Walter Morphew Lt. Col. Walter L. Morphew Sr., 82, of Fort Smith died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, in a Fort Smith nursing home. He was a retired with 32 years of service in the Army. He was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War and was a member of the First Christian Church. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Lewis Funeral Chapel in Lavaca with full military honors by Fort Sill of Lawton, Okla. Burial will be at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith, officiated by an Army chaplain. He is survived by three daughters, Sherry Lynn Dean and Barbara Ann Gigliello, both of Lavaca, and Kathy Kim Rantz of Atena; three sons, Walter Jr. of Knoxville, Tenn., Robert Stephen of North Dakota and Robin Dale of Alvin, Texas; two sisters, Dorothy Stafford of Tennessee and Leota Courtney of Texas; one brother, Jesse of Cabot; 19 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren. . Willard Long POTEAU - Willard Wayne Long, 67, of Poteau died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a regional measurement supervisor for Arkla Gas for 31 years. He was an Air Force veteran of the Korean War. He was a member of the Arkansas Knife Makers Association and the Fort Smith Knife Makers Association. He was a member of First Baptist Church of Poteau.Funeral will be 10 a.m. today in First Baptist Church of Poteau with burial at Center Ridge Baptist Church Cemetery in De Kalb, Miss. under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home in Poteau. He is survived by his wife, Nadine; one daughter, Marcia Lee Bull of Oklahoma City; three sisters, Nelda Wade of De Kalb, Miss., Bobbie Jean Marshall of Sumpter, S.C., and Donna Catherine Eldridge of Meridian, Miss.; one brother, Dan Webb Long of Panama City, Fla.; two grandchildren, Brett O' Phallion Bull, and Kalynn Michelle Bull, both of Oklahoma City. Ola Martin WISTER - Ola Mae Martin, 87, of Wister died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, in Poteau. She was a homemaker and a member of the Order of the Eastern Star Red Oak Chapter No. 145. She was a Sunday School teacher and a member of Bethel Baptist Church in Wister. Funeral will be 10 a.m. today in Bethel Baptist Church in Wister with burial at Ellis Chapel Cemetery in Wister under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home in Poteau. She is survived by her husband, Owen; two sisters, Margie Crist of Newton, Kan., and Ona Wigginton of Stockton, Calif.; two brothers, Frank Carpenter of Wister and Vernon Carpenter of Armor, S.D.; two grandchildren, Donna Fields and Eddie Martin, both of Wister; and three great-grandchildren, Bryan and Beth Fields and Don Allen Martin, all of Wister. Virgie Searl DEQUEEN - Virgie May Searl, 95, of DeQueen died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, in a DeQueen nursing home. She was a homemaker and the widow of Ben Searl.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday at the Westview Cemetery in Cove under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home in Mena. She is survived by several nieces and nephews. Ernest Beaver JUDSONIA - Ernest Paul Beaver, 83, of Judsonia died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000. He was a farmer, carpenter and a member of Roosevelt Missionary Baptist Church, where he served as a deacon.Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. today in Roosevelt Missionary Baptist Church with burial at Roosevelt Cemetery near Pleasant Plains under the direction of Powell Funeral Home in Searcy. He is survived by his wife, Averil; one daughter, Carol Sanders of Riverside, Mo.; one son, Harold of Fort Smith; two sisters, Ruby Lyon of Sherwood and Modean Key of Lone Star, Texas; three grandchildren, Richard Sanders, Karen Couch and Sarah Beaver; and five great-grandchildren. Delmar Rickman PANAMA - The Rev. Delmar V. Rickman, 83, of Panama died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was the pastor at Pentecostal Church of God for more than 30 years.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Mallory Funeral Home Chapel in Spiro with burial at Old Bokoshe Cemetery in Bokoshe. He is survived by his wife, Loreima; two sons, John of Downey, Calif., and Delmar Wayne of Hot Springs; one sister, Jewell Sampson of California; one brother, Amos of Nevada; two grandchildren, Timothy Rickman of Lebanon, Ore., and Jennifer Rickman of Hot Springs. Louise Fuller SALLISAW - Louise Fuller, 66, of Sallisaw died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, in Sallisaw. She was a homemaker and a Baptist.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Sallisaw City Cemetery under the direction of Agent Funeral Home of Sallisaw. She is survived by two daughters, Sharon Fuller of Batesville and Teresa Douglass of Nebraska; two sons, Bill of Minnesota and Danny of Sallisaw; two sisters, Geneva Wiley of Sallisaw and Margie Chesher of Van Buren; one brother, C.C. Davis of Fort Smith; seven grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. . Robert Ruark SALLISAW - Robert Autho Ruark, 42, of Sallisaw died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was a 1976 graduate of Central High School, east of Sallisaw, and a graduate of Okmulgee Tech. He was an auto parts store owner and of the Church of Christ.Funeral will be 2 p.m. today in First Assembly of God in Sallisaw with burial at Dwight Mission Cemetery, northwest of Sallisaw, under the direction of Agent Funeral Home in Sallisaw. He is survived by one son, John Robert of Sallisaw; his father, Autho of Sallisaw; one sister, Carol Lowrimore of Sallisaw; two brothers, David and Dennis, both of Sallisaw. Fred Gibbs DORA - Fred E. Gibbs, 96, of Dora died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, in his home. He was a retired painter and a member of Woodland Hills Pentecostal Church in Roland.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Woodland Hills Pentecostal Church in Roland with burial at Dora Cemetery under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren. He is survived by four daughters, Linda Gibbs of Dora, Ola Mae Hicks of Kibler, Ima Gene Henderson of Charleston and Virginia Roberson of Plymouth, N.C.; three sons, Frank and James, both of Van Buren, and Freddie of Atemore, Ala.; 18 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren. . Alice Etris DECATUR - Alice Etris, 84, of Decatur died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, in Siloam Springs. She attended Falling Springs Community Church and was the widow of Loy Etris.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in Falling Springs Community Church in Decatur with burial at Falling Springs Cemetery under the direction of Wasson Funeral Home in Siloam Springs. She is survived by one daughter, Linda Shaffer of Decatur; three sons, Don of Gentry, Ron of Van Buren and Warren "Butch" Etris of Dardanelle; one sister, Goldie Ray of Siloam Springs; one brother, Bill Weeks of Decatur; 12 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren. Charlotte Denny MULDROW - Charlotte "Charley" Denny, 73, of Muldrow died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, in Stilwell.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. today at Seabolt Cemetery in Muldrow under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home in Sallisaw. She is survived by her husband, Eugene. Horace Casey OZARK - Horace W. Casey, 79, of Ozark died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, in a local nursing home. He was a retired farm worker.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Belt Cemetery in Ozark under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home in Ozark. He is survived by three sons, Ernie and George, both of Ozark, and Johnny of Nashoba, Okla.; and 10 grandchildren. Helen Osman Helen Edna Whitewater Osman, 83, of Fort Smith died Sunday, Oct. 15, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a homemaker and Native American Indian and a member of the Cherokee tribe.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Wednesday in Putman Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at Woodlawn Memorial Park in Fort Smith. She is survived by one daughter, Carol Burgess of Arkoma; two sons, John of Shawno, Wis., and George of Fort Smith; seven grandchildren, Connie Renee and Cary M. Osman, Jennifer Shea Romero and Whitney Lynn, David, Michael and Marcus Burgess; and three great-grandchildren. Candace Haley OZONE - Candace Arline Haley, 37, of Ozone died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, in Dover. She was a 1982 graduate of Elkins High School. She was a Protestant.Memorial service will be 2 p.m. today at Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Clarksville. She is survived by her fiancee, Mike Reece of Ozone; two daughters, Cassandra N. Bolton and Megan Andrianna Haley, both of Sulphur Springs, Texas; her parents, Doyne Author and Ernestine Gray of Elkins; one sister, Valerie Gray of Clarksville; and one grandchild. Nancy Cook Nancy Morrison-Cook, 43, of Fort Smith died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a paramedic for Sebastian County EMS. She was a production medic, a Taekwondo instructor with a black belt, a recipient of the Certificate of Achievement, Sebastian County Deputy Coroner, a member of Sebastian County EMS Rescue, the Tactical EMS-Fort Smith SWAT and the Sebastian County EMS Dive team. She was certified in advanced cardiac life support and pediatric advanced life support and a certified open water diver.Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Wednesday in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith. The body will be cremated. She is survived by her companion, Kirk Barber of Fort Smith; her mother, Merlene Morrison of Fort Smith; three sisters, Marie Evans, Karen Rouse and Teja Lonetree all of Fort Smith; and two brothers, Rick Morrison of Louisiana and Michael Morrison of Fort Smith. Timothy Brasuell McKINNEY, Texas - Timothy Brasuell, 17, of McKinney and formerly of Van Buren, died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in McKinney.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at New Hope Cemetery in Spiro under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren. He is survived by his mother and stepfather, Sheila and Jerry Harris of McKinney, Texas; father and stepmother, Steve and Delores Selman of Greenwood; his grandmother, Emma Stevens of Fort Smith; and one sister, Jacqueline Johnson of Van Buren. . John Carter GREENWOOD - John Merrell Carter, 84, of Greenwood died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a retired Civil Service employee and a veteran of the Army and World War II. He was a member of Harris-Hannah VFW Post No. 6527 of Greenwood, American Legion Post No. 31, a 32nd degree Mason and member of Pulliam Lodge No. 133 F&AM of Witcherville, the Scottish Rite Bodies, Western Arkansas Consistory, the Disabled American Veterans and the Order of Eastern Star. He was a member of the Rose Garden Full Gospel Church in Jenny LInd.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Wednesday in McConnell Funeral Home Chapel in Greenwood with burial at Mount Harmony Cemetery in Greenwood. He is survived by his wife, Pearl Francis; one daughter, Joyce Bratton of Huntington; four sisters, Pauline Fitzjarrell of Fort Smith, Ruth Karam of Manchester, N.H., Edith Rogers of Alma and Irene Sawyer of Mount Vernon, Mo.; one brother, C.B. of Mansfield; three grandchildren, Kim Bratton, Michelle Gann and Amanda Inge; and two great-grandchildren. 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