LOUISE LUX Louise Marie Lux, 91, of Fort Smith died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in a nursing home. She was retired from White Spot and a member of St. Boniface Catholic Church. She was the widow of Leo Lux Sr.Rosary will be recited at 6:30 p.m. today at Lewis Funeral Chapel. Funeral Mass will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Boniface Catholic Church with burial at Holy Cross Cemetery in Fort Smith. She is survived by one daughter, Mary Ann Grimes of Fort Smith; one son, Larry of Fort Smith; 25 grandchildren; and seven great-great grandchildren. . WILLIAM GREEN William W. Green II, 57, of Fort Smith died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was an industrial art teacher in Kansas and Oklahoma and the former owner of a welding, construction and heavy equipment business. He was retired from industrial sales.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Oak Cemetery in Fort Smith. He is survived by one daughter, Laura Elizabeth Green of Houston; one son, Daniel Allen Green of Austin, Texas; his father, William H. Green of Fort Smith; and one sister, Marilynda Green Farris of Mountainburg. OLEN CARSON SALLISAW - Olen Carson Sr., 74, of Sallisaw died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, in Muskogee. He was a member of the Sallisaw VFW and St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sallisaw. He was the widower of Joy Lee Carson.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church with burial at Akins Cemetery in Sallisaw under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home of Sallisaw. He is survived by his wife, Betty; one stepdaughter, Joy Lee Hennese of Stilwell, Okla.; one son, Olen Carson Jr. of Sallisaw; two sisters, Inez Cravens of Bakersfield, Calif., and Earlene; one brother, Dallas Carson of Bakersfield, Calif.; two grandchildren, Olen Carson III of Broken Arrow, Okla., and Barry Carson of Sallisaw; and three great-grandchildren. . FLOYD GABBARD KEOTA - Floyd Gabbard, 95, of Keota died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, in Muskogee.Funeral will be 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Mallory Funeral Home Chapel in Stigler with burial at Garland Cemetery in Stigler. He is survived by his wife, Ruby; one daughter, Patsy Reed; two sons, Bill and Jackie; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and three great-great grandchildren. The body may be viewed at the funeral home. ANNA LLOYD KIBLER - Anna Mae Lloyd, 67, of Kibler died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a homemaker and had worked as a filler at Allen Canning Company. She attended Van Buren Freewill Baptist Church and was the widow of William T. Lloyd.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at Edwards Van Alma Funeral Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Gill Cemetery in Van Buren. She is survived by three daughters, Helen Ann Yakley of Kibler, Gail Ward of Dean Springs Community and Judy Scantlin of Dyer; three sons, Ricky of Alma, Stephen of Kibler and James of Searcy; her mother, Reba Dehart of Van Buren; four brothers, J.C. and Paul Dehart, both of Van Buren, Larry Dehart of Rudy and Bobby Dehart of Mustang; 16 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. . ELMER LARUE MOUNTAINBURG - Elmer LaRue, 83, of Mountainburg died Saturday, Oct. 14, 2000, in a local nursing home. He was retired from Nolan Mill Company and was a member of Gregory Chapel Church of Christ.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Monday at Morrison Cemetery Arbor under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home of Van Buren. He is survived by one sister, Grace Todd of Stillwater, Okla; and several nieces and nephews, including Carl and Hope LaRue of Mountainburg. Sunday ELVA MCCRAW WALDRON - Elva Estelle "Bo" (James) McCraw, 86, of Waldron died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, in a Waldron nursing home. She was retired from the Wichita Falls (Texas) Health Clinic. She was a member of Parks Baptist Church.Funeral will be 3 p.m. Monday in Martin Funeral Home Chapel in Waldron with burial at Duncan Cemetery in Waldron. She is survived by five nieces, Betty Hahn and Eloise VanCleve, both of Waldron, Mary Sue Martine of Charleston, Eva Jane West of Boulder, Colo., and Elva Jean Carey of Waco, Texas; two nephews, David Paul Roy of Denver and Lewis Belcher of Van Buren; and one brother, Jake Watson of Iowa Park, Texas. . MARY MARTIN Mary Elizabeth Martin, 54, of Fort Smith died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in her home. She was active in activities at Nelson Hall Homes and a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church.Memorial service will be 10 a.m. Monday at Beckham Center Nelson Hall Homes. The body was cremated under the direction of Lewis Funeral Home in Fort Smith. She is survived by one son, Paul of Fort Smith; one sister, Marcia Martin of Utah; one brother, John Martin of Minnesota; and five grandchildren. BURTON NAYLOR HEAVENER - Burton Naylor, 64, of Heavener died Thursday, Oct. 12, in a Poteau hospital. He was retired from the Highway Department and was a pastor at Southern Baptist churches in the area and was a member of Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday in Pilgrims Rest Baptist Church in Reichert, Okla.. with burial at Conser Cemetery near Heavener under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home in Poteau. He is survived by his wife, Patricia; one daughter, Karen Robertson of Heavener; one son, Randy of Heavener; two sisters, Juanita McAlester of Leflore, Okla., and Carolyn Sams of Clarksville; six brothers, Hershel, Roger, Bob, Jim and Clyde, all of Heavener, and Dwain of Tule Lake, Calif.; two grandchildren, Jason and Crystal Robertson; and three great-grandchildren. PEARL TWYMAN BOLES - Pearl Twyman, 91, of Boles died Wednesday, Oct. 11, 2000, in her home. She was a homemaker and a member of Jehovah's Witness.Memorial service will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at Waldron Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witness under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home in Mena. She is survived by two daughters, Marvina Irene Davis and Marylou Bates, both of Boles; two grandchildren, Roger Dale Bates of Boles and Adrienne Worell of San Antonio, Texas; and one great-grandchild. ORVEL NEWMAN MANSFIELD - Orvel "Bob" Newman, 86, of Mansfield died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in a Waldron hospital. He was a retired furniture factory worker.Funeral will be 11 a.m. Monday in Hon Baptist Church with burial at Lower Center Point Cemetery near Hon under the direction of Martin Funeral Home in Mansfield. He is survived by his wife Etta Belle; two daughters, Jewel Johnson and Wanda Price, both of Mansfield; four sons, Lowell and Ricky, both of Mansfield, Bobby Joe of Fort Smith and Robert Lee of Waldron; one sister, Belle Browning of Tulsa; two brothers, Willie Newman of Hon and Bryant Newman of Waldron; 16 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren. Pallbearers will be Jim Harris, Tim Johnson, Nicholas Dugan, Bill "Toby" Newman, Junior Newman, James "Jake" Newman, Roger Leeper and Steven Eaves. The body may be viewed from 4 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. EDWARD DUGAN MENA - Edward Eugene "Gene" Dugan, 73, of Mena died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in Little Rock. He served in the Army during World War II in Germany. He was a poultry farmer and a mill wright at Mid-South Wood Products. He was a member of the VFW, American Legion, Farm Bureau and Calvary Baptist Church.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday in Faith Missionary Baptist Church with burial at Pinecrest Memorial Park under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home in Mena. He is survived by his wife, Shirley; four daughters, Debra Short of Irving, Texas, Darla Maple of Elk City, Okla., Peggy Smithson of Johnson City, Texas, and Kimberly Clayton of Arlington, Texas; one son, Terry of Mena; one brother, Ronald Dugan of Gilmer, Texas; 14 grandchildren; and one great-grandson. DARRELL HINDMARSH Darrell W. "Bud" Hindmarsh, 81, of Fort Smith died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in a local hospital. He was retired from the U.S. Postal Service in Fort Smith, a member of the American Legion, VFW and the United Commercial Travelers, Arkansas Retired Military Association, (director) Men's Fort Smith Bowling Association and the National Rifle Association. He was the Arkansas men's state bowling champion 1997 and was inducted into the state Bowling Hall of Fame. He was retired from the Army and was a member of Grand Avenue Baptist Church.Funeral will be 1 p.m. Monday in Grand Avenue Baptist Church in Fort Smith with burial at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith with full military honors from Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel in Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, Ruth Ellen; three sons, James of Canton, Ga., David of Fort Smith and John of Alma; one sister, Evelyn Themsen of Eugene, Ore.; two brothers, Glen of Pleasant Dale, Neb., and William of Freemont, Neb.; 13 grandchildren, Darrell, Jason, Jeff, Stephen, Sarah, Mary, Mark, Spencer, Stuart, Sondra and Scott Hindmarsh, Candy Uselton and Ryan Stone; and three great-grandchildren. LOWELL WETHERBEE SR. SPRINGDALE - Lowell "Jim" A. Wetherbee Sr., 76, of Springdale died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, in Rogers. He served in the Army in Germany during World War II and in Korea. He was a lifetime member of Kiwanis, the Army chapter of the Chosin Few in Korea, the Military Order of the Purple Heart. He was a member of First Christian Church of Springdale. He was the widower of Mollie J. Wetherbee.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday in First Christian Church in Springdale with burial 2 p.m. at Steep Hill Cemetery in Fort Smith with full military honors by the honors team from Fort Sill in Lawton, Okla., under the direction of Sisco Funeral Chapel Inc. of Springdale. He is survived by one daughter, Kathy A. Brown of Broken Arrow, Okla.; one son, Lowell A. Wetherbee Jr. of Rogers; one sister, Marilyn Lair of Marshalltown, Iowa; one brother, John Wetherbee of Marshalltown, Iowa; eight grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. The family will visit with friends from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. CLOIS WADE Clois Louise Wade, 82, of Fort Smith died Monday, Oct. 9, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a homemaker and retired employee of McDonnell Douglas Aircraft Corp.Memorial service will be 10 a.m. today in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith. The body will be cremated. She is survived by one daughter, Audrey Myra Henry of Kansas City, Mo.; one son, Arthur Deon Wade of Fort Smith; one sister, Sue Jones of Wilmington, Del.; six grandchildren, Patricia Conchala of Yakima, Wash., Michael F. Wade, Cecil D. Wade and Ronald H. Wade, all of Fort Smith, Clark P. Henry of Kansas City and Nancy S. Henry of Carlisle, Pa.; and four great-grandchildren. NIVAH VENSON MAGAZINE - Nivah Ione Flood Venson, 89, of Magazine died Friday, Oct. 13, 2000, in Booneville. Erb, Will Venson and Beth Carter; and two great-grandchildren.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. today at Ellington Cemetery in Magazine under the direction of Roberts Funeral Home in Booneville. 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