Thursday, December 1, 2005 Benjamin "Hobie" "Brother" BENTON, Jr., 63, of Muldrow, was born Nov. 9, 1942, in Foreman, to Benjamin BENTON, Jr. and Wynona WARE. He died Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, in Fort Smith, Ark. his wife, Effie BENTON; TREMINIO, NANCE, JONES, TAYLOR, MEARRON Kenneth BETHARDS, Jr., 54, of Sallisaw was born Aug. 13, 1951, in Los Angeles, to Kenneth Littleton BETHARDS and Alma Clair (MASON) BETHARDS. He died Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, in Sallisaw. ROBERTS, T. J. BRIDGEWATER, 71, of Sallisaw was born Sept. 13, 1934, in Corning, Ark., to Thomas James Oral BRIDGEWATER and Beulah (JAMES) BRIDGEWATER. He died Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005, in Sallisaw. He married Inez TURMAN, Jan. 5, 1955, in Poteau. BRACKEN, McKINNEY, BOOTH, PINSON, Bobby Stone HUNT, 75, of Davy, was born March 6, 1930, in Wagoner County, to Ralph HUNT and May (MITCHELL) HUNT. He died Tuesday, Nov. 22, 2005, in Roanoke, W.Va. PHILLIPS, CLUB, McDONALD, LAMAR, CASEY, GARRETTE, NOBLE, OWENS, HARRIS, BOWEN. Richard L. "Dick" IRWIN, 70, of Sallisaw was born Nov. 1, 1935, in Indianapolis. He died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005, in Fort Smith, Ark. He married Willa June KELSEY, Jan. 29, 1971, in Leawood, Kan. She preceded him in death, Aug. 31, 2005, in Fort Smith. POINDEXTER, WIDENER, WHITE, James Paul LEE, 90, of Muldrow, was born March 15, 1915, in Cottonwood Community, to Wash LEE and Ellen (TAYLOR) LEE. He died Monday, Nov. 28, 2005, in Fort Smith, Ark. He married Sybil Olene PEMBERTON, Sept. 28, 1940, in Muldrow. BUTCHER, KNIGHT, LYONS, SCRIVNER, Michael M. McKINNEY, 24, of Sallisaw, was born Dec. 31, 1980, in Hayward, Calif., to Charles McKINNEY and Cynthia PINOLI. He died Sunday, Nov. 27, 2005, in Roland. Mary M. PROCTOR, 53, of Muldrow, was born June 30, 1952, in Oklahoma, to Samuel Robert JONES and Elizabeth Tabitha WATERS JONES. She died Friday, Nov. 25, 2005, in Apple Valley, Calif. TAYLOR, MAXWELL, WALTERS, VANN, DIAZ, Mrs. Noma STITES,81, a lifelong resident of Sequoyah County was born to John William TIMMERMAN and Sally Elizabeth (McKINNEY) TIMMERMAN on June 7,1 924, in the Harrison community, Mrs. STITES married Theodore McKinley "Ted" STITES, on March 12, 1942, in Sallisaw. He preceded his wife in death on Jan. 21, 1983, when he died in Fort Smith, Ark. PRUITT, WEAVER, WORTMAN, BEATY, TATHAM, COMPTON, LEIGH, HOLLAND.