marie; two daughters, Peggy Gilstrap and Pamela Cowan, both of Poteau; one son, Thomas of Poteau; two sisters, Geraldine Goodnight of Poteau and Betty Joe Geheb of Arkoma; six grandchildren, Justin Hickman, David, Britney and Alyssa Baker, Brandon Jones and Kale Cowan. Dessie Lee Belcher, 94, of Van Buren, formerly of Paris, died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a homemaker and the widow of Ben F. Belcher. She was a member of Calvary Missionary Baptist Church in Van Buren.Funeral will be 10 a.m. today in Roller Funeral Home Chapel of Paris with burial at Baxley Cemetery in Paris.She is survived by one son, Gerald Belcher of Corona, Calif.; three grandchildren; and five greatgrandchildren. OKLAHOMA CITY - Jimmy Le Farmer, 56, of Oklahoma City died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in Tulsa. He retired as a school teacher after 15 years and was a Baptist. He received his bachelor's degree from N.S.U. in Tahlequah, Okla., and his master's degree from the University of Arkansas. He was a member of the Oklahoma Education Association.Graveside service will be 1 p.m. today at Sallisaw City Cemetery under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw.He is survived by one son, Danny of Pocola; one uncle, Warren G. Brewer of Texas and one aunt, Agnes Stinnett of Sand Springs, Okla. STIGLER - Rayford King, 74, of Stigler died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in a Muskogee hospital. He retired as a carpenter and attended Iron Bridge Freewill Baptist Church. He was an Army veteran, ex-prisoner of war of World War II and a member of the American Legion in Stigler.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at Victory Temple Church in Fort Smith with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Fort Smith under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood.He is survived by his wife, Flora; two sons, Darrell of Hackett and Larry of Greenwood; four sisters, Faye Grizzle, Ila Barr and Reba Mize, all of Pocola, and Velma Flynn of Owasso, Okla.; four brothers, Howard of Kinta, Leslie of Georgia, Pete of Pocola and Bill of Kentucky; one grandchild, Jacki Easter of Eglin AFB, Fla., and one great-grandchild. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/ ================================================== =============================================

Yep, Charlie...a lot of differences...also have a Gentlemen's Club with Dancing girls within ONE Block of our church. Maybe I need to move to Greenwood.... Greenwood is a beautiful community really growing now. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/ ================================================== =============================================

Fort Smith, Arkansas is in SEBASTIAN COUNTY...UPPER DISTRICT. Greenwood, Ar. is in the lower Sebastian County Seat. Don't ask why they have two county seats...been that way since wayyyyyy back when. Carolyn Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/ ================================================== =============================================

Hi: As a Compuserve member I have been able to visit the Genealogy Forums at Compuserve at will. Now, these forums are available to all - no charge. So, give them an occasional visit.. I know that there is a weekly Canadian conference. A broad subject genealogical conference is on Tuesdays evenings with Dick Eastman himself as the moderator in the Main Chat Room on the Gen Techniques Forum.. Go to: http://www.rootsforum.com (just copy and paste this) and check them out. A rather lengthly invitation from Dick Eastman himself is posted below. Ignore the Ancestry.com search mechanism at the top or you'll end up in Ancestry.com. Click on one of the forums on the left margin. Regards, Nan Wolf 71532.734@compuserve.com ============================= Eastman's Online Genealogy Newsletter A Weekly Summary of Events and Topics of Interest to Online Genealogists Vol. 5 No. 27 - July 1, 2000 - CompuServe's Genealogy Forums are Now Available on the Web Having managed CompuServe's Genealogy Forums for more than 12 years, I can recall hundreds of experiences and thousands of messages and online chats. Thousands of people have found ancestors because of hints and assistance given online in these forums. We have witnessed long-lost families reunited after finding each other online on CompuServe. Adoptees have been reunited with birth parents and long-lost siblings. One night, several of us even helped save the life of a fellow forum member who was having a seizure 3,000 miles away. We deduced his location in Scotland and then called the police and ambulance in his town. We were later told that the quick action by forum members saved this man's life. The "problem" with these genealogy forums is that they have only been available to CompuServe members who paid fees for online access. While there are 2.5 million CompuServe members, that is only a fraction of the people online these days. Now these genealogy forums have been opened up to everyone with Web access. Best of all, they are free. Besides CompuServe's 2.5 million members, an additional 22 million AOL members plus another 40 million Instant Messenger users can access the same forums. You don't even need the special software that CompuServe used to require; now you can access these forums with Netscape, Internet Explorer, or AOL's software. CompuServe has three genealogy forums: The North American Genealogy Forum focuses on genealogy research in the United States and Canada, including Native American and Black American genealogy sections. There is also an active Adoption Searches section that has produced a number of success stories. The World Wide Genealogy Forum focuses on all genealogy research outside of North America. Obviously, this includes the United Kingdom, Ireland and Europe. It also has sections for Australia and New Zealand, the Caribbean, and Hispanic genealogy. The Jewish Genealogy section also resides in the World Wide Genealogy Forum. The third, and most popular, forum is called the Genealogy Techniques Forum. Here you will find all the messages and files that are not related to geographic or ethnic origins. Sections in the Genealogy Techniques Forum include How to Get Started, Genealogy Software, Creating Your Own Genealogy Web Pages, Genealogy CD-ROM Disks, Books and Magazines, Seminars and Meetings, Heraldry (Coats of Arms), Professional Genealogists, Finding Living People and more. The same forum has file libraries with hundreds of free and shareware genealogy programs and utilities for Windows, MS-DOS, Macintosh and a few other operating systems. You can also find a discussion board section dedicated to the articles in this newsletter. The File Libraries in the Genealogy Techniques Forum are divided by topic into a number of sections. One of the Library sections that I like best is the Book Reviews section. Here you will find more than 2,000 of book reviews by Martha Reamy. Martha has been writing reviews of genealogy books for quite a few years; I don't believe you will find an online database of genealogy book reviews anyplace else that approaches Martha's efforts. You can search these reviews by keywords in the Techniques Forum. For instance, if you are looking for books on finding genealogy records in Kansas, start a search with a Keyword of "Kansas." Within 4 or 5 seconds, you will see a list of the book reviews related to Kansas genealogy research. Click on any of those listed, and you can then read Martha's review of the book, along with information on how you can order the book. In the North American Genealogy Forum you can find another popular section: Online Queries . Here you can post brief queries that are similar to the queries you see in printed magazines. Examples would include, "Who are the parents of Sarah Smith, married to John Jones in Salem, Massachusetts in 1638?" Such a question normally is followed by four or five sentences listing information already known about that person. The advantage of placing these in text files is a longer "shelf life" and the ease of quickly searching by keyword. The three genealogy forums have a total of 32 chat rooms. Most of the online chats occur in one of two rooms in the Genealogy Techniques Forum: The Main Chat Room and The Hot Tub. As you might guess, The Hot Tub is an informal place where online friends may gather to chit-chat about any topic, genealogy-related or not. There are other chat rooms for specific genealogy topics, such as New England Genealogy, Scandinavian Genealogy, Black American Heritage, and other geographic and ethnic origins. The most popular online chats are held Tuesday evenings at 10:00 PM Eastern time, 7:00 PM Pacific, in The Main Chat Room on the Genealogy Techniques Forum. These are free-wheeling online chats, where you will see genealogy-related and non-genealogy-related conversations intertwined all evening. The primary topic is whatever you want it to be: bring your questions! You can even host an online chat dedicated to your favorite genealogy-related topic. If you send a message on the forum to the forum administrators, they can help "advertise" your session with an announcement. All of the chat rooms are open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week. You can drop into a chat room at any time and converse online with other folks who are interested in genealogy. To access the Genealogy Forums on CompuServe, you need to have any one of the following: Netscape 4.0 or later, plus a registration on CompuServe Instant Messenger or America Online Instant Messenger or Netscape Instant Messenger Microsoft's Internet Explorer version 4.0 or later, plus a registration on CompuServe Instant Messenger or America Online Instant Messenger or Netscape Instant Messenger An active CompuServe membership along with any modern CompuServe program, such as CompuServe 4.0, CompuServe 2000, OzWIN, TAPCIS, Csurfer, etc. An active America Online membership and current AOL software (This includes the AOL Instant Messenger.) The URL at the end of this article points you to online instructions for registering with these instant messengers. One point to note is that, even though Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer users must be registered with one of the appropriate instant messenger services, they do not need to actually have the instant messenger software installed. Only the instant messenger user ID and password are required to access the genealogy forums. This works whether the instant messenger software is installed or not. Once the user ID and password are entered, the user can access the forums, even without the instant messenger software installed. Each of the Genealogy Forums on CompuServe has its own URL. However, I have created an "umbrella site" at http://www.rootsforum.com that contains links to all three forums, plus links to a few other online genealogy resources. The URL of http://www.rootsforum.com is easier to remember than the longer URLs of each individual forum. You can also find information at this URL on how to register a user ID and password on CompuServe Instant Messenger, America Online Instant Messenger or Netscape Instant Messenger. Access to the Genealogy Forums on CompuServe is free. To check it out for yourself, go to: http://www.rootsforum.com

Hi: Spotted this on another mail list and thought it worth sending on. I visited the site at: http://www.savinggraves.com and found it most interesting. Nan Wolf 71532.734@compuserve.com -------------Forwarded Message----------------- From: INTERNET:ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com, INTERNET:ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com To: [unknown], INTERNET:ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com Date: 7/1/00 10:29 AM RE: Endangered cemeteries, we can help At least weekly, the Cemetery discussion list sponsored by rootsweb receives pleas to help save an endangered cemetery somewhere in this country. In the spring and again early this summer we had a discussion on the Cemetery-L@rootsweb about needing federal protection for our pioneer cemeteries. With the willingness and expertise of Bill Spurlock that discussion has made a giant leap into becoming a reality. If this project is to be successful we will need the help of those interested in genealogy to get the word out to appropriate places. Hard Copy printable petition can be found at: http://www.savinggraves.com/petition/index.htm Check back at this site later-a postal address will be available to which the completed petitons should be mailed. An on-line petition is available at: http://www.PetitionOnline.com/sg0001/petition.html While the petition is set to go active on July 4th and run until October 1st, it is working now and it has already being signed. If anyone wants to read more, please go to : http://www.savinggraves.com Look for the The National Cemetery Protection Act Petition Drive on the front page. These URLs can be linked to any respectable web page without further permission. Much of our history and genealogy is lost every time a pioneer cemetery is lost. JADyer ----------------------- Internet Header -------------------------------- Sender: ARCRAWFO-L-request@rootsweb.com Received: from lists6.rootsweb.com (lists6.rootsweb.com [63.92.80.125]) by sphmgaac.compuserve.com (8.9.3/8.9.3/SUN-1.9) with ESMTP id NAA24500 for <71532.734@compuserve.com>; Sat, 1 Jul 2000 13:29:20 -0400 (EDT) Received: (from slist@localhost) by lists6.rootsweb.com (8.10.1/8.10.1) id e61HSxL05665; Sat, 1 Jul 2000 10:28:59 -0700 Resent-Date: Sat, 1 Jul 2000 10:28:59 -0700 X-Original-Sender: jadyer@swbell.net Sat Jul 1 10:28:59 2000 Date: Sat, 01 Jul 2000 12:32:04 -0500 From: jadyer <jadyer@swbell.net> Subject: Endangered cemeteries, we can help Old-To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com Message-id: <395E2B13.7ECE8692@swbell.net> MIME-version: 1.0 X-Mailer: Mozilla 4.7 [en] (Win95; I) Content-type: text/plain; charset=us-ascii Content-transfer-encoding: 7bit X-Accept-Language: en Resent-Message-ID: <IuVaaC.A.VYB.bpiX5@lists6.rootsweb.com> To: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com Resent-From: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com X-Mailing-List: <ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com> archive/latest/451 X-Loop: ARCRAWFO-L@rootsweb.com Precedence: list Resent-Sender: ARCRAWFO-L-request@rootsweb.com

The following obits appeared in the SW Times Record today: KING, RAYFORD, 74 of Stigler died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in a Muskogee hospital. He retired as a carpenter and attended Iron Bridge Freewill Baptist Church. He is survived by his wife; flora, two sons, Darrell of Hackett and Larry of Greenwood; four sisters, Faye Grizzle, Ila Barr and Reba Mize, all of Pocola, and Velma Flynn of Owasso, OK; four brothers, Howard of Kinta, Leslie of Georgia, Pete of Pocola and Bill of Kentucky; one grandchild, Jacki Easter of Eglin AFB, Fl., and one great grandchild. BAKER, TOMMY, 71 of Poteau died Thursday, June 29, 2000 in Poteau. He was employed at Atwoods. He is survived by his wife, Marle; two daughter, Peggy Gilstrap and Pamela Cowan, both of Poteau; one son Thomas of Poteau; two sisters, Geraldinge Goodnight of Poteau, and Betty Joe Geheb of Arkoma. FARMER, JIMMY LE, 56 of Oklahoma City died Thrusday, June 29, 2000 in Tulsa. He was retired as a school teacher after 15 years and was a Baptist. CHEATER, DONNIE, 82 of Marble City died Wednesday, June 28, 2000 in Sallisaw. She is survived by two daughters, Sallie Buzzard and Lucille Buster, both of Marble City; tow sons Thomas of Sallisaw and Charley of Marble City; one brother, Watt. SIMPSON, PHILLIP H., 67 of Poteau, formerly of Tennessee, died Thursday, June 29, 2000 in a Tulsa hospital. He was employee of Goodyear Tire Company based at Turman-Pierce Tire Co. He is survived by his wife, Marie, three daughter, Phillis A. Renfroe of Jackson Tn. Becky M. Frost of Bolivar Tn, and Laura M. Lawless of Bartlesville, OK; one son, Mark L. Simpson of Yukon, OK; one sister, Peggy J. Simpson of Poteau. BELCHER, DESSIE LEE, 94 of Van Buren, formerly of Paris, died Thursday, June 29, 2000 in Fort Smith. She is survived by one son, Gerald Belcher of Corona, CA, three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/ ================================================== =============================================

The following obits appeared in the SW Times Record today: MENA - Cornelia "Nelia" C. Foster, 88, of Mena died Wednesday, June 28, 2000, in Mena. She was employed by a restaurant, a bakery and as a housekeeper. She was the widow of Jasper Morris Foster and a Baptist.Funeral will be 10 a.m. today in the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home Chapel of Mena with burial at Brushy Cemetery in Oden.She is survived by three daughters, Nettie Cross and Donna Cogburn, both of Mena, and Ann Scheeler of Leesville, La.; two sons, Jerry William Foster and Carl Dean Foster, both of Mena; two sisters, Rosabell Mays and Marilou Garman, both of Pencil Bluff; two brothers, Deary Willhite of Mena and John Willhite of Lincoln, Calif.; 16 grandchildren, 41 great-grandchildren; 11 step great-grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; and eight step great-great-great-grandchildren. CLARKSVILLE - Rosemary Shelton Erlandson, 61, of Clarksville died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, at her home. She attended the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and started her own antiques business in Texas. After moving back to Clarksville, she was a member of the Clarksville Country Club, Ladies Golf Association, First United Methodist Church, and the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution. She was active in the Grace Circle and Meals on Wheels program. She was the widow of Ray S. Erlandson Jr.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Oakland Cemetery in Clarksville under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home of Clarksville.She is survived by two daughters, Laura Anderson of Martinez, Calif., and Lynda Gray of Spiro; one son, Marcus Bjorklund of Landcaster, Calif.; and two grandchildren, Kendall Anderson of Martinez and Shayd Gray of Spiro. STIGLER - Euby Mallet, 68, of Stigler died Wednesday, June 28, 2000, in Muskogee. He retired from the Air Force and Southern Hills Country Club in Tulsa.Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Eastwod Assembly of God with burial at Iron Bridge Cemetery in Keota under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Stigler.He is survived by his wife, Pearl Decker Mallet; one son, John Edward Mallet of Tulsa; one sister, Mary Lou Hartman of Lufkin, Texas; and two brothers, LeRoy Mallet of Lafayette, La., and Euclide Noel Mallet of Carencro, La. RIDGEDALE, Mo. - Joe Pat Cumbie, 53, of Ridgedale, formerly of Fort Smith, died Wednesday, June 28, 2000, in Springfield, Mo. He managed The Plantation Inn in Branson, Mo., and was active in real estate and land development in Arkansas and Missouri.Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Saturday at Greenlawn Funeral Home of Branson.He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; three sons, Michael Todd Cumbie of Atlanta, Timothy Cumbie of Mansfield and Danny Price of Nixa, Mo.; and seven grandchildren, Elizabeth and Zachary Cumbie, Megan and Morgan Price and Ronnie, Eric and Matthew Chestine. ALMA - Alice Toylene Perry Franklin, 65, of Alma died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, in Detroit. She retired from the Bel-Air Travel Lodge and was a member of the Mount Zion Baptist Church of San Francisco, where she was an usher.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Zion Baptist Church in Alma. Cremation is under the direction of Rowell-Parish Mortuary of Fort Smith.She is survived by one daughter, Tawana Atkinson of Snyder, Okla.; one sister, Edna Marie "Pat" Sanders of Detroit; one brother, James L. Smith Jr. of Detroit; two grandchildren, Shon Deshay of San Francisco and Lori Ann Atkinson of Portland, Ore.; several great-grandchildren; and her companion, Albert Conyers. SALLISAW - Bonnie Jean Glass, 87, of Sallisaw died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in Sallisaw. She was a homemaker, waitress and an industrial worker for Allman Growers in California. She was a Baptist.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Agent Funeral Home Chapel of Sallisaw with burial at Akins Cemetery, northeast of Sallisaw.She is survived by one son, Dan Eugene McLaughlin of Sallisaw; three grandchildren, Genia Means, Dana Sharp and Amy Pierce, all of Sallisaw; and six great-grandchildren.Rachel Beth Parvin, 14, of Van Buren died Wednesday, June 28, 2000, at her home. She was a student at Cedarville Middle School.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Dripping Springs Cemetery in Van Buren under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren.She is survived by her parents, Shelli and Brett Parvin of Van Buren; her paternal grandmother, Marilyn Parvin of Van Buren; her maternal grandmother, Evelyn Ray of Van Buren; her maternal grandfather, Dennis Fowler of Muldrow; four sisters, Leah , Brettney and Stephanie Parvin and Carissa Webb, all of the home; and five brothers, Shayne Oxford of Mansfield, Jeremy and Joshua Parvin, both of the home, and Levi and Nicholas West, both of Fin Castle, Va. Joseph Leroy Glandon, 61, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, in Fort Smith.Cremation and burial of cremains will be at Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Local arrangements are under the direction of Rowell-Parish Mortuary of Fort Smith.He is survived by three daughters, Anna Atkins and Jennifer Garner, both of Cedar Rapids, and Jolene Brown of Hiawatha, Iowa. MARBLE CITY - Donnie Cheater, 82, of Marble City died Wednesday, June 28, 2000, in Sallisaw.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at House of Praise in Marble City with burial at Flute Springs Cemetery in Marble City under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Sallisaw.He is survived by two daughters, Sallie Buzzard and Lucille Buster, both of Marble City; two sons, Thomas of Sallisaw and Charley of Marble City; one brother, Watt of Marble City; 26 grandchildren; and 63 great-grandchildren; and three great-great-grandchildren. Donald Ray Davis, 43, of Fort Smith died Thursday, June 29, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a manager at Wyatts Cafeteria and a member of the Elks Club and the UCT Club.Rosary will be 7 p.m. today at Fentress Mortuary Chapel of Fort Smith. Mass will be 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Christ The King Catholic Church with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery in Fort Smith.He is survived by his mother, Dorothy Davis of Fort Smith; one sister, Sharon Fowler of Springdale; and several nieces and nephew Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/ ================================================== =============================================

As per your request: Frank Lamb Frank M. Lamb, 89, of Van Buren died Friday, June 23, 2000, in a local nursing home. He retired as a welder for Armbruster and was an Army and Air Corps veteran of World War II, serving in Italy. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Van Buren and the widower of Blanche Lamb. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday in Ocker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with burial at Morrison Cemetery, near Rudy. He is survived by three daughters, Glenda Kay Snow of Fort Smith, Nancie G. Lauderdale and Rosemary Evans, both of Van Buren; one sister, Stella Mae Jones of Van Buren; seven grandchildren; and 19 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Michael Hurst, Michael Ocker, Ronnie Ocker II, Tommy Love, Paul Gant and John Paul Goodman. The family will visit with friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/ ================================================== =============================================

Whatever county they were married, you need to find the town/city where the records are held. In this case, the Fort Smith County Court House would hold the original records. The Fort Smith Library also has records, but in order to obtain a copy, probably the County Clerk... 501-782-5065 Address: Fort Smith County Court House County Clerk Office P. O. 1087 Fort Smith, Arkansas 72901 I called and it is only $1.00 for a copy, along with it you need to put your information I sent you, and the address you want it to be mailed back to. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/ ================================================== =============================================

LAMAR - Mary Emma Parsons, 70, of Lamar died Monday, June 26, 2000, in Lamar. She was a member of Lamar Assembly of God. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Lamar Assembly of God with burial at Hickey Cemetery in Hickeytown under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home of Clarksville. She is survived by her husband, the Rev. T. Edward Parsons; three daughters, Susan Graves and Rebecca Stoker, both of Lamar, and Sharon Hogue of Clarksville; three sons, Tommy, Donald and Gary, all of Lamar; two sisters, Betty Caudell of Dardanelle and Iva Lou Eddings of Springdale; one half-sister, Carolyn Cossey of Dover; three brothers, Harold, David and the Rev. Euel Nordin, all of Dardanelle; one half-brother, Bobby Nordin of Branson, Mo.; 15 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Dudley Rich Terry, 78, of Fort Smith died Monday, June 26, 2000, in a local hospital. He retired as a mail carrier and a farmer. He was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II, a member and deacon of First Baptist Church and member of Carl Smith Couples Sunday school class at First Baptist Church. Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church with burial at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, Mary Carolyn Terry; two sons, W. Rich Terry of Plano, Texas, and Rex M. Terry of Fort Smith; and seven grandchildren, Jana, Jonathan, Anna, Samuel, David, Elizabeth and John Terry. DENMARK, S.C. - Juanita Mullings of Denmark, S.C., formerly of Knoxville, Ark., died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, in Denmark. She was the widow of Ben Mullings. Graveside service will be 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Knoxville Cemetery in Knoxville under the direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home of Clarksville. She is survived by one daughter, Charlotte Ann Crowell of Denmark; three sons, Joe Lynn Mullings of Seeley, Calif., Cordell Ben Mullings of Waddell, Ariz., and Nicky Leon Mullings of Lamar; five sisters, Lanova Skidmore of Hobbs, N.M., Carmen Fields of Victorville, Calif., Wanda Dyer of Ackerley, Texas, Rossie Mobley of Carlsbad, N.M., and Elois Agnew of Stockton, Calif.; one brother, J.L. Alexander of Clovis, N.M.; eight grandchildren, Bryant, Kevin, Christopher, Ryan and Nicole Mullings, Pamela Collins, Danette Bellmer, and James Crowell; and seven great-grandchildren. BARLING - William E. Cole, 86, of Barling died Monday, June 26, 2000, in a local hospital. He retired from Life and Casualty Insurance Company and was a volunteer firefighter for Lepanto. He was a member of Barling First Baptist Church and Lepanto Lions Club. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith with burial at Barling City Cemetery. He is survived by his wife, Pauline; two sons, Terry of Huntsville, Ark. and Mike of Barling; one sister, Sara Tarbox of Lake Orion, Mich.; and 12 grandchildren. HACKETT - Robbi Sue Tankersley, 30, of Hackett died Monday, June 26, 2000, at her home. She was a teacher and coach at Fort Smith Christian School. She was a graduate of Greenwood High School and Mid America Bible College in Oklahoma City. She attended Bonanza Assembly of God. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Windsor Park Fellowship Sanctuary with burial at Macedonia Cemetery in Pocola under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood. She is survived by her mother, Anna Tankersley of Greenwood; three sisters, Judy McKinney and Bobbi Gann, both of Hackett, and Gail Graham of Mansfield; two brothers, Raymond of Pocola and Elmer of Rock Island. Johnna Lee Hamilton, 15, of Van Buren died Friday, June 23, 2000, in Roanoke, Va. She was a former student at Van Buren High School and was attending Richmond Hill High School in Richmond Hill, Va. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home Chapel of Van Buren with burial at Kimes Cemetery in Crawford County. She is survived by her mother, Freda Langley of Van Buren; her father, John Raines of Charleston; her paternal grandparents, Bea and Dub Raines of Van Buren; her maternal grandparents, Eddie Hamilton of Yuma, Ariz., and Betty and Derrell York of Fort Smith; one sister, Annie Langley of Van Buren; and two brothers, Christopher Hamilton and Matthew Langley, both of Van Buren. Garland Ford Riley, 65, of Van Buren died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, in a local nursing home. He retired as a truck driver for J.B. Hunt and was an Army veteran of the Korean War and a Marine veteran. He was a member of the Church of Christ. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Friday at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Alma. He is survived by two daughters, Rose Edwards of Bull Shoals and Mary Lee Walls of North Little Rock; one sister, Kathleen Freeman of North Little Rock; one brother, Howell Riley Sr. of Alma; and six grandchildren. LAVACA - Jerl L. Amos, 71, of Lavaca died Monday, June 26, 2000, in a Fort Smith hospital. He retired as an employee of the Whirlpool Corp. and was a veteran and Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient during the Korean War. He was a deacon and charter member of the First Baptist Church - 96 Highway. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Smith Mortuary Chapel of Charleston with burial at Hickory Ridge Cemetery, northwest of Lavaca. He is survived by his wife, Wilma; one son, Dale of Willis, Texas; one sister, Loy Louise Freeland of Fort Smith; and two nephews, Gary Hays and Michael Freeland, both of Fort Smith. GORE - Sarah Imogene Barrick, 66, of Gore died Tuesday, June 27, 2000, in Gore. She was a homemaker, was employed by Methodist Boys Ranch for 13 years and Dr. Corley's office for 14 years. She was a graduate of Gore High School and 37-year member of First United Methodist Church in Gore. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at First United Methodist Church in Gore with burial at Gore City Cemetery under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Gore. She is survived by her husbnad, Gordon Keith Barrick; one daughter, Phyllis Clay of Gore; two sons, Sammy Keith Barrick of Tahlequah and Steven Edward Barrick of Gore; one sister, Deloris Carter of the Rocky Mountain Community, Okla.; eight grandchildren, Chad, Krysten, Summer and Autumn Clay and Nicholas Barrick, all of Gore, Matthew and Sarah Barrick, both of Tahlequah, and Neisha Barrick Thornton of Vian; and six great-grandchildren. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/AmericaCountryside.html ================================================== =============================================

Suzy, I only have the marriages for 1900 and back to 1850...If they ever get the New Library built here closer (about 1/3) finished...I will be glad to go down for you...Get back with me after Sept on these. Carolyn Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/AmericaCountryside.html ================================================== =============================================

GREENWOOD - J.B. Hayes, 85, of Greenwood died Sunday, June 25, 2000, in Greenwood. He was a retired printer for the Mead Container Co. and a member of New Hope Baptist Church. Funeral wil be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, Waunita; one daughter, Alice Horne of Greenwood; one sister, Ethel Page of Lubbock, Texas; two grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. POTEAU - M. Estell Crutchfield, 82, died Monday, June 26, 2000, in St. Joseph, Mo. She was a housekeeper for Peggy and Dr. Lowery for 30 years and was a longtime member of Calvary Assembly of God of Poteau. She was the widow of Pat Crutchfield. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Calvary Assembly of God with burial at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau. She is survived by one daughter, Dora Judah of St. Joseph, Mo.; four grandchildren, Cynthia Gunter, Debbie Spring, Marty Smith and John Davis; and nine great-grandchildren. LAVACA - Rubye L. Berger, 84, of Lavaca died Wednesday, June 21, 2000 in her home. She was a homemaker, a member of Goddard United Methodist Church and the widow of George G. Berger. Funeral was 10 a.m. Friday in Woodlawn Mausoleum Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Fort Smith under the direction of Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith. She is survived by one son, Bruce Berger of Lavaca; one brother, Robert G. Lively of Fort Smith; one sister-in-law, Mary Lively of Houston; three nephews, Doug and Tim Lively, both of Fort Smith, and David Lively of Kingsport, Tenn. POCOLA - Dixie Lee Britz, 65, of Pocola died Sunday, June 25, 2000, at her home. She was a homemaker and attended Pocola Heights Free Will Baptist Church. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today at Pocola Heights Free Will Baptist Church with burial at Liberty Cemetery in Greenwood under the direction of Grace Manor Funeral Home of Poteau. She is survived by one son, Richard Moody; one sister, Virginia Howard of Pocola; and one brother, J.W. Bowden of Central City. ALMA - Hazel A. Sullivent, 88, of Alma died Sunday, June 25, 2000, in a local nursing home. She was a homemaker and the widow of Floyd Sullivent. She was a member of Concord Baptist Church. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Concord Baptist Church with burial at Alma Cemetery in Alma under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren. She is survived by two daughters, Nina Hamlin of Greenwood and Doris Dody of Newton, Kan.; one son, Jim Sullivent of Alma; one sister, Mary Ruth Short of Kibler; one brother, Reeves Rankin of Fort Smith; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. Raymond Lee Hamilton, 46, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, June 21, 2000, in a Pine Bluff hospital. He was a veteran of the Air Force. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Rowell-Parish Mortuary of Fort Smith. He is survived by his mother, Ethel Hamilton of Fort Smith; his paternal grandmother, Beatrice Phillips of Wichita, Kan.; four sisters, Barbara and Patricia Hamilton, both of Chicago, Betty Hamilton-Kimble of Fort Smith and Theola Hamilton of Denver; four brothers, Larry, Marvin and John Hamilton and Carl Jones, all of Fort Smith. LONG, Okla. - Henry Hoover, 88, of Long died Sunday, June 25, 2000, in Fort Smith. Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Long Community Church with burial at Long Cemetery under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Sallisaw. He is survived by his wife, Maudie; one daughter, Freda Gawf of Long; one son, Henry Ronald Hoover of Long; one sister, Opal Whisenhunt of Crescent, Okla.; one brother, Eugene of Muldrow; nine grandchildren; 23 great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren. SPIRO - Jerry Garner, 56, of Spiro died Saturday, June 24, 2000, in Tulsa. He was a mechanic. Funeral will be 10 a.m. today at Lakeview Baptist Church of Spiro with burial at New Hope Cemetery in Spiro under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Spiro. He is survived by his wife, Joyce; one daughter, Michelle Garner of Spiro; three sons, Ronnie and Darrell, both of Spiro and Ken of Pocola; three sisters, Aline Dewitt of Tahlequah, Okla., Pat Kiger of Columbia, Mo., and Brenda McNatt of Van Buren; three brothers, David and Rickey, both of Spiro and Leon of Altus, Okla.; and nine grandchildren. SCRANTON - William James "Bill" Buss, 75, of Scranton, died Sunday, June 25, 2000, in Tulsa. He was a Catholic. Rosary will be 7 p.m. today at Roller Funeral Home Chapel of Paris. Funeral Mass will be 9 a.m. Wednesday at St. Scholastica Catholic Church with burial at St. Scholastica Catholic Cemetery in New Blaine. He is survived by five sisters, Dorothy Schwartz and Margie Phillips, both of Paris, Sophie Buss, Rose Wilson and Cathy Marks, all of Tulsa; three brothers, Bob of Skiatook, Okla., John of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Ernest of Tulsa. STIGLER - Samuel J. Westbrooks Sr., 77, of Stigler died Sunday, June 25, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was a founding member of Shiloh Assembly of God and was a Sergeant in World War II in Germany, France and the Battle of the Bulge. He was the widower of Georgia Mae Westbrooks. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Shiloh Assembly of God with burial at Stigler Cemetery under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Stigler. He is survived by his wife, Mary Jo Westbrooks; one daughter, Carolyn Sue Reid of Muskogee, Okla.; one son, Gary of Broken Arrow, Okla.; six grandchildren, Sherry Dunkilburger, Susan Mathis and Darren, Jay, Shawn and Lori Westbrooks; and five great-grandchildren. Mike Mitchell, 54, of Van Buren died Sunday, June 25, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a sales manager for AM FM Inc. and general manager of two television stations in Joplin, Mo. He was a member of Southern Baptist Church of Joplin, Missouri Broadcasters Association and charter member of Joplin Ad Club. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith with burial at Cemetery Ridge Cemetery, south of Ozark. He is survived by his wife, Joy; one son, Douglas of Greenwood; one stepson, Corey Acord of Van Buren; his stepmother, Mayme Mitchell of Joplin; one sister, June Johnson of Topeka, Kan.; one stepsister, Betty Wilson of Tyler, Texas; two stepbrothers, Bob and J.D. Terry, both of Denver; two grandchildren, Allie and William Mitchell; and two step grandchildren, Kelly and Cody Scharbor. BOONEVILLE - Hiram S. "Butler" Austin, 93, of Booneville died Monday, June 26, 2000, in a local hospital. He retired as a farmer and was a construction worker. He was the widower of Vesta Austin. will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Roberts Funeral Home Chapel of Booneville with burial at Mixon Cemetery in Booneville.He is survived by two daughters, Ida Corbin of Havana and Betty Shott of Booneville; one stepson, Jimmy Bayless of Washington; five grandchildren, Jackie Corbin, Lynda Ford, Amanda Suttles and Doug and Dale Shott; and 10 great-grandchildren. LAVACA - Jerl L. Amos, 71, of Lavaca died Monday, June 26, 2000, in a Fort Smith hospital. He retired as an employee of the Whirlpool Corp. and was a veteran and Purple Heart and Bronze Star recipient during the Korean War. He was a deacon and charter member of the First Baptist Church on Arkansas 96. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Smith Mortuary Chapel of Charleston with burial at Hickory Ridge Cemetery, northwest of Lavaca. He is survived by his wife, Wilma; one son, Dale of Willis, Texas; one sister, Loy Louise Freeland of Fort Smith; and two nephews, Gary Hays and Michael Freeland, both of Fort Smith. MAGAZINE - Ira Doyle Hopkins, 83, of Magazine died Sunday, June 25, 2000, in Booneville. He was an electric motor repairman and a Navy veteran of World War II. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Old Union Cumberland Presbyterian Church with burial at Ellington Cemetery in Magazine under the direction of Roller Funeral Home of Booneville. He is survived by his wife, Sarah "Cena" Hopkins of Magazine; one daughter, Louise Jenkins; two sons, James and Charles, both of Magazine; one sister, Ruth Wilson of Paris; seven grandchildren, Steve and Jay Jenkins, Sarah Smith, Gary and Alan Hopkins, Cheryl Davis and Amy Evans; and six great-grandchildren Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/AmericaCountryside.html ================================================== =============================================

Bonnie, only one found, the following: Marriage Index: Arkansas, 1850-1900 Smart, William J. Spouse : Billingsley, Ellen V. Marriage date : Jan 18, 1880 County : Sebastian Gender : Male Source : County Court Records Microfilm Number : 1034032 - 1034044 & 1034073 - 1034075 Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== Surnames: CLARK, DEHART, ESLINGER, HERYFORD MINCHER, PARSONS, TAYLOR, GOODNIGHT, RICKARD, FRANCISCO. ============================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian Obituaries, Obituary Daily Times. ================================================== http://www.geocities.com/angelears1/AmericaCountryside.html ================================================== =============================================