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    1. [ARSebast] Obituaries, August 22, 2001, Wednesday
    2. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley
    3. Hello, running a little late: The following are the obituaries for today: Clarksville: William Eli Willis, 82 of Clarksville died Monday, August 20, 2001, in Paris, Ar. He worked for Joe Mills Lumber yard and a member of Trinity Chapel Pentecostal Church of God. Funeral will be 10 a.m. today in Roller-Cox Funeral Home Chapel in Clarksville with burial at Porter Cemetery in Hunt. Hs is survived by two daughters, Sandra Dobbs of Clarksville and Danna Wiseman of Waveland; a son, Michael Willis of Hot Springs; three sisters, Ollie Collins of Fort Smith, Melvina Martin of Evansville and Sylvia Norman of Chandler, Okla; four brothers, Denver Willis of Batson, Dennis Willis of Oark, Ed of Knoxville and Levi of Clarksville and two grandchildren. Sheila Law, 65 of Fort Smith died Sunday, August 19, 2001 in a local nursing home. The body was cremated. Graveside memorial service will be 2 p.m. today at Oak Valley Cemetery in Lavaca under the direction of Lewis Funeral Chapel of Fort Smith. She is survived by a daughter, Bernadette Adams of Fort Smith; two sons, John Walter Stroh, Jr. of Orwigsburg, Pa. and Michael James Stroh of Greenwood. Bertha McClain...Bertha "Gal" McClain, 666 of Jenny Lind died Monday, Aug.. 20, 2001 in a Fort Smith hospital. She was retired from Baldor and a member of First Baptist Church in Jenny Lind. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Thursday in First Baptist Church in Jenny Lind with burial at Steep Hill Cemetery in Fort Smith under the direction of McConnell Funeral Home of Greenwood. She is survived by her husband, Jim; two daughters, Linda Yother of Bear Hollow and Diana Simmons of Jenny Lind; a brother Harold Cheek of Fort Smith. Lucille Cockerham ...Lucille Mary "Granny" Cockerham, 76 of Octavia died Monday, Aug. 20, 2001 in her home. She was born Aug.. 14, 1925 in Rose, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker, and worker at Tinker Air Force Base in Oklahoma City. Funeral will be 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Octavia Baptist Church with burial at Octavia Cemetery under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home of Mena. She is survived by her husband, Robert; four daughters, June Beachel of Okmulgee, Ok; Jane Bishop of Harshorne, Okla., Jeanne Singer of Denver and Joann Charlton of Heavier; a son, Jack Cockerham of Mountainburg; a sister Edith Jackson of Tulsa; a brother, Howard Hicks of Morrison, Okla. Jimmy Ray Quinalty, 41 of Portland, Ore, formerly of Hackett, died August 22, 2000 in Portland, Ore. He was self-employed and a member of First Baptist Church of Portland. Graveside memorial service will be 10 a.m. Thursday at Blue Mountain Cemetery in Blue Mountain. He is survived by his wife, Martha; his father, Herbert Quinalty of Hackett; is sister, Gloria Dyer and Tina Black both of Wichita, Kan; Rita Wohlgemuth of Huntington, Julie Hevel and Yolanda Hurst both of Hackett and Michelle Rose of Fort Smith and three brothers, Lloyd, Tony and Dan all of Hackett. WAR WICK, Okla. - The Rec. Riley M. Young 98 of War Wick, Okla, formerly of Poteau died Monday, Aug, 20 2001 in Edmond, Okla. He was born June 18, 1903 in Sallisaw. He was an evangelist and a minister for over 70 years in the Apostolic Jesus Name Church. He was the widower of Clara Young. Funeral will be 1 p.m. today in Evans and Miller Funeral Home Chapel of Memories in Poteau with burial at Oakland Cemetery in Poteau. He is survived by two daughters, Beulah Faye Flud of War Wick, Okla. and Eual May LaMar of Chandler, Okla. Three sons, John Henry Young of Mesquite, Texas, Leon of Panama and Freddie O. of Tulsa. PLANO, TX.--Emmitt Mason Clem, Jr. 71 of Plano, Texas died Tuesday Aug. 21, 2001 in McKinney, Texas. He was born June 25, 1930 in Dallas. Funeral will be 10 a.m. Friday in First United Methodist Church in Plano with burial at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Oakhill Cemetery in Booneville under the direction of Ted Dickey Funeral Home of Plano, Texas. He is survived by his wife, Dixie; a daughter, Carolyn Bettley of Allen, Texas; three grandchildren. Carolyn (Parsons) Smedley angelears@alltel.net

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