Dallas Huston Stites

Van Buren, Ark. – Services for Dallas Huston Stites, 85, Short, Okla., will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Ocker Memorial Chapel in Van Buren. Burial will be in Seabolt Cemetery in Short, Okla.Mr. Stites died Wednesday, Dec. 20, 2006, in Short, Okla.He was born Nov. 20, 1920, in Short, Okla., the son of George and Lela Stites.Mr. Stites served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a retired carpenter and rancher. He was of Pentecost faith.Survivors include his wife, Dortha, of the home; two sons, Steve, Alma, Ark., and Jim, Lawrence, Kan.; three daughters, JoAnn Kelly, Henryetta, Okla., Sue James, Van Buren, Ark., and Diana Boyakin, Bella Vista, Ark.; two sisters, Pauline Bennet, Fremont, Calif., and Lorene Bracken, Short, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. today at the chapel.Online condolences may be sent at www.ockerfuneralhome.com.