The following obits appeared in the SW Times today: Rex Spencer HARTFORD - Rex Leon Spencer, 43, of Hartford died Saturday, Dec. 2, 2000, in his home. He was a retired maintenance worker with the Texas State Fair Association.The body was cremated. He is survived by one son, Stephen A. Spencer of Huntington; his mother, Emogene Spencer of Hartford; three sisters, Billie Munday of Gun Barrel City, Texas, Bernice Helker of Van Buren and Linda Spencer of Muldrow; two brothers, Richard Anthony Spencer of Hartford and David Spencer of Kentucky; and one grandchild. Freeda McMaster Freeda L. McMaster, 68, of Van Buren died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in a local nursing home. She was Crawford County treasurer for 20 years and a member of the Democratic Women of Crawford County and a member of Heritage United Methodist Church. Funeral will be 1 p.m. Friday in Ocker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel in Van Buren. She is survived by one son, Randy of Van Buren; one sister, Maxine Jones of Lake Jackson, Texas; and two grandchildren, Chris and Jennifer McMaster. Elaine Bryson Elaine Weaver Bryson, 55, of Van Buren died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in a local hospital. She was self-employed and a lifelong resident of Crawford County.Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Gill Cemetery in Van Buren under the direction of Ocker Funeral Home in Van Buren. She is survived by one daughter, Gloria Jean Todd of Greenwood; one sister, Deborah Berryman of Van Buren; four brothers, Olen Jerry Weaver of Marysville, Calif., Sonny Weaver of Mulberry, Dennis Weaver of Alma and Gary Weaver of Memphis, Tenn.; and one granddaughter.Pallbearers will be Steve Wood, Gary Ray and Mark Weaver, Jimmy Dale Hendrick, Billy Ray Rye and David Frye. John Campbell ARKOMA - John W.S. Campbell, 81, of Arkoma died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was a World War II veteran and a retired truck driver working for numerous trucking companies, including Jones Truck Lines. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Pocola.Graveside service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Macedonia Cemetery in Pocola under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home in Poteau. He is survived by his wife, Louise; one daughter, Donna Green of Arkoma; and one grandson, Jeremy Craig of Arkoma. Edna Purcell CLAREMORE, Okla. - Edna Sue Purcell, 88, of Claremore and formerly of Tamaha, Okla., died Sunday, Dec. 3, 2000, in a local hospital.Memorial service will be 1 p.m. Thursday in First Assembly of God in Stigler with burial at Tamaha Cemetery near Stigler under the direction of King and Shearwood Funeral Home in Stigler. She is survived by two sons, Phil Johnson of Edmond, Okla., and Tommy Johnson of Tulsa; two sisters, Pat Haines of Merced, Calif., and Opal Ravisconi of Hanford, Calif.; three brothers, Charles L. Boggs of Amarillo, Texas, Thomas Boggs of Tamaha and Javon Boggs of Stigler; three grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.Pallbearers will be Brian, Keith and Garvin Boggs, Jeff Johnson, Dee Edwards and Wally Benedict.. Paul Taylor SUBIACO - Paul Wayne Taylor, 60, of Subiaco died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in Little Rock. He was retired Navy and served in the Arkansas National Guard. He worked for Great Lakes Carbon Company of Ozark and was a bus driver for Clarksville schools. He was a charter member and deacon of Subiaco Worship Center and American Legion, former member of the Scranton Fire Department and was president of the Wares Chapel Cemetery Board.Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday in Subiaco Worship Center with burial at Wares Chapel Cemetery in Dublin under the direction of Roller Funeral Home in Paris. He is survived by he wife, Judy; one daughter, Angela Gale Chambers of Van Buren; one son, Dewayne of Wickes; his mother, Elizabeth Walker Taylor of Scranton; one sister, Betty Pruitt of Arlington, Texas; two brothers, Joe of Fort Smith and Curtis of Scranton; and four grandchildren.Pallbearers will be Joe Matt Freeman, Ricky White, Ray Gack, Robert Lovelace, Michael Geels and Eddie Sims. Carl Flaharity ARKOMA - Carl L. Flaharity, 56, of Arkoma died Monday, Dec. 4, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a process technician for Alltrista Industries.Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at the U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Fentress Mortuary in Fort Smith. He is survived by his wife, Lona; two sons, Darrell Wayne Flaharity of Pampa, Texas, and Waylon Flaharity of Arkoma; one stepson, Ricky Gene Beshears of Oklahoma City; his father, Maynard Flaharity of Wichita Falls, Texas; one stepsister, Wilma Marie Furgero of Wichita Falls, Texas; three stepbrothers, Donald Flaharity of Dallas and Maynard Flaharity Jr. and Jimmy Ray Flaharity, both of Wichita Falls; and six grandchildren. R.W. Andrews R.W. "Ezz" Andrews, 77, of Fort Smith died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a Navy veteran of World War II. He was a retired union plumber and a member of Plumbers and Fitters Local Union No. 29 in Fort Smith. He was a member of Cavanaugh Free Will Baptist Church and the Gideons.Funeral will be 11 a.m. Saturday in Cavanaugh Free Will Baptist Church with burial at Roselawn Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel in Fort Smith. He is survived by one daughter, Nancy Arlene Leftwich of Myrtle Beach, Calif.; two sons, Steven Willis of Fort Smith and Mark Rolland of Dove Canyon, Calif.; two sisters, Ellen Newman of Fort Smith and Lucille Andrews of Lubbock, Texas; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.Pallbearers will be Michael and Dustin Andrews, Jeff Lopez, Fred Sebastian, Paul Sharp and Skip Leftwich. Tommy Rice MULBERRY - Tommy Rice, 57, of Mulberry died Tuesday, Dec. 5, 2000, in a local hospital. He was a retired blender for Van Buren Pipe Company.Funeral will be 11 a.m. Friday in Mount Olive Community Building in Elkins with burial at Mount Olive Cemetery in Elkins under the direction of Edwards Van-Alma Funeral Home in Van Buren. He is survived by his wife, Arlene; one daughter, Tammy Newman of Quinton, Okla.; two sisters, Jeanette Saunders of Dalhart, Texas, and Joyce Rayburn of Bella Vista; one brother, James of Albuquerque, N.M.; and four grandchildren. 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