The following obits appeared in the SW Times today: Notra Harvey WICHITA, Kan. - Notra L. Harvey, 76, of Wichita, Kan., formerly of Spiro, died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000, in Wichita. She was a retired proofreader for Deluxe Check Printers.Funeral will be 10 a.m. today in Culbertson-Smith Mortuary in Wichita with burial at White Chapel Cemetery in Wichita. She is survived by three daughters, Helen Powell of Independence, Mo., Judy Ratley of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, and Sharon Scott of Wichita; one sister, Syble Cloud of Ponca City, Okla.; and four grandchildren. Joan Cale OZARK - Joan Eileen Cale, 54, of Ozark died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a certified nurse's aide and a member of Ozark Church of Christ.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Ozark Church of Christ under the direction of Shaffer Funeral Home of Ozark. She is survived by her husband, Robert; two daughters, Yvonne Maier of Wichita, Kan., and Brenda Cale of the home; one son, Dwayne Cale of North Little Rock; her father, Virgil Herrell of Wichita; three sisters, Judy Smith of San Antonio, Texas, Joyce Thomas of Benicia, Calif., and Jean Coon of Oklahoma City; two brothers, Steve Herrell of Wichita and Tim Herrell of Midland, Texas; and two grandchildren, Nicholas and Zachary Maier. Peggy Dodd Peggy Jane "Nanny" Dodd, 59, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of Temple Baptist Church.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Mountain View Cemetery in Hackett under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel in Fort Smith. She is survived by three sons, Randy of Fort Smith, Steven of Springdale and David Cahoon of Fort Smith; one brother, Raymond Farrar of Fort Smith; and five grandchildren, Kelly, Deon, and Dillon Dodd, Justin and Jason Cahoon. Tyler Evans SPIRO - Tyler Evans, 7, of Spiro died Monday, Oct. 23, 2000, in Oklahoma City. He was a student at Spiro Elementary School and loved sports, especially hunting and fishing.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Spiro First Assembly of God with burial at New Hope Cemetery in Spiro under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home in Spiro. He is survived by his parents, Phillip and MaLissa Evans; one brother, Guy of the home; his grandparents, Tom and Sandy Tobler, Jerry and Cheryl Mann, Carol Evans and Linda Evans, all of Spiro; and great-grandparents, Beulah Mann of Spiro and Ona Bell Harper of Spiro. Era Hutchings VIAN - Era Hutchings, 90, of Vian died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, in Sallisaw. She worked for the Carlile School for 28 years. She was active at Vian Free Will Baptist Church as a Sunday school teacher. She was the widow of Garrett Hutchings.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday at Vian Free Will Baptist Church with burial at Box Cemetery in Vian under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home in Sallisaw. She is survived by four daughters, Wilma Phillips of Fort Smith, Virginia Garrison of Muskogee, Okla., Wanda Bennett and Linda Venable, both of Vian; one sister, Vera Stewart of Shafter, Calif.; 16 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren. .Annie Carter SPIRO - Annie Marie Carter, 90, of Spiro died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, in Spiro. She was a homemaker and was of the Assembly of God faith. She was the widow of Benjamin Carter.Funeral will be 2 p.m. today in Mallory Funeral Home Chapel in Spiro with burial at Fairview Cemetery in Panama. She is survived by three daughters, Melba Wilson of Spiro, Doris Davis of Bokoshe, Okla., and Sondra Strickland of Kiefer, Okla.; two sons, Gilbert of Bokoshe and Harold of Spiro; one sister, Ellen Bays of Grove, Okla.; one brother, Bennie Dees of Spiro; 10 grandchildren, 17 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Amber Binz OZARK - Amber Michelle Binz, 23, of Ozark died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000. She was a senior at University of the Ozarks and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church.Rosary will be 7 p.m. today at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Altus. Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday in Shaffer Funeral Home Chapel with burial at Highland Cemetery in Ozark. She is survived by her parents, Anita and Dr. Robert Lane Wilson of Ozark and Dennis Binz of Fort Smith; one sister, Celeste Binz of the home; two brothers, Chad Binz and Jeremiah Wilson, both of the home; her grandparents, W.D. and Patty House of Ozark, Rufus A. Binz of Charleston and Robert and Rosalene Wilson of Jacksonville. . Juda Collins Juda Jane Smith Collins, 65, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, in a local nursing home. She was a homemaker and was a Baptist.Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Oak Valley Cemetery in Lavaca under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel in Fort Smith. She is survived by one son, James of Fort Smith; two sisters, Peggy Buckner and Barbara Person, both of Charleston; and one grandchild, Bryce Allen Collins. Barry Parks NORTH LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - Barry Sherman Parks, 37, of North Little Rock died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in North Little Rock. He was a graduate of North Little Rock High School and attended Hendrix College and University of Oklahoma City. He was an employee of Park Stone Complex.Funeral will be 1:30 p.m. Friday in Roller Funeral Home Chapel in Paris with burial at Prairie View Cemetery. He is survived by his father, Harold Dean Parks of North Little Rock. .Letha Davis BOKOSHE, Okla. - Letha Marie Davis, 87, of Bokoshe, Okla., died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in a local hospital. She was a homemaker and a member of First United Methodist Church of Bokoshe. She was the widow of Harold Davis.Graveside service will be 10 a.m. Friday at Milton Cemetery in Milton, Okla., under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home in Poteau. She is survived by two sisters, Faye Cosgrove of Bokoshe and Evalee Bowen of Vancouver, Wash.; one niece, Janell Weaver Darneal of Wister; and one nephew, Tom Cosgrove of Tucson, Ariz. Pauline Smithson KEOTA - Pauline Countiss Smithson, 86, of Keota died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was the widow of A.E. Smithson.Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Stigler Cemetery under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home in Stigler. She is survived by two daughters, Gloria Novinsky of San Jose, Calif., and Gail Morschheimer of Pine Bluff; one sister, Helen Lookabaugh of Yukon, Okla.; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. . Damiea Bratton STIGLER - Damiea Jane Bratton, infant daughter of William and Christina Bratton, died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in Tulsa.Funeral will be 2 p.m. today in Unity Baptist Church with burial at Iron Bridge Cemetery in Keota under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home in Stigler. In addition to her parents, she is survived by one sister, Jade Stockdale of the home; maternal grandparents, Mary Patton of Keota and Jerry Neff of Shady Point; paternal grandparents, Sharon Alexander of Sanger, Calif., and William Bratton of Georgia; maternal great-grandparents, Bill and Ella Evans of Visalia, Calif. Andrew McElroy PARIS - Andrew "Andy" McElroy, 61, of Paris died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in Russellville. He was a retired oil field worker and welder. He was a member of Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Paris.Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in Paris with burial at Caulksville Cemetery under the direction of Roller Funeral Home in Paris. He is survived by his wife, Ruby; one daughter, Denise Brandenburg of Paris; one son, Keith McElroy of Paris; one sister, Betty Law of Ratcliff; one brother, Stanley of Booneville; and six grandchildren, Joslyn Wade, Scarlett, Jericho, and Skylar McElroy, Gentry and Mackenzie Brandenburg. Lorene Hull SPIRO - Lorene Hull, 77, of Spiro died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in Poteau. She was a homemaker.The body will be cremated under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home in Spiro. She is survived by one son, Jim Hull of Spiro; three sisters, Irene Maxwell of Cowlington, Okla., Mildred Turbeville of California and Joyce Marshburn of North Carolina; one brother, Leonard Thigpin of California; and two great-grandchildren. Jack Sims MOUNTAINBURG - Jack Wendel Sims, 84, of Mountainburg died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in Fayetteville. He was an Army and Navy veteran of World War II and the Korean War and retired from the Merchant Marines in 1964. He was a member of Mountainburg Masonic Lodge and Veterans of Foreign Wars.Graveside service will be 11 a.m. Friday at Basham Cemetery in Mountainburg under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Alma. He is survived by one daughter, Debra Ann Priest of Bay City, Mich.; one son, Eric of Mountainburg; and five grandchildren, Melissa Ann, Heather Lynn and Dennis Priest Jr., all of Bay City, Mich., Mason Cole and Rachel Page, both of Mountainburg. . Mathew Farmer MCCURTAIN, Okla. - Mathew "Mack" Farmer, 85, of McCurtain, Okla., died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was a member of Keota Masonic Lodge.Graveside service will be 2:30 p.m. Friday at Old Panther Cemetery in McCurtain under the direction of Mallory Funeral Home in Stigler. He is survived by one daughter, Norma Sue Stanley of Roanoke, Texas; one son, Harold Farmer of Keota; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.. Julian Peevy Julian G. Peevy, 83, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a retired fireman for the city of Fort Smith for 20 years and a 32nd degree Mason of Belle Point No. 20 and received his 50 year pin. He was a member of Scottish Rites, Knight Templar, Arkansas Fireman's Association of Fire Fighters, president of the Fireman's Pension Board, lifetime member of National Rifle Association and the former Civil Defense Coordinator for Sebastian County. He was a member of Spradling Avenue Baptist Church.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday in Lewis Funeral Chapel in Fort Smith with graveside Masonic service at Simmons Cemetery in Dyer. He is survived by two daughters, Barbara Dobing of Hackett and Judy Robertson of Fort Smith; three sisters, Roma Lee Wilson of Stigler, Lucile McElroy of Keota and Katherine Essley of Glendale, Ariz.; two brothers, Jack of Fort Smith, and H.K. of Bergton, Va.; three grandchildren, Greg Dobing, Scott Roberson and Dennis Roberson Jr.; and three great-grandchildren. . Roland Varnado NELLA - Roland Kelly Varnado, 53, of Nella died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, in Scott County. He was a farmer and mechanic and a member of the New Life Center Church in Waldron, where he was active in the choir.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Shiloh Baptist Church with burial at Shiloh Cemetery under the direction of Hall Funeral Service in Mena. He is survived by his wife, Linda; one daughter, Regina K. Matlock of Nella; two sons, Roland Kelly Varnado II of Baton Rouge, La., and Richard Kyle Varnado of Nella; two stepsons, Michael Gebhardt of Hamilton, N.J., and Joshua Gebhardt of Cherry Hill; one sister, Cessise V. Lee of Watson, La.; one brother, Chester A. Varnado Jr. of Walker, La.; and eight grandchildren. LaVerne Huggins LaVerne Huggins, 74, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, Oct. 25, 2000, in Fort Smith. She was a lifetime member of American Legion Post No. 31 Auxiliary, Purple Heart No. 447 and D.A.V. Auxiliary, and a member of V.F.W. Post No. 8845. She was owner/operator of LaVerne's Beauty Shop. She was a member of the Assembly of God. She was the widow of Seldon Paul Huggins.Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday in Edwards Funeral Home Chapel in Fort Smith with burial at the National Cemetery in Fort Smith. She is survived by two daughters, Carolyn Mosby and Linda Reed both of Fort Smith; four sisters, Marie Rogers and Alice Hodges, both of Fort Smith, and Edith Rogers and Arlie Brooks, both of Arkoma; five grandchildren, Elizabeth Ferguson of Mountain Home, John Paul Reed, Terri Johnson and Jeff Mosby all of Fort Smith, and Tammy Thies of Roanoke, Va.; and six great-grandchildren. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net ===================================== Volunteer for Rootsweb, Sebastian County Line ===================================== http://www.geocities.com/HeartlandShores/angelears1 ============================================