Kate Herring, 92, died Monday, July 17, 2000, in Tulsa. She was born Sept. 10, 1907, in Glendale, I.T., near Poteau. Mrs. Herring started teaching at age 16 and later graduated from Northeastern State College. She was a member of Alpha Delta Kappa and Kappa Kappa Iota Sororities, as well as the OEA, the NEA and TREA. She was also a member of the Redfork Chapter and was a Past Matron of the Wister Chapter of the Order of the Eastern Star. Mrs. Herring enjoyed collecting rocks and water pitchers, traveling, fishing, and sewing. She was preceded in death by her daughter, Leila Logan; and granddaughter Kimberly Creekmore. She is survived by her husband of 73 years, Clay Herring of the home; two daughters, Althea Franklin of Tahlequah and Barbara Creekmore of Broken Arrow; seven grandchildren, Richard Franklin, Clay Franklin, Carly Ann Haynes, Candie Dressler, Chris Creekmore, Dana Wyman, and Alyson Nelson; 12 great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Opal Richardson of Monroe, La., and Falba Webb of Poteau. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 19 at Trinity Baptist Church in Tulsa, with burial following in the Floral Haven Mausoleum in Broken Arrow. Arrangements are under the direction of Heath-Griffith Funeral Service. Don Adams, 53, of Wister, died Tuesday, July 18, 2000, in Fort Smith. He was born March 17, 1947 in Casa Grande, Ariz. He was a mail carrier. He was a U.S. Army veteran having served in Vietnam. He was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church where he served as a deacon since 1984. He and Linda were married for 34 years. He was a loving husband, devoted father and grandfather and wonderful friend. He is survived by his wife Linda of the home; one daughter and son-in-law, Kristi and Brad Hill of Howe; one son and daughter-in-law, Kevin and Becky Adams of Wister; his mother, Ann Witt of Wister; father, Jay Adams of Wister; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Carolyn and Robert Gutierrez of Belton, Texas, Betty Adams of Poteau, and Reah and George Maynor of Wister; one brother and sister-in-law, Darrell and Ginger Adams of Wister; and one granddaughter, Shelbey Hill of Howe. Services will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, July 20 at First Free Will Baptist Church in Poteau, with burial following at Ellis Chapel Cemetery in Wister. The Rev. Jim Cook and the Rev. Clyde Steelman will officiate. Pallbearers will be Ross Martin, Gary Martin, Wendell Burden, Doug Stone, John Joy and Gary Wooten. Honorary pallbearers will be the deacons of the First Free Will Baptist Church, Woodrow Martin and Junior Garner. Arrangements are under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home, Poteau.