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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
E.J. CLARK
ADA — Services for E.J. Clark, 82, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at First
Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Ryan Humble and Rev. David Sutton
officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery with Rev.
Keith Burden officiating. The family will receive family and friends
from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Clark died Saturday, May 28, 2011, at his home. He was born
Jan. 28, 1929, to Earl A. and Ozella Matthews Clark.
He attended Yeager Elementary School and Fairview High School in
Hughes County. He came to the Ada area in March 1955 from Holdenville.
Mr. Clark was retired from Ideal Cement (now Holcim) where he was
employed as the shipping and yard supervisor. He was employed there
from 1955 to 1991. He was then employed for 10 years at Ada Ford as a
courtesy driver. He was a longtime active member of First Free Will
Baptist Church where he had served as a deacon since March 1978.
He and Dortha Martin were married June 18, 1949.
Survivors include his wife, Dortha, of the home; one daughter,
Dayna Grissom and husband Cledes Jr., Ada; one son, Terry Clark
and wife Jawana, Ada; one brother-in-law, Greg Martin and his wife
Michele, Grove; five grandchildren, Tracy Van Hooser, Jayson Clark,
Jeremy Clark, Chad Grissom and Scott Grissom; and eight great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Earlene Baxter.
Bearers are Gene Myers, Wayne Rogers, Bud Estes, James Presley,
James Mouser and Dr. Steve Turner.
Honorary bearers are Earl Collings, Jayson Clark, Jeremy Clark,
Chad Grissom and Scott Grissom.
Criswell Funeral Home
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
JERRY TURNER
COALGATE — Memorial services for Jerry Emerson Turner, 56, Coalgate,
were 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Brown's Funeral Home Chapel, Coalgate.
Mr. Turner died May 24, 2011, at Oklahomna City
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
KATELYN McDANIEL
PHILLIPS — Services for Katrelyn Dawn McDaniel, 2, Phillips, are 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate. She died April 30, 2011,
at Phillips.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
WALTER CALDWELL
SULPHUR — Memorial services for Walter Lee Caldwell, 63, Madill, are 4 p.m.
Wednesday at DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home Chapel, Sulphur.
He died Sunday, May 29, 2011, at Madill.
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
TONY TATUM
SULPHUR — Graveside services for Tony Tatum, 52, Sulphur, are 11 a.m. Wednesday,
June 1 2011, at Oaklawn Cemetery,Sulphur. Mr. Tatum died Sundeay, May 29, 2011,
at Sulphur.
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 1, 2011
DONNA ROBINSON
KONAWA — Services for Donna Faye Landrum Robinson, 57, Konawa, are 10 a.m.
Thursday, June 2, at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, Konawa. Burial follows
at Vamoosa Cemetery.
Ms. Robinson died May 29, 2011, at her home.
Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, Konawa
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, June 2, 2011
BETTY HOLBROOK
EDMOND — Services for Betty Anne Adamson Holbrook, 83, were May 24, 2011, in
Guthrie. She was born Jan 24. 1928, at Edmond to Hal Haskall and Jessie Marie
Anderson Adamson.
She lived in the Edmond/Guthrie area all her life.
She was a court clerk and later a nurse's aide.
Her husband, Wilbur, died in February 2010. Mrs. Holbrook was also preceded
in death by her parents; a sister, Patricia Adamson DiPaolo; and two brothers,
Hal H. Adamson Jr. and Joe C. Adamson Sr.
Survivors include a sister, Rita Louise Adamson Valleri, Dacula, Ga.;
four children, Phillip, Anne, Dana and David; 13 grandchildren; and
13 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, June 2, 2011
PATRICIA HEFLEY
COALGATE — Services for Patricia Ellis Calvert Hefley, 75, Coal County
resident, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Brown's Funeral Home Chapel. Burial
follows at Moore Cemetery.
Mrs. Hefley died May 30, 2011, at Oklahoma City.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, June 2, 2011
MARIE MORRIS
WYNNEWOOD — Services for Marie Morris, 86, Wynnewood, are 2 p.m. Friday,
June 3, 2011, at Church of Christ in Wynnewood.
She died May 1, 2011.
DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 3, 2011
JOHNNY VANDEVER
ROFF — Services for Johnny Ray Vandever, 47, Roff, are 10:00 a.m. Saturday
at the Roff First Baptist Church, Rev. Tony Folger will officiate. Burial
will follow at East Hill Cemetery in Roff. The U. S. Marine Honor Guard will
conduct military honors at the cemetery.
Mr. Vandever died Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at an Oklahoma City hospital.
He was born November 30, 1963 in Denison, Texas to Dalton Elmore and
Dorothy Nadine Martin Vandever. He graduated from Tishomingo High School.
He married Ellen Marie Dollard on June 13, 1986 in Las Vegas, Nevada.
Mr. Vandever was a Truck Driver for Carrell Trucking and had served in
the U. S. Marine Corps during the first Gulf War. He was honorably
discharged with the rank of Sergeant.
Survivors include his wife, Ellen Vandever, of the home; three children,
Jessica Vandever, Casey Vandever and Bayleigh Vandever, all of Roff;
three grandchildren, Zane Pennington, Kolton Pennington and J. J. Ebey,
all of Roff; a brother, Billy Dewayne Vandever and his wife Dana of
Pauls Valley; his mother-in-law, Phyllis Dollard of Roff; and several nieces,
nephews and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Bearers will be Dalton Vandever, Randy Bevill, Terry McSwain, Jess Rider,
Craig Dollard and Rick Carrell. Honorary bearers will be Ryan Pennington,
Todd McCaskill, Lyle Hedges, and the employees of Carrell Trucking.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 3, 2011
ARCHIE GRISSOM
STONEWALL — Services for Archie Dean Stinnett Grissom, 83, Stonewall, are 2:00 p.m.
Saturday at the Stonewall First Baptist Church, Rev. Dennis Heath will officiate.
Burial will follow at Pleasant Grove Cemetery near Stonewall.
Mrs. Grissom died Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at her home. She was born
October 31, 1927 in Bokoshe to Arthur and Mary Smith Alcorn. She attended
Stonewall Free Will Baptist Church and Stonewall Assembly of God Church.
She was a waitress and cook for Bob’s Bar-B-Que for several years.
Survivors include her husband, Carl Grissom, of the home; her sons,
Andrew Stinnett, Eufaula, Johnny Stinnett and wife Bonnie, Tupelo,
Jimmy Stinnett and wife Sandy, Ada, Ricky Stinnett, Stonewall, and
Arthur Stinnett, Stonewall; her daughters, Sheila Worrell and husband James,
Colleyville, TX, Charlotte Willoughby and husband Wayne, Ada, and Joyce Shaw
and husband Chuck, Checotah; brothers, Lindell Alcorn, Jack Fork, OK,
Tommie Alcorn, Sulphur, and Billy Alcorn, McKinney, TX; sisters,
Jodie Foster, Stonewall, Mary Buchanan, Stonewall, and Rosa Lee Newton,
Durant; 23 grandchildren; 42 great grandchildren; and four great great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, George Stinnett;
a son, Willie Stinnett; and two sisters, Pauline Alcorn and Frankie Alcorn.
Bearers will be her grandsons, Jamie Worrell, Toby Willoughby, Scotty
Stinnett, Jeremy Prince, Dale Stinnett and Marty Stinnett. Honorary bearers
will be grandsons, Timmy Stinnett, Brian Stinnett, Michael Stinnett,
Christopher Stinnett, Shane Stinnett, Justin Stinnett, Matthew Brady
and Casey Prince.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 5, 2011
GERALDINE RADCLIFF
ADA — Funeral services for Geraldine “Doll” Radcliff, 86, Ada, were Tuesday,
May 31, 2011, at Green Hill Cemetery in Lindsay, Okla., with Rev.
Greg Mack officiating.
Mrs. Radcliff died Friday, May 27, at a local hospital. She was born
Feb. 5, 1925, in Stoneall to Heas A Anderson and Nella B. Anderson.
She married Charles Radcliff and was a homemaker.
Mrs. Radcliff is survived by one brother, Jerry Anderson, Stonewall;
one sister, Sue Benavidez, Stoneall, and one sister-in-law, L’Simond
Anderson, along with numerous nieces and nephews and a special friend,
Alene Slay.
She was preceded in death by her husband and her parents.
Condolences for the family may be made Online at www.boydstonfuneralhome.com.
B.G. Boydston Funeral Home, Lindsay
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 5, 2011
CORDELL GOODPASTURE
ADA — Memorial services for Cordell Ira Goodpasture, 90, Ada, will be
held 3 p.m. Wednesday, June 8, at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel,
Rev. Wayne Patton will officiate.
Mr. Goodpasture died Monday, May 23, 2011 at a Tulsa hospital. He was born
Aug. 9, 1920 near Vanoss, to Ira Washington and Thena Stephens Goodpasture.
The Goodpasture and Stephens families settled in the Vanoss area in the late 1800s.
He attended grade school and high school at Vanoss.
He married June Danner in 1940 at St. Louis, Missouri. She preceded
him in death on Oct. 29, 1997 in Stockton, Calif.
Mr. Goodpasture was a Cook, Valet and also an auto mechanic.
He was of the Baptist faith and had served in the U.S. Navy during
World War II and was injured during active duty. He resided for many
years in Northern California and returned to the Ada area 20 years ago.
Survivors include his children, Colleen Miller, Ron Goodpasture, and
Don Goodpasture, all of Stockton, Calif.; his grandchildren, Aaron,
Jaime, Robert, Donald, Ronald, David, Ryan and Darren;
one great grandchild, Robert Jr., all of the Stockton, Calif., area;
and a daughter, Patricia in Northern California; his nieces,
Eddina Dupree, Arlene Burton, Forrestine Griffith, Murle Axelson,
all from the Ada area, Sherrie Pofahl of Oklahoma City, and Elaine
Spears from Hollywood, Calif.; his nephews, Eddy Ronsley of California,
and Gary and Jerry Goodpasture from Springfield, Ill.; cousins, Eldon
and Darlene Lee, Ada, Jane and Ron Curtis, Claremore, Bob Wright, Ind.,
Tom Wright, Ark., and Charles Richard, Ada; and many other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a sister, Velma Ronsley;
a brother, Curtis Goodpasture; and two sons, Eugene Goodpasture and
Stephen Joseph Goodpasture.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 5, 2011
BUNNY JOHNSON
WYNNEWOOD — Services for Bunny Jo Johnson, 89, Wynnewood will be 10 a.m.
Monday at First Baptist Church in Wynnewood. Ms. Johsnon died May 31, 2011.
DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
HELEN CRAWFORD
ROFF — Services for Helen Jean Crawford, 69, Roff, are 10 a.m. Wednesday
at the First United Methodist Church in Ada, the Rev. Steve Taylor will
officiate. Burial will follow at East Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Crawford died Saturday, June 4, 2011 in Roff. She was born Sept. 30, 1941
in Fitzhugh, Oklahoma to Orbra Clyde and Lucille Flora Rose Young.
She married Ronald Loy Crawford on October 23, 1982 in Fitzhugh.
Mrs. Crawford was the Postmaster in Roff for 25 years and retired
from the Postal Service after 37 years of service. She was a member
of the Fitzhugh United Methodist Church, United Methodist Women and a
member of the Roff Chamber of Commerce.
Survivors include her husband, Ron Crawford, of the home; three children,
Lisa Smith, Paoli, Steve Burrows and wife Tina, Roff, and Jay Burrows
and wife Nelda, Roff; a step-daughter, Tonya Anne Davis and husband Joe, Duncan;
her grandchildren, Andrew Burrows, New York City, NY, Ashley Davis and
husband Cody, Pauls Valley, Caleb Burrows, Tupelo, Alyssa Kirkes, Paoli,
Sarah Burrows, Roff, Harley Davis, Duncan, and Lilly Davis, Duncan; a brother,
Ray Young and wife Karen, Pueblo, CO; a sister, Wanda Sandefur and husband Thomas,
Kingfisher; a sister-in-law, Ann Young, Bella Vista, AR; and several
other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a brother, Dean Young; and
a granddaughter, Jessyka Taylor Kirkes.
Bearers will be Jay Burrows, Caleb Burrows, Brett Chandler, Steve Burrows,
Andrew Burrows, and Carl Lemmings.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
EDDIE HASKINS
ADA — Services for Eddie Lee Haskins, 62, Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at
the Center Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Freeman Whitlock will officiate.
Burial will follow at Swan Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Haskins died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at his home. He was born
Nov. 16, 1948 in Ada to Clyde R. and Geraldine Welch Haskins.
He attended Vanoss grade school and graduated from Vanoss High School in 1967.
He married Donna Moore Sept. 25, 1971. Mr. Haskins was a Receiving
Manager for Wal-Mart, retiring in July 2010 after 35 years of service.
He served in the National Guard from 1968 until 1971 in the C Company,
2nd Battalion 1/180th Infantry.
Survivors include his wife, Donna Haskins, of the home; one son,
Bryan Edward Haskins and wife Julie, Newcastle; his mother,
Geraldine Haskins, Ada; two brothers, Jerry Haskins and wife Geraldine,
Ashdown, OK, and Jimmy Haskins, Ada; and his grandchildren, Gracie Faith
and Seth Edward Haskins, Newcastle.
He was preceded in death by his father, Clyde Haskins; and father-in-law
and mother-in-law, Clyde and Cecile Moore.
Bearers will be Marvin Bender, Ron Bender, T. L. Carter, Tim Shropshire,
Kevin Andrews, and Tony Nowlin. Honorary bearers will be Wal-Mart Employees.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
ALEX JOHNSON
ADA — Funeral services for Alex Neal Johnson, 49, Davis, were held at
2 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2011 at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home in Ada. Burial
followed at Allen Cemetery in Allen. The Rev. Larry Hawkins officiated.
Mr. Johnson died Thursday, June 2, 2011 at his residence in Davis.
He was born Sept. 22, 1961 in Arkansas City, Kan., to Alonzo Johnson
and Rose Buzzard Johnson.
Mr. Johnson worked in the construction industry for many years and
worked for the Chickasaw Nation at Chickasaw Farms in Davis. He was
a member of the Blue Baptist Church.
Mr. Johnson is survived by his mother, Rose Johnson of Arkansas City,
Kan.; one brother, Bob Johnson of Sacremento, Calif.; one sister,
Marceline Johnson of Arkansas City, Kan.; one daughter; Opal Oranchek
of Newkirk, two grandchildren, Kacy and Emma Oranchek; and companion;
Veronica Simon.
He was preceded by his father, Alonzo Johnson.
Bearers were Jackson Buzzard, Johnson Buzzard, Dale Johnson, Jay Johnson,
Bruce Williams, and Jimmy Coody.
An Online guestbook is available at PhillipsFuneralService.com.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
LORETTA INGOLD
MUSKOGEE — Services for Loretta Melissa Ingold, 92, Muskogee, formerly of
Ada are 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the
Rev. John Haynes will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park
Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 10 until service time
Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mrs. Ingold died Saturday, June 4, 2011 at a Muskogee nursing home.
She was born Jan. 4, 1919 in Henryetta to George and Jenny Green.
She attended Henryetta grade school and graduated from Henryetta High School.
She married Raymond L. Ingold Feb., 1939. He preceded her in death
Feb. 10, 2000 in Ada. Mrs. Ingold was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include a son, Raymond G. Ingold, Muskogee; a daughter-in-law,
Donna L. Ingold, Enid; her grandchildren, Sheila Johnsen and husband Clayton,
Kingston, Ill., Don Ingold and wife Pam, Uniontown, Ark., Michelle Nevenner
and husband Bob, St. Peters, Mo., Michael Ingold and wife Anne, Haven, Kan.,
and Mark Ingold and wife Jennifer, Muskogee; 11 great grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by a son, Donald Ingold in 2006.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
JEWELL STRUBLE
ADA — Graveside services for Jewell Faye Struble, 85, Ada, are 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rev. Earl Hood will officiate.
Mrs. Struble died Sunday, June 5, 2011 at a local nursing home. She was
born Nov. 28, 1925 in Centrahoma to Forrest “Jake” and Cora Mae Anderson Perry.
She married Leon Struble March 22, 1971. He preceded her in death on
Oct. 6, 1996. Mrs. Struble was a bookkeeper and secretary while living
in California and later a homemaker.
Survivors include a sister, Patricia Stilwell, Ada; sister-in-law,
Shirley Perry, Ada; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Ray and
Shirley Struble, Ada; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Leon Struble;
a sister, Emma Lou Humphreys of Arizona; and a brother, Billy Joe Perry of Ada.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 7, 2011
HATTIE RIDDLE
SULPHUR — Funeral services for Hattie Mae Riddle, 95, Sulphur, are 2 p.m.
Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at Pentacostal Holiness Church in Sulphur.
Ms. Riddle died June 6, 2011.
Hale's Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 8, 2011
THEDA REEVES
NEWCASTLE — Services for Theda Nell Reeves, 70, Newcastle, will be 1 p.m.
Friday, June 10, at Woodland Hills Baptist Church in Newcastle.
Burial will follow at Blanchard Cemetery.
Mrs. Reeves died Friday, June 3, after a long battle with heart disease.
She was born march 21, 1941 in Ada to Mary (Mathews) and S.K. Schultz.
She grew up in Ada and attended Ada schools. Mrs. Reeves married
Paul G. Reeves June 29, 1957. They moved to Newcastle in June 1971
from Denison, Texas. Mrs. Reeves was a homemaker.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Mary and “Bud” Schultz, and
brother James Moore.
Survivors include her husband of 54 years, Paul Reeves of the home;
daughters Micki J. Daily, Norman, and Danna D. Wolf and husband Jerald,
Oklahoma City; son Richard Glenn Reeves and wife Sandra, Yukon; sister
Rubye J. Langley and husband Frank, Azle, Texas; half-sister
Linda Lienweber, Denison, Texas; seven grandchildren, Russell S.
and Tiffany Daily, Oklahoma City, Mindi Joy and Tyler Stucks,
Newcastle, Brenton M. Wolf, Richard A. Reeves, Marissa E. Wolf,
Breanna M. Reeves and Shiann N. Reeves; three great-grandchildren,
Beau R. Daily, Melia J. Stucks and Cassidy E. Stucks; three nephews,
Raymond Gary Moore, Dick Moore and Donnie Moore.
Wilson-Litle Funeral Home, Newcastle
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, June 9, 2011
BILL SNELSON
EULESS, Texas — Services for William “Bill” Snelson, 40, will be 3 p.m.
Friday at Bluebonnet Hills, 5725 Colleyville, Texas, 76043,
Rev. Erik Hulet officiating. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Thursday.
Mr. Snelson died June 6, 2011 after a motorcycle accident June 3.
He was born in Everett, Wash., Jan. 2, 1971 to Raymond and Rebecca
Snelson. The family moved to Euless, Texas in 1972. He married Andrea in 1990.
In 1998, Mr. Snelson moved to Ada where he started TeachAda.com.
He was preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents;
father, Raymond Snelson; and sister Margarett “Peggy” King.
Survivors include his mother, Rebecca Snelson, Euless, Texas;
wife Andrea Snelson, Euless, Texas; daughter Amber Snelson, Euless, Texas;
brothers Albert Snelson, Garland, Texas, Harold Snelson, Euless, Texas;
sisters bunny Jeffries, Mukiltu, Wash., Sandra Carpenter, Euless, Texas;
18 nieces and nephews; numerous great nieces and nephews; numerous aunts
and uncles and many cousins.
Bluebonnet Hills, Colleyville, Texas
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 10, 2011
LONNIE McGAUGH
ADA — Services for Lonnie L. McGaugh, 95, Ada, are 10:30 a.m.
Saturday in the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Steve Gardner
and Jim Gurley will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery.
Mr. McGaugh died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 at his home. He was born
Feb. 14, 1916 in Arkansas to Robert and Ludie Phillips McGaugh. He and
his family came to Oklahoma as a child and he attended Mason school
in Okfuskee County.
He married Jalean Crow Jan. 15, 1937. Mr. McGaugh was a retired grocery
man, having worked for M & P Stores for 35 years. Later, he was co-owner
of M & S Grocery Store in Ada. After he sold the M & S Store, he worked
for Southern Oklahoma Pathology at Valley View Regional Hospital.
He retired from there in 1995. Mr. McGaugh served in the U. S. Army
during World War II in the European Theatre of Operations. He received
three purple hearts and other medals. He was a member of the American
Legion, Veterans of Foreign Wars, and the Combat Infantry Association.
He was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife of 74 years, Jalean McGaugh, of the home;
two sons, Jerry McGaugh of McAlester, and Jack McGaugh and
wife Lea Ann of Flint, Michigan; four grandsons, Kevin McGaugh of Dallas,
Texas, Mike Christopher of Frisco, Texas, Stacy McGaugh of Cleveland, Ohio,
and Eric McGaugh of East Lansing, Mich.; and eight great grandchildren.
Bearers will be Gary Cluck, Larry Cluck, Brad Faust, Tom Blackwell,
Kevin McGaugh and Eric McGaugh.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 10, 2011
FREDERICK PHILLIPS
TULSA — Funeral services for Frederick E. “Fred” Phillips, 61, Tulsa,
will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Add’Vantage Funeral Home Chapel,
9761 E. 31st Street, Tulsa. Mr. Phillips died Wednesday, June 8,
2011 at a Tulsa hospital.
He was born Dec. 31, 1949 IN Ada to Wilson Phillips and Anna Belle
(Berger) Phillips. He owned and operated C&F Custom Chrome in Tulsa.
He married Joy Marie Emison Oct. 10, 2003. Mr. Phillips was preceded
in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife, Joy of the home
in Tulsa; daughters, Tiffani Pollock and her husband, Craig of Norman,
and Lashun Huff and her husband, Michael of Ada; brothers, Gary Phillips
of Ada, and Kenneth Phillips of McCloud; sister, Glenda Findley of
Cleveland, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; and his dog Sammi.
Visitation will be Friday from 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. The Rev. Ray Earley,
Westport Baptist Church, will officiate. Burial will follow at
Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulsa. Online condolences can be sent to
the family by visiting www.garykelleyfunerals.com.
Add'Vantage Funeral Home, Tulsa
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 10, 2011
KAY MEELY
Funeral services for Kay Meely, 58, Ada, will be 10 a.m. Saturday,
June 11, 2011 at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home in Ada. Burial will
follow at Seeley-Blue Cemetery near Connerville. Officiating will
be the Rev. Larry Hawkins and assisting will be Sherri McElroy.
Wake service will be Friday, June 10, 2011 from 6:30 p.m. to 8 p.m.
at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home. Officiating the wake service will
be Mr. David Lewis.
Mrs. Meely died Wednedsay, June 8, 2011 at Ardmore. She was born
Aug. 17, 1952 in Pontotoc to Milton Sealy and Lillian Levi Sealy.
She married Winna Meely in 1993 in Ada.
Mrs. Meely graduated from Mill Creek High School in Mill Creek, and
had also attended Murray State College in Tishomingo. She was a
longtime resident of Ada and had worked as a nurses aide for many years.
She was a member of the Pennington United Methodist Church in Reagan.
Mrs. Meely is survived by one son, Dale Parker of Ada; one daughter,
Linda Perez of Ada; one brother, Edison Sealy of Ada; three sisters,
Nadine Lewis of Ardmore, Suzanne Russell and her husband Charley of Ada,
and Shirley McElroy of Austin, Texas; and seven grandchildren,
Isabell Hope Wilson, Star Destiny Parker, Abigale Rose Catron,
Vincent Perez, Nathan Perez, Melton Isaiah Perez, and Littlefoot
Jose Solomon.
She was preceded in death by one daughter, Tammy Sue Parker; her husband,
Winna Meely; her parents, Milton and Lillian Sealy; one brother,
Melvin Sealy; and one sister, Juanita Thomas.
Bearers will be her nephews. Honorary bearers will be her great-nephews
Online guest book at: www.phillipsfuneralservice.com
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 10, 2011
LORENE SLATEN
ADA — Funeral services for Lorene Mae Slaten, 70, Ada, will be 2 p.m.
Friday, June 10, 2011 at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home in Ada. Burial
will follow at Rosedale Cemetery in Ada. Officiating will be Dr. Rusty Fuller.
Ms. Slaten died Tuesday, June 7, 2011 at an Ada hospital. She was
born Feb. 28, 1941 in Ryan to Richard Slaten and Alma Etta Rodgers Slaten.
Ms. Slaten was a longtime resident of Ada. She graduated from Latta
High School in 1959, and she also was a member of the Trinity Baptist
Church in Ada. She worked at J.D.’s Cafe for several years, the snack
bar at Wal-Mart, and she also had worked as a taxi cab driver.
Ms. Slaten is survived by one aunt, Reggie Elsner of Paris, Texas;
and several cousins, Jerry Moore of Cooper, Texas, James and Betty
Slaton of Atoka, Joe Slaton of Cooper, Texas, and Ron Elsner of
Corpus Christi, Texas.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Richard and Alma Slaten.
Online guest book at: www.phillipsfuneralservice.com.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 10, 2011
SYBLE GARRISON
SULPHUR — Funeral services for Syble Leona Garrison, 83,
Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Friday, June 10, 2011 at Mill Creek
Pentecostal Holiness Church. Ms. Garrison died Wednesday,
June 8 at Ardmore.
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 10, 2011
GERALDINE LEADER
DICKSON — Funeral services for Geraldine Fern Leader, 69, Dickson,
are 11 a.m. Saturday, June 11, 2011 at Dicvkson Baptist Church.
Ms. Leader died Wednesday, June 8 at Oklahoma City.
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 12, 2011
DON FOURQUREAN
ADA — Services for Donald Fredrick “Don” Fourqurean, 72, Ada,
are 1:00 p.m. Monday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel,
Rev. David Daniel will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland
Cemetery in Stonewall.
Mr. Fourqurean died Thursday, June 9, 2011 at a local hospital.
He was born January 10, 1939 in Hobbs, New Mexico to Clinton and
Ruby Mae Musser Fourqurean.
He graduated from high school in Eunice, New Mexico and received
an Associate’s Degree from New Mexico Junior College
He married Betty Murphy on March 10, 1958 in New Mexico.
Mr. Fourqurean was an accounting clerk for El Paso Natural Gas
from 1957 until 1999. In 1999, he and his family moved to Norman,
Oklahoma from Jal, New Mexico and later moved to Ada in 2001.
He was a member of the Jal, NM First Presbyterian Church,
a Scout Leader, and a Coach for Little League Baseball.
He served in the National Guard for 10 years. rvivors include
his wife, Betty Fourqurean, of the home; a son, Greg Fourqurean,
Ada; a daughter, Karen Kent and her husband Mark, Austin, TX;
five grandchildren, Don Mark Kent, Kelli Kent, and Kaci Kent,
all of Austin, TX, Brooke Fourqurean, Las Cruces, New Mexico,
and Christian Fourqurean, Abilene, TX.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 12, 2011
WENDELL McDONALD
MILL CREEK — Services for Wendell Dean McDonald, 28, Mill Creek,
are 2 p.m. Monday, June 13, 2011, at first Baptist Church, Sulphur.
Mr. McDonald died June 8, 2011.
Hale's Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
ANTHONY "Tony" NEWTON REEVES
ROFF — Services for Anthony “Tony” Newton Reeves, 58, Roff, are
10 a.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Frank
Trent will officiate. Burial will follow at Lightning Ridge Cemetery.
Mr. Reeves died Saturday, June 11, 2011, at an Ada nursing center.
He was born Sept. 7, 1952, to Carl Vaughters and Ellafey Yvonne
Phelps Reeves at Lawton. He attended Roff Schools and lived in the
Roff area most of his life. He was employed as a diesel mechanic
with Chemical Express for 10 years before moving to Tulsa and
working for Wonder Bread. He moved back to Roff to care for his
mother and continued working for Wonder Bread. Mr. Reeves was a
member of Evangelistic Temple.
He and Denise Mary Goodman were married May 20, 2009, at Ada.
He is survived by his wife, Denise Reeves, of the home; two daughters,
Shiela Cobb and husband Justin, Roff, and Toni Reeves, and boyfriend
Ray Lee Ingram, Ada; one step-daughter, Bernadette Atterberry and
husband Elzie, Tulsa; three sisters, Nancy James, Edmond, Leona Parks
and husband Benny, Edmond, and Sheree Bervard and husband Paul,
Ft. Collins, CO; one brother-in-law, Vincent Kirk, Konawa;
six grandchildren, Stephen, Megan, Jeffrey, Brandon, Kristen and Ricky;
two great-grandchildren, Payten and Trevor Click; “Uncle Buddy” leaves
a host of nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Carl and Faye Reeves; a sister,
Carolyn Kirk; and a nephew Christopher Kirk.
Bearers are Michael Campbell, John Roland, Dustin Finch, Stephen Reeves,
Elzie Atterberry and Cylas Foster.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
SAMMY DALE BINGHAM
ADA — Services for Sammy Dale Bingham, 27, Ada, were 11 a.m.
Monday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Bud Ross officiated.
Burial followed at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mr. Bingham died Wednesday, June 8, 2011 near Ada. He was born
Dec. 6, 1983 in Ada to Sammy Douglas and Carol Sue Holt Bingham.
He lived in this area all his life and attended Ada school.
Mr. Bingham was a carpenter. He was a fisherman, hunter and auto
mechanic, and he was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife, LaTisha Wilson, of the home;
his children, Steven Dale Bingham and Kynzi Lynn Bingham,
of the home; his parents, Sammy Douglas Bingham and Sue Bingham,
Ada; one sister, Brandy Kanuch and husband T. R. of Ada;
a half-brother, Sammy Gray, Tulsa; three nieces, Shelby Lynn Kanuch,
Katie Lynn Shaw, and Taylea Vay Johnson; three nephews,
Drake Thomas Kanuch, Troy Lee Shaw, and Jesse Allan Johnson;
many cousins; and numerous aunts, uncles and other relatives.
He was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, Sean Paul Smith.
Bearers were Jeremey “Jug” Holt, Timothy Brown, Jesse Bryant,
Tyler Barrett, Phil Wheeler, Dennis Brown, and Lee Johnson.
A fund in Mr. Bingham’s memory has been established at Vision Bank in Ada.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 14, 2011
LAVADA IDELIA McINTYRE
WYNNEWOOD — Funeral services for Lavada Idelia McIntyre, 86, Wynnewood,
are 10 a.m. Thursday at DeArman Funeral Chapel in Wynnewood.
The Rev. Wayne Wall will officiate. Ms. McIntyre died June 13, 2011.
DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
JEREMY LYNN YOUNGBLOOD
ADA — Services for Jeremy Lynn Youngblood, 30, Ada, are 10 a.m.
Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. Rusty Fuller will
officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery
Mr. Youngblood died Saturday, June 11, 2011, at an Oklahoma City
hospital. He was born Dec. 31, 1980, in Bakersfield, Calif., to
Alford Youngblood Sr. and Linda McCullar Youngblood.
In 1989, he and his family moved to Ada from Bakersfield, Calif.
He attended Byng schools.
Mr. Youngblood was employed with the City of Ada in the recycling department.
Survivors include his parents, Alford and Linda Youngblood, Ada;
his friend, Stephanie Stowe and her son, Kolby Stowe; two sisters,
Jamie Pinley and her husband Donald of Ada, and Stacey Twist and
her husband Scott of Ada; one brother, Allyn Youngblood and his
wife Sarah of Ada; his grandmother, Diane VanHorn of Bakersfield, Calif.;
his nieces and nephews, Benjamin Ivey Jr., Jessica Lynn Youngblood,
Caleb Twist, Katie Twist, Kami Ralyn Youngblood, Bryson Dalyn Malm
and Riley Cain Malm; cousins, Keith and Susan Youngblood, Ada, Tammy
and Travis Long, Ada, Cindy and Kenneth Claborn, Ada, and Doug
and Jennifer McClure, Ada; his best friend, John Curtis, New Orleans, La.;
and other cousins and relatives.
He was preceded in death by his grandmothers, Mary Gregg and Louise Reed.
Bearers will be Allyn Youngblood, Ben Ivey Jr., John Curtis, Donald Pinley,
Scott Twist, and Dana Haven. Honorary bearers will be Keith Youngblood,
Nick Gilmore, Jessica McCullar, Lynn Ivy and Courtney Smith.
A memorial fund has been established in memory of Jeremy Youngblood at
Citizens Bank of Ada, 123 W. 12th, Ada, OK 74820.
Obituaries may be viewed and on-line condolences may be sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
WANDA LaFAE SHROPSHIRE
ADA — Services for Wanda LaFae Shropshire, 74, Ada, are 2 p.m.
Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. David Gray will
officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Shropshire died Monday, June 13, 2011, at her residence in Ada.
She was born July 30, 1936, in Ada to Orville and Beulah Abston.
She attended Vanoss and Ada schools.
She married Jesse Ray Shropshire on Christmas Eve 1953. He preceded
her in death in 1970.
Mrs. Shropshire was one of the original waitresses at the Huddle
Restaurant in Ada, and was a sales associate and the head of the
Snack Bar Department for Wal-Mart for more than 25 years. She was a
former member of Gaar Corner Free Will Baptist Church.
Survivors include two sons, Kendell Ray Shropshire and his wife
Jeanice of Moore, and Tim Shropshire and his wife Penny of Ada; and
two granddaughters, Jessica Rae Shropshire of Edmond, and
Ashly Dawn Shropshire of Ada.
Bearers will be Brian Howard, Richard Hubble, Tony Nolin, Mike Snook,
Dustin Northcutt and Kevin Andrews. Honorary bearers are Cecil Prater
and Derek Snook.
Obituaries may be viewed and on-line condolences may be sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
EVELYN IONE McLELLAN GUFFEY
COALGATE — Services for Evelyn Ione McLellan Guffey, 87, are 10 a.m.
Thursday, June 16, 2011, at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel, Coalgate.
Burial follows at Bryd's Prairie Cemetery, Tupelo.
She died June 12, 2011, at Tupelo.
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
ARTA MAE BOLICH LEWIS
LABETTE, KAN. — Services for Arta Mae Bolich Lewis, 77, Labette, Kan., are pending.
She died June 14, 2011. She was born Oct. 7, 1933, at Mound City, Mo.,
to Daniel and Mary Bolich. She was one of six children.
She was preceded in death by her parents, two sisters and two brothers.
Survivors include a brother, Darrell Bolich, Ada, Okla., and several
nephews and nieces.
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
KENNETH R. COLE
TISHOMINGO — Services for Kenneth R. Cole, 80, Connerville, will be
Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at 11 a.m. in First Assembly of God Church
in Tishomingo. The Rev. Lyn Gaskey will officiate.Interment will follow
in Connerville Cemetery.
Mr. Cole died June 1, 2011, at an Ardmore hospital. He was born
April 27, 1931, in Connerville to Murman Dowell “Dick” Cole and
Mary Opal Winkler Cole.
He graduated from Pontotoc High School in Pontotoc, Okla., and
married Elsie Gray on Oct. 8, 1949, in Gainesville, Texas.
Mr. Cole spent his lifetime as a rancher and cattleman and owned
and operated the Cole Cattle Company. He also owned and operated
the Cole Farm & Ranch in Tishomingo for more than 20 years, and a
western wear store in Connerville.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Mr. Cole is survived by his wife of nearly 62 years, Elsie of the home;
his son, Ronald Cole and his wife Rae Lyn of Tishomingo; his daughter,
Rhonda Coleman and her husband Jerry Don of Tishomingo; his sister,
Yvonne Wood and her husband Charles of Connerville; two grandsons,
Dakota and Nevada Cole of Connerville; two granddaughters, Michelle Ables
and her husband Craig of Clarita, Oklahoma and NiCole Standridge and
her husband Jeramey of Durant; four great-grandchildren, Rance and
Reid Ables and Cord and Adri Standridge; other relatives and many friends.
Bearers for the service will be Bob McGlocklin, John Wood, Joe Pittman,
Dale Catron, Ricky Cobble and Ricky Coleman.
Honorary bearers will be Don Stokes, Bobby Stewart, Homer Don Stallings,
Joe Warren Broughton, Sam Barrett, Ted Lamb, Council Holt, Bobby Kerns and “Peter.”
The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Tuesday at
Clark Funeral Home, Tishomingo.
Online condolences may be sent to clarkfuneralservice.net
Clark Funeral Home, Tishomingo
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 15, 2011
JONATHAN MATTHEW GRIMSLEY
KONAWA — Private memorial service for Jonathan Matthew Grimsley, 37,
Konawa, is scheduled for Thursday. a book is available for signing
until Thursday at Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa.
Mr. Grimsley died June 13, 2011, at an Ada hospital.
Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, June 16, 2011
RENEE GENISE HOOD
ADA — The family of Renee Genise Hood, 43, Ada, will receive friends
from 2-4 p.m. on Saturday, June 18, 2011, at Criswell Funeral Home.
Ms. Hood died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, in Stratford. She was born
July 31, 1967, in Ada, to Ulma Gene and Wanda Lois Coley Hood.
Ms. Hood graduated from Ada High School in 1985. She attended
East Central University where she graduated with a bachelor’s degree
in environmental science in 1994. Ms. Hood went on to University of
Oklahoma where she graduated with a Master’s Degree in Environmental
Management. She worked for the Chickasaw Nation’s Planning Department
which included three years as a full time grant writer. She also
worked as the executive director of Absentee Shawnee Training Institute.
Survivors include brother Dr. Ronald Hood and wife Donna, Broken Arrow;
sister, Rhonda Gale Hood, Stratford; and brother Robin Hood and wife
Rebecca, Stratford; nieces, Natalie Hood and Nicole Hood, Broken Arrow;
nephew, Ryan Hood, Ada; niece Misty Luper, her husband Joel, and
children of Denison; nephew, Chad Ridgway and his wife Suzy, and
children of Oil Center; and numerous other relatives and friends.
Ms. Hood was preceded in death by her mother, Wanda Lois Coley Hood,
and her father, Ulma Gene Hood.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, June 16, 2011
CAROL SUE PLOTT
ADA —A private family service will be held later for Carol Sue Plott, 65, Ada.
Mrs. Plott died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at her home. She was born
July 14, 1945, in Blairsville, Ga., to Joe and Myrtle Johnson.
Survivors include a son, Jeff Plott and his fiancé, Jody, Ada; a
special friend of 25 years, Eric Wiesener; and two brothers,
Joe Johnson Jr., Keithsville, La.; and Bo Johnson and wife Debbie, Blairsville, Ga.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to American Cancer Society,
Team West, c/o West Sales, 827 Lonnie Abbott Blvd., Ada, OK 74820.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, June 16, 2011
O.V. KELLEY
ADA — Memorial services for O.V. Kelley, 81, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday,
June 17, 2011, at Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home Chapel of Remembrance
in Pauls Valley. Roy Shave will officiate.
Mr. Kelley died June 13, 2011, in Ada. He was born July 15, 1929,
in Pauls Valley to Lee and Stella Ferguson Kelley.
His family moved to Paoli in a horse-drawn wagon when he was a baby.
Paoli was his home all his life until he married Betty Ferguson on
April 22, 1950, in Davis,.
For a while he worked at Meade Bread. His working career was in the
grocery industry where he worked many years as a retail manager.
His activities include a lifetime membership in the Optimist Club,
past Grand Master of Odd Fellow Lodge and a former mayor of Paoli.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Lee and Stella Kelley,
ne brother, Thad Kelley, and one sister, Geraldine Kelley.
Survivors include his wife of 61 years, Betty of the home;
three children, Robbie and her husband Tom Scroggins of Ada, Stan
and his wife Sue Kelley of Ada, and Pamela and her husband Harvey
Hollowell of Konawa; nine grandchildren and 12 great-grandchildren;
a one brother, Bill Kelley, Oklahoma City; four sisters, Wanda McCoy,
Bakersfield, Calif., Sue Green, Wynnewood, Melba Green, Elk City,
and Linda Barnes, Mustang; and many nieces and nephews.
Notes of Remembrance and/or Condolences may be sent to the family at
www.stufflebeanfuneralhome.com.
Stufflebean-Coffee Funeral Home
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, June 16, 2011
DONNA DEAN MARQUARD
ADA — Graveside services for Donna Dean Marquard, 79, Stratford, are 10 a.m.
Friday, June 17, 2011, at McGee Cemetery, Stratford. She died June 15, 2011.
Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 17, 2011
FLOYD EDWARD DOWNEY
KONAWA — Floyd Edward Downey, 87, Konawa, is 10 a.m. Saturday,
June 18, 2011, at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel in Konawa. The
Rev. Kevin Duck, pastor of the Vamoosa Baptist Church will officiate.
Burial follows at Vamoosa Cemetery.
Mr. Downey died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at a Shawnee hospital.
He was born Dec. 13, 1923, in Morrison, Okla., to Vera Opal Itner
Downey and Roy Edward Downey.
He was a graduate of Eureka High School in 1941.
Mr. Downey married Laura Marie Brewer on Sept. 12, 1948, in Konawa.
He was a lifetime member of the Telephone Pioneers, a Cub Scout
Leader and a little league baseball coach for eight years.
He was employed as a PBX Installer for Southwestern Bell Telephone
Company in the Ada District for 28 years until his retirement in 1975.
Survivors include two sons, Homer Downey and wife, Debbie of Fort Gibson,
and Rex Downey and wife, Janice of Chickasha; two daughters, Evelyn March
and husband, Ed of Glencoe, and Ruth Duck and husband, Roger of Konawa;
two sisters-in-law, Peggy Downey, Oklahoma City, and Dorothy Downey,
Glencoe; 13 grandchildren, Martin March of Phoenix, Ariz., Darrell
March of Chandler, Ariz., Daniel March of Rose Hill, Kan., Sheresa
Downey of Broken Arrow, Tony Downey and wife, Tina of Fort Gibson,
Sara Adams of Konawa, Tim Downey and wife, Leisha of Fort Gibson,
Sharla Downey of Owasso, Jim E. Duck and wife, Kelly of Muskogee,
Tammy Brakhage of Konawa, Gina Mullins and husband, Rickie of Coweta,
Laressa Thomas and husband, Bryan of Sasakwa, and Susan Rantall
and husband, Scott of Austin, Texas; 15 great-grandchildren, Tahni
March, Brandon Downey, Klaire Downey, Trent Downey, Afton Adams,
Shayla Adams, Charles Adams, Garrett Raney, Shelby Brakhage, Kadence Duck,
Joshua Duck, Derik Thomas, Chad Thomas, Courtney Thomas, and Allison Mullins;
and many nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Laura Marie Downey; his parents,
Vera and Roy Downey; and three brothers, Jim, Leroy and Ray Downey.
Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 17, 2011
MELVIN JUNIOR TROYER
COALGATE — Services for Melvin Junior Troyer, 22, are 9 a.m. Saturday,
June 18, 2011, at Clarita Amish Cemetery. He died June 15, 2011, at Olney.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 17, 2011
QUINTEN DEON WILLIAMS
COALGATE — Services for Quinten Deon Williams, 32, Coalgate, are
11 a.m Saturday, June 18, 2011, at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel,
Coalgate. Burial follows at Midway Cemetery.
Mr. Williams died June 13, 2011.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 17, 2011
GLORIA DARLENE JONES
ADA — Services for Gloria Darlene Jones, 73, Ada, are 10 a.m.
Monday at Byng Free Will Baptist Church, the Rev. Rodger Arter
and Benny Johnson will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Jones died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at her home. She was
born Feb. 23, 1938, in Ada to L.H. and Beaulah Harden Alford.
She lived in this area most of her life, attended Irving grade
school and graduated from Ada High School in 1956.
She married Boyce Jones on Feb. 11, 1961.
Mrs. Jones was an accounting clerk in the finance department
for the city of Ada from Oct. 6, 1986, until her retirement on
July 2, 2010. She was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church.
She and her husband were active in the promotion of gospel music
in this area for more than 40 years.
Survivors include her husband, Boyce Jones, of the home; two daughters,
Latricia Bryant and her husband Allen, Ada, and Bobbie Jones and
her husband Brian, Waxahatchie, Texas; two sons, Gene Jones, Ada,
and Glen Jones and wife Amber, Ada; 10 grandchildren, Jennifer
and Rachael Bryant and Jillian, Kristopher, Sydney, Alivia, Chris,
Alyssa, Cara and Jacob Jones.
She was preceded in death by her parents, L.H. and Beaulah Alford;
and a brother, Glen Alford.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 17, 2011
MARY MARGARET BRANNAN
ADA — No services for Mary Margaret Brannan, 71, Ada, are scheduled at this time.
She died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at Shawnee.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 17, 2011
IVA MAXINE SMITH
WYNNEWOOD — Services for Iva Maxine Smith, 83, are 2 p.m. Saturday,
June 18, 2011, at DeArman Funeral Chapel in Wynnewood.
She died June 15, 2011.
DeArman's Funeral Home, Wynnewood
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 17, 2011
ANNA TERESA LATHAM
ADA — Private family services are planned for Anna Teresa Latham, 92,
Ada, at a later date. Mrs. Latham died Wednesday, June 15, 2011, at a
local nursing home.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 19, 2011
RICARDO THOMPSON
WICHITA FALLS, Texas — Private memorial service for Ricardo Dale Thompson,
55, Wichita Falls, Texas, will be held at a later date.
Mr. Thompson died June 8, 2011, at Colombia, S.C. He was born Nov. 13, 1955,
at DeQueen, Ark.
Survivors include a daughter, Tiffany Thompson, Ada, Okla., and two sons,
Tanner Thompson, Stonewall, Okla., and Tyler Thompson, Durant, Okla.;
his father, James Thompson, Texas; stepparents, Andy and Barbara Rowland,
Paso Robles, Calif.; and a grandson, Tagen Thompson, Stonewall.
He was preceded in death by his mother, Dell Hill.
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 19, 2011
SUSAN ARMSTRONG
ADA — There are no services scheduled at this time for Susan Armstrong,
52, Ada.
Ms. Armstrong died Friday, June 17, 2011, at an Ada hospital. She was
born Sept. 14, 1958, in San Diego, Calif., to Dean Edward Armstrong
and Margaret Sparks Armstrong.
Ms. Armstrong had worked as a registered nurse for numerous years.
She moved to Ada in 1992 from Anderson, Ind.
Survivors include one son, Nathan Turnbull, Ada; one daughter,
Christina Turnbull, Ada; her mother, Margaret Ann Brady, Atok;
one brother, Edmond Montgomery Armstrong, Ada; two sisters,
Louise Garbe, Mesa, Ariz., and Deanna Mathers , South Bend, Ind.;
one granddaughter, Angelique Marie Turnbull, Ada; and several nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her father, Dean Armstrong.
An Online Guestbook is available at PhillipsFuneralService.com.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 19, 2011
MELBA CROWLEY
NORMAN — Services for Melba Joyce Byrd Crowley, 74, were 2 p.m. Friday,
June 17, 2011, at Blue Lakes Baptist Church. Burial follows at Blanchard Cemetery.
Mrs. Crowley died June 14, 2011.
Eisenhour Funeral Home, Blanchard
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 19, 2011
JERRY PARSONS
ADA — The family will gather for a celebration of life at a future
date for Jerry Doyle Parsons, 87, Ada.
Mr. Parsons died Tuesday, June 14, 2011, at his home. He was born
Oct. 21, 1923, in Sasakwa to William Edward and Susie Christy Parsons.
He attended Little River and Spaulding schools.
He married Lona Etheredge on Feb. 14, 1942. She died March 17, 1997.
They were married 55 years. He married Maria Cota on March 26, 1999,
in Las Vegas, Nev.
Mr. Parsons worked in construction as a union pipefitter. He served
two years in the U.S. Army stationed in Italy and was honorably
discharged in November 1946. He was a member of Cottage Avenue Church of Christ.
Survivors include his wife Maria Parsons, of the home; two sons,
Jerry Ronald Parsons and Roy Douglas Parsons and his wife Mary,
all of Waianae, Hawaii; two daughters, Janie Peltier and her husband Kealoha,
Molokai, Hawaii, and Rhonda Rice and her husband Jim, Ada;
seven grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 19, 2011
RUBY NEUGIN
OKLAHOMA CITY — Services for Ruby Deaton Neugin, 86, Oklahoma City,
formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel,
the Rev. Joe T. Dixon officiating. Burial follows at Five-Mile Cemetery.
Mrs. Neugin died Thursday, June 16, 2011, at an Oklahoma City hospital.
She was born April 18, 1925, in Ada, to William Arthur and Alta Jane Roberts Bryant.
She attended Byng schools.
Mrs. Neugin was a medical aide at Valley View Regional Hospital until
her retirement. She was a member of Lovelady Baptist Church. Mrs. Neugin
moved to Oklahoma City about 10 years ago.
She married Charley Deaton in 1941. He died in 1968. She married
Henry Neugin in 1975. He died Feb. 7, 1982.
Survivors include a daughter, Janice Watson, Oklahoma City; two sons,
Billy Deaton, Ada, and Bobby Deaton, Moses Lake, Wash.; one sister,
June Wooten, Independence, Mo.; four grandchildren, Tamara Kelley,
Oklahoma City, Chris Deaton, Mitchell Deaton, and Roy Deaton,
all of Ada; three great-grandchildren, Eliot Casiano, Nicole Deaton
and Carson Deaton.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Geneva;
and a grandson, Jesse Deaton.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, June 20, 2011
MARTHA MILLER
ADA — Services for Martha Jean Howard Miller, 76, are 2 p.m.
Tuesday, June 21, at Trinity Baptist Church in Ada. Burial follows
at Midland Cemetery, Vanoss.
Mrs. Miller died Friday, June 17, 2011, in Ada. She was born Nov. 24, 1934,
in Memphis, Texas.
She was united in marriage to Virgil Ray Miller on Dec. 19, 1950.
They recently celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary.
They settled in Ada after living in Hula and Farmville, Va., Memphis,
Texas, Lawton, Del City and Midwest City, Okla., St. Joseph and Kansas City, Mo.
She was an active member of Lightning Ridge Baptist Church and later
Center Free Will Baptist Church while living in the Vanoss area before
transferring her membership to Trinity Baptist Church in Ada when
she moved to Ada. She was also a member of Vanoss Extension community.
Survivors include her husband, Virgil of the home; six children, Cindy
and husband Stan Pitts, Ada, Lanny and wife Marlys Miller, Perry, Larry
and wife Trish Miller, Ada, Steve and wife Carla Miller, Ada, Carla
and husband Tim Henry, Ada, Lyle and wife Melanie Miller, Ardmore;
15 grandchildren, Shelly and husband Andy Gomez, Aaron and wife Nicole Miller,
Amanda and husband Quinton Tetik, Chrissy and husband Micah Noland,
Matt and wife Autumn Miller, Brad Miller, Troy and wife Haley Miller,
Drew and wife Tara Miller, Sara Miller, Katie Miller, Kira Miller,
Leah Henry, Casey Henry, Madison Miller and Ashtyn Miller;
11 great-grandchildren, Ryan Bess, Andy Gomez, Reese Gomez, Natalie Miller,
Aiden Tetik, Avery Tetik, Payton Noland, Ryan Noland, Carson Root-Miller,
Tucker Miller and Harper Miller; a sister, Helen and husband Allyn Harrison,
Lewisville, Texas, many cousins, nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Ralph Delmo Howard; mother,
Ruby Juanita Roundtree Howard; and father, V.D. “Buster” Howard.
Bearers are Matt and Brad Miller, Aaron Miller, Casey Henry, Drew and Allen Miller.
Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, June 20, 2011
PAULINE MOTES
WYNNEWOOD — Services for Pauline Motes, 89, are 2 p.m. Monday,
June 20, 2011, at the Church of Christ in Wynnewood.
She died June 17, 2011.
DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
JORY BOND EASTERLING
TISHOMINGO — Funeral Services for Jory Bond Easterling, 30, of
Pontotoc, Okla. were held Monday, June 20, 2011 at 10 a. m. in the
First Baptist Church of Tishomingo with the Rev. David Boggs officiating.
Burial followed in the Connerville Cemetery in Connerville.
Mr. Easterling died June 17, in Ft. Worth, Texas as the result of
a motorcycle accident.
Mr. Easterling was born Dec. 5, 1980 in Ada to Eddie Bond Easterling
and Tricia Hinds Easterling. He graduated from Tishomingo High School
in 1999 and was a lifelong resident of this area. He worked for the
Michelin Tire Plant in Ardmore, before becoming a district manager
in the Ft. Worth, Texas division, for Nitro-Life, an oilfield company,
headquartered in Tishomingo. Jory is survived by his children,
Blake & Baylee Easterling, their mother, Chrissie; his father,
Eddie Easterling of Pontotoc; his mother, Tricia McCreary and
her husband Jeff of Milburn; three brothers, Rowdy Elliott of
Denton, Texas, Jared Easterling of Oklahoma City and Cedar Easterling
of Ada; his sister, Aaron Brown of Durant; grandparents, Dawatha
Easterling and the late Coy Easterling of Connerville and Fannie
Rodgers of Milburn; numerous other relatives and a host of friends.
Bearers for the service were Bryant Upton, Jonathan Northcutt,
Bobby Wolff, Dakota Cole, Nevada Cole and Michael Smola.
Honorary bearers were Elvis & Mike Belcher.
Online condolences may be sent to clarkfuneralservice.net.
Clark Funeral Service, Tishomingo
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
GARY ANDERSON FOX
ADA — Services for Gary Anderson Fox, 39, Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at
The River Church, the revs. Tony Folger and Jimmy Hoffman will officiate.
Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mr. Fox died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at a local hospital. He was born
Oct. 14, 1971 in Lawton to Floyd and Karen Jolley Fox. He lived in
the Ada area all his life. He graduated from Ada High School and
attended East Central University for two years.
He married Sherri Burnes Dec. 30, 1993 in Ada. Mr. Fox was a
self-employed carpenter and he was of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife Sherri Fox, of the home; four sons,
Stetson Blake Bowerman, Greenville, Texas, and Gary Daulton Ashton
Fox, Baeley Hunter Ward Fox, and Robert Taner Dawsun Fox, all of
the home; his parents, Robert and Karen White of Ada, and Floyd and
Linda Fox of Bathe, Penn.; his grandmother, Patricia Jolley, Ada;
three sisters, Teresa Haggard and husband Loyd, McLoud, Kresta Lofton
and husband Chris, Sulphur, and Jamie Easley, Ada; one brother,
Brian Fox, Ada; several nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Kenneth Jolley,
grandparents, Lester and Clara Freeman; and a brother-in-law, Jeff Walls.
Bearers will be Les Gregory, Andy Lee, Shannon White, Carman Burns,
Marty Coppack and James Bierce. Honorary bearers will be past baseball
and football players.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
ROXIE DARLENE WINGO
ADA — Funeral services for Roxie Darlene Wingo, 71, Ada, will be
10 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home
in Ada. Burial will be at Memorial Park Cemetery in Ada. Officiating
will be the Rev. Steve Wilburn. Family requests that donations may
be made to Susan G. Komen 3day for the cure via the following
fundraising websites. www.the3day.org/goto/mikepinkshoes —
www.the3day.org/goto/pinkshoesindc. Those wishing to donate
by check can print out a donation form at those web addresses.
Ms. Wingo died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at tana Ada hospital.
She was born June 21, 1939 in Wynnewood to John Wesley Tuley
and Eula Seawright Tuley.
Ms. Wingo graduated from Woodland High School in 1957. She moved
to Ada from Okmulgee in 1965, where she had resided ever since.
She was employed at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada for
thirty-five years retiring as an L.P.N. She was affiliated with
the First United Methodist Church of Ada and had also been
affiliated with the First United Methodist Church of Davis.
Ms. Wingo is survived one daughter, Elizabeth Johniece Wilburn
and her husband Steve of Fithzhugh; two sons, Scott Glenn Wingo
and his wife Pam of Elmore City, and Michael Lee Wingo of Ada;
two sisters, Almeta Jewell Ray of Bend, Ore. and Barbara Sue Stokley
of Morris; grandchildren Jeremy Wingo of Waynoka, Caleb Wingo of
Oklahoma City, Jared Wingo of Norman, Daniel Wilburn of Fitzhugh,
Cooper Wingo of Ada, Stephanie Wilburn of Oklahoma City,
Kelsey Wingo of Ada, — Great-Granddaughter, Jada Retka of Waynoka;
and friend, Jack Berger.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Eula Seawright
and three brothers, Tommy Ray Tuley, Everett John Tuley, and Arnold John Tuley.
Bearers will be Wilson Seawright, Jay Tuley, Ron Stokley, Jeremy Wingo,
Jared Wingo, Daniel Wilburn, and Cooper Wingo, Mark Welch, and Lawrence Archer.
Online guest book at www.phillipsfuneralservice.com
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
WINFARD WALTER MYERS
ADA — Services for Winfard Walter Myers, 88, Ada, are 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the Criswell Chapel, Dan Oliver and Harold Holt
officiating. Burial follows at Allen Cemetery with Chickasaw
Honor Guard performing military honors. The family will receive
friends from 5 – 7 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Myers died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at his home. He was born
April 9, 1923, in Ahloso to Jess and Pearl McGuire Myers. He
lived in the Jesse community south of Stonewall, and later moved
to Wayne, and attended school in Wayne. He served in the
U. S. Army during WWII, and retired from Brockway Glass Company
packing department in Oklahoma and California. He retired in 2003
as custodian and Byng School. He attended Bible Baptist Church over 20 years.
Mr. Myers married Agnes Hamby March 20, 1942. He later married
Wynema Brooks McClendon April 13, 1988, in Sherman, Texas.
Survivors include his wife, Wynema, of the home; one daughter,
Virginia Marie Jenkins, Ripon, Calif.; four sons, Alfred Myers
and wife Kathy, Big Oaks Flatt, Calif.; Wilford Myers and wife
Sandy, Konawa; Windell Myers and wife Johna, Bowlegs; and
John Myers and wife Alma, Golden, Mo.; 10 grandchildren,
22 great grandchildren and two great great grandchildren;
one brother-in-law, J. C. “Jim” Thomas, Oklahoma City;
two step children, Regina Crisp, Ada; and Roger McClendon, Ada;
five step grandchildren and two step great grandchildren.
Bearers are Arland Brooks, Roger McClendon, Jon Wilson, Derek Crisp,
Gregory Crisp and James Brooks. Honorary bearers are nephews,
Arvie Myers, Larry Myers, Danny Myers, and Kenny Myers, and
Steve Thomas and Jim Thomas.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
CHARLOTTE E. LANDRITH
ADA — Services for Charlotte E. Landrith, 91, Ada, were held at
1 p.m. Tuesday at Asbury United Methodist Church, the revs.
Temple Diehl and Bob Langston officiated. Burial will follow at
Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Landrith died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at a local hospital.
She was born March 8, 1920 in Ada to Roy and Gertrude Cassidy
Sneed. She lived in this area all her life. She attended Irving
Grade School and graduated from Ada High School. She received
Bachelor’s and Master’s degree’s from East Central University.
She married Paul Landrith July 15, 1942. Mrs. Landrith was a
secretary with the Ada School System for over 20 years. She was
a longtime member of Asbury United Methodist Church. She attended
all 19 Ada High School Football State Championship games.
Survivors include her husband, Paul Landrith, of the home; a son,
Tom Landrith and wife Gail, Ada; six grandchildren, Allison Carson
and husband Steve, Matt Landrith and wife Hollie, Meredith Morris
and husband, Dr. Britt Morris, Ryan Roberts and wife Kathy,
Amanda Kelley and Douglas Kelley; nine great grandchildren,
Sam Roberts, Blaine Carson, Elizabeth Landrith, Jack Morris,
Jacqueline Landrith, Nick Roberts, Emmy Roberts, Madeline Carson,
and Ava Morris.
She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Paula E.
Roberts; a sister, Marjorie Sneed; and great grandchildren, Will
and Joy Roberts.
Bearers were James Whelchel, John Whelchel, Mark Landrith, Rob Helleland,
Keith Wilkerson, J. E. Quinton, and David Platt. Honorary bearers
were Bobby Johns, Bruce Johnson, Chester Sneed, Lattie Jones and
Dr. Laurin Patton.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Asbury
United Methodist Church, 508 W. 6th, Ada, Oklahoma, 74820.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
EDNA A. HAMBLETON GRAHAM
TULSA — Services for Edna A. Hambleton Graham 91, Tulsa, formerly of
Ada, are 11 a.m. Thursday at the Rollow Chapel of the First United
Methodist Church in Ada, the Rev. David Daniel will officiate.
Mrs. Graham died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at a Tulsa care center.
She was born Jan. 3, 1920 at Edna, Kan. to Ernest A. and Josie Rhodes Hambleton.
Her father was employed with Carter Oil Company and each time a new
field opened in Oklahoma, the family would move. Consequently, she
attended 10 different schools prior to the family’s move to Fittstown in 1935.
She graduated from Ada High School in 1937 and then attended Oklahoma
College for Women (now USAO) where she was a music major with a soprano
voice. She married E. Harold Graham in May, 1941 – one week before she
graduated with honors.
After his service in WWII, they settled in Ada and raised their
three sons. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church
in Ada for 66 years, for over 40 of those years she spent singing
in and directing the choir.
Mrs. Graham worked for the Pontotoc County DHS office as an adoptions
specialist from 1971 until retiring in 1986. In 2001, she moved to
University Village Retirement Center in Tulsa. There, she compiled
40 years of journaling into her life story which she then published.
In October 2010, she moved to Broken Arrow.
Survivors include three sons, Larry Graham of Boulder, Colo.,
Philip Graham and wife Gayle of Tulsa, and Steven Graham and
wife Vicky of Oklahoma City; her grandchildren, Kevin Graham and
wife Sarah of Ewing, NJ, Dr. Christina Graham and husband
Jason Merryman of Seattle, Wash., and Allison Caggiano and husband
Andrew of Bluffton, S.C.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 43 years, Harold Graham;
siblings, Edgar Hambleton, Trixie Lucy, and Martha Compton.
Obituaries may be viewed and online concolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
DOUGLAS WORCESTER
ARDMORE — Services for Douglas Worcester, 53, Ardmore, formerly of
Ada are 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Sandy Baptist Church in Sulphur,
the Rev. Stephen Wall will officiate. The obituary will be read by
Robin Fulsom. Burial will follow at Sandy Creek Cemetery. A wake
service will be 7 p.m. Tuesday at 1217 N. Bolton in Ada, the Rev.
Toney Buck will officiate.
Mr. Worcester died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at an Ardmore hospital.
He was born Sept. 9, 1956 in Talihina to Nickolas and Lillian Sealy Worcester.
Mr. Worcester was a cook, and a member of Sandy Baptist Church in Sulphur.
Survivors include his wife, Mary Ned, of the home; one daughter,
Alisha Worcester, Tulsa; four grandchildren, Alvena Worcester,
Briana Worcester, Alexia Worcester and Dominic Wallace, all of Tulsa;
four sisters, Robin Fulsom and husband Weldon, Ada, Della Miller
and husband Alvis, Ada, Rose Worcester of Oklahoma City, and
Geneva Worcester of Oklahoma City; a sister-in-law, Melissa Worcester,
Weleetka; and two brothers, Nick Worcester, Davis, and Edward D.
Worcester, Eagle Town; and two uncles, Melvin Worcester, Ada and
D. D. Worcester, Lone Grove.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Douglas Worcester;
five brothers, Johnny, David, Cleveland, Willard, and Gilbert;
his maternal grandparents, Gilbert and Caroline Leader Sealy;
paternal grandparents, Arlington and Nora Worcester; three uncles,
Emerson Sealy, Clifford Sealy, and Johnson Jackson; and three aunts,
Leora Sealy, Frances Jackson and Ruby Berryhill.
Bearers will be Weldon Fulsom, Edison Sealy, Bobby Sealy, Richard Myers,
Ronnie Miller, and David Canady.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
MARGARET SELLERS
SHAWNEE — Services for Margaret Ann Sellers, 67, Shawnee, formerly of
Ada, are 11 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church,
the Rev. Frank Trent will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Sellers died Sunday, June 19, 2011 at a Shawnee nursing home.
She was born July 9, 1943 in Ada to Sidney and Lillian Shaver Manuel.
She lived in the Ada area most of her life. She attended Irving grade
school and Latta schools.
She married Bob Sellers Sept. 8, 1959 in Gainesville, Texas. He preceded
her in death Aug. 30, 1992 in Shawnee. Mrs. Sellers was employed at Blue
Bell Manufacturing Company and later Gibson’s Store in Ada. She was of the
Baptist faith.
Survivors include two daughters, Connie Wilson of Shawnee, and Sherrell
Rolette of Shawnee; one son, Len Sellers of Shawnee; six grandchildren,
Larry Rolette, Jr., Tiffany Rolette, Jordan Johnston, Logan Wilson,
Baylee Wilson, and Cody Sellers; one great grandchild, Brody Johnston;
one brother, Sid Manuel, Ada; and three sisters, Rovilla Hardcastle,
Ada; Kay Webb, Ada; and Donna Allen, Ada..
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 21, 2011
KATHRYN BESSIE MASTERS
STRATFORD —Funeral services for Kathryn Bessie Masters, 80, Stratford,
are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at the Free Will Baptist Church,
Stratford. The Rev. Lewis Perry will officiate. Burial will be in McGee
Cemetery.She died Sunday, June 19, 2011.
Mrs. Masters was born Aug. 19, 1930 in Heavener to Bessie Willsey and
Pleasant Seay Pilkington. She grew up in the eastern part of Oklahoma
living at Stilwell, Heavener and Poteau areas.
She married J.D. Masterson July 25, 1949 in the court house in
Van Buren, Ark. They lived in New Mexico, Kansas and for a while in Arkansas.
Mr. and Mrs. Masters purchased a small grocery store. She was of the
Baptist faith.
Survivors include a daughter, Teresa Ann Marquard and husband Billy;
her husband of 62 years, J.D. Masters and grand-daughter, Meresa Ann Owens.
Two great-grandchildren Carson Reese and Addison Rae Owens. Two brothers,
Calvin Pilkington and wife Lorna, of Sallisaw; Michael Pilkington and
wife Kathy of Heavener; one sister Anaslee Winthers of St. Louis, Mo.,
and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by grand-daughter, Meredith Starr Marquard;
parents Bessie and Ples Pilkington; as well as sister Pauline and
brothers Ben and Wiley Pilkington.
Bearers will be Reese Pilkington, Mickey Pilkington, Lowell Wren,
Jimmy Ashley, Troy Don Henry, and Eddie Blevins, Honorary Pall Bearers,
Donnie Cothren, L.B. Jaynes, and Larry Warden.
Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
TERRY LEE MOSS
ADA — Services for Terry Lee Moss, 58, Ada, are 10 a.m. Thursday
at the Criswell Chapel, the Rev. Linda Snelling officiating.
Mr. Moss died on Monday, June 20, 2011, at a local hospital.
He was born Aug. 20, 1952, in Chickasha. He was employed by Brockway
Glass Company in California, and later was a deliveryman for an
appliance store. He moved to Ada from California and was employed
with K & M Pump Company.
Survivors include his mother, Lawanda Martin, Ada; a brother,
Jerry Martin and wife Lisa, Edgeville, West Virginia; and cousins,
Kim Brashears and Debbie Strong, both of Ada, and cousins who were
like brothers, Lee Hodges and Bob Hodges, and many other cousins.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Jeffrey Martin.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
EUNICE IVON BRUNER
ADA —Services for Eunice Ivon Bruner, 80, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at
the Criswell Chapel, Louise Butler officiating. Burial follows at McGee
Cemetery, Stratford.
Mrs. Bruner died on Monday, June 20, 2011, at a Shawnee hospital.
She was born Nov. 6, 1930, in Ada to James Joseph and Eunice Richie
Megee. She attended school at Galey and Beebe schools. She worked in
the housekeeping department at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa.
She married John Calvin Bruner on July 18, 1970. He preceded her in
death on December 14, 1999.
Survivors include two daughters, Marilyn Parish, Ada; and Gena Bruner,
Ada; seven grandchildren and 10 great grandchildren. She was preceded
in death by a daughter, Linda Long; a son, James Vaughn; two grandchildren
and four brothers.
Bearers are Brett Bray, Joe Wheat, Scott Peterson, Brett Byers,
Mike Wheat, Dennis Wheat and Shanon Miller.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
LYNDA LU LEWIS COOPER, LCWS
ADA —Services for Lynda Lu Lewis Cooper, 71, Ada, are 1 p.m. Friday
at the First United Methodist Church, the Revs. David Daniel and
Bob Langston will officiate. The family will receive friends from
6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Ms. Cooper died Monday, June 20, 2011 at a local nursing home.
She was born March 3, 1940 in Sulphur to Willys “Bill” Frank and
Yvonne Lynn Rose Lewis. She graduated from Sulphur High School,
received a Bachelor’s degree from East Central University and a
Master’s degree from the University of Oklahoma.
Ms. Cooper was a licensed clinical social worker for 20 years in
Sulphur, Oklahoma City, Norman, Atoka and several nursing homes.
She then worked for Tri-County Indian Nation CDC. She was a member
of the First United Methodist Church in Ada, where she served on a
board and was a member of the Homebuilders Sunday School Class.
She was a board member of AACES, a “Katrina” Coordinator with the
American Red Cross, and a member of the Emmaus Community. In 1979,
she implemented a battered women’s shelter, was active with Relay
for Life, Matthew 25, and helped organize 211.
Survivors include her children, Rick Litchfield and wife Jimmie Ann
of Ada, Debra Baker and husband Duane of Ada, Guy Cooper of Asheville,
N.C., and Kyla Cooper of Ada; six grandchildren, Kyle Frazier, Ada,
Angelique Owens, Ada, Kayla Cooper and Sarah Cooper, both of Asheville,
N.C., Ray Larsen, Ardmore and James Larsen, Chiefland, Fla.; eight
great grandchildren; two sisters, Julie Wilson, Noble, and Sue Kennedy
and husband Jodie, Sulphur; a sister-in-law, Kay Lewis, Denton, Texas;
a brother-in-law, Jimmy Parker, Davis; several nieces and nephews; and
her life-long friend, Mary Jane Evans.
She was preceded in death by her parents, a brother, Frank Lewis,
a sister, Robin Parker, and a brother-in-law, Roy Wilson.
Honorary bearers will be Rob Newcomer, Ron Boggs, Wayne McMullin,
Billy Bob Rice, Billy Campbell, Bill Chapman, George Warren,
Tom Criswell, Doug Laramore, and Steve Taylor.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
LAURETTA "Rit" STEWARD
SULPHUR — Graveside services for Lauretta "Rit" Steward, 72,
Sulphur, will be 11 a.m. Monday, June 27 2011 at Oaklawn Cemetery
in Sulphur.Ms. Steward died Saturday, June 18, 2011 at Grand Prairie, Texas.
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 22, 2011
MARGARET ANNA LASTER TUTTON
COALGATE —Funeral services Margaret Anna Laster Tutton, 72,
Coalgate, will be 10 a.m. Thursday, June 23 at Brown's Funeral
Chapel in Coalgate. Burial will be at Lehigh Cemetery. Ms. Tutton
died June 20, 2011 at Tulsa.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, June 23, 2011
WARREN ELVIN LINDLEY SR.
STUART —Services for Warren Elvin Lindley Sr. 81, Stuart, are
2 p.m. Thursday, June 23, 2011, at First Baptist Church, Stuart,
the Rev. Tommy Brannon officiating. Burial follows at Pryor Cemetery, Stuart.
Mr. Lindley died June 20, 2011, at his home. He was born June 1, 1030,
at Non to Miles Clifford Lindley Sr. and Priscilla Cosper Lindley.
After high school, Mr. Lindley enlisted in the United States Army
and received an honorable discharge.
He married Wanda Lee Bryant in Allen on Nov. 28, 1951. She died
Oct. 10, 2005.
They moved to Pampa, Texas, where Mr. Lindley worked in the oilfield
for a short time before returning to Calvin. Elvin, along with brothers
Melvin and Pete, started Home Propane Company in Calvin in 1954.
Elvin later purchased interest of the company from his brothers and
owned and operated the company for more than 57 years. He was a
longtime member of First Baptist Church in Stuart, member of
Kiwanis Club, member of Calvin Masonic Lodge, longtime member of
Hughes County Excise Board, member of LP Gas Administration Board
as well as LP Gas Association Board, member of Rural Water Board,
where he was instrumental in getting rural water to Stuart,
longtime member of Stuart Public School Board, longtime member and
past president of the Stuart Chamber of Commerce and served as mayor
of Stuart for several years.
Survivors include his children, Steve Lindley and his wife, Renea of
Piedmont, Becky Carlton and her husband Robert of Atwood, daughter-in-law,
Clidia Lindley of Hartshorne; two sisters, Wanda Collins and husband
Elmer of Norman and Linda Ransom and husband Merlin of Enid; grandchildren,
Jason and Kristi Lindley, Chris and Sassy Lindley, Kari and Bryce Lawson,
Brandon and Krystal Carlton, Zac Lindley and Jordan Carlton;
10 great-grandchildren; brother-in-law, Morris Bryant and wife
Bobby; two sister-in-laws, Barbara Caldwell and husband Bill, and
Sandy Garrett and husband Corky; numerous nieces and nephews and a
host of other family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Warren Lindley on
Dec. 11, 2010; two brothers, Melvin Lindley and Pete Lindley;
three sisters, Christine Johnson, Hazel Elliott and Joy Blackburn Smith;
grandson, Steven Ryan Lindley; and sister-in-law, Pat Gray.
Bearers are Jason Lindley, Chris Lindley, Bryce Lawson, Brandon Carlton,
Zac Lindley and Jordan Carlton.
Honorary bearers will be George Holloway, Doyle Wingo, James Morgan,
Rick McPhetridge, Roger Shields Roger Davis and O.V. McNutt.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Heartland
Hospice of McAlester, Oklahoma or to a charity of the giver's choice.
An Online Guestbook is available at PhillipsFuneralService.com.
Hudsdon-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, June 23, 2011
WILLARD H. CAMPBELL
ADA — Services for Willard H. Campbell, 96, Ada, are 2 p.m.
Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Jared Newby
officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Chickasaw Honor
Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery.
Mr. Campbell died Tuesday, June 21, 2011, at a Wichita, Kan.,
hospital. He was born March 17, 1915, in Love County, Oklahoma,
to William Glen and Alice Josephine Butler Campbell.
Until age 10, Mr. Campbell lived in a log farm house near Marietta
and attended Keltner school. After a storm blew the house off its
foundation, the family moved to a farm near Wilson in Carter County.
He attended Zaneis School, from which he received his high
school graduation diploma.
Mr. Campbell's first job was leading a mule around the sorghum
molasses press. He was 6 years old and earned 50 cents a day.
As a child, he also shelled corn, roped cattle, and picked cotton.
As a teenager and young man during the Great Depression, Willard
worked for the WPA and the CCC. He taught himself to play the guitar
and played in a country band.
Mr. Campbell and his brother Lorne started a broom business in the
early 1930s. He purchased his first car for $28, and travelled to
grocery and hardware stores in Oklahoma, selling the brooms Lorne had made.
He married Jewell France on June 22, 1935, in Ponca City. She died Aug. 26, 1988, in Ada.
They settled in Seminole, and Mr. Campbell worked on the delivery
truck for Collier Brothers’ Furniture. He also worked nights for a
funeral home as an ambulance driver. He moved up to salesman, and
soon became sales manager for Collier Brothers.
Mr. Campbell enlisted in the United States Navy in 1942. He was a
Seabee and spent three years in the Pacific Theater, mostly in the
Solomon Islands. In 1945, at the end of Wolrd War II, he was honorably
discharged at the rank of chief petty officer first class.
He moved to Ada in 1950, and soon after founded Campbell’s Furniture.
He owned and operated his furniture business in its original location
for more than 60 years. He was a graduate of New York School of Interior
Decorating and the Chicago Institute of Interior Design. In 2009, he was
featured in an Oklahoma City television station special as the oldest
businessman in the state. He was a member of First Baptist Church of
Ada, a member of Sunrise Rotary Club, Ada Elks Lodge 1640, and Pi Kappa
Alpha Fraternity.
Survivors include a sister, Grace Culver of Berthoud, Colo.; his wife,
Wanda Campbell, of the home; his daughter, Dr. Linda Campbell Mitchusson
of Wichita, Kan.; a grandson, Eric Mitchusson of Kansas City; great grandsons,
Wesley and Cody Mitchusson of Hutchinson, Kan.; a sister-in-law,
Ann Campbell, Tulsa; and numerous nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Glen and “Josie” Campbell;
five brothers, Clovis, Cleburn, Crockett, Lorne and Logan Campbell;
two sisters, Dessie Blankenship and Dorothy Phillip; and his wife of
53 years, Jewell Campbell.
Bearers will be his nephew, Mike France, Doug Haney, Brian Hart,
Danny Matthews, Charles Mayhue and George Veli. Honorary bearer
will be Leland Newton.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 24, 2011
EARL DOUGLAS "Doug" CONN
ATOKA — Services for Earl Douglas "Doug" Conn, 69, Seminole,
formerly of Atoka, are 10 a.m. Saturday, June 25, 2011, at Brown's
Funeral Service Chapel, Atoka. Burial follows at Stringtown Cemetery.
Mr. Conn died June 23, 2011, at Seminole.
Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 24, 2011
CHARLES FOLSOM
ADA —Services for Charles Folsom, 68, Ada, are pending with
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada.
Mr. Folsom died Thursday, June 23, 2011.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Friday, June 24, 2011
***PAID OBITUARY***
DOLORES (Doe) ANN CLARK LITTLE
Born on January 7, 1934 to Willie O. and Vera Mae Burton Clark
in Ada, Oklahoma, Doe Clark was the youngest of seven children.
She split her earliest years between her parent’s home and the
home of her aunt and uncle, Annie and Nick Nicholas. As a young
girl, she made the first of two very important decisions in her
life. She accepted Jesus as her Savior, and this decision directed
the path of the rest of her life. Until her death, the deepest
desire of her heart was to know that her family and friends would
come to know the Lord the way she did. After graduating from high
school in Ada, she attended the Draught Business School in Tulsa
and returned to Ada to work as a trained secretary. In May 1955,
her sister and the next door neighbor conspired, successfully,
to introduce their younger siblings. Robert Wayne “Bob” Little
came down the hill to return a fresh buttermilk jar for his sick
sister and encountered Doe, who was scrubbing the floors in the
kitchen. Perhaps not the most glamorous first meeting, but less
than two months after their first date, she made the second most
important decision of her life. She accepted his proposal of
marriage, and on October 28, they were married at Trinity Baptist
in Ada. They moved to Odessa, Texas in July 1956 where they joined
the new church, Crescent Park Baptist, on its first anniversary
Sunday. In Odessa, they raised four loving daughters. Doe and
Bob taught Sunday School and she was very involved in music,
singing faithfully in the adult choir, and teaching Children’s
Choir. Her family enjoyed hearing her sing specials in church as
well as singing around the house. Her beautiful voice taught her
daughters hymns, show tunes and funny dittys. When she returned
to the work force, it was as a secretary for Schuepbach Real Estate.
She earned her real estate license and began working as a realtor
for Schuepbach. She loved meeting the customers, but left there to
help Bob with the school photography business. She took care of the
books, scheduling and learned to shoot pictures with the help of
her father-in-law, Grover. In 1980, she and Bob bought a place in
Gardendale, where they enjoyed a large garden and spent many peaceful
hours savoring the gorgeous West Texas sunsets. When Grover retired,
she began taking school pictures full-time until they sold their
business in 1995. After becoming seriously ill in 2001 Doe was
given only a short time to live, yet she used the time to minister
to others through prayer. The Lord blessed her family and friends
by allowing them an additional ten wonderful years to be with her.
She had an extensive prayer list that included the names of numerous
doctors and nurses who cared for her, as well as strangers, family
and friends. She was an incredible prayer warrior who spent hours
every day lifting up the concerns of others. The reassurance of her
faithfulness in prayer is only one thing that will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brothers Don, Orval,
and Bill and sister, Nell Sims, as well as two nephews and a niece.
She is loved and remembered by her husband, Bob and their children,
Jim and Carrie Green, Amy Vesely, and Bill and Molly Mills of Odessa,
and Chester and Sally Nolen of Cleburne; her brother James Clark
and sister Betty Taylor. Also grandchildren, James Green, Kristal Hill,
Robert Green, Victoria Latham, Cody and Tucker Nolen, Scott and
Kristen Vesely, Kaitlin Roberts and Sean and Allison Mills, as
well as many great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews, and a host
of friends and other family.
The family would like to thank Drs. Michael Shelton, Nam Kim, and
Khavar Dar as well as the staff of Home Hospice. In lieu of flowers,
the family suggests donations to Samaritan’s Purse or a charity of
your choice.
Arrangements are under the direction of Sunset Funeral Home.
To sign the guest book, go to our website at www.sunsetodessa.com.
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 26, 2011
BLUE FOLSOM
ADA — Funeral services for Charlie “Blue” Folsom, 68, Ada, are
2:30 p.m. Monday, June 27, 2011, at Smith-Phillips Funeral
Home in Ada. Burial follows at High Hill Cemetery. Officiating
will be the Rev. Larry Hawkins. A wake service was Saturday,
June 25, 2011, from 6-8 p.m. at the funeral home. Officiating
the wake service was the Rev. Harold Williams. Chickasaw honor
guard will perform military rites.
Mr. Folsom died Thursday, June 23, 2011 at his residence in Ada.
He was born May 14, 1943, in Connerville to James Jackson Folsom
and Sarah Ann Greenwood Folsom.
He married Norma Mose on May 1, 1995, in Ada.
Mr. Folsom drove a truck for many years. He had served in the
United States Army during the Vietnam era.
Survivors include his wife, Norma Folsom of the home; two sons,
Lance Cully, Oklahoma City, and Shannon Cully, Ada; seven daughters,
Monica Folsom, Wichita, Kan., Wylarma Folsom and Denise Bynum,
both of Ada, Faneda Ramirez and Nora Cully, both of Oklahoma City,
Donna Flores, Houston, Texas, and Lucinda Fixico, Okemah; two brothers,
Raymond Anderson and his wife Christine of Lone Grove, and Hugh
Folsom and his wife Leo Belle Thomas of Stonewall; 38 grandchildren;
11 great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins, and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Sarah Folsom;
one son, Billy Cully; one brother, Woodrow Wisdom; and one sister,
Bernice Tyson.
Bearers are Tim Anderson, Billy Anderson, Ronnie Anderson,
Raymond Anderson Jr., Christopher Two-babies and and Brandon Standifer.
Honorary bearers are Jason Walker, Eastman Johnson, Lance Cully,
Thurman Carpenter and Antonio Hamilton.
Online guest book available at www.phillipsfuneralservice.com.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 26, 2011
KENNETH INGRAM
ADA — Funeral services for Kenneth Ingram, 75, Ada, are 10 a.m.
Monday, June 27, 2011, at Union Valley Baptist Church in Union Valley.
Burial follows at Oakman Cemetery east of Ada. Officiating will
be the Rev. Randall Christy. Chickasaw Honor Guard will perform military rites.
Mr. Ingram died Sunday, June 19, 2011, at his home in Ada.
He was born July 4, 1935, in Henryetta to Earnest Ingram and
Minnie Worth Ingram.
He married Patsy Miller on Aug. 27, 1955, in Hartshorne.
Mr. Ingram moved to Ada from Anaheim, Calif., in 1990 and has
lived here since that time. He worked for Bowie Pies in Anaheim
as a manager for many years. He served in the United States
Air Force, was affiliated with the Union Valley Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Pat Ingram of the home; one son,
Kenneth Wayne Ingram Jr., Elkhart, Ind.; one daughter,
Brenda Martinez and her husband, Andre of Ada; four brothers,
George May, San Ana, Calif., Carl B. May, Phoenix, Ariz.,
Billy Ingram, Riverside, Calif., and James Ingram, Palm Springs,
Calif.; one sister, June Goins, Sun City West, Ariz.; four
grandchildren, Mark Born, Lexington, Christopher Born, Tara Whittecar
and Kaitlyn Martinez all of Byng; and six great-grandchildren,
Storm Catron, Kalup Born, Christopher Born, Dacy Born, Eliza Born
and Nicholas Born.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Earnest and Minnie Ingram.
Bearers are Charlie Pogue, Robert Ray, Tommy Miller, David Ingram,
Chris Born, and Kenneth W. Ingram Jr.
Online guest book available at www.phillipsfuneralservice.com.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 26, 2011
NEVADA OWENS
SULPHUR — Services for Nevada E. Owens, 85, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Monday
at DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home Chapel, Sulphur.
Ms. Owens died Thursday, June 23, 2011, at Oklahoma City.
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 26, 2011
EVELYN LEE
ROFF — Services for Ruth Evelyn Lee, 90, Roff, are 10 a.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Reese Scott officiating. Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery.
Mrs. Lee died Wednesday, June 22, 2011, at a Harrison, Ark., nursing center. She was born Aug. 16, 1920, to Luther and Ola Mae Robinson Jordan at Mead.
She attended Mead Schools and was a longtime Roff resident. Mrs. Lee delivered milk along with her husband for many years and was later a nurse’s aide at Jan Frances.
She and John Henry Lee were married in Madill. He died Oct. 18, 1979, at Ada.
Survivors include her son, John Lee and his wife Redena, Ada; her daughter, Vicki Sears and husband Bill, Harrison, Ark.; three granddaughters; two grandsons; 17 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her husband, three daughters, three brothers, two sisters and two grandsons.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Sunday, June 26, 2011
SYBIL BAKER
ADA — Graveside services for Sybil Adele Baker, 87, Ada, formerly of Tom, Okla., are 10 a.m. Monday at Tom Cemetery, Danny Stewart and Aubrey Thompson will officiate.
Mrs. Baker died Friday, June 24, 2011, at a local nursing home. She was born Oct. 8, 1923, in Tom to William Morris and Katie B. Murray Pierce.
She graduated from Tom High School in 1941.
She married James Earl Baker on June 24, 1946, in Oklahoma City. He died Aug. 17, 2005.
She and her husband farmed, she was also a nutrition aide for OSU Extension Service in Idabel, and later, manager of Tom Senior Citizen Center. She was a member of Tom Church of Christ and later a member of the Fittstown Church of Christ. She taught Sunday school for many years. Mrs. Baker was the secretary for McCurtain County Cattleman’s Association, secretary for Southeast McCurtain County Chamber of Commerce, secretary for Tom Senior Citizens Center, Tom Volunteer Fire Department, a volunteer 4-H and FHA Club Mother, a member of Home Demonstration Club, and Valley View Regional Hospital Auxiliary.
Survivors include six daughters, Marcia Smith and husband Paxson, Oklahoma City, Susan Stephens and husband Bob, Stafford, Va., Patti Pyle and husband Greg, Durant, Joan Robinson and husband Mark, Colorado Springs, Colo., Virginia "Gini" Lewis and husband Ken, Ada, and Sarah Hicks and husband Jeff, Edmond; one sister, Maxine Byrd and husband Bobby, Broken Bow; 12 grandchildren, James William Smith, Holly Creek, Jonathan Smith, Yukon, Robby Stephens, Allendale, Va., Jessica Torres, Stafford, Va., Eric Pyle, Calera, Andrea Pavlovsky, Burleson, Texas, Curtis Robinson, Virginia Beach, Va., Gregory and Holly Robinson, Colorado Springs, Colo., Halley Lewis, Edmond, Logan Lewis, Ada, and Robyn Hicks, Edmond; 21 great-grandchildren; many nieces and nephews, including nephew, John Grant and wife Nelda, Tom.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and a grandson, Michael Porter.
Bearers will be her grandsons.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to www.criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Monday, June 27, 2011
LOLA WEATHERLY
STRATFORD — Graveside services for Lola G. Weatherly, Wynnewood, are 10 a.m. Tuesday, June 28, 2011, at McGee Cemetery, Stratford.
Ms. Weatherly died Friday, June 24, 2011, at Wynnewood.
DeArman Wynnewood Funeral Home, Wynnewood
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
RICKY HENDERSON
REPUBLIC, MISSOURI — Graveside services for Ricky Ricardo Henderson, 55, Republic, Missouri, are 10:30 a.m. at Shady Grove Cemetery in Tishomingo, Elder Samuel Huff officiating. Mr. Henderson died Thursday, June 22, 2011, in Republic, Missouri.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Tuesday, June 28, 2011
CLEO COATES
STRATFORD — Funeral services for Cleo Helen Coates, 90, Stratford, are 10 a.m. Friday, July 1, 2011 at the Pickard Funeral Home in Stratford. Burial follows at Byars Cemetary. Officiating will be the Rev. Richard Atzbach.
Ms. Coates died June 25, 2011 at Pauls Valley. She was born July 4, 1920 to Ott and Addie Blackwood in Calvin. She married Roy C. Coates July 4, 1941 in Ringling. She and her husband, Roy, an engineer for the Santa Fe Railroad, were ranchers near Byars.
Survivors include two sons, Michael Coates and wife Carolyn of Byars and James Coates and wife Susan of Pauls Valley; two twin daughters: Carolyn Miller and husband Duwane of Derby, Kan. Marilyn Peetoom and husband Richard of Tulsa; and one brother Dale Blackwood and wife Brenda of Saratoga, Calif.; two sisters: Alligene Alexander and husband James of Lexington, and Gaylon Kastner and husband Bill of Napa, Calif.; eight grandchildren, Kevin Coates and wife Melissa and Roy C. Coates II, of Byars, Todd Aaron Miller of Wichita, Kan., Jennifer Coates of Purcell, Scott Coates and wife Shannon of Pauls Valley, Cristina Marchesi and husband Bill of Hawaii, Kimberley Cochran of Tulsa, and Lauren Peetoom of Orlando, Fla.; six great-granchildren: Remington Coates, Aidan Coates, Gracie Coates, Jackson Coates, Aaron Miller, Kate Miller, Sophia Marchesi and Arianna Marchesi.
She was preceded in death by her husband Roy C. Coates, her parents Ott Blackwood, Sr. and Addie Blackwood, four brothers, Ott Blackwood, Jr., Pauls Valley, Leroy Blackwood, Gerald Blackwood and James Blackwood.
Bearers will be Richard Peetoom, Duwane Miller, Todd Miller, Kevin Coates, Roy C. Coates II and Scott Coates. The family asks in lieu of flowers, please donate to the Building Fund of the New Hope Light House, P.O. Box 905, Stratford, OK 74872.
Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
RONALD GALE COLE
ELMORE CITY — Services for Ronald Gale Cole, 62, Elmore City, are 10 a.m. Thursday, June 30, at Wooster Funeral Home Chapel, Pauls Valley.
Mr. Cole died June 25, 2011, at Oklahoma City. He was born Feb. 20, 1949, at Los Angeles, Calif., to Raymond and Margaret Joyce Pardue Cole.
Survivors include his wife, Sheryl M. King-Cole, of the home; five sons, Richard Cole, Elk City, Brian Cole, Oklahoma City, Josh Wills, Portland, Ore., Dakota Byrd, Tishomingo, and Tommy Byrd, Velma; a daughter, Shelly Byrd, Elmore City; father, Richard Watson, Muskogee; two brothers, John Cole and wife Nancy, St. Louis, Mo., and Richard Watson, and wife Sue, Phoenix, Ariz.; five sister, Maggie Cervantes, Phoenix, Ariz., Debbie Fyvie, Odrange, Calif., Linda West and husband Jerry, Francis, Lori Wagon and hsuband Terry, Muskogee, and Robin Watson, Muskogee; eight grandchildren; an aunt, Peggy Breger, Allen; and numerous nieces, nephews, family and friends.
Mr. Cole was preceded in death by a son, Ronald William Clarence Cole; his mother, Margarte Watson, and father, Raymond cole.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.woosterfuneralhomes.com.
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
ZEAK WOODROW SHEFFIELD
LANE — Services for Zeak Woodrow Sheffield, 94, longtime Lane resident, are 10 a.m. Saturday, July 2, 2011, at Lane Baptist Church. Larry Murray will officiate. Burial follows at Butler Cemetery.
Mr. Sheffield died June 27, 2011, at Atoka. He was born Jan. 4, 1917, at Bagata, Texas, to William and Alice Tigert Sheffield.
He attended school at Harmony and was a member of Lane Baptist Church.
Mr. Sheffield married Voda Crain Nov.2, 1946, at Ukiah, Calif.
Survivors include his wife, Voda Crain Sheffield, of the home; eight children, Sam Crain, Lane, Carol Clemens and husband Garry, Coalgate, Norma Burk and husband Howard, Justin, Texas, Kenneth Sheffield and wife Bobbie Ferris, Texas, Phyllis Ridgeway, Justin, Texas, Donna Berry and husband Cliff, Harmony, Troy Sheffield, Lane, and Darrin Sheffield and wife Lisa, Ada; 23 grandchildren; and 25 great-grandchildren; numerous cousins, nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends.
Mr. Sheffield was preceded in death by his parents, William and Alice Tigert Sheffield, grandchildren, Stephen Sullivan and Catrina Gayle Ridgeway; great-grandchild, Matthew Valenzuela; siblings, Callie Latimer, Mary Mead, Alma Bomesberger, Faye Faulkenberry, Ruth Crews, Leonard Sheffield, Jess Sheffield, Ray Sheffield, Jewell Sheffield and Arthur Sheffield; and daughter-in-law, LaJuana Crain.
Bearers are Devin Ridgeway, Derek Marlow, Jeff Thompson, Cody Thompson, Brian Ridgeway, Patrick Sheffield, Zac Berry, Chase Sheffield, Tanner Sheffield and Nick Granados.
Honorary bearers are Junior Sheffield, Curtis Sheffield, Kenneth Mosier, Doyle Sheffield, Larry Sheffield, Delbert Sheffield, Dale Sheffield, Jack Sheffield, Leon Roberson and Charles Roberson.
Condolences may be emailed to the family at browns@atoka.net. Reference Mr. Sheffield's name in the email.
Family night is 6-8 p.m. Friday at Brown's Funeral Service, Atoka.
Brown's Funeral Service, Atoka
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Wednesday, June 29, 2011
LaHOMA KECK
ADA — Services for LaHoma Keck, 88, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at
Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Gary Jamar officiating.
Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Keck died Saturday, June 25, 2011, at a local hospital.
She was born Nov. 15, 1922, in Stuart to Charles and Roville Yeargin Campbell.
She was a homemaker and a member of Oak Avenue Baptist Church.
She married Sylvin Keck on Oct. 24, 1942, in Pauls Valley.
He died April 22, 2001.
Survivors include two daughters, Charlene Lamb and husband Don, Ada;
Connie Swinfin and husband Jack, Lawrence, Mich.; a son, Bruce Keck
and wife Jacque, Joliet, Ill.; seven grandchildren, Michael Tusek, Ada;
Chris Tusek and wife Laura, Ada; Lisa Ellison and husband Randy, Ada;
Erin Mongelli and husband Joe, Joliet, Ill.; Shelley Facio and
husband Jason, Plainfield, Ill.; Ricky Keck, Joliet, Ill.; and
Jeremy Keck, Joliet, Ill.; 16 great-grandchildren;
one great-great-granddaughter; and a sister, Ruby Elms, Clovis, Calif..
She was preceded in death by her husband, her parents, two brothers and 10 sisters.
Bearers are Mike Tusek, Chris Tusek, Jason Facio, Joe Mongelli,
Randy Ellison and Chris Wood.
Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
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Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County
Thursday, June 30, 2011
ALBERT L. PATTON, JR.
ADA — Funeral services for Albert L. Patton, Jr., 73, Mill Creek, were 10 a.m. Thursday, June 30, 2011 at the Mill Creek Methodist Church. The Rev. Bobby Scott officiated. Burial followed at the Mill Creek Cemetery.
Mr. Patton died Monday, June 27, 2011 at Sulphur. He was born June 30, 1937 in Ada to Albert Leroy and Beatrice R. (Cates) Patton. He grew up in Ada where he attended school and graduated from Ada High School in 1955. He attended East Central University and graduated in 1962 with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Art. He married Marjorie S. (Roberts) Patton in Mill Creek Aug. 14, 1962 at the Mill Creek Methodist Church.
He taught art and science for six-and-a-half-years total at Port O’Connor, Texas, Dade City, Fla., Rockport, Texas, Dickson and Mill Creek. He then changed careers and was the Mill Creek Rural Carrier from 1969 until 2002.
He was active in the Boy Scouts of America. He was on the staff at Camp Simpson for the years 1960, 1961 and 1962. He was Scout Master of Troop 88 of Ada and Troop 16 of Mill Creek for several years. He received the Extra Mile Award, for the outstanding accomplishments with scouts, at the Harry Miller District Scouting Banquet in Ada. He was a member and past president of Ada Gem, Mineral and Fossil Club.
Mr. Patton is survived by his wife, Marjorie Sue of the home, two sons: Franklin Hardy Patton and wife Tammy Lynn Griffin Patton of Oklahoma City, Krosphter Kenyon Patton and wife Angela Janise Hayes Patton of Tishomingo, four grandchildren: Emma Ann Patton of Oklahoma City, Jake Griffin Patton of Oklahoma City, Ryan Kristopher Patton of Tishomingo and Matthew David Patton of Tishomingo, brother: Charles Patton of Oklahoma City, sister: Patsy Sue (Patton) Ashmore and her husband Jerry Ashmore of Weatherford, Texas, three nephews: Kenny Scott of Weatherford, Texas, Bobby Scott of Devol and Lewis Wade Scott of Duncan.
Bearers were Chad Sorrels, Kenneth Scott, Lewis Wade Scott, Eric Smith, Ed Vermillion, William A. Young, Jim Griffin and David Hayes. Honorary bearers were John H. Collins, Brent Scott, Members of the Ada Rock, Mineral and Fossil Club, Ed and Ovetta Vermilion, Betty Clark, William Rushlaw, Melody Ulanouski, Bill and Jean Lyons, Connie and Donnie Hefley, Tawana Townsend, Carl Parks and Louise Parks.
Online condolences may be sent at www.claggfuneralhome.com
DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur
