Thursday, May 24, 2001 John Franklin BATEY, 43, of Muldrow, was born March 21, 1958, in Pine Bluff, Ark., to Elmer Franklin BATELY and Faye Rene SIMPSON BATEY. He died May 19, 2001 in Fort Smith. BISHOP, MAPLES, ALLEN, SHELBY. "Speedy" BROWN, 70, of Van Buren, Ark., died Saturday, May 19, 2001, in Van Buren. POAGUE, BALL. . Ruth Van BUSKIRK, 87, of Sallisaw born Aug. 2, 1913, in Louisville, Ky., to Jesse James WHITE and Lattie (HERRON) WHITE. She died Saturday May 19, 2001, in Sallisaw.ASBILL, BRUCE, CORN, SMURTHWAITE, HATCHER, GINDLESBURGER, WHITE. Erma GAYHART, 100, of Sallisaw, died Monday, May 21, 2001, in Sallisaw.PHILPOT, PEARCE.. Robin S. HOWELL, 47, of Muldrow, was born April 18, 1954 to J.D. ROGERS and Bonnie Russell ROGERS. She died May 17, 2001 in Fort Smith. Mrs. HOWELL married Lesley HOWELL March 7, 1975, in Roland ORMS, MANESS. . M.W. "Mr. Mace" HOWELL, 94, of Muldrow, died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in a nursing home. FRAZIER, WILFONG, CASHER. . Lloyd Leon MELTON, 84, of Sallisaw was born Deember 13, 1916, in the Brushy Community to Jessie Leonard MELTON Sr. and Maudie Ethel (HINDMAN) MELTON. He died Saturday, May 19, 2001, in Sallisaw. Mr. MELTON married Doris Jo BENGE May 12, 1969, in Tahlequah. OWLAND, COUGHAN, SHERWOOD, KUHN. . Mary Ella MULLINS, 75, of Fort Smith, Ark., died Friday, May 18, 2001, in Fort Smith. WEAVER, BERNARD, GRIFFIN.. David Lee RUSH , 23, of Greenwood, Ark., was born June 8, 1977, in Fort Smith, Ark., to Don and Betty RUSH. He died Tuesday, April24, 2001, in Fort Smith. FREEMAN; ALLEN, COKER, OAKS, BUTLER. Eddie M. SHELTON, 62, of Sallisaw, was born July 17, 1938, in Williams, to James SHELTON and Louise (ANDERSON) SHELTON. He died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in Sallisaw. MORRIS, CRANFORD, PEERSON, KELLY, CLAWSON, POLECAT, LUSTI, MELCHER, JARNAGIN, ALLEN, RISINGER, ROLSTON, SHINE, ANDERSON, SHAW. . Josephine FOSTER BROOKS SHOEMAKER, 93, of Sallisaw, was born October 19, 1907, in Muskogee, Indian Territory, to LaFayette Baxter "Fate" BROOKS and Henri Bascom SCRUGGS BROOKS. She died Sunday, May 20, 2001, in Sallisaw. She married Orval Robert "Chock" SHOEMAKER September 16, 1937, in Sallisaw. He preceded in death by her husband, Orval Jan. 14, 1978; WELCH; CASSADY, FARRELL, CLAYTON, LeBOUF. Joe B. SIXKILLER, 51, of Sallisaw was born Oct. 23, 1949, in Lexington, Ky., to Foreman and Donna Allene (WOODY) SIXKILLER. He died Tuesday, May 22, 2001, at his home in Sallisw. He married Joyce Lillian THACKER June 15, 2000, in Fort Smith, Ark.KEITH, HALL, REED, DAY, POINDEXTER, WELLS, COLEMAN. Dave WHITEKILLER, 68, of Sallisaw. was born on Oct. 30, 1932, in the Redbird Smith area to Walter WHITEKILLER and Alice STARR WHITEKILLER. He died Sunday, May 20, 2001 at his home,He married Jimmie Lou (WARD) WHITEKILLER in Stillwell on May 30, 1977.SHADE, SMITH, GLADD, MONROE, ADAMS, GOURD, MATHIS.