Pontotoc Co., OK - Obits: The Ada Evening News ******************************************************* 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. -------------------------------------------------------- Ada Evening News - Obituaries July 15-31 2003 -------------------------------------------------------- Tuesday, July 15, 2003 BILLY BRAZELL SASAKWA — Services for Billy John Brazell, 30, Sasakwa, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Chapel, Konawa, the Rev. Wesley Martin officiating. Burial follows at Dora Cemetery. Mr. Brazell died July 13, 2003, at his residence in Sasakwa. He was born Nov. 28, 1972, at Ada to Clifton Lee Brazell and Debra Jean Robertson. A lifelong resident of Seminole County, he was a graduate of Sasakwa High School. He worked in the oilfield. Survivors include a daughter, Lesly Lee Brazell, Sasakwa; his father, Clif Brazell, Konawa; his mother, Debbie Watters and her husband Kenneth, Sasakwa; grandparents Pat Robertson, Marie Brazell, both of Konawa, and Inetha Yeargan; great-grandmother Juanita Knowles; two brothers, Robie Dale Watters and wife Rhonda, Sasakwa, Richard Lee Brazell, Arkansas; and two sisters, Francis Callaham and Elizabeth Brazell, Arkansas. Bearers are Bruce Ramsey, Franklin Coody, Monte Brazell, Ryan Dale Brazell, Ralph Brazell and Larry Watson. Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home --- LINNIE CAGLE DAVIS — Services for Linnie M. Cagle, 82, Davis, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church. She died July 13, 2003, at a Davis nursing facility. Krien Funeral Home --- SONNY SHOBERT SEMINOLE — Services for E.R. "Sonny" Shobert, 78, Seminole, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel. He died July 12, 2003, at a Seminole hospital. Swearingen Funeral Home ===================== Wednesday, July 16, 2003 THELMA COOK HOLDENVILLE — Graveside services for Thelma A. Cook, 97, Holdenville, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Holdenville Cemetery. She died July 14, 2003. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home --- MONTY DANIELS SULPHUR — Graveside services for Bill "Monty" Daniels, 53, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Oaklawn Cemetery. He died July 14, 2003. Cowley-Krien Funeral Home --- ARCHIE TAYLOR SULPHUR — Services for Archie Taylor, 76, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Cowley-Krien Funeral Chapel. He died July 14, 2003. =================== Thursday, July 17, 2003 BOBBY WRIGHT SANDY HOOK, Ky. — Services for Bobby Lee Wright, 65, Sandy Hook, are 1 p.m. today at Eldridge Funeral Home Chapel. He died July 13, 2003, at a West Liberty hospital. --- MARY ANDERSON COALGATE — Services for Mary Virginia Anderson, 88, Coalgate, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Coalgate First Baptist Church, the Rev. Matt Smith officiating. Burial follows at Coalgate Cemetery. Mrs. Anderson died July 15, 2003, at Ada. She was born July 22, 1914, at Ardmore to Grafton and Nora Lou Cummings Williams. She and Bill Anderson were married June 17, 1934, at Coalgate. He died July 23, 1969. Mrs. Anderson was retired from the Coal County Courthouse and was a member of First Baptist Church in Coalgate. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, Grafton and Nora Lou Williams; a son, Billy Anderson; and a daughter, Mary Carolyn Scott. Survivors include a son-in-law, John Scott, Sapulpa; a daughter-in-law, Joyce Anderson, Houston, Texas; four grandsons, Stan Scott and wife Beth, Stroud, Steve Scott, Tulsa, Kelly Anderson and Key Anderson, both of Houston; a granddaughter, Kay Anderson, Houston; a nephew, Jim Anderson and wife Sandy, Coalgate; and several great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews. Bearers are Stan Scott, Steve Scott, Jim Anderson, Bobby George Lee, Ernest Tarron and J.D. Smith. Honorary bearers are Delbert Inman and Dale Cates. Epperson Funeral Service --- SHARON LEWIS WAGONER — Services for Sharon "Bubbles" Lewis, 36, Wagoner, are 10 a.m. Friday at Robert Simons Funeral Home Chapel, Henryetta. She died July 15, 2003, at Wagoner. ================== Friday, July 18, 2003 BONNIE BYRD LONGVIEW, Texas — Graveside services for Bonnie Mae Womack Byrd, 78, Longview, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Cross Roads Cemetery, Sasakwa, Okla. A memorial service was held June 28, 2003, in Atlanta, Texas. Mrs. Byrd died June 25, 2003, in Longview. She was born June 21, 1925, at Sasakwa to George Allen Womack and Martha Elleln Frost. She was preceded in death by her husband of 34 years, Larkin Andrew Byrd; two brothers, Buddy and George; and a sister, Bessie. Survivors include a daughter, Lynne Allen Byrd Spivey and husband Robert, Atlanta; two brothers, John Womack, Sasakwa, and Seth Womack, Holdenville, Okla.; three grandchildren, Jennifer Louise Spivey, Seattle, Wash., Mark Andrew Spivey, Dickenson, and Jesse Tyler Spivey and wife Sharah, McKinney; a great-grandson, Tyler Paulett Spivey, McKinney; and nine nieces and nephews. Rader Funeral Home Inc., Longview, Texas. ==================== Sunday, July 20, 2003 IZOLA HOEH AUSTIN, Texas — Izola Ann Hoggatt (Lynch) Hoeh, born May 4, 1917, in a cabin in Stonewall, Okla., to Iva Zenorda Bennett Hoggatt and John Hoggatt, died July 18, 2003, in Austin, Texas. She spent her early years in Ada and graduated from Ada High School in 1934. She married the late Master Sgt. Richard Hoeh in 1967 and moved to Weisbaden, Germany. After retiring from the Air Force, the Hoehs made their home in Austin, Texas. She was an artist and teacher who exhibited her paintings in Germany, California and Texas. She is survived by her son, Kevin Lynch and daughter, LeAnne Howe of Austin, Texas; son-in-law, James Wilson of Ohio; grandsons, Joseph Craig and, Randall Craig; granddaughter-in-law, April Craig; great-granddaughters, Chelsey and Alyssa Craig, all of Oklahoma; and many relatives in Oklahoma. Mrs. Hoeh will lie at Criswell Funeral Home in Ada, Okla. Tuesday, July 22, 2003. Graveside services will be held at 1 p.m., Wednesday, July 23, 2003 at Highland Cemetery, Stonewall, Okla., where she will be buried next to her parents. Harrell Funeral Home Austin, Texas --- THOMAS WORCESTER EAGLE RIVER, Alaska — Thomas Mark Worcester, 43, Eagle River, formerly of Ada, Okla., are 2 p.m. Monday at Church of God at Ada. Officiating are Mr. Worcester’s uncles, the Rev. Mirl Yates and Billy John Leader. Burial follows at Denny Cemetery. He died July 14, 2003, at his home in Alaska. He was born Aug. 11, 1959, at Ada to Melvin J. and Opal Yates Worcester. He attended Byng schools. He was the district foreman for the Chickasaw Housing Authority for 11 and a half years and later was a private contractor. He was affiliated with the Church of God. He was preceded in death by his grandparents, Dena and Billy Yates and Nora and Arlington Worcester. Survivors include a son, Thomas Mark Worcester II and wife Tasha, Latta; his parents, Melvin and Opal Worcester, Ada; four brothers, Terry Worcester, Kevin Worcester, Matthew Worcester and Sean Worcester, all of Ada; two sisters, Sharon Smart, Brinkley, Ark., and Staci Worcester, Byng; and a granddaughter, Tiata Marie Worcester, Latta. Bearers are Thomas Mark Worcester II, Phillip Wood, James Richards, Don Gore, Sean Worcester and Weldon Fulsom. Honorary bearers are cousins and nephews. Criswell Funeral Home --- EARL ‘SLIM’ TAYLOR RUSSELLVILLE, Ark. — Services for Earl "Slim" Taylor, 78, Russellville, Ark. are 10 a.m. Monday at Humphrey Funeral Home Chapel. He died July 17, 2003, at a Russellville hospital. Humphrey Funeral Service --- CLAY CAMPBELL YUKON — Memorial services for Clayton L. Campbell Jr., 59, Yukon, formerly of Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. John Norvell officiating. He died July 15, 2003, at an Oklahoma City Hospital. He was born Feb. 20, 1944, at Ada to Clayton L. Campbell Sr. and Alpha Ann Alderson Campbell. He attended school at Washington Grade School and graduated from Sewanee Military Academy at Sewanee, Tenn. He was an electronic technician and owned an electronics business. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam Era. He was affiliated with the Episcopal Church. He and Nancy Alletag Scroggins were married June 8, 1968. Survivors include his wife, Nancy Campbell, of the home; two sons, Shand G. Scroggins and wife Kathryn, Pasadena, Calif., and Paul L. Campbell, Yukon; four sisters, Claire Harrah and husband, C.B., San Antonio, Texas, Virginia M. "Ginger" Coleman and Caroline Stolenbur, both of Ponca City and Barbara Lindahl, Tulsa; a brother, Robert B. Coleman and wife Vicki, Grand Prairie, Texas; and two granddaughters, Hannah and Rachel Scroggins. The family says those who wish may make memorials to: Veteran’s Research and Education Foundation, 921 NE 13th St., Oklahoma City, OK 73104. Criswell Funeral Home --- BILLY BRADLEY SULPHUR — Services for Billy Dan Bradley, 60, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery. He died July 19, 2003, at Sulphur. Clagg Funeral Home --- LELA ROLLINS DOUGHERTY — Services for Lela Anna Rollins, 99, Dougherty, are 10 a.m. Monday at Dougherty Baptist Church. Burial follows at Dougherty Cemetery. She died July 20, 2003 at Davis. Clagg Funeral Home ========================= Monday, July 21, 2003 BARBARA VANNOY DAVIS - Services for Barbara "Snookie" Vannoy, 63, Davis, are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fox Funeral Home Chapel. She died July 20,2003, at a Davis nursing facility. --- WAYNE JOHNSON ROFF - Services for Milton Wayne Johnson, 84, Roff, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Roff First Baptist Church, the Rev. Mike Finley officiating. Burial follows at 3 p.m. at Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa. Tinker Honor Guard will conduct full military honors at the cemetery. Mr. Johnson died July 18, 2003, at Ada. He was born Oct. 16, 1918, at Roff to William Clay and Ruby Ellen Wilder Johnson. He was a graduate of Roff High School and Oklahoma A&M. Mr. Johnson was a colonel in the U.S. Air Force, serving during World War II and the Korean Conflict. He retired after 21 years of service. He came to Roff in 1990 from Colorado Springs, Colo., and was a member of Roff Baptist Church. Mr. Johnson and Mary Belle Evans were married Aug. 22, 1941, at Tulsa. Survivors include his wife, Mary Belle Johnson, of the home; two brothers, Corbin "Jim" Johnson, Houston, Texas, and Melvin Johnson, Roff; and four sisters, Rudean Clifton, Lovella "Peggy" Williams, both of Roff, Mildred Condren, Tuttle, and Jo Harris, Pell City, Ala. Bearers are Jim Morgan, Carlton Tulley, Tim Vinyard, Joe Sled, Tom Harris and Charles Tingle. Honorary bearers are Curtis Wiley, Orval Bruster and Thurman Wright. Criswell Funeral Home ===================== Tuesday, July 22, 2003 TOMMY HARWELL HOLDENVILLE — Services for Tommy Ray Harwell, 93, Holdenville, are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Chapel. He died July 20, 2003. --- LOU MORTON TISHOMINGO — Services for Lou Morton, 70, Tishomingo, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Campbell-Watts Funeral Chapel. He died July 20, 2003, at Ardmore. --- MARY LASATER HOLDENVILLE — Services for Mary Lasater, 76, Holdenville, are pending with Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home. She died July 20, 2003. ======================= Wednesday, July 23, 2003 TED C. BAILEY FRANCIS — Services for Ted Custer Bailey, 85, Francis, are 10 a.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Dennis Tate and Richard Bailey officiating. Burial follows at Oakman Cemetery. Mr. Bailey died July 22, 2003, at an Allen nursing facility. He was born Sept. 4, 1917, at Spaulding to Morgan and Martha Doyle Bailey. Beginning in June 1942, he was a Frisco Railroad Employee, serving as a brakeman and retiring as a conductor after 36 years of service. He and Dorothy Horn were married May 23, 1947, at Columbus, Kan. Mr. Bailey was a member of Homer Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by three brothers, Joseph E. Bailey, James E. Bailey and Steve A. Bailey; five sisters, Blanche Hayes, Maggie Bailey, Irene Morgan, Katie Adams and Agnes Barker; and a grandson, Randy Stovall. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Bailey, of the home; three sons, Richard Bailey and wife Cinda, Joe Bailey and wife Debra, all of Allen, Steve Bailey and wife Beverly, Tulsa; two daughters, Sandra Wilson and husband Carol, Francis, Virginia Holcomb and husband Ervin, Baskin, La.; a brother, Earnest R. Bailey, Tulsa; 14 grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren. Bearers are Rick Bailey, Robb Bailey, Ryan Bailey, Matthew Maxwell, John Wilson and Timothy Wilson. Honorary bearers are John Stovall and Steven Stovall. Criswell Funeral Home --- OPAL MOORE ADA — Services for Opal Lizzie Bell Hunt Moore, 87, Ada, formerly Atoka, were Monday at Brown’s Funeral Service Chapel, Atoka. The Rev. Bob McClough officiated the services and burial followed at Green Meadows Cemetery, Atoka. Mrs. Moore died July 19, 2003, at Ada. She was born Jan. 16, 1916, at Wilson to Joseph Wyatt Charles and Lillie Bell Dunigan Hunt. She attended school at Wilson. She and Walter Allen Moore were married Oct. 14, 1930, at Pauls Valley. Mrs. Moore was a homemaker and a longtime member of the Mt. View Pentecostal Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Walter Allen Moore; parents Joseph Wyatt Charles and Lillie Bell Dunigan Hunt; three children, Wanda Lee Moore, Jerry Wayne Moore and Allen Joseph Moore; two sisters, Edna Moore and Ruby Bayles; and a granddaughter, Gayla Ann Moore. Survivors include four children, Kennith Moore and wife Shirlene, Ada, Doyle Moore and wife Candy, Antlers, Billy Joe Moore and wife Alice, Durant, and Mattie Darlene Bookhout and husband Barry, Oklahoma City; two sisters, Bertha Mae Richardson and husband Boyd, Ogden, Ark.,Alta Jewel Davis and husband Crawford, Seminole; six grandchildren, Shara Arthur, Shawnee, Vicki Sanchez, Kathy Gomez, Elizabeth Delgado, all of Oklahoma City, Rex Moore, Holdenville, Randy Moore, Durant; 20 great-grandchildren; 9 great-great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Bearers were Doyle Moore, Bill Moore, Jeremy Moore, Joseph Moore, David Minor and Ernie Sanchez. Honorary bearers were John Tastad, Donovan Gomez and James Haag. Brown’s Funeral Service, Atoka --- BESSIE JOHNSON ADA — Services for Bessie Jewel Johnson, 70, Ada, are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Smith-Phillips Funeral Chapel, Mike Radosevich officiating. Burial follows at New Bethel Cemetery in Byng. Mrs. Johnson died July 21, 2003, at her residence. She was born June 19, 1933, at Ruston, La., to Albert Freeman and Alberta Bishop Johnson. She moved to Ada from Louisiana in 1935 and was then employed by Valley View Hospital as a dietitian. She attended Ada Public Schools and was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert Freeman and Alberta Bishop Johnson; four sisters; and a brother. Survivors include a daughter, Lavera Walton, Ada; a son, Billy Hanks, Springfield, Ill.; three brothers, J.M. Johnson, Mena, Ark., Murriel Johnson, Allen, and Harvie Johnson, Ada; five grandchildren, Chris Borges, Shannon Hanks, Kenneth Hanks, Billy Jenkins and Adrian Jenkins; and five great- grandchildren. Bearers are Murriel Johnson, Clark Johnson, Terry Johnson, Harrison Johnson, Jay Johnson and Chris Borges. Honorary bearers are Shannon Hanks, Kenneth Hanks and Billy Jenkins. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home --- GLENN WARD SULPHUR — Services for Glenn Eugene Ward, 74, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Cowley-Krien Funeral Chapel. He died July 20, 2003. --- RUTH WILLIAMS SULPHUR — Services for Ruth W. Williams, 86, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Clagg Funeral Chapel. She died July 21, 2003, at Sulphur ================================== Thursday, July 23, 2003 CHARLENE ARNOLD ADA — Services for Addie "Charlene" Kelley Arnold, 68, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at Smith-Phillips Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Rusty Fuller officiating. Burial follows at 2 p.m. at Bentley Cemetery, Bentley. Mrs. Arnold died July 20, 2003, at her residence. She was born July 24, 1934, at Bentley to Calvin "Bill" and Ethel Talbott Kelley. She attended Atoka High School. She was employed at Ada Retirement Center as a cook and was of the Baptist faith. She was a lifelong resident of Ada. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Cyrus Paul Blankenship; three sisters, Ruby Sappington, Alma Wood and Evelyn Ware; a brother, Calvin Ellis "Sonny Boy" Kelley Jr.; and a grandson, Tony DeLozier. Survivors include five daughters, Lavon DeLozier, Wewoka, Gail Anglin and husband Kermit, Patricia DeLozier and husband Leonard, all of Ada, Deborah Love and husband Melvin, West Pittsburgh, Pa., and Wilma Blankenship, Newcastle, Pa.; two sons, Wayne Blankenship, Ada, and Albert Bailey and wife Pam, Allen; two sisters, Hazel Sparks and husband Kenneth, Maxine Crowell and husband Cecil, all of Durant; an aunt, Bonnie Miller, Lehigh; 19 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and a host of cousins, nieces, nephews and friends. Bearers are the grandsons of Mrs. Arnold. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home --- BOB KILLION STONEWALL — Graveside services for Bobby "Bob" Glen Killion, 69, Stonewall, are 10 a.m. Friday at Highland Cemetery, Dr. Milburn Wilson officiating. The family will receive friends from 1-8 p.m. today at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home. Mr. Killion died July 21, 2003, at an Ada hospital. He was born May 9, 1934, at Jester to Claud and Lois Knox Killion. He and Dorothy Satterwhite were married Oct. 31, 1952, at Odessa, Texas. Mr. Killion was a 1952 graduate of Stonewall High School and a member of First Free Will Baptist Church. He moved to Stonewall from Odessa in 1998 after retiring from Albritton Machine in Odessa where he worked as a machinist from 1952 until 1996. He was associated with “Meals on Wheels” in Odessa. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his wife, Dorothy Killion, of the home; a daughter, Linda Killion, Stonewall; his mother, Mrs. Claud Killion, Des Moines, Iowa; a brother, Ken Killion, Des Moines; and several nieces and nephews. Honorary bearers are Wayne Davis, Dean Stephens, Dudley Bricker, Bobby Willard, Cecil Higdon, Steve Sullivan and Dale Zachary. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home --- KATHERINE LUCY PAULS VALLEY — Graveside services for Katherine Lucy, 81, Pauls Valley, are 11 a.m. Friday at Cummings Cemetery, Maud. She died July 23, 2003, at a Pauls Valley hospital. Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home, Maud --- GENEVA McMURRY HOLDENVILLE — Graveside services for Geneva Jo McMurry, 91, Holdenville, are 10 a.m. Friday at Holdenville Cemetery. She died July 23, 2003. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home ======================= Friday, July 25, 2003 LOVENA EAKER HOLDENVILLE — Graveside services for Lovena Lee Eaker, 79, Holdenville, are 10 a.m. Monday at Holdenville Cemetery. She died July 7, 2003. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home --- MILDRED KIRKLAND HOLDENVILLE — Services for Mildred Iris Kirkland, 90, Holdenville, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Chapel. She died July 24, 2003. --- Mark Webb HENNEPIN — Graveside services for David "Mark" Webb, 43, Hennepin, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Lone Cedar Cemetery, Mannsville. He died July 23, 2003, at his residence. Krien Funeral Home, Davis ==================== Sunday, July 27, 2003 PHYLLIS HAMILTON LONE GROVE — Services for Phyllis Dean Palmer Hamilton, 61, Lone Grove, are 2 p.m. Monday at Epperson Funeral Home Chapel, Coalgate. She died July 25, 2003, at Ardmore. --- DEE KING ADA — Services for Daphna "Dee" Virginia King, 83, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at Bible Baptist Church, the Rev. Roger McMahan officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. King died July 26, 2003, at Grapevine, Texas. She was born Feb. 22, 1920, at Ada to Beamon Burl and Bertha Inez Sawyer Laughlin. She lived in this area for most of her life. She and Cecil "Leon" King were married in 1939 at Shreveport, La. He died Sept. 9, 1983, at Ada. Mrs. King was a homemaker and was a Baptist for 50 years. She was preceded in death by her husband; her parents; and a sister, Glendean Higginbotham. Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Shope and husband Cecil Griggs, Grapevine; a son, Gary King and wife Pam, Lone Grove; two sisters, Estelle Drew, Tulsa, Billie Stephens, Highland Village, Texas; a brother, Beamon Burl Laughlin Jr., Ada; seven grandchildren, Jared Shope, Chris Shope, both of Fort Worth, Texas, Sean Shope, Grapevine, Amber King, Norman, Karey Feltman, Kelly Deck, Tori Deck, all of Lone Grove; and eight great-grandchildren. Bearers are Don Lantz, Joe Coulson, Bill Shope, Larry Stephens, Phil Whitman and Adam Whitman. Criswell Funeral Home. --- LAURA MOUNGER ADA — Services for Laura Dean Mounger, 84, Ada, formerly Eufaula, are 2 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Chapel, the Rev. John Haynes officiating. Mrs. Mounger died July 24, 2003, at a local hospital. She was born Feb. 27, 1919, at Ada to John Boomer and Annie Mae Todd. She attended Ada Schools. Mrs. Mounger moved to Eufaula in the 1970s from New Mexico. She returned to this area in January 2003. She was a secretary for her husband’s refrigeration business, a retired real estate agent and had also worked in sales at a home furnishings store. She was a Baptist. She was preceded in death by her husband, Denzil "Jack" Mounger, in the mid-1980s in Eufaula; and a son, Dolan Eugene Mounger. Survivors include a sister, Dora May Jobe, Ada; a half-brother, Thomas David Todd, Oklahoma City; a half-sister, Tywanna Todd, Oklahoma City; and numerous nieces, nephews, great-nieces and great-nephews. Criswell Funeral Home. --- ORION MORENO HOLDENVILLE — Graveside services for Orion Lyric Freeman Moreno, Holdenville, infant son of Anthony Moreno and Hannah Freeman, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Lamar Cemetery, Lamar. He died July 23, 2003. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home. ===================== Monday, July 28, 2003 KENNETH DILBECK SULPHUR — Graveside services for Kenneth Dilbeck, 77, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Dolberg Cemetery. He died July 27, 2003, at a Norman hospital. Clagg Funeral Home --- ESTELLE PATTON VANOSS — Graveside services for Estelle Patton, 90, Vanoss, at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Cemetery, the Revs. Jack Kemper and Glen Eaves officiating. Mrs. Patton died July 27, 2003, at an Ada nursing facility. She was born Aug. 23, 1912, near Hot Springs, Ark., to William and Hattie Massey Mann. She attended Chickasha High School and was a homemaker. She and Lloyd L. Patton were married Dec. 4, 1937. He preceded her in death Aug. 14, 2001, at Ada. Survivors include one son, Dr. Laurin L. Patton and wife Virginia, Ada; two brothers, Elmo Mann and Bud Mann, both of Modesto, Calif.; four grandchildren, Greg Patton and Lindsay Kessinger, both of Ada, Laurina Grimes, The Woodlands, Texas, and Brad Patton, Calgary, Alberta, Canada; ten great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family says those who wish may make memorials to Asbury United Methodist Church, Building Fund, 508 W. 6th, Ada, OK 74820. Criswell Funeral Home --- CHESTER SMITH COALGATE — Services for Chester Ray Smith, 72, Coalgate, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Epperson Funeral Chapel. He died July 27, 2003, at Coalgate. Epperson Funeral Service ================ Tuesday, July 29, 2003 VELMA LONG PICO RIVERA, Calif. — Services for Velma Lee Long, 80, Pico Rivera, formerly Ada, Okla., are 9 a.m. Thursday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ada, the Rev. Ray Ackerman officiating. Burial follows at Calvary Cemetery, Shawnee. The family will receive friends at Criswell Funeral Home, Ada, from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday. Mrs. Long died July 25, 2003, at Whittier, Calif. She was born Feb. 20, 1923, at North Rock Creek, Okla., to Charles and Mary McDanel Loy. She attended Shawnee schools where she was in the Shawnee High School band and played clarinet at a reception for Mrs. Eleanor Roosevelt. She and Wesley Carl Long were married Sept. 12, 1939, at Oklahoma. He died Nov. 6, 1983, in Oklahoma City. Mrs. Long and her husband came to this area from California in 1973 and remained here until 1996 before returning to California. She was a member of St. Hilary’s Catholic Church in Pico Rivera and taught catechism classes there. She had also been a member of St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Ada before returning to California in 1996. She was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by an infant daughter in July 1947. Survivors include two daughters, Carol Baxter, Mesquite, Nev., and Lynnda Howerton, Ada; three sons, Ronald Long, San Diego, Carl Long, Moore, Okla., and Wesley W. Long, West Covina; 12 grandchildren, Carla Pearson, Robert Baxter, James Baxter, Cindy Blackburn, Kathy Baxter, Aaron Long, Pamela Long, Brenda Long, David Long, Tiffany Vanschuyver, Clarissa Mitchell and Hillary Long; and 17 great-grandchildren. Bearers are Jerry Howerton, David Long, Carl Long and Robert Baxter. Criswell Funeral Home --- BOLIVAR JOHNSON HOLDENVILLE — Graveside services for Bolivar Junior Johnson, 69, Holdenville, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Holdenville Cemetery. He died July 24, 2003. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home --- RUTH MATHEWS DAVIS — Services for Edna "Ruth" Mathews, 80, Davis, are 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church. She died July 28, 2003, at a local hospital. Fox Funeral Home --- ILEENE BAXTER ADA — Services for Ileene Baxter, 84, Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. She died July 28, 2003, at a local nursing facility. ========================= Wednesday, July 30, 2003 WILLIS HAMMACK NORMAN — Graveside services for Willis Hollis Hammack, 72, Norman, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Hammack died July 26, 2003, at Norman. He was born Aug. 14, 1930, at Hollis to Burl Eugene and Thelma English Hammack. He and Nora Schaufele were married March 31, 1956, at Lone Wolf. She preceded him in death. Mr. Hammack graduated from high school in Mt. Park, attended Oklahoma State University and later graduated from Cameron University. He served in the United States Air Force during Vietnam. After retiring as Colonel in 1974, he farmed and ranched in Seminole and Pontotoc Counties. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; two brothers, Lee and Hilbert "Bob" Hammack; a sister, Wanda Weatheridge; and a grandson, Joshua Burklund. Survivors include a son, David Hammack, Universal City, Texas; three daughters, Joy Burklund and husband Charles, Norman, Susan Granger and husband Jeff, Otter Lake, Mich., Audra Anderson and husband Jeff, Canton, Ga.; two sisters, Ramona McCord and husband Robert, Tipton, Louise Farris and husband Marion, Rogers, Ark.; a brother, Raymond Hammack, Oklahoma City; and 10 grandchildren. Havenbrook Funeral Home. --- EUPHA MATHIS ATWOOD — Services for Eupha Glee Mathis, 87, Atwood, are 10 a.m. at the Church of the Nazarene. She died July 28, 2003. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home --- JUNE WILFONG ADA — Services for June Wilfong, 75, Ada, formerly Nicoma Park, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Chapel, the Rev. John Haynes officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Wilfong died July 29, 2003, at her residence. She was born Jan. 10, 1928, at Cox City to W.R. and Laura Sullivan Overton. She was a graduate of Vanoss High School. She and John Wilfong were married July 22, 1944, at Ada. Mrs. Wilfong returned to Ada in August 2001, from Nicoma Park. She was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in Nicoma Park, where she was the church financial secretary for 19 years. Survivors include her husband, John Wilfong, of the home; a daughter, Sharron Holderfield and husband Tom, Louisville, Ky.; two sons, John Wilfong and wife Paula, Ada, and Gary Wilfong and wife Patti, Tulsa; two brothers, Bud Overton, Ada, Leon Overton, Louisiana; two grandchildren, Anslea Steele and husband Eric, Edmond, Erin Wilfong and wife Mackenzie, Dallas, Texas; and a great- grandson, Braden Steele. Criswell Funeral Home --- GEORGE LOCH ALLEN — Graveside services for George Perry Loch, 80, Allen, are 2 p.m. today at Non Cemetery. Mr. Loch died July 28, 2003, at his home in Allen. He was born Sept. 8, 1922, at Elgin to Wade Hampton and Grace "BoBo" Loch. He attended school in Gerty and was raised in the Non Community. He and Beth Callahan were married in May 1945. Mr. Loch was a veteran of World War II and the Korean War. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. He was a longtime resident of Calvin, retiring as Post Master of the Calvin Post Office. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wade Hampton and Grace "BoBo" Loch; and a daughter, Mary Beth. Survivors include his wife, Beth Callahan Loch; six sons, George Dale Loch and wife Jean, Las Vegas, Nev., Starling Dee Loch and wife Sue, Johnny Wade Loch and wife Michelle, all of Salt Lake City, Utah, Charles Kean Loch and wife Mary, Calvin, Billy Ray Loch and wife Diane, Mustang, Peter King Loch and wife Cheryl Lynn, Chickasha; two daughters, Carol Sue Walton and husband Steve, Ada, Rebecca Ann Hanson and husband Dave, Bountiful, Utah; 28 grandchildren; and 21 great-grandchildren. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home --- CHARLES MAXWELL HOLDENVILLE — Services for Charles Leon Maxwell, 47, Holdenville, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Capital Heights Missionary Baptist Church. He died July 28, 2003. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home --- MARGIE SHIELDS HOLDENVILLE — Services for Margie Louise Shields, 77, Holdenville, are 10 a.m. Friday at the Church of the Nazarene. She died July 28, 2003. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home ==================== ALVIN COLBERT ADA — Services for Alvin Wayne Colbert, 39, Ada, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Reaper Baptist Church, the Rev. C.R. Brown officiating. Burial follows at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr. Colbert died July 29, 2003, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born March 10, 1964, at Dallas, Texas, to James D. and Mary Bruner Colbert, both longtime Ada residents. He attended school and graduated high school in Dallas. Mr. Colbert received a degree in computer science from the University of Texas and was a graduate student at Southern Methodist University. He was employed as a manager for Eckerd Drug for 16 years. He was a member of Greater New Hope Baptist Church, serving as a deacon. He was preceded in death by his father, James D. Colbert. Survivors include two daughters, Stephanie Colbert and Karen Colbert, both of Dallas; a son, the Rev. Kevin Colbert, Dallas; his mother, Mary Colbert, Stonewall; five aunts, Agnes Coleman, Clara Elbert, Maple Hamilton, Doris Colbert and Regina Washington; four uncles, Wilburn Bruner, Terry Bruner, Elmer Bruner and Curtis Colbert; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. Bearers are Jeff Hamilton, Lorenzo Cochran, Ray Elbert, David Hamilton, Andy Hamilton and Truman Johnson. Honorary bearers are David James, Clifford Alfred, Frank Ray Jr., Walter Pitts, Ray Alexander and Harvey Richardson. Criswell Funeral Home --- THOMAS BURKE COALGATE — Services for Thomas J. Burke, 71, Coalgate, are 1:30 p.m. Saturday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. He died July 30, 2003, at his home. Epperson Funeral Service. =======================