The following obits appeared in the SW Times today: CORINNE ASTON Corinne I. Aston, 89, of Van Buren died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, in a local nursing home. She was a member of University Methodist Church in Tulsa and a retired dental assistant. She is preceded in death by two husbands, H.I. Aston and Clarence G. Scott Sr.A private service will be held. Burial of remains are under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren. She is survived by one daughter, Susie Harris of Van Buren; one brother, John L. McCreery of Florida; four grandchildren, Gary McClanahan of Sallisaw, Randal McClanahan of Dallas, Cyndi Cox of Tulsa and Gerald Scott of Houston; and six great-grandchildren. TOMMY ROSS ALTUS - Tommy R. Ross, 68, of Altus died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, in a Clarksville hospital. He was born Aug. 27, 1932, in Altus. He was a retired teamster and an Army veteran. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles and a Methodist.Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Friday at Altus Methodist Church. The body was cremated under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home of Ozark. He is survived by his companion, Lisa Maxfield of Altus; one daughter, Jeanette LePique of Kansas City, Mo.; one son, Timothy of Kansas City, Mo.; two sisters, Ruth Martwig of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Wanda Smith of Wasilla, Alaska; one brother, Bill of Altus; and one granddaughter, Mary Elizabeth LePique of Kansas City, Mo. BUGER CURETON COVE - "Buger" Don Cureton, 59, of Cove died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, in Hot Springs. He was born June 28, 1941. He was a logger and a member of Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church.Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Emmanuel Missionary Baptist Church with burial at Pleasant Grove Cemetery under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home of Mena. He is survived by his wife, Netlla; two daughters, Donna Turner and Netlla Anne Cureton, both of Cove; one son Greg of Dayton, Wash.; one sister, Aleta Peebles of Cove; and six grandchildren.Pallbearers will be Hilton and Hershel Bell, Bub Fairless, Jerry Dickerson, Nick Cureton and Calvin Baker. GAVIN HUGHES HEAVENER - Gavin Hughes, 83, of Heavener died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000, in Poteau. She was a longtime resident of Heavener and a member of First United Methodist Church.Memorial service will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Dowden Funeral Home Chapel in Heavener. The body will be cremated. She is survived by three daughters, Jonnie Myers, Hank Funk and Melinda King, all of Heavener; one son, Jim of Heavener; four grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. MARTHA HARRIS SALLISAW - Martha Evelyn Harris, 58, of Sallisaw died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, in Sallisaw. She was a 1960 graduate of Mansfield High School. She was a member of Way of the Cross Free Will Baptist Church and the widow of Roger Allen Harris.Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at Fleetwood Cemetery, east of Sallisaw. The body will be cremated under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw. She is survived by one brother, Thomas Frank Knight of Owasso, Okla.; three nieces and four nephews.Viewing will be from 1 to 5 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. VIRGIL BLACK HACKETT - Virgil Black, 88, of Hackett died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, in his home. He was a retired coal miner and dairy farmer. He was a charter member of Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church in Hackett and a board member of Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Hackett.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Pleasant Hill Free Will Baptist Church with burial at Pleasant Hill Cemetery in Hackett under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood. He is survived by his wife, Lois; two daughters, Wanda Moody and Sue Owenby, both of Hackett; five sons, Sammy, Tommy, Bobby and Jimmy, all of Hackett, and Bill of Excelsior; two sisters, Pearl Clark and Mildred Black, both of Fort Smith; one brother, Lester of Hackett; 25 grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. ETHEL JOHNSON Ethel Mae Johnson, 93, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000, in a Greenwood nursing home. She was a homemaker and a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, Harris-Hannah VFW Post No. 6527 in Greenwood and Greenwood First Baptist Church. She was the widow of M.W. (Myrl) Johnson.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at Greenwood First Baptist Church with burial at Liberty Cemetery in Greenwood under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood. She is survived by two daughters, Catherine Plunkett and Delois "Bo" Stallings, both of Greenwood; one son, H.L. "Bud" Johnson of Fort Smith; four sisters, Nettie Marsden of Bakersfield, Calif., Flora Belle Ibison of Weatherford, Texas and Ruth Francis and Nellie Hamilton, both Hackett; two brothers, Earl "Sam" Johnson of Fort Smith and Charlie Johnson of Greenwood; 12 grandchildren; 26 great-grandchildren; and 14 great-great-grandchildren.Pallbearers will be her grandsons. RUBY HAWKES MCCURTAIN - Ruby Hawkes, 87, of McCurtain died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 2000, in Stigler. She was a member of McCurtain Full Gospel Church and was the widow of William Henry Hawkes.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at McCurtain Full Gospel Church with burial at Milton Cemetery under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Stigler. She is survived by two daughters, Shirley Brown of Ft. Worth, Texas, and Teresa Nance of Stigler; three sons, Billy Joe Sumner of McCurtain, Douglas Hawkes of Coweta and Steve Hawkes of Houston; one brother, Carl Nixon of McCurtain; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.Viewing will be at the funeral home. HARLIN DANIELS Harlin A. Daniels, 74, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a pharmacist and owner and operator of Harlin Daniels Pharmacy. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and past president and life member of Seratoma Club. He was a former Fort Smith city director of Ward 3, a member of the Board of Directors of Arkansas Pharmacist Association and a lay minister. He was a member of Westwood Baptist Church in Greenwood.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Oak Cliff Baptist Church in Fort Smith with burial at Woodlawn Mausoleum in Fort Smith under the direction of Putman Funeral Home of Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, Doris; one daughter, Angelin Pierce of Fort Smith; three sons, Tom of Athens, Ohio, and Gary and Byron, both of Fort Smith; one sister, Omega Bowman of El Paso, Texas; one brother, Arliss of Fort Smith; eight grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.Pallbearers will be Mike Bundy, Keith Shonebarger, Ronnie Brooks, John Goodrum, Jessie Casey, John Brewster and Larry and Bill White. . CLINTON SANDERS Clinton Neil Sanders, 89, of Fort Smith died Friday, Nov. 10, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church.Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday at Ninth Street Missionary Baptist Church with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Fort Smith under the direction of Rowell-Parish Mortuary of Fort Smith. She is survived by four daughters, Mildred, Clineta, Veronica and Charlene, all of Fort Smith; five sons, Waldo, John, Bruce, Michael and Andrea, all of Fort Smith; 54 grandchildren; 58 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.Pallbearers will be her grandsons. CHARLES FRYE III SALLISAW - Charles O. Frye III, 70, of Sallisaw died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was the head of the radiology department at Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center in Poteau and a Methodist. Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home of Poteau. He is survived by his wife, Peggy; one daughter, Deborah Beason of Oklahoma City; two sons, Sonny of Pocola and Michael of Honolulu; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. RUTH MUMPHREY SPIRO - Ruth Evelyn Mumphrey, 63, of Spiro died Monday, Nov. 13, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a homemaker and the widow of Have Mumphrey Jr.Funeral will be 1 p.m. Saturday at Greater Mount Pleasant Church with burial at Fort Coffee Cemetery in Spiro under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Spiro. She is survived by three daughters, Margaret Whitfield Phillips of Pasadena, Calif., Joyce Mumphrey of Tulsa and Pamela Mumphrey of Fort Smith; three sons, Kenneth and Maverick, both of Spiro, and Castle of Fort Smith; 17 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Viewing will be at the funeral home. JERRY MEDLOCK ALMA - Jerry Glenn Medlock, 61, of Alma died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a retired school bus driver and maintenance employee for the Alma school district. He was the owner of O.G. Jamboree and a member of Rudy Church of Christ.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Ocker Funeral Home Chapel of Alma with burial at Bolton Cemetery in Alma. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn Sue Medlock; two daughters, Carol Ridenour of Rudy and Melissa Syrock of Alma; two sisters, Mary Easley of Altus and JoAnn Fletcher of Oklahoma City; one brother, Ken of Alma; and two grandchildren.Pallbearers will be Darryl Newton, Justin Blasingame, Jimmy Griffin, Randy Hinklin, Roger and Mark Smith and his nephews. Some obits have been edited for shortness of publishing. ** If you are not interested hit DELETE button Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ====================== SURNAMES:Brummitt, Clark, DeHart, Eslinger, Francisco, Garner, Heryford, Mincher, Parsons, Rickard,, Smedley, Taylor ========================================= Volunteer for Rootsweb, ODT, Sebastian County, & Tombstone Projects ============================================ http://www.geocities.com/HeartlandShores/angelears1 ============================================