Pontotoc Co., OK - Obits: Ada Evening News, Apr 1-9, 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 April 1 - 9, 2004 -------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, April 1, 2004 GEORGIA BURTON HOLDENVILLE — Services for Georgia Raye Burton, 92, Holdenville, are 2 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery. She died March 30, 2004. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home --- JOSE HERNANDEZ SULPHUR — Graveside services for Jose C. Hernandez, 86, Sulphur, were today at Oaklawn Cemetery. He died March 29, 2004. Clagg Funeral Home --- ETTA GREEN ADA — Graveside services for Etta Mae Green, 81, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at Rosedale Cemetery, the Rev. Earl Hood officiating. Mrs. Green died March 31, 2004, at a Stratford nursing facility. She was born Dec. 10, 1922, at Weldy, near Henryetta, to Lonzo and Etta Upton Hale. She moved to the Ada area in 1935 from St. Louis, Mo., where she had attended school. She and Luther T. Green were married March 25, 1940, at Ada. He died July 14, 1997, at Ada. Mrs. Green was a homemaker and a member of Asbury United Methodist Church. Survivors include two sons, Luther Wayne Green and wife Donna, Ada, and Edgar Thomas Green and wife Bernice, Oklahoma City; a daughter, Vickie Johnson and husband, Johnny, Inola; a brother, Chester Hale, Oklahoma City; two granddaughters, Amy Frizzell and Sharla Johnson; three grandsons, Larry Green, Michael Green and Stephen Johnson; and four great-grandchildren, Zak Frizzell, Tyler Frizzell, Tanna Frizzell and Shelby Green. Criswell Funeral Home --- PAULINE MADDOX ADA — Services for Pauline Logue Maddox, 75, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Tom Hall officiating. Burial follows at Jesse Cemetery. The family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Maddox died March 29, 2004, at her home. She was born June 21, 1928, at Lamesa, Texas, to Hollie Spencer and Mary Elizabeth Hudson Lunsford. She lived in this area until she was 13, then moved to California. She attended Eureka grade school. She returned to the Ada area in 1977 and was a grocery store clerk for 25 years. She was a member of the Retail Clerk's Union #1179 and the Church of Christ. She and Leon "Dub" Maddox were married in 1983 at Las Vegas, Nev. He died Oct. 11, 1999. Mrs. Maddox was preceded in death by her first husband, Hosie Elvan Logue. Survivors include a daughter, Brenda Logue, Ada; a son, Eldon Duane Logue, Norman; three stepsons, Dalton Maddox, Allen Maddox and Mike Maddox, all of California; two sisters, Margaret May, Tupelo, and Helen Chambers, Ada; 16 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. Bearers are Kevin Mann, Jeff Anderson, Chris Delk, Rusty Pickens, Everett Pickens and Robert Pickens Jr. Honorary bearers are Donny Mann, Richard Grimes, Billy May and Ricky May. Criswell Funeral Home ====================== Friday, April 2, 2004 RUBY NOLAN BYARS — Services for Ruby A. Nolan, 83, Byars, are 2 p.m. Monday at Memorial Temple, Cushman Corner, the Rev. Matthew Bernard officiating. Burial follows at Maxwell Cemetery. Mrs. Nolan died March 31, 2004, at Purcell. She was born June 12, 1920, at Maxwell. She and Guy Nolan were married in 1946 at Chickasha. He died March 18, 1984. Mrs. Nolan was a homemaker and moved to Byars in 1982. She was a member of Memorial Temple, Cushman Corner. Survivors include two brothers, Erbin Cox, Douglas, Ariz., and Calvin Cox, Clifton, Ariz.; and three sisters, Allene Rankin, Stratford, Bonnie Richardson, Byars, and Jean Ward, Purcell. Bearers are J.W. Cantrell, Brian Cantrell, Jake Bernard, James Cantrell, Brian Mealman and Nathaniel Ward. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford --- RAY WILLIAMS WARDVILLE — Services for Ray Bernard Williams, 84, Wardville, were today at First United Methodist Church. Family and friends, Clark Rhyne, Chris and Brian Foris and R.E. Hooe officiated. Burial followed at Wardville Cemetery. Mr. Williams died March 31, 2004, at his Wardville home. He was born Feb. 3, 1920, at Cario in Coal County to Preston A. and Margaret Eliza McEntire Williams. He attended Cario Schools. He and Ruby Mae Hooe were married Aug. 12, 1947, at Sherman, Texas. Mr. Williams was a lifelong rancher and a member of Wardville Baptist Church. He was a 32nd degree Mason of Kiowa 117 and a Shriner. He served in the Armed Forces and was a prisoner of war during World War II in Germany. He was also a recipient of the Purple Heart. Mr. Williams was preceded in death by his parents, Preston A. and Margaret Eliza McEntire Williams; two brothers, Wilburn Williams and Don Williams; and a sister, Gloria Manley. Survivors include his wife, Ruby Williams, of the home; two daughters, Molly Parker and husband Tony and Sally Kimsey and husband Terry, all of Wardville; two sisters, Miriam Witherspoon, Coalgate, and Doris Barlow, Colorado Springs, Colo.; three grandchildren, Christopher Foris and wife Mickie, Tannehill, Brian Foris and wife Beth, McAlester, and Rachael Kimsey, Atlanta, Ga.; four great-grandchildren, Erin Foris, Mason Foris, William Foris and Dillon Foris; and numerous nephews, nieces, cousins and other relatives and friends. Bearers were Paul Hooe, Vestal Cook, J.D. Godwin, Pete Cosgrove, Larry James and R.E. Hooe. Honorary bearers were George Newberry, Buster Marcum, Dell Mayer, Woodrow Childers, Buddy Haraway, Frank Ely, Harlow Cunningham, J.V. Newberry, Louis John Sandman, Joe Pasquali and Bill Overstreet. Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate [Submitter's note: There was a slightly different version of this obit in the Thursday, April 1st edition; not on this website] --- ARTIE HODGE STONEWALL — Services for Artie Hodge, 80, Stonewall, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Elbert Olive and Dale Howry officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Hodge died April 1, 2004, at her home. She was born Jan. 27, 1924, at Franks to George P. and Ella Ardrey Robertson. She attended school at Ada, graduating from Ada High School in 1942. She then moved to Oklahoma City and worked at Tinker Field from 1942 to 1945, where she met and married Royal D. Hodge October 7, 1944, at Oklahoma City. He died in 1974 at Blackwell. Mrs. Hodge was a bookkeeper/office manager for Ada Well Service, an assistant director at McCalls Chapel School, a bookkeeper for Jan Francis Care Center, and finally retired from the Pontotoc County Sheriff's Office as dispatcher and office deputy. She was a member of Hickory Hill Baptist Church, where she taught the Adult Ladies Class for a number of years. Mrs. Hodge was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Perry; two sisters; and a brother. Survivors include a daughter, Colleen Cockrill and husband Glen, Stonewall; a son, David Hodge, Ada; six grandchildren ;and eight great-grandchildren. Bearers are Don Kaiser, Buster Greenwood Jr., Garry Harrison, Galen Jantzen, Charles Byrd and Buck "Buckshot" Clark. Criswell Funeral Home ====================== Sunday, April 4, 2004 EARLENE BURLSON STRATFORD — Graveside services for Earlene Ruth Burleson, 68, Stratford, are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at McGee Cemetery, the Rev. Richard Atzbach officiating. She died April 2, 2004, at Oklahoma City. Pickard Funeral Home --- TERRY CARTER DAVIS — Services for William "Terry" Theodore Carter III, 49, McAlester, are 2 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church at Davis, the Rev. Wayne Lofton officiating. He died March 31, 2004, at McAlester. Waldrop Funeral Home, Wilburton --- ‘BOB’ McEUIN STRATFORD — Private family services will be held for Robert "Bob" William McEuin, 87, Stratford. He died Tuesday, March 30, 2004. Pickard Funeral Home --- JOHN MILLER LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Services for John Butler Miller, 68, Las Vegas, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ at Stratford, Okla., John Miller officiating. He died April 1, 2004, at Las Vegas. Pickard Funeral Home --- MARY CLARK ROWLES ADA — Memorial services for Mary Mack Clark Rowles, 91, Ada, are 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Rev. Ray Ackerman officiating. Mrs. Rowles died April 1, 2004, at a local nursing home. She was born May 9, 1912, at Boswell to Perry Mack and Veda Bell Garvin Clark. She attended school at Boswell, and graduated from Boswell High School. She came to this area in 1952 from Boswell. She and William Thomas Rowles were married Aug. 15, 1936, at Olathe, Kan. He died Feb. 20, 1970, at Ada. Mrs. Rowles was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. Survivors include two daughters, Debbie Musick and husband Jim, Yukon, and Becky McKenzie, Ada; three grandchildren, William Gregory Andrews and wife Mandi, Houston, Texas, Mary Jade McKenzie and Charlie Madison McKenzie, both of Ada; and three great grandchildren, Christian Lake Andrews, Caitlin Scout Andrews and Keegan Corbett Andrews, all of Houston. Criswell Funeral Home --- LES YOUNGER ADA — Services for Leslie B. Younger, 83, Ada, are 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, the Rev. John D. Norvell officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Younger died April 1, 2004, at a local hospital. He was born May 24, 1920, at Heavener to Fred and Lula Barnes Younger. He graduated from Heavener High School and was a member of the first All-State Football team in Oklahoma in 1938. He received a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Oklahoma A&M, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Fraternity and played football for four years. He also graduated from the University of Oklahoma Law School. He and Patricia Lyons were married Jan. 10, 1948. Mr. Younger came to Ada in 1953 from Norman and practiced law in Ada from 1953 until his death. While maintaining a general practice specializing in oil and gas, he served as the city attorney for the city of Ada for 25 years. The Oklahoma Bar Association honored him in July 2003 for 50 years of practice. Mr. Younger was a longtime member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He retired as a Lt. Col. in the U. S. Army Reserves. Survivors include his wife, Pat Younger, of the home; two daughters, Janis Knickmeyer and husband Steve, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and Cara Black and husband Tim, Norman; and three grandchildren, Steven Knickmeyer, Alan Knickmeyer and Ashley Squyres. Bearers will be Sam Boughner, Alvin Files, Bob Gray, Jim Kemp, Max Roberson and Frank Stout. Honorary bearers are Bill Baker, Don Page, Orville Ashcraft, Jim Conway, Barney Ward, Austin Deaton, George Gurley, Terry Tracy and members of the Pontotoc County Bar Association. The family says those who wish may make memorials to Matthew 25 Mission, c/o St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box B, Ada, OK 74820, or the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 N.E. 13th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5097. Criswell Funeral Home --- EMMA CASSADY ADA — Graveside services for Emma Mae Dodd Cassady, 105, Ada, are 10 a.m. Monday at Rosedale Funeral Home, the Rev. Stephen Nation officiating. Mrs. Cassady died April 3, 2004, at a local nursing facility. She was born Jan. 27, 1899, at Leonard, Texas, to John M. and Sarah Ellen Burns Dodd. She graduated from Colbert High School. She and Lonnie B. Cassady were married Aug. 14, 1921, at Ada. He died Jan. 6, 1981, at Ada. Mrs. Cassady was a homemaker and a member of First Nazarene Church. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Paul Lloyd Cassady; and two sisters. Survivors include a cousin, Johnny Berryhill, Bonham, Texas; four grandchildren, Paula Sue Steiger, Vikki Thomas, Cecil Bryan Cassady and Belinda Castro; eight great-grandchildren; three nieces, Winne Holman, Bonnie Uhach and Dorothy Dowell; and two nephews, Paul Nunn and Ray England. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home ====================== Monday, April 5, 2004 WILLA MAE DILLMAN ADA — Services for Willa Mae Dillman, 80, Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Dan Campbell officiating. Burial follows at Centrahoma Cemetery. Mrs. Dillman died April 2, 2004, at a local hospital. She was born July 8, 1923, at Centrahoma to William Henry and Dora Lee VanHoosier Singleton. She attended school at Centrahoma. She lived in Velma and Marlow before moving to Ada 11 years ago. She worked as a waitress for many years and was a Baptist. She married Raymond Leon Fox. He preceded her in death in 1956. She later married Loren Dillman in 1963 at Velma. He preceded her in death in 1993. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a son, Danny Fox in 1987; two granddaughters, Sherri Brown in 1980 and Robin Fox in 1977; a grandson, Jeffery Fox in 1992; a great-granddaughter, Melanie Morse in 1986; three sisters; and two brothers. Survivors include a daughter, Virginia Fox Brown and husband Jerry, Roseburg, Ore.; three sons, Charles Fox and wife Anita, Harrah, Larry W. Fox and wife Judith, Ada, and Bobby Fox and wife Janet, Lindsay; two sisters, Ida Wilson, Ada and Nell Montgomery, Denison, Texas; three brothers, Walter Singleton, Henry Singleton and wife Hazel, all of Ada and Bill Sneed and wife Peggy, Ontario, Calif.; seven grandchildren;21 great-grandchildren; a great-great- grandson; and numerous nieces and nephews. Criswell Funeral Home --- CLARA GRISSOM ADA — Services for Clara Mae Grissom, 67, Ada, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Rev. Earl Blankenship officiating. Burial follows at McGee Cemetery. She had lived in Ada for the past 35 years. Mrs. Grissom died April 4, 2004, at Ada to Curtis Tood and Ruth Wood Blevins. She and James Howard Grissom were married Nov. 24, 1955, at Artesia, N.M. Mrs. Grissom was a homemaker and a member of Highway Tabernacle. Survivors include her husband, James Howard Grissom, Ada; two sons, Douglas Wayne Grissom and wife Katrina, Marlow, and James Allen Grissom and wife Vickie, Ada; a daughter, Debbie Claborn and husband James Jr., Ada; three brothers, Curtis Blevins, Beeville, Texas, Bob Blevins, Artesia, and Steve Blevins, Hobbs, N.M.; three sisters, Gayle Patterson, Bridgeport, Texas, Carrie Knowleton and Diann Payne, Artesia; six grandsons; and a great- grandson. Bearers are John Daniel, Chad Claborn, Mark Grissom, Wayne Walker and Clint Claborn. Honorary bearers are Kyle Grissom, Craig Grissom, Trevor Claborn and men of Highway Tabernacle. Pickard Funeral Home --- WILLIAM LAUGHLIN WICHITA, Kan. — Services for William Clifford Laughlin, 96, Wichita, formerly of Ada, Okla., with Criswell Funeral Home, Ada. He died April 4, 2004, at a Wichita nursing facility. --- PAMELA OWENS HOLDENVILLE — Graveside services for Pamela Susanne Owens, 50, Holdenville, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Greenleaf Cemetery, southwest of Spaulding. She died April 3, 2004, at an Ada hospital. Fisher Funeral Home --- PERRY UNDERHILL ADA — Services for Perry Cole Underhill, 55, Ada, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Chapel, the Revs. Travis Wollenberg and Clay Shannon officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery, Stonewall. Mr. Underhill died April 3, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born May 1, 1948, at Ada to Hagen and Dessa Odell Underhill. He attended school at Stonewall and was a graduate of Stonewall High School. He and Sandra Greenlee were married June 4, 1970. Mr. Underhill was a cattleman and was employed with Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction. He was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Underhill, in 1957. Survivors include his wife, Sandra Underhill, of the home; three daughters, Sherri Underhill, Lisa Underhill and Michelle Shannon, all of Ada; a surrogate son, Eddie Wollenberg, Ada; three grandsons, Dalton Day, Dillon Day and Jacob Shannon; a granddaughter, Lauren Underhill; and two sisters, Colene Alexander and Janey Penick, both of Jesse. Bearers are Eddie Wollenberg, Ted Clark, Lee Bolen, Benny Cope, Lee George and Sonny Humphrey. Honorary bearers are Herman Day and Terry Shannon. Criswell Funeral Home =========================== Tuesday, April 6, 2004 CLARA GRISSOM ADA — Services for Clara Mae Grissom, 67, Ada, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Revs. Earl Blankenship and Glen Eaves officiating. Burial follows at McGee Cemetery, Stratford. Mrs. Grissom died April 4, 2004, at Ada. She was born March 2, 1937, in Galey to Curtis Tood and Ruth Wood Blevins. She and James Howard Grissom were married Nov. 24, 1955, at Artesia, N.M. Mrs. Grissom was a homemaker and a member of Highway Tabernacle. She had lived in Ada for the past 35 years. Survivors include her husband, James Howard Grissom, Ada; two sons, Douglas Wayne Grissom and wife Katrina, Marlow, and James Allen Grissom and wife Vickie, Ada; a daughter, Debbie Claborn and husband James Jr., Ada; three brothers, Curtis Blevins, Beeville, Texas, Bob Blevins, Artesia, N.M., and Steve Blevins, Hobbs, N.M.; three sisters, Gayle Patterson, Bridgeport, Texas, Carrie Knowleton and Diann Payne, Artesia, N.M.; six grandsons; and a great- grandson. Bearers are grandsons Joel Grissom, Clint Clayborn, Chad Clayborn and Mark Grissom; and John Daniel and Wayne Walker. Honorary bearers are Craig Grissom, Kyle Grissom, Trevor Claborn, and the men of Highway Tabernacle. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford --- PAULA BURNETT STRATFORD — Services for Paula Elizabeth Burnett, 84, Stratford, are pending with Pickard Funeral Home. She died April 4, 2004. --- WILLIE GRIGGS HOLDENVILLE — Services for Willie Ray Griggs, 93, Holdenville, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Calvary Baptist Church, Holdenville. Burial follows in Holdenville Cemetery. Mr. Griggs died April 3, 2004. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home --- CLEO MAE McLISH ADA — Services for Cleo Mae McLish, 79, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Stephen Nation officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. McLish died April 5, 2004, at a local nursing home. She was born Oct. 5, 1924, at McAlester to Walter and Verdie Heady Barnes. She attended Irving School and Ada High School. She married Bill McLish June 26, 1967. He died Dec. 29, 1991. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters, Debbie Meek and husband Robert, Ada, and Loretta Strelko and husband Tom, Stoystown, Pa.; a son, Jerry Roles and wife Jane, Ada; two brothers, Bill Barnes, Utah, and Virgil "Shorty" Barnes, Ada; one sister, Lois Wilson, Ceres, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and two great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a grandson, Scotty Jones, on Oct. 4, 2002. Bearers are Ronnie Carpenter, Gerald Carpenter, Larry Jones, George King, Jeff King and Chris Hames. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --- PARKER NOLAND DAVIS — Private family services for Parker Shay Noland, infant daughter of Micah and Chrissy Nolland, Davis, were 10 a.m. today at Swan Hill Cemetery, Ada. She was born and died April 3, 2004, in Oklahoma City. Krien Funeral Home --- VERA TOWLER ADA — Graveside services for Vera Ray Bray Towler, 77, Ada, are 2 p.m., Tuesday at Oakman Cemetery, the Rev. Terry Pearce officiating. Mrs. Towler died April 2, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born May 25, 1926, in Arkansas to Lehman and Martha Lafevers Bray. She retired from Ada Wrangler after 30 years of service. She married Leo Towler at Ada in 1942. He died Dec. 1, 2003. She was also preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Charles Bray. Survivors include a daughter, Linda Pearce, Ada; a son, David Towler, Lamar, Ark.; two brothers, James Bray, Ada, and Joe Lee Bray, Plano, Texas; four grandchildren, Michael and Kenneth Pearce, both of Ada, John Towler, Lamar, and Samantha Patterson, Garden City, Mo.; and nine great-grandchildren, Devyn, Michelle and Dawson Pearce, all of Ada,; Brittni and Austin Haungs, Fort Sill, Luke Pearce, Ada, Rebecca Patterson, Harlingen, Texas, and Nikki and Ashley Patterson, both of Garden City. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home --- BETTY WARD COALGATE — Services for Betty Jo Stiles Ward, 65, Coalgate, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Cornerstone Praise and Worship Center in Coalgate, the Rev. Gary Weeden officiating. Burial follows in Ward Family Cemetery. Brown's Funeral Service --- DORIS WASHINGTON SULPHUR — Services for Doris Orlene Washington, 79, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Cowley-Krien Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows in Dougherty Cemetery. She died April 4, 2004, at Seminole. ======================== Wednesday, April 7, 2004 SAM DYKEMAN STRATFORD — Graveside services for Sam J. Dykeman, 91, Stratford, are 11 a.m. Friday at McGee Cemetery. He died April 6, 2004, at Blaby. Pickard Funeral Home --- FLOYD HOBGOOD ROFF — Services for Floyd W. Hobgood, 89, Roff, formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Oak Avenue Baptist Church, Ada, the Revs. Ray Talbott and Kenneth Elkins officiating. Burial follows at East Hill Cemetery. Mr. Hobgood died April 5, 2004, at a local hospital. He was born April 14, 1914, at Pontotoc County to Reed Thomas and Minnie Sellers Hobgood. He was a lifelong resident of this area and attended school at Pleasant Hill. He and Ozell C. Crass were married June 24, 1933. She died Jan. 8, 2002, at Ada. Mr. Hobgood employed with Ideal Cement, later known as Holcim Cement Company, for many years and was a longtime active member of Oak Avenue Baptist Church, where he served as deacon. Survivors include a nephew, Murl Phillips and his wife Wanda, Roff; and many other nieces and nephews. Bearers are Charles Bates, Jim Stevens, Dwight Hart, Dennis Story, Dwight Eidson and Roy Chaney. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --- WILLIAM LAUGHLIN WICHITA, Kan. — Graveside services for William Clifford Laughlin, 96, Wichita, formerly of Ada, Okla., are 11 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Bud Ross officiating. Mr. Laughlin died April 4, 2004, at Wichita. He was born Dec. 31, 1907, at Ada to James Irvin and Georgia E. Simpkins Laughlin. He lived in the Ada area all his life, attending Hayes School and graduating from Ada High School. He also attended East Central University. He and Mayme Lois Carter were married May 4, 1936, at Denison, Texas. She died March 2, 1990, at Ada. Mr. Laughlin was a welder and later a machine shop foreman for Ideal Cement Co., retiring with 22 years of service. He was also a member of the Church of Christ. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Jo Roy, Wichita Falls, Texas. Survivors include a daughter, Twyla Jean Riley, Morro Bay, Calif.; a son, William Carter Laughlin, Wichita; five grandchildren; and 6 great- grandchildren. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --- GEORGE LOWE WETUMKA — Services for George Edward Lowe, 57, Wetumka, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Yeager Methodist Church, Yeager. Burial follows at Yeager Cemetery. He died April 5, 2004. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville --- PARKER NOLAND DAVIS — Private graveside family services for Parker Shay Noland, infant daughter of Micah and Chrissy Noland, Davis, were Tuesday at Swan Hill Cemetery, Ada. She was born and died April 3, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Herman Collins and Letha Cleveland. Survivors include her parents, Micah and Crissy Noland, Davis; grandparents, Larry and Trish Miller, Ada, Jim and Julie Noland, Davis, and Marilyn Cleveland, Edmond; great-grandparents, Virgil and Martha Miller, Vanoss, Laverne Collins, Ada, Dale and Velma Noland, Davis; and a great-grandfather, J.E. Cleveland, Sulphur. Krien Funeral Home --- DORIS WATSON DOUGHERTY — Services for Doris Ann Watson, 62, Dougherty, are 2 p.m. Friday at Dougherty Baptist Church. Burial follows at Dougherty Cemetery. She died April 6, 2004, at Sulphur. Fox Funeral Home, Davis --- FRANCES STRINGFIELD SEMINOLE — Services for Frances Jeannette Hester Stringfield, 85, Seminole, are 2 p.m. today at the Church of Christ, Little. Burial follows at Little Cemetery. She died April 3, 2004, at Shawnee. Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole --- ROBERT WISER ADA — Graveside services for Robert O. "Bob" Wiser, 86, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Hobart Cemetery, the Rev. Tommy Clark officiating. Mr. Wiser died April 5, 2004, at a local hospital. He was born April 14, 1917, at Havana, Ark., to Porter Hulon and Ratha Omegia Rogers Wiser. He attended Havana schools and had moved to the Ada area from Hobart in 1995. He owned and operated a service station and was a fire chief at Rosedale. He and Syble Eulala Smith were married Dec. 12, 1936, at Havana. She died in March 1997. He was also preceded in death by his parents; a son, Johnny Lee Wiser; two brothers, Joe Wiser and Hulon Wiser; and a sister, Mary Wiser. Survivors include a son, Bobby Joe Wiser, Carnegie; a daughter, Carolyn Melton, Ada; four brothers, James Wiser, Danville, Ark., Roger Wiser, Havana, Henry Wiser, Boron, Calif., and Frank Wiser, Clarksville, Ark.; three sisters, Ida S. Hall, Belleville, Ark., Betty Reed, Little Rock, Ark., and Molly Fish, Garland, Texas; seven grandchildren, Barbara Cotton, Cheryl Bradenburg, Cathy Ross, Robert Lee Wiser, Debra Hankins, Karen Pickens and Lisa Lanini; 10 great-grandchildren; 15 nephews; and seven nieces. Bearers are Mark Ross, Stoney Brandenburg, Larry Null and Nick Dalton. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home ========================== Thursday, April 8, 2004 BETTY LEWIS ADA — Services for Betty Jean Lewis, 82, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Maynard Whipple officiating. Graveside services will be 11 a.m. Saturday at Graham Memorial Cemetery, Pryor. Mrs. Lewis died April 6, 2004, at a local hospital. She was born March 15, 1922, at Red Fork to Ike and Emma Cloud Caldwell. She graduated from Mounds High School and attended Draughn Business College in Tulsa. She and Jeff Lindly Lewis were married Oct. 27, 1946. He died August 29, 2000. Mrs. Lewis was a receptionist for NIPAK Gas Company in Pryor, retiring in 1969. She was a member of Salina United Methodist Church and a member of the Order of Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by a brother, Merl Caldwell. Survivors include two sons, Joe Lewis and wife Kaye, Ada and Jimmy Lewis, Austin, Texas; a brother, Jim Caldwell, Fort Worth, Texas; a sister, Eula "Sis" Conners, Midlothian, Va.; a granddaughter, Janesa Miller and husband Keith, Holdenville; and a great-granddaughter, Jaylan Miller, Holdenville. Honorary bearers are Jay Lewis, Keith Lewis, Jason Lewis, Keith Miller, Larry Harrison, Tanis Gonzalez, Roger Brewer and Jerry Townley. Criswell Funeral Home --- ORVIL ANDRISON SEMINOLE — Services for Orvil Lee Anderson, 74, Seminole, are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel. He died April 7, 2004, at a Shawnee hospital. --- EARL BRIGHT SULPHUR — Graveside services for Earl L. Bright, 55, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Friday at Mounds Cemetery, Mounds. He died April 7, 2004, at Sulphur. Clagg Funeral Home --- GARLAND O'CONNOR KONAWA — Services for Garland Leo O'Connor, 85, Konawa, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Rev. Joe Arledge officiating. Burial follows at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church. Mr. O'Connor died April 6, 2004, at his home. He was born July 21, 1918, at Shawnee to Ardis and Anna Bouska O'Connor. He was a longtime resident of the Konawa-Sacred Heart area. He and Vera West were married Feb. 22, 1942, at Sacred Heart. Mr. O'Connor was self-employed as a carpenter for more than 60 years and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include the mother of his children, Vera O'Connor, of the home; five daughters, Mary Ann Arledge, Newalla, Margaret Atchely, Apopka, Fla., Janice Floyd, Jo Ann O'Connor, both of Konawa, and Loretta Ringgold, Shawnee; five sons, Gene O'Connor, Hal O'Connor, both of Shawnee, Dwaine O'Connor, Steve O'Connor and Victor O'Connor, all of Konawa; a sister, Ann Merkel, Konawa; two brothers, Michael O'Connor, Shawnee, and Albert O'Connor, Moore; 45 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren. Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home --- DOROTHY BUMGARNER DAVIS — Services for Dorothy Jewel Bumgarner, 75, Davis, were April 2 at Krien Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Green Hill Cemetery. She died March 30, 2004, at her home. --- HARLAND SHARP ADA — Graveside Services for Harland Sharp, 54, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at Oakman Cemetery. He died April 6, 2004, at a local hospital. Criswell Funeral Home ======================= Friday, April 9, 2004 DOROTHY JACKSON ADA — Services for Dorothy Marie Cox Jackson, 90, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, Charles Murphy officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall. Mrs. Jackson died April 7, 2004, at Corn Heritage Village in Corn. She was born Feb. 17, 1914, at Sallisaw to Marvin and Ethel Kid Cox. She graduated from the New Lima Public Schools. She was employed in the transportation division at Tinker Air Force Base from 1943 until she retired in 1965. She married Noel Jackson in 1946. He preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents; a sister, Margery Walker; and two brothers, William and Bobby Cox. Survivors include a son, Jerry Hargis and wife Wanda, Weatherford; three Sisters; Clemie Murphy, Ada, Maxine Lasley, Roswell, N.M., and Laquita Cox, Stonewall; four grandchildren, Veronika Hargis, Santa Clara, Calif., and LaTasha, Andre and Adrianne Marshall, all of Weatherford. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home --- ORVAL SNEED HOLDENVILLE — Services for Orval Sneed, 58, Holdenville, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery. He died April 5, 2004. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home ======================