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Flossie W. Jones of Sallisaw was born to Charlie Worley and Ellen Hogner Worley on June 22, 1927, near Stilwell, Okla., and passed from this life April 11, 2016, in Pauls Valley, Okla., at the age of 88 years. She was a citizen of the Cherokee Nation (Hogner/Sixkiller families). Flossie graduated high school in Stilwell and, amazing for the 1940s, attended Northeastern State Teacher’s College for two years, acquiring a teacher’s certificate. She met and married John Archer Jones afte

Bryan William Crain passed away April 10, 2016, at the age of 56. He died peacefully in hospice care in Fort Smith after a brief illness. Bryan was born Feb. 22, 1960, in Fayetteville to Roy and Joan Crain. The youngest of three children, Bryan adored his sister, Mary, and brother, Jim. Having been diagnosed with developmental disabilities at an early age, Bryan spent many years in a mutually beneficial partnership with the BOST organization, receiving care and guidance while giving of himself i

Jerri Ann Majors, 58, of Hartshorne, Okla., died Sunday, April 10, 2016, at McAlester Regional Health Center. Jerri Ann Majors was born Jan. 21, 1958, in Fort Smith to Kenneth and Doris Jean “Dot” (Kennedy) Majors. She received her masters of nursing degree from the University of Oklahoma. She taught nursing at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith. She gave to charitable organizations, loved spending time with her grandson and enjoyed gardening and crafts. She was a member of Edg