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Last Updated 13 March 2008

Contributed by William Highfill
Poteau Daily News (online edition)
Thursday, 28 June 2007
SAMUEL J. ABBOTT

Samuel J. “Sam” Abbott , 74, of Poteau, passed away June 24, 2007, in Poteau.He was born May 15, 1933, in Waldron, Ark. He spent his days as a construction worker. He was a Baptist, a veteran of the U.S. Air Force serving during the Korean War and a Democrat. He was a lover of good horses, bird dogs and life in general. He was also a musician.He is preceded in death by his parents, Dero and Lois Abbott, and a sister, Bonnie Dean Allen.He is survived by his sisters, Reba Dunning of Fort Smith, Ark., who was his caregiver to the end and responsible for his not going to the nursing home, Dora and husband Dr. Marco Escobar of Houston, Texas; three brothers, Woodie Abbott and wife Bea of Fort Smith, Hank Abbott and wife Willene of Poteau, and Charles Abbott and wife Hope of Poteau; brother-in-law, George Chester of Poteau and also a caregiver to the end.Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. at the Evans Chapel of Memories in Poteau with Rev. Jimmy D. Cook officiating. Interment will follow at Vaughn Cemetery in Gilmore. Arrangements were made under the direction of Evans and Miller Funeral Home in Poteau.Pallbearers will be Rev. Leon Glenn, Frank Wiles, Charlie Been, Jerry Qualls, Gene Hamilton and Earl Hearon.

Contributed by William Highfill
Ft. Smith Times Record (online edition)
Friday, 19 January 2007
MADISON AKINS
WALDRON — Madison Marcella Akins, infant daughter of Chris and Jennifer Akins of Waldron, died Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2007. She was born Jan. 17, 2007, in Fort Smith. Funeral will be 10 a.m. today at First Church of the Nazarene in Poteau with burial at Oakland Cemetery Babyland in Poteau under the direction of Evans & Miller Funeral Home of Poteau. In addition to her parents, she is survived by a sister, Mackenzie Akins of the home; two brothers, Chase and Blake Akins, both of Shady Point; maternal grandparents, Steve and Debby Martindale of Bates; and paternal grandparents, Jess and Vickie Akins of Wister. Pallbearers will be her uncles, Randy Potter and Lee Akins.

Contributed by William Highfill
ADA (OK) EVENING NEWS
Sunday, 12 February 1967, p. 2.
“Obituary,”
RUTH IRENE ALLETAG

Comments: Ruth Irene Alletag was the oldest child of Albin Barto Highfill and Addie Matilda Tate. Her grandparents were Albert Washington Highfill and Margaret Louisa Farnsworth (one set of my great grandparents), and Thomas Jefferson Tate and Martha Matilda Rogers. Ruth lived for most of her adult life in Ada, Oklahoma, where her husband, his brother, and her brother Clyde Highfill were associated for many years with the Ada newspaper. Clyde later moved to Nashville, Tennessee, where he worked for The Tennessean.--William C. Highfill, 21 April 2008.

Services for Ruth Irene Alletag will be Monday at 4 p.m. in the chapel of the Smith Funeral home. She died Friday at her home. She was born Oct. 24, 1904, in Blue Ball, Ark., and came to Ada from Russellville, Ark. She attended grade school in Danville, Ark., and graduated from high school in Hartford, Ark. She was married Dec. 24, 1923, to Clyde Alletag. Mr. Alletag, circulation manager of this newspaper, preceded his wife in death in 1963. A member of the First Baptist Church, she was active in many areas. She was a faithful member of the order of the Eastern Star. She was a member of the Allied Arts Department of the Tantl Study Club. She was a past matron of the Eastern Star and was a member of the Kiwanianns. A wonderfully friendly and outgoing woman, Mrs. Alletag had literally hundreds of friends. She was always thinking of something she could do for someone to make them a little happier. Dr. David Hause will officiate at the service. Burial will be at the Memorial Park Cemetery. Survivors are a son, Roy C., Houston, Tex.; a daughter, Mrs. Peggy Watson, Roscoe, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Fleming, Lindsay, and Mrs. Virginia Wilson, Shawnee; a brother, Clyde Highfill, Nashville, Tenn., and her mother, Mrs. Addie Highfill, Ada. Casketbearers will be Roy Lollar, J.O. Vernon, Florian Smith, Frank Orebaugh, Homer Flowers, and Preston O’Neal.

Contributed by William Highfill
The Heavener (OK) Ledger
Thursday, November 14, 2002, p. 10
NORA ANDERSON

Nora Mae Anderson, 93, of Panama died November 8, 2002 at Spiro. She was born August 31, 1909 at Cauthorn, Arkansas. Service was Sunday, November 10, 2002 at Evans Chapel in Poteau with burial in Shady Point Cemetery in Shady Point. Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Mike Crook of Monroe, grandchildren Rena Adams of Monroe, Tracy Crook-Hibbs of Oklahoma City, Michael Crook of Oklahoma City, Patrick Ledbetter of Greenwood, Ark., Brenda Scabourne of Texarkana, Texas, Debbie Foyil of Guthrie, Ann Barker of Oklahoma City, John David Inge of California, Steve Inge of Las Vegas, Nev., Brad Anderson of Muskogee, David Anderson of Charleston, Ark., Keith Anderson of Broken Bow, Penny Moore of Indiana, Polly Oliver of Colorado, Phoebe Knadler of Texas, 21 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Nora was preceded in death by her husband, Dennis, two daughters, Doris Inge, and Patricia King, and one son, David Earl Anderson.

Contributed by William Highfill
Ft. Smith Times Record (online edition
Tuesday, June 22, 2004
INEZ ATCHLEY

Texarkana--Inez Atchley, 77, of Texarkana, formerly of Cove, died Sunday, June 20, 2004 in Texarkana. She was born Aug. 21, 1926, in Waldron. She was a presser for the Renova Shirt Factory, and of the Baptist faith. Graveside service will be 10 a.m. today at Pleasant Grove Cemetery in Cove under the direction of Beasley-Wood Funeral Home of Mena. She is survived by a daughter, Karon Ramsey of Wilston; a brother, Dale Atchley of Mena; two grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

Contributed by William Highfill
Polk County Enterprise
Livingston, Texas
Monday, 12 February 2007 (online edition)
HARRY FRANKLIN AYERS

Harry Franklin Ayers 74, of Dayton, died Friday, January 26, 2007 at the San Jacinto Methodist Hospital in Baytown. He was born on November 1, 1932 in Waldron, Arkansas to parents: James F. Ayers and Jessie McCartney. He was an owner operator of the Ayers Transportation Company from 1991 to his retirement in 1997. He loved his grandchildren and enjoyed fishing. He was a dairy farmer in Arkansas where he operated a dairy farm for over 25 years. He was preceded in death by his Parents; Son: Robert James Ayers; Grandsons: Mickey Stephenson and Jaison Ayers; Father-in-law: Wiley M. Trousdale and Brother-in-law: Dale Trousdale. The family will receive friends on Monday, January 29, 2007 from 6:00 P. M. until 9:00 P. M. at Sterling Funeral Home in Dayton. He is survived by his Wife: Ellen Ayers of Dayton; Children: Gail Stephenson and her husband Dan of Hutchins, KS., Harry F. Ayers and his wife B. J. of Wichita, KS., Wiley Trousdale and his wife Darbye of Dayton and Hope Tillman and her husband Dwayne of Dayton; Sisters: Loverda Hale and her husband Jay of Alabama and Virginia Collins and her husband Robert of Ft. Townson, OK.; Brothers: Bill Ayers and his wife Velma of Portland, OR. and Fred Ayers of Arkansas; Grandchildren: Christopher Stephenson, Aaron Stephenson, A. J. Stephenson, Matthew Stephenson, Patricia Ayers, Kaleb Ayers, Carla Ayers, Payge Berry, C. W. Tillman and Rilea Trousdale; Mother-in-law: Pauline Trousdale and Numerous Nieces and Nephews. Funeral service for Harry Ayers will be held on Tuesday, January 30, 2007 at 10 A. M. at the First Baptist Church in Dayton with the Rev. Chris Trousdale officiating. The family will have a private committal service at a later date.

Contributed by Pauline Davis
Beasley-Wood/Geyer-Quillin Funeral Home
MONDELL AYNES
(November 27, 1931 - March 3, 2008)

Mondell Aynes, age 76, of Mena, passed away Monday, March 3, 2008 at his home. He was born November 27, 1931 in Waldron, Arkansas to the late Millard Aynes and the late Hester Ponder Aynes. He served his country in the United States Navy from 1951 to 1955 during the Korean Conflict. Mondell was retired from the Arkansas State Highway Department where he was office manager. He was of the Baptist faith and a devoted brother, uncle and friend. Survivors are: Brother: Miles Aynes and wife JoAnn of Mena, Arkansas. Sisters: Morese Heath of Benton, Arkansas, Janice Powell and husband Jay of Mena, Arkansas, Janet Brown and husband James of Del City, Oklahoma, 16 nieces and nephews and several great nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Millard and Hester Aynes and his brother, Bobby Gene Aynes. Funeral services will be Friday, March 7, 2008 at 2:00 p.m. at the Dallas Avenue Baptist Church with Brother Dardanelle Townsley, Ronnie Heath and Todd Aynes officiating. Interment will follow in the Concord Cemetery in Ink under the direction of the Beasley-Wood Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be his nephews, Ronnie Heath, Lonnie Heath, Freddie Heath, Tim Aynes, Darrell Heath, Todd Aynes, Brad Brown, Danny Aynes, Jeremy Powell, and Justin Powell. Honorary pallbearers will be Gene Hobson, Bill McChristian, C. F. Brumbelow, Larry McMellon, Tommy Wells, Doug Garrison, Bob Smith, Wayne Hansbrough, Billy Hull, Tuffy McConnell, Louis Waters, Eddie Lunsford, Ray Hale, and Jimmy Hicks.

Contributed by William Highfill
Heavener (OK) Ledger
Thursday, July 3, 2008, Page 10
LELA AZLIN

Lela M. Azlin, 87, formerly of Hodgen and Poteau, passed away Tuesday, June 24, 2008, in Fort Smith, Ark. She was born on April 22, 1921, in Waldron, Arkansas to John and Julie Phipps. She was the third of five children. She married Tom Azlin and assisted him in farming and ranching in Hodgen. She was a member of First Baptist Church in Hodgen. Upon moving to Poteau she became a member of First Baptist Church in Poteau. Funeral services were held Saturday, June 28, 2008 at Dowden Funeral Home Chapel under the directon of Dowden Funeral Home of Heavener. She is survived by one son, Chaplin Boyd Walton and wife Agnes of Ft. Smith, Arkansas; one brother, Clinton Phipps and wife Barbara of Hodgen; two grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, her son Luke “Tommy” Azlin; her sister, Novella Gassaway; and two brothers Willis Phipps and Pete Phipps.