DOROTHY F. FRANCIS was born July 5, 1941 in Muskogee, OK to Barlow and Elizabeth (Oneal) Cowan, married Oscar Francis in 1983 at Eufaula, and died July 29, 2001 in Checotah. Graveside services were held Augusta 1 at the Silver Springs Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Checotah. Survivors include her husband; a step daughter, Theresa Buckmaster of Checotah; a brother, James Cowan of Corpus Christy, TX; a granddaughter, Stephanie Buckmaster of Yukon and a great granddaughter, Skylar Nicole McClain Buckmaster of Checotah; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and one grandson, Brett Loyd McClain Muckmaster. THE INDIAN JOURNAL, Thursday, August 9, 2001, page 8