Pontotoc Co., OK - Obits: November, 2005
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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
::Osage Gardens Cemetery--Skiatook OK
Wednesday, November 1, 2005
OLETA BIGGS
FILLMORE - Services for Oleta Biggs, 80, Fillmore, are 2 p.m. Wednesday
at Calvary Apostolic Church, Skiatook. Visitation is today at 6:30
p.m. at Watts Funeral Home. Burial follows at Osage Garden, Skiatook.
She died Oct. 30, 2005, at Tishomingo.
Watts Funeral home, Tishomingo
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BILLY DEE WADE
ADA - Services for Billy Dee Wade, 70, Ada, are 11 a.m. Wednesday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Gene Teel officiating. Burial
follows at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mr. Wade died Oct. 30, 2005, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born
June 17, 1935, at Ada, to Clarence and Robbie Dee Meadows Wade. He
attended Ada schools and graduated from Ada High School in 1953. He also
attended East Central University.
Mr. Wade was an independent oil operator, a member of the Ada BPOE
#1640, and served in the U. S. Army.
Survivors include a son, Tony Wade and wife Kim, Ada; a granddaughter,
Angel Wade; and several cousins.
Bearers are Danny Engel, Jerry Dial, Monte Law, Billy Joe Blackburn,
John Correll and Mark Hightower.
Criswell Funeral Home
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NAOMI PETERS
CALVIN - Services for Naomi L. Peters, 66, Calvin, are 11 a.m. Wednesday
at Calvin Free Will Baptist Church. Burial follows at Calvin Cemetery.
She died Oct. 31, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
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BARBARA RUNNELS
SULPHUR - Services for Barbara Anita Runnels, 84, Sulphur, are 3 p.m.
Thursday at Clagg Funeral Chapel. She died Oct. 31, 2005.
Clagg Funeral Home
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DORIS HIGGINBOTHAM
ARLINGTON, Texas - Services for Doris Higginbotham, 79, Arlington,
formerly of Ada, Okla., are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home
Chapel, Ada, Father Bill Stanford officiating. Burial follows at
Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Higginbotham died Oct. 30, 2005, at an assisted living center at
Arlington. She was born Jan. 25, 1926, at Ada, to Albert S. and Viola
Bumgarner Ross. She lived in the Ada area all her life, attending school
at Horace Mann and graduating from Ada High School. She received a
degree in home economics from East Central University, Ada, and attended
other various real estate schools to obtain her real estate brokers
license.
She married Robert L. Higginbotham Jan. 24, 1948, at Oklahoma City,
Okla. He died June 3, 1976, at Casper, Wyo. Mrs. Higginbotham was the
owner of Higginbotham Reality, Casper, for 30 years. She was the
president of Casper Board of Realtors, and a member of the Casper MLS.
Mrs. Higginbotham was an elder at the First Presbyterian Church, Casper.
Survivors include her three daughters, Becky Kubiak and husband Buddy,
Arlington, Kristy Smith and husband Dr. Mike Smith, Tulsa, Okla.; and
Laurie Mitchell and partner Ray Chaney, McKinney, Texas; grandchildren,
David Hegranes, Carla Stanford, Roxanne Mitchell, Russell Mitchell,
Derrick Smith and Austin Smith; great-grandchildren, Kira Greene,
Spencer Hegranes, Harley Hegranes, Stone Hegranes, Tori Carmack-
Stanford, Ariel Carmack-Stanford, Lexi Stanford and Lindsey Tatum.
Bearers are Mike Smith, Derrick Smith, Russell Mitchell, Ray Chaney,
Bruce Wright and David Hegranes.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada, Okla.
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Wednesday, November 02, 2005
ALICE M. RUST
ADA - Services for Alice M. Rust, 82, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Criswell
Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Carl Hayes and Frank Trent officiating.
Burial follows at Swan Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Rust died Oct. 30, 2005, at her home. She was born May 9, 1923, at
Coalgate, to Arthur and Annie Dalton Williamson.
She married Donald E. Rust May 28, 1942, at Mangum. Mrs. Rust served her
country during World War II as a shipyard welder and later as an optics
specialist for the Army Depot at Pueblo, Colo., and she was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by three sisters, Myrtle Uhlich, Arletha
Mullins and Jennie Mae Vickers; and three brothers, Clarence Williamson,
James Williamson and Coy Williamson.
Survivors include her husband, Donald E. Rust, of the home; one son,
Larry Rust and wife Ruby, Ada; one grandson, Larry Rust II, Eugene,
Ore.; one sister, Ivy Morean Trimmer, Ada; and two brothers, Roy
Williamson, Ardmore, and Troy Williamson, Oklahoma City.
Bearers are Ron Trower, Billy Williamson, Chester Williamson, Dudley
Vickers, Mike Williamson, Mel Baker, Johnny Musso and Edward Lance.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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MILDRED WALTER
LAMAR - Services for Mildred Millie Walter, 94, Lamar, are 2 p.m.
Thursday at Middle Creek #1 Indian Baptist Church. Burial follows at
Lamar Cemetery. She died Oct. 30, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
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HUBERT PRICE
SULPHUR - Services for Hubert Joe Price, 87, Sulphur, are 1 p.m.
Saturday at Lighthouse Holiness Church, Sulphur. He died Oct. 31, 2005.
Krien Funeral Home
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MARGUERITE BEY
COALGATE - Services for Marguerite M. Whitlock Bey, 96, Coalgate, are 2
p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church. Burial follows at Coalgate
Cemetery. She died Oct. 31, 2005, at Coalgate.
Brown Funeral Service, Coalgate
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Thursday, November 03, 2005
CUSTER JONES
DAVIS - Graveside services for Custer L. “Doc” Jones, 90, Davis,
formerly of Duncan, are 1 p.m. Friday at Resthaven Memorial Gardens,
Duncan. He died Nov. 1, 2005, at Davis.
Hale’s Fox Funeral Home
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CHARLES LANCE
STRATFORD - Graveside services for Charles Wayne Lance, 74, Stratford,
are 11 a.m. Saturday at Maxwell Cemetery. He died Nov. 1, 2005, at
Westminster, S.C.
Pickard Funeral Home
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LOIS RINEHART
ALLEN - Services for Lois J. Rinehart, 91, Allen, are 10 a.m. Friday at
the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Gene Williams and Johnny
Cowns officiating. Burial follows at Allen Cemetery. Visitation is at
Criswell Chapel, Allen, from noon Thursday until 8:30 a.m. Friday.
Mr. Rinehart died Nov. 2, 2005, at an Allen nursing home. He was born
Oct. 12, 1914, in the Allen area, to James Crawford and Sallie
Satterfield Rinehart. He attended schools in the Allen area.
Mr. Rinehart married Zu Ella Collins June 4, 1933, at Gerty. She died
March 21, 1981, at Ada. He was affiliated with the Holiness Church.
Mr. Rinehart was employed by the McAlester Ammunition Depot during World
War II, the Busby 4B Ranch, Grady Miller Cotton Gin, and Allen Campers.
He was the caretaker of the Allen Cemetery for many years.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Ed Rinehart, J. C. Rinehart,
Leath Rinehart and Vernon Rinehart; and two sisters, Essie Short and
Bessie Cowns Russell.
Survivors include four sons, Thurman Rinehart and wife Betty, Dean
Rinehart and wife Fay, Wesley Rinehart and wife Peggy, all of Allen, and
Lesley Rinehart and wife Arlene, Gerty; three daughters, Norma Jean
Milne and husband Jerry, Linda Knighten and husband Jearl and Deonna
Griffin and husband Bill, all of Allen; 27 grandchildren; 72 great-
grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Bearers will be his grandsons, Rickey Rinehart, Jerry Ault Milne, Joel
Milne, Stormy Rinehart, Timothy Rinehart, Willis Rinehart, Brian
Knighten and Scott Rinehart.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Friday November 04, 2005
NORA MORRIS
ADA - Services for Nora Lee Morris, 94, Ada, were 11 a.m. today at
Resthaven Memorial Park, at the Garden of the Cross, Shawnee.
Mrs. Morris died Nov. 3, 2005. She was born April 30, 1911, at
Fletcher, to W.T. Carson and Lillie Mae Griffin Carson.
She married Perry E. “Chuck” Morris Nov. 28, 1931, at Holdenville.
They moved to Seminole from Allen.
Mrs. Morris worked at the glass factory, Ada, when she was younger, but
spent most of her life as a homemaker. She was a member of the First
Baptist Church, Ada.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three brothers;
and two sisters.
Survivors include one daughter, Barbara Britt and husband Terrell,
Seminole; one son, John Morris and wife Beverly, Seminole; three
grandsons, Randy Britt and friend Audra Jennings, Seminole; Terry Britt,
Midwest City, and Rod Britt and wife Glenda, Shawnee; four great-
grandchildren, Jacob Britt, Kasey Britt, both of Davenport, Taylor Britt
and Scotlyn Britt, both of Shawnee.
Resthaven Funeral Home, Shawnee
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OWEN GILMORE
ALLEN - Services for Owen Gore “Buck” Gilmore, 97, Allen, are 2 p.m.
Saturday at the First Baptist Church, Allen. Burial follows at Allen
Cemetery.
He died Nov. 2, 2005, at his home. (See full obituary, page 3A)
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Sunday, November 06, 2005
BARTON DOBBS
PRAIRIE VIEW - Graveside services for Barton Eugene Dobbs, 49, Prairie
View, are 2 p.m. Monday at Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur. He died Nov. 4,
2005.
Clagg Funeral home, Sulphur
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LUNA MONROE
HOLDENVILLE - Services for Luna “Lou” Monroe, 94, Holdenville, are 11
a.m. Monday at St. Stephens Catholic Church. Burial follows at Calvary
Cemetery, Shawnee. She died Nov. 1, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home
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Monday, November 07, 2005
FRANK WORCESTER
ADA - Services for Franklin Lee “Frank” Worcester Sr., 55, Ada, are 2
p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Bill Frazier
will officiate. Burial will follow at Pontotoc Cemetery.
Family and friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.
The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery.
Mr. Worcester died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at his home. He was born Dec.
6, 1949, at Talihina to Cecil Franklin and Audra Faye Cravatt Worcester.
He lived in this area all of his life, attending school at Pontotoc and
McLish.
Mr. Worcester married Rosie Kilcrease March 9, 1992, in Ada. He was a
roughneck in the oil field for several oil companies. He was a member of
Blue Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Army from 1968-1969 during
the Vietnam Era.
Survivors include his wife of 25 years, Rosie Worcester, of the home;
four sons, Frankie Worcester Jr., California, Michael Worcester, Ada,
Damian Hulbutta, Edmond, and Brandon Hulbutta and his wife Kelli, Ada;
three daughters, Julia Worcester and her daughter, Abagale, of the home,
Iris Tiger and her husband Robert, Ada, and Heather Parks and her
husband Glenn, Ada; nine grandchildren; a brother, Roy Worcester and his
wife Dinah, Pontotoc; two uncles, Melvin Worcester, Byng and D.D.
Worcester, Ardmore; four nephews; and seven nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and two brothers, Lester
Worcester and Tony Worcester.
Bearers will be Bill Worcester, Bobby Sweet, Lloyd Kilcrease, Dewayne
James, Sonny Prince, Jimmy James, Larry Colbert, and Roman Kilcrease,
Jr.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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DUANE RYAN
STONEWALL - Services for Burnis Duane Ryan, 69, Stonewall, are 2 p.m.
Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Roy Deering and Vaden Morgan
will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall.
Mr. Ryan died Saturday, Nov. 5, 2005, at a local nursing home. He was
born Aug. 28, 1936, at Grandfield to Burnis Bailey “Whimpy” and Nellie
Mae Garner Ryan.
The family moved to Fittstown about 1942. Mr. Ryan attended school at
McLish and graduated from McLish High School. He attended East Central
University.
He married Joyce E. Fowler on May 2, 1958.
Mr. Ryan was an oilfield worker until his retirement and a member of the
8th and Oak Church of Christ. He served in the U. S. Air Force during
the Korean War from 1955-1959.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Ryan, of the home; three sons, Darrell
Ryan and his wife Mary Ann, Shawnee, Stephen Ryan and his wife Arnita,
Fittstown, and Bailey Ryan and his wife Teresa, Cottonwood; seven
grandchildren, Jay Perkins and wife Natasha, Eric Perkins, Charity
Sanders and husband Billy Jack, Chad Waters and wife Kate,
Mandy Hayes and husband Derek, Wade Ryan and wife Leigha, and Cody Ryan;
eleven great-grandchildren; an aunt, Lula Martin, Kimball, Neb.; a
brother-in-law, James Lackey, Stonewall; and several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Delores Robertson and Joyce
Lackey, and a brother-in-law, Charles Robertson.
Bearers will be his grandsons, Wade Ryan, Cody Ryan, Derek Hayes, Billy
Jack Sanders, Chad Waters, and Jay Perkins. Honorary bearers will be
Buck Crabtree, Carl Tackett, Jerry Winters, Eric Perkins, and Duanne
Madron.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Tuesday, November 08, 2005
CHARLES BEARDEN
SULPHUR - Services for Charles Eugene Bearden, 78, Sulphur, are 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Clagg Funeral Chapel. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery.
Mr. Bearden died Nov. 7, 2005.
Clagg Funeral Home
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OLETHA PALMER
TUPELO - Services for Oletha Johnson Perry Palmer, 79, Tupelo, are 2
p.m. Thursday at Tupelo Baptist Church, Charles Loyd officiating.
Burial follows at Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery.
Mrs. Palmer died Nov. 6, 2005, at Tupelo. She was born May 2, 1926, at
Roff, to Loransy Dowell and Minnie Lee Robins Johnson.
She attended Center and Tupelo schools and later obtained a General
Educational Development degree at Coalgate in 1971.
She married Willie Thompson Perry Jan. 19, 1944, at Coalgate. He died
April 20, 1968. She married L.C. “Boog” Palmer May 20, 1977, at Atoka.
He died April 21, 2004.
Mrs. Palmer was a school cook at Tupelo and Kingston schools and a cook
at Allen Nursing Home. She retired in 1988. She was affiliated with the
Pentecostal Holiness and Baptist churches.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; and a brother,
Delbert Johnson.
Survivors include four daughters, Jacquita Ellis and husband Roger,
Garland, Texas, Fern Wilson and husband Wayne, Whitesboro, Texas, Bonnie
Hedgecock and husband Larry, Rock Springs, Wyo., and Becky Bell and
husband Bruce, Stonewall; two stepsons, Tammy Palmer and wife Ann and
Mickey Palmer and wife Terri, all of Coalgate; nine grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren; numerous step grandchildren and step great-
grandchildren; three sisters, Wendell Uhlich, Ada, Naomi Stephens and
husband Milton, Fort Worth, Texas, and Sherlene Elliott and husband
Bill, Tupelo; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.
Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate
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Wednesday, November 09, 2005
CIERA AMADOR
ADA - Services for Ciera Darlene “Pebs” Amador, 15, Ada, are 2 p.m.
Thursday at the Faith Baptist Church, the Revs. Woodrow Fields and Fred
Bailey officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Visitation
begins at 5 p.m. Wednesday at the family home, 17821 CR 1499 Court, Ada.
Miss Amador died Nov. 5, 2005, at a local hospital. She was born Sept.
21, 1990, at Ada, to Anthony and Debra McDonald Amador. She was a
lifelong resident of this area and attended Byng schools. She was a
member of Faith Baptist Church. Survivors include her parents, Anthony
Amador and Debra McDonald, Ada; two brothers, Nick Amador and Keith
Amador, Ada; two sisters, Melissa Amador and Sherry Amador, Ada; four
nieces, Destiny Amador, Soper, LaTavia Amador-Williams, Mariah Amador
and Star Parker, all of Ada; two nephews, Anthony Lee Amador, Ardmore,
and Dakota Northam, Soper, and grandparents, Nadine McDonald, Sulphur,
and Dora Hampton, Soper.
She was preceded in death by her older brother, Anthony Edmund Amador;
and grandfathers, Larry McDonald and Lewis Hampton. Bearers are Lorn
Hampton, John Hampton, Martin Mendoza, Marcus Cruz, Matthew Williams,
K.C. Taylor, Kelly Taylor and Craig Taylor.
Honorary bearers will be Nick Amador, Keith Amador, Rick Walker, Matthew
McDonald, Jeff McDonald and Larry McDonald.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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NORMA WOOD
STONEWALL - Services for Norma “Lucille” Wood, 91, Stonewall, are 2 p.m.
Thursday at Union Valley Baptist Church, the Rev. Randall Christy
officiating. Burial follows at Jesse Cemetery, Stonewall. Mrs. Wood died
Nov. 6, 2005, at an Ada hospital. She was born March 28, 1914, at Burr
Valley, Okla., to Thomas Jefferson and R. Minda Holland Phillips.
She graduated from Stonewall High School in 1935. She was a homemaker.
She returned to the Stonewall area from California in 1976. She married
Chester Lee Wood Oct. 20, 1943, in Seminole County. He died July 26,
1982. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Joe Lee Wood and
Phillip Allen Wood; her parents, Thomas and R. Minda Phillips; two
brothers, Arvel and Sedell Phillips; and two sisters, Allie Ryels and
Wilda Howe.
Survivors include a daughter, Sheila Phillips, Stonewall; six
grandchildren, Bonnie Mahan, Troy Raymond Wood, Brian Wood, Sean
Phillips, Kimberly Wood and Michael Phillips; and two stepgrandchildren.
Bearers are Billy Joe James, Donnie James, George Bolen, Rodney Harlin,
Dameon Rutherford and Victor Bolen.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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BETTY WOODS
ADA - Memorial services for Betty Kirk Woods, 67, Ada, are 3 p.m. Friday
at the First United Methodist Church. A committal service will be 10
a.m. Saturday at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Woods died Nov. 7, 2005, at her home. She was born Feb. 15, 1938,
at Oklahoma City, to G.K. and Elizabeth McCullough Barton. She attended
school at Clinton, and graduated from Clinton High School. She received
a bachelor of music education degree from Oklahoma Baptist University,
a master of music education from North Texas University, Denton, Texas,
and did post graduate work at the University of Oklahoma and East
Central University. She came to this area in 1963 from Tulsa. She
married Pete Woods June 29, 1968, at Ada. He died May 26, 1999, at Ada.
Mrs. Woods was a vocal music educator at ECU from 1963-1965; taught
vocal music at the Ada Public School System from 1965-1979; was the
music director at the First United Methodist Church from 1981-1989; from
1996 to her death, she taught voice, piano and music education at ECU,
and also taught private voice and piano.
Mrs. Woods was the past president of the Ada Arts and Humanities
Council, past president of the Ada Education Association, past president
of the Wednesday Morning Music Club, director of the Summer Arts
Program, and state president of the Oklahoma Choral Directors
Association, where she was the director of distinction in 1984. She was
the Outstanding Adan for the Arts in 1983, given by the Ada Arts and
Humanities Council, and was inducted into the Oklahoma Music Educators
Hall of Fame in 1996. Survivors include two brothers, Bob Barton and
wife Ann, Ada, and John Barton and wife Nancy, Wichita, Kan.; four
nieces, Elizabeth Whatmoor, Sarah Carlsson, Laura Orabone and Kathryn
Barton; and two nephews, John C. Collins and Brian Barton.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Ada Arts and
Humanities Council, P. O. Box 453, Ada, OK 74820.
Criswell Funeral Home
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Thursday, November 10, 2005
BURL MANN
SULPHUR - Services for Burl Mann, 76, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Friday at
Calvary Baptist Church. Burial follows at Drake Cemetery. He died Nov.
9, 2005.
Clagg Funeral Home
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DOROTHY CARTER
WEWOKA - Services for Dorothy Jean Carter, 80, Wewoka, are 2 p.m. Friday
at Assembly of God Church, Holdenville. Burial follows at Holdenville
Cemetery. She died Nov. 8, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
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Friday, November 11, 2005
HELEN McANALLY
ADA - Graveside services for Ora Helen McAnally, 87, Ada, are 10:30 a.m.
Saturday at New Bethel Cemetery, the Rev. David Gray officiating.
Mrs. McAnally died Nov. 9, 2005, at a local nursing home. She was born
Feb. 4, 1918, at Titus County, Texas, to Jennings Henderson May and Ora
Teague May. She came to this area in 1984 from Visalia, Calif. She
attended school at Hodges, Texas. She and her husband owned a dairy
farm in Alpaugh, Calif., for several years. They also raised exotic
birds and Mrs. McAnally helped her husband with his carpentry business.
She was a member of Valley View Auxiliary and Trinity Baptist Church.
She married Herald E. McAnally Sept. 25, 1937, at Meadow, Texas. He
preceded her in death June 27, 1982, at Visalia.
Survivors include two sisters, Inez Brown, Breaux Bridge, La. and Maudie
Sullivan, Robstown, Texas; one brother, Leonard May, Little Ferry, N.J.;
nieces and nephews, David Jackson, Jodi Jackson, Donna Bennett, Kermit
Bennett, Dennis Jackson, Kathy Jackson, all of Ada, David Jackson Jr.
and Dawn Jackson, both of Solon Springs, Wis.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to Senior Ministries,
Trinity Baptist Church, 123 N. Mississippi, Ada, OK 74820.
Criswell Funeral Home
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JAMES HUNSUCKER
ADA - Graveside services for James Thomas Hunsucker, 53, Ada, are 10
a.m. Saturday at Rosedale Cemetery, the Revs. Jack Kemper officiating
and the Rev. Jamie Perry assisting.
Mr. Hunsucker died Nov. 8, 2005, at Ada. He was born Aug. 26, 1952, at
Ada, to Jim and Leona Hattie Everett Hunsucker. Mr. Hunsucker served in
the U.S. Marine Corps where he completed his education. He was self-
employed in the woodworks industry, was affiliated with Asbury Methodist
Church and was a lifelong resident of Ada.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Joyce
Pennington.
Survivors include one son, Trey Hunsucker, Ada; one daughter, Angelic
Hunsucker, Ada; two sisters, Carolyn Cook, Ada, and Genny Schoonover,
Leawood, Kan.; and one grandchild.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home
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MADGE BARNETT
SULPHUR - Graveside services for Madge M. Barnett, 94, Sulphur, are 2
p.m. Saturday at Oaklawn Cemetery. She died Nov. 9, 2005.
Clagg Funeral Home
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LYNARD McDONALD
GAAR CORNER - Services for Lynard “Jack” Allen McDonald, 88, Gaar
Corner, are 2 p.m. today at Pickard Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev.
Lippard officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. McDonald died Nov. 8, 2005, at his home. He was born July 2, 1917,
at Center, to Lula C. and John Morgan McDonald. He married Alpha V.
McCause McDonald June 1, 1940, at Allen. He was a farmer and a
mechanic. He lived his life in the Gaar Corner area.
He was preceded in death by seven brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include his wife; two sons, Derrel McDonald and wife Margaret,
and Wendell McDonald and wife Monica, all of Gaar Corner; one sister,
Mayme Welker, California; five grandchildren, Shawnita Leighton, Kira
McDonald, Macy McDonald, Sherithann McDonald, Morgan McDonald; and one
great-grandson, Nathaniel Leighton.
Bearers are Dewey McDonald, David McDonald, Kenneth Horton, Dennis
McDonald and John R. McDonald.
Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford
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JAMES PHILLIPS JR.
HOLDENVILLE - Services for James “Jim” Phillips Jr., 76, Holdenville,
are 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Holdenville. Burial
follows at Holdenville Cemetery. He died Nov. 9, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home
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Sunday, November 13, 2005
HANK ROBERTSON
KONAWA - Services for Henry Herman “Hank” Robertson, 83, Konawa, are
10:30 a.m. Monday at Grace Community Church, Vamoosa, the Revs. Cal
Hunter and Glenn Peck officiating. Burial follows at Dora
Cemetery.????????????????
Mr. Robertson died Nov. 11, 2005, at Konawa. He was born Feb. 10, 1922,
at Maud to Alfred Wesley and Nettie Lee Goss Robertson.
Mr. Robertson graduated from Vamoosa High School in 1940. He was
aviation machinist’s mate second class in the U.S. Navy during World War
II from 1942 to his honorable discharge Oct. 1, 1945. He earned a
bachelor’s degree in 1948 at East Central University in Ada and a
master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1953.
Mr. Robertson taught and coached for 39 years at Vamoosa, Bowlegs and
Allen, retiring in 1984. He was inducted into the Oklahoma Coaches
Association Hall of Fame in 1982. He served on the OECA Board and had
been a member of the CVEC Board of Directors since 1986. He was a member
of St. Louis Baptist Church and American Legion Post 70.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
He married Mary K. “Katy” Majors Robertson Dec. 24, 1946, at Bowlegs.
Survivors include his wife, Mary K. “Katy” Robertson, of the home; a
daughter, Becky Freeman and her husband Danny, Konawa; two sons, Tim
Robertson and his wife Brenda, Allen, and Mark Robertson and his wife
Debbie, Maud; four brothers, A.W. “Nug” Robertson, Arnold Robertson and
Dick Robertson, all of Konawa, and Keith Robertson, Okemah; four
sisters, Willa Dean Wall, Harrah, and Laquitta Huckleberry and Jerry
Lemmings, both of Konawa, and Billie Collins, Shawnee; five
grandchildren, Dana Ezell, Chris Freeman, Lisa Cundiff, Marcy Robertson
and Cory Walker; and three great-grandchildren, Kinlee and Kamlyn
Cundiff and Nathan Ezell.
Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home
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PAULINE BLACKBURN
TISHOMINGO - Services for Pauline Autrey Blackburn, 85, Tishomingo, are
2 p.m. Monday at Watts Funeral Home Chapel, Tishomingo, Howard Stanley
officiating. Burial follows at Tishomingo Cemetery.
Mrs. Blackburn died Nov. 8, 2005, at Walnut Creek, Calif. She was born
May 5, 1920, at Milburn.
She was raised in Johnston County and graduated from Tishomingo High
School in 1938.
She and her husband made their home in California for more than 40
years. They lived in Durant for approximately eight years and were
members of Nida Baptist Church. She has been a resident of Antioch,
Calif. for the past two years.
She worked at Montgomery Ward in the catalogue department for many
years.
She married Joe Barney Blackburn Jan. 18, 1941, at Nida, Okla. He died
Oct. 9, 2001. She was also preceded in death by her parents, James and
Maude Carroll Autrey; and her brothers, Paul, Jerald, Claude, Syrus and
Weldon.
Survivors include a son, Leon Blackburn and his wife Onnie, Mill
Valley, Calif.; daughters Patricia Joe Laughead and husband Bill,
Sparks, Nev., and Deborah Villalobos and husband Frank, Antioch, Calif.;
seven grandchildren, Russ Blackburn and wife Shielah, Michele Garvey and
husband Brian, Danielle Fontaine, Joey Fontaine, Jessica Laughead,
Jennifer Becker and Tommy Becker; great-grandchildren, Ryan and Emma
Garvey; and numerous nieces and nephews, in-laws, cousins, and other
relatives and friends.
Bearers are family members Russell Leon Blackburn, Joey Fontaine, Bill
Laughead, Frank Villalobos, Tommy Becker and Eddie Falcone.
Donations may be made to Baptist Home for Children, Rt. 3, Box 100,
Madill, OK 73446.
Watts Funeral Home
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ISAAC JOHNSON
KONAWA - Services for Isaac Wesley Johnson, 67, Konawa, are 1:30 p.m.
Monday at Cold Springs Baptist Church, Konawa, the Revs. Dorsey Nero and
Arthur Carpitcher officiating. Burial follows at Emarthle family
cemetery. A wake begins at 6 p.m. today at Pickard-Swearingen Funeral
Home.
Mr. Johnson died Nov. 10, 2005, at Konawa.
Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home
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CHARLES SMITH
STRATFORD - Services for Charles Emmitt Smith, 72, Stratford, are 2 p.m.
Monday at Pickard Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Lewis Perry officiating.
Burial follows at McGee Cemetery.
Mr. Smith died Nov. 10, 2005, at Stratford.
Pickard Funeral Home
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MINERVA YOUNG
STRATFORD - Services for Minerva Elizabeth Young, 71, Stratford, are 2
p.m. Tuesday at Stratford Free Will Baptist Church, the Rev. Lewis Perry
officiating. Burial follows at Abney Cemetery.
Mrs. Young died Nov. 11, 2005, at Tulsa. She was born Jan. 22, 1934, at
Coleman to James and Zetta Abney Sizemore.
She was a retired nurse’s aide and member of Free Will Baptist
Church.She married Raymond A. Young Sept. 17, 1965, at Gainesville,
Texas. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by a
sister, Lois, and two grandsons, Patrick and James.
Survivors include three daughters, Susan Fennell, Laura Hill and her
husband David, and Ramona Letterman and Vernon Boswood; a son, Willie
Ray Young; three brothers, Kenneth Sizemore, Edwin Sizemore and Ted
Oswaki; a sister, Angie Oswald; five grandchildren, Merah, Connie,
Angie, Will and Nathan; and three great-grandchildren.
Pickard Funeral Home
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VIRGIE GREEN
ADA - Graveside services for Virgie Lorene Green, 83, Ada, are 2 p.m.
Monday at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Green died Saturday, Nov. 12, 2005 ,at a local hospital. She was
born Dec. 3, 1921, at Francis to Clyde and Mamie Williamson Williams.
She lived in the Denny area and attended Francis School.
Mrs. Green was employed with Blue Bell, later known as Wrangler in Ada,
and then moved to Oklahoma City in 1963 and was employed with AMC
Stores. She was also a seamstress. She was affiliated with the
Evangelistic Temple in Ada.
Survivors include three daughters, Sharon Brashier, Oklahoma City, Sandy
Maxwell and her husband Ken, Ada, and Marsha Widener, Oklahoma City;
five grandchildren, Mark Brashier, Oklahoma City, Melanie Bullock,
Crescent, Holly Maxwell Peters and her husband Darren, Ada, Eric
Widener, Dallas, Texas, and Amy Heald and her husband Joe,
Oklahoma City; three great-grandchildren, Chandler Peters, Seth Harrison
and Joffrey Nutt; and one brother, Carl Williams, Rosedale.
Criswell Funeral Home
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Tuesday, November 15, 2005
HELEN FLEMING
MAXWELL - Services for Helen Fleming, 83, Burleson, Texas, formerly of
the Maxwell community are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home
Chapel, the Rev. Glen Eaves officiating. Burial follows at Maxwell
Cemetery.
Mrs. Fleming died Nov. 13, at Mansfield, Texas. She was born July 24,
1922, at Ada, to Denny and Eliza Jane Isaacs Brecheen. She lived in this
area most of her life.
She married James T. “Bill” Fleming Dec. 24, 1938, at Konawa, Oklahoma.
He died March 22, 1995. Mr. and Mrs. Fleming owned and operated the
Fleming Grocery and Market on Sandy Creek Drive in Ada for 50 years, as
well as the Fleming Cattle Company until the 1970s.
She was preceded in death by a son, James “Sody” Fleming; and a sister,
Dimple Holloway.
Survivors include one brother, Bud Brecheen and wife Lillian, Dell City;
former daughter-in-law, Susan Howard and husband Paul; two grandsons,
Destry Fleming and Corky Barder, Mansfield, Texas, and Brooks Bell, III,
Tyler, Texas; two granddaughters, Sioux Sun Butler, Iowa, and Dedra Lynn
Kirk, California; numerous great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews and
friends;
Bearers are Red Doffin, Randy Doffin, Ronnie Teel, David Brecheen, Gary
Pittman and Bill McGuire.
Honorary bearers are Peggy Nickell, Keith Isaacs, Ron Newby, Charlie
Mayhue and Paul Tucker.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Wednesday, November 16, 2005
CLYDE FUQUA
HOLDENVILLE - Services for Clyde Fuqua, 96, Holdenville, are 10 a.m.
Thursday at Barnard United Methodist Church, Holdenville. Burial is 3
p.m. Thursday at Resthaven Memory Garden Cemetery, Oklahoma City.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home
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ORPHA LOU FISHER
OKLAHOMA CITY - Memorial services for Orpha Lou Fisher, 65, Oklahoma
City, formerly of Ada, are 3 p.m. Friday at the Westminster Presbyterian
Church, Oklahoma City. Mrs. Fisher died Nov. 14, 2005, at Oklahoma City.
(See page 3 for complete obituary)
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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RODNEY LANE
SULPHUR - Memorial services for Rodney Allen Lane, 45, are 10 a.m.
Saturday at Midway Hill Baptist Church, Sulphur.
Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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Thursday, November 17, 2005
BRENDA BLANCHARD
TUPELO - Services for Brenda Gale Newsom Blanchard, 60, Tupelo, are 2
p.m. Friday at Tupelo Church of Christ, Wendell Ingram officiating and
Randall Christy assisting. Burial follows at Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery.
Mrs. Blanchard died Nov. 15, 2005, at Oklahoma City. She was born Sept.
5, 1945, at Clarita, to Troy and Zilla King Newsom. She attended school
at Clarita and Tupelo and graduated from Tupelo in 1956.
Mrs. Blanchard married Henry Blanchard April 3, 1964, at Midwest City.
He preceded her in death July 5, 2005. She was a housewife and a member
of the Tupelo Church of Christ.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and one son,
Steve Brown.
Survivors include two sons, Robert Blanchard and Mark Blanchard and wife
Penny, all of Tupelo; two sisters, Johnny Sypert, Garland, Texas, and
Ann Evevett and husband Jerry, Moore; one brother-in-law, John Blanchard
and wife Peggy, Tupelo; her mother-in-law, Maud Davis, Tupelo; and one
granddaughter, Amanda Blanchard, Tupelo.
Bearers are Charles Hudson, Jared Hudson, Hal Robertson, Bob Woods, Dale
Woods, Charles Canida and Todd Woods.
Brown’s Funeral Service
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Friday, November 18, 2005
JOEY PINLEY
ADA - Graveside services for Joey Wayne Pinley, 40, Ada, are 10 a.m.
Saturday at Byars Cemetery. He died Nov. 17, 2005, at Ada.
Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford
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BOBBY CROSS
HINTON - Services for Bobby Dale Cross, 51, Hinton, are 7 p.m. today at
Hinton-Turner Funeral Home. There will also be services at 2 p.m.
Saturday at Richmond Free Will Baptist Church, Allen. Mr. Cross died
Nov. 17, 2005, at Hinton.
Hinton-Turner Funeral Home
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Sunday, November 20, 2005
DOROTHY STANDRIDGE
ADA - Services for Dorothy M. Standridge, 84, Ada, are 10 a.m. Monday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Bud Ross officiating. Burial follows at
Coalgate Cemetery, Coalgate.
Miss Standridge died Nov. 18, 2005, at a local hospital. She was born
June 2, 1921, at Coalgate, to Joseph Isaac and Zella Belle Abernathy
Standridge. She attended school at Centrahoma and graduated from
Centrahoma High School. She also attended East Central University.
Miss Standridge was employed at Thatcher Glass Company, California,
until her retirement in 1978.
She was preceded in death by six sisters, Eliza Nelson, Ella Ott, Emma
Hamm, Myrtle “Pete” Turpin, Pernecia Baker and Evylene Standridge; and
three brothers, Litt Standridge, Oscar Standridge and Melvin Standridge.
Survivors include a sister, Mary Cordelia “Toadie” Miller, San Dimas,
California; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Bearers are Billy Standridge, James Nelson, Bill Larecy, John Steven
James, Danny Baker, Tom Crabtree, Richard Miller, Edward Leon Baker,
James Shockey and Melvin Turpin.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Pontotoc Animal
Welfare Society, 1200 Sandy Creek Drive, Ada, OK 74820 or to the charity
of choice.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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CECIL CROCKETT
MYRTLE CREEK, Ore. - Services for Cecil W. Crockett, 90, Myrtle Creek,
were 1 p.m. Saturday at Chapel of the Roses Funeral Home, Roseburg.
Burial followed at Roseburg Memorial Gardens.
Mr. Crockett died Nov. 11, 2005. He was born Oct. 11, 1915, at Camden,
Tenn., to LeRoy L. and Georgia Sparks Crockett.
Mr. Crockett served as an Army staff sergeant in the South Pacific
during World War II. He helped build the Hanna Nickel Mining and
Smelting Company, retiring after 29 years of working. He was active in
the Veterans of Foreign War, was a member of VFW Post 7752, and also a
member of the First Baptist Church, Myrtle Creek.
Survivors include his wife, Iona Crockett; three sons, Oren Crockett,
Medford, David Crockett, Gresham, and Michael Crockett, Monmouth; a
sister, Loie Trivett, Miami, Okla.; six grandchildren; and three great-
grandchildren.
Chapel of the Roses Funeral Home, Roseburg, Ore.
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JENNIFER ANN THYNE
ADA - Graveside services for Jennifer Ann Thyne, 68, Ada, are 10 a.m.
Monday at Oakman Cemetery, the Rev. Bob Langston officiating.
Ms. Thyne died Nov. 18, 2005, at her home. She was born April 25, 1937,
at Winchester, England, to John and Winafred Montague Hodgeeson. She
moved to New York in 1960 and to Ada in 1990. Ms. Thyne was a secretary
for the Social Security office in Ada and a member of the First United
Methodist Church, Ada.
Survivors include three daughters, Jennifer Thyne, Ada, Christina
Griffith, Allen, and Lisa Jeangerald, San Diego, Calif.; and six
grandchildren, Joshua Switzer, Jeremy Switzer, Jacob Switzer, Chris
Thyne, Lindsay Smith and Montonia Griffith.
Bearers are Roy Griffith and Jess Griffith.
Criswell Funeral Home
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LARRY TREAT
ADA - Services for Larry Ray Treat, 53, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Carl Hayes officiating. Burial
follows at Maxwell Cemetery.
Mr. Treat died Nov. 17, 2005 at a local hospital. He was born May 19,
1952, at El Paso, Texas, to Charlie and Arlin Rose Treat. He was a
lifetime resident of this area and attended school at Byng. Mr. Treat
was a certified welder and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and a daughter, Judy Fowler.
Survivors include two very special friends, Pauline Bentley and Grace
Melton, both of Ada; two grandchildren, Lacey Fowler and Kane Godfrey;
four brothers, Ronnie Treat, Oklahoma City, Charles Treat, Poteau,
Dustin Treat and wife, and Justin Treat and wife, all of Poteau; three
sisters, Barbara Miller and husband Roy, Oklahoma City, Beverly
McCouchin and husband and Misty Treat, all of Poteau; and numerous
nieces, nephews and other family members.
Criswell Funeral Home
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CHARLES MALONEY
DAVIS - Graveside services for Charles “Red” Edwin Maloney, 83, Davis,
were 1 p.m. Saturday at Green Hill Cemetery. He died Nov. 16, 2005, at
a Pauls Valley hospital.
Krien Funeral Home
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HERBERT HILL
MUSKOGEE - Services for Herbert R. Hill, 88, Muskogee, are 2 p.m. Monday
at Grandview Tabernacle.
Mr. Hill died Nov. 17, 2005. He was born June 23, 1917, at Oktaha,
Okla., to Charles and Rose Etta Schults Hill, where he attended school.
He married Ruth Eulalal Montgomery Nov. 10, 1940. He enlisted in the
SeaBees in 1943 and served at Marshall Island, South Pacific. After
his discharge in 1945, he returned to the Muskogee area and worked for
Love Bottling Co. before purchasing his first truck and establishing
H.R. Hill Trucking which operated for 47 years. He was active in
church, serving on various boards. He was a member of Grandview
Tabernacle.
He was preceded in death by his parents; six sisters; and five brothers.
Survivors include his wife, Eulala, of the home; son, Larry R. Hill and
wife, Phyllis, Ada; six grandchildren, Mark Hill and wife, Kim, Alesha
Perkins and husband, Toby, Lauren Hill, Kendall Hill, Elizabeth Freeman
and Cash Freeman, all of Ada; three nephews, Ryan Hilton, Tulsa, Jacob
Hilton and Tyler Winkle, both of Durant; and numerous other relatives
and friends.
Foster-Petering Funeral Home, Muskogee
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JOE SAUNDERS
DAVIS - Services for Joe Saunders, 56, Davis, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at
First Baptist Church, Davis. Burial follows at Green Hill Cemetery. He
died Nov. 17, 2005.
Krien Funeral Home
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SARA WEBLEY
ELMORE CITY - Private family services for Sara Esther Webley, 91, Elmore
City, are scheduled with Krien Funeral Home. She died Nov. 17, 2005, at
a Sulphur hospital.
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Monday, November 21, 2005
EDNA POTTER
SULPHUR - Graveside services for Edna Hallie Potter, 86, Sulphur, are 3
p.m. Tuesday at Oaklawn Cemetery. She died Nov. 19, 2005, at Sulphur.
Clagg Funeral Home
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DIANA GRAY
ADA - Services for Diana Gail Gray, 54, are pending with Criswell
Funeral Home. SHE died Nov. 21, 2005, at a local hospital.
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MARY JANE CLIBURN
ADA - Services for Mary Jane Cliburn, 79, Ada, are 11 A.M. Wednesday at
First Presbyterian Church, the Revs. David McCann and C. David Cliburn
will officiate. Burial will follow at at Rosedale Cemetery. Visitation
is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cliburn died Friday, Nov. 18, 2005, at her home. She was born Aug.
16, 1926, at Ada to Miles C. and Alma Ingram Grigsby. She graduated from
Ada High School in 1944 and received a human resources degree from East
Central University in 1976.
She married Charles Ellis Cliburn Feb, 18, 1945. He died Oct. 4, 2004.
She was also preceded in death by a son, Timothy G. Cliburn.
She was a member and elder of First Presbyterian Church, a member of
Wednesday Morning Music Club and East Central University Faculty Women's
Bridge Club.
Survivors include two sons, the Rev. C. David Cliburn and his wife
Shelley, Kansas City, Mo., and Jeff Cliburn and his wife Jill, Ada; a
daughter, Kathy Tappe and her husband David, Shawnee; a daughter-in-law,
Sherri Cliburn, Lawton; nine grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; a
cousin, Patricia Richard, Ada; and several nieces and nephews.
Bearers are Clyde Butler, David Butler, Jeff Frederick, Kurt Jackson,
Marvin Kroeker and Bob Neman.
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Tuesday, November 22, 2005
BARBARA HIGHTOWER
HOLDENVILLE - Services for Barbara Jean Lumpkin Hightower, 62,
Holdenville, are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Assembly of God Church,
Holdenville. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery. Mrs. Hightower
died Nov. 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home
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KAY L. RUSSELL
STONEWALL - Kay L. Russell, 60, Stonewall, died Nov. 12, 2005, at
Stonewall.
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PATTI SOPHIE
SULPHUR - Graveside services for Pattie Ann Sophie, 46, Sulphur, are 10
a.m. Wednesday at Dolberg Baptist Cemetery, Roff. She died Nov. 20,
2005.
Krien Funeral Home
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JOHN DAVIS
HOUSTON, Texas - Services for John Lowery Davis, 79, Houston, are 11
a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Okla.
Mr. Davis died Nov. 10, 2005, at Houston. He was born April 20, 1926,
at Stratford, Okla., to George and Zula Newton Davis. He attended
school at Corley and graduated from Stratford High School in 1944. He
married Virginia Ann Bryan April 2, 1950, at Van Buren, Ark. He was a
World War II combat veteran and served with the 275th Infantry Division,
Company I, 7th Army, at Europe. He retired from Mobil Chemical,
Beaumont, Texas.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Ann Bryan Davis;
infant son, Donald Joe Davis; and brother, Lewis Davis.
Survivors include his son, Cecil John Davis, Houston; brother, Joe
Davis, Moore, Okla.; aunt, Elva Cushman, Sulphur, Okla.; and relatives,
Preston and Nancy Bryan Perdue, Laura Bryan Folsom, all of Norman,
Okla., Frank and Faith Bryan Forsey, San Bernardino, Calif., Brent and
Lee Ann Powell, Houston, Joe Monds, Beaumont, Susan Davis Rosenbaugh,
Mary Davis and Dale Davis, all of New Mexico.
Broussard's Funeral Home, Beaumont, Texas
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HELEN COOPER
ADA - Graveside services for Helen A. Cooper, 65, Ada, are 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Toby Ross officiating.
Mrs. Cooper died Nov. 18, 2005, at a local hospital. She was born June
17, 1940, at Empire, Ohio, to Joseph and Anna Kozora Kuzbicki.
She married James A. Cooper Jan. 2, 1959, at Maryland. They moved to Ada
in 1995 from Lemoore, Calif. Mrs. Cooper was a homemaker.
Survivors include her husband, James A. Cooper, of the home; a son,
David A. Cooper and wife Carol, Pensacola, Fla.; a daughter, Sheri L.
Martinez and husband Rudy, Hanford, Calif.; grandchildren, Krysten
Martinez, Hanford, Calif., Wayne Cooper and wife Paula, Pensacola, Fla.,
Janeen Keywood and husband Paul, Washington; two sisters, Mary Jackson
and husband, Bill, Lisbon, Ohio, and Annie Poole and husband Richard,
Cleveland, Ohio; two brothers, Martin Kuzbicki, Beaver Fall, Penn., and
Jim Kuzbicki, Toledo, Ohio.
Criswell Funeral Home
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LOYD JAMES
SULPHUR - Services for Loyd John James, 87, Sulphur, formerly of Ada,
are 2 p.m. Wednesday, at Colbert Baptist Church, Ada, Dr. Bob Payne
officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery, Ada.
Mr. James died Nov. 21, 2005, at a Sulphur veteran's facility. He was
born May 22, 1918, at Mannsville, Okla., to Andrew Jackson and Ernestine
Taylor James.
Mr. James married Anna Pollock July 15, 1937. She died Nov. 27, 2000, at
Ada. Mr. James was a carpenter.
Survivors include two sons, Al James, Morgan Hill, Calif., and Jimmy
James, San Jose, Calif.; one daughter, Patricia Tomashek, Phoenix,
Ariz.; two sisters, Lois Smith, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Madeline Page,
Broken Arrow; seven grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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NOE OLIVAS JR.
ADA - Services for Noe Olivas Jr., infant son of Noe and Jacqueline
Davis Olivas Sr., are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home
Chapel, the Revs. Russell Atwes and Houston Tiger officiating. Burial
follows at Rosedale Cemetery.
Noe was born and died Nov. 20, 2005, at a local hospital.
He was preceded in death by one sister, Mary Christian; and grandmother,
Mary Davis.
Survivors include his parents, Noe and Jacqueline Olivas, of the home;
one brother, Kris Davis, Ada; two sisters, Ursula Davis and Nawllah
Tiger, both of Ada; grandparents, the Rev. Jack Davis, Tulsa, and Anita
and Jesus Olivas Sr., Mexico; uncles, Christoper Davis, Tulsa, Juan
Olivas and Jesus Olivas Jr., both of Mexico.
Criswell Funeral Home
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DIANA TARRON
ADA - Services for Diana Gail Tarron, 54, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Earl Hood officiating.
Mrs. Tarron died Nov. 21, 2005, at a local hospital. She was born Sept.
23, 1951, at Ada, to Frank Newberry Jr. and Josephine Brantley Newberry.
She attended Vanoss schools.
She married Darrell Tarron. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her father, Frank Newberry in 1995.
Survivors include her mother, Josephine Newberry, Ada; her husband,
Darrell Tarron, of the home; one son, Jimmy Dale Heck, Eunice, N.M.; two
grandsons, Preston Heck and Tanner Heck; two brothers, Terry Newberry,
and wife June, Ada, and Kevin Newberry and wife Karen, Elk City; and a
sister, Sheila Chandler and husband Terry, Ada.
Criswell Funeral Home
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Wednesday, November 23, 2005
RAY SMITH
HOLDENVILLE - Services for Ray W. Smith, 97, Holdenville, are 2 p.m.
Saturday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel. He died Nov. 21, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home
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LEWIS HARTZELL
HOLDENVILLE - Graveside services for Lewis Allen Hartzell, 62,
Holdenville, are 10 a.m. Friday at Holdenville Cemetery. He died Nov.
21, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home
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HELEN GILLISPIE
STONEWALL - Services for Helen Lovetta Gillispie, 74, Stonewall, are 2
p.m. Friday at Stonewall Assembly of God Church, the Rev. Wilma
Ledbetter officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery.
Mrs. Gillispie died Nov. 21, 2005, at a Stonewall nursing home. She was
born June 28, 1931, at Centrahoma, to William Riley and Rosie Bell
VanHouser Maddox. She attended school at Ada.
She married George Henry Gillispie July 2, 1971. He died Feb. 3, 2005,
at Ada. Mrs. Gillispie was a cook at Stonegate Nursing Home for 18
years, retiring in 2002. Formerly, she was an aide and cook at several
nursing homes in the area. Mrs. Gillispie was a member of the Stonewall
Assembly of God Church.
She was preceded in death by two grandchildren, Jackie Collins and
Lonnie Watham.
Survivors include three daughters, Ann G. Watham, Stonewall, Carol
Spence, North Carolina, and Sharon Johnson, Eufaula; one son, Bill
Watham, Ada; four grandchildren, Larry Spence, Sandra Spence, Kimberly
Watham and Willy Collins; and three great-grandchildren, including Corey
Black.
Bearers are Darrell Black, Jimmy Buchanan, Dwayne Sousa, Larry Spence,
Bill Watham and Corey Black.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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BILL MARKOVICH
ADA - Services for William "Bill" Jesse Markovich, 70, Ada, are 2 p.m.
Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Steve DeShazo
officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Francis. Military
honors will be conducted by Tinker Honor Guard.
Mr. Markovich died Nov. 21, 2005, at Seminole. He was born Aug. 3, 1935,
at Union Town, Penn., to John and Helen Spontack Markovich. He graduated
from high school in Pennsylvania.
He married Doris Maxine Whittington Nov. 4, 1961, at Wichita, Kans. She
died May 3, 1994, at Oklahoma City. Mr. and Mrs. Markovich moved to this
area in the late 1970s.
Mr. Markovich retired from the U. S. Air Force with more than 20 years
of service. He served during the Vietnam era. He was also employed with
Gregory Pest Control, retiring in 2002, after 20 years of service. Mr.
Markovich was a member of the Francis Free Will Baptist Church, he
served as a Shriner Klown, was a member of the Masonic Lodge, and a
member of the Chickasaw Honor Guard.
Survivors include four daughters, Helen Gragert and husband Joe, Monica
Bryant and husband Warren, Mary Dossey, all of Seminole, and Patricia
McCurry, Port Charlotte, Fla; one son, Wayne McCurry and wife Terry,
Cape Coral, Fla; three brothers, John Markovich, Louie Markovich, both
of Indiana, and Eddie Markovich, California; 17 grandchildren, Tyrell
Gragert, Orrin Gragert, Jayce Gragert, Rebekah and Edwar Gonzalez,
Kristina Gragert, William A. and Veronica Markovich, Desarae Bryant,
Emelah Bryant, Tessah McCurry, Michael McCurry, Brian and Conner
McCurry, Jeremy McCurry, Joey Watts, Steve Watts, Desmond Watts and
Darrell Dossey; and eight great-grandchildren.
Bearers are John Bauch, Ron Chandler, Steve Wilson, John Murphy, Lanny
Murphy and Glen Atterbery.
Honorary bearers are John Lambert.
Criswell Funeral Home
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CARL ROBERTS
ADA - Services for Carl E. Roberts, 74, Ada, are noon Friday, at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. Rusty Fuller and the Rev. David Gray
officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Roberts died Nov. 22, 2005, at his home. He was born Aug. 6, 1931,
at Gravette, Ark., to Albert and Ruby Medearis Roberts. He graduated
from Gravette High School in 1949.
He married Rita Hutchinson June 14, 1953. He was a lineman for People's
Electric Cooperative from 1965 until his retirment in 1995. He served in
the U.S. Army from 1954 until 1956, and was a member of Trinity Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Rita Roberts, of the home; three daughters,
Susan Hall, Patty Bratton, both of Ada, and Linda Roberts, Chickasha;
two sons, Mike Roberts, Ada, and Chuck Roberts, Oklahoma City; two
brothers, Marion Roberts and Melvin Roberts, both of Gravette; a sister,
Alberta Roark, Shawnee; 11 grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
Bearers are grandsons, Gabe Piper, John Michael Roberts, Floyd Miller,
Arkon Miller, Nathan Roberts, Trent Roberts and Trevor Roberts.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Oklahoma
Medical Research Foundation for Cancer Research, 825 NE 13th Street,
Oklahoma City, OK 73104-9930.
Criswell Funeral Home
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Friday, November 25, 2005
DANIEL ARMSTRONG
ADA - Services for Daniel "Chebon" Griffin Armstrong, 63, Ada, are 10
a.m. Saturday at Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa, the Rev. Frank
Moppin officiating. Burial follows at Vamoosa Cemetery. There will be
a wake service today from 6:30-7:30 at the Pickard-Swearingen Funeral
Home, the Rev. Arthur Carpitche officiating.
Mr. Armstrong died Nov. 23, 2005, at an Ada hospital. He was born April
8, 1942, at Konawa, to Hobart and Irene Armstrong. He was a member of
the Absentee Shawnee Tribe, and was a general laborer in the Konawa and
Asher area. He lived in that area all of his life. He attended Asher
School was a member of the First Baptist Church, Asher.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Mary Wiley; and one
brother, Robert Armstrong.
Survivors include five sisters, Vesta Mauch, San Bernardino, Calif.,
Betty Burgess, Katie Breeden, both of Ada, Nettie Moreland and Edna
Odell, both of Asher; tow brothers, Bill Armstrong and Frank Armstrong,
both of Konawa; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Bearers are Frank Armstrong, Larry Bruno, Travis Odell, Darrell
Armstrong, Steve Anderson and Ronnie Odell.
Honorary bearers are Bill Armstrong, Hobart Armstrong, Brian Bruno and
Bob Armstrong.
Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa
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MINTA PALMER
ADA - Services for Minta Lee "Minnie" Palmer, 84, Ada, are 2 p.m.
Saturday at Spring Baptist Church, Sasakwa, the Rev. Jimmy Anderson
officiating and the Rev. Frank Moppin assisting. Burial follows at
Palmer Family Cemetery, Byng. Wake services are tonight at Smith-
Phillips Funeral Home from 6-8 p.m.
Ms. Palmer died Nov. 23, 2005, at Ada. She was born Nov. 10, 1921, at
Konawa, to Nash Wood and Toge Noska. She married Thomas Palmer in
September, 1947. He died March 5, 2001.
Ms. Palmer attended school at Sacred Heart, Konawa, and attended high
school at Mt. Saint Mary, Oklahoma City. She was a homemaker, a
lifelong resident of Ada, and an active member of the Spring Baptist
Church. She was a member of the YWA and later graduated into the WMU.
She worked at Byng School as an aid with the Native American Program.
She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and six siblings.
Survivors include two sons, Tommy Palmer and wife Janice and Terry
Palmer and wife Mona, all of Ada; a daughter, Leah "Teakah" Cruz and
husband Servando, Ada; grandchildren, Danny Palmer and wife Lora,
Oklahoma City, Kevin Palmer and wife Jennifer, Moore, Brian Palmer and
wife Lindsay, Sasakwa, Billy Palmer, Mary Cruz, Cassandra Cruz, all of
Ada, Melisa Ellis, Biloxi Miss., and Rachel Galvin, Sandsprings; great-
grandchildren, Gabriel Palmer, Harlee Tae Palmer and Chance Palmer.
Bearers are John Alfred, Larry Wood, David Albert, Stephen Albert, Jason
Miller and John Miller.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home
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LEOTA SIMCO
SULPHUR - Services for Leota Faye "Aunt Lo" Simco, 51, Sulphur, are 2
p.m. today at First Baptist Church, Sulphur. She died Nov. 22, 2005.
Krien Funeral Home
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MILDRED SIMS
SHAWNEE - Services for Mildred V. Lobdell Sims, Shawnee, are 10 a.m.
Saturday at Temple Baptist Church. Burial follows at McGee Cemetery,
Stratford. She died Nov. 22, 2005, at Shawnee.
Cooper Funeral Home, Tecumseh
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MAY TEEL
DALLAS, Texas - Graveside services for May Jo "Jody" Teel, Dallas, are
Saturday at Hillcrest Memorial Park, the Rev. Jack Buteyn officiating.
Mrs. Teel graduated from the University of Oklahoma, where she was a
member of pi beta phi. She married Bill Teel Aug. 25, 1946, at Ada. He
died Sept. 8, 2005.
Survivors include a daughter, Nancy Mathis and husband Stephen,
Jefferson City, Mo.; a son, Bill Teel and wife Gail, McKinney; a sister,
Lynn Lundgaard, Norman; and three grandchildren, Paul Teel, Plano, Kyle
Mathis and Jesse Mathis, Jefferson City, Mo.
The family says that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the
American Heart Association, 7272 Greenville Ave., Dallas, TX, 775231.
Sparkman/Hillcrest Funeral Home
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DENNIS L. BOE
ADA - Services for Dr. Dennis L. Boe, 54, Ada, are 10 a.m. Monday at
First Baptist Church, the Rev. Pat Kilby officiating.
Boe died Nov. 22, 2005, at Bristow. He was born Dec. 31, 1950, at
Albert Lea, Minn., to Leonard and Althea Ruble Boe. He came to this
area in 1982 from Minneapolis, Minn. He received bachelor's and masters
degrees in piano from the University of Minnesota and a doctorate in
piano performance from the University of North Texas. He was a piano
instructor at West Bank School of Music, Minneapolis; director of
Children of Hope performing choir in Minneapolis; professor of music at
East Central University; honors director at ECU and coordinator of OSLEP
at ECU.
Boe was an active member of First Baptist Church, Ada, and was a member
of First Baptist Church Winds of Praise orchestra. He was past
president of Great Plains Honor Association; served as chairman of the
Ada Library Board; served on the Board of Ada Arts and Heritage Center;
was a Boy Scout leader and initiated the Ada Library Book Drive with the
Boy Scouts and the ECU Honors Students.
He married Monica Minar May 19, 1979, at Northfield, Minn..
Survivors include his wife, Monica Boe, of the home; son, Eric Boe;
daughter, Meredith Boe; two sisters, Sandra Kelley, Lake Mills, Iowa,
and Pat Shideler, Albert Lea, Minn.; and numerous cousins, nieces and
nephews.
Bearers are Art Sorenson, John Kerr, Ron McDonald, Dominic Digiulio,
Paul Rowe, Mark Hollingsworth, Steve Walker and Brian Brown.
Honorary bearers are Mike Lindblom, Jim Minar, Mike Paul, Harold Ware,
Joe Pryor, Tim Bray and Mel Haworth.
The family says those who wish may make donations for a piano
scholarship being established at ECU in his memory.
Criswell Funeral Home
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Sunday, November 27, 2005
MELISSA BYRD
GAAR CORNER - Services for Melissa Kaye Byrd, 34, Gaar Corner, are 10
a.m. Monday at River of Life Church, 7th and Cherry, Ada, the Rev.
Charles Dial officiating. Burial follows at Oakman Cemetery.
Mrs. Byrd died Nov. 25, 2005, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was
born Aug. 5, 1971, at Ada, to Tommy and Kay Berryman Hubbard. She was a
homemaker and member of River of Life Church where she taught Sunday
school and served as youth leader.
She married Troy Byrd July 6, 1991, at Allen.
Survivors include her husband, Troy Byrd, of the home; two daughters,
Miranda Byrd and Caitlyn Byrd, of the home; her mother, Kaye Hubbard
Cranford, Ada; and two sisters, Tammy Perez and Cammy Cothren, both of
Ada.
She was preceded in death by her father, Tommy Hubbard, July 17, 1992;
and grandparents, Ed and Lenora Berryman and Addie Mae Hubbard.
Bearers are Jerry Cox, Adam Byrd, Charles Pierce, James Whitson, David
Elliott and Josh Berryman.
Criswell Funeral Home
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MARY LITTLE
ADA - Services for Mary Estelle Little, 101, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at
Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Revs. Glen Eaves and James
Hale officiating. Burial follows at McGee Cemetery, Stratford.
Mrs. Little died Nov. 23, 2005, at an Ada hospital. She was born May
29, 1904, at Ada, to Laura Isabelle and George Washington Lamb. She
married Andrew Bruce Little Dec. 25, 1926, at Ada. She worked for Anna
Maude Cafeteria for 15 years. She lived in the Oil Center and Galey
areas most of her life. Mrs. Little was a member of the Oil Center
Pentecostal Holiness Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one son; and two
daughters.
Survivors include one daughter-in-law, Helen Little, Cold Springs,
Texas; two sons-in-law, the Rev. James Hale, Oklahoma City, and Ewell
Lance, Ada; six grandchildren, Kathy Vogt, David Lance, Eddie Little,
Greg Little, Tice Little and Brenda Taylor, all of Stratford; nine
great-grandchildren; and four great-great-grandchildren.
Bearers are Eddie Little, Greg Little, David Lance, Donnie Taylor, John
Vogt and Blake Murdock.
Honorary bearers are Tice Little and Jason Vogt.
Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford
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THE REV. LOIS MARTIN
MAUD - Services for the Rev. Lois Graden “L.G.” Martin, 90, Maud, are 2
p.m. Tuesday at First Assembly Church, Bowlegs. Burial follows at
Cummings Cemetery. He died Nov. 26, 2005, at Shawnee.
Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole
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THELMA RANEY
CALVIN - Services for Thelma Raney, 92, Calvin, were 2 p.m. Saturday at
Calvin Cemetery Chapel. Burial followed at Calvin Cemetery. She died
Nov. 24, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
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WAYNE TROTTER
TISHOMINGO - Services for Wayne Trotter, 86, Tishomingo, are pending
with Watts Funeral Home. He died Nov. 25, 2005.
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Monday, November 28, 2005
PENNY BRYAN
BOWLEGS - Services for Penny Lee Bryan, 59, Bowlegs, are 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Roy Robertson
will officiate. Burial will follow at Five-Mile Cemetery, east of Ada.
Mrs. Bryan died Sunday, November 27, 2005, at her home. She was born
March 5, 1946, in Oklahoma City to Leslie and Vivian Sell Guinn. She
graduated from Ada High School and attended college for one year.
She married Glen Bryan on June 12, 1965, in Ada. Mrs. Bryan was a
bookkeeper for the Bowlegs-Lima Water District.
Survivors include her husband, Glen Bryan, of the home; one son,
Christopher Bryan and wife Ginger, Bowlegs; a daughter, Catherine Werner
and husband Robert, Bowlegs; three granddaughters, Lesley Werner, Tana
Werner, and Kinzey Bryan; two grandsons, Weston Werner and K. C. Bryan;
a sister, Mickey Miller and husband Harley, Oklahoma City; two brothers,
Jared Witmer, Oklahoma City and Jimmy Witmer and wife Lauren, New Port
Richey, Florida; and numerous other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and a daughter, Lesley
Francine Bryan.
Bearers will be Larry Branscum, Donnie Collier, Ken Crane, Dewayne
Streater, Jim Rider, and Karl Krause. Honorary bearers are Rick Vickery,
Carl Nelson, Ewell Stafford, John Smith, and Jim Parsons.
Criswell Funeral Home Ada
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RAY MOORE
ADA - Memorial services for Ray Moore, 69, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at
Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home Chapel, Ardmore, conducted by the Rev. Sam
Porter.
The son of Earl and Olive Eastin Moore, he was born Aug. 15, 1936, in
Yuma County, Colorado. He died at his Moore's Longhorn Ranch, Roff,
Saturday, Nov. 26, 2005.
He and Bernice Grady were married Sept. 11, 1954, in Denver.
They had previously ranched in Colorado and Kansas before moving their
operation first to the Boley, Oklahoma area in 1990 and then to Roff in
1994.
Active in Texas Longhorn cattle associations, he was a charter member of
the Mountains and Plains Texas Longhorn Association, the Kansas Texas
Longhorn Association and the Indian Territory Texas Longhorn Association
of Oklahoma. Nationally he had served as vice president and director of
the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America and as president and
director of the International Texas Longhorn Association.
He is survived by his wife, Bernice Moore of the home at Roff, a
daughter, Denise Raley, Roff, a son and daughter-in-law, Joe and Nancy
Moore, Bucklin, Kan., his mother, Olive Moore, Denver, Colo.; and a
brother, Bobby Moore, Denver; five grandchildren, Trinity, Cody and
Laramie Moore, Shanna and Wyatt Raley.
Memorials may be made to the St. Anthony Hospital Foundation, Oklahoma
City or the Texas Longhorn Breeders Association of America Foundation,
Fort Worth, Texas.
Condolences may be sent online to www.hdouglasfuneralhome.com.
Harvey Douglas Funeral Home, Ardmore
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DINAH LOTTIE
HOLDENVILLE - Services for Dinah Diett Lottie, 89, Holdenville, are 11
a.m. Tuesday at Mt. Olive Baptist Church, HOldenville. burial follows at
Shiloh Cemetery, Holdenville.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
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Tuesday, November 29, 2005
JOHNATHON BURNETT
ALLEN - Services for Johnathon Eli “Johnny B.” Burnett, 20, Allen, are
10 a.m. Wednesday at Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church. Burial
follows at Allen Cemetery. He died Nov. 27, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home
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BOB HERRING
VICTORIA, Texas - Graveside services for Bob G. Herring, 78, Victoria,
are 11 a.m. Thursday at Holdenville Cemetery. He died Nov. 26, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home
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ROBERT STALLWORTH
WICHITA, Kansas - Graveside services for Robert Ralph Stallworth,
Wichita, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cedar Grove Cemetery, Francis.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Wednesday, November 30, 2005
RICKY CHOATE
ADA - Ricky Lynn Choate, 53, died Thursday, Nov. 24, 2005.
He was born Nov. 17, 1952, in Ada, Okla., a son of the late Betty
Cannon. He graduated from Ada High School and was a retired
construction worker.
Mr. Choate is survived by a daughter, Jennifer Gilman, Stroud, Okla.;
his father, Bill Choate, Ada; a brother, Mike Choate, Ada; and
grandsons, James and Brian Gilman, both of Stroud.
The family will have private services at a later date.
Local arrangements are by Griffin Leggett Funeral Home, 1751 Dave Ward
Drive, Conway, AR 72034. Online guest registry is at
http://www.griffinleggett.com.
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RUBY ELY
ADA - Services for Ruby L. Ely, 93, Ada, are 1 p.m. Friday at the
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. John Haynes officiating. Burial
follows at Ashland Cemetery, at Ashland.
Mrs. Ely died Nov. 29, 2005, at a local hospital. She was born Oct. 12,
1912, at Ashland, to Benny and Mary Elizabeth Poe Hester. She attended
rural schools at Ashland and moved to Ada in 1943 from Ashland. Mrs.
Ely was a bus driver for the City of Ada, and later worked as a sales
clerk at Katz Department Store. She retired as a clerk from Dillon’s
Department Store, where she worked for many years. She was a member of
First Baptist Church.
She married John Ely April 2, 1935. He died Nov. 22, 1982, at Ada.
Survivors include a daughter, Patsy Raper and husband Wendell, Ada; a
son, Jerald Ely, Ada; two grandsons, Chris Raper and wife Carmen, Elmore
City, and Mark Raper and wife Kelly, Denver, Colo.; four great
grandsons, Caleb Raper, Nathanael Raper, Luke Raper and Colton Raper;
and a great-granddaughter, Jade Coale.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Etheleen Ely.
Criswell Funeral Home
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JEWEL THOMAS
KERRVILLE, Texas - Services for Jewel Laverne Thomas, 89, Kerrville,
Texas, formerly of Ada and Allen, Okla., are 11 a.m. Friday at the Oil
Center Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Rev. Glen Eaves officiated.
Burial follows at Maxwell Cemetery. The family will receive friends from
6:30-8:30 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mrs. Thomas died Nov. 16, 2005, at a Kerrville nursing home. She was
born June 19, 1916, at Maxwell to Columbus Oliver and Effie Mae Haggard
Burk. She graduated from Vanoss High School in Vanoss.
She married William A. Thomas March 29, 1935, at Ada. He died Dec. 28,
2004. Mrs. Thomas was a homemaker, and she owned and operated Uncle
Dudley’s department store in Allen for several years.
Survivors include two daughters, Judith Ann Vinson and husband Johnny,
Kerrville, Texas, and Marlyn Miner, Beaverton, Ore.; one son, Billy Lyn
Thomas and wife Pamela, San Francisco, Calif.; a daughter-in-law, Peggy
Thomas, Corpus Christi, Texas; 10 grandchildren, Quinton Huckeby, Marla
Rodrigues, Staci Koh, Gayla Krietsch, Mark Thomas, Lori Sexton,
Stephanie Glasgow, Joel Vinson, Jay Vinson, and Jim Vinson; 11 great-
grandchildren, Matthew Rodrigues, Katie Koh, Ryan Krietsch, Ashlee
Krietsch, Shianne Thomas, Tanner Thomas, Megan Sexton, Lauren Sexton,
Connor Glasgow, Melody Vinson and John Sterling Vinson.
She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Gerald Ross Thomas in
1998; a grandson, Johnny Brian Vinson in 1996; and a son-in-law, Robert
Miner in 2000.
Bearers are Quinton Huckeby, Mark Thomas, John Q. Sutterfield, Ryan
Krietsch, George Huckeby and Floyd Burk.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Oil Center
Pentecostal Holiness Church, 7985 CR 3470, Ada, OK 74820, or to the
charity of choice.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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CHARLES BURNETT
ODESSA, Texas - Services for Charles “Buddy” Burnett, Odessa, were Nov.
23 at Frank Wilson Funeral Directors Chapel, the Rev. Kevin Bushart
officiating. Burial followed at Sunset Cemetery.
Mr. Burnett died Nov. 20, 2005, at Odessa. He was born Dec. 3, 1920, at
Stonewall, Okla. He came to Odessa from Ada, Okla., in 1949. He
married Dorothy Arledge May 20, 1965, at Lamesa. He was a veteran of
the U.S. Army during World War II and was an active member of the West
Texas Jazz Society.
He was preceded in death by his wife;
Survivors include two sons; and one daughter.
Frank Wilson Funeral Directors
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CAROLYN PATRICK
TISHOMINGO - Services for Carolyn Sue Patrick, 45, Tishomingo, were 11
a.m. today at The Chapel at Waters Funeral Home. Burial followed at
Condon Grove Cemetery, Milburn. Mrs. Patrick died Nov. 26, 2005, at
Dallas, Texas.
Watts Funeral Home
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DELLA YEAGER
HUGO - Graveside services for Della Ann Yeager, 65, Hugo, are 10 a.m.
Thursday at Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery, Tupelo.
Ms. Yeager died Nov. 28, 2005, at a Hugo hospital. She was born June
25, 1940, at Carlsbad, N.M., to Phillip and Delia Hays Yeager. She
attended Tupelo Schools and is of the Baptist faith.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Survivors include four brothers, Donal Schutte, Hooks, Texas, Lee
Yeager, Beaumont, Texas, John Yeager, Houston, Texas, and Allen Yeager,
Greenville, Miss.; and two sisters, Thelma Williams, Bradenton, Fla.,
and Susan Gabler, New Holland, Penn.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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