Thursday, September 2, 2004 Gladys Mae BROWN, 88, of Sallisaw, was born on Dec. 31, 1915, in Densmore, Kan., to John HADDON and Lydia WINKLEPLECK HADDON. She died on Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, in Sallisaw. She married Dwight LeRoy BROWN in May of 1937, in Woodward. He preceded her in death on Oct. 31, 2003. FLEETWOOD, . Charley BUCK, 78, of Vian, was born on May 17, 1926, in Notchietown, to Bud DYKES and Aggie BUSTER. He died on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, in Vian.He married Polly GRASS. NICHOLS, PETTIT, SMITH, QUINTON, BOLIN, COLLINS, DAVIS. JAMES. Loweta Masterson COTE, 80, of Schenectady, New York, formerly of Bunch, was born in Bunch. She died Sunday, Aug. 15, 2004, in Ellis Hospital. She married Francis COTE; SOLOMAN, ROTTERDAM; MULVANEY, MASTERSON Brittney Leighanne COX, 15, of Poteau, was born on Feb. 8, 1989, in Fort Smith, Ark., to Robert COX and Tammy COX. She died on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2004, in Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center in Poteau. BRANCH, STURGEON, Lucille Marie DAVIS, 84, of Vian was born on Nov. 8, 1919, in Gore, to William H. NATION and Pearl (CARTER) NATION. She died on Tuesday, Aug. 31, 2004, in Fort Smith, Ark. She married Tom DAVIS on Nov. 16, 1948, in Van Buren, Ark. SISSOM, . Vernice Franklin HANNA Sr., 87, of Spiro, was born on Oct. 29, 1916, in Williams, to Abner Franklin HANNA and Frances Emmaline (MOORE) HANNA. He died on Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, in Fort Smith, Ark. He married Odessa JOHNSON; SKELTON, GREENWOOD, REDWINE,HAMBY, BYERS, Zachery Charles LEAF, 29, of Sallisaw, was born on Dec. 7, 1974, in Buckland, Kan., to John E. LEAF Jr. and Linda J. Brokar LEAF. He died on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004, in Sallisaw. He married Bobbie Nachell PULLIAM on Oct. 2, 1999, in Tulsa. BROKAR, Vernie Raymond LUCAS, 63, of Vian, was born on May 22, 1941, in Commerce, to William Raymond LUCAS and Anna May (FISHER) LUCAS. He died on Sunday, Aug. 22, 2004, in Vian. LINK; EPPERSON, DRAKE . Ray Blevin SMITH, 99, of Muldrow, was born on March 11, 1905, in Dublin, Ark., to William Blevin SMITH and Savanah Ferby SMITH. He died on Sunday, Aug. 29, 2004, in Sallisaw. He married Bertha Mary Jane WHEELER on July 18, 1930, in Muldrow. She preceded him in death on Dec. 1, 1993. BLEDSOE, JOHNSON, KILGORE, GEOPFERT, HATFIELD, SMITH, SWOFFORD, . Bernice Luda WHITE, 73, of Sallisaw, was born on June 1, 1931, in Dora, to Tom REEVES and Ruth KNIGHT. She died Friday, Aug. 27, 2004, in Sallisaw. She married Roy L. WHITE in 1947 in Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on July 16, 1971. WILLIAMS, HARP