The following obits appeared in the SW Times today: Bessie Cogburn MENA - Bessie D. Cogburn, 84, of Mena died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, in a Mena hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of New Hope Baptist Church.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in the New Hope Baptist Church with burial at Shady Cemetery in Mena under the direction of Hall Funeral Service in Mena. She is survived by her husband, Melvin "Rooster" Cogburn; one daughter, Ada Mae Wright of Stigler; two sons, William of Mena and John of Shady; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Pallbearers will be Dene, Gene, and Danny Hendrix, Sam Claburn, Jimmy Lawrence and Pete Hillard. Honorary pallbearers will be her grandsons. Tyler McKnight CLARKSVILLE - Tyler Nathanial McKnight, infant son of David W. McKnight and Lakisha M. Farris of Clarksville, died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, in a local hospital.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Clarksville with burial at West Mount Zion Cemetery in Hartman. In addition to his parents, Tyler Nathanial is survived by his grandparents, David and J. Delayne McKnight of Clarksville, Allen W. Farris of Hartman and Jennifer and Jerry Morgan of Coal Hill. The family will visit with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Madge Green LAVACA - Madge A. Green, 89, of Lavaca died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Lavaca. She was the widow of Louie Green.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in First Baptist Church of Lavaca with burial at Oak Valley Cemetery, south of Lavaca, under the direction of Smith Mortuary of Charleston. She is survived by three sons, Maurice and Rayburn, both of Lavaca, and Richard of Broken Arrow, Okla.; two sisters, Elsie Jennings and Lossie Andrews, both of Lavaca; one brother, Leland Gantt of Fort Smith; 11 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Stanley, Brian, Justin, Cory, Mike and John Green. The family will visit with friends from 6:30 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. . Kitty Palmer Kitty Virginia Palmer, 81, of Van Buren died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, in a nursing home. She was a retired registered nurse and a member of the Second Baptist Church of Monticello. She was the widow of Roy Charles Palmer.Funeral was Monday at Stephenson-Dearman Funeral Home in Monticello with burial at Enon Cemetery in Drew County. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Dean Bailey of Conway; two sons, Charles of Lavaca and Jerry of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Marie Johnston and Ineva Russell, both of Monticello; and seven grandchildren. Pallbearers were B.D. McCone, Bill Barnes, Travis Stephenson, Jim Baker, Chuck Owen and Ed Nichols. Elvira Miller MENA - Elvira Miller, 78, of Mena died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, at a local nursing home. She was a homemaker and a member of the Dallas Avenue Baptist Church.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Pinecrest Memorial Park under the direction of Hall Funeral Service of Mena. She is survived by two sons, Donald and Ray, both of Mena; five sisters, Ruby Yell of Medford, Ore., and Wortense McKee, Donie Baker, Dulene Holomshek and Polly Brown, all of Mena; one brother, James Golden of Mena; five grandchildren, Steve, Jamie, Tony, Jason and Kathy Miller; and two great-grandchildren. Oscar Hall LITTLE ROCK - Oscar Maxey "Max" Hall, 64, of Little Rock died Friday, Sept. 15, 2000, at his home. He attended Little Rock High School, Columbia Military Academy and the University of Arkansas, where he earned a bachelor' s and master's degree in civil engineering. He was a professional engineer and land surveyor in Arkansas. He served in the Army and Arkansas National Guard and was a helicopter pilot in the Vietnam War. He was awarded the Vietnam Cross of Gallantry with Palm, the Purple Heart and the Air Medal with 15 Oak Leaf Clusters.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Elmdale Baptist Church of Springdale with burial at Elm Springs Cemetery under the direction of Sisco Funeral Chapel of Springdale. He is survived by his wife, Margie Lyn; two daughters, Dr. Robin Lundstrum of Springdale and Toni Crowder of Fredericksburg, Va.; one brother, John W. Hall of Brackettville, Texas; one sister, Martha Janice Epperson of Albuquerque, N.M.; three grandchildren, Mary Grace and Thomas David Lundstrum, both of Springdale, and Aubrey Maxine Crowder of Fredericksburg. The family will visit with friends today from noon to 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to the Remembering the Razorbacks Exhibit, Ozark Military Museum, P.O. Box 1766, Springdale, AR 72965, or The Margie Lyn Hall Nursing Scholarship, Community Care Foundation, P.O. Box 207, Springdale, AR 72765. Mitchell Wormuth MOUNTAINBURG - Mitchell Wormuth, 74, of Mountainburg died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a teletype technician and a World War II veteran and a D.A.V. He was awarded the Purple Heart, Navy Unit citation, and Presidential citation, the Asiatic-Pacific medal with four campaigns and Japan occupation medals. He was a member of Revis Hills Assembly of God.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Thursday with full military honors by the Broken Arrow Marine Corps at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith. He is survived by one daughter, Michelle Cowan of Mountainburg; one son, David of North Carolina; brothers and sisters; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Pallbearers will be the members of the U.S. Marine Corps. The family will visit with friends from 6 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home. Betty King ROLAND - Betty E. King, 70, of Roland died Sunday, Sept., 17, 2000, in Roland. She was employed by Riverside Furniture, enjoyed gardening and was a Baptist.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Roland City Cemetery under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Roland. She is survived by her husband, Louis; three daughters, Billie Webster of Pocola and Nancy Lawless and Debbie Capps, both of Roland; one son, Tommy of Roland; two sisters, Helen Bloander of Georgia and JoAnn Clift of Kansas; four brothers, Freddie, Howard, Jerry and Jack Reed, all of Oklahoma; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be her sons, sons-in-law and grandsons. The body may be viewed from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and 9 a.m. to noon Wednesday at the funeral home. O.R. Wibbing O.R. "Spud" Wibbing, 76, of Fort Smith died Sunday, Sept. 17, 2000, in Fort Smith. He served as an employee over the years at Athletic Mining and Smelting, Morrell Packing Co., Eads Brothers Furniture, McCords Wholesale Grocer and Dustmat Rental Service. He was a Navy veteran of World War II and a member of Cavanaugh Baptist Church.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, Ida Louise; one son, Roland of Fort Smith; four sisters, Helen Gant of Fort Smith, Pauline Jones of Van Buren, Murlene Farris of Bakersfield, Calif., and Mary Alvarez of Tempe, Ariz.; one brother, Ralph of Clovis, Calif.; four grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Ben Jones, Allen, Larry and Michael Walker, Stan Reed and Tim Ragains. The family will visit with friends from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Memorial contribution may be made to the Arkansas Lung Association, 211 Natural Resources, Little Rock, AR 72205. Helen Topham Helen Topham, 77, formerly of Newton, Kan., died Monday, Sept. 18, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a member of the Hilltoppers and Goddard United Methodist Church.Graveside memorial service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Restlawn Cemetery in Newton, Kan., under the direction of Petersen Funeral Home of Newton. Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 25, at Goddard United Methodist Church of Fort Smith with local arrangements by Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith. She is survived by two sons, the Rev. Michael Topham of Fort Smith and Roger Keith Topham of Virginia Beach, Va.; one sister, Louise Farling of Pandorda, Ohio; one brother, Paul Soldner of Aspen, Colo.; six grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Memorial contributions may be made to Goddard United Methodist Church, 1922 Dodson Ave., Fort Smith, AR 72901. Joann Abel BARLING - Joann Bullington Abel, 79, of Barling died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, in a local nursing home. She was homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church in Barling.Funeral will be 11 a.m. today in First Baptist Church in Barling with burial at Forest Park Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith. She is survived by one daughter, Judi Klein of Hot Springs; two sons, Eddie and Robbie, both of Barling; one sister, Nerene Mur Warren of Fort Smith; four brothers, Hugh and Delmar Bullington both of Fort Smith and Steve and Jimmy Bullington, both of Barling; six grandchildren, Amy Newingham of Bay St. Louis, Miss., Jeff Abel of Barling, Joanna Norman of Hot Springs, and Joey, Lindsey and Caylin Abel, all of Barling; and five great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Randall, Roger and Joe Bullington, Mark Bailey, David Freeman and John Norman. Memorial contributions may be made to Arkansas Children's Hospital, P.O. Box Drawer 2222, Little Rock, AR 72203, or the Ronald McDonald House. Lona McCracken Lona McCracken, 91, of Fort Smith died Saturday, Sept. 16, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a homemaker and owner/operator of McCracken Ice Cream. She was a member of 50th Street Church of Christ.Funeral will be 2 p.m. today in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Smith. She is survived by four daughters, Mary Louise Robinson, Kay Davis and Annabeth McCollester, all of Fort Smith, and Betty Jo Condren of Temecula, Calif.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Stephen Robison, Mark McLarty, Ernie Swearingen II, Eli Robison, Daniel McLarty, Roy Condren and Ernie Swearingen Jr. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice Preferred Choice, 2910 Jenny Lind, No. 6 Boston Square, Fort Smith, AR 72901. 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