Pontotoc Co., OK - Obits: Ada Evening News, March 1-7, 2004 *************************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Rita Floyd USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm *************************************************************** Obituaries from the Ada Evening News, Pontotoc Co., OK. Date of editions are given at beginning of each section. Submitted by Rita Floyd. -------------------------------------------------------- Obituaries March 1, 2004 - March 7, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------- Monday, March 1, 2004 THOMAS GEORGE ADA — Services for Thomas Henderson George, 65, Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Latta, the Rev. Buddy Baltimore officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends at Criswell Funeral Home today from 6-8 p.m. Mr. George died Feb. 28, 2004, at his residence in Edmond. He was born June 10, 1938, at Ada to W. P. "Dub" and Jodie Kite George. He grew up on the family dairy farm near Ada and was a graduate of Latta High School and East Central University with a degree in Biology. He served in the U. S. Army Reserves and with the Oklahoma City Police Department before being recruited by the Federal Bureau of Investigation. During his 25-year career as an FBI agent, he worked on a number of high profile cases, including Tri-Bomber, an early Middle East terrorist bombing attempt; the Kennedy assassination; and Ku Klux Klan matters. He had assignments in New York, Kentucky, North Carolina, Texas and at FBI headquarters, and was an instructor at the FBI Academy in Quantico, Va. At the time of his retirement in 1987, he was a supervisor in the Oklahoma City office. After his retirement, he lived and worked as a cattleman in Pontotoc County. He was a member of the Presbyterian church. Mr. George was preceded in death by his father, W. P. "Dub" George, in 1993. Survivors include his mother, Jodie Kite George, Ada; two sons, Thomas Henderson George Jr., St. Augustine, Ga., and Mark Andrew George and wife Tanya, Suwanee, Ga.; special friend, Vicki Cornford, Ada; two brothers, W. Peyton George, Santa Fe, N.M., and Lee George, Ada; two sisters, Jan Womack and husband Joe, Edmond, and Jodie Coulson and husband, Dale, Madill; grandchildren, James Thomas George and Joshua Mikhail George, Altavista, Va., Chelsea Jordan George and Thomas Alexander George, Suwanee, Ga.; many nieces, nephews, great nieces and great nephews. Criswell Funeral Home --- JEAN J. LEE FRANCIS — Services for Jean John Lee, 83, Francis, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Ada, the Rev. Steve DeShazo officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Grove Cemetery where full military honors will be performed by Tinker Honor Guard. Mr. Lee died Feb. 29, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born July 13, 1920, at Alex to Bob and Anna Bell Ogle Lee. He attended school at Grandfield and East Central University, receiving a degree in history, after he retired from the military. He returned to the Francis area in 1965. Mr. Lee served in the U.S. Air Force as a defense missile mechanic, attaining the rank of Senior Master Sergeant. During World War II he served two tours in Korea and in Casablanca. He and Dorothy High were married Oct. 3, 1941 in Purcell. He was a Mason, a member of the American Legion, a former member of the Cattleman’s Association and a Baptist. Mr. Lee was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Gladys Jones, Naomi Holmes and Alma Stallworth; and two brothers, Calvin Lee, and his twin brother, Dean Lee. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Lee, of the home; two daughters, Jacqueline Rollyson, Seattle, Wash. and Shirley Peay, Allen; a son, John Dwight Lee, Seattle; seven grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren. Criswell Funeral Home --- THEODORE LOMAN ADA — Graveside services for Calvin Theodore Loman, 95, Ada, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rosedale Cemetery, the Rev. Nathan Durant officiating. Mr. Loman died Feb. 28, 2004, at a local hospital. He was born Sept. 16, 1908, at Ada to Calvin Theodore and Ollie Mae Lumpkin Loman. He lived all his life in this area and attended Washington School. He and Gladys J. Wilson were married Sept. 19, 1931. She died Dec. 15, 1997. Mr. Loman and his wife owned and operated Keep-U-Neat, a dry-cleaning business for 51 years. He was also a rancher. Survivors include a son, Ted Loman and wife Lori, Oakman; a daughter, Wanda Bonavida and husband Tom, Oklahoma City; a brother, Eddie Loman, Sulphur; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. Criswell Funeral Home --- GILBERT LIMKE SULPHUR — Services for Gilbert L. Limke, 72, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist church. Burial follows at 2 p.m. at Tecumseh Mission Cemetery. He died Feb. 28, 2004, at Sulphur. Cowley-Krien Funeral Home --- LINDA O’BRIEN ADA — Services for Linda Sue O’Brien, 54, Ada, are 2 p.m. today at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. John Haynes officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Ms. O’Brien died Feb. 28, 2004, at the home of her brother, Billy O’Brien. She was born Aug. 19, 1949, at Ada to Billy L. and Velma Brotherton O’Brien. She lived in Ada all her life, attending Irving school and graduating from Ada High School. She also attended East Central University. Ms. O’Brien was a group marketing representative at Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Amber Leanne; and her parents, Bill and Velma O’Brien. Survivors include three brothers, Billy L. O’Brien Jr., Ada, Richard Lee O’Brien, Tulsa and Dwayne Keith O’Brien, Brentwood, Tenn.; a sister, Carroll Brendle, Ada; five nephews, Jay O’Brien, Kevin O’Brien, Ryan Brendle, Dylan and Dawson O’Brien; nieces, Morgan Brendle and Erin O’Brien; and three great- nieces, Breanna, Bridget and Brittany O’Brien. Criswell Funeral Home --- LOGAN SMITH ADA — Services for 3-year-old Logan Michael Smith, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Lonnie Rutherford officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday. The child died Feb. 27, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born Nov. 3, 2000, in Ada to Christopher and Lisa Martin Smith. He was preceded in death by his stepgrandmother, Carolyn Smith. Survivors include his parents, Chris and Lisa Smith, of the home; a brother, David Smith, of the home; a sister, Kristen Smith, of the home; grandparents, Janet Lee, Ada; Michael Martin, Overland Park, Kan., Linda Smith, Holdenville, and Dick Smith, Gaar Corner; great-grandparents, William and Marlena Lee, Ada, and Louise Totten, Tulsa. Bearers are Matthew Smith, Charles Smith, Richard Smith and Jason Martin. Honorary bearer is Jimmy Smith. The family says those who wish may make memorials to Big Five Head Start, 1721 Cradduck Road, Ada, OK 74820 Criswell Funeral Home --- EARL SIMMONS ADA — Services for Earl Lester Simmons, 76, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Bobby Hatcher officiating. Burial follows at Lightning Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Simmons died Feb. 29, 2004, at a Sulphur hospital. He was born May 3, 1927, at Roff to Charlie Edmond and Julia Ann Summers Simmons. He lived in this area all his life and attended school at Roff. He was an apartment manager in Oklahoma City in the 1970s and was also an antique dealer. He attended the Methodist and Baptist churches. He was preceded in death by his parents; and three brothers, Glen Simmons, C. J. Simmons and Clifford Simmons. Survivors include two brothers, Leon Simmons and wife Francine, Ada, and Louis Wayne Simmons and wife Earlene, Etier, Calif.; a special friend, Mary Shepard, Sulphur; two nieces; nine nephews; seven great-nieces; four great-nephews; and numerous great-great-nieces and nephews. Bearers are Ricky Simmons, Phillip Simmons, Terry Simmons, Jim Simmons, Ronnie Simmons and Bryce Oliver. Honorary bearers are Dan Oliver and Leroy Fennell. Criswell Funeral Home ============================== Tuesday, March 2, 2004 LESTER MYERS SULPHUR — Services for Lester Calvin Myers, 88, Sulphur, are 1 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, the Revs. Eddie Malphrus and Bill Leveridge officiating. Burial follows at New Bethel Cemetery, Byng. Mr. Myers died Feb. 29, 2004, at Sulphur. He was born Nov. 13, 1915, at Byng to William T. and Lillie E. Walker Myers. He lived in the Byng and Sulphur area for most of his life and was a graduate of Byng High School. He was employed at OG&E in maintenance, retiring after 34 years. He was affiliated with New Bethel Baptist Church, Byng. He and Wilma Baker were married Sept. 4, 1939, at Byng. Mr. Myers was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Myers, Sulphur; a daughter, Jackie Lacy, Sulphur; a son, Cal Myers and wife Pat, Sulphur; five grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Bearers are David McClure, Loyd Harber, Jimmie Teters, Martin Louthan, Frank Trent, Clifford Williams, Richard Green and Wendel Fowler. Honorary bearers are former employees of the Byng and Arbuckle OG&E plants and Mike Griffis. Clagg Funeral Home --- ESTHER BENN SULPHUR — Services for Esther Ruth Benn, 90, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery. She died Feb. 29, 2004, at Sulphur. Clagg Funeral Home --- WANDA DAY ATWOOD — Services for Wanda Jean Day, 84, Atwood, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, Holdenville. Burial follows at Calvin Cemetery. She died March 1, 2004. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville --- BILL POE OKLAHOMA CITY — Services for Wilburn William "Bill" Poe, 83, Oklahoma City, are 2 p.m. today at Krien Funeral Home Chapel, Davis. He died Feb. 28, 2004, at his home. --- NORMA ALBRO ADA — Services for Norma Lee Albro, 84, Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Rollow Chapel of First United Methodist Church, the Rev. Guy Langston officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Ms. Albro died Feb. 29, 2004, at her home. She was born Oct. 9, 1919, at Poplar Bluff, Mo., to Francis Samuel and Mittie Olivia Gibbons Albro. She attended school at Ardmore and the University of Oklahoma. Ms. Albro was employed with the War Department, later known as the Department of Defense. She was a member of First United Methodist Church and came to Ada around 1982 from Myrtle Beach, S.C. She was preceded in death by a sister, Emma May Spears, in 1993; and two brothers, F. B. Albro and Bruce Albro. Survivors include three nephews, Bruce Albro, Florida, Frank Albro, Red River, N.M., and Phillip Albro, of the home; six great-nephews, Rich Albro, Coby Albro, Scot Albro, Jason Albro, Tim Albro and Derek Albro. Criswell Funeral Home ========================= Wednesday, March 3, 2004 PATRICIA EUPER ZAVALLA, Texas — A mass for Patricia Moran Euper, 64, Zavalla, is 10:30 a.m. Friday at St. Patrick Catholic Church, the Rev. William Slight officiating. Burial follows at the Garden of Memories Memorial Park. A vigil begins at 7 p.m. Thursday at the Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Home Chapel, Lufkin. Visitation is 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mrs. Euper died March 1, 2004, at her home. She was born Oct. 9, 1939, at New Orleans, La., to Frederick Charles Jr. and Jennie Sciacca Moran. She was a homemaker and a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church. Survivors include her husband, Charles Roy Euper, Zavalla; three sons, Tom Euper and wife Tresa, Ada, Okla., Mark Euper and wife Rosalind, Lufkin, and Roy Euper and wife Rhonda, Huntington; two daughters, Patty Graves and husband Wayne, Ada, and Michele Luttrell and husband Johnny, Houston; six sisters, Joyce Weinhusen and husband Roger, Metairie, La., Cathy Allison and husband Pat, Houston, Merle Sanamo, LaPlace, La., Jennie Pippin and husband Bobby, Pasadena, Mary Litton and husband Allen, Baytown, and Donna Holliday and husband Mmark, Austin; a brother, Fred. C. Moran III, Baytown; 14 grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Gipson-Metcalf Funeral Directors, Lufkin --- ESTELLE HOLMAN ADA — Graveside services for Estelle Mamie Stone Holman, 82, Ada, are 11 a.m. Friday, at Rosedale Cemetery, the Rev. Steve Wilburn officiating. Mrs. Holman died March 1, 2004, at a local hospital. She was born May 19, 1921, in the Latta area to Floyd and Lillie Clark Stone. She lived all her life in the Ada area. Mrs. Holman was a homemaker and a member of Fitzhugh Baptist Church. She and J. W. Holman were married Dec. 13, 1937. He died Aug. 24, 1998, at Ada. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Marion Stone and Joe Stone; and a grandson, Chad Holman. Survivors include two sons, Bill Holman and wife Linda Kay, and Kay Trent Holman and wife Donna, all of Ada; a daughter, Mary Joan Back, Ada; two brothers, Clyde Stone, Plainview, Texas, and Don Stone, Longview, Texas; three sisters, Nadine Hasty, Clarendon, Texas, Helen Height, Plainview, Texas, and Lucille Pickering, Pampa, Texas; seven grandchildren; and six great grandchildren Criswell Funeral Home --- ROY ROBINSON PAULS VALLEY — Graveside services for Roy Robinson, 76, Pauls Valley, are 1 p.m. Thursday at Mt. Olivet Cemetery. He died March 1, 2004. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford --- LINDA TRIVITT GALEY — Services for Linda Doreen Trivitt, 57, Galey, are 2 p.m. Friday at Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Rev. Earl Blankenship officiating. Burial follows at Maxwell Cemetery, Oil Center. Mrs. Trivitt died March 2, 2004, at Ada. She was born Feb. 10, 1947, at Ada to Nick and Ruby Bittle Fowler. She and Dennis Ferrell Trivitt were married Feb. 11, 1971, at Ada. Mrs. Trivitt was a lifelong resident of Galey, a member of the Holiness Church and was employed as an office manager. She was preceded in death by her mother, Ruby Fowler, Feb. 21, 1998. Survivors include her husband, Dennis Ferrell Trivitt, Galey; two daughters, Kimberly Trivitt and Amy Spencer, both of Galey; her father, Nick Fowler, Galey; a brother, Bob Fowler, Yukon; and four grandchildren. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ======================= Thursday, March 4, 2004 FLO BRADSHAW ADA — Services for Flo Bradshaw, 82, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. John Haynes officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. today at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Bradshaw died March 2, 2004, at Conway, Ark. She was born Jan. 31, 1922, at Antlers to John Kelly and Edith Elizabeth Bernard Leach. She graduated from Ada High School. She and Oren Bradshaw were married June 16, 1942. He died Aug. 5, 1996, at Ada. Mrs. Bradshaw and her husband owned and operated Oren Bradshaw Piano Sales and Service in Ada from 1942 until 1996. She was a longtime member of the First Baptist Church and was active in all church activities. She left Ada in 2003 to live in Conway with her son and daughter-in-law. Survivors include a son, Barry Bradshaw and wife Phyllis, Conway; a sister, Lucille Kimbrough, Lawton; three grandchildren, Brian Bradshaw and Regina Bradshaw, both of Conway, and Nathan Bradshaw, Arkadelphia, Ark.; two nephews, Kermit Kimbrough and wife Dana, and John Kimbrough, all of Dallas, Texas. Bearers are Jerry Duncan, George Seaton, Bruce Mauch, Carl Gilley, Leonard Briley and Bronson Warren. Criswell Funeral Home --- EDNA HAUGEN ADA — Memorial services for Edna Haugen, 95, Ada, are 1 p.m. Friday at First Presbyterian Church, the Rev. Bill Galbraith officiating. Burial will take place at Memorial Park Cemetery prior to the service. Mrs. Haugen died March 2, 2004, at Oklahoma City. She was born Jan. 14, 1909, at Prairie Grove, Ark., to Robert and Belle Stewart. She and Dr. John Haugen were married in 1935 and after serving in the Army, they settled in Ada to start a medical practice. He preceded her in death on Sept. 1, 1984, in Ada. She attended the College of the Ozarks and taught school for a brief time. She was a member of the First Presbyterian Church. Mrs. Haugen was preceded in death by a son, John R. Haugen. Survivors include a daughter, Sarah Courts and husband Don, Edmond; five grandchildren, Kathy Courts Bookout and husband Jim, Laura Courts Fisher and husband Scott, David Courts and wife Julie, Jennifer Haugen Parker and husband, Bobby, and Tiffany Haugen; and eight great-grandchildren, Court and Jeff Bookout, Sarah and Katie Fisher, Ricky and Rachel Courts, Tabor and Madison Parker. The family says those who wish may make memorials to First Presbyterian Church, 301 E. Kings Road, Ada, OK 74820 or St. Mary’s Episcopal Church of Edmond, 325 E. 1st, Edmond, OK 73034. Criswell Funeral Home --- HOMER DEEL SULPHUR — Graveside services for Homer Richard Deel, 77, Sulphur, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Oaklawn Cemetery. He died March 3, 2004, at Sulphur. Clagg Funeral Home --- BILL KRUEGER SULPHUR — Memorial services for William "Bill" John Krueger, 55, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church. He died Feb. 29, 2004, at Sulphur. Cowley-Krien Funeral home --- BETTY SELLS SCAMMON, Kan. — Services for Betty Rae Levingston Sells, 73, Scammon, are 11 a.m. Friday at Murdock Funeral Home Chapel, Columbus, Doug Guilliams officiating. Burial follows at Greenlawn Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Mrs. Sells died March 1, 2004, at her home. She was born March 30, 1930, at Citra, Okla., to Willie Green and Loy Vertilla Halliburton Levingston. She and Milus Thomas Alexander Sells were married May 18. 1948. Mrs. Sells lived near Coalgate, Okla., until 1962 when she relocated to the southeast Kansas area. She was employed at Maude Norton Hospital as a dietitian for 29 years, retiring in 1995. She continued to work with her husband raising livestock and watermelons on their farm in Oklahoma until his death. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Marie Mattison, April 30, 2003; three sisters, Corda Lawson, Effie Tatum and Jewel Levingston; and five brothers, Cledis Levingston, Woodrow Levingston, Buford "Boots" Levingston, Odell Levingston and Thurman Levingston. Survivors include three daughters, Rhonda Delmont and Brenda Bucker, both of Columbus, and Nancy McLendon, Easton; a sister, Marie Nix, Atwood, Okla.; three brother, Kenneith Levingston, Gustine, Calif., Jack Levingston, Lindsay, Calif., and Junior Levingston, Midwest City, Okla.; 10 grandchildren; and 13 great-grandchildren. Murdock Funeral Home, Columbus --- HARRY WALKER HEALDTON — Services for Harry Brooks Walker, 90, Healdton, are 10 a.m. Friday at Shell Street Church of Christ, Chris Ragle officiating. Burial follows at 2 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada. Mr. Walker died March 1, 2004, at Healdton. He was born Feb. 23, 1914, at Knox to William and Annie Dalley Walker. He was raised in the Ada area and graduated from Ada High School in 1931. Following high school, Mr. Walker went to Haiti where he worked for Sinclair Oil Company. He later returned to the United States and worked in various oil fields across the country, including Kirkpatrick Oil in Healdton, until his retirement. After retirement, Mr. Walker worked for Dialog Company and was the green’s superintendent at the Healdton Golf Course. In 1979, he was honored by the Healdton Chamber of Commerce as the Outstanding Oil Man of the Year. On Dec. 16, 1941, Mr. Walker joined the Army Air Corps. He flew in more than 47 missions involving the Algeria-French-Moroccan campaign, the Sicilian and the Anti-Submarine Campaign. He also served as a flight mechanic gunner on a Liberator. He and Marvanell Poe were married Nov. 26, 1949, at Gainesville, Texas. Mr. Walker was a charter member of the Oilfield Recreation Association Golf Course and a member of Shell Street Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by his parents, William and Annie Walker; two sisters, Opal L. Ponder and Billie Thomason; and a brother, Leon Walker. Survivors include his wife, Marvanell Walker, of the home; a son, Steve Walker and wife Janet, Woodward; two nephews, Rich Thomason, Oklahoma City, and Rob Thomason, Fredericksburg, Texas; two nieces, Sherry Terry, Ada, and Bobbie Hunley, New Lenox, Ill.; and a cousin, Hazel Posey, Ada. The family says those who wish may make memorials to Cross Timbers Hospice. ========================= Friday, March 5, 2004 IMOGENE OWENS TUPELO — Graveside services for Imogene Owens, 66, Tupelo, are 10 a.m. Monday at Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery. She died March 4, 2004, at Coalgate. Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate ========================= Sunday, March 7, 2004 PEARLINE BILLY TUPELO — Services for Pearline Billy, 84, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at High Hill Baptist Church, the Rev. Larry Hawkins officiating. Burial follows at High Hill Cemetery. Wake services will be 7 p.m. today at Criswell Funeral Chapel, Ada. Mrs. Billy died March 4, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born May 29, 1919, at Franks to John and Agnas Dana Alberson. She was a homemaker and a member of High Hill Baptist Church. She married John Thomas Billy. He died Jan. 19, 1994. Survivors include five daughters, Leona Lacher, Lewisville, Texas, Virginia Aguilar, Ada, Jennifer Williams, Irving, Texas, Carylon Billy, Tupelo, and Wanda Vick, Oklahoma City; Tonia R. Matthews, Blanchard and Joseph K. Billy, Ada, whom she reared; a sister, Edith Gore, Stonewall; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. Bearers are Joseph K. Billy, Jeffery Williams, David L. Lacher, Bryan K. Billey, David H. Vick II, Joe Billey, Chris G. Carpenter and David W. Lacher Jr. Honorary pallbearers are her grandchildren. Criswell Funeral Home --- MILDRED DAVIS TISHOMINGO — Services for Mildred Winona Davis, 94, Tishomingo, are 2 p.m. Monday at Campbell-Watts Funeral Home Chapel. She died March 4, at Tishomingo. Campbell-Watts Funeral Home --- ETHELYN DENNIS STONEWALL — Services for Ethelyn I. Dennis, 90, Stonewall, are 10 a.m. March 9, 2004, at Criswell Chapel, Don Hoover officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery, Stonewall. The family will receive friends from 7-8 p.m. Monday evening at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Dennis died March 5, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born Feb. 12, 1914, at Foster to William Wylie and Emma Callaway Howerton. She graduated from Pauls Valley High School and East Central University. She taught public school at Stonewall, Rosedale, Lula and Centrahoma, and was a member of the Stonewall Church of Christ. She and William Arthur Dennis were married on June 2, 1940. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, five brothers and two sisters. Survivors include three daughters, Sydney Kay Eden, Gail Wood and Dama Jo Duncan, all of Stonewall; a sister, Dama Russell, Norman; six grandchildren, Brett Eden, Terry Wood, Rachael Yates, Sabrina Scroggins, Elizabeth Houck, and Alex Duncan; and 11 great-grandchildren. Bearers are Victor Bolen, Heath Stone, Jeremy Russell, Terry Stone, Richard Stone, Brandon Russell and Tommy Garrett. Honorary bearers are Jess Denslow, Elmer Hall, Don Mann, Don Sexton, David Hill and Mark Hill. The family says those who wish may make memorials to: In Search of the Lord’s Way, P. O. Box 371, Edmond, OK 73083. Criswell Funeral Home --- MYRTLE EBERLE ADA — Services for Myrtle Irene Eberle, 89, Ada, are 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Rev. Frank Trent officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Eberle died March 5, 2004, at a local nursing facility. She was born Nov. 15, 1914, near Sallisaw to Alick and Molly Hambrick Hollis. She lived in California, Tulsa and Konawa before moving to Ada in the early 1980’s. She was a homemaker, chainstitch embroidery machine operator and a member of the Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church. She and Ernest K. Eberle were married May 21, 1941, at California. He died Dec. 22, 1996. Survivors include two nieces, Nadine Pettigrew, Tulsa, and Reba Strophe, McAlester; a nephew, Cleme Rife, Wagner; a sister-in-law, Edna Nipps, Ada; and a special friend, Lois Davis, Ada. Bearers are Glen Vandever, Tom Brewer, Jerry Lee, Jesse Blackburn and Joe Tingle. Criswell Funeral Home --- MOSSY HENSLEY MONROE, Ark. — Graveside services for Oval Marcille "Mossy" Hensley, 65, Monroe, Ark., formerly of Stonewall, Okla., are 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Highland Cemetery, Stonewall, the Rev. Jim Reeves officiating. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home, Ada, Okla. Mrs. Hensley died March 4, 2004, at a Stuttgart hospital. She was born September 8, 1938, in Fort Smith to George and Carrie Martin Holt. She attended school in Arkansas and lived in Stonewall from 1979 to 2000, when she returned to Arkansas. She was a machine mechanic for Dixie Cup in Anaheim, Calif. and had worked at Bynum and Company in Stonewall for 20 years. She was affiliated with the Nazarene church. Mrs. Hensley was preceded in death by her father in 1962; a daughter, Sandy Hensley, in 1979; and a sister, Thelma Hicks, in 1991. Survivors include her mother, Carrie Keys, Fort Smith; a son, James Gregory "Greg" and wife Laura Holt, Edmond, Okla.; two sisters, Wanda McMurtry, Orange, Calif., and Betty Ledbetter and husband Charles, Fort Smith; a brother, Clyde Holt and wife Mary, Naches, Wash.; and a granddaughter, Whitney Holt, Fort Smith. Bearers are Frank Bynum, Doug Swanick, Charlie Hall, Randall Phillips, Roy Hicks Jr. and Bob Rounsaville. Criswell Funeral Home --- JEAN HOOD ADA — Services for Zanna Jean Hood, 68, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday, at Center Free Will Baptist Church, Revs. Earl Hood and Randy Nail officiating. Burial follows at Swan Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Hood died March 5, 2004, at her home. She was born Nov. 20, 1935, at Roff to Clint and Fannie Leona Walker Clark. She lived in this area most of her life and attended Ada Public schools. She was a nurse and worked at Valley View Hospital, Sugg Clinic, and various doctor’s offices. She later worked in Home Health Care. She was a member of Center Free Will Baptist Church. She and James Hood were married March 16, 1971, at Wewoka. He died September 11, 2002. She was preceded in death by her husband; two granddaughters, Brandi Ott and Amanda Martin; a brother, Paul Scott; and a sister, Edna Keever. Survivors include two sons, Jay and wife Deana Tuley, Ada, and Russell Kent and wife Mary Jo Tuley, Amarillo, Texas; five daughters, Andrea Archer and husband Lawrence, Pam Welch and husband Mark, Ada, Terry Sellon and husband Merlin, Carla Miller and husband Steve, all of Ada, Lisa Nail and husband Randy, Oklahoma City; a brother, Harry Scott, Ada; a sister, Donna Britt, Ada; 18 Grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; and a special friend and companion, David McDaniel, Ada. Bearers are Kevin Hood, Ronnie Treat, Matthew Nail, Brandon Hulsey, Wes Roberts, Dean Merritt and Jon Murphy. Honorary bearers are Thad Hulsey, Jacob Harjo, Jimmy James and Adam Adkinson. Criswell Funeral Home. --- RUBY MOSS SULPHUR — Services for Ruby Lee Moss, 96, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Monday at Clagg Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery. She died March 4, 2004, at Oklahoma City. Clagg Funeral Home --- MILDRED PRICE SHAWNEE — Services for Mildred Louise Price, 86, Shawnee, formerly Francis, are 1:30 p.m. Tuesday, at Criswell Chapel, the Rev. Richard Bailey officiating. Burial follows at Cedar Grove Cemetery. Mrs. Price died March 6, 2004 at a Shawnee hospital. She was born March 1, 1918, at Francis, to Calvin and Viola Wilson West. She attended Cedar Grove and Francis schools and lived in this area all her life. She was a bookkeeper at TG&Y Store and a member of the Free Will Baptist church. She and Wesley B. Price were married May 20, 1938. He died on Feb. 3, 1962. She was preceded in death by a son, Wesley Neal Price Jan.1, 1946; four sisters, Edna Bingham, Betty West, Velma West and Gail West; and two brothers, Vleo West and Willie L. West. Survivors include a son, Eddie Price and wife Kim, Oklahoma City; a daughter, Patsy L. Franklin and husband Charles, Shawnee; three sisters, Nadine Norman, Ada, Thelma Termini, Chouteau, and Joan Norton, Sulphur; three brothers, Kenneth West, Quannah, Texas, Gene West, Ada, and Wayne West, Kingston; three granddaughters, Lisa Price, Marquette, Iowa, Cristi Belshe, Shawnee, and Cura Franklin, San Francisco, Calif.; two grandsons, Jeff Price, Davenport, Iowa, and Cody Franklin, Los Angeles, Calif; four great-granddaughters, Megan and Heather Price, Marquette, Iowa and Cori and Cade Belshe, Shawnee; and a great- grandson, Cord Belshe, Shawnee. Criswell Funeral Home --- GEORGE ROSS SULPHUR — Memorial services for George Washington Ross, 80, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. today at First Baptist Church, Sulphur. He died March 4, 2004, at Sulphur. Krien Funeral Home --- SUE WOOD SEMINOLE — Services for Sue Kerr Wood, 69, Seminole, are 2 p.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Little Cemetery. He died March 4, 2004, at Shawnee. Swearingen Funeral Home --- REV JAMES WOOD ROFF — Services for Rev. James Vernon Wood, 70, Roff, are 2 p.m. Monday at Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church, Ada, the Revs. Charles Dial, Earl Blankenship and Frank Trent officiating. Burial follows at McGee Cemetery at Stratford. He died March 4, at Oklahoma City. He was born Feb. 5, 1934, at Galey to Bill and Anna Sanders Wood. He was an evangelist and minister for 38 years. He lived in the Stratford and Roff areas all of his life. He was a pastor of the Tupelo Full Gospel Assembly Church. He and Wilma Anderson were married Jan. 25, 1956, at Shawnee. He was preceded in death by a son, Charlie Bouge Wood, and a brother, William Wood. Survivors include his wife, Wilma Wood, Roff; a son, James Wood and wife Patricia, Purcell; three daughters, Donna Ray and husband Larry Lindquist, Purcell, Diana and husband Darrell Moore and Nancy Wood, all of Roff; two brothers, Henry Wood, Stratford, and Bob Wood, Moore; a sister, Nellie Rice, Bethany; 11 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. Bearers are Jay Wood, Michael Harber, Jeffrey Harber, Phillip Wood, Bobby Wood, Koy Kinslow III, Nathan Sharber, Dylan Wood, Jordan Wood and Jay Wood. Honorary bearers are Scott Lindquist, Steven Lindquist, Harold Wood, William Wood, Matthew Wood, Billy Wood, Larry Mason, Chris Mason, Carlos Wood and James George III. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford --- JOHN K. ROWAN KINGSTON — Graveside services for John K. Rowan, 77, Kingston, are 1 p.m. Monday, at Jamison Cemetery, Rev. Wendyl Glenn officiating. Mr. Rowan died March 4, 2004, at Madill. He was born May 19, 1926, at Oklahoma City to John Walter and Jessie Leona Precure Rowan. He attended Crooked Oak schools. Mr. Rowan was a sales representative for American Tobacco Company and later a manager of Caston Lumber Companies in Oklahoma City. He served in the U. S. Marines during WWII, as a mortar specialist on Iwo Jima. He and Julia Criswell married July 8, 1966. He was preceded in death a great grandson, Shad Evans. Survivors include his wife, Julia, of the home; two daughters, Judy Johnson, Oklahoma City, and Kathy Fagan, Colorado Springs, Colo.; a son, John Rowan, Dallas, Texas; a stepdaughter, Tamara Newby, Seminole; seven grandchildren, Brad Willis, Renee Newby, Shane Newby, Angela Evans, Kirk Johnson, Kyle Johnson, and Denise Olson; and nine great-grandchildren, Elijah Johnson, Ian Olson, Portal Bellemy, Brittany Willis, Sean Willis, Tiffany Burns, Justin Burns, Micah Evans and Caleb Evans. Criswell Funeral Home ======