Thursday, December 28, 2000 Alice Ethelene DURHAM, 66, of Sallisaw was born May 23, 1934, in Quitman, Ark., to Mark Inman EVANS and Julia Parlee COOK EVANS. She died Dec. 26, 2000, at her home. She married Clarence William DURHAM Aug. 9, 1975, in Muldrow. JACKSON, GIVENS, BURGESS. Betty Louise COOPER HENRY, 69, of Checotah, was born Dec. 26, 1930, in Sallisaw, to Garvin Neopolean COOPER and Rhoda Helen HATCHEL COOPER BARNES. She died Saturday, Dec. 23, 2000, at her home. She married Leon HENRY Oct. 10, 1970, in Winterhaven, Calif. HARRIS, ROSS, FIEGEL, FOSTER, Rev. Billy Ray JACKSON, 76, of Denison, Texas, formerly of Sallisaw, was born Aug. 19, 1924, in Whitewright, Texas, to Sidney Paul JACKSON and Lettie Jane DAVIS JACKSON. He died Dec. 24, 2000, in Denison. He married Elouise Trucie HINSON June 1968, in Poteau. NICHOLS. Rhonda Jean RICHMOND, 40, of Roland, died Dec. 22, 2000, at Seq. Memorial Hospital in Sallisaw. BURKHART, GREENWOOD, GILL, GOLDEN, TUITASI, MOORE, SPOON, BLISS, CRISELL. Bill ROSS, 92, of Sallisaw, was born May 4, 1908, in Akins, to Bullet and Betty Ann KIDD ROSS. He died Dec. 22, 2000, in Vian. EDWARDS, DUTY, COATNEY.. Earl Preston SPARKS, 83, of Sallisaw was born June 8, 1917 in Collinsville, Ok., to John Lester and Minnie S. PETERS SPARKS. He died Dec. 22, 2000. He married Florence MARTIN, July 11, 1941 in Sallisaw. BARGER, HOLMAN, KINSEY, WOODWARD, CHUCULATE, KUYKENDALL, BUCKNER, EWING, OBERSTE, LITTLE.