The following obits appeared in today's SW Times Record: ALMA - Arthur L. Berryhill, 30, of Alma died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a mechanic.Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Friday in Ocker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Van Buren with burial at Dora Cemetery in Dora.He is survived by his wife, Kathryn; one daughter, Emma Berryhill of the home; two sons, Michael and Joshua, both of the home; his mother and stepfather, Lucille and Johnny Walls of Alma; his father, Arthur Berryhill of Oklahoma; his maternal grandmother, Wanda Phillips of Alma; his paternal stepgrandmother, Fannie Walls of Alma; one sister, Theresa Stansbury of Alma; one stepsister, Michelle Wood of Oklahoma; three brothers, Wayne, Christopher and Tommy Walls, all of Alma; and two stepbrothers, Chance and Brandon Berryhill, both of Oklahoma. TULSA - Leon "Bill" Clark, 75, of Tulsa, formerly of Jenny Lind, died Aug. 10, 2000, in Tulsa. He worked as a fitter and layout man for Mohawk Steel Co.Funeral was Monday in Mobley-Dodson Funeral Home Chapel in Tulsa. Interment was at Woodland Memorial Park.He is survived by three daughters, Freda Putman and Barbara Adams, both of Sand Springs, Okla., and Rita Barnett of Tulsa; one son, Robert of Sand Springs; four sisters, Lela Whittingslow, Lila Robison and Jean Clark, all of Jenny Lind, and Mildred King of Tulsa; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. SALLISAW - Albert B. DeCaney, 58, of Sallisaw died Saturday, Aug. 12, 2000, in Sallisaw. He was welder and a mechanic.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. today at Fleetwood Cemetery in Hanson, Okla., under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Sallisaw.He is survived by three sisters, Lena Mullins of Oregon, Shirley Coffey of Watsonville, Calif., and Mary Edwards of Salinas, Calif.; and three brothers, Arthur and Henry, both of Watsonville, and Jerry of Ritsville, Wash. WALDRON - Lora Lucille Burden, 92, of Waldron died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, in a Waldron hospital. She was a retired owner and operator of a snack bar, a Baptist and the widow of Lester Burden.Funeral will be 10 a.m. today at First Baptist Church in Waldron with burial at Pilot Prairie Cemetery in Waldron under the direction of Martin Funeral Home of Waldron.She is survived by one daughter, Linda Vaughn of Waldron; two sisters, Elva Newborn and Naomi Solomon, both of Waldron; and two grandchildren, Elaine Standridge of Russellville and Regina Hutchens of Greenwood; and three great-grandchildren. BARLING - Robert H. Cathers, 59, of Barling died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, in his home. He was a painter, an Army veteran of the Vietnam War and a member of Burnville Baptist Church.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in McConnell Funeral Home in Greenwood with burial at Monroe Cemetery in Harvey.He is survived by his wife, Meridia; one daughter, Joyce Pyles of Barling; one son, Jody of Barling; one stepson, Jamie Hale of Waldron; two sisters, Betty Jones of Greenwood and Anna Carter of Hartford; two grandchildren, Jesse Wayne Pyles and Joedeanna Cathers; and four stepgrandchildren, Nikita Hale, Joshua and Tyller Duke and Jimmie Lee Hale. BLUFFTON - Elsie Elizabeth Roberson, 88, of Bluffton died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000, in a Danville nursing home. She was a homemaker and a member of Mulberry Free Will Baptist Church.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in Mulberry Free Will Baptist Church with burial at Parks Cemetery in Nola under the direction of Martin Funeral Home of Waldron.She is survived by two daughters, Martha Defoor of Harvey and Mary Blackwell of Jesseville; two adopted daughters, Lasonia Brooks and Barbara Austin; four sons, Newt and Jim, both of Bluffton, Dan of Jesseville and Tommy of Waldron; one brother, Bob Brown of Waldron; 17 grandchildren and 28 great-grandchildren. . Sammy O. Boen, 68, of Van Buren died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a member of Pleasant View Church of Christ in Stilwell, the American Legion Post No. 31 and the DAV. He was a Korean War veteran and was a self-employed truck parts dealer.Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Friday in Pleasant View Church of Christ in Stilwell. Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Friday at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Barbara; two sons, Michael of Fort Smith and Keith of Pocola; two half-sisters, Mildred Gandy of Redfield and Josie Beckham of Rudy; one brother, Jimmie of Arkoma; four half-brothers, Roy, Doyle, Levi and J.R. Marion, all of Muldrow; and five grandchildren, Angela, Amanda, Samantha and Keith Boen and Travis Hutson. Donald Eugene Tibbitts, 51, of Fort Smith died Friday, Aug. 11, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was an Army veteran and a construction worker.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith. The body was cremated.He is survived by his wife, Stella; one daughter, Tammy Joan Alkire of Fort Smith; two sons, Donald E. Tibbitts Jr. and Stephen Lee Tibbitts, both of Fort Smith; three sisters, Louise Harris of Sallisaw and May Tibbitts and Selma Tipps, both of Fresno, Calif.; three brothers, Vernon of Watsonville, Calif., Myrl of Stevesville, Texas, and Junior of Vallijo, Calif.; and six grandchildren. Pat Kearney, 74, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, Aug. 16, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a homemaker, a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church and was the secretary-treasurer for AARP Chapter No. 570.Rosary will be at 7:30 p.m. today at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Friday in St. Boniface Catholic Church with burial at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith.She is survived by three daughters, Patricia Logdon of Lexington, Ky., and Ann Livingston and Lori Lott, both of Fort Smith; two sons, Robert of Dallas and Michael of Fort Smith; 15 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. GRAPHIC COMMUNITY - Clifton Kruckow, 92, of Graphic Community died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, in a local nursing home. He was a retired mine worker and the widower of Ruby Kruckow. The funeral will be at a later date in Northland Funeral Home in Pine River, Minn., with burial at Ponto Lake Cemetery in Pontoria, Minn. Local arrangements are under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home of Van Buren.He is survived by one daughter, Angie Jones of Oklahoma City; two sons, Douglas Burnette of Graphic Community and Marlon Fisher of Oklahoma City; and four grandchildren, Laura Fisher of Los Angeles, Tara Fisher of Waco, Texas, and Kyle Clifton Fisher and Zane Cody Fisher, both of Oklahoma City. STILWELL - Maybelle Byrnes Green, 86, of Stilwell died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2000, in a Stilwell hospital. The widow of James Warren Green Sr., she was a retired supervisor for the Adair County Department of Human Services. She was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was a Baptist.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday in Roberts/Reed-Culver Funeral Home Chapel in Stilwell with interment at Stilwell City Cemetery.She is survived by three daughters, Martha Gore of Stilwell, Virginia Bowers of Mulberry and Anita Rogers of Conway; one son, J. Warren Green Jr. of Stilwell; one sister, Florence Haskins of Concord, Tenn.; two brothers, George Brady of Stilwell and C. Wilbur Brady of Richardson, Texas; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren. DALLAS - Herbert Douglas "Doug" Hall, 66, of Dallas, formerly of Fort Smith, died Monday, Aug. 14, 2000, in a Dallas hospital. He was a retired U.S. Postal Service employee.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Restland Memorial Park in Dallas under the direction of Restland Funeral Home of Dallas.He is survived by his wife, Rita; one son, Steve; and two grandchildren, Jason and Sarah Hall. 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