The following obits appeared in the SW Times on Wednesday: MULDROW - LaDonna Williams, 32, of Muldrow died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Muldrow. She was a homemaker and a member of the Old Country Church.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. today at Upper Camp Cemetery, northeast of Muldrow, under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Muldrow.She is survived by her husband, Dean; three sons, Michael, Corey and Dustin, all of the home; her mother, Ola Coulter of Siloam Springs; three sisters, P.J. of Arkansas and Ola and Lisa, both of Wichita, Kan.; four brothers, Mark Reed and J.C. Coulter, both of Siloam Springs, Henry Coulter of Heavener, and Jerry Coulter of Arkansas. OZARK - James W. Waits, 55, of Ozark died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in an Ozark nursing home. He was a carpenter. The body will be cremated under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home of Ozark. OZARK - Velma Lee Rowlett, 91, of Ozark died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in her home. She was a homemaker, a Protestant and the widow of Richard Riley Rowlett.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with burial at Highland Cemetery in Ozark.She is survived by two sons, Grandville B. Rowlett and Jack L. Rowlett, both of Ozark; seven grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. CLARKSVILLE - Hoyle L. Stapleton, 78, of Clarksville died Wednesday, Aug. 30, 2000, in his home. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a retired policeman from San Pablo, Calif., a member of AARP and Senior Citizens, the Peace Officers Association, and Landmark Missionary Baptist Church. Memorial service will be 3 p.m. Thursday at Landmark Missionary Baptist Church. The body was cremated under the direction of Hardwicke Funeral Home of Clarksville.He is survived by one son, Jack of Clarksville; one step-daughter Tammy Stapleton; two brothers, Bill of New Blaine and Jimmy of Arizona; four grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. OZARK - Bea Gilsinger, 69, of Ozark died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in an Ozark hospital. She was a former secretary at Ozark First Methodist Church, treasurer and past president of Ladies Hospital Auxiliary. She was a member of Hospital Development Council, Business and Professional Women, the Ozark and Altes Council of Churches and Ozark First Methodist Church.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel in Ozark with burial at Highland Cemetery in Ozark.She is survived by her husband, Fred Paul Gilsinger; one daughter, Nan Anderson of Ozark; two sisters, Patsy Roy of Little Rock and Betty Jean Early of Oklahoma City; and one granddaughter, Stephanie Anderson of Ozark. POTEAU - Blanche Hughes, 77, of Poteau died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a Poteau hospital. She was a homemaker and attended the Pleasant Valley Free Will Baptist Church.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Monroe Cemetery in Monroe under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home of Poteau.She is survived by her husband, Jim Blackwell; two daughters, Connie Short of Pocola and Barbara Harris of Poteau; three grandchildren, Amber Harmon and Matthew and Sondra Harris; and two great-grandchildren. SPIRO - Chlora Lucille Jennings, 67, of Spiro died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Spiro. She was a homemaker.Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday in Mallory Funeral Home Chapel of Spiro with burial at Roselawn Cemetery in Spiro.She is survived by one daughter, Amy K. Bunch of Spiro; her mother, Elizabeth (Payton) Jennings of Spiro; one brother, Douglas Eugene Jennings of Oklahoma City; and two grandchildren, Timothy Lasha Bunch of Pocola and Angela Elaine Bunch of Spiro. Viewing will be from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. today and 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. MENA - Clytie Dilbeck, 94, of Mena died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Texarkana. She was a homemaker and the widow of Aubrey Dilbeck.Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Big Fork under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home in Mena.She is survived by three daughters, Delois Egger of Jackson, Calif., Barbara Abbott of Hope and Lorene Armstrong of Amarillo, Texas; one son, Autry Dilbeck of Board Camp; 13 grandchildren and several great-grandchildren. The family has requested no flowers. CLARKSVILLE - Lottie M. Baskin Bean, 81, of Clarksville died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in Clarksville. She was a homemaker and a member of the Stillwell Bible Baptist Church. She was the widow of Heartsill Bean.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Clarksville with burial at Harmony Cemetery in Harmony.She is survived by one daughter, Kaye Lewis of Clarksville; one son, Bob of Clarksville; one sister, Theda Cobb of Garland, Texas; three brothers, James L. Baskin of Kansas City, Mo., and Paul D. Baskin and Robert Eugene Baskin, both of Clarksville; five grandchildren, and 12 great-grandchildren. MOUNTAINBURG - Faye G. Simmons, 83, of Mountainburg died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in her home. She was a homemaker and owner/operator of Simmons and Sons Plant Farm and Simmons Quick Stop, she was a member of Mountainburg Presbyterian Church and the widow of Garland Simmons.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Ocker Funeral Home Chapel of Alma with burial at Peters Cemetery in Mountainburg.She is survived by three sons, Jim, Gary and Fred, all of Mountainburg; two sisters, Lucille Snodgrass of Marietta, Okla., and Mary Coombes of Modesto, Calif.; one brother, Joseph Gayski of Baltimore; seven grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Charles G. Rhodes, 76, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a local nursing home. He was a Army veteran of World War II and received the FAME Campaign Medal, the Good Conduct Medal and the World War II Victory Medal. He was retired from Harding Glass Co. and a member of American Legion Post No. 31, Local Union No. 4 (Harding Glass) and South 46th Church of Christ.Graveside service will be 9:30 a.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, Genevieve V. Rhodes; one daughter, Mary Alice Meeh of Rudy; one son, Charles W. Rhodes of Fayetteville; three sisters, Blanch Davis and Wilma Floyd, both of Ohio, and Belle Rollins of Indiana; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. ALMA - David Lambdin, 31, of Alma died Saturday, Sept. 2, 2000, in Hazel Park, Mich. He was an auto mechanic at Al's Collision in Madison Heights, Mich. He was a member of Faith Christian Center in Alma.Memorial service will be at a later date. Cremation is under the direction of Edwards-Van-Alma Funeral Home.He is survived by one daughter, Jamie Rae Lambdin of Alma; two sons, Bradley Wayne Lambdin and Matthew Wayne Lambdin, both of Southfield, Mich.; his mother, Darlene Lambdin of Alma; paternal grandmother, Doris Lambdin of St. Clair Shores, Mich.; maternal grandfather, William Keaton of Fairfield Bay; one sister, Lisa Lambdin-Brown of Alma; and one brother, Wayne Lambdin of University Place, Wash. ROLAND - Carl Gene "Snowball" Conner, 71, of Roland died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in a local hospital. He retired from the city of Fort Smith. He was an Air Force veteran and a member of the National Federation of the Blind and River of Life Chapel.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith with burial at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith.He is survived by his wife, Mable; three daughters, Carolyn Grover of Fayetteville and Jean Conley and Carol Conner, both of Roland; one son, Michael Conner of Roland; one brother, Earl Pete Conner of Fort Smith; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. STIGLER - William Ceeb Dunlap, 83, of Stigler died Monday, Sept. 4, 2000, in Stigler. He was a member of VFW Post No. 4446 and the Keefeton Trinity Baptist Church. He was the widower of Flossie Dunlap.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Mallory Funeral Home Chapel in Stigler with burial at Whitefield Cemetery in Whitefield.He is survived by his wife, Edith; one daughter, Linda Kay Wheatley of Shawnee; one son, Wayman Ceeb Dunlap of Vista, Calif; three step-daughters, Diana Culp of Stigler, Brenda Scott of Woodland, Calif., and Linda Gallaher of Tucson, Ariz.; three step-sons, Charles Walls of Spiro, Arthur Walls of Stigler, and Billy Walls of South Lake Tahoe, Calif.; four grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. James Earl Hughes, 59, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Sept. 5, 2000, in a local hospital. He was retired from Kroger and a member of the UFCW.The body was cremated under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, Carolyn; two sons, James E. Hughes of Memphis, Tenn., and Vance Hughes of Greenwood; three sisters, Sharon Moody of Cedar Key, Fla., Linda Grimes of Russellville and Winona Bausley of Van Buren; one brother, David of Cookville, Tenn.; and seven grandchildren. MULBERRY - Richard J. Messmer, 59, of Mulberry died Saturday, Sept, 2, 2000, at his home. He was a poultry farmer. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in Shaffer Funeral Home in Mulberry with burial at New Cemetery in Mulberry. He is survived by one son, Michael S. Messmer of Van Buren; his mother, Barbara Messmer; and several brothers and sisters. 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