Sunday, December 29, 2002 Vernon Herman "Bugs" BEAVERS, 78, of Fort Smith, Ark., died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, in Fort Smith. HAWKINS, HUNTER, SHIBLEY, He was preceded in death by his wife, Gladys M. BEAVERS. Nathan BENNETT, 73, of Vian, was born Dec. 12, 1929, in Vian, to Walter BENNETT and Sybil (BRUTON) BENNETT. He died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, in Gore FAULKNER, MORRIS, PETTY, SWIMMER, ROACH, Lloyd J. CAVES, 81, of Sallisaw, died Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, in Fort Smith, Ark.. He was born July 4, 1921, in Pisgah, Ala., to John CAVES and Ethel (FRAZIER) CAVES. LESLIE, HEDGE, ROBBINS, BROWN, DAVIS, TINER, ROBERTSON. Cluvy Clyde COLE, 96, of Sallisaw, was born July 22, 1906, in Sallisaw, Indian Territory, to Jacob Alexander COLE and Dora Melinda (WOOD) COLE. He died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, in Sallisaw.. He married Velma Lois JOPLIN KEITH on May 31, 1982, in Sallisaw. HUCKELBURY, MATTHEWS, CORBIT , He was preceded in death by his first wife, Clercie Mae COLE.. Vida Lou "Billie" DOWNS, 81, of Panama, was born Dec. 13, 1921. She died Thursday, Dec. 26, 2002, in Pocola. GOINES, KLAHN, FISHER, DeWITT , HAYS, Leroy ESTES, 67, of Gans, was born Feb. 4, 1935, in Newport, Ark., to William ESTES and Edith (SAPPINGTON) ESTES. He died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, in Sallisaw. He married Naomi (McCOY) ESTES. ELLIOTT, OGDEN, LENNOX, GOSS, TERRI, Flora B. McMURTRY, 80, of Okmulgee, formerly of Sallisaw, was born Oct. 9, 1922, in Coweta, to William E. HAND and Pearl (STOUT) HAND. She died Saturday, Dec. 21, 2002, in Tulsa. SLATER, LEMONS, LARREMORE, MERRILL, KENT, TONEKING; She was preceded in death by her husband, Lester McMURTRY. Reba Marie NICHOLS, 83, of Wagoner, was born July 19, 1919, in Miami, to L.M. and Dorothy BOOKER. She died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, in Wagoner. FLEMING, CORLEY, HOGAN, PARKS, MORGAN, THOMPSON, BOOKER. Her husband of 55 years, Elmer NICHOLS preceded her in death;. Donald PHILLIPS, 67, of Lindsay, was born Nov. 16, 1935, in Goldsby, to Oscar L. and Nora A. (SKINNER) PHILLIPS. He died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, in Lindsay. He married Sylvia STACEY on Oct. 30, 1987, in Denton, Texas. CAMPBELL, STEPHENS, SHOATE, KILLIAN, CAVALERO, BALLARD, Robbie Jean (HUMPHREY) RANDOLPH, 63, of Wichita, Kan., formerly of Sallisaw, was born May 27, 1939, in Sallisaw, to Lester and Minnie Lee HUMPHREY. She died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, in Wesley Hospital in Wichita. She married Boyce RANDOLPH of Sallisaw, on May 31, 1958. OGDON, Max W. ROSS, 97, of Van Buren, Ark., was born April 3, 1905 in Danville, Ark. She died Monday, Dec. 23, 2002, in a local nursing home. SPRUILL, CERTAIN, SOOTER, She was preceded in death by her husband, Leo ROSS. Clara M. RUSSELL, 89, of North Little Rock, Ark., formerly of Sallisaw, was born April 21, 1913, in Stilwell, to Edward WARREN and Ruby (RAY) WARREN. She died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, in Arkansas Hospice Center in North Little Rock. TAYLOR, Mary SIMONS, 86, of Vian, was born Nov. 16, 1916, in Des Moines, Iowa, to William HOWELL and Mamie (TURNIPSEED) HOWELL. She died Tuesday, Dec. 24, 2002, in Vian. Mrs. SIMONS married Bob SIMONS on May 25, 1963, in Lexington Park, Md. PLEW, Edith Irene WEITZ, 82, of Canadian, was born Sept. 3, 1920, in Hanna, to Benjamin Franklin and Bessie Hester (DRENNEN) NULL. She died Sunday, Dec. 22, 2002, in her home.. She married Henry T. WEITZ on May 24, 1941, in Checotah. BROWN, LOVITT, FRANKLIN, BURWELL, ARTERBERRY, SANDERS, NULL, ADAMS, LAME.