Sunday, February 20, 2005 Donald Bates BOYETT, a native of Sequoyah County, died Thursday, Feb. 17, 2005, at his home in Grove after a long illness. Mr. Boyett was born to Bates and Lucille BOYETT on Oct. 10, 1940, in Muldrow. He married Betty Lou WORMACK on Feb. 19, 1967, at the First Baptist Church in Southwest City, Mo. DOWNING, KERR, WIGHT, MOFFETT, HERRON. Lois Margaret GIFFORD, 71, of Van Buren, Ark., formerly of Roland, died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005, in Fort Smith, Ark. The daughter of Jesse KIRK and Leona (BASKIN) KIRK, She married Donald Emery GIFFORD on married on July 11, 1961, in Stigler. He preceded her in death on Oct. 14, 1999. COWAN, Mary L. O'MAHONY, 65, of Fort Smith, Ark., was born Sept. 7, 1939, in Central City, Ark. She died on Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, in a local hospital.She married William; HAMPTON, HARBOTTLE, DUNAFAN, BURRIS Edith M. MARTIN, 98, of Sallisaw was born on June 6, 1906, to A.W. WEAVER and Mona (COSTON) WEAVER in Spaulding, Oklahoma Indian Territory. She was preceded in death by her husband, Raymond T. MARTIN, on April 26, 1976. DENNEY,FOX, Darrell RANTZ, 60, of Roland died Monday, Feb. 14, 2005, in Fort Smith, Ark He married Ann RANTZ; TAYLOR, James Willis RHODES, 58, of the Akins died Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2005, in Sallisaw. The son of Kenneth RHODES and Ruby (FRAZIER) RHODES, Mr. RHODES was born Aug. 26, 1946, in Bakersfield, Calif. SCARBROUGH, PARSONS Hiram C. "Buster" SHOEMAKER, 80, of Vian died Tuesday, Feb. 15, 2005, in Vian. Mr. SHOEMAKER was born Aug. 27, 1924, at Fairfield, Ala., the son of Dennis Cleveland SHOEMAKER and Mamie Estelle (HENDRIX) SHOEMAKER. GRAYSON, SMITH, CASTEEL, ANDREWS, RICKLES, William J. TEAGUE, 51, of Muldrow died Monday, Feb. 14, 2005, in a local hospital. He was born on July 7, 1953, in Fort Smith. FLURRY, COMSTOCK, HURSTON SMITH,