Pontotoc Co., OK - Obits: Ada Evening News, Feb 19-Feb 29, 2004
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Obituaries from the Ada Evening News, Pontotoc Co., OK.
Date of editions are given at beginning of each section.
Submitted by Rita Floyd.
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Obituaries
February 19, 2004 - February 29, 2004
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Thursday, February 19, 2004
DAVID STANDRIDGE
LEMOORE, Calif. — Services for David Standridge, 66, Lemoore, 10 a.m. Thursday
at Lemoore Church of Christ. A memorial service will also be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Church of Christ in Coalgate, Okla. Visitation is from 4-7 p.m.
today at Phipps-Dale Funeral Home.
Mr. Standridge died Feb. 14, 2004, at his home. He was born Nov. 22, 1937, at
Coalgate to Litt and Maple Standridge.
Mr. Standridge was a truck driver for many years as well as a supervisor for
West Lake Farms.
He was preceded in death by a son, Don Standridge, in 2002; his parents; and
two brothers, Charles and Bill Standridge in 2003.
Survivors include his wife of 49 years, Betty Standridge; two sons, Wayne
Standridge and wife Anita, and Doug Standridge, Lemoore; two daughters, Debbie
Souza and husband Mike, and Sandy Curtis and husband Philip, Lemoore; two
brothers, Fred Standridge, Coalgate, and Ike Standridge, Stratford, Calif.;
four sisters, Christine Keeler, Francis Dwiggens, Regina Baker, all of
Coalgate, and Ruth Nichols, Fresno;10 grandchildren, Meridith, Valerie, Craig,
Kathleen. Christopher, David Philip, Sarah, Lindsey and Briana; man nephews,
nieces, church family and friends.
Phipps-Dale Funeral Home
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DORIS WRIGHT
ADA — Services for Doris Gean Wright, 70, Ada, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Pleasant
Hill Baptist Church, the Rev. Napolean Washington officiating. Burial follows
at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Friday
at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mrs. Wright died Feb. 16, 2004, at a local hospital. She was born May 19, 1933,
in the Jack Fork community to Thomas and Sallie Franklin Brown. She lived all
her life in this area and attended Napier school. Mrs. Wright was a home health
provider and a Baptist.
She married Frank Wright Jr. Oct. 20, 1951, at Stonewall.
She was preceded in death by her parents; four sisters, Viola Walker, Ruth
Richardson, Wilma Black and an infant sister; and three brothers, Earl Brown,
Kelly Brown and Eddie Brown.
Survivors include her husband, Frank Wright Jr., of the home; two sons, Tommy
Wright and wife Angelia, Midwest City, and James Wright, Ada; two sisters,
Clara Alfred, Stonewall, and Willie Mae Harris, Ada; nine grandchildren; eight
great grandchildren; and a host of nieces and nephews.
Bearers are Dwight Black, Wade Wright, Michael Woods, Earnest Wright, Jeff
Hamilton and Walter Grant, Jr.
Honorary bearers are Will Hamilton, Eddie Weaver and Augusta Bennett. Flower
bearers are June Walker, Shelley Hightower, Ruby Hightower, Maple Hamilton,
Doris Colbert, Betsy Osborne and Sherry Black.
Honorary flower bearers are Dorothy Clark, Mary McFadden, Edith Miller and
Lorene Brown.
Criswell Funeral Home
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MARY CARLTON
HOLDENVILLE — Services for Mary A. Carlton, 98, Holdenville, are 11 a.m. Friday
at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery.
She died Feb. 17, 2004.
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ROSE SMITH
HOLDENVILLE — Graveside services for Rose Marie Smith, 90, Holdenville, are 2
p.m. Monday at Red Oak Cemetery, Canadian.
She died Feb. 17, 2004.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home
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FRANKIE PHILLIPS
BROKEN ARROW — Services for Frankie E. Phillips, 85, Broken Arrow, formerly
Ada, are 8 p.m. tonight at Hayhurst Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at 11
a.m. Friday at Rosedale Cemetery, Ada.
She died Feb. 17, 2004, at Broken Arrow.
Hayhurst Funeral Home
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Friday, February 20, 2004
KATHERINE LANCE
ADA — Services for Katherine Elizabeth Lance, 96, Ada, are 10 a.m. Saturday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Glen Eaves and Bill Bratcher
officiating. Burial follows at Maxwell Cemetery.
Mrs. Lance died Feb. 19, 2004, at an Ada hospital. She was born Oct. 12, 1907,
in Shiloh, Ark., to Sam and Kate Blevins Wood. She and her family moved to the
Oil Center community in 1919 from Arkansas. She attended school in Arkansas and
at Summers Chapel.
She and Eugene "Gene" Lance were married in 1930.
Mrs. Lance and her husband owned and operated Lance Grocery at Oil Center for
many years. She was also a homemaker and attended Maxwell Holiness Church.
She was preceded in death by five brothers and four sisters.
Survivors include her husband, Eugene "Gene" Lance, Ada; a son, Ed Lance and
his wife Joyce, Oil Center; a brother, Loy Wood and wife Olive Belle, Oil
Center; two grandsons, Bobby Lance and Eddie Lance; four great-grandchildren,
Redonna Lance, Bob Lance Jr., Bret Lance and Gregory Lance; a great-great-
granddaughter, Shawna Lynn; and several nieces and nephews.
Bearers are Charles Wood, Lynn Wood, Glen Wood, Jimmy Wood, Bret Lance, Greg
Lance, and Bobby James Lance Jr.
Criswell Funeral Home
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MICKEY McDANIEL
ADA — Services for Mitchell "Mickey" McDaniel, 88, Ada, are 1:30 p.m. Saturday
at First United Methodist Church, Dr. George Warren officiating. Burial will
precede the service at Rosedale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from
5:30-7:30 p.m. today at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. McDaniel died Feb. 18, 2004, at Sulphur Veterans Administration Center. He
was born Oct. 19, 1915, at Durant to Mitchell H. and Emma Barnwall McDaniel. He
moved to Ada in 1929, attending Ada High School and graduating in 1933.
He attended East Central University and earned a degree in physical education.
He played four years on the ECU Tigers basketball team. Following graduation
he worked for several years for the Oklahoma State Highway Department as the
division accountant. In 1949 he joined the Bob Cason Ford Motor Company as
office manager and bookkeeper. He remained in that position until he retired in
1987 from the Bowie Ballard Ford Motor Company.
Mr. McDaniel was a member of Oak Hills Golf and Country Club for more than 50
years, a member of the Full Moon Dinner Club and former member of the Ada Elks
Lodge 1640.
He served in World War II with the U.S. Army 5th Air Force as a radio operator
and aerial gunner on a B-25. He was stationed in the South Pacific from
1942-1945, completing more than 51 missions.
He was an active member of First United Methodist Church, which he had attended
for more than 60 years. He was a former member of the official church board and
was a charter member of the Mr. and Mrs. Sunday School class.
He and Sara Keltner were married Oct. 6, 1946, at Ada.
Survivors include his wife, Sara McDaniel, of the home; a son, Mitchell "Mike"
McDaniel, Calimesa, Calif.; a daughter, Kathy McDaniel, Bradenton, Fla.; a
nephew, James Keltner Grigsby, New Iberia, La.; and two granddaughters,
Danielle McDaniel and Jessica McDaniel, both of Calimesa.
Bearers are Randy Taylor, Jimmie Thomas, Don Williams, Willard Rhynes and Bruce
Omohundro.
Honorary bearers are Frank Dicus, Ted Savage, Howard Ryles, Hicks Smith, Dr.
Jim Hohl, Jim Armstrong, Bob Reese, Dr. James Thomas and Delton Marcum.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to First United Methodist
Church, P. O. Box 566, Ada, OK 74820.
Criswell Funeral Home
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RUTH STOUT
HICKORY — Graveside services for Ruth Crumb Stout, 83, Hickory, are 2 p.m.
Saturday at Hickory Cemetery, the Rev. Terry Neal officiating.
Mrs. Stout died Feb. 18, 2004, at Hickory. She was born Nov. 4, 1920, at
Lexington to Perry Oliver and LaMilla Click VanOrden.
She grew up north of Sulphur and attended school in that area. She had worked
for several business in Sulphur including Artesian Restaurant, West Side Liquor
and Sheegog’s Pharmacy.
She married Floyd W. Crumb. He died June 1960. She later married Charlie Stout
in May 1961.
In addition to her first husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; and
a son, Jimmie Crumb.
Survivors include her husband, Charlie Stout, Hickory; two daughters, Linda
Crawford, Hickory, and Bonnie Hunt, Midwest City; a brother, Jerry VanOrden,
Davis; a sister, Pearl Patterson, Sulphur; seven grandchildren; six step-
grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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LUCY PITTMAN
TUPELO — Services for Lucy Pittman, 74, longtime Tupelo resident, are 2 p.m.
Saturday at First Baptist Church. Burial follows at Non Cemetery.
She died Feb. 19, 2004, at Ada.
Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate
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Sunday, February 22, 2004
JOSEPH ELLIOTT
STEPHENVILLE, Texas - Services for Joseph J. Elliott, 88, Stephenville,
formerly Ada, Okla., are 10 a.m. Monday at Stephenville Funeral Home Chapel,
Bill Wiley officiating. Burial follows at West End Cemetery.
Mr. Elliott died Feb. 20, 2004, at Stephenville. He was born March 21, 1915,
at the Duster community in Comanche County to Joseph and Esther Elliott.
He attended Tarleton and became a college professor. In 1980 he retired from
East Central Oklahoma State University and in 1996 moved to Stephenville from
Ada.
Mr. Elliott served in the U.S. Army during World War II and was a member of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion in Ada. He was also a member
of the Patrick Street Church of Christ, Dublin.
He and Winona Izard were married Nov. 11, 1955, at Fort Worth.
Mr. Elliott was preceded in death by his parents, Joseph and Esther Elliott.
Survivors include his wife, Winona Elliott, Stephenville; a son, James J.
Elliott and wife Gayle, Stephenville; a daughter, Rebecca Reyes and husband
Henry, Fort Worth; four grandchildren, Samuel J. Elliott, Ann Marie Elliott,
both of Stephenville, Dawson Elliott Reyes and Mason Grey Reyes, both of Fort
Worth.
Stephenville Funeral Home
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LORENE HENRY
ADA - Graveside services for Lorene Grace Henry, 82, Ada, are 10 a.m. Monday at
Rosedale Cemetery, the Rev. Robert Brown officiating.
Mrs. Henry died Feb. 18, 2004, at a local nursing facility. She was born Aug.
16, 1921, at Dolberg, near Roff, to Arthur and Lillie Belle Cantrell Wright.
She graduated from Byng High School. She attended East Central University and
received a degree in Education from the University of California-Berkeley.
She retired as an elementary school teacher in Oakland, Calif. Mrs. Henry was a
Baptist.
She and Pete Flatt were married in 1942. He died in 1971. She later married
Arlie G. Henry in 1973. He died in 1993.
She was also preceded in death by her parents, six sisters, and two brothers.
Survivors include a son, Robert Arn Flatt and wife Leslie, Santa Rosa, Calif.;
a stepson, A. G. Henry and wife Marietta, Henderson, Nev.; a grandson, Justin
Cody Flatt, Santa Rosa, Calif.; a step grandson, Brian
Henry and wife Jennifer, Las Vegas, Nev.; a step granddaughter, Michelle
Jackson and husband Roger, Henderson, Nev.; four nieces, Shirley Love, Faye
White, both of Ada, Charlene Rushing-Smith, Midwest City, and Jo Carolyn
Rushing, Tulsa; and two nephews, M. E. Carr, Ada, and Braden Leon Rhoades,
Connecticut.
Criswell Funeral Home
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HESTER ARNOLD
SULPHUR - Services for Hester Mabel Arnold, 97, Sulphur, are 1 p.m. Monday at
Cowley-Krien Funeral Chapel.
She died Feb. 20, 2004, at Sulphur.
Cowley-Krien Funeral Home
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DELMA CROSS
SULPHUR - Services for Delma L. Cross, 89, Sulphur, are 1 p.m. Monday at
Calvary Baptist Church. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery.
She died Feb. 17, 2004, at Westminister, Colo.
Clagg Funeral Home
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THURMAN HOWELL
SEMINOLE - Services for Thurman Edward Howell, 91, Seminole, are 2 p.m. Monday
at Little Church of Christ, Little. Burial follows at Pontotoc Cemetery.
Mr. Howell died Feb. 19, 2004, at a Seminole hospital.
Swearingen Funeral Home
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PLEETUS JOURNAGAN
BILLINGS - Graveside services for Pleetus Journagan, 91, Billings, are 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Moore Cemetery, Wapanucka. Family visitation is 6-8 p.m Monday at
Dugger Funeral Home.
She died Feb. 20, 2004, at an Enid hospital.
Dugger Funeral Home
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SUE ORPHAN
ADA - Services for Lauwneta Sue Orphan, 60, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at Criswell
Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Roy Robertson officiating. Burial follows at Allen
Cemetery. A wake service will be Sunday at 7 p.m. at Criswell
Funeral Home.
Mrs. Orphan died Feb. 19, 2004, at Shreveport, La. She was born April 5, 1943,
at Ardmore to Ben and Jewel Thomas Alexander.
She attended school in Ada, graduating from Ada High School. She attended East
Central University and completed a bachelor¹s degree in business and
education from Oklahoma Baptist University, Shawnee. She was a teacher at the
Gordon-Cooper Vocational School for five years and later taught school in Ada
for three years.
She moved to this area in 1981 from Shawnee.
She and Levi Jeff Orphan were married July 26, 1963, at Ada. She was a member
of the Orphan Family Singing Group and traveled throughout the United States.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include her husband, Levi Orphan, of the home; three daughters,
Rebecca Orphan, Vanoss, Maria Dawn Folsom, Lightning Ridge, and Mandy LaNell
Orphan Nash, Oklahoma City; a sister, Dessie Marie Myers, Midwest City; six
grandchildren, Myraya Sunshine Folsom, Breezy Folsom, Skyla Elizabeth Orphan,
Talula Rose Folsom and Levi Jonah Folsom; a nephew, Michael Myers, Midwest
City.
Bearers are George Myrick, Jeff McFarren, Franklin Coody, Farren Coody, George
Jesse and Ray Orphan.
Honorary bearers are Rueben Orphan, Ronnie Orphan, Dale Huffman, Doyle Vincent,
Michael Myers, Ron Barnett and Isaac Battiest, Jr.
Criswell Funeral Home
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VIRGINIA WILLIAMS
ADA - Services will be held at a later date for Virginia Williams, 75, Ada.
Ms. Williams died Feb. 18, 2004, at a local nursing facility. She was born Nov.
1, 1928, at Herington, Kan., to Walter W. and Maggie O. Walker Williams.
She graduated from East Central University with a bachelor¹s degree and later
received a master¹s degree from the University of Oklahoma.
She was the high school music instructor in Allen, Stratford, Minco and several
other schools in the area, and also worked for a short time at the Ada Evening
News. She then moved to Washington, D.C., and was employed with the Library of
Congress as a musicologist. Later, she retired as a music instructor in Silver
Springs, Ma.
Ms. Williams was a volunteer for nursing homes in Ada, with Pontotoc County
Animal Welfare Society (P.A.W.S.), and Friends of the Ada Library.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Stanley Williams and
Paul Williams; and four sisters, Ruby DeTonto, Juanita Gordon, Betty Sands and
an infant sister, Milderine Williams.
Survivors include several nieces & nephews.
Criswell Funeral Home
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Monday, February 23, 2004
BARBARA LAYTON
COALGATE — Services for Barbara Fay Stiles Layton, 62, Coalgate, are 2 p.m.
today at Coalgate Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial follows at Woodman
Cemetery.
She died Feb. 20, 2004, at her home.
Brown’s Funeral Service
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ALBIRDIE CANIDA
TUPELO — Services for Albirdie Canida, 88, Tupelo, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tupelo
First Baptist Church, Dallas Martin and Bob Graham officiating. Burial follows
at Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery.
Mrs. Canida died Feb. 20, 2004, at Atoka. She was born July 14, 1915, at
Bromide to Thomas and Lula Pearl Jobe Bryant. She attended school at Tupelo
Public Schools, graduating in 1935. She was a member of Tupelo First Baptist
Church.
She and Earl Canida were married Aug. 1, 1936, at Tupelo. He died Oct. 25,
1994.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Canida was preceded in death by her parents,
Thomas and Lula Pearl Bryant; four brothers, William J. Bryant, Harrison
Bryant, Jasper Bryant and Spencer Blackmore; and two sisters, Lula Bullard and
Alice Bryant.
Survivors include two sons, Jerry Canida and wife Modean and Terry D. Canida
and wife Leda, all of Tupelo; four granddaughters, Tina Bryant and husband
Ralph, Teresa Hall and husband Vence, Amanda Pendleton and husband Dennis, and
Melesa Parker and husband Eddie; and two grandsons, Les Canida and wife Marti
and Mike Przyszczypkowski and wife Peggy.
Bearers are Ralph Bryant, Dennis Pendleton, Eddie Lee Parker, Vence Hall, Les
Canida and Jason Bryant.
Honorary bearers are Eddie Bullard, Ed Bullard, Lee Bullard, Charles Flemister,
Bill Canida and Steve Bears.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home
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Tuesday, February 24, 2004
OPAL JONES
ADA — Services for Mary Opal Ward Jones, 86, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Sherman Ivy officiating. Burial follows
at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones died Feb. 24, 2004, at a local hospital. She was born Feb. 5, 1918,
in Oklahoma.
She came to this area in the 1930s from Pottawatomie County. She was a
homemaker, waitress and former co-owner of the Liberty Cafe in Ada. She was a
member of College Heights Baptist Church where she served as Sunday school
teacher, nursery worker and Sunday school secretary.
She married James Alven Jones on Oct. 11, 1937, in Ada. He died Nov. 10, 2001,
in Ada.
She was also preceded in death by a son, John Jones, in May 2002.
Bearers are Arden Coffey, Gene Standridge, Bob King, Don Walston and Leonard
Storts.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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KELLEY WELLS
ADA — Services for Kelley Wayne Wells, 46, Ada, were 10 a.m. today at Smith-
Phillips Chapel. The Rev. Billy Jack officiated.
Mr. Wells died Feb. 23, 2004, at Ada. He was born Nov. 28, 1957, to Mary Kelley
Wells.
He attended Durant Public Schools. He worked at Carl Albert Indian Health
Facility in the boiler maintenance department.
He was preceded in death by his father, Jack Wells; and his grandparents,
Phillip and Delta Wells and Perry and Allie Kelley.
Survivors include his mother, Mary Wells, Ada; two daughters, Sari Wells and
Tisha Killian, both of Ada; two sisters, Deanna Wells Oxley, Flower Mound,
Texas, and Gayla Wells Callaway, Ada; two nephews, Wes Oxley, Flower Mound, and
Chris Callaway, Ada; two nieces, Kristin Oxley, Flower Mound, and and Katie
Callaway, Ada; two uncles, Robert R. Wells, Houston, Texas, and G. Henry Wells,
Sacramento, Calif.; and an aunt, Theresa O. Pearce, Tulsa.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home
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NORMAN NICHOLS
COALGATE — Services for Norman Nichols, 91, Coalgate, are pending with Brown’s
Funeral Service. He died Feb. 23, 2004, at Coalgate.
[Submitter's note: See also Wednesday, Feb. 29th edition; name spelled
"NICKELL"]
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Wednesday, February 25, 2004
MARIE LANCASTER
ADA — Services for Clara Marie Lancaster, 72, Ada, are 11 a.m. Friday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Frank Trent and Jonathan Shelton
officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Lancaster died Feb. 23, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born
Sept. 30, 1931, at Konawa to Frank Clem and Katherine Victoria McGown Wilson.
She attended school at Irving and was a member of Columbus Memorial Methodist
Church, now known as Mitchell Memorial Methodist Church, since 1961.
She and Leston Long were married Sept. 3, 1947. He died in 1973. She married
Billy Lancaster Feb. 3, 1984. She was a former Pentecostal Holiness minister
and Avon representative.
Survivors include her husband, Billy Lancaster, of the home; two sons, Freddie
Long and Carl Long, both of Ada; two daughters, Debbie Shelton and Katherine
Lee, both of Ada; a sister, Dorothy Blocker, Seminole; six grandchildren,
Marissa Long, Leston Long, Shelby Long, Jonathan Shelton, Carla Loudermilk and
Larry Loudermilk; and two great-grandchildren, Kassie and Gage Loudermilk.
Bearers are Mike Tuely, Garland Blocker, Edmond Ward, Mark Howell, Chris Long
and Ottis Lee.
Criswell Funeral Home
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MERLE BELLIS
HOLDENVILLE — Services for Merle Leroy Bellis, 76, Holdenville, are 10 a.m.
Friday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home. Burial follows at Yeager Cemetery,
Yeager.
He died Feb. 23, 2004.
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NORMAN NICKELL
COALGATE — Services for Norman S. Nickell, 91, Coalgate, are 10 a.m. Thursday
at Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial follows at Coalgate Cemetery.
He died Feb. 23, 2004, at Coalgate.
Brown’s Funeral Service
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SAMUEL CAMPBELL
WEWOKA — Memorial services for Samuel Eli Campbell, 10, Wewoka, are 1 p.m.
Saturday at Evangelistic Center, Shawnee.
He died Feb. 23, 2004.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
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MELVIN BROWN
SULPHUR — Services for Melvin Otis Brown, 93, Sulphur, are 11 a.m. Thursday at
Clagg Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery.
He died Feb. 23, 2004, at Edmond.
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JOYCE MEEKS
ADA — Services for Melva Joyce Meeks, 68, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Criswell
Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Tony Peak officiating. Burial follows at Oakman
Cemetery.
Mrs. Meeks died Feb. 24, 2004, at a local nursing facility. She was born April
3, 1935, at Union Valley to Cecil H. and Ruby Ellison Brannon. She lived all
her life in this area and graduated from Byng High School in 1953.
She was employed with the Pontotoc County Clerk’s office for 20 years. Later,
she was employed with Home Title Abstract, retiring in 2000 with more than 20
years of service.
She was affiliated with Lovelady Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruby Ellison Brannon.
Survivors include a son, Ronnie Meeks and wife, Lavonda, Stonewall; her father,
Cecil Brannon, Ada; a sister, Cynthia Mitchell, Ada; a brother, Jim Brannon and
wife, Sophia, Oklahoma City; two granddaughters, Kirbi Meeks and Mallori Meeks,
both of Ada; a niece, Mendy Brannon; and three nephews, John Brannon, Mike
Brannon and Steve Stick.
Bearers are Steve Stick, Bobby Saunkeah, Tommy Landrith, Dean Wyles, Wyndell
Wiles and Perry Don Ross and Mike Brannon.
Honorary bearer is nephew John Brannon.
Criswell Funeral Home
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Thursday, February 26, 2004
MARTI McMINN
STRATFORD — Services for Marti Jean McMinn, 25, Stratford, are 3 p.m. Friday at
Pickard Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Richard Atzbach officiating. Burial
follows at McGee Cemetery.
Ms. McMinn died Feb. 25, 2004, at Ada. She was born April 18, 1978, at
Amarillo, Texas, to James Floyd and Yolanda Bevel McMinn.
She was a homemaker and had resided in Amarillo for most of her life. She had
moved to Stratford 10 years ago.
Survivors include her father, James McMinn, Amarillo; her mother and
stepfather, Yolanda and Gary Crane, Amarillo; her partner in life, Aronn
Franklin, Stratford; a brother, Randy McMinn, Amarillo; and a grandmother,
Billie Jean McMinn, Amarillo.
Pallbearers will be family members.
Pickard Funeral Home
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BETTY MOTLEY
ADA — Services for Betty L. Motley, 67, Ada, are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Ada
Baptist Temple, the Rev. Robert Eberle officiating. Burial follows at Maxwell
Cemetery.
Mrs. Motley died Feb. 24, 2004, at an Ada hospital. She was born March 6, 1936,
at Ada to J. B. and Irene Massey Dismuke.
She attended school at Irving and Ada and was a member of Ada Baptist Temple.
She was an LPN and worked at Valley View Hospital, Mercy Hospital, Oklahoma
City, and several nursing facilities. She was later a private nurse.
She was preceded in death by a great-grandchild.
Survivors include two sons, Ronald Dopson and Donald Dopson, both of Ada; three
daughters, Elizabeth Massey, Flemington, Mo., Rebecca Bicknell and Deborah
Scott, both of Ada; her mother, Irene Evans, Ada; a brother, Pete Odom, Ada;
seven grandchildren; and 14 great-grandchildren.
Criswell Funeral Home
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FRED EDEN
COALGATE — Services for Fred Leon Eden, 76, Coalgate, are 2 p.m. Friday at
Cottonwood Baptist Church. Burial follows at Ashland Cemetery.
He died Feb. 25, 2004, at Ada.
Brown’s Funeral Home
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GLADYS SIMPSON
MILBURN — Services for Gladys Simpson, 76, Milburn, are 2 p.m. Saturday at
Campbell-Watts Funeral Home Chapel, Tishomingo.
She died Feb. 24, 2004, at Ardmore.
Campbell-Watts Funeral Home Chapel
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Friday, February 27, 2004
NORMA BATCHELOR
STONEWALL — Graveside services for Norma Batchelor, 54, Stonewall, are 10 a.m.
Saturday at Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery, Tupelo, the Rev. Dallas Martin
officiating.
Mrs. Batchelor died Feb. 25, 2004, at an Ada nursing facility. She was born
July 1, 1949, at Coalgate to Robert and Thelma Hilburn Kiddie. She graduated in
1966 from Coalgate High School.
She and Lonnie Batchelor were married June 29, 1968, at Sherman, Texas.
Mrs. Batchelor was employed at the Ada Retirement and Care Center as a nurses
aide. She was of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and two sisters, Bobbie Riley and Sue
Ross.
Survivors include her husband, Lonnie Batchelor, of the home; two sons, Tim and
Brian Batchelor, both of Stonewall; a brother, Billy Kiddie, Sulphur; and a
sister, Lou Owens, Mill Creek.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home
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ZORA BRANSCUM
KONAWA — Services for Zora Mae Branscum, 89, Konawa, were 11 a.m. today at
Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel. Dovie Harms and Bob Payne officiated
and burial followed at Vamoosa Cemetery.
Mrs. Branscum died Feb. 25, 2004, at an Ada hospital. She was born May 30,
1914, at Konawa to William Harmon and Willie Etta Cargle Neal. She was a
longtime Konawa resident, a homemaker and of the Baptist faith.
She and Orville J. Branscum were married Sept. 26, 1939, near Konawa. He died
Nov. 17, 2001.
In addition to her husband, Mrs. Branscum was preceded in death by a son, Ricky
Branscum, Sept. 18, 1977; her parents; three brothers; and two sisters.
Survivors include a daughter, Joyce Hinman, and husband Lawrence, Konawa; a
sister, Geneva Nelson, Konawa; two grandsons, Larry Hinman and Randall Hinman;
and five great-grandchildren.
Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home
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CLIFTON BRAZELL
KONAWA — Graveside services for Clifton Lee Brazell, 50, Konawa, are 2 p.m.
today at Dora Cemetery.
He died Feb. 25, 2004, at a Batesville, Ark., hospital.
Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home
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JOSEPH BREWER
MILL CREEK — Services for Joseph Ray Brewer, 72, Mill Creek, are 1 p.m.
Saturday at Mill Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial follows at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Sulphur.
He died Feb. 25, 2004, at Sulphur.
Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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VANESSA STARR
HOLDENVILLE — Services for Vanessa Kaye Starr, 31, Holdenville are 1:30 p.m.
Saturday at Many Springs Baptist Church. Prayer services will be held tonight
at 7:30.
She died Feb. 25, 2004, at a Holdenville hospital.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home
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DORINE STEPHENS
SULPHUR — Services for Dorine Stephens, 79, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Saturday at
First Baptist Church. Burial follows at Byars Cemetery.
She died Feb. 25 2004, at Norman.
Cowley-Krien Funeral Home
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Sunday, February 29, 2004
SAMUEL ELLISTON
SULPHUR — Services for Samuel C. Elliston, 93, Sulphur, are 2:30 p.m. Tuesday
at Clagg Funeral Chapel. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Mr. Elliston died Feb. 26, 2004, at Sulphur.
Clagg Funeral Home
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MARIA BLUE
COALGATE — Services for Maria G. Ghigo Blue, 90, Coalgate, are 2 p.m. Tuesday
at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church, the Rev. M.E. Cashen officiating. Burial
follows in Coalgate City Cemetery. A rosary begins at 7 p.m. Monday Brown’s
Funeral Service Chapel.
She died Feb. 27, 2004, at at Coalgate hospital. She was born Sept. 7, 1913, at
Coalgate to Andrea S. and Maria Blua Ghigo.
She graduated from Coalgate High School. She worked for many years at Hudson’s
Big Country Store. She was also a bookkeeper, cook and dental assistant.
She was a lifelong resident of Coalgate and member of Blessed Sacrament
Catholic Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Andrea S. and Maria Blua Ghigo;
three sisters, Martina Dufour, Giovanna Ralls and Anna Louise Ghigo and two
brothers, Pete A. Ghigo and Andrea S. Ghigo Jr.
Survivors include two sisters, Devina Johnston and husband Harlen, Dallas,
Texas, and Elga Phillips and husband Clifton, San Diego, Calif.; a grandson,
Dennis James Blue and wife Kelly, Edmond; a great-granddaughter, Alexandra
Blue, Edmond; numerous nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grand nephews and other
relatives and friends.
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MIKE CADE
SULPHUR — Services for Mike E. "Nine to Five" Cade, 65, Sulphur, are 1 p.m.
Wednesday at Faith Center Church. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery.
He died Feb. 26, 2004, at Sulphur.
Clagg Funeral Home
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LOIS CROUCH
SACHSE, Texas — Services for Lois Watkins Crouch, 91, Sachse, formerly of Ada,
Okla., are 11 a.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Chapel, Bud Ross officiating.
Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Crouch died Feb. 26, 2004, at a Garland hospital. She was born Dec. 19,
1912.
She had lived in the Ada area all her life before moving to Texas in 2002. She
worked as a pharmacy clerk at Dicus Pharmacy for more than 10 years, retiring
in 1981. She was a longtime member of Central Church of Christ and was a member
of Beta Sigma Phi.
She married Homer Lewis Crouch. He died July 30, 1968.
Survivors include a son, Mark Crouch, and a grandson, Joshua Crouch, both of
Sachse.
Criswell Funeral Home
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MILLIE GARRISON
MILL CREEK — Services for Millie V. Garrison, 81, Mill Creek, are 11 a.m.
Monday at Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial follows at Mill Creek Cemetery.
She died Feb. 27, 2004, at Sulphur.
Clagg Funeral Home
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ELIZABETH LOWTHER
DAVIS — Services for Elizabeth "Faye" Lowther, 88, Davis, are pending with
Krien Funeral Home. She died Feb. 26, 2004.
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WILBURN POE
OKLAHOMA CITY — Services for Wilburn William Poe, 83, Oklahoma City, are
pending with Krien Funeral Home. Mr. Poe died Feb. 28, 2004, at Oklahoma City.
Krien Funeral Home
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JAMES RUTH
ASHER — A rosary for James Ervin Ruth, 77, Asher, is 4 p.m. today at Pickard-
Swearingen Funeral Chapel, Konawa, the Rev. Matthew Brown officiating. He died
Feb. 25, 2004, at Shawnee.
Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home
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LOGAN SMITH
ADA — Services for 3-year-old Logan Michael Smith of Ada are 10 a.m. Wednesday
at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Lonnie Rutherford officiating. Burial
follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Visitation is 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday.
The child died Feb. 27, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born Nov. 3,
2000, in Ada to Christopher and Lisa Martin Smith.
He was preceded in death by his stepgrandmother, Carolyn Smith.
Survivors include his parents, Chris and Lisa Smith, of the home; a brother,
David Smith, of the home; a sister, Kristen Smith, of the home; his
grandparents, Janet Lee, Ada; Michael Martin, Overland Park, Kan., Linda
Smith, Holdenville, and Dick Smith, Gaar Corner; his great-grandparents,
William and Marlena Lee, Ada.
Criswell Funeral Home
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Sam Sampley
CAMANO ISLAND, Wash. — Private graveside services will be held for Marion
Jackson "Sam" Sampley, 90, Camano Island. He died Feb. 23, 2004.
Krien Funeral Home, Davis