'So many people are so devastated'

Searching for Memories A Picher resident looks through debris for her wedding photos.
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The future:

With a federal buyout in progress, many storm victims don't know what the future holds, but they know it won't be in Picher. They say rebuilding would be foolish. "So many people are so devastated,” said the mayor, a victim himself.

Picking up the pieces:

Some Picher residents returned to their homes Monday, searching through the rubble for pictures and answers.

The victims:

Names provided by the state medical examiner's office.

•Samuel Don Berry, 20, Picher.

•Tracie Dawn Berry, 19, Picher.

•Darrell Edward Patterson II, 28, Wagoner.

•Chizuri Cox, 80, Picher.

•Mistie Dawn Kelley, 30, Picher.

•Linda Christine Mathis, 48, Picher.

•The name of a seventh confirmed fatality was not released.