Sunday, July 17, 2005 Herman E. EDWARDS, 65, of Muldrow, was born April 7, 1940, in Muldrow, to Paul Edwards and Wilma HARVELL EDWARDS. He died Thursday, July 14, 2005, in Fort Smith, Ark. POWELL, MEEKS, PARSONS, WEBB, Howard Warren "Big Mac" McWHITER, Sr., 78, of Sallisaw, was born June 3, 1927, in Franklin, Tenn, to Sam McWHITER and Mattie TUCKER. He died Thursday, July 14, 2005, in Fort Smith, Ark. PEARCE, JONES, HARPER, CURRY,. Desirea L. SHAFER ROSS, an infant, of Sallisaw, was born July 7, 2005, in Tahlequah, to Johnathon ROSS and Ashley SHAFER. She died Thursday, July 7, 2005, in Tahlequah. WALKER, ROSS, NEWBERRY, SOULERET, BOND, FOWLER Doyle Eugene RIGGS, 63, of Muldrow, was born Feb. 21, 1942, in Muldrow, to Dewey RIGGS and Rose Alma (SUTTON) RIGGS. He died Monday, July 11, 2005, in Fort Smith, Ark. BYNUM, STRANGE, BOWERS, LEWIS, STITES,. Dennis H. "Dink" PRICE, 59, of Cookson, was born Jan. 28, 1946 in Fort Smith, Ark., to Lloyd PRICE and Geneva (CARTER) PRICE. He died Tuesday, July 12, 2005, in Cookson. SHELTON, Clarence Eugene RAY, 70, of Vian, was born July 2, 1935, in Beebe, Ark., to Jonathan Winford RAY and Viola (CRABTREE) RAY. He died Wednesday, July 13, 2005, in Vian. He married Marianne MAYBERRY, July 21, 1979, in Stockton, Calif. Janice Bailey GRIFFIN "Jan" RUSH, 69, of Houlton and Orland, Maine, was born Nov. 7, 1935, in Columbia Falls, Maine, to Gilbert BAILEY Sr. and Mary (RICHARD) BAILEY. She died Sunday, July 3, 2005, in Blue Hill, Maine. She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Dale. AUSTIN, GRIFFIN, MATHERS, WRIGHT, POULIN WILLIAMS, SIMMONS, EVANS, THOMPSON, Melba A. SANGSTER, 90, of Muldrow, died Wednesday, July 13, 2005, in Muldrow. She was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Louie SANGSTER and parents, Clyde and Bernice (PIGG) SANGSTER. SHENKENBERG, Bill ZELLMER,.