February 1984

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Graveside services for Barney BARNOSKI, 64, of Braggs were held Monday, Jan. 30, at 2 p.m. at the Barnoski Cemetery, north of Vian. The Rev. Mike McConnell and the Rev. Adam Canoe officiated at the services and burial was under the direction of the Wheeler Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mr. BARNOSKI died Friday, Jan. 27, at this home. He was born in Vian to Conseen BARNOSKI and Tarnie BEAVER BARNOSKI on Jan. 1, 1920. Survivors include the wife Lou Ann of the home; two daughters, Nadine and Nanine; three sons, Barnett, Lee and Barney Jr. of Ada; two sisters, Ollie and Effie; two brothers, Jim and Louie; and 11 grandchildren.

Funeral services for Donald Ray GARRISON, 43, of Hilmar, Calif., were held Tuesday, Jan. 31, at 10 a.m. in the Gore House of Prayer. Burial was in the White Cemetery, west of Gore, under the direction of the Wheeler Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mr. GARRISON died Monday, Jan. 32, (?) in Houston, Texas. He was born in Muskogee on Feb. 28, 1940, to Wilbur Wilson GARRISON and Oneida MASSINGILL GARRISON. Survivors include the wife, Sharon, of the home; one daughter, Dawn Renee; two sons, Sean and Stacey; the mother, Oneida GARRISON; one brother, Bob; and one granddaughter.

Services for Minnie C. PHILLIPS, 64, of Kerman, Calif., were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 25, at Bragg and Sons Chapel in Kerman with burial in Golden Sunset Memorial Park. Mrs. PHILLIPS died Sunday, Jan. 22. Survivors include the husband, Lonnie; two sons, Gerald and Charlie; three daughters, Brenda, Doris and Ruth; one brother, Houston; one sister, Viola; 17 grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

Services for Euna POLLARD of Sallisaw were held Monday, Jan. 30, at 10 a.m. in the Rocky Point Old School House with the Rev. Watie Hendrix officiating. Burial followed in the Rocky Point Cemetery under the direction of the Wheeler Funeral Home. Mrs. POLLARD was born to George OGDEN and Mary DAWS OGDEN on Sept. 27, 1913, in the Long community. She died in a Fort Smith, Ark., hospital on Thursday, Jan. 26, at the age of 70. Survivors include four daughters, Lorene, Evelyn, Linda and Charlotte; five sons, Edward, Doyle, Bud, Bill and John; three sisters, Nellie, Burley, and Vennie; five brothers, Hubert, Lester, Burt and Dallas and B.L.; 27 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

Services for George L. SCRUGGS Sr. of Eufaula were held Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. in the Merritt Funeral Service Chapel in Eufaula with the Rev. Leonard Tolle officiating. Burial followed in the Greenwood Cemetery. Mr. SCRUGGS, 84, was born Feb. 1, 1897, in Gans and died Saturday, Jan. 28, in Friendly Manor Nursing Home in Eufaula. Survivors include the wife, Maydella of the home; two sons, George and Howard; one daughter, Judy; and four grandchildren.

Norman Ray SIMMONS Sr. of Shreveport, La., a former Sequoyah County resident died in a Shreveport hospital on Wednesday, Jan. 25. Services were held at 2 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 28, in Wellmans Funeral Chapel at Shreveport. Burial was in Beaumont, Texas. Mr. SIMMONS, 75, was born to Robert L. and Sadie WHITE SIMMONS on Aug. 15, 1908, in Mulberry, Ark. On Dec. 29, 1926, he married the former Mary ANDERSON at Marble City. She survives. Other survivors include one daughter Betty Ruth; four sons, Norman Ray Jr., James, and Robert and David; one sister, Marie; three brothers, Charley, Dale, and Jack; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

Services for Emma Rachel WALKUP, 78, of Vian were held Wednesday, Feb. 1, at 2 p.m. at the Agent Chapel in Sallisaw with the Rev. W. B. Livingston officiating. Burial was in the Maple Cemetery, northeast of Sallisaw, under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home. Mrs. WALKUP was born to Alonzo PICKINS and Ada WILLIAMS PICKINS on July 21, 1905, in Hackett, Ark. She died in the Vian Nursing Home on Monday, Jan. 30. Survivors include three daughters, Mrs. Joyce, Mrs. Margie and Mrs. Goldie; two sons, Frank and Ernest; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Edna; and one brother, Marion.

Robert Homer WIMBERLY, 85, died Tuesday, Jan. 24, in Sallisaw. Mr. WIMBERLY was born in Springtown, Texas, on Nov. 5, 1898, the son of Ella B. and Willie B. WIMBERLY. He is survived by one brother, Chester L.; three nieces, Mrs. Don, Mrs. R.J., and Mrs. Fred; and one nephew, Willie C..

Services for William Joe DUVAUL, 63, of Sallisaw are being held Saturday, Feb. 4, at 10 a.m. in the Wheeler Chapel with Bro. Ira Brackett officiating. Burial follows in the Drakestand Cemetery under the direction of the Wheeler Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mr. DUVAUL died Thursday, Feb. 2, in a Fort Smith, Ark., hospital. He was born Jan. 23, 1921, in Sallisaw to Jess DUVAUL and Ethel EPPLER DUVAUL. Survivors include 11 daughters, Ima Jean, Shirley, Sheila, Jessie, Judy, Iva and Becky, Dorothy, Josephine, Barbara and Darlene; one son, Melvin; two brothers, Claud C., and Eugene; the mother, Ethel DUVAUL; 14 grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Graveside services were held Friday at 2 p.m. for Barbara Diane FRYE, 34, of Sallisaw with the Rev. Reed Montgomery officiating. Mrs. FRYE was born May 13, 1949, in Muskogee and died in her home in Sallisaw Jan. 31. She is survived by her husband Michael of the home; a daughter, Lori Catherine; a sister, Phyllis; brother, John; mother Annette RAY; and father, Lester RAY .Services, held at the Sallisaw City Cemetery, were under the direction of Wheeler Funeral Home in Sallisaw.

Funeral services for Harry C. WARDEN of Sallisaw are being held Saturday, Feb. 4, at 2 p.m. in the Sallisaw First Baptist Church with Dr. Eldridge L. Miller officiating. Burial follows in the Sallisaw City Cemetery under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home. Mr. WARDEN was born to Marion Franklin WARDEN and Margaret Josephine GARDNER WARDEN on March 7, 1888, in Niangus, Mo. He died Thursday, Feb. 2, at Sequoyah Memorial Hospital at the age of 95. A member of the Baptist church, Mr. WARDEN was retired from the Oklahoma State High Department. He and his wife, the former Era Lee RICHEY, were married Oct. 12, 1909, in Gainesville, Texas. She preceded her husband in death on Aug. 16, 1977. Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. Colleen and Mrs. Barbara; five sons, Estus L., Omer F., Alvin T., Kelly C., and Leo W.; 21 grandchildren; 37 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; one sister, Mrs. Nora; and three brothers, Ralph, John and V.S. "BYRD".

Lester John DRESSLER of Ontario, Calif., died Sunday, Jan. 29, at Pomona Valley Hospital, Pomona, Calif. A retired citrus worker for Upland Lemon Growers in Upland, Calif., Mr. DRESSLER was born May 18, 1893, near Versailles, Morgan County, Mo., to Fredrick Charles DRESSLER and Mary Jane CROSSWHITE DRESSLER. The family later moved to Tahlequah where Mr. DRESSLER married the late Ella Mae CORN DRESSLER. Survivors include a daughter, Maxine and son-in-law, Elvin T.; a son Lester Jr. and daughter-in-law, Diana; seven grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and four step great-grandchildren. Services were held at Stone Funeral Home in Upland, with interment in Bellevue Cemetery in Ontario, on Feb. 2.

Mrs. Nelle Ely EUBANKS, 82, of Webbers Falls died Monday, Feb. 6, in Warner. Services were held Wednesday Feb. 8, at 2 p.m. in the Agent chapel in Sallisaw with the Rev. Wilburn Huggins officiating. Burial followed in Memorial Park Cemetery in Muskogee under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home. Mrs. EUBANKS was born Dec. 8, 1901, to Bethel ELY and Maudie BLEDSOE ELY in the Long community, Sequoyah District, Indian Territory. She was a homemaker and a member of the Baptist church. Mrs. EUBANKS and her husband, were married March 17, 1936, in Stigler. He survives. Other survivors include one niece, June, and one nephew, Donald.

Services for Mrs. Clara W. FIELDS, 91, of Vian were held Tuesday, Feb. 7, at 2 p.m. in the Agent Chapel in Sallisaw with the Rev. Tommy James officiating. Burial followed in the White Chapel Cemetery, northwest of Gore, under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mrs. FIELDS died in Vian on Sunday, Feb. 5. She was born in Arkansas on Sept. 16, 1892, to Henry WALTERS and Nellie Allison WALTERS. Survivors include two daughters, LaHoma and Johnnie; one son, George W.; four sisters, Vada, Ethel, Opal, and Lela; one brother, Carl; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Jesse Carl SISCO of Gore were held Wednesday, Feb. 8, at 10:30 a.m. at the Lighthouse Tabernacle in Gore. The Rev. W.O. Armstrong officiated at the services. Burial followed in the White Chapel Cemetery, northwest of Gore, under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mr. SISCO was born to Columbus SISCO and Mary Emma Smith SISCO on Feb. 26, 1911, in Mulberry, Ark. He died in Vian on Monday, Feb. 6, at the age of 72. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Emma Sue; one son, Donald Ray; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.

Services for former Sallisaw resident Mrs. Frankie STORTS of Park Hill were held Monday, Jan. 30, at 10 a.m. in the Reed-Culver Chapel in Tahlequah with the Rev. Owen Haworth officiating. Burial followed in the Greenhill Cemetery in Muskogee under the direction of the Reed-Culver Funeral Home. Mrs. STORTS, 73, died Friday, Jan. 27, in Tahlequah City Hospital. She was born Jan. 4, 1911, in Porum. She and her husband, Buren STORTS, were married June 14, 1941, in Sallisaw. Survivors include the husband, of the home, and two sisters, Inez and Nell.

Services for John WATIE, 66, of Sallisaw were held Monday, Feb. 6, at 2 p.m. at the Wheeler Chapel with the Rev. Rosco Dalton, the Rev. Curtis Bias and the Rev. Monroe Lowrimore officiating. Burial was in Sallisaw City Cemetery under the direction of Wheeler Funeral Home. Mr. WATIE died Saturday, Feb. 4, at Sequoyah Memorial Hospital. He was born Jan. 30, 1918, to Pearl Lee WATIE and Annie BRACKETT WATIE in Sallisaw. Survivors include the wife Erseline; three daughters, Brenda and Chloe and Charlotte; four sisters, Annabelle and Etith, Melda, and Janice; three brothers, Stanley, Paul, and Joe; and five grandchildren.

Services for W.R. "Bill" MABRAY, of Muldrow are being held Saturday, Feb. 11, at 1 p.m at the Muldrow First Baptist Church with the Rev. Eddie Pollmann, the Rev. Don Lehman and the Rev. Charles Riggs officiating. Burial follows in the Muldrow Memorial Gardens under the direction of the Edwards Funeral Home of Fort Smith, Ark. Mr. MABRAY, 77, died Thursday, Feb. 9, at his home. Survivors include the wife Okla; one daughter, Mrs. Martha; two sons, Bill Ed and Don; two brothers, Ted, and E.E.; 14 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services for Myrtle Lorene BRACKEN, 74, of Muldrow were held Wednesday, Feb. 15, at 2 p.m. in the Agent Chapel in Muldrow with the Rev. James Zeltner officiating. Burial was in the Memory Gardens in Muldrow under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home. Mrs. BRACKEN was born to Thomas SHERMAN and Louise OSTHOFF SHERMAN on Sept. 11, 1909, in Donnellson Iowa. She died at Sparks Regional Medical Center in Fort Smith, Ark., on Sunday, Feb. 12. She was a homemaker. Survivors include one son, Bob, one granddaughter; a daughter-in-law, Lorene; and one brother, Amman.

Funeral services for Bessie Mae FORESEE, 77, of Cushing were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, in the Fairley-Hackler Memory Chapel in Cushing. Dr. James Reynolds, of the First Baptist Church officiated at the services. Burial was in Cushing's Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of the Fairley-Hackler Funeral Home. Mrs. FORESEE died Sunday, Feb. 13, in the Drumright Nursing Home. Mrs. FORESEE was born to Jim and Ada WOOD in Browndale on Aug. 11, 1906. She and her husband, Forest W. FORESEE, were married Oct. 17, 1926, in Yukon. Mr. FORESEE preceded his wife in death on Aug. 4, 1978. Survivors include one son, Forest Don F; three grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

Services for James Ray HICKS of Vian are being held Thursday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. in the Faith Freewil Baptist Church, north of Vian. The Rev. Phillip Holt and the Rev. Laymon Garrison will officiate at the services. Burial follows in the Box Cemetery, north of Vian, under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mr. HICKS died in Sallisaw Monday, Feb. 13, at the age of 77. He was born Jan. 19, 1907, in Hulbert to Ramsey Lorenza HICKS and Mary Magaline TRAPP HICKS. Survivors include one brother, George; one niece, Mrs. Virginia; and several other nieces and nephews.

Graveside services for R.C. KOBEL were held Monday, Feb. 13, at 11 a..m. at Forest Park Cemetery in Fort Smith, Ark. Mr. KOBEL, 92, died Friday at his home in Fort Smith. Survivors include two daughters, Kathleen and Lillian; two grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. Services were under the direction of Fentress Mortuary in Fort Smith.

Mrs. Ruth Marie WRIGHT, 59, of Vian died Monday, Feb. 13, in Vian. Services are being held Thursday, Feb. 16, at 10 a.m. in the Vian Baptist Church with he Rev. Harold Johnson officiating. Burial follows in the Garden of Memories in Vian under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mrs. WRIGHT was born Oct. 16, 1924, to Claude Dee MARTIN and Evelyn HATFIELD MARTIN in Texas. She and her husband, J. C. WRIGHT, were married Jan. 16, 1961, in Chickasha. Survivors include the husband of the home; one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Ann; the mother, Mrs. Evelyn MARTIN; two sisters, Zelma Elizabeth and Mrs. Shirley Ann; three brothers, Roy, Jerry and Buford; three grandchildren, four step-children, and six step-grandchildren.

Graveside services for Marion Hobart BELL, 76, of Fort Smith, Ark., were held Friday, Feb. 17, at 1:30 p.m. in the Forest Park Cemetery in Fort Smith with Dr. Fred G. Roebuck officiating. Burial was under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mr. BELL was born to Theodore BELL and Emily HOBART BELL on Sept. 10, 1907, in Cordell. He died Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Fort Smith. Survivors include two daughters, Sunny and Rebecca; two sons, Rusty, and Randy; one sister, Evelyn; and eight grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Dovie Lee BESHERS of Sprio were held Thursday, Feb. 16, at 2 p.m. in the Agent Chapel in Sallisaw with the Rev. Henry P. Brown officiating. Burial followed in the Akins Cemetery, northeast of Sallisaw, under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home. Mrs. BESHERS died Tuesday, Feb. 14, in Van Buren, Ark., at the age of 79. She was born May 12, 1904, to William BAKER and Elizabeth M. McCASLIN in the Hanson community, Sequoyah District, Indian Territory. She and her husband, Willard R. BESHERS, were married Nov. 5, 1923, in Sequoyah County. He preceded his wife in death. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Jauneva; one son, Raymond; one sister, Mrs. Lois; three brothers, Monroe and Earl, and Vernon; six grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

Services for Arminda PREWETT, 81, of Muldrow were held Friday, Feb. 17, at 2 p.m. in the Lee's Creek Assembly of God Church with the Rev. Tommy Treat officiating. Burial was in the Liberty Cemetery under the direction of the Wheeler Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mrs. PREWETT died in Sequoyah Memorial Hospital on Wednesday, Feb. 15. She was born Nov. 18, 1902, to Thomas CURL and Mae AUSTIN CURL in Yell County, Ark. Survivors include four daughters, Joyce, Melba Lynn, Velma Faye, and Margie; three sons, Udell, Jimmie and Clell; six sisters, Lessie, Verna, Ethel, Grace, Inice, and Reba; two brothers, Jerry and Maze; 17 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

Funeral services for Mrs. Opal Lee BEUTELSCHIES, 76, of Carlsbad, N.M., were held Monday, Feb. 20, at 20 a.m. in the Bokoshe First United Methodist Church. The Rev. Billy Joe Dunn officiated at the services which were followed by burial in the Old Bokoshe Cemetery. Burial was under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mrs. BEUTELSCHIES was born to Emmit Melvin HOLCOMB and Viola May DUNN HOLCOMB on Feb. 4, 1908, in Bradford, Ark. She died Wednesday, Feb. 15, in Carlsbad. She and her husband, Archie Allen BEUTELSCHIES, were married July 3, 1928, in Bokoshe. He preceded his wife in death. Survivors include one daughter, Mrs. Morna; one brother, Eugene; one sister, Ms. Mabel; and one grandson.

Mrs. Mae ANDERSON OWENS, 81, of Stilwell died Saturday, Feb. 18, in Stilwell. Services were held Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 2 p.m. in the Agent Chapel in Sallisaw with the Rev. Willie Padgett officiating. Burial was in the Brushy Cemetery, north of Sallisaw, under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home. Mrs. OWENS was born May 1, 1902, in Ozark, Ark. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. Annie and Mrs. Gracie Lee, and Mrs. Irene; one brother, Paul; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Kellah B. REIMER of Wichita, Kan. Formerly of Gore, died Thursday, Feb. 16, in Wichita. Services were held Monday, Feb.20, at 2 p.m. in the Agent Chapel in Sallisaw with the Rev. Robert Hill officiating. Burial was in the Gore City Cemetery under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home. Mrs. REIMER, 70, was born Feb. 27, 1913, to Robert Blackstone FIELDS and Mae Lee FIELDS in Fort Gibson. Mrs. REIMER and her husband, Lewis Earl REIMER, were married Nov. 10, 1934, in Platte City, Mo. He survives. Other survivors include one son, Richard Lee; one grandson; one sister, Mrs. Thelma; and two brothers, Loss, and R. B.

Services for Clarence Virgil SPEARS, 85, of Sallisaw were held Tuesday, Feb. 21, at 10 a.m. in the Agent Chapel with Bro. Ira C. Brackett officiating. Burial followed in the Rocky Point Cemetery, north of Sallisaw, under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home. Mr. SPEARS died Sunday, Feb. 19, at his home. He was born Aug. 4, 1898, to William SPEARS and Cassie Vincent SPEARS in Joplin, Mo. He and his wife, the former Beulah KING SOUTHERN, were married in Reno, Nev., on April 27, 1957. She survives. Other survivors include three daughters, Ruby, Wilma and Pearline; two sons, Charles and William; four step-daughters, Mrs. Maxine and Mrs. Joyce, Mrs. JoAnn and Mrs. Shirley; six step-sons, Willard and Gary, Billy and Sidney, Eugene and Don; one sister, Mildred; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

Services for Charlie TEEHEE, 80, of Vian were held Monday, Feb. 20, at 2 p.m. The Rev. Mike McConnell and the Rev. Adam Conoe officiated at the services which were held at the Red Bird Smith Ceremonial Grounds near Vian. Burial followed in the Red Bird Smith Cemetery, north of Vian, under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mr. TEEHEE was born to Jess TEEHEE and Dora BANDY TEEHEE on Nov. 11, 1903, in Gore, Sequoyah District, Indian Territory. He died in Sallisaw on Friday, Feb. 17. . He and his wife, the former Rosella WATERS, were married in 1936 in Vian. She survives. Other survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Opal, Lorene, Mrs. Nineen and Mrs. Nina; five sons, E.W., Dave and Raymond, and David and Johnson; three sisters, Mrs. Sarah, Mrs. Kelly and Mrs. Nannie; one brother, Houston; 24 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

Services for Mrs. Elsie Mae TREADWELL, 72, of Gore were held Saturday, Feb. 18, at 1 p.m. in the Gum Springs School, near Gore, with Elder Peter Hubler officiating. Burial followed in the White Chapel Cemetery, northwest of Gore, under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mrs. TREADWELL died at York Manor Rest Home in Muskogee on Thursday, Feb. 16. She was born Nov. 28, 1911, at Alma, Ark., to Frances Artella HART and Homer Harvey SCOTT. Her mother died when she was 9-days-old and she was raised by her grandparents, Charley C. HART and Nancy Ann DONALDSON, near Gore in the Linderbend community. She married Floyd Tolbert TREADWELL on Jan. 29, 1927, at Gore. He preceded his wife in death in 1965. Survivors include four daughters, Mrs. Jewell, Mrs. Betty, Mrs. Wanda and Mrs. Janie; four sons, Jim and Mike, Bob and Carl; one sister, Mrs. Bernice; 30 grandchildren; and 33 great-grandchildren. Mrs. TREADWELL was preceded in death by two half-brothers, Carl and Conkin SCOTT and one half sister, Berncie GOERING.

The Rev. Edward Lee VESSELL of Poplar, Calif., formerly of Vian, died Sunday, Feb. 5, in the hospital at Exeter, Calif. The Rev. VESSELL was born to H.W. and Alice VESSELL Jan. 13, 1897, in Logan County, Ark. Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 9, in Myers Funeral Chapel at Porterville, Calif. Burial was int he Woodville Cemetery at Woodville, Calif., under the direction of Myers Funeral Home. Officiating at the services were the Rev. James Donaghe, pastor of the Assembly of God Church at Poplar, and the Rev. James Grimes, pastor of the Porterville Assembly of God Church. Survivors include the wife Ruth; one daughter, Rema Lou; one son, Raymond; eight sisters, Mrs. Naomi, Mrs. Minnie (Tishie) PLEDGER of Havana, Ark., Mrs. Stella and Mrs. Maudie, Mrs. Niva, Mrs. Mertie and Mrs. Lorene and Mrs. Lucy,; one brother, Odus; and seven grandchildren. The Rev. VESSELL was preceded in death by one sister, Mrs. Mary Ann (Mae) WATERS in January, 1984.

Services for Delbert Daniel HAMMETT, 77, of the Blackgum community are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. in the Blackgum Baptist Church with the Rev. Dale Ritter officiating. Burial is in the Box Cemetery under the direction of the Wheeler Funeral Home. Mr. HAMMETT died at his home on Wednesday, Feb. 22. He was born Sept. 3, 1906, to Mack HAMMETT and Lella Ann HOPPER HAMMETT in Blackgum. Survivors include the wife, Jewel of the home; one son, Delbert Truman; two daughters, Barbara Lou, and Marbara Lee; one sister, Lottie; two brothers, Oley and Albert; 14 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

Wayne S. McLELLAN of Garden Grove, Calif., died Friday, Feb. 17, at the age of 63. Funeral services were held Monday, Feb. 20, at Anaheim, Calif., under the direction of Hilgenfeld Mortuary in Anaheim. Burial was at Riverside National Cemetery in Riverside, Calif. Survivors include one son, Larry Wayne, one daughter, Judy; two grandsons; and three sisters, Daphna; Myrle and Hazel.

Services for Mrs. Pansy Viola MEECH, 92, of Sallisaw are being held Saturday, Feb. 25, at 10 a.m. in the First Assembly of God Church in Sallisaw with the Rev. Douglas Jernigan officiating. Burial will follow in the Sallisaw City Cemetery under the direction of the Agent Funeral Home. Mrs. MEECH died in Sallisaw on Wednesday, Feb. 22. She was born Nov. 21, 1891, to Preston SPEER and Nannie SHARR SPEER in Parkersburg, Penn. Survivors include one son, Charles; and four sisters, Mrs. Evelyn, Mrs. Dorothy, Mrs. Hazel and Mrs. Nannie.

Harvey King THOMAS, 58, of Webbers Falls died Thursday, Feb. 23, in Gore. Services are scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 25, at 2 p.m. in the First Christian Church in Sallisaw with the Rev. Mark Hall officiating. Burial follows in the Akins Cemetery under the direction of Wheeler Funeral Home in Sallisaw. Mr. THOMAS was born to King THOMAS and Thinea E. WILSON THOMAS on Aug. 4, 1925, in Gore. Survivors include two daughters, Sandee Ann and Becky Sue; one son, Randy King; four half-brothers, Eblo, Othel, George, and Edward; and two grandchildren.

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