Emma Trnavsky POTEAU - Emma Trnavsky, 93, of Poteau died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, in Poteau. She was born Sept. 22, 1908, in Cleveland. She was a homemaker and employed at the hospital. She was the widow of Paul Trnavsky. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. today at Oakland Cemetery Pavilion in Poteau under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau. She is survived by a son, William Trnavsky of Poteau; and a sister, Gizella Winfield of Newbury Park, Calif. Darrel Graham PARIS - Darrel D. Graham, 74, of Paris died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, in Paris. He worked for Paris Police Department as a dispatcher for 13 years and worked for Civil Defense. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Paint Rock Cemetery in Paris under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home of Booneville. He is survived by twin brothers, Ray and Faye Graham, both of California; and three grandchildren, Bruce, Paul and Jessica Cooper, all of Paris. Retha Krippen MENA - Retha Krippen, 98, of Mena, formerly of Great Falls, Mont., died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, in her home. She was born April 24, 1903, in Heavener. She was in bookkeeping for the Air Force and a member of Retired Federal Employees and the Eastern Star in Great Falls, Mont. She was a Baptist and the widow of Alfred Krippen. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday in Beasley-Wood Funeral Chapel in Mena with burial at Pinecrest Memorial Park in Mena. She is survived by a sister, Vera Jackson of Denver; two nieces, Jann Barnett of Mena and Shirley Rathbun of Denver; a great-niece and a great-nephew. Raye Baker HEAVENER - Raye Belle Baker, 82, of Heavener died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, in Heavener. She was a member of Heavener Free Will Baptist Church and the widow of Vernon Baker. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Dowden Funeral Home Chapel in Heavener with burial at Memorial Park in Heavener. She is survived by a brother, Palace Johnson of Custer, S.D.; four nieces and one nephew. Diana Medlock PADUCAH, Ky. - Diana McNew Medlock, 72, of Paducah, Ky., formerly of Ozark, died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, in Paducah hospital. She was Pentecostal. Graveside service will be 2:30 p.m. Saturday at Gracelawn Cemetery in Van Buren under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith. She is survived by two daughters, Brenda Womack of Paducah, Ky., and Judy McNew of Austin, Texas; a son, J.D. McNew of Bowling Green, Mo.; two sisters, Ivy Harderson of Ozark and Lois Ising of Rogers; a brother, Delbert Shamblin of West Virginia; nine grandchildren and eight great-grandhildren. Frances Herman MAGAZINE - Frances Lee Herman, 75, of Magazine died Monday, Oct. 29, 2001, in her home. She was a member of the Methodist Church and the widow of John Leo Herman. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Mountain Grove Cemetery in Sugar Grove under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home of Booneville. She is survived by five daughters, Rosetta Jones of Paris, Ruby Bonnette Cox of Waldron, Brenda K. Bennett of Caulksville, June Carolyn Wakeley of Kentucky and Tammie Diane Kanagy of Magazine; a stepdaughter, Ruth Ann Cowan of California; a son, Henry Dennis Wallis of Pinnconning, Mich.; three stepsons, John E. and Robert Wayne and Jim Leo Herman, all of Magazine; a halfsister, Kimberly Gentry of Texas; 27 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Don Jones, John E. Herman, James Kanagy, Chris Burks, Franklin Gibson and Chase Norris. Merle Hart POTEAU - Merle Hart, 95, of Poteau died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, in Poteau. She born April 8, 1906, in New Blaine. She was a homemaker and owner-operator of a laundry. She was the widow J.E. Hart. A memorial service will be at a later date. Arrangements under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau. She is survived by two daughters, Betty Hart of Poteau and Ava Hart of Ohio; three sons, Jim and Richard Hart, both of Poteau, and Lawrence Hart of Alabama; three sisters, all living in Ripley, Okla.; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Margaret Armstrong VIAN - Margaret Armstrong, 84, of Vian died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, in Vian. She was a homemaker and a former teacher at Vian Schools, a graduate of Warner High School, Connors State College in Warner and Texas A&M University, active at Vian United Methodist Church, where she volunteered as pianist, organist and Sunday school teacher, and a 50-year member of the Order of Eastern Star Chapter No. 96 in Sallisaw. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Vian United Methodist Church with burial at Garden of Memories Cemetery in Van under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw. She is survived by her husband, Glen; a daughter, Joyce Leutz of Sapulpa, Okla.; two sons, Richard and Jim Armstrong, both of Vian; six grandchildren, William Glen, Nicholas, Heath and Meredith VanDeLinder, Richard James Armstrong and Bryan Kugal; and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be Myron Venable, Ed and Don Brockman, Jim Giles, Bill Zieler and Kim Hutson. The body may be viewed 10 a.m. to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Garden of Memories Cemetery Association, P.O. Box 516, Vian, OK 74962. Wayne White DARDANELLE - Wayne White, 77, of Dardanelle died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, in Russellville. He is a World War II veteran and received the Purple Heart, a retired Civil Service with the Corp of Engineers, a member of the Methodist Church and a 32nd degree Mason, a member of Belle Point Lodge No. 20 in Fort Smith. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Riverdale Free Will Baptist Church with burial at Eubanks Cemetery west of Cecil under the direction of Smith Mortuary of Charleston. He is survived by his wife, Mary; a daughter, Brenda Tripp of Russellville; a son, Michael White of Fayetteville; a brother, C.J. White of Cedarville; two grandsons, Aaron and Bryan Tripp, both of Russellville. Pallbearers will be Harold Underwood, Phillip, Albert, Larry, Mitch and Rodney White. Mossie Coleman Mossie Mae Coleman, 83, of Fort Smith died Monday, Oct. 29, 2001, in a local hospital. She was a member of Derrick Chapel A.M.E. Church, where she was a stewardess. Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church with burial at Washington Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Rowell-Parish Mortuary of Fort Smith. She is survived by a son, Charles Berry of Jonesboro; three sisters, Madgie Rutledge of Fort Smith, Elnora Barnett of Lawton, Okla., and Linda Lincoln of Kansas City, Mo.; a brother, Elzie Abrams of McKinney, Texas; eight grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Leroy Richardson, Danny Ogles, Sylvester Carolina, George Hunter, William Eugene Crane and Akeno Phillips. The family will visit with friends at 153 Nelson Hall Homes. Rev. Earl Oxford The Rev. Earl Oxford, 78, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, in Fort Smith. He was an Army veteran of World War II in the 194th Field Artillery Battalion in Africa, Italy and Germany; he was a Baptist minister, retired from the Baptist Mission in Moffett, and formerly employed with Gordon Transport. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday in Smith Mortuary Chapel in Charleston with burial at Caulksville Cemetery in Caulksville. He is survived by his wife, Rachel; a sister, Willadean Lovell of Bakersfield, Calif.; a brother, Gene Oxford of San Diego, Calif.; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Dan Yoakum, Bill Turner, Jess Woolsey, James Goddard, Manford Barnard and L.V. Hayes. The family will visit with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. John Spencer Jr. John Ethen Spencer Jr., 81, of Fort Smith died Thursday, Nov. 1, 2001, in his home. He was an Army veteran of World War II, a self-employed painter and contractor and a member of the Gospel Assembly and First Church of God in Christ. He was the widower of Cora Spencer. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. today at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith. He is survived by a son, Ted Spencer of Fort Smith; a grandchild, Connie Bakken of Fort Smith and a great-granddaughter, Zoe Ann Bakken of Fort Smith. Cleo Jefferson, 76, of Fort Smith died Sunday, Oct. 28, 2001, in a local hospital. She was a homemaker and member of First Baptist. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday in Lewis Funeral Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at Oak Cemetery in Fort Smith. She is survived by four daughters, Dorothy Horne of Kansas City, Kan., Elsie Harris and Nancy Curtis, both of Fort Smith, and Elizabeth Phillips of Pasadena, Calif.; four sons, David E. White, Eric Johnson and Lawrence Bass, all of Fort Smith, and Edward Tatum of Hinnesville, Ga.; 26 grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Samuel Harris, Todd Perry, Donald Buress, Willie Polk, James McDade, Robert Marks, Derek Perry and Joe Boyet. The family will visit with friends from 6 to 7 p.m. today at the funeral home. Sara Belle Sayre, 72, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Oct. 30, 2001, in a nursing home. She was a homemaker and a member of Calvary Assembly of God in Poteau. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Linda Harrison. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today in Cliff Terrace Assembly with burial at Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith. She is survived by two daughters, Gloria Wagner of Greenwood and Dona Stouffer of Fort Smith; a son, Hugh Stouffer of Fort Smith; a brother, Charles Jones of Springdale; 10 grandchildren, Kara Valli, Douglas Harrison, Shelley Kouzes, Thomas and Sara Bannister, Kimberly Partin, Scott Hendren, Candice Sisco Jeffccoat, Cane and Hugh Stouffer III.; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Gary Jones, Johnny Wagner, Brent Rose, David Stoufer, Marlin Donaldson, West Partin and Bill Jones. Memorial contributions may be made to Spinal Cord Foundation, 1501 N. University, Suite 470, Little Rock, AR 72207. Etta Poague, 90, of Van Buren died Wednesday, Oct. 31, 2001, in a local nursing home. She was a homemaker, a Protestant and the widow of Elmer Poague. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. today at Memory Gardens in Muldrow under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren. She is survived by two daughters, Judy Wilson of Van Buren and Dayna Morrow of Fort Smith; a son, Kenneth Poague of Fort Smith; five grandchildren, Kenny Poague, D.R. Breeden and Libby Cooper, all of Van Buren, Megan DiLonardo of Kansas City, Mo., and Justin Poague of Austin, Texas, and seven great-grandchildren, Rachel and Christopher Poague, Emilee Cooper, Logan and Lane Breeden, Daniel and David DiLonardo. Pallbearers will be Kenny Poague, Bob Morrow, Christopher Lane and D.R. Breeden. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley http://www.geocities.com/angelears1 angelears@alltel.net "Angelears are there to listen... Then hears the person's soul"... Psalms 18:24