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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
ANNA FOSTER
ADA-Services for Anna Jane Foster, 99, Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Wednesday
at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Jasper Ligon will
officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family
will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at
Criswell Funeral Home.
Mrs. Foster died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at a local nursing home.
She was born January 19, 1909 at Arkansas to Thomas and Gertrude
Goetz Cox. She attended Arkansas schools.
She married Teal Foster in 1928. He died November 10, 1970 in Ada.
Mrs. Foster was a former employee of J. C. Penney Company. She was an
avid bingo player, square dancer and an avid fisherman at Buncombe
Creek at Lake Texoma.
Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Oakes, Allen Park, Michigan;
two daughters-in-law, Joyce Foster, Ada, and Sandra Foster, Lubbock,
Texas; eight grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and one great
great grandchild.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Donald Foster and David Foster
and a daughter-in-law, Jean Foster.
Bearers will be Shane Foster, Mike Foster, Tom Cranford, Greg Foster,
and Luke Penrod.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Pontotoc Cemetery--Pontotoc OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
VIOLA WHELCHEL
ADA-Services for Viola Mae Whelchel, 90, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday
at the Criswell Chapel, Rev. Joe Howry officiating. Burial follows at
Pontotoc Cemetery, Pontotoc, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Whelchel died on Monday, December 1, 2008, at a local nursing
home. She was born April 23, 1918, in Lewisville, Texas, to Mack and
Mae Shaw Peppers.
She married Earl Whelchel on July 5, 1933. He preceded her in death
on June 19, 1999.
Survivors include 3 sons, Joe Whelchel and wife Linda, Ada; Bill
Whelchel and wife Imogene, Connerville; and Gene Whelchel and wife
Vicki, Ada; a daughter, Pearlie Timmons, Oklahoma City; 10
grandchildren, Donna Melton, Cindy Nanney, Tommy Smith, Dawn Tadlock,
Tony Whelchel and Amy Whelchel and their mother Elaine Whelchel,
Anthony Whelchel, Sherri Billings, Len Timmons and David Timmons, and
many great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Ethel Burden; a grandson,
Dennis Lynn Smith, and granddaughter, Kaye Lynn Pierce.
Grandsons will serve as bearers.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
WALTER SMITH
ADA-Services for George Walter Smith, 89, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Thursday
at the Crosspointe Church, Rev. Shawn Wiebers will officiate. Burial
will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The Ft. Sill Honor Guard will
conduct military honors at the cemetery. The family will receive
friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Smith died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at an Ardmore Veterans
Center. He was born November 26, 1919 near Fittstown, Oklahoma to
George and Julia May Barringer Smith. He attended Onward school, Ada
High School and graduated from Roswell New Mexico Military Institute
in 1939.
He married Jean Owen Dollins in 1970. Mr. Smith and his wife owned
and operated the Sportsman Sporting Goods Store here in Ada for 33
years. He was a member of the Crosspointe Church and had a
distinguished career with the U. S. Army during World War II in the
European Theatre. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army
and sent to Fort Knox, KY for Armor Training. He entered active duty
October 8, 1941. Brought the 6th Armor Division (known as “Super Six”
to Camp Chaffee. He made Captain at the age of 22 years. The 6th
Armor landed on Utah Beach for the invasion of Germany in 1944. He
made Major at the age of 23 years old and commanded the 69th Armor,
6th Armor Division, General Patton’s 3rd Army. Major Smith fought in
France and Germany, surpressed Adolf Hitler’s winter offensive,
entered Bastonage Germany to suppress the German Army that surrounded
the 101st Airborne Division. Major Smith captured the town of
Frieburg, Germany that was occupied by German Troops, and the rescue
of 15,000 civilians. A German Colonel surrendered to the 69th Armor
Division. Upon the anniversary of WWII, Major Smith was called to
Frieburg, Germany to commemorate the saving of that town. A park is
built in Frieburg to remind all that pass. Major Smith’s name in
engraved in the plaque of the park to honor his name and devotion to
duty to save a city from destruction.
Survivors include his wife, Jean Smith, of the home; a son, Thomas L.
Smith, Master Sergeant, U. S. Army Retired and wife Ruth, Ada; a
daughter, Sheila Smith, Dallas, Texas; a step-daughter, Delaine
Battjes, and husband Jim, Austin, TX; a step-son, Jerry Dollins,
Graham, TX; three sisters, Frances Holston, Durant, Clara Mae Ward,
Dallas, TX, and Alice Warren, Dallas, TX; a brother, Fred Smith,
Stringtown; and three grandsons whom he reared and adopted, Heath
Smith and wife Pam, Palestine, TX, Derek Smith and wife Laurie,
Oklahoma City, and Ian Smith, Oklahoma City and Jason Smith,
Albuquerque, NM and Amber McCurdy, Ada; a step-grandson, Stefan
Dollins, Grandbury, TX, and Jamie Battjes, Austin, TX; great
grandchildren, Ashlee and Travis Smith, and Lillie and Elizabeth
Smith, and Hunter Smith.
Bearers will be Thomas L. Smith Master Sergeant, U.S. Army Retired,
Elzie Priest, Jack Martin, Michael O’Brien, Marty Byrd, Ken Hancock,
Frank Taylor, and Ron Bates. Honorary bearers will be Chuck Wilson
and Eddie Woods.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::McCarty Cemetery--Coal County OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
JEWELL ROGERS
COALGATE — Funeral services for Jewell Lee (Cagle) Morrison Rogers,
76, will be Thursday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel
with Jerod Allen officiating. Burial will follow at McCarty Cmetery.
Ms. Rogers was born Feb. 13, 1932 in Coalgate to John Daniel and
Jewell Hodgie (McNutt) Cagle. She died Dec. 1, 2008 in Ardmore.
She attended McCarty School and married Willard Morrison in 1945. She
worked at Wrangler and Savanna Ammunition Depot. Ms. Rogers was a
member of the Non Denominational God’s House in Atoka.
Ms. Rogers is survived by daughters Mary Jean Carter and husband Leon
of Coalgate, and Carol “Sissie” Evans and husband Wesley of Foster;
grandchildren Denise Goodson and husband Herschel of Coalgate, Rodney
Carter and wife Kim of Lehigh, Sonya Smith and husband Curtis of
Lindsey, Suzanne Webb and husband Joe of Lindsey, Wesley Evans III
and wife Jamie of Pauls Valley, and Jason Evans of Foster; great-
grandchildren Dana Gearhart and husband Jerad of Coalgate, Lane
Schwartz and husband Eric of Coalgate, Austin Smith, Allison Smith
and Whitney Webb, all of Lindsey, Tyler Evans, Jody Webb and Landon
Evans of Pauls Valley, Chism Carter and Marshall Carter of Lehigh;
great-great-grandchildren Derby Gearhart and Carter Allen Schwartz of
Coalgate; brothers H.D. Cagle of Coalgate and Johnny Cagle and
Marilyn Scott of Coalgate; and numerous relatives and friends.
Preceding her in death are her father, John Daniel Cagle; mother
Jewell Hodgie (McNutt) Cagle Luna, step-father E.J. Luna; husband
Willard Morrison; son Ernest William “Sonny” Morrison; brother Alvin
Cagle; ans sister Lillian Bagley.
Bearers will be Rodney Carter, Leon Carter, Wesley Evans, Joe Webb,
Jimmy McNutt, Jason Evans and Wes Evans. Family night will be 5 to 7
p.m. Wednesday evening
Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate
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::Willis Cemetery--Willis OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
HELEN BRIDGEMAN
KINGSTON — Servicses for Helen Louise (Deloizer) Bridgeman will be
Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Willis Baptist Church in Willis,
Okla. Burial will follow at Willis Cemetery. Ms. Bridgeman died Dec.
2, 2008.
Watts Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Madill & Kingston
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::Riley Cemetery--??
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
CLAUDE VICK
OLNEY — Funeral services for Claude Alexander Vick, 60, will be 10
a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 at Olney Baptist Church. Burial will
follow at Riley Cemetery. Mr. Vick was born Dec. 18, 1947 and died
Nov. 30, 2008 in Mesquite, Texas.
Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate
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::Green Hill Cemetery--Davis OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
FRANK DICKINSON, SR.
DAVIS — Services for Frank Preston Dickinson, Sr., 88, will be 11
a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in
Chickasha. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Green Hill Cemetery in
Davis.
Mr. Dickinson died Nov. 29, 2008 at Chickasha.
Hale’s Funeral Home, Davis
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::Keel Cemetery--Coal County OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
MARGARET COOK
COALGATE — Graveside services for Margaret Louise (Williams) Cook,
89, Coalgate, will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 2008 at Keel Cemetery.
She died Dec. 1, 2008.
Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
KRYSCHELLE MANUEL
GLEN ROCK, Wy. -Graveside services for Kryschelle Diane Manuel, 21,
Glenrock, Wyoming are 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Ms. Manuel and her fiancé, Benjamin Franklin Brainard, 20, both died
Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 near Chamberlain, S.D. She was born June 28,
1987 at Ada to David Wayne and Kristen Lynn Scott Manuel.
She graduated from Pawnee High School and earned an Associate Degree
in Business Administration from Wyoming Tech.
She was a warehouse manager for T. E. Ibberson Industrial Company of
Wisconsin.
Survivors include her parents, Kristen and David Manuel; two
brothers, David Wayne Manuel II and Matthew Garrett Manuel; one
sister, Lauren Paige Manuel; her grandparents, Mary and John
Juliuson, Euless, Texas, Wayne Scott, Plano, Texas, and Judy Coyle,
Oklahoma City; and her cousins, aunts and uncles.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Greenwood Cemetery--Weatherford OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 03, 2008
TROY LUSTER
WEATHERFORD — Funeral services for Troy Waymon Luster, 84,
Weatherford, Okla., will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, 11 a.m.
in “The Chapel” of Lockstone Funeral Home with Rev. Allen Wood
officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery under the
direction of Lockstone Funeral Home.
Mr. Luster was born on Aug. 14, 1924 in Keota, Okla. to J.T. and Lula
(Martin) Luster and died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 at St. Anthony
Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was raised and attended school in Keota
where he graduated from Keota High School in 1942. Mr. Luster served
in the U.S. Army during 1942-1943. He married Mary Hewitt and they
made their home in Rocksprings, Wy. He moved to Weatherford where he
worked in the oilfield as a roughneck. Mr. Luster enjoyed reading,
animals, and was a handyman at fixing things. Memorials may be made
to the American Heart Association.
He is survived by his two daughters, Linda Wood and husband, Gary of
Ada, and Debbie Fantarella of Gillette, Wy.; one sister, Bonnie
Garner of Clinton, Okla.; and four grandchildren, Matt Wood and wife,
Sarah of Arlington, Va., Jeremy Wood and wife, Rachel of Ada, Amanda
and Justin Fantarella of Gillette, Wy. He was preceded in death by
his parents and one daughter, Sharon.
Messages of condolence may be expressed online at
www.adaeveningnews.com.
Lockstone Funeral Home, Weatherford
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::Highland Cemetery--Stonewall OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 04, 2008
DIANA McNEILL
OWL CREEK-Services for Diana Sue McNeill, 63, Owl Creek, are 10 a.m.
Saturday at the Lovelady Baptist Church, Revs. Tony Peak and Joe
Howry will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in
Stonewall.
Mrs. McNeill died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at her home. She was
born August 31, 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Jim and Doris Turner
Townsend. She attended Stonewall schools, graduated from Stonewall
High School and attended beauty college.
She married Tommy McNeill on May 22, 1965. Mrs. McNeill was a
beautician and homemaker and a member of Lovelady Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Tommy McNeill, of the home; two
daughters, Tammie Stone and husband Richard, Vanoss, and Kara
McDaniel and husband Jackie, Stonewall; a sister, Marsha Whittington
and husband Curtis, Ada; four grandchildren, Caleb Stone, Nathan
Stone, Kody McDaniel and Jacie McDaniel; and cousins, Sammy Townsend
and wife Mary, Sharon Zack and David Jackson and wife Denise.
Bearers will be Truman Teel, Sammy Townsend, Don Teel, Frank Jared,
Bill Snyder, and A. G. Sanders. Honorary bearers will be David
Jackson, Chris Harrison, Alan Ogles, Wayne Scroggins, Curtis
Whittington and Charles Richmond.
The family requests those who wish may make memorials to the Oklahoma
Medical Research Foundation for Diabetes or Heart Research, 825 NE
13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5097.
Messages of condolence may be expressed Online at
www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Drake Cemetery--Drake OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 04, 2008
LOU WATTS
DAVIS — Funeral services for Lula B. "Lou" Watts, 66, will be 2 p.m.
Friday, Dec. 5, at First Baptist Church of Davis. Burial will follow
at Drake Cemetery.
Ms. Watts died Dec. 1, 2008 in Oklahoma City.
Hale's Funeral Home, Davis
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::Centrahoma Cemetery--Centrahoma OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 04, 2008
RUBY WASSON
COALGATE — Funeral services for longtime Coalgate resident Ruby Irene
(Norris) Holder Wasson, 89, will be 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Brown's
Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bill Weathers officiating. Burial will
follow at Centrahoma Cemetery. Family night will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Thursday.
Ms. Wasson was born Oct. 27, 1919 and died Dec. 2, 2008 in Ada.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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::Byrd's Prairie Cemetery--Tupelo OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 05, 2008
FRED "CHEESIE" JENNINGS
ADA-Graveside services for J. Fred “Cheesie” Jennings, 86, Ada, are
10:00 a.m. Monday at the Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery in Tupelo, Captain
Guy Nickum will conduct the service. A Wake Service will be held from
6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home with Rev.
Robert McGowan officiating.
Mr. Jennings died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at a local nursing
home. He was born August 31, 1922 at Tupelo, Oklahoma to J. L. and
Clara Bell Landis Jennings. He attended Tupelo schools and graduated
from Tupelo High School.
He married Debbie Schrader April 1, 2000. Mr. Jennings was a
machinist and tool and die maker. He was an avid traveler and
returned to Ada in 2000.
Survivors include his wife, Debbie Jennings, of the home; four
daughters, Marilyn “Kay” Ledbetter and husband Greg, Columbus, OH,
Clara Jennings, Ada, Anita Jennings, Ada, and Janet Jennings, Ada; a
son, James Jennings, Ada; a brother, Ross “Buddy” Rogers, Concord,
CA; sixteen grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and several
cousins, nieces, and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Harry Landis, Joe
Landis, Willie Landis, and Johnny Jennings; sisters, Serena Landis
Gregory, Carrie Landis Bullard, Cloketa Jennings Rogers, Goldie
Jennings Wicks, Mozelle Jennings Messer, and Katherine Rogers
Convary.
Messages of condolence may be expressed Online at
www.adaeveningnews.com.Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Calvin Cemetery--Calvin OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 07, 2008
CLARA LAWSON
ALLEN — Funeral services for Clara M. Foster Lawson, 88, Allen, are
scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, December 8, 2008 at the Free Will
Baptist Church in Calvin. Interment will follow at Calvin Cemetery in
Calvin. Officiating will be Rev. Dale Howry, assisted by Rev. Jim
Lawrence. Public visitation is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 at
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home in Ada from 6-8 p.m.
Mrs. Lawson died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008 at Stonegate Nursing Center in
Stonewall. She was born September 8, 1920 in Atwood, Okla. to Sidney
Albert Johnston and Evalina Melvina West Johnson. She married William
G. Foster on Jan. 7, 1939 in the Spring Creek Community. Mr. Foster
died Feb. 2, 1976. She later married A.J. Lawson on September 3, 1988
at the Calvin Free Will Baptist Church.
Mrs. Lawson attended Atwood Public Schools. She worked in the
ammunition depot on a naval base in McAlester for approximately four
years, afterwards becoming a housewife. Mrs. Lawson moved to Allen
from Calvin in 1988, where she was a member of the Calvin Free Will
Baptist Church.
Mrs. Lawson is survived by her husband A.J. Lawson of Allen; one son,
Steve Foster and his wife Mary of Wister, Okla.; one daughter, Sue
Foster Howry and her husband Dale of Fittstown; one step-son, Buddy
Lawson and his wife Arlene of Gerty, Okla.; one step-daughter,
Willene Wallace and her husband Sonny of Allen; four grandchildren,
Pam Rhyne and her husband Pete, Ken Howry and his wife Lisa, Erin
Reid and her husband Keith, and Keith foster; nine great-
grandchildren, Amity Apsey, Miranda Smith, Kaycee Smith, Aislynn
Reid, Kevin Howry, Karla Howry, Travis Howry, Tamra Allspaugh, and
Katie Howry; seven great-great grandchildren, Jared Howry, Jayden
Rhyne, Emilee Apsey, Siana Peters, DeShawn Howry, Taylie Allspaugh
and Derek S. Smith.
She was preceded in death by her first husband William “Bill” Foster;
son, Joe David Foster; parents, Sidney and Evalina Johnston; five
sisters, Ava Morgan, Vira Dicketts, Nora Howell, Bertha Turner and
Myrtle Holliman; and one grandson, Dee Howry.
Pallbearers will be Chris Apsey, Derek W. Smith, Pete Rhyne, Keith
Foster, Keith Reid and Travis Howry. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ken
Howry, Clifford Lindley, Gene Holliman, Harvey Holliman, T.G.
Adamson, Junior Dicketts and Bruce Howell.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 07, 2008
WILLIAM DAWSON
HEALDTON — Funeral services for William B. Dawson, 79, formerly of
Healdton, will be 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 at First Baptist
Church Healdton. A committal service will follow at 3:30 pm at
Memorial Park Cemetery in Ada under the direction of Barnes
Friederich Funeral Home in Midwest City.
Mr. Dawson died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. He was born Nov. 8, 1929 in
Little Rock, Ark. to Earle and Louise Dawson. He graduated from Ada
High School in 1947 and completed college credits from East Central
and the University of Oklahoma.
Mr. Dawson retired from OG&E after 38 years and three months as an
accountant.
Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Carol Oltermann Dawson of the
home; children, James Dawson and his wife Desa, Dennis Dawson and his
wife Cindy, Alan Dawson and his wife Kelly and Joni (Dawson) Terrill
and her husband Tracy; 12 grandchildren, Justin and his wife Stacey,
Hailey and her husband Forrest, Micah, Sarah, Jessica, Kaitlyn,
Rayna, Taylor, Alex, Chris, Joey and Kayla; three great-
grandchildren, Logan, Mackenzie and Kamdyn and a host of other
relatives and friends.
Barnes Friederich Funeral Home, Midwest City
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::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 07, 2008
KATHRYN CAVEL
SPRING, Texas — Services for Kathryn Cavel, 78, Spring, Texas,
formerly of the Union Valley area, are 10 a.m. Monday at Rosedale
Cemetery, Rev. Carol Reich will officiate. The family will receive
friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mrs. Cavel died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at her home. She was born
February 8, 1930 at Stratford to B. M. and Ruth Gentry Stephens. She
attended Union Valley school and graduated from Stonewall High School
in 1947.
She married Eddie Joe Cavel on May 31, 1947 at Union Valley. Mrs.
Cavel was a homemaker and a Baptist. Kathryn and her husband Eddie
Joe were active members of the Hereford Whirlers Square Dancers of
Ada. She was an avid traveler and took many bus trips across the
United States. Kathryn and her family lived in Monahans, Texas and
later, she and E. J. moved back to Ada. Currently they were residing
in Spring, Texas.
Survivors include her husband, Eddie Joe Cavel, of the home; a
daughter, Linda Ryan and husband Danny, Spring, TX; a son, Lonnie
Cavel and wife Karen, Vidor, TX; brother, Dean Stephens and wife Emi
Lea, Ada; a sister-in-law, Yvonna Stephens Treas, Ada; three
grandchildren, Kimberly Gray, Darin Ryan and Kyle Cavel; and a great
granddaughter, Lainey Gray; and many other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, and a son, Larry Cavel.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 08, 2008
HERBERT STILES
ADA-Services for Herbert Junior Stiles, 85, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Monday
at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church, Rev. Robert Ware and Terry
Stiles will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Sunday
at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Stiles died Friday, December 5, 2008 at a local hospital. He was
born July 20, 1923 at Stratford, Oklahoma to Herbert Chester and
Dillie Mae Thompson Stiles. He attended schools at Egypt, Irving
Elementary and Ada Junior High.
He married Dorotha Abbott on December 13, 1942 at Ada, Oklahoma. Mr.
Stiles retired in 1976 after 30 years of service as a maintenance
employee at Brockway Glass Company. He and his wife later owned and
operated the Dairyland Drive-In. Mr. Stiles was a member of the First
Pentecostal Holiness Church and a founding member of the Pontotoc
County Coon Hunters Association.
Survivors include his wife, Dorotha Stiles, of the home; two sons,
Larry Stiles and wife Arnon, Ada, and Terry Stiles and wife Kay,
Tecumseh; seven grandchildren, Shayne Stiles, Robin McCoy, Ryan
Stiles, Jeremy O’Brien, Jeff O’Brien, Levi Peck, and Austin Peck; and
ten great grandchildren.
Bearers will be his grandsons, Jeremy O’Brien, Chris McCoy, Shayne
Stiles, Ryan Stiles, Austin Peck and Levi Peck. Honorary bearers will
be Glen Owens, Harrel Crawford, Gene Garner, Britton Crawford, and
Lester Remer.
Messages of condolence may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Bohannon Cemetery--Stuart OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 08, 2008
KENNETH HULL
HOLDENVILLE — Longtime high school coach and educator, Kenneth Hull,
died Dec. 5, 2008, at the age of 87. He was born, Nov. 13, 1921, at
Indianola, Okla. to Charlie and Ella McNutt Hull. Hull is a
recognized coach in high school athletics in Oklahoma, and is a
multi-time member of the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame.
His first induction was for Oklahoma Girls’ Basketball, followed by
induction into the Oklahoma Boys’ Baseball Hall, and eventually the
Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame. Hull began his coaching career at
Atwood Public Schools in 1949. He assumed coaching duties at Moss
Public Schools in 1953, and then coached boys’ baseball and girls’
basketball at Holdenville Public Schools from 1963 until 1970.
Upon leaving the Wolverines, Hull made his way to Seminole Junior
College, where he started the first ladies’ basketball program in the
history of the school. He later returned to Moss School where he
served as Superintendent from 1971 until his retirement in 1981. He
has also served as president of the Oklahoma Coaches Association and
was the first president of the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association
in 1965. He is a member of Banner Baptist Church, Horntown.
Mr. Hull graduated from McAlester High School in 1940. He then served
in the United States Navy during World War II. Afterwards, he
graduated from East Central State Teachers College with a Bachelor of
Science & Masters Degree. He received his Educational Administrative
Certification from the University of Oklahoma.
Mr. Hull was preceded in death by his parents; brothers; Carl,
Harlan, Otis and a sister, Jewel Hickerson. He was also predeceased
by three wives and two grandsons, Gavin and Ryan Ingram. Mr. Hull is
survived by his three daughters: Sandra and husband, Earl Ingram, of
Ada, Okla., Cindy and husband, Ed Fulmer, Idabel, Okla., Kristi and
husband, Richard Stephens, Mustang, Okla. He is also survived by his
grandchildren; Robert Ingram and wife, Rachel; Nathan Fulmer and
wife, Kristi, Nicholas Fulmer; Aaron and Brent Stephens. He is
survived by a great granddaughter, Emily Ann Ingram. In addition, he
is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of former
athletes, students, and friends. The family would like to express
their appreciation to the staff of Heritage Village Nursing Home,
Holdenville, for the excellent care given “Coach Hull,” as he was
affectionately known to them; many of whom had been his former
athletes.
Pallbearers are Jerry Shepherd, P.D. Brown, Jackie Brown, Wilkie
Berry, Mike Snyder, and John Allford. Honorary pallbearers are all
former students and athletes of Coach Hull.
Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church in Holdenville,
Okla., at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, with Reverend Jimmy
Anderson officiating and Reverend Jason Yarbrough assisting.
Interment will follow at Bohannon Cemetery, south of Stuart, Okla.
Services will be under the direction of Hudson Phillips Funeral Home,
Holdenville, Okla.
An Online Guestbook is available at PhillipsFuneralService.com and
www.adaeveningnews.com
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
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::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 08, 2008
ALVIN BLANKINSHIP
DAVIS — Services for Alvin Glenn Blankinship, 76, will be 2 p.m.
Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood. Mr. Blankinship
died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008.
Hale's Funeral Home, Davis
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::Cummings Cemetery--Maud OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
ALICE HOUSEHOLDER
MAUD — Services for Alice May Owen Householder, 74, Maud, are 2 p.m.
Thursday, Dec. 11, at Cummings Cemetery, Maud.
Mrs. Householder died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at an Ada hospital.
Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home, Maud
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::Ward Family Cemetery--??
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 09, 2008
DAVID WARD
COALGATE — Services for David Heath Ward, 41, Coal County, are 11
a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Coalgate. Burial follows at
Ward Family Cemetery.
Mr. Ward died Dec. 4, 2008, at Poydras, La.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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::Wilson Cemetery--Clarita OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
DON MANN JR.
ADA — Services for Don L. Mann Jr., 49, Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Don Hoover and the Rev. Tom Hall will
officiate. Burial will follow at Wilson Cemetery near Clarita.
Mr. Mann died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at a local hospital. He was born
Dec. 23, 1958, at Ada to Don L. Mann Sr. and Helen Lunsford Mann.
He lived in the Ada area all his life and attended Stonewall schools.
He graduated from Stonewall High School in 1976, where he was listed
in the Who’s Who in American High School Students, and East Central
University with a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation counseling. He
received a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling in 1995. Mr.
Mann worked in the oilfield and did electrical work after he
graduated from High School and later, after he graduated from
College, he was a rehabilitation counselor in Oklahoma City for one
year. He was affiliated with the Church of Christ and the Assembly of
God Church.
Survivors include his mother, Helen Chambers and husband Jim, Ahloso;
his father, Don Mann Sr. and wife Jo, Jesse; a brother, Kevin Mann
and wife Glenda, Ada; a stepbrother, Justin Chambers and wife Kim,
Konawa; a stepsister, Tana Worsham and husband Ronnie, Wiley, Texas;
nieces and nephews, Cameron Mann, Kierra Mann, Kylie Chambers,
Kristen Chambers, Kaitlyn Chambers, Brandon Worsham, Kale Worsham,
Casey Worsham, and Brianna Worsham.
Bearers will be Doug Meashintubby, Robert Gregory, Eddie Holland,
Greg Lovelis, Robert Pickens, Bill Mann and Mickey Weatherly.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Fort Sill National Cemetery--Elgin OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 10, 2008
JOHN RYAN
BYNG —Services for John Cannon Ryan, 74, Byng, are 10 a.m. Friday at
Criswell Chapel, the Rev. Roger Arter will officiate. Burial follows
at Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, Okla. The family will
receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Ryan died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at his home. He was born Aug.
1, 1934, in Atlanta, Ill., to Arthur Merl and Leatha Snyder Ryan.
He graduated from high school in Atlanta, Ill., and served in the
U.S. Navy. He moved to this area in 1997 from Sarasota, Fla., and
worked in the maintenance department at Oklahoma Department of
Transportation. He was a member of American Legion and Disabled
American Veterans, and was affiliated with Byng Free Will Baptist
Church.
He married Gidget Montgomery Sept. 22, 1977, in Centerville, Mo.
Survivors include his wife, Gidget Ryan, of the home; five daughters,
LeAnn Ryan, Sarasota, Fla.; Kelly Hughes, North Carolina; Janice
Ryan, Pensacola, Fla.; Kim Herring, Lone Star, Texas, and Angie
Grooms, Gainesville, Fla.; a stepson, Greg Cochran, Francis; two
sisters, Stella Rinehart, Lincoln, Ill., and Goldie Ball, Goodfield,
Ill.; and a brother, Frank T. Ryan, Tulsa; 20 grandchildren; and nine
great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mary Sale.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Konawa Cemetery--Konawa OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 11, 2008
SARAH ROBERTS
TYLER, Texas — Graveside services for Sarah Ann Roberts, 92, Tyler,
formerly of Ada, Okla, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Konawa City Cemetery,
Konawa, Okla. The Rev. Pam Shirk will officiate.
Mrs. Roberts died Dec. 8, 2008, at a Tyler nursing home. She was born
Sept. 14, 1916, in Oklahoma to the late George W. and Susan L.
Whitmire Hager.
She was a retired teacher and had lived in Dallas and Ada before
moving to Tyler three years ago. She was of the Methodist faith.
Mrs. Roberts is preceded in death by her husband, Curtis W. Roberts;
a son, Vincent D. Roberts; a daughter Rebecca Lee Roberts; five
brothers and one sister.
Survivors include a son, Pete Roberts, Winona; eight grandchildren;
12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
In lieu of flowers the family said memorial donations may be made to
Hospice of East Texas 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, Texas 75701.
Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home, Tyler, Texas
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::Russett Cemetery--Russett OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 11, 2008
JOHN JOYCE
ADA — Services for John Paul Joyce, 62, Ada, are 11 a.m. Saturday at
Watts Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Madill. Burial follows at Russett
Cemetery, Russett, Okla.
Mr. Joyce died Dec. 9, 2008.
Watts Funeral Home, Madill
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 11, 2008
RUBY MALICOAT
OKLAHOMA CITY — Services for Ruby Malicoat, 90, are 2 p.m. Friday at
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada. Burial follows at Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Ms. Malicoat died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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::Bruner Cemetery--Konawa OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 11, 2008
CHARLES BRUNER
KONAWA — Services for Charles Bruner, 59, Konawa, are 11 a.m.
Saturday at First Baptist Church of Konawa. Burial follows at Bruner
Cemetery, Konawa.
Mr. Bruner died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at an Oklahoma City hospital.
Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa
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::Grandview Cemetery--Kaw City OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 11, 2008
DONNA HOLDEN
KONAWA — Graveside services for Donna Jean Holden, 45, Konawa, are 2
p.m. Saturday at Grandview Cemetery in Kaw City, Okla.
She died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at Konawa.
Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 11, 2008
DEAN WEST RYAN
DALLAS, TEXAS — Graveside services for Marjorie Dean West Ryan, 90,
Dallas, Texas, formerly of Ada, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park
Cemetery, Ada, the Rev. David McCann will officiate.
Mrs. Ryan died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in Dallas, Texas. She was born
July 21, 1918, at Ada, Okla., to Eugene Orr and Beulah West.
She graduated from Ada High School, East Central University and the
University of Oklahoma.
She married Jack Burnside Ryan May 28, 1942, at Ada, Okla. He died
Aug. 24, 1979, at Castle Rock, Colo.
Survivors include two daughters, Jane Ryan Micks and husband D. Fred,
Galveston, Texas, and Caroline Dean Ryan, Dallas, Texas; a son-in-
law, Bob Hartman; two grandchildren, Callie Micks Garritson and
husband Nile, and Ryan Micks and wife Jadah.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter,
Susan Orr Ryan Hartman, and siblings, E.O. West Jr. and Dorothy
Louise West Pracko.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 11, 2008
MERLE REED
ADA — Services for Merle A. Reed, 90, Ada, are 1 p.m. Friday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Earl Hood and Ken Angel will
officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mr. Reed died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at a local hospital. He was born
Nov. 18, 1918, at Ada to Rex E. and Gertrude McDonald Reed.
Mr. Reed attended Ada schools. He owned and operated a plumbing and
heat/air business in Ada until his retirement and later was a
maintenance supervisor at Disneyland. He was a member of the Worship
Center Church of God, a member of the Plumber Pipe Fitting Union, and
a founding member of the Ada Hobos Club.
He married Willie Leona Ballard Oct. 19, 1940, at Ada. She died March
6, 2008.
Survivors include a son, Gary Reed and wife Kay, Ada; a daughter,
Judi Buffington and husband Bill, Tulsa; a daughter-in-law, Iris
Reed, Ada; four grandchildren, Gretchen Criss and husband Derek,
Tulsa, Kelly Reed and wife Shelly, Tulsa, Bart Reed and wife Shannon,
Ada, and Melissa Reed, Ada; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Rex E. Reed and Gertrude
McDonald Reed Holman, his wife, a son, Larry Reed, two brothers, and
four sisters.
Bearers will be Bart Reed, Kelly Reed, Derek Criss, John Ballard,
Mark Prentice and Mike Ballard.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 11, 2008
RAY WALKER
ADA — Services for Ray Cecil Walker, 94, Ada, are 10 a.m. Saturday at
Southwest Church of Christ, Floyd Kaiser will officiate. Burial will
follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct
military honors at the cemetery.
Mr. Walker died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at a local nursing home. He
was born March 6, 1914, at Pottsville, Ark., to Arthur C. and Effie
Vera Long Walker.
He married Delma Scott May 10, 1947, at Seminole.
Mr. Walker was a truck driver for Home Oil Company until his
retirement. He was a member of Southwest Church of Christ and had
served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Survivors include a son-in-law, Glenn D. Pendergrass, Ada; two
sisters, Vera Andrews, Tulsa, and Ruby Hook, Worland, Wyo.; a
brother, Robert “Sonny” Walker, Kansas City, Mo.; nieces, Clarissa
Smith, Ada, Sue Brendle, Ada, Janice Hendryx, Oklahoma City, Gina
Hendryx, Oklahoma City, Nancy Hughes, Olathe, Kan., Susan Pierce,
Frederick, Md., Cheryll Pederson, Worland, Wyo., and Linda Medlock,
Seminole; nephews, Brian Pendergrass, Ada, Don Gold, Tulsa, Robert
Hook, Ervine, Calif., Terry Yarbrough, Seminole, and Robert Walker,
Kansas City, Mo.; his cousins, Oscar Edwards, Oakdale, Calif., Tom
Edwards, Choctaw, and Vernon Dean Edwards, Shidler, Okla.; and great-
nieces, Alexis Brendle and Alyson Smith.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, a niece whom he
reared, Laura Beth Scott Pendergrass, a brother, Floyd Walker and two
sisters, Pauline Kline and Reba Hendryx.
Bearers will be Alvin Jamar, Elmer Gerth, Eugene Cannon, Alan
Simpson, Bobby Johns, and Scott Estes.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 12, 2008
TOM HORTON
WYNNEWOOD — Services for Tom Horton, 65, are 1 p.m. Monday at First
United Methodist Church, Wynnewood. Burial follows at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Wynnewood.
Mr. Horton died Dec. 10, 2008, at Wynnewood.
DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood
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::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 12, 2008
FAYE DIXON
WYNNEWOOD — Services for Faye Dixon, 74, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at First
United Methodist Church, Wynnewood. Burial follows at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Wynnewood.
She died Dec. 11, 2008, at Ada.
DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 12, 2008
BARBARA-ANNE FLETCHER
HAVERHILL, Mass. — Services for Barbara-Anne Walker Fletcher, 81,
Haverhill, Mass., are Monday at Haverhill.
She died Dec. 8, 2008, at her home. She was born in Bradford, Mass.,
Feb. 5, 1927, to Arthur W. and Helen D. Schwartz Walker.
Mrs. Fletcher was a lifelong resident of Haverhill.
Survivors include a niece Donna L. Noyes Cox and husband Larry E.
Cox, Stonewall, Okla.; a great-niece Kristy J. Cox, Claremore, Okla.;
great-nephew, Donnie E. Cox, Ada, Okla.; stepdaughter, Victoria S.
Hartley, Potomac, Md.; sister-in-law, Penny Fletcher, Haverhill;
nephews, David B. Fletcher, Sandown, N.H., Scott Fletcher and wife
Pam, Haverhill, and Douglas Fletcher, Calif.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard W. Fletcher, and
sister, Helen D. Walker Noyes.
In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to the
Friends of Haverhill Public Library, 99 Main St., Haverhill, MA
01830, or, the First Church of Christ, 10 Church St., Bradford, MA
01835.
Condolences to the family may be expressed at
www.farmerfuneralhomes.com or www.adaeveningnews.com
Farmer Funeral Home, Haverhill, Mass.
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 12, 2008
A.J. PRESLEY
BYNG — Services for Aubrey Jackson Presley, 77, Byng, are 11 a.m.
Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Earl Hood,
Charles Murphy and Carl Hayes officiating. Burial follows at Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Mr. Presley died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. He was born Nov. 13, 1931,
in Tishomingo to Harold Jack and Nora Beatrice Nichols Presley.
He came to this area in 1945 from Tishomingo and graduated from Latta
High School. He retired from Owens Brockway Glass Company after 42
years of service as a mold maker in the machine shop and also a
farmer.
He married Emma Lee Grissom Oct. 21, 1950, at Morris Memorial Baptist
Church in Latta.
Survivors include his wife, Emma Lee Presley, of the home; three
children, June Newberry and her husband Terry, Jean Houston and her
husband Doy, and Jay Presley and his wife Tonya, all of Byng;
grandchildren, Tammy Whitaker and her husband Dennis, Byng; Alisha
Cable and her husband Allen, Byng; Cody Newberry and his wife
Tiffany, Byng; Jody Newberry and his wife Amanda, Happyland; Kymberly
Allen and her husband Jeremy, Granby, Colo.; Jamie Houston, Oklahoma
City; Kimberly Wiley and her husband Steve, Greenwood, Ark.; Josh
Presley and his wife Stacy, Ada; and Randy Presley and his wife
Laura, Byng; 20 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren;
father, Jack Presley, Ada; two sisters, Louise Southerland, Roff; and
Janet McWhorter and her husband Harold, Ada; and one brother, James
“Pete” Presley and his wife Lahoma, Ada.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Nora Presley, April 24, 1997;
a son, Terry Joe Presley, Sept. 11, 1961; and father-in-law and
mother-in-law, C. L. and Reba Grissom.
Bearers are grandsons, Jamie Houston, Josh Presley, Randy Presley,
Cody Newberry, Jody Newberry, Derek Whitaker and Colton Allen.
Honorary bearers are Luke Neely, Clyde Casady, Jerry Bottoms, Dan
Dailey, Lanny Eaves, Glen Allen, Junior Grissom, Joe Hooser, Lloyd
Delozier and Vernon Laxton.
The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Friday at Criswell
Funeral Home.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 14, 2008
TERRY RAINS
SHAWNEE — Services for Terry Lee Rains, 47, Shawnee, are 2 p.m.
Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, Konawa.
Mr. Rains died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at his home.
Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa
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::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 14, 2008
CHARLES PERRY
WYNNEWOOD — Services for Charles Henry Perry, 63, are 10 a.m. Monday
at First Baptist Church, Wynnewood. Burial follows at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Wynnewood.
Mr. Perry died Dec. 11, 2008, at Tuttle.
DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 14, 2008
LEON WHITE
ADA — Services for James Leon White, 77, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Memorial Park
Cemetery.
Mr. White died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at a Shawnee hospital.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 14, 2008
'DUSTY' SIBBLE
ADA — Services for James Arthur “Dusty” Sibble, 75, Ada, are 11 a.m.
Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Bill Sluder and
Raymond Brady officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery
with Chickasaw Honor Guard conducting military honors.
Mr. Sibble died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at a local hospital. He
was born June 6, 1933, in Oil City, Pa., to James Russell Sibble
and Harriet Ann Saulsgiver Sibble.
He owned and operated Apache Insulation Company for 35 years, and
moved to this area in 1999 from New York. He served in the U.S. Army
in Korea and was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
He married Judith Arend June 8, 1962.
Survivors include his wife, Judy, of the home; two sons, Shawn Sibble
and wife Barbara, Ada; and Jeff Sibble and wife Sharon, Ada; a
stepson, Blake Reed, Canandaigua, N.Y.; three brothers, William
Sibble, Leo Sibble and Daniel Sibble; four sisters, Kathy Kaster,
Karen Faulds, Helen Tenney and Peggy Williams; four grandchildren,
Montana Sibble, Jarred Sibble, Dusty Sibble and Calli Sibble; and a
great-grandson, Randy Gene West Jr.
He was preceded in death by a son, Rusty Batey, and a brother, George
Allan Sibble.
Bearers are members of Chickasaw Honor Guard.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 14, 2008
DANNY COLE
ADA — Memorial services for Danny Lee Cole, 42, Ada, are 10 a.m.
Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Bill Frazier
officiating.
Mr. Cole died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, at his home. He was born Feb.
28, 1966, in Bisbee, Ariz., to William Thomas Cole and Loretta May
Marler.
He attended school in Tucson, Ariz.
Survivors include two sisters, Sunday Weiss, San Diego, Calif.; and
Marcia Kahwatty, Raleigh, N.C.; one brother, K.C. Cole, Tulsa; and
numerous aunts, uncles, and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 14, 2008
CLARENCE ARTER
ADA — Services for Clarence Mason Arter, 86, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday
at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Rodger Arter will
officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Arter died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at an Ardmore hospital. He
was born Dec. 3, 1922, at Oilton, Okla., to Mason and Dolly Bethurem
Arter.
He attended Vanoss schools. Mr. Arter retired as a packer at Ideal
Cement where he worked from 1946 until 1984. He was a member of First
Free Will Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Army during World War
II in the 349th Infantry Company L.
He married Louise Vina Estes April 14, 1942. She died Jan. 25, 2002,
at Ada.
Survivors include a son, the Rev. Rodger Arter and wife Joyce,
Fitzhugh; a daughter, Jequeta Keithley and husband Paul, Ada; three
grandchildren, Tammy Klett, Hurst, Texas, Amy Turner, Hurst, Texas,
and Jenny Graham, Lewisville, Texas; and five great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and six brothers,
Remus Arter, Ray Arter, Alvin Arter, Otto Arter, Luther Arter and
Claude Arter.
Bearers will be Benny Shumard, Ray McQuiston, Ron Shumard, Paul
Keithley, Bob Hatter, and Brian Whitehead.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 15, 2008
ALFRED “AL” HICKS
DAVIS — Services for Alfred “Al” Hicks, 77, Davis, will be Tuesday,
Dec. 16, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Krien Funeral Home Chapel in Davis. Burial
will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood.
Mr. Hicks died Dec. 13, 2008.
Krien Funeral Home, Davis
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::Oaklawn Cemetery--Sulphur OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 15, 2008
TRUMAN COBB
SULPHUR — Services for Truman H. Cobb, 89, Sulphur, will be held at
Sulphur First Baptist Church Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Burial will
follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Sulphur.
Mr. Cobb died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 in Sulphur.
DeArman’s Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
JOE REED
ADA — Services for Joseph Clark Reed, 46, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday
at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. Pat Kilby and the Rev. John
Haynes will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Reed died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at his home. He was born Nov. 7,
1962, at Ada to Roy and Doris Ann Mann Reed.
He attended Ahloso grade school and graduated from Stonewall High
School. He graduated from Okmulgee Tech with a degree in diesel
mechanics. Mr. Reed was a welder for Sherrell Steel in Ada. He was of
the Baptist faith.
He married Laura Johnson April 5, 1985.
Survivors include his wife, Laura Reed, of the home; a son, Steven
Reed, of the home; a daughter, Amanda Reed, Ada; his mother, Ann
Reed, Ada; two brothers, his twin brother, Mark Reed and wife Brenda,
Ada, and Jeff Reed and wife Judy, Ada; a sister, Kim Ring and husband
Billy, Stratford; two grandchildren, Ashton and Acean Anderson; an
uncle, Donnie Mann, Stigler; two aunts, Martha Hall, Ada, and Miggie
Flatt, Ada; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bobby and Sammie
Johnson, Ada; sister-in-law, Jana Young and husband Clay, Ada, and
Karen Crockett and husband Mark, Denton, Texas; and several nieces
and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Reed.
Bearers will be Chuck Holland, Billy Ring, D.E. Sherrell, Ryan Lynch,
Clay Young, and Mark Crockett.
Honorary bearers will be Wendell Sherrell, Ron Hall, Donnie Mann,
Troy Don Mann, Wendell Bruce Mann and Larry Mann.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Five Mile Cemetery--Hennepin OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
OTIS ERVIN
DAVIS — Services for Otis Gene Ervin,63, Davis, are 1 p.m. Saturday
at Krien Funeral Home Chapel, Davis. Burial follows at Five Mile
Cemetery, Hennepin.
Mr. Ervin died Dec. 15, 2008.
Krien Funeral Home, Davis
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
LEON WHITE
ADA — Services for Leon James White, 77, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Jess McDowell and Lee West
officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family
will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. White died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at a Shawnee hospital. He was
born Oct. 20, 1931, at Geary, Okla., to Lawrence and Attie Mae
Houston White.
He attended school in Sequoyah County, and moved to Ada in 1960 from
California. He was a jockey and horse trainer, and later worked at
Evergreen Mills. Mr. White was of the Baptist faith.
He married Joy Wyche Aug. 26, 1974.
Survivors include his wife, Joy White, of the home; a daughter, Attie
Lane White and Robert Whittington, Ada; a son, Kenneth Abbott, Broken
Arrow; two sisters, Clara Ruth Walker, Wichita, Kan., and Dora Lee,
Vian; four brothers, Carl White, Muldrow; Bob White, Moore; Mack
White, Sallisaw; and L. A. “Duck” White, Vian; two grandchildren and
three great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Ann White.
Bearers are Jim Morgan, Jimmy Morgan, Lee George, John “Brownie”
Hilton, Kyle Shannon and Donnie Meeks. Honorary bearers are O’Dell
Deaton, Robert Whittington and David Earls.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
RICHARD BECK
ADA — Memorial service for Richard K. Beck, 67, Ada, is 2 p.m. today
at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada. He died Tuesday, Nov. 04, 2008,
in Illinois.
www.phillipsfuneralservice.com
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::Wanette Cemetery--Wanette OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 16, 2008
VIVIAN JONES
ASHER — Services for Vivian M. Jones, 93, Asher, are 10 a.m. today at
Swearingen Funeral Home Cahpel, Konawa. Burial follows at Wanette
Cemetery, Wanette.
She died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at her home in Asher.
Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa
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::Oak Grove Cemetery--Asher OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
JUDITH CROKE
STRATFORD — Services for Judith Elaine Croke, 55, Stratford, are 1
p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Oak Grove Cemetery, north of Asher.
She died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at Ada.
Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford
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::Konawa Cemetery--Konawa OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
JESSIE FRANCIS GRANT
ADA — Services for Jessie Francis Sumpter Grant, 90, Ada, are 2 p.m.
Thursday at Assembly of God Church, Sasakwa. Burial follows at Konawa
Cemetery.
Mrs. Grant died Dec. 15, 2008, at an Ada nursing home.
Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa
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::?--Fairfax VA
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
HAE PARK
SULPHUR — Services for Hae W. Park, 95, Sulphur, are under the
direction of Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur. Burial takes place in
Fairfax, Va.
Mr. Park died Dec. 14, 2008.
Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur
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::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
IVA HUCKS
WYNNEWOOD — Services for Iva Dell Bannister Hucks, 90, are 10 a.m.
Friday at Joy Baptist Church, Joy. Burial follows at Oaklawn
Cemetery, Wynnewood.
She died Dec. 14, 2008, at Norman.
DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood
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::Highland Cemetery--Stonewall OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 18, 2008
JACK WOOD
STONEWALL — Services for Lewis L. “Jack” Wood, 90, Stonewall, are 11
a.m. Saturday at Criswell Chapel, Rev. Earl Perry officiating. Burial
follows at Highland Cemetery , Stonewall.
Mr. Wood died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, at an Ada nursing home. He was
born Nov. 2, 1918, in Stonewall to Claud and Lula Hammersley Wood.
He graduated from Stonewall High School in 1940 and lived in the
Stonewall area most of his life. He worked for Conoco Oil Company for
26 years, and following retirement owned and operated Wood’s Café at
Stonewall and was a rancher. He was a member of Stonewall Bright Star
Masonic Lodge 113 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, a lifelong member
of NRA, and an avid hunter and fisherman. He was affiliated with
Stonewall Baptist Church.
He married Mildred A. Thompson Dec. 23, 1944, at Jesse.
Survivors include his wife Mildred, of the home; a son, Winford Wood
and his wife Gail, Stonewall; three daughters, Marilyn Wiles and her
husband Dean, Tishomingo; Angelia Marion and her husband Willie, Ada;
and Rita Poshard and her husband Jeff, Lawton; two sisters, Josie
James, Stonewall; and Mildred Gettings, Ocoee, Fla.; 10
grandchildren, Terry Wood, Edmond, Brandon Marion, Ada, Michael
Marion, Ada, Jonathan Wiles, Ada, Rachael Yates, Norman; Sabrina
Scroggins, Iowa City, Iowa, Melanie Huston, Ardmore, Hollie Marion,
Roff, Ashleigh Middleton, Lawton, and Amberlee Middleton, Lawton; and
17 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by a son, Eddie Lee Wood; five brothers, Lee
Wood, Roy Wood, L.K. Wood, Myrle Wood and Earl Wood; and a sister,
Bessie Bolen.
Willie Marion and Grandsons will serve as bearers.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 18, 2008
JOE EUBANKS
ADA — Services for Joe Thomas Eubanks, 62, Ada, are 1 p.m. Friday at
Central Church of Christ, Bud Ross will officiate. Burial will follow
at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mr. Eubanks died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, at his home. He was born May
9, 1946, at Sallisaw to Thomas Leroy and Edith Mary Mankins Eubanks.
He graduated in 1964 from Central High School in Tulsa.
He married Sue Cooper on May 9, 1969, in Tulsa.
Mr. Eubanks was a machinist with Energy Exchangers in Tulsa from 1964
until 1981 and from November 1982 until the present time, he was
employed with the city of Ada Cemetery Department. Mr. Eubanks was a
member of Central Church of Christ and joined the National Guard Oct.
13, 1964. He served with the HHC 1-179, 45th Infantry. He was
immediately activated to Fort Polk, La., to train for deployment to
Vietnam. He received a certificate of recognition for outstanding
service in a Selected Reserve Force Unit. His unit received the
highest state of readiness ever achieved by a non mobilized force. He
was honorably discharged Oct. 12, 1970.
Survivors include his wife, Sue Eubanks, of the home; a son, Bobby
Joe Eubanks and wife Cassie, Okmulgee; a daughter, Vandy Reynolds and
husband Lester, Ada; one brother, Edward Eubanks, Las Vegas, Nev.; a
sister, Grace Allison, Troy, Texas; and a granddaughter, Lily
Elizabeth Eubanks.
He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Nita Eubanks,
Mary Wyatt, and Thelma Cooper, and a brother, John Eubanks.
Bearers will be his brothers-in-law, Hugh Cooper, Dee Cooper, Randy
Hulin and Bill Lane; and his co-workers from the city of Ada, Don
Knighten and Jearl Knighten.
Honorary bearers will be the men of his Home Team Group at Central
Church of Christ - Don Butler, Stan Lasarsky, John Mauldin, Wayne
Roark and Leon Thompson.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Lightning Ridge Cemetery--Roff OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 18, 2008
BARBARA ODELL
ADA — Graveside services for Barbara E. Odell, 76, Fitzhugh, are 2
p.m. Friday at Lightning Ridge Cemetery.
Mrs. Odell died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at her home. She was born Jan.
3, 1932, at Shattuck to Ted and Florene Libring Crabtree.
She married Barney L. Odell May 26, 1949, at Gage. He died Feb. 7,
2008.
Mrs. Odell graduated from Gage High School. She was a member of
Women's Farm Bureau Auxiliary in Nebraska and a member of Laverne
Band Booster. She moved to Fitzhugh in 1980 from Whitney, Neb. She
was a homemaker.
Survivors include two sons, Dwight Odell and his wife Debra,
Fitzhugh, and Teddy Odell and his wife Maria, Maricopa, Ariz.; a
daughter, Sharon Brown and her husband Brad, Gering, Neb.; four
grandchildren, Charles Odell, Sylvia Van Dyke and her husband Gary,
Lori Kay Smith and her husband Kevin, and Jeffrey Odell and his
fiancé Carrie Welch.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Barney Odell; parents, Ted
and Florence Crabtree; and a sister, Catherine Farrell.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, December 18, 2008
DR. CHARLES BORNE JR.
NEW ORLEANS, La. — A private service for Dr. Charles A. Borne Jr.,
75, formerly of Ada, were Thursday.
Dr. Borne died Dec. 15, 2008.
To view and sign the family guest book, visit
www.lakelawnmetairie.com.
Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, New Orleans, La.
[Submitter's note: For more information, see paid obituary on
December 19, 2008.]
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 19, 2008
LEROY CUPPS
SULPHUR — Services for Leroy Kenneth Cupps, Sulphur, were 10 a.m.
today at Resthaven Funeral Home, Shawnee, with Carl Hayes
officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery,
Shawnee.
Mr. Cupps, died Tuesday, Dec.16, 2008, at Ardmore. He was born May
29, 1929, in Dustin to Bert and Effie Edwards Cupps.
He served in the Navy during the Korean War and was a barber for 26
years, working in Oklahoma City, Ada and Ardmore. He also taught
hairstyling in Norman. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans.
Preceding him in death are his parents; wives, Joy Pauline Bracken
and Merldine Cupps; siblings, Delma Killibrew, Christine Brigham,
Alma Lee McCause, Namoi Knighten, Margie Turner and Jim Cupps.
Survivors include his daughters, Teresa Gail Cupps and Cynthia Joann
Shaffer; siblings, Beaulah Pradels of Radio, Calif., Carmen
Armbrister of Phoenix, Ariz., Laura Welborn and husband Howard of
Ada, Lenora Lee of Ada, Gracie Sutton of Ada, Fred Cupps and wife
Marlene of Moore, and Herman Cupps and wife Imogene of Fitzhugh;
grandchildren, Ashley Shaffer and Caleb Shaffer; numerous nieces and
nephews.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Resthaven Funeral Home, Shawee
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::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 19, 2008
TRUMAN COFFEY
STONEWALL — Services for Truman Coffey, 72, Stonewall, are 10 a.m.
Saturday at Lovelady Baptist Church, the Revs. Tony Peak and Joe
Howry officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mr. Coffey died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, at a local hospital. He was
born Sept. 8, 1936, at Byng to Emit and Selah Alice Dunham Coffey.
He graduated from Byng High School in 1954. He retired in 1998 from
the Sales Tax Enforcement Department of the Oklahoma Tax Commission.
He served on the first Byng Town Council and was a member of Lovelady
Baptist Church.
He married Patricia Deaton July 27, 1956, in Byng.
Survivors include his wife Pat Coffey, of the home; three daughters,
Trudy Green and her husband Tim, Bartlesville; Tresa Euper and her
husband Tom, Ada; Trisha Wilson and her husband Lynn, Ada; two
sisters, Dorthy Coffey, Ada; and Joyce Davis, Kingston; six
grandchildren, Josh Green and his wife Melissa, Jaylie Green, Jared
Euper and his wife Laticia, Jill Taylor and her husband Curtis,
Karlie Wilson and Kacie Wilson. He was preceded in death by his
parents, a brother, Harley Coffey, and two sisters, Rachel Kaiser and
Naomi Kaiser.
Bearers are Tim Green, Tom Euper, Lynn Wilson, Jared Euper, Josh
Green and Curtis Taylor.
Honorary bearers are Bob Barrett, Wayne Case, Ray Starkey and Bill
Snyder.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 19, 2008
MARY LOU ANWAY
WEWOKA — Private family memorial services will be held at a later
date for Mary Lou Anway, 62, Wewoka.
Mrs. Anway died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 at her home.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Atwood Cemetery--Calvin OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 19, 2008
DAMIEN WILKERSON
ATWOOD — Tribal rites for Damien Wade Wilkerson, 26, Atwood, are 6
p.m. today at the home of the late Lucille Masquat on Brangus Road in
Tecumseh. Graveside services willbe 11 a.m. Saturday at Atwood
Cemetery.
Mr. Wilkerson died Dec. 12, 2008.
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::Fairview Cemetery--Vinita OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 19, 2008
BETTY CHANEY
COALGATE — Services for Betty Louise Myers Chaney, Coalgate, are 10
a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Vinia. Burial follows at
Fairview Cemetery, Vinita.
Mrs. Chaney died Dec. 17, 2008, at Coalgate.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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::Oaklawn Cemetery--Sulphur OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 19, 2008
JERRY MOBLY
SULPHUR — Graveside services for Jerry Mobly, 84, Sulphur, are 11
a.m. Saturday at Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur. He died Dec. 17, 2008, at
Tulsa.
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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::Pine Cemetery--Coal County OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 19, 2008
DAISY BROWN
COALGATE — Services for Daisy J. Ortner Brown, 79, formerly of
Coalgate, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Browns's Funeral Home Chapel. Burial
follows at Pine Cemetery.
Brown's Funeral Home, Coalgate
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::Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery--Shawnee OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 21, 2008
LEROY CUPPS
SULPHUR — Services for Leroy Kenneth Cupps, Sulphur, were 10 a.m.
Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at Resthaven Funeral Home, Shawnee, with Carl
Hayes officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park
Cemetery, Shawnee.
Mr. Cupps, died Tuesday, Dec.16, 2008, at Ardmore. He was born May
29, 1929, in Dustin to Bert and Effie Edwards Cupps.
He served in the Navy during the Korean War and was a barber for 26
years, working in Oklahoma City, Ada and Ardmore. He also taught
hairstyling in Norman. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans.
Preceding him in death are his parents; wives, Joy Pauline Bracken
and Merldine Cupps; siblings, Delma Killibrew, Christine Brigham,
Alma Lee McCause, Namoi Knighten, Margie Turner and Jim Cupps.
Survivors include his daughters, Teresa Gail Cupps and Cynthia Joann
Shaffer; siblings, Beaulah Pradels of Radio, Calif., Carmen
Armbrister of Phoenix, Ariz., Laura Welborn and husband Howard of
Ada, Lenora Lee of Ada, Gracie Sutton of Ada, Fred Cupps and wife
Marlene of Moore, and Herman Cupps and wife Imogene of Fitzhugh;
grandchildren, Ashley Shaffer and Caleb Shaffer; numerous nieces and
nephews.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Resthaven Funeral Home, Shawee
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::Walter Cemetery--Walters OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 21, 2008
CRYSTAL MORGAN
WALTERS -- Funeral services for Crystal Eve McDonald Morgan, 25,
Walters, formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church
in Walters, the Rev. Mike Bernhardt officiating. Burial follows in
Walters Cemetery.
Mrs. Morgan died Dec. 16, 2008, northwest of Walters. She was born
Oct. 6, 1983, at Oklahoma City to Dusty L. and Sherrill A. McDonald.
She was raised in Ada until she was 14 and attended Ada schools from
pre-school until eighth grade. She then attended East Chambers High
in Winnie, Texas, and was later home schooled. During school she was
a member of the honor choir and honor band where she played French
Horn and was first chair.
She and her first husband, Shannon, moved to Fort Sill Army base in
Lawton in October 2001. She married her second husband, Danny, in
June 2007. They lived in Claremont, Ill., for about a year before
moving to Walters in June 2008.
Survivors include her husband, Danny Morgan; her parents Dusty and
Sherrie McDonald; three children, Breighannon and Trystan Hanks, and
Delton Morgan, all of Walters; grandparents, Bill and Pat McDonald of
Ada; a sister, Mistie D. McDonald, Lawton; other relatives and many
friends.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Morgan Family Love Fund,
c/o Walters Bank and Trust, P.O. Box 96, Walters, OK 73572 or the
Danny and Crystal Morgan Family Fund, c/o IBCBank, 1006 W. Main,
Duncan, OK 73533.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home, Walters
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 21, 2008
IDA TIDWELL
SULPHUR — Services for Ida Mae Tidwell, 88, are 4 p.m. Monday at
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Chapel. She died Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 at
Sulphur.
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 22, 2008
TOBE WOMACK
DAVIS — Services for Tobe Womack, 93, Davis, are 1 p.m. Tuesday at
First Baptist Church, Davis. He died Dec. 19, 2008.
Krien Funeral Home, Davis
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::McGee Cemetery--Stratford OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 22, 2008
DURWOOD GRAY
SULPHUR — Services for Durwood Gray will be today at 2 p.m. at New
Hope Lighthouse Church in Stratford. Burial will follow at McGee
Cemetery in Stratford. Gray died Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 in Ardmore.
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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::McGee Cemetery--Stratford OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 22, 2008
BILL CLOAR
STRATFORD — Services for William Rolac “Bill” Cloar, 89, Stratford,
are 11 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, officiated by the
Rev. Charles Baumann. Burial follows at McGee Cemetery, Stratford.
Mr. Cloar died Dec. 20, 2008. He was born Nov. 25, 1919, in Troy,
Tenn., to John H. and Myrta Moultrie Cloar.
As a youth during the Depression, Mr. Cloar supplemented his family
income by workig in Civilan Conservation Corps (CCC) camps. After
completing high school in Tennessee, he moved to Stratford and
attended East Central State College in Ada. He moved to California to
work in the industries preparing for World War II.
After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he joined the Navy and served on
the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill in the Pacific Theater.
The Bunker Hill was attacked by Kama Kazi planes killing more than
400 sailors and aviators. The ship was in flames and the surviving
crew members were forced to abondon ship in the middle of the South
China Sea. Mr. Cloar floated in the ocean during continued attacks
for more than 12 hours. The battle was chronicled in Life magazine.
After the war, Mr. Cloar returned to Stratford. He began working for
the U.S. Postal Service in Pauls Valley in 1949. Later he transferred
to Stratford where he delivered a rural route until his retirement in
1980. He also operated the Rex Theater in Stratford and owned and
operated a gasoline station and was a rancher. He was a member of the
First United Methodist Church in Stratford.
He was married to his wife, the former Louise Andrews, for 68 years.
Mr. Cloar was preceded in death by his wife, Louise; two brothers,
John Hubbard and Charles Homer Cloar.
Survivors include two sons, Joe and wife Rita Cloar, Ada, John and
wife Manilla Cloar, Norman; two grandson, Jay Cloar, Ada, and Ryan
Whitehorse, Norman; a granddaughter, Ria Cloar Huckeby and husband
Adam, Ada; four great-granddaughters, Savannah and Gillian Cloar,
Ada, Grace and Glory Huckeby, Ada; one great-grandson, Jonathan
Cloar, Ada; and sister, Mildred Benton; and several nieces and
nephews.
Bearers will be Bill Medlock, Bill Barnum, Dick Gray, Jim Ashley, Bob
Marks and Jim Marks.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com
Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford
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::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 22, 2008
RUTH REED
ADA- Services for Lillian Ruth Reed, 84, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday
at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Gary Jamar will officiate.
Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Reed died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at a local nursing home.
She was born September 27, 1924 at Sobol, Oklahoma to Charles Danial
and Claudia Belle Morphew Boyd.
She attended Drumwright Elementary school and Antlers High School.
She married Lester Darrell Reed on August 8, 1945 at Paris, Texas.
She and her family moved to Ada in 1958 from Antlers. Mrs. Reed was a
homemaker and a member of Morris Memorial Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Lester D. Reed, of the home; two sons,
Danny L. Reed, Ada, and Darrell B. Reed and wife Debbie, Sherman,
Texas; four grandchildren, Kristi Y. and Carly Reed, Brett D. Reed,
Brianna Wheaton, and Ashley Reed; two great grandchildren, Brooklyn
Wheaton and Juliet Wheaton; and four nephews.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Doris Wellton,
and three brothers, Erby Lee Boyd, Eldon R. Boyd, and Emil D. Boyd.
Bearers will be Josh Aleman, Dwayne McKenzie, David Stettler, Eric
Littleton, David Hodges, and Kristi Reed.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Oakman Cemetery--Oakman OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 22, 2008
MIKE CARPENTER
ADA-Services for William Michael “Mike” Carpenter, Sr., 48, Ada, are
10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Stephen
Gene Wall will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakman Cemetery.
Mr. Carpenter died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at an Oklahoma City
hospital.
He was born April 18, 1960 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was the son
of Billy Joe and Georgia Maye Williams Carpenter. He graduated from
Byng High School.
From a young age, he helped on the family farm and ranch, feeding and
raising cattle and tending to the horses.
Mr. Carpenter was a Bouncer at Ken Lance, had served in the U. S.
Marine Corps, was an avid pool player and was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include seven children, Sasha Carpenter, William Michael
“Bubba” Carpenter Jr., Ty Carpenter, Marti Apperson, Chelsey
Carpenter, Catie Carpenter, and Stevie Carpenter Craft; eight
grandchildren, Isis, Alysah, Keelie, Tyla, Titus, Eli, Taelon and
Josia; his mother, Georgia Carpenter; two brothers, Paul Randall
Carpenter and wife Charlotte, and John David Carpenter and wife
Stephanie; nieces and nephews, Dustin, Taloa, Rainee and Staley; and
two great nieces, Jadyn and Sophi.
He was preceded in death by his father, Billy Joe Carpenter; a
brother, Lee Starr; paternal grandparents, Claude and Willie
Carpenter; and maternal grandparents, George and Afrena Williams.
Bearers will be his friends, Doyle Simpson, Tony Johnson, Daryl
Fitzgerald, Mitchell Smith, Buddy Tartsah, and Andrew Wade. Honorary
bearers will be Dean Musser, Rick Lemons, James Canada, Mike Lane,
Teddy Townsend, Floyd Nugent, and Don Heath.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Gotebo Cemetery--Gotebo OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 22, 2008
LUCY REINSCHMIDT
GOTEBO — Graveside Services for Lucy Reinschmidt, 98, will be 2 p.m.
today at Gotebo Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral
Home of Konawa.
Ms. Reinschmidt died Dec. 20, 2008 in Shawnee.
Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
ALLEN WARREN
COALGATE — Memorial services for Allen Clark Warren, 45, Coalgate,
are 10 a.m. Friday at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel, Coalgate.
Mr. Warren died Dec. 22, 2008, at Coalgate.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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::Coalgate Cemetery--Coalgate OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
ANNA BURNETT
COALGATE — Graveside services for Anna Kirkpatrick Colbert Burnett,
85, formerly of Coal County, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Coalgate
Cemetery. She died Dec. 21, 2008, at Edmond.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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::Memorial Park Cemetery--Heavener OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
JUANITA STRINGER
ADA — Services for Juanita Stringer, 89, Heavener, formerly of Ada,
are 1 p.m. today at Dowden Funeral Home Chapel, Heavener. Burial
follows at Memorial Park Cemetery, Heavener.
Mrs. Stringer died Dec. 22, 2008, at Ada.
Dowden Funeral Home, Heavener
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::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 24, 2008
ORVILLE D. WOOD
ADA — Services for Orville Dale Wood, 89, Ada, are 11 a.m. Friday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Gary Jamar will officiate.
Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Chickasaw Honor Guard will
conduct military honors at the cemetery.
Mr. Wood died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at a local hospital. He was born
Feb. 14, 1919, at Forsythe, Mo., to John William and Amy Matilda
Stevens Wood.
At the age of 2, he moved with his family to Ada. Mr. Wood attended
school at Vanoss, Jones Chapel (Little Red Schoolhouse), Pickett and
Byng. After serving in World War II and Korea he received a bachelors
of science degree in industrial arts and education in 1959 and a
masters in education in 1966.
Orville served in World War II from 1940 until 1945 with the 342nd
Field Artillery Battalion, AUS with tour of duty in Europe. Some of
his command posts were in France, Germany and Austria. He served in
the Korean Conflict with the 45th Division, 171st Field Artillery
Battalion from 1950 until 1952 as a Captain.
After World War II he went to work for Hazel Atlas, now Owens-
Illinois Glass Company as a mould maker and returned there after the
Korean Conflict. He was transferred by Brockway Glass to the Lapel,
Ind., plant in 1966 where he worked as mould shop supervisor. Upon
his retirement in 1984, he and his wife moved back to Ada. Orville
was a member of Oak Avenue Baptist Church.
On October 29, 1943, he married Aline Cook.
Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Aline Wood, of the home; two
daughters, Sharon Beasley and husband Ron, Ada, and Kay Jordan and
husband Johnny, all of Ada; two grandsons, Ronnie Jordan and wife
Dana, Blanchard and Jamie Phillips and wife Amanda, Sherman, Texas;
two granddaughters, Amy Arrington and husband Rob, Norman, and
Shannon Cutler and husband Chris, Ada; great-grandchildren, Beau and
Josh Jordan, Zac and Brandon Arrington, Kylie and Kennedi Cutler, and
Paige Phillips.
He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother and
brothers, Raymond Wood and Glen Wood.
Bearers will be Ronnie Jordan, Jamie Phillips, Beau Jordan, Rob
Arrington, Chris Cutler, and Terry Jordan. Honorary bearers will be
Onus Jordan and the members of the 45th National Guard 171th Field
Artillery Battalion.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 26, 2008
FLOYD JENNINGS
HOLDENVILLE — Services for Floyd F. Jennings, 98, Holdenville,
formerly a longtime Ada resident, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Faith
Assembly of God Church, the Revs. Wesley Martin and Alan Lewis will
officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mr. Jennings died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at a Holdenville
hospital. He was born Dec. 3, 1910, at Protem, Mo., to William Thomas
and Hattie Eslick Jennings. He attended school at Haskell.
He married Winnie May Hooper Oct. 25, 1930, at Okmulgee.
She preceded him in death April 11, 1996.
Mr. Jennings was a pumper in the oilfield industry in Oklahoma and
Illinois for more than 50 years. He was employed with Sonoco and
later with Cantrell Oil Company. He was a member of Faith Assembly of
God Church in Ada where he served as a deacon for many years. He
served in the U.S. Army during World War II from December 1943 until
February 1946.
Survivors include two sons, Floyd F. Jennings Jr. and wife Deloris,
San Angelo, Texas, and Dale Dean Jennings and wife Lorene,
Holdenville; five grandchildren, Ricky Floyd Jennings, Jimmy Dale
Jennings, John Jennings, Janice Thoma, and Loretha Beatty; 16 great-
grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Geneva
Mortenson, Rio Vista, Calif..
He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers and three
sisters.
Bearers will be Jerry Cook, Jackie Byrd, Steve Thoma, John Jennings,
Royce Sliger, and Bob Frederick. Honorary bearers will be Sam York,
Ray Birdwell and Kyle Stafford.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Holdenville Cemetery--Holdenville OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 26, 2008
BILLY HARRINGTON
CHICKASHA — Services for William Edward “Billy” Harrington, 35,
Chickasha, are 2 p.m. Monday at Southwest Church of Christ in Ada,
Ron Babbitt and Mel Latorre will officiate. Burial will follow at
Holdenville Cemetery. Visitation will be all day Sunday at the Allen
Chapel.
Mr. Harrington died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 at Chickasha, Okla. He was
born July 27, 1973, at Moore to David Carlos and Kathleen Montgomery
Harrington.
He and his family lived in Verden and he graduated from Verden High
School. He attended Canadian Valley Vo-Tech. Mr. Harrington was a
certified welder and owned and operated B&K Welding. He was
affiliated with the Church of Christ.
Survivors include a daughter, Kaci Deanne Harrington, Chickasha; his
parents, David Carlos and Kathleen Harrington, Allen; a brother,
Robert Harrington and wife Laura, Piedmont; a sister, Rebecca Latorre
and husband Mel, Brazil; two nieces, Alyah Latorre, and McKenzie Lane
Smith; two nephews, Clayton Harrington and Lucas Latorre; a special
friend, Jayleen Fowler, Chickasha; his grandmothers, Abbie
Harrington, Allen, and Lois Montgomery, Wetumka; and numerous other
relatives and friends.
Bearers will be Jimmy Barrington, Kevin Hayes, Matt Wallace, Mike
Harris, John Ellis, Johnny Jacobs, Robert Harrington, and Ty
Montgomery. Honorary bearers will be all of his friends.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 26, 2008
RAYMOND PICKENS
SULPHUR — Services for Raymond Pickens, 57, Sulphur, are 2 p.m.
Monday at First Free Will Baptist Church, Sulphur. Mr. Pickens died
Dec. 23, 2008.
Krien Funeral home, Sulphur
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::Green Hill Cemetery--Davis OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 26, 2008
ANN WILLIS
DAVIS — Services for Ann Willis, 58, Davis, are 2 p.m. today at Krien
Funeral Home Chapel, Davis. Burial follows at Green Hill Cemetery,
Davis.
Ms. Willis died Dec. 23, 2008.
Krien Funeral Home, Davis
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, December 26, 2008
JESSIE BELL
ALLEN — Services for Jessie Welton Bell, 91, Allen, are pending with
Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Bell died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at an
Allen nursing home.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Drake Cemetery--Drake OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 28, 2008
JANICE BROWN
SULPHUR — Services for Janice Brown, 64, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Monday
at Midway Hill Baptist Church in Sulphur. Burial follows at Drake
Cemetery, south of Sulphur.
Ms. Brown died Dec. 25, 2008, at Sulphur.
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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::Moore Cemetery--Clarita OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 28, 2008
DELORES RICE
COALGATE — Services for Dolores Fredena O'Neal Rice, 80, Coalgate,
are 2 p.m. Monday at United Methodist Church in Coalgate, the Revs.
David Rowley and Bob Graham officiating. Burial follows at Moore
Cemetery.
Mrs. Rice died Dec. 25, 2008, at Coalgate. She was born Sept. 21,
1928, at Arkansas City, Kan., to Fred and Zena Hearrel O'Neal.
She atteded school at Clarita and was a homemaker. She was a member
of United Methodist Church in Coalgate, Quilting Club and Eastern
Star.
Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Delsigne and husband Dwight,
Coalgate; a son, Stephen Rice and wife Terry, Coalgate;
grandchildren, David Delsigne and wife Pamela, Macomb, Christopher
Delsigne, Craig Rice and Kristin Rice, all of Coalgate; great-
grandchildren, Laura Delsigne, Claire Delsigne, Alec Delsigne and
Paige Delsigne, all of Macomb, and Bridgett Delsigne, Ada; and
numerous other relatives and friends.
Bearers are Dwight Delsigne, David Delsigne, Christopher Delsigne,
Craig Rice, Brett Hefley and Walter Rice.
Honorary bearers are Roy Deck, Wendell Hefley, Tom Owen, Eddie
Campbell, Roy Campbell, Warren Powell and Larry Cometti.
Family night will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Brown's Funeral Service.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate.
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 28, 2008
RUTH OWENS
SULPHUR — Services for Ruth E. Owens, 89, Sulphur, are pending with
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur. She died Dec. 26, 2008, at
Ardmore.
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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::Rosehill Cemetery--Calera OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 28, 2008
CRAIG CHASTAIN
SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Services for Robert “Craig” Chastain, 42,
Farmington, Ark., will be 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, at Har-Ber High
School Performing Arts Center in Springdale with the Rev. Gary
Dunahoo officiating.
Burial will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Rosehill Cemetery in
Calera, Okla., with Dwayne Spradlin and Quinton Gage officiating.
Mr. Chastain died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at his home. He was born
Oct. 7, 1966, in McAlester, Okla., to R.C. and Jewell Gardner
Chastain.
Mr. Chastain graduated from Calera High School, in Calera, Okla., and
then attended Southeastern Oklahoma State College. He served in the
Navy during Desert Storm aboard a battleship, as a mine sweeper, and
as a shore patrolman. Mr. Chastain joined the Springdale Police
Department more than 11 years ago obtaining the rank of corporal. He
was also an instructor at the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training
Academy teaching accident investigation and reconstruction.
He married Karis Lachelle Quiett May 12, 2007, in Sonora, Ark.
Survivors include his wife, Karis Chastain of the home; two sons,
Luke and Phillip Rhoades also of the home; his parents, R.C. and
Jewell Chastain, Colbert, Okla.; a sister, Donna Briggs and husband
Norman, Cartwright, Okla.; nephews, Jeff Briggs and wife Tiffany,
Scott Briggs and wife India; and a niece, Angie Briggs.
Visitation will be 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, at Heritage Funeral
Home in Springdale.
Bearers and honor guard will be officers of the Springdale Police
Department.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Craig Chastain Memorial
Fund in care of Heritage Funeral Home, online at
www.heritageofnwa.com.
Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com
Heritage Funeral Home, Springdale, Ark.
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::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 28, 2008
DORIES BERRY
SEMINOLE — Services for Dories Kay Berry, 62, Seminole, formerly of
Konawa are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev.
Jeff Woodyard officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Berry died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at her home. She was born
Jan. 16, 1946, in Ada to Thelma Kathryn Parrish
She graduated from Vanoss high school and also attended college. Mrs.
Berry was a homemaker and a Baptist.
She married Donald Berry Feb. 14, 1986, at Stratford. He died Nov.
16, 1992.
Survivors include three children: Wayne DeLozier and wife Beth,
Tuttle, Don DeLozier and wife Lois, Tulsa, and Shawnda DeLozier,
Seminole; seven grandchildren, Aaron DeLozier, Kristen DeLozier,
Joshua DeLozier, Maysa DeLozier, Eddie DeLozier, Natalie DeLozier and
Trey DeLozier; one great-grandson, Landon Billings; a brother, Joe
Walker, Ada; a sister, Jackie Walker and husband Pat, Konawa;
nephews, Brent and Layton Walker; two great-nieces, Tara and Christy
Walker; and one great-nephew, John Walker.
She was preceded in death by her mother and an aunt, Edith Hart.
Bearers will be her sons, Wayne Lee DeLozier, and Don Edward DeLozier
II; two grandsons, Aaron Jordan DeLozier and William Edward DeLozier;
two nephews, Brent Walker and Layton Walker; and a great-nephew, John
Walker.
Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Lightning Ridge Cemetery--Roff OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 28, 2008
RED SALES
ALLEN — Services for Clyde Andrew “Red” Sales Jr., 81, Allen, are 10
a.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Rev. David Gray
officiating. Burial will follow at Lightning Ridge Cemetery.
Visitation will be from noon Sunday until 9 p.m. Sunday at Allen
Chapel.
Mr. Sales died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at a Talihina Veterans
Center. He was born Sept. 15, 1927, at McLoud, Okla., to Clyde Sales
Sr. and Madaline Judkins Sales.
He lived in the Allen area most of his life and attended Allen
schools.
He married Linda Jo Copelin in Ada.
Mr. Sales was a derrick hand in the oilfield industry and a Baptist.
He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the U.S. Air Force
during the Korean Conflict.
Survivors include his wife, Linda Sales, of the home; a son, Brian
Sales, Hooker; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and numerous
cousins in Oklahoma and other family members.
He was preceded in death by his children, Louise King, Dorothy
Sheppard, and Mack Sales; his parents and all of his brothers and
sisters.
Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Allen Cemetery--Allen OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 28, 2008
BUD BELL
ALLEN — Graveside services for Jessie “Bud” Welton Bell, 91, Allen,
are 1 p.m. Tuesday at Allen Cemetery, Bill Jones officiating.
Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery.
Friends and family may call at the Allen Chapel from noon Monday
until service time.
Mr. Bell died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at an Allen nursing home. He
was born Feb. 29, 1917, near Allen to Thomas Ward and Betty Opal
Wilson Bell.
He attended Round Prairie school.
He married Juna Lee Webb in 1954. She died June 25, 2006.
Mr. Bell was a farmer and roughneck in the oilfield industry until
his retirement. He was a member of the American Legion and had served
in the U.S. Air Force during World War II in England.
Survivors include three sons, Keith Bell, Allen, Bruce Bell,
Stonewall, and Steven Lee Bell, Allen; two sisters, Mary Olivo, Allen
and Betty Sullivan, Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren, Mary Bell,
Tisha Abbe, Brandon Boyd, Dana Deatherage, Lacy Calvert, Kimberly
Evans, Marcus Boaz, and William Boaz; 10 great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by four brothers, Thomas Bell, Robert Bell,
Denton Bell and Coy Bell and seven sisters, Nancy Douglas, Kenny
Parker, LaVern Denton, Margaret Miller, Lahoma Glover Stokes, Cleo
Nolan, and Georgia Yoakum.
Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Highland Cemetery--Stonewall OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 28, 2008
GLADYS DAVIDSON
TUPELO — Services for Gladys M. Davidson, 99, Tupelo are 2 p.m.
Monday at Tupelo Baptist Church, the Rev. Claudie Alford will
officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall.
Mrs. Davidson died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at a Coalgate nursing
home. She was born Jan.13, 1909, in the Stonewall area to Everett and
Emma Henson Turner.
She attended school at Deb’s Corner, near Tupelo. Mrs. Davidson was a
homemaker and also worked at a grocery store in Tupelo. She was a
member of the First Baptist Church in Tupelo.
She married Paris H. Davidson. He died in 1973.
Survivors include three sons, Jack Ray Davidson, Tulsa, Glen E.
Davidson, Oklahoma City, and Joe Bob Davidson, Tupelo; two daughters,
Shonnie J. Davidson, Paradise, Calif., and Mary L. Davidson, Catoosa;
two sisters, Helen Hickman, Coalgate, and Sybil Williams, Stonewall;
18 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by two sons, Billy Don Davidson in 1990,
and Hubert “Shorty” Davidson in 2006; and a daughter, Emmalene
Brubeck in 1988.
Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Holdenville Cemetery--Holdenville OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, December 28, 2008
BILLY HARRINGTON
CHICKASHA — Services for William Edward “Billy” Harrington, 35,
Chickasha, are 2 p.m. Monday at Southwest Church of Christ in Ada,
Ron Babbitt and Mel Latorre will officiate. Burial will follow at
Holdenville Cemetery. Visitation will be all day Sunday at the Allen
Chapel.
Mr. Harrington died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at Chickasha.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: the Harrington Family,
c/o Arvest Bank, 1927 S. 4th Street, Chickasha, Oklahoma 73018.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Hickory Hill Cemetery--Fittstown OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 29, 2008
EDDIE BROWN
ADA — Services for Eddie Jay Brown, 53, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at
Hickory Hill Baptist Church, the Rev. Pete Wall officiating. Burial
follows at Hickory Hill Cemetery. Wake services will be held Tuesday
from 6-8p.m. at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel.
Mr. Brown died Friday, Dec. 28, 2008, at his home. He was born Oct.
15, 1955, at Ada to Frank Nelson and Julia Parnacher-Smith.
He lived in this area most of his life, and attended Willard
Elementary and Ada High School. He attended the National Iron Workers
Training Program for American Indians in Montana. He was an iron
worker and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Brown was a member of the
Oklahoma Army National Guard for 21 years.
Survivors include three brothers, Joe Brown and his wife Mary
LaDonna, Ada, Daniel Smith, and Roy D. Smith; three sisters, Mary
Brown, Schulter; Margaret Johnson, Ada; Barbara Harmon, Terlton,
Okla., Betty Jennings, and Shirley; special niece, Robin Harjo;
great-niece, Kayden Belle Rodgers; three other nieces, Kelly Beach,
Kathey Rutledge, and Holly Bess; nephews, Kevin Manuel, Robert
Rutledge, Justin Rutledge, and John Rogers; thee uncles, Lloyd
Parnacher, Floyd Parnacher, and Calvin Parnacher; and an aunt,
Francis Brokeshoulder; and numerous other relatives and family
members.
He was preceded in death by parents, Frank Nelson, Julia Parnacher-
Smith, Patricia McBride Brown and Waldo Brown; two sisters, Pattie
Grant and Terri Bess; a nephew, Michael Keef, and a great-niece,
Chanoa Dawn Rutledge.
Bearers are Mark Factor, Adrian Keith Smith, Shelton David Smith,
Freddy Sweet, Ricky Sweet, and Ron White.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 29, 2008
MARCUS GRIFFIN JR.
ADA — Services for Marcus R. Griffin Jr., 83, Ada, are 11 a.m.
Tuesday at First Christian Church. The Rev. Vicki Crooks will
officiate. A committal service at Rosedale Cemetery will precede
services at the church.
Mr. Griffin died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at a local hospital. He was
born April 16, 1925, at Battiest, Okla. to Marcus R. and Serena Mae
Blackwell Griffin.
He graduated from Savanna High School in 1943 and received a bachelor
of science degree in commerce from Oklahoma A&M. On Jan. 23, 1953, he
received certificate number 852 from the Oklahoma State Board of
Accountancy as a Certified Public Accountant. He was a practicing
certified public accountant in Ada since 1952 and was a partner in
Griffin and Haney CPA’s, Inc.
He married Martha Rice on May 1, 1954.
Mr. Griffin was a longtime active member of the First Christian
Church where he served as a deacon. He was a member of the Kiwanis
Club of Ada, a member of the Ada Lodge 119 A.F. & A.M, member of York
and Scottish Rites, and a board member of the Science and Natural
Resources Foundation, where he had served as treasurer. He served in
the U.S. Army during World War II from July 14, 1943 to March 27,
1946.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Griffin, of the home; a daughter,
Marsha Lea Hardcastle and husband Richard, St. Louis, Mo.; and two
granddaughters, Lauren and Haley Hardcastle.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Whitney Jane Griffin on Jan.
23, 1989, his parents, and a brother, Gene Griffin.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Oklahoma
Medical Research Foundation for Muscular Sclerosis, 825 NE 13th
Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5097; or the First Christian Church
Food Bank, 101 E. 13th, Ada, OK 74820.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, December 29, 2008
DONALD HIGGINBOTHAM
ROCHELLE, Ill., Higginbotham, Donald Keith, 70, of Rochelle,
Illinois, died at his step-daughter’s Blackman Township, Michigan,
home on Christmas Day.
Survivors include his wife, E. Marie Higginbotham; two children,
Donnie Gene Higginbotham, Sulphur, Okla., and Lori Ann Thomas of
Kansas; four stepchildren; Earl E. (Linda) Beck and Lori Ann (George)
Bryant, all of Illinois, Larry Wayne (Stella) Beck of Montana and
Tina Marie (Mark) Morrow of Michigan; eight grandchildren, three
great-grandchildren and his stepsister Donna.
He was preceded in death by an infant son.
Mr. Higginbotham was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retiree of the
Burlington Northern Railroad.
At his request cremation has taken place. Memorial Services will be
held at the Coulon-Lyons Funeral Home in Rochelle, Illinois at a
later date.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Coulon-Lyons Funeral Home, Rochelle, Illinois
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::Oakwood Cemetery--Wewoka OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
CARROLL BROOKSHER
WEWOKA — Services for Carroll Dean Brooksher, 53, Wewoka, will be 2
p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 at the Immanuel fellowship Church in
Seminole with Tim Tate officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood
Cemetery in Wewoka.
Mr. Brooksher recently retired as New Lima superintendent. He was
born Aug. 7, 1955 and died Dec. 29, 2008.
Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole
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::Pontotoc Cemetery--Pontotoc OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
IMOGENE WESTBROOK
STONEWALL — Services for Imogene Westbrook of Stonewall will be 2
p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Church of Christ in Tupelo. Interment
will follow at Pontotoc Cemetery in Pontotoc, Okla. Officiating will
be Mr. Wendell Ingram.
Mrs. Westbrook died Dec. 28, 2008 at her residence in Stonewall at
the age of 71. She was born Aug. 17, 1937 in Coal County to John Lacy
and Gertrude Coffee Lacy. She married Winfred Westbrook Nov. 6, 1953
in Ada.
She attended Tupelo Public Schools and was a longtime member of
Tupelo Church of Christ. She was a homemaker and made meals for the
church.
She is survived by her husband Winfred Westbrook of the home; one
son, Larry Westbrook of Stonewall; one daughter, Gloria Bailey and
husband Vernon of Tupelo; five sisters, Wanda Ray of Clarita,
Geraldine Batchelor and husband Raymond of Tupelo, Dorothy Knighten
of Allen, Nelda Yoss and husband Tom of Roff, Johna Myers and husband
Wendell of Seminole; two grandchildren, Melissa Diacon and husband
Glen of Ada and Kyle Bailey of Tupelo; one great-granddaughter, Paige
Brady of Ada; and many nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Westbrook is preceded in death by her parents.
Bearers will be Randle Knighten, Purvey Knighten, George Cramer,
Kenny Ray, Ed King and Chris Evans. An Online guestbook is available
at www.phillipsfuneralservice.com and at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
DORIES BERRY
SEMINOLE-Services for Dories Kay Berry, 62, Seminole, formerly of
Konawa are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel,
Rev. Jeff Woodyard will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale
Cemetery.
Mrs. Berry died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at her home. She was
born January 16, 1946 in Ada, Oklahoma to Thelma Kathryn Parrish. She
graduated from Vanoss high school and also attended college.
She married Donald Berry on February 14, 1986 at Stratford. He
preceded her in death on November 16, 1992. Mrs. Berry was a
homemaker and a Baptist.
Survivors include three children: Wayne DeLozier and wife Beth,
Tuttle, Don DeLozier and wife Lois, Tulsa, and Shawnda DeLozier,
Seminole; seven grandchildren, Aaron DeLozier, Kristen DeLozier,
Joshua DeLozier, Maysa DeLozier, Eddie DeLozier, Natalie DeLozier and
Trey DeLozier; one great grandson, Landon Billings; a brother, Joe
Walker, Ada; a sister, Jackie Walker and husband Pat, Konawa;
nephews, Brent and Layton Walker; two great nieces, Tara and Christy
Walker; and one great nephew, John Walker.
She was preceded in death by her mother and an aunt, Edith Hart.
Bearers will be her sons, Wayne Lee DeLozier, and Don Edward DeLozier
II; two grandsons, Aaron Jordan DeLozier and William Edward DeLozier;
two nephews, Brent Walker and Layton Walker; and a great nephew, John
Walker.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Lamar Cemetery--Lamar OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
RAY MEDDLER
ADA-Services for William Ray Meddler, 81, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Friday
at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Daniel Johnson will
officiate. Burial will follow at Lamar Cemetery near Lamar in Hughes
County.
Mr. Meddler died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at his home. He was born
September 16, 1927 at Calvin, Oklahoma to John Samuel and Dora Tripp
Meddler. He lived most of his life in Hughes County and moved to Ada
in the late 1970s from Holdenville.
He married Glynell White on September 23, 1967 at Holdenville,
Oklahoma. Mr. Meddler was a farmer and a member of the First United
Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ada.
Survivors include his wife, Glynell Meddler, of the home; a son,
David Meddler Jordan; a step-daughter, Darlene Miller, of the home;
grandchildren, Jack Aaron Jordan, Adam Warren Jordan, Brayden Cole
Jordan, Sydney Lynne Jordan, Kimberly Cole and husband Darren, Ft.
Worth, Texas, and Billy Ray Meddler, Ft. Worth, Texas; seven great
grandchildren; a sister, Bertha Beach, Texas; and numerous nieces,
nephews, and great nieces and great nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Ray Abraham “Ray
Buck”Meddler, and a sister, Ruby Beach.
Bearers will be Chris Barnett, Jason Barnett, Richard Geyer, Bill
Richmond, Tom Sellers, and Shane Sellers. Honorary bearers will be
David Grigg, Robert Martinez, Marvin Nickell and James Starr.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Oakman Cemetery--Oakman OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
GENE MCGEE
ADA-Services for Harold Gene McGee, 80, Ada, are 10:30 a.m. Friday at
the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Jimmy Hoffman and Dennis Tate
will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakman Cemetery.
Mr. McGee died Monday, December 29, 2008 at a local hospital. He was
born May 6, 1928 at Maud, Oklahoma to Claud and Nola Kelly McGee. He
attended Maud schools.
He married Billie Brown in 1947. Mr. McGee and his family moved to
Ada about 1969 from Texas. He was a truck driver and later a heavy
equipment mechanic until retirement. Mr. McGee was a member of Homer
Baptist Church and had served in the U. S. Army.
Survivors include his wife, Billie McGee, of the home; a son, Ron
McGee and wife Diana, Ada; a brother, Bobby McGee and wife Peggy,
Muleshoe, TX; a grandson, Michael McGee and wife Lynaea, Ada;
granddaughter, Caron Deviney and husband Mike, Maysville; and four
great grandchildren, Austin and Jaden McGee and Zane and Devin
Deviney.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Oaklawn Cemetery--Sulphur OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
RUTH OWENS
SULPHUR — Graveside services for Ruth E. Owens, 89, Sulphur, are 10
a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur. She died
Dec. 26, 2008, at Ardmore.
DeArman’s Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, December 30, 2008
AUDRY MALONE
WYNNEWOOD — Services for Audry Malone, 76, Wynnewood, are 2 p.m.
Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Wynnewood. Burial will follow at
Oaklawn Cemetery, Wynnewood.
Ms. Malone died Dec. 27, 2008, at Pauls Valley.
DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
TROY TIPTON
FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — Services for Troy Edgar Tipton, 93,
Fernandina Beach, Fla., formerly of Ada, Okla., are pending with
Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors, Fernandina Beach.
Mr. Tipton died Dec. 23, 2008, in Fernandina Beach.
Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors, Fernandina Beach, Fla.
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::East Hill Cemetery--Roff OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
ANNA VEBER
ROFF —Services for Anna Marie Veber, 85, Roff, are 12:30 p.m. Friday
at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Kent Kelso will officiate. Burial
will follow at East Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Veber died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at a Sulphur nursing home.
She was born Oct. 17, 1923, at Bonya, Hungary, to Phillip and Anna
Presher Walder.
She married Karl Veber June 22, 1946, in Hungary. After a five year
trek across Europe, the family made their way to the German coast
line, where they boarded a ship in February 1952 to go to America.
Karl worked on the ship to help pay for their passage. The trip took
two weeks.
Anna’s parents were also immigrating to North America. Anna and her
family were separated from her parents when they arrived at the
German coast. Her parents were sent to Ontario, Canada, where they
settled in Kitchener with several other Hungarian families.
The Veber family’s immigration was made possible due to sponsorship
by the Catholic Church Displaced Persons Bureau program. Elmer and
Cleo Davis of Roff were the family’s assigned sponsor. The Veber
family arrived at the Port of New Orleans where they traveled by bus
to Roff. The family spoke Hungarian, German, Czech and Russian, but
no English. The family lived in Roff where they were employed by the
Davis family.
While working for the Davises, the family learned to speak English.
The family moved to Stonewall in 1952, to Latta in 1956 and back to
Roff in 1958. Mrs. Veber was employed as a housekeeper and also a
janitor for the Mid Continent Glass and Sand Company for 15 years.
Later, she owned a ceramics shop in her home.
The family lived in Roff for the past 56 years.
Karl Veber, her husband of 31 years, died Nov. 11, 1977.
Mrs. Veber was named Roff’s 1998 Citizen of the Year and was honored
in the Oktoberfest Parade and received a plaque commemorating the
event.
Survivors include her four children, Emmerich Veber and wife Norma,
Roff, Karl Veber, Roff, Helen Barnes and husband Mike, Boise City,
Okla., and Rosa Bradford and husband John, Troup, Texas; seven
grandchildren, Maria Veber, St. Cloud, Minn., Michele Sussner and
husband Randy, Plymouth, Minn., Elizabeth Veber, Roff, Rocky Barnes
and wife Dana, Bethany, Sheila Stinson and husband Preston, Oklahoma
City, Amanda Kelso and husband Clark, Ada, and Michael Bradford, Ada;
six great-granchildren, Brandon Veber, Aidan, Jake and Devan Sussner,
and Warren and Charlet Barnes.
Bearers will be her sons, Emmerich Veber, Karl Veber, and grandsons,
Rocky Barnes, Preston Stinson, Michael Bradford, and Clark Kelso.
Honorary bearer will be Tommy Higdon.
Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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::Oakman Cemetery--Oakman OK
Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
HAROLD G. MCGEE
ADA — Services for Harold Gene McGee, 80, Ada, are 10:30 a.m. Friday
at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Oakman
Cemetery.
Bearers will be Charles Golden, Lawrence Golden, Kenny Vogt, Jimmy
Brooks, Shannon Frederick, Billy Huffman, and Zac Huffman. Honorary
bearer will be Jimmy Frederick.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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