James Franks
Family: Wife Lynlee Franks; and children, Kallie and Jett.
Hometown: Siloam Springs, Ark.
In Town: “I am a cross country pipeline welder for oil and natural gas....
Morgan and Rachel Downum
Family: Children: Avery, Essa, Ella and Grady
In Town:“I served an apprenticeship to be an electrician and 14 years ago opened Morgan Downum Electric,” Morgan Downum said....
Blake Stephens
Hometown: Tahlequah, Okla.
Family: Wife Kathy; daughter Sarah with granddaughter Kaitlyn (16); and son Joshua with granddaughter Annie (11)
In Town: “I have been in education for 25...
Cas Salley
Hometown: Inola, Okla.
Family: Wife Brenda; daughters Kaslin and Amanda; and sons Clay, Adam, Wyatt and Allen
In Town: “I have worked for BancFirst in Inola,...
Kathy Barnes
Family: Daughter, Tiffany McCarter; and grandchildren, Raylee and Blakely
Hometown: Chouteau, Okla.
In Town: “My husband Ray worked on the pipeline and was gone a lot. We...
Buck Willhour
Family: wife Allison, and sons Will, 13, and Cutter, 5.
Hometown: Inola, Okla.
In Town: “I walked into RCB Bank in Inola, Okla., to borrow money...
Coty and Terra Bell
Hometown: Searcy, Ark.
In Town: Coty works at Loves Midway in Searcy, Ark., which is near his father Sammy Bell’s ranch and machine shop, which...
Troy Dryer
Hometown: Heavener, Okla.
Family: Wife Lacey; and daughters Laney (15), London (13), Leighton (11) and Landi (7)
Town Life: “My wife Lacey and I met at...
Joe Don Sharp
Family: Wife Ashley, and daughters Sadie (12) and Sophia (9)
Hometown: Berryville, Ark.
In Town: “We moved into Berryville three or four years ago. I started in...
Sherri and Kyle Sanders
Hometown: Searcy, Ark
Family: Children: Jessica Wesson and Will Wesson
In Town: Sherri has worked as a White County Extension Agent for Agriculture for 24 years....
