Pontotoc Co., OK - Obits: December, 2005 ***************************************************** This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb by: Rita Floyd USGenWeb Archives. Copyright. All rights reserved http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm ***************************************************** Thanks to the Ada Evening News for permission to copy their obits Obituaries from the Ada Evening News, Pontotoc Co., OK. Date of editions are given at beginning of each section. Submitted by Rita Floyd. -------------------------------------------------------- OBITUARIES December 01 - December 29, 2005 -------------------------------------------------------- Thursday, December 01, 2005 EMILY BRANSCUM PERRY - Services for Emily Jean Owen Branscum, 75, Perry, are 10 a.m. Friday at Landmark Baptist Church, Mike Peercy and Mike Raines officiating. Burial follows at Vamoosa Cemetery. Visitation is at Palmer Marler Carberry Funeral Home today from 8 a.m. until 8 p.m. Mrs. Branscum died Nov. 28, 2005. She was born May 2, 1930, at Konawa, to Charles Arthur and Maggie Irene Brewer Owen. She married Edward Leon Branscum Feb. 6, 1953. She was preceded in death by her parents; and five brothers, Layton, Carlton, Roy, Clarence and Dewey. Survivors include her husband; six sons, Gene Branscum and wife Brenda, Ponca City, Ron Branscum and wife Cindy, Jim Branscum and wife Pam, all of Perry, Charles Branscum and wife Iris, Stillwater, Randy Branscum and wife Leona, San Antonio, Texas, and Jerry Branscum and wife Tammy, Ada; three sisters, Helen Renfro and husband George, Oklahoma City, Faye Murray and husband Bill, Moore, and Virgie Torres, Bethany; two brothers, Ray Owen and wife Marilyn, Lafayette, La., and Elmer Owen and wife Ruth, Oklahoma City; six grandchildren, Stephen and wife Becky, Bentonville, Ark., Michael, Mary Ann, both of San Antonio, Josh and wife Kayo, Biloxi, Miss., Daniel, Norman, Jared, Mark, Jamie, Jenna, all of Perry, Stacy and husband Kenneth, Lamont, Katie, Edmond, Amy and husband Nathan, Fort Worth, Texas, Chelsea and husband Dustin, Collinsville, and Lindsey, Neweurgh, Ind.; and five great-grandchildren, Amira, Caleb, Kirsten, Trey, and Ayden.. The family says that those who wish may make memorials to Landmark Baptist Church Mission Fund, 1408 N. 7th, Perry, OK. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BETH HARJO ADA - Services for Beth Ann Harjo, 24, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Pickard- Swearingen Funeral Chapel. Burial follows at Vamoosa Cemetery. She died Nov. 20, 2005, at an Ada hospital. Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WAYNE TROTTER TISHOMINGO - Graveside services for Wayne E. Trotter, 86, Tishomingo, are 11 a.m. Friday at Tishomingo Cemetery. He died Nov. 26, 2005, at Denver, Colo. Watts Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LARRY HAILEY KONAWA - Graveside services for Larry Michael Hailey, 62, Konawa, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Vamoosa Cemetery Pavilion. He died Nov. 28, 2005, at Konawa. Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES MOYER ADA - Services for James Clarence Moyer, 82, Ada, are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. Rusty Fuller and the Rev. David Gray officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City. Mr. Moyer died Nov. 30, 2005, at an Ada nursing home. He was born Dec. 25, 1922, at Oklahoma City, to Charles William and Onita Barker Moyer. He graduated from Northeast High School, Oklahoma City, in 1941, and attended Oklahoma A & M College. He married Martha Frances Jones Oct. 7, 1950. They moved to Ada in August, 1976, from Muskogee. Mr. Moyer was the operations officer at several banks in the area, including Stonewall, and was later employed with Jim Martin Oil Company, retiring after seven years of service. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church and served in the U. S. Army during World War II. He served as a liason pilot with the 5th Armored Group under General George C. Patton in North Africa and Sicily. He was discharged as a first lieutenant. He was preceded in death by a brother, Charles W. Moyer, Jr. Survivors include his wife, Martha Moyer, of the home; one daughter, Paula Moyer, Minneapolis, Minn.; two sons, James C. Moyer, Jr., Lawton, and William D. Moyer, Colorado Springs, Colo.; a brother, Martin B. Moyer, Oklahoma City; six grandchildren, James S. Moyer, Lewis Cramer, Stephanie Moyer, Garry Moyer, Drew Cramer and Frances Moyer; and one great-granddaughter, Genevieve Isabella Moyer. Honorary bearers are members of Mr. Moyer's Sunday School Class at Trinity Baptist Church. Criswell Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NITA LESEBERG ADA - Services for Nita Leseberg, 75, Ada, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Hillcrest Cemetery, Ardmore. She died Nov. 30, 2005, at her home. Criswell Funeral Home ============================================================================= Friday, December 02, 2005 JOHN SMITH HOLDENVILLE - Graveside services for John E. Smith, 71, Holdenville, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Crossroads Cemetery, Calvin. He died Dec. 1, 2005. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROGER PERKINS WEWOKA - Services for Roger Lee Perkins, 64, Wewoka, are 10 a.m. Saturday at the Chapel of The Good Shepherd, Mustang. He died Nov. 30, 2005, at Oklahoma City. McNeil's Mustang Funeral Service, Mustang ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GERALD WAREHIME HOMINY - Gerald Warehime, 83, Hominy, died Nov. 16, 2005, at Hominy. He was born Aug. 1, 1922, at Bartlesville, to Dewey and Hazel Stanton Warehime. He graduated from high school at Nelagoney and attended machinist school, Tulsa. He married Roberta "Pete" Armstrong Sept. 20, 1941. Mr. Warehime was drafted in 1943, during World War II and served as a paratrooper for the 101st Airborne squadron. He left the service in 1946, returning to work as a machinist at Pawhuska. He bought his own company, Osage Welding & Machine Shop at Hominy, in 1953, and ran the business until selling it and retiring in 1987. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers; a sister; and a daughter, Angela Sue Haymes. Survivors include his wife; a son, Gerry Warehime and wife Elaine, Springdale, Ark.; a brother, Marvin Warehime, Bartlesville; a sister, Dorothy Pendley, Rush Springs; two sister, Irene Newcomb, Cleveland, and Mildred Hallum, Wann; four grandchildren, Richard Warehime, Springdale, Kim Hill and husband Mark, Rhonda Marcum and husband Eddy, all of Ada, and Melissa Davis and husband Jim, Norman; seven great-grandchildren, Lauren Hill, Kendall Hill, Heather Price, Logan Price, Anthony Davis, Amber Marcum and Colton Marcum. ============================================================================= Sunday, December 04, 2005 RUBY BUGHER NORMAN - Services for Ruby Usry Bugher, 86, Norman, were Nov. 29, 2005, at CrossPointe Church in Norman. Burial followed at Noble IOOF Cemetery. Mrs. Bugher died Nov. 26, 2005, at Norman. She was born July 12, 1919, east of Lexington near Corbett to Jake Authur and Eva Kazar Bates Phelps. She grew up on a farm near Lexington and attended CrossPointe Church. She was a homemaker and provider. She also cooked at various restaurants and managed a Dairy Queen. She married Leonard Ewing. She later married Kermit Usry. She also married Woodrow Bryant. He preceded her in death. She later married Delbert Bugher. He also preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents, Jake and Eva Phelps; four brothers, Hubert, Leslie, Chester and Wyman Phelps; a granddaughter, Donna Jean Matthews; two great-grandchildren, Brittany Leigh Usry and Shane Matthews; and a great- great-granddaughter, Angela Keeler. Survivors include six children, Ronald Ewing, Norman, Kenneth Usry and his wife Janet, Norman, Bob Usry and his wife Ellen, Norman, Faye Baze and her husband David, Norman, Dorothy Autry and her husband Berl, Norman, and Kaye Capshew and her husband Larry, El Reno; two stepchildren, Shirley Matthies, Norman, and Trina Kuhn, Noble; two brothers, Chris "Jr." Phleps and his wife Sue, Oklahoma City, and Dale Phelps, Lexington; four sisters-in-law, Alene Phelps, Norman, Ruth Harrell, Lexington, Ruth Phelps, Goldsby, and Betty Phelps, Midwest City; a special friend and sister-in-law, Norabell Warren, Noble; 17 grandchildren; 26 great- grandchildren; seven great-great- grandchildren; and numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. Bearers were her grandsons, Bobby Usry, Jaime Usry, David Gene Baze, Jared Usry, Curtis Matthews, Dexter Matthews, Chad Usry and Ronnie Lee Coomer. Honorary bearers were her granddaughters and staff members at Rivermont and Heartland Hospice. Donations may be made to Heartland Hospice. Wilson-Little Funeral Home, Purcell ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARY BECKER COALGATE - Services for Mary Catherine Messner Becker, 76, Coalgate, are 2 p.m. Monday at Blessed Sacrament Catholic Church. Burial follows at Coalgate Cemetery. She died Nov. 29, 2005, at Coalgate. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LAWRENCE HOWELL SULPHUR - Services for Lawrence E. Howell, 86, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Sulphur Assembly of God Church. He died Dec. 2, 2005. Krien Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUANITA SMITH MOWDY - Services for Juanita Carol Meaders Smith, 71, Mowdy community in Coal County, were Saturday at Brown's Funeral Chapel. She died Dec. 1, 2005, at Coalgate. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HOWELL GRISSOM SULPHUR - Services for Howell Don Grissom, 73, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Monday at First Free Will Baptist Church. He died Dec. 3, 2005. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARLENE BLACKBURN PAULS VALLEY - A funeral mass for Marlene Blackburn, 71, Pauls Valley, is 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist, Mike Vaught and Rusty Hewes officiating. A rosary begins at 6 p.m. Tuesday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church. Burial will be at Swan Hill Cemetery, Ada. Mrs. Blackburn died Dec. 2, 2005, at Ada. She was born Sept. 2, 1934, at Belle Vernon, Pa. to Marino and Olga Lazzarri Carini. She married Harrell Blackburn at Okmulgee Sept. 5, 1953. Moving from Texas, they made the Pauls Valley-Maysville- Wynnewood area their home in 1964. She had worked for the Burford Corporation as its executive secretary for more than 41 years. She was a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church in Pauls Valley. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Leroy Carini. Survivors include her husband, Harrell Blackburn, of the home; three children, Chuck Blackburn and his wife Melanie, Denton, Texas, Jackye Ward and her husband Rory, Ada, and Joyce Tate and her husband Rick, Pauls Valley; seven grandchildren, Nate Blackburn and his wife Elizabeth, Nick Blackburn, Ashlye Tate, Natalye Tate, Broderick Ward, Carin Blackburn and Tyler Blackburn; and numerous nieces and nephews, and cousins, Jackie & Jim Olzawski, and a very special friend, Catherine Hay. Notes of remembrance and/or condolences may be sent to the family at www.stufflebeanfuneralhome.com. Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home, Pauls Valley. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DRUSILLA MOORE NORMAN - Services for Drusilla Moore, 85, Norman, formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m Monday at Criswell Chapel, the Rev. Jim Caton officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Moore died Dec. 1, 2005, at her home. She was born May 3, 1920, at Stratford to Patterson Shi and Willie Gosnell Cash. She graduated from Ada High School and attended Oklahoma A & M for one year. Mrs. Moore was a homemaker and was also employed at Pontotoc County Health Department as Pontotoc County registrar. She was a member of First Christian Church and of the Chickasaw Nation. She married C. E. Moore in 1947. Survivors include her husband, C. E. Moore, of the home; one son, David Moore and his wife Sherry, Norman; one daughter, Chloe Shi Odom and her husband Dennis, Albuquerque, N.M.; and six grandchildren, Darcy Drusilla Odom, Jaye Alexandra "Jaxcy" Odom, Kate Odom, Shi Leah Moore, Chelsea Marie Moore and Tara Archer. Donations may be made to Heartland Hospice of Norman, 1100 N. Porter, Ste. 104, Norman, OK 73069. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================= Monday, December 5, 2005 ROSA HAWKINS ADA - Graveside services for Rosa Lee Hawkins, 84, Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Allen Cemetery, the Rev. Buddy Drake will officiate. Mrs. Hawkins died Saturday, Dec. 3, 2005, at a local nursing home. She was born Oct. 31, 1921, at the Denny Community, near Ada, to Amos and Beulah Lee Williamson. She lived in this area all her life and attended school at Oakman. She married Johnnie William Hawkins April 5, 1941. He died Aug. 23, 1964, in Enid. Mrs. Hawkins was a homemaker and of the Baptist faith. Survivors include three sons, David Hawkins, Ada, Johnnie Hawkins and wife Sharon, Stratford, and Kevin Hawkins and wife Lisa, Ada; two daughters, Joyce Hawkins, Konawa, and Sandra Smith and husband Delbert, Enid; two brothers, Johnny Williamson, Ada, and Melvin Williamson and wife Brenda, Francis; three sisters, Clara McIntire and husband Rulan, Ada, Mamie Matthew, Wewoka, and Loeva Sipes, Wewoka; and 12 grandchildren. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAYMOND TOMLINSON TUPELO - Private family services for Raymond Edward Tomlinson, 62, Tupelo, are scheduled with Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate. Mr. Tomlinson died Dec. 2, 2005. ============================================================================= Tuesday, December 6, 2005 OLA KEENE NORMAN - Graveside services for Ola Mable House Keene, 83, Norman, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Yeager Cemetery. Viewing is from 8 a.m. until noon Wednesday. She died Dec. 4, 2005, at Oklahoma City. The family says that in lieu of flowers, donations may be made to cancer research. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JYMME KUNZE TISHOMINGO - Services for Jymme Follis Kunze, 78, Tishomingo, are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Watts Funeral Home Chapel. He died Dec. 4, 2005, at Celina, Texas. Watts Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JERRY ATKINSON ADA - Services for Jerry Lewis Atkinson, 44, Ada, formerly of Atoka, are 2 p.m. today at Brown's Funeral Chapel, Atoka. Burial follows at Bera Cemetery, Harmony. He died Dec. 3, 2005, at an Ada hospital. Brown's Funeral Service, Atoka ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DONALD RUST ADA - Services for Donald E. Rust, 86, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Swan Hill Cemetery. He died Dec. 2, 2005, at his home. Criswell Funeral Home ============================================================================= Wednesday, December 7, 2005 LILLIAN GREGORY ADA - Services for Lillian Henry Gregory, 91, Ada, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. She died Dec. 7, 2005, at a local nursing home. Criswell Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GERTRUD OLIPHANT HOLDENVILLE - Services for Gerturd Frieda Oliphant, 91, Holdenville, are 3 p.m. Friday at Hudson-Phillips Chapel. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery. She died Dec. 2, 2005. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDWARD DEW STRATFORD - Services for Edward Lee "Ed" Dew, 66, Stratford, are 1 p.m. Friday at Pickard Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. A.H. Shi officiating. Burial follows at McGee Cemetery. Mr. Dew died Dec. 5, 2005, at Oklahoma City. He was born May 3, 1939, at Ada, to Sarah Skaggs and Ernest Dew. He married Martha Shi Dew Feb. 2, 1973, at Ada. He owned and operated Ada Guttering since 1993. He was also a sales manager for Bowie Ballard Ford, Ada, for 32 years. He lived in the Stratford and Ada areas all of his life. He was preceded in death by his parents. Survivors include his wife; five sons, Jimmy Dew, Greg Griffin, both of Ada, Bill Cole, Noble, Tony Cole, Lexington, and George Griffin, West Monroe, La.; four daughters, Laurie Hilliard, Healdton, Lisa Woodall, Meeker, Donna McCrarry, Wewoka, and Denise Haynes, Ada; one brother, Oran Dew, Ada; and two sisters, Oleta Choate and Pauline Roberts, both of Ada. Bearers are Bill Cole, Tony Cole, George Griffin, Greg Griffin, Tom Connally and Al Woodall. Pickard Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LILLY CANNON HARDEN CITY - Services for Lilly Cannon, 78, Harden City, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. She died Dec. 6, 2005, at her home. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARNOLD JEFFERSON HOLDENVILLE - Services for Arnold Jefferson, 44, Holdenville, are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Yeager Methodist Church, Yeager. Burial follows at Yeager Cemetery. He died Dec. 4, 2005. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home ============================================================================= Thursday, December 8, 2005 HUGH BRINSON JR. SULPHUR - Services for Hugh E. Brinson, Jr., 79, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Friday at Calvary Baptist Church. He died Dec. 7, 2005, at Sulphur. Clagg Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IRENE MEHLO SULPHUR - Irene Helen Mehlo, 101, Sulphur, died Dec. 6, 2005, at Sulphur. Private family services are planned at Youngstown, Ohio. Clagg Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GENEVA MURPHEY McLOUD - Services for Geneva L. Murphey, 88, McLoud, are 10 a.m. Friday at Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur. She died Dec. 6, 2005, at Shawnee. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GERTRUD OLIPHANT HOLDENVILLE - Services for Gertrud Frieda Oliphant, 91, Holdenville, are 3 p.m. Friday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery. She died Dec. 2, 2005. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ LILLY CANNON HARDEN CITY - Services for Lilly Lou Cannon, 78, Harden City, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Glen Russell officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery, Stonewall. Mrs. Cannon died Dec. 6, 2005, at her home. She was born March 7, 1927, at Clinton, to Sherman Levi Grubb Sr. and Gladys L. Slagle Grubb. She graduated from Independence High School and graduated from Southwestern State College. She taught school at Breezy Meadows School until marrying and becoming a housewife and mother of five children. She was a member of Fittstown United Methodist Church. She married William Anderson Cannon May 20, 1951, at Independence , Okla. She and her husband moved to this area in December, 1958 from northwest Oklahoma. He preceded her in death Feb. 16, 1986. She was also preceded in death by a brother, Sherman Levi Grubb II. Survivors include three daughters, Myria Gibson and her husband Scott, Ardmore, Marsha Allmon and her husband Gary, Sulphur, and Lilly Kay Wynn and her husband Wendell, Ada; two sons, William Cannon and his wife Liz, Fittstown, and Joe Cannon and his wife Tammy, Fittstown; three sisters, Clara Elizabeth Dunn, Richville, Kans., Velma Lynn Carrol, Birmingham, Ala., and Catherine Hefner, Lewiston, Idaho; one brother, John Grubb, Hackett, Ark.; fourteen grandchildren; and five great grandchildren. Bearers are Ross Wyche, Harold Uhlich, Johnny Daniel, Leonard Daniel, Ronnie Sexton and Virgil Gantt. Honorary bearers are Richard Sexton, Carl Tackett and Buck Crabtree. The family says those who wish may make memorials to Ada Family Hospice Foundation, 1306 Arlington, Ada, OK 74820. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IMOGENE CHILES ALLEN - Services for Margie Imogene Chiles, 82, Allen, are 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Allen Church of Christ, Keith Warren officiating. Burial follows at the Allen Cemetery. Visitiation is from 4 p.m. Thursday until service time Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Allen. Mrs. Chiles died Dec. 7, 2005, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born Nov. 14, 1923, near Allen, to Flavius Josephus and Isabel Oller Gilmore. She attended school at Allen and graduated from Allen High School. She also attended East Central University. She married Louis B. "Jack" Chiles in 1974. He died July 18, 2001. Mrs. Chiles was an employee of the Allen Post Office, retiring after 16 years of service. She was a member of the Allen Church of Christ. Survivors include two daughters, Lynette Drake, Sallisaw, and Glenda "Dee Dee" Lewis, Atwood; two sons, Mark Lee Mullins, Burleson, Texas, and Bradley James Mullins, Wichita, Kans.; ten grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Bearers are Lindon Tate, Sonny Isaacs, Lewis Woodall, David Baber, Tommy McFerran and Glenn Harrington. Honorary bearers are Phillip Legg, Harry Barnes, Roy Gilmore and Arles Wells, Sr. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LILLIAN GREGORY ADA - Services for Lillian McCurry Henry Gregory, 91, Ada, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. Bob Payne officiating. Burialfollows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Gregory died Dec. 7, 2005, at a local nursing home. She was born Nov. 3, 1914, at Bromide, Johnston County, Okla., to William Walter and Eliza Gardner McCurry. She graduated from Byng High School and was a lifelong member of Colbert Baptist Church. She married Elza Gregory. He died Sept.r 9, 1984. She was also preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Daryl Henry and James G. Henry; and two great-grandchildren. Survivors include three daughters, Amelia Branscum and her husband J. D., Ada, Margaret Henry Webber, Monroe, La., and Alice Henry Kryza, Ashburn, Va.; a son, Harley Henry, Ada; a daughter-in- law, Peggy Brandon Henry, Conroe, Texas; a sister, Minnie Dennison, Athens, Ga.; eleven grandchildren; 21 great- grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; numerous nieces; nephews; and special friend of the family, Debbie Teel. Bearers are Jeff Branscum, Robert Webber, Chance Branscum, Roger Burns, James Henry and Leon Thompson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAULINE HYDEN MESQUITE, Texas - Services for Pauline H. Hyden, 88, Mesquite, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. She died Dec. 7, 2005, at a Dallas hospital. ============================================================================= Friday, December 09, 2005 PAULINE HYDEN MESQUITE, Texas - Graveside services for Pauline Hester Hyden, 88, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Hickory Cemetery, south of Roff, Okla., the Rev. Jim Adams officiating. Mrs. Hyden died Dec. 7, 2005, at a Dallas hospital. She was born Feb. 22, 1917, at Colbert, Okla. to Ross R. and Maud Findley Badgett. She graduated from Hickory High School and attended East Central University for two years. She married the Rev. Halton Hyden in 1935 at Holdenville, Okla. He died Oct. 24, 1990, at Dallas. Mrs. Hyden was a homemaker and a member of the First United Methodist Church at Roff. She and her husband served in the Oklahoma Methodist Conference for 39 years. She was also preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, J.B. Badgett. Survivors include three daughters, Aleta Collins, Lennox, Calif., Marilyn Phelps, Royce City, Texas, and Kristan Hyden, Mesquite; one son, Michael Hyden, Mesquite; a brother, Ross R. Badgett II, Mustang, Okla., formerly of Ada; a sister, Rosa Belle Hess, Tulsa, Okla.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. The family says those who wish may make memorials to Hickory Cemetery, Rt. 2, Box 60, Roff, Oklahoma, 74865, or the Roff United Methodist Church, Rt. 2, Box 129, Wanette, Oklahoma 74878. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLEN LeBLANC FRISCO, Texas - Funeral mass for Allen L. LeBlanc, 83, Frisco, Texas, formerly of Ada, Okla., is 9:30 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 17, at Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church, Denham, Springs, La. Graveside services follow at Greenoaks Memorial Park. Visitation is at Immaculate Conception of the Blessed Virgin Mary Catholic Church at from 9 a.m. until service time Dec. 17. Mr. LeBlanc died Dec. 6, 2005, at his home in Frisco, Texas. He was born Oct. 16, 1922, in Morganza, La. Survivors include his wife of 54 years, Frances "Frankie" LeBlanc, and children Michael LeBlanc and wife, Joanie, Denham Springs, La, Mary Kay Bishop and husband, Chuck, Ada, Okla., Lynn Gonzales and husband, David, Prairieville, La., Janet Marchuk and husband, Jeff, Plano, Texas, Nancy Scroggins and husband, David, Frisco, Texas, and Allen LeBlanc, San Francisco, Ca.; sisters, Verna Thompson and Marlene Messina, both of Baton Rouge, La., and Alma LeBlanc, Port Allen, La; brothers, J.D. LeBlanc and Fritz LeBlanc , both of Port Allen, La., and Earl LeBlanc, Baton Rouge, La.; and 10 grandchildren, Michelle Carmichael and husband, Sean, Nicole and Jason LeBlanc, Catherine Bishop, Adam and Amy DuBois, David and Kevin Marchuk, Beau and Brett Scroggins. He was preceded in death by his parents, Leonide Daigle and David LeBlanc, and brothers Roy LeBlanc, Joseph LeBlanc and Raymond LeBlanc. Mr. LeBlanc served in the U.S. Navy aboard the USS Mississippi during World War II. He retired after 35 years from Ideal Cement Company (Holcim) in Ada, Okla. He and Frances were long time members of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ada, where Mr. LeBlanc was a member of Knights of Columbus. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAOMI LEWIS HOLDENVILLE - Services for Naomi Ruth Lewis, 89, Holdenville, are 2 p.m. Monday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery. She died Dec. 8, 2005. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home ============================================================================= Sunday December 11, 2005 FINIS DRISKILL STONEWALL - Graveside services for Finis Lee Driskill, 85, Stonewall, are 2 p.m. Monday at Pleasant Grove Cemetery, near Stonewall, the Rev. Dennis Heath officiating. Mr. Driskill died Dec. 8, 2005, at an Ada hospital. He was born May 30, 1920, at Tupelo, to Jess and Lucille Smith Driskill. He married Nellie Anderson Feb. 5, 1945, at Ada. He owned and operated Driskill's Garage at Stonewall for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents; five brothers, Robert Driskill, Floyd Driskill, Olen Driskill and Chester Dryden; and one sister, Martha Walton. Survivors include his wife; two sisters, Agnes Foote, Ardmore, and Maxine Stevens, Kingston; and several nieces and nephews. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TIMOTHY ABNEY STRATFORD - Services for Timothy Glenn Abney, 44, Stratford, are 2 p.m. Monday at Faith Center Church, Sulphur, the Rev. Jerry Limley officiating. Burial follows at Abney Cemetery, Stratford. Mr. Abney died Dec. 7, 2005. He was born Aug. 10, 1961, at Los Angeles, Calif., to Sue Bullock and Leo Glenn Abney. He married Danette Lindsay May 27, 1981, at Gainesville, Texas. He lived most of his life in and around the Stratford area. He was a car salesman. He was also a member of Faith Center Church. Survivors include his wife; one son, Noah Daniel Abney, Fort Leonardwood, Mo.; two daughters, Megan Lindsay Abney and Katelyn Shauna Abney, both of Stratford; his parents; one brother, Rick Glenn Abney, Texarkana, Texas; and four sisters, Sherry Gwen Abney, Texarkana, Cynthia Mauldin, Noble, Rose Cavers, Houston, Texas, and Lisa Abney, Lake Jackson, Texas. Bearers are Bill McIntyre, Jim Shepherd, Gene Staggs, Tim Jarrell, Jeff Saunders and Brent Behrens. Pickard Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOROTHY BRANSON ADA - Graveside services for Dorothy J. Branson, 71, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at Tecumseh Cemetery, Floyd Kaiser officiating. Mrs. Branson died Dec. 9, 2005, at a local hospital. She was born April 29, 1934, at Gracemont, to Archie and Veva Riddle Guillory. She graduated from Prague High School. She married Bill Branson at Sherman, Texas. He died Sept. 25, 1989, at Tecumseh. Mrs. Branson was a nurse's aide at Norman Regional Hospital from 1964-1989. She was affliated with the Church of Christ. Survivors include four brothers, A. C. Guillory, Santa Clarita, Calif., Carl Fields, Prague, Ronald Fields, Miami, Texas, and James Fields, Alma, Ark.; three sisters, Kathy Lewis, Sapulpa, Rowena Hobbs, Prague, and Sandra Curry, Ada. Criswell Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDNA FREDERICK ADA - Memorial services for Edna Gertrude Frederick, 92, Ada, formerly of San Antonio, Texas, are 11 a.m. Monday, at Rollow Chapel of First United Methodist Church, Dr. Roberto Escamilla and the Rev. James Rosson officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Mertens, Texas. Mrs. Frederick died Dec. 8, 2005, at a local hospital. She was born Aug. 18, 1913, at Mertens, to Earnest A. and Beulah Perry Dickson. She graduated from Mertens High School and attended North Texas University for two years. She married Lonnie Holland Frederick June 17,1939, at Mertens. He died in 1995 at San Antonio. Mrs. Frederick moved to this area in 1997 from San Antonio. She was a homemaker, a former member of the Los Angeles Heights Methodist Church, San Antonio, where she was very active with the daycare at the church. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Ada. She was also a volunteer with the Bluebird Auxiliary of the Methodist Hospital, San Antonio, for several years. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Judy Frederick Owen in 1990. Survivors include a son, Jeff Frederick and his wife Doris, Ada; three sisters, Ernestine Phillips, Frisco, Texas, Nadine Bigbie, Lubbock, Texas, and Beulah Morse, Mesquite, Texas; three grandsons, Christopher Frederick and his wife Diana, Ardmore, Kurt Owen and his wife Laurie, San Antonio, and Kyle Owen, San Antonio; four great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Ada Baptist Village, 3501 Oakridge Blvd., Ada, OK 74820 or the Fellowship/Fentom Sunday School Class c/o the First United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 566, Ada, OK 74820. Criswell Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- AUDREY M. MOON ADA - Services for Audrey Mae Moon, 88, Ada, formerly of Midwest City, are 10 a.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Bob Langston officiating. Burial will be 2 p.m. Monday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Oklahoma City. Mrs. Moon died Dec. 9, 2005, at a Stonewall nursing home. She was born Nov. 30, 1917, at Lupus, Mo., to Virgil Mackey and Mary Elizabeth Glasgow Carpenter. She attended school at Ravia, received an associate's degree from Murray State College, a bachelor's degree from East Central State Teachers College in 1938, and a master's degree from the University of Oklahoma in 1967. Mrs. Moon taught high school business education, typing at Tuskahoma, Talihina, Lindsay, Asher and Mid-Del schools. She was a member of Wickline United Methodist Church, Midwest City. She moved to Ada in November 1999 from Midwest City. She was preceded in death by her parents; and three sisters, Mable Lillard, Netha Sanders and Bonnie Branum. Survivors include one son, Dwayne Moon, Jesse; one sister, Mildred Compton, Natural Bridge Station, Va.; three grandchildren, Kathie Cate, Stonewall, Carol Bynum and Carl Moon, both of Jesse; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Criswell Funeral Home ============================================================================= Monday December 12, 2005 BILLIE POPE SULPHUR - Private family services for Billie Jean Pope, 80, Sulphur, will be scheduled with Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur, at a later date. She died Dec. 11, 2005. ============================================================================= Tuesday, December 13, 2005 EMMA WESLEY WEWOKA - Services for Emma Ruth "Herrod" Wesley, 84, Wewoka, are 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Middle Creek #2 Baptist Church, Holdenville. Burial follows at Cedar River Church Cemetery, Holdenville. She died Dec. 10, 2005. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIOLET THOMPSON SULPHUR - Services for Violet O. Thompson, 78, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Clagg Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery. She died Dec. 11, 2005, at Ada. Clagg Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARSHALL ELLER HOLDENVILLE - Services for Marshall Clinton Eller, 65, Holdenville, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery. He died Dec. 11, 2005. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home ============================================================================= Wednesday December 14, 2005 ELIE LEWIS ADA - Services for Elie Lewis, 80, Ada, are 11 a.m. Saturday at St. James Church of God in Christ. Burial followS at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mr. Lewis died Dec. 11, 2005, at a local hospital. Criswell Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALLEN NORMAN PAULS VALLEY - Services for Allen Ray Norman, 62, Pauls Valley, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Stufflebean-Coffey Chapel. Burial follows at Paoli Cemetery, Paoli. He died Dec. 12, 2005. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ============================================================================= Thursday December 15, 2005 EDDIE DAY DAVIS - Graveside services for Eddie Day, 62, Davis, are 2 p.m. Friday at Drake Cemetery, Sulphur. He died Dec. 13, 2005. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDELL GROVE ADA - Graveside services for Lowen Lindell Grove, 81, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Oakman Cemetery, Scott Young officiating. Mr. Grove died Dec. 14, 2005, at a Quinton nursing home. He was born July 2, 1924, at Ada, to George Monrow and Alma Ray Luttrell Grove. He lived in Ada most of his life. He married Imogene Jones Dec. 14, 1943. She died June 23, 2000, at Tishomingo. Mr. Grove was a mechanic until his retirement. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Dewey Grove and Alvis Grove. Survivors include one daughter, Linda Harjo and husband Jacob, Ada; one brother, Dale Grove, Amarillo, Texas; two granddaughters, Kelle Pearce and Steve Carnes and Theresa Harjo; a great- granddaughter, Kyla Pearce and husband, Sonny Pearce; a great-grandson, Ryan Carnes; several nieces and nephews, including nephew, Dwight Grove and wife Rozanna. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada [SUBMITTER'S NOTE: See Friday, Dec. 16th edition. List of survivors is slightly different] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- TOT THOMAS ADA - Services for Ethel Faye "Tot" Thomas, 86, Ada, are 11 a.m. Friday at First United Methodist Church, Dr. George Warren officiating. Burial follows at Swan Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Thomas died Dec. 13, 2005, at a local nursing home. She was born Nov. 3, 1919, near Wanette, to Reuben Ernest and Lola Frances Dike Tomlin. She attended school at Wanette and Ada and graduated from Ada High School. She also graduated from East Central State Teachers College. She married James A. Thomas Oct. 10, 1942, at Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Thomas taught school for a short time and was also a homemaker. She was a member of First United Methodist Church, Ada. She was preceded in death by a sister, Merle Pitt; and three brothers, Wayne Tomlin, Vance Tomlin and Bryce Tomlin. Survivors include her husband; two daughters, Mary Ann Lamb, Sunbright, Tenn., and Sandy Reece, Charlottesville, Va.; a son, Jamie Thomas, Ukiah, Calif.; a sister, Edna Henry, Ada; two grandsons, Thomas Brett Reece and wife Leena, and Ernest Cody Reece and wife Liz; three great-grandchildren, Riley James Grubbs, Thomas Canon Reece and Travis Cody Reece; and three sisters-in-law, Donna Tomlin, Virginia McQuillen and Juanita Tomlin. Bearers are Lee Horne, Harold Kennedy, Gerald Williamson, Tommy Redman, Morris Poe and Randy Taylor. Honorary bearers are Dr. Bill Cole, Dr. Gary Cutler, Duard Thomas, Ronnie Brendle and Dale Boatright. The family says those who wish may make memorials to East Central University Foundation, c/o East Central University, P. O. Box Y-8, Ada, OK 74820. Criswell Funeral Home ============================================================================= Friday, December 16, 2005 MARTHA LACHER DUNCAN - Services for Martha E. Bland Lacher, 85, Duncan, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Charles McConnell officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Park, Shawnee, the Rev. David McCann officiating. Mrs. Lacher died Dec. 14, 2005, at Duncan. She was born July 15, 1920, at Waynesburg, Pa., to Claud Wesley and Florence Elms Bland. She married Silas J. Hines, who preceded her in death. She later married Lewis Lacher, who also preceded her in death. She retired from retail sales and was a member of the Rebekah Lodge and the First Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, James Frank Bland and Jack Hugh Bland; and one grandchild. Survivors include four sons, Claud Cook, Duncan, Mike Cook, Ada, Silas J. Hines Jr., Beeville, Texas, and James F. Hines, Kansas City, Mo.; nine grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. Bearers will be family members. Honorary bearers are Bill Best, Ed Wagnon and Edward Witty. The family says that those who wish may make donations to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation; 825 NE 13th; Oklahoma City, OK 73104. Online condolences may be sent to www.granthamfuneralhomes.com. Don Grantham Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES COFFEY ADA - Services for James Joseph Coffey, 86, Ada, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Bobby Johns and Floyd Kaiser officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Coffey died Dec. 15, 2005, at a local hospital. He was born Feb. 13, 1919, at West Point, N.Y., to James Joseph and Elizabeth Stamm Coffey. He graduated from Highland Falls High School, N.Y. He came to Ada in 1946. Mr. Coffey married Dymple Smith June 21, 1952. He was employed with Ada Men's Store, formerly Ada Army Store, for 30 years. He was a longtime active member of Southwest Church of Christ where he served as deacon for many years. He served in the U. S. Army during World War II in Germany. Survivors include his wife, Dymple Coffey, of the home; one daughter, Barbara Morgan and her husband Bill, Ada; two brothers, Donald Coffey, Bloomingdale, N.J., and William Coffey, Highland Falls, N.Y.; two grandchildren, Brad Morgan, Oklahoma City, and Michelle Wright, Stillwater. Bearers are Wayne King, Larry Darbison, Gene Albright, Richard Cooper, Jim Davis and Tommy Myers. Honorary bearers are Charles "Bud" Asklund, Elmer Gerth, Alvin Jamar, Eugene Cannon, Norman Bullock, Reese Scott, Pete Duncan and Leo Sims. The family says those who wish may make memorials to: In Search of the Lords Way, P. O. Box 371, Edmond, OK 73083- 9901. Criswell Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LINDELL GROVE ADA - Graveside services for Lowen Lindell Grove, 81, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Oakman Cemetery, Scott Young officiating. Mr. Grove died Dec. 14, 2005, at a Quinton nursing home. He was born July 2, 1924, at Ada, to George Monrow and Alma Ray Luttrell Grove. He lived in Ada most of his life. He married Imogene Jones Dec. 14, 1943. She died June 23, 2000, at Tishomingo. Mr. Grove was a mechanic until his retirement. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Dewey Grove and Alvis Grove. Survivors include one daughter, Linda Harjo and her husband Jacob, Ada; one brother, Dale Grove, Amarillo, Texas; two granddaughters, Kelle Pearce and her husband Sonny Pearce, and Theresa Harjo and Steve Carnes; a great- granddaughter, Kyla Pearce; a great-grandson, Ryan Carnes; several nieces and nephews, including nephew, Dwight Grove and his wife Rozanna. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada [SUBMITTER'S NOTE: See Thursday, Dec. 15th edition. List of survivors is slightly different] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARZELL BRIGGS ADA - Services for Marzell Briggs, 74, Ada, are 2:30 p.m. Saturday at First Free Will Baptist Church, the Rev. Dean Stone officiating and the Rev. Wayne Patton assisting. Burial follows at Lightning Ridge Cemetery, the Rev. James Murray officiating. Mrs. Briggs died Dec. 14, 2005, at an Ada hospital. She was born Dec. 31, 1931, at Ada, to Dewey Stone and Eva Sweat Stone. She married James Briggs Sept. 17, 1950, at Ada. She graduated from Vanoss High School in 1949. She was a lifelong resident of Ada and a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church, Ada. She ran the Latta Pampers Day Care for many years and was involved with foster parenting for many years. She was also a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her parents; and two brothers, Cleamon Stone and Gene Stone. Survivors include her husband; one son, Gary Briggs, Little Rock, Ark.; one daughter, Jamie Coffelt, Pryor; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Bearers are Roger Brown, Dan Stone, Jerry Stone, Bobby Briggs, Jeremy Briggs and David Cavaco. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IRIS CHOATE ADA - Services for Iris Choate, 79, Ada, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Smith- Phillips Funeral Home, Bill Wooten officiating and Kurt Sweeney assisting. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Choate died Dec. 14, 2005, at an Ada hospital. She was born Jan. 26, 1926, at Idaho, to Les and Alice Adams. She married Paul Choate July 17, 1969, at Montrose, Colo. She moved back to this area in 1994 from Colorado. She was a member of the Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints and was self-employed for many years in the retail industry. She also played the piano for the church as well as serving as secretary for the church. She was preceded in death by her parents; a son, Steven Roberts; and a sister, Charlene; Survivors include her husband; one son, Max Harthoorn, Grand Junction, Colo.; two daughters, Renee Williams, Denver, Colo., and Jeanie Roberts, California; two brothers, Devon Adams and Lyle Adams, both of Gooding, Idaho; 13 grandchildren; and 15 great-grandchildren. Bearers are Shane Sweeney, Bill Wooten, Billy Wooten, J.B. Williams, Chris Nickell and Mike Files. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BETTY REYNEN DAVIS - Services for Betty Reynen, 67, Davis, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Hale's Memorial Chapel. Burial follows at Green Hill Cemetery. She died Dec. 15, 2005. Hale's Funeral Home ============================================================================= Sunday, December 18, 2005 J.B. LOWE CALVIN - Services for J.B. Lowe, 76, Calvin, are 1 p.m. Monday at Calvin School auditorium, the Rev. Randall Miller officiating. Burial follows at Calvin Cemetery. Mr. Lowe died Dec. 17, 2005. He was born June 27, 1929, at Bearden, to Earnest Noel and Sarah "Ricketts" Lowe. He was raised at Cromwell, Quasada and Calvin. He moved from Cromwell in 1944 to south of Calvin, where he lived most of his life. He owned and operated Lowe's Dozer Service for more than 30 years. He was also a rancher with his brother. He received awards from Hughes County for outstanding accomplishments in resource conservation and also the Governor's Conservation Award for conserving soil and water at Hughes County. He married Darlene Wilson Nov. 20, 1948, at Holdenville. He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Noel Lowe and Ronald Lowe; and one sister, Gearldine Lowe. Survivors include his wife; two daughters, Deonna Wells and Carolyn Boren and husband Denny, all of Calvin; five sisters, Melba Cook and husband Earl, Joyce Ledbetter and husband Bob, all of Holdenville, Minna Jean Cook and husband Glen, Dewar, Okla., Imogene Blaylock and husband Doyle, Duncan, and Ellen Gray and husband Roland, Bakersfield, Calif.; two brothers, Cleetis Lowe and wife Wilma, Calvin, and Johnnie Lowe and wife Patsy, Bakersfield; three grandchildren, Melanie White and husband Terry, Colorado, Dusty Boren and wife Katy, Luther, and Dana Garner and husband Lance, Dallas, Texas; four great- grandchildren, Tyler Tomlinson, Dakota Tomlinson, Blakely Tomlinson and Caroline Garner; and numerous other relatives and friends. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KAYLEE SPENCER ADA - Services for Kaylee Lynette Spencer, infant daughter of Logan and April Spencer, are 2 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Bob Langston officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. The infant was born and died Dec. 14, 2005, at a local hospital. Survivors include her parents, Logan and April Spencer, of the home; twin brother, Alyx Spencer, of the home; stepsister, Mariah Vasquez, of the home; two stepbrothers, Dalston and Braylan Vasquez, of the home; grandparents, Melvin and Sharon Thompson, Gaar Corner, and Richard and Allene Spencer, Ada; great- grandparents, Leonard and Bernice Thompson, Beulah Walker and Charlsie Wilson, all of Ada; uncle, Jayson Spencer and wife Jamie, Ada; aunt, Teresa Smith, Owasso; and godfather, Rickey B. Chappell Jr., Ada. Bearers are J. D. Vandewalker and Rickey Chappel, Jr. Criswell Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROGER CANTRELL HOUMA, La. - Services for Roger Dean Cantrell, 57, Houma, formerly of Ada, Okla., are 10 a.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rusty Hewes officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Cantrell died Dec. 10, 2005, at Angola, West Africa. He was born March 22, 1948, at Ada, to Dewey and June Fulton Cantrell. He graduated from Ada High School and attended the England School of Ocean Technologies. He married Jane Wilson Feb. 23, 2002, at Ada. Mr. Cantrell joined the offshore oil industry in 1970 and progressed into upper management of this industry in the early 1980s. By developing pipe bury and pipe lay programs for water depths of 1,000 feet and administrating these programs to world production record. He was well known in the offshore oil industry world wide and worked the Gulf of Mexico, North Sea, Bay of Campeche, Trinidad, Equador, Middle East and the Mediterranean. Survivors include his wife, Jane Cantrell, of the home; a daughter, Deena Cantrell, Ada; two stepsons, Jimmy Russell, Ada, and Bryan Russell, Konawa; a step daughter, Kikki Carpenter, Houma; and six stepgrandchildren. Bearers are Warren Robins, Aubrey Barnett, David "Cotton" Graham, John Wayne Hoggatt, Parry Don Ross and Curtis Ross. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================= Monday December 19, 2005 ANGEL STONE CLARITA - Graveside services for Angel Faith Stone, 1 month, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Riley Cemetery, Clarita. She died Dec. 17, 2005. Family night is 6-8 p.m. today at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel, Coalgate. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDWARD MAXON ADA - Graveside services for Edward "Leeroy" Maxon, 70, Mill Creek, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Mill Creek Cemetery. He died Dec. 18, 2005. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PEARLENE WILLHOIT SULPHUR - Graveside services for Pearlene E. Willhoit, 80, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur. She died Dec. 16, 2005. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BILL RANKIN DAVIS - Services for Bill Rankin, 34, Davis, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Midway Hill Baptist Church, Davis. Burial follows at Hennepin Cemetery, Hennepin. Mr. Rankin died Dec. 17, 2005, at Oklahoma City. Hale's Funeral Home, Davis ============================================================================= Dec. 21, 2005 BEATRICE BARNES HOLDENVILLE - Services for Beatrice Belle "Big" Keesee Barnes, 87, Holdenville, are 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Holdenville. She died Dec. 20, 2005. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EMMA CLARK CHANDLER - Graveside services for Emma Catherine Clark, 78, Chandler, are 11 a.m. Thursday at Corley Cemetery. She died Dec. 19, 2005, at Chandler. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHARLES VOTAW MAUD - Services for Charles A. "Chuck" Votaw, 47, Maud, are 2 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church, Maud. Burial follows at Cummings Cemetery, with military honors. He died Dec. 19, 2005, at an Oklahoma City hospital. Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES SIMPKINS PADEN - Services for James Donald Simpkins, 61, Paden, are 2 p.m. today at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, Seminole, the Rev. Don Jones officiating. Burial follows at Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Seminole. Mr. Simpkins died Dec.. 19, 2005, at Maud. He was born Nov. 14, 2005, at Ada, to Elbert Nathan Simpkins and Ruby Meyers. He worked as a mechanic at Wrangler, beginning in 1963, and retiring in 2001. He served in the United States Air Force, and was a member of Morris Memorial Baptist Church, Ada. He was preceded in death by his father. Survivors include his mother; two sons, Jeter James Simpkins, Shawnee, and Travis Kyll Simpkins, Dallas, Texas; and one sister, Ruberta Scoggins, Maud. Messages of condolences may be sent to www.swearingfuneralhome.com. Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JULIA GOBER ADA - Services for Julia Ann Gober, 87, Ada, are 2:30 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Dennis Tate and Dr. Tom Yarbrough officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Gober died Dec. 17, 2005, at Ada. She was born Jan. 15, 1918, at Black Oak, Ark., to John Henry and Hattie Stine Brewer. She attended school at Rector, Ark., and graduated from Rector School. She married Charles M. Gober Dec. 26, 1941, at Rector. He died May 3, 2003, at Ada. She moved to Tulsa and attended business school there. She and her husband lived in the Tulsa area until 1972, when they moved back to Rector. They moved to Ada in 1976 from Rector. Mrs. Gober was a homemaker, and a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church, Ada. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and a brother, John Brewer Jr. Survivors include one son, Charlie Gober, Ada; two daughters, Nina Gober Mauch and her husband Don and Gloria Gober, all of Ada; two sisters, Camille B. Boyce, San Diego, Calif., and Frances B. Haas, Rector; one sister-in-law, Bonnie Brewer, Easley, S.C.; and several nieces and nephews. Criswell Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN DREESSEN ALLEN - Services for John Dreessen, 61, Allen, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. He died Dec. 21, 2005, at a local hospital. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================= Thursday, December 22, 2005 DEWEY COOLEY MUSTANG - Services for Dewey Edward Cooley, 88, Mustang, are 2 p.m. Friday at Chapel of the Good Shepherd at McNeil's Mustang Funeral Service. Burial follows at Mustang Cemetery. Mr. Cooley died Dec. 20, 2005, at Mustang. He was born March 5, 1917, at Laura, Okla., to William Preston and Molly Smothermon Cooley. He grew up in the Buffalo Valley area in Southeastern Oklahoma and attended Laura Schools. Mr. Cooley served in the U.S. Army during World War II where he had tours of duty in North Africa, Italy and France. After leaving the military service he lived in Sulphur and Ada, before moving to Mustang in 1990. He was a longtime insurance agent, retiring from Mutual of Omaha Church. He attended the Assembly of God, and was a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign War. Mr. Cooley was also active at the Mustang Senior Center, where he was a part of The Gospel Discords. He was preceded in death by his parents; seven brothers Roy Cooley, Russell Cooley, Otis Cooley, Oscar Cooley, William Arthur Cooley, Jack Cooley and one infant; and four sisters Oma, Ellen, Vada and Mona. Survivors include his wife Lenora of the home; one son Ron Cooley and wife Cheryl, Yukon; one daughter Brenda Turner and husband Steve, Oklahoma City; five grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. The family says that those who wish may make donations to Mustang Senior Center for The Gospel Discords. McNeil's Mustang Funeral Service ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN DREESSEN ALLEN - Graveside services for E. John Dreessen, 61, Allen, are 10 a.m. Friday at Allen Cemetery. He died Dec. 21, 2005, at a local hospital. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================= Friday, December 23, 2005 ETTIE JACKSON ASHER - Services for Ettie Mae Jackson, 73, Asher, are 11 a.m. Monday at Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Chapel. Burial follows at Vista Cemetery. She died Dec. 22, 2005, at Asher. Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ============================================================================= Sunday, December 25, 2005 CHARLES MANIS COALGATE - Services for Charles Vance Manis, 69, Coalgate, are 2 p.m. Monday at Brown's Funeral Chapel. Burial follows at McCarty Cemetery. He died Dec. 23, 2005, at Coalgate. Brown's Funeral Service ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ADA- Graveside services for Pamela Martin, 44, Ada, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Centrahoma Cemetery. She died Dec. 22, 2005, at a local hospital. Criswell Funeral Home ============================================================================= Monday, December 26, 2005 TYLER FORD KINTA - Services for Tyler Dewayne Ford, 17, Kinta, formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Trinity Baptist Church, Ada, the Rev. Rusty Fuller officiating. Burial follows at Stigler. Mr. Ford died Dec. 23, 2005, at Oklahoma City. He was born Nov. 20, 1988, in McAlester to Carl and Ford and Denice Neal Faulkenberry. He moved to Ada in 1990 from Kinta and attended Ada Schools from Pre-K through 10th grade. He later moved to Kinta and attended Quinton High School. During his school years at Ada, he was involved in drama, track and was a member of Ada High School football team. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church. Survivors include his mother, Denice Faulkenberry, Ada; stepfather, Monty Faulkenberry, Ada; his father, Carl Ford, Quinton; stepmother, Lori Ford, Quinton; three brothers, Jacob and Tanner Faulkenberry, both of Ada, and Chad McDonald, Quinton two sisters, Audrey Faulkenberry, Ada, and Amanda Lunceford and her husband Phillip, Ada; grandparents, Truette Ford, Quinton, Jim and Kathy Neal, Rock Port, Texas, and Jo Ann Kinslow, Little. He was preceded in death by his grandfather, Grant Ford and stepgrandfather, Jerry Kinslow. Bearers are Tyler Jones, Ian Webster, Tim Gregory, James Neal, Eudon Neal and John Neal. Honorary bearer is Austin Nation. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MERLE GAMMILL ADA - Services for Ms. Merle E. Gammill, 95, Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, Ada, the Revs. Rusty Fuller and David Gray officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada. Ms. Gammill died Dec. 23, 2005, at her home in ada. She was born Aug. 5, 1910, in New Nata, ark., to John and Ella Gammill Richardson. She married Jim Gammill Aug. 1, 1926, in New Nata, Ark. He died Sept. 1, 1997. Ms. Gammill was a longtime resident of Ada and a member of Trinity Baptist Church. She was also a homemaker. Survivors include two daughters, Audrey Mapp and Glenda King, both of Ada; seven grandchildren, nine great- grandchildren and two great-great- grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; a daughter, Luella Fowler; a son, Jimmy Gammill; two sisters; and six brothers. Bearers are Mike Mapp, Robert Mapp, Grant Fowler and Greg King. Honorary bearers are Stephen Mapp, Christopher Turner, Tanner Thompson, Kolby Howry and Kolton Howry. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SANDRA MADRON HOLDENVILLE - Services for Sandra Maureen Madron, 62, Holdenville, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, Holdenville. She died Dec. 23, 2005. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DONNIE LANRAVE SASAKWA - Services for Donnie Inez Lanrave, 73, Sasakwa, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Assembly of God Church, Sasakwa. Burial follows at Rossville Cemetery. She died Dec. 23, 2005, at Holdenville. Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ============================================================================= Tuesday, December 27, 2005 RAY ORTEGA ADA - Services for Raymond Nunez Ortega, 70, Ada, are 10 a.m. Thursday at the St. Joseph's Catholic Church, the Rev. Rusty Hewes will officiate. Burial will follow at Swan Hill Cemetery. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Ortega died Monday, Dec. 26, 2005, at his home. He was born Oct. 28, 1935, in Haskell, Texas, to Manuel M. and Catarina Nunez Ortega. He married Patricia R. Haase on July 28, 1954, in Fort Worth, Texas. Mr. Ortega attended school in Munday, Texas. He moved to this area from Shawnee in 1994. He owned and operated Ortega's Security and Investigations. He was a member of the St. Joseph's Catholic Church, a former employee of the Pottawatomie County Sheriff's Department, the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center, Pontotoc County Literacy Council, a 4th degree Knight and served as a Grandknight of the Knights of Columbus, and was a fifth grade CCD religion teacher at St. Joseph's Catholic Church for three years. Mr. Ortega served in the U.S. Air Force, U.S. Army, and the National Guard of Oklahoma and Texas. Survivors include his wife, Patricia Ortega, of the home; two daughters, Debra Short and her husband David, Shawnee, and Dawn Blocker and her husband Darrell, Tecumseh; one son, Patrick Ortega and his wife Glenda, Shawnee; seven grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and one sister, Margaret Ozuna, of Del Rey, Calif. He was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Pedro Ortega and Nicolas Ortega. Bearers will be the members of St. Joseph's Catholic Church Knights of Columbus. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRENDA WARD STRATFORD - Memorial services for Brenda Kay Ward, 53, Stratford, are 2 p.m. Friday at Worstell Church of Prophacy at Worstell. Mrs. Ward died Dec. 23, 2005, in Oklahoma City. She was born Nov. 29, 1952, in Ada. She and Bill Ward were married Fec. 3, 1975, in Ada. Survivors include her husband, Bill Ward, Stratford; a daughter, Kathy Brown, Ada; a grandson, Raven Dane Brown, Ada; mother, Marie Smith, Oklahoma City; fahter, Hoot Goodwin, Worstell; a sister, Vickie Stepp, Ada; a brother, Robbie Smith, Oklahoma City; and numerous nieces, nephews, friends and relatives. OKCremation and Mortuary Service, Oklahoma City ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- REED NOE Ada - Graveside services for Reed L. Noe, 69, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Swan Hill Cemetery, Floyd Kaiser officiating. Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors. Mr. Noe died Saturday, Dec. 24, 2005, at Ada. He was born March 29, 1936, at Cody, Wyo., to Daniel Noe and Virginia Kelso Noe. He married Shirley Walkup on Dec. 22, 1958, at Stonewall. He moved to Ada from San Francisco, Calif., in 1950 and attended and graduated from Byng High School. He worked at Montgomery Ward for several years as a sales associate and also served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was preceded in death by his parents; and a son, Daniel Reed Noe. Survivors include his wife, Shirley, of the home; one brother, Keith Noe of Wisconsin; one grandchild and three great- grandchildren. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RAYMOND TIDWELL BELLA VISTA, Ark. - Services for Raymond "Joe" Tidwell,69, Bella Vista, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Village Baptist Church, Bella Vista. Graveside services are 3 p.m. Wednesday at Stigler Cemetery, Stigler, Okla. He died Dec. 25, 2005, at Fayetteville, Ark. Bella Vista Funeral Home and Crematory, Bella Vista ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WESLEY STOWE ALLEN - Graveside services for Wesley Austin Stowe, 65, Allen, are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at Allen Cemetery. Mr. Stowe died Sunday, Dec. 25, 2005 at a local hospital. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRANCIS WILEY Chickasha - Services for Francis Dwain Wiley, 82, Chickasha, are 1:30 p.m. Wednesday at Servier Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Fairlawn Cemetery. Mr. Wiley died Dec. 26, 2005 in Chickasha. He was born April 4, 1923, at Oklahoma City to O.A. and Edna Lusk Wiley. He attended Chickasha Public Schools and graduated from Chickasha High School in 1942. He served in the U.S. Army from 1943 to 1945 and graduated from Southern College of Optometry in 1948. He married Norma Lou Wright June 17, 1953. He practiced optometry in Chickasha from 1948 until 1965 and then moved to Ada. He retired in 1991 and then moved back to Chickasha in 1996. He was preceded in death by his parents; two sisters, Joy Guthrey and Jeannie Crumrine; and wife, Norma Wiley. Survivors include two sons, Stephen Wiley and wife Mary Donovan. McLean, Va., Jack Wiley and wife Suzanne, Lee's Summit, Mo.; one daughter, Meredith Townsend and husband Curtis of Chickasha; grandchildren Courtney and Marshall Beggs and Cameron and Garrett Wiley; and one great granddaughter, Hannah Donaldson. Sevier Funeral Home, Chickasha ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHILLIP ARMS SULPHUR - Services for Phillip Arms, 61, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church of Sulphur. He died Dec. 26, 2005. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JEANNE MIDDLETON HOLDENVILLE - Services for Jeanne Middleton, 76, Holdenville, are 11 a.m. Friday at St. Pauls Episcopal Church, Holdenville. She died Dec. 21, 2005. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVID CHARLESON WEWOKA - Services for David V. Charleson, 52, Wewoka, are 9 a.m. Thursday at CCA Davis Correctional Facility, Holdenville. He died Dec. 22, 2005. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville ============================================================================= Wednesday, December 28, 2005 ANDY JORDAN ADA - Services for Charles Andrew "Andy" Jordan, 75, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Steve DeShazo officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. at Gethsemane Cemetery, Caddo. Mr. Jordan died Dec. 27, 2005, at his home. He was born Aug. 2, 1930, at Caney, Okla., to Ira and Minnie Campbell Jordan. He attended grade school at Caney, San Diego, Calif., and Durant High School. He married Mildred Watson Aug. 20, 1955, at Durant. She died May 25, 1998. Mr. Jordan was a construction superintendent for commercial and government buildings until his retirement. He was an active member of the First Baptist Church, Francis, where he served as a Sunday school teacher. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; a sister, Vera Hedgepath; and four brothers, Louis Jordan, Jack Jordan, Mack Jordan, and Clarence Jordan. Survivors include three daughters, Twyla Bridgwater and her husband B.I., Castle Rock, Colo., Sheila Jordan and her husband Bruce Dixon, Lindsay, and Jeanne Martin, Hayward, Calif.; grandchildren, Brandon Bridgwater, Bentonville, Ark., Donna Martin, Hayward, Calif., and Richard Martin, Dublin, Calif.; five great-grandchildren in California; brother, Jerry Jordan and his wife Joyce, Caney; sister, Lucille Shumpert, Lamesa, Calif.; sisters-in-law, Wilma Jordan, Durant, and Mary Tucker, Caddo; and numerous nieces and nephews. Bearers are Larry Lewis, Glen Roland, Richard Roland, Dwayne Adair and Rick Meadows. Honorary bearers are Dean Leighton, Ernie Matthews, Bill Kirkes, Bud Throne, Bob Allen and James Harrison. Criswell Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JACK BRONAUGH DAVIS - Services for Jack Bronaugh, 92, Davis, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Hale's Memorial Chapel. Burial follows at Green Hill Cemetery. He died Dec. 26, 2005, at Oklahoma City. Hale's Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MATTHEW CHRISTOFFERSEN SULPHUR - Services for Matthew D. Christoffersen, 27, Sulphur, are pending with Clagg Funeral Home. He died Dec. 24, 2005, at Ardmore. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CATHERINE SHACKLEFORD ADA - Graveside services for Darma Catherine Shackleford, 75, Ada, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Rosedale Cemetery, the Rev. Larry Montgomery officiating. Mrs. Shackleford died Dec. 26, 2005, at Ada. She was born March 25, 1930, at Ada, to Clarance A. and Nellie E. Potes Broadway. She lived in the Ada area all her life and attended schools in Ada. She married Gaylord Shackleford, Jr. Aug. 12, 1947, at Amarillo, Texas. Mrs. Shackleford was a homemaker and a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Gaylord Shackleford, Jr., Ada; one son, Steven Michael Shackleford and his wife Dorothy, Ada; four grandchildren; four great- grandchildren; and a niece, Shirley Gray and her husband Ralph, Ada. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAULINE PRINCE ADA - Services for Pauline Prince, 91, Ada, are pending with Smith-Phillips Funeral Home. She died Dec. 28, 2005, at Ada. ============================================================================= Thursday, December 29, 2005 COURTNEY STEINER CROWLEY, Texas - Graveside services for Courtney H. Steiner, 60, Crowley, are noon Friday at Laurel Land Memorial Park Cemetery, Fort Worth. Mr. Steiner died Dec. 27, 2005, at Fort Worth. He was born Aug. 11, 1945, at Wichita Falls. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club in Oklahoma, and a member of the Lions Clubs in Joshua and Burleson. He was also a former member of the organ and eye bank in Fort Worth for many years. He was preceded in death by his father and one sister. Survivors include his wife, Frances Steiner, Crowley; a son, Kevin Steiner, Edmond, Okla.; a daughter, Amber Brooks and her husband, Joe, Ada, Okla.; his mother, Mary Steiner, Ada; four stepsons; a brother, Robert Steiner, Las Cruces, N.M.; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Laural Land Funeral Home, Fort Worth, Texas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JACQUELINE RICHEY BRENTWOOD, Tenn. - Services for Jacqueline Ballard "J" Richey, 43, Brentwood, formerly of Ada, Okla., are 2 p.m. Friday at the Church of Christ, W. 33rd Street, Ada. Roy Deering will officiate. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Richey died Dec. 25, 2005, at her home. She was born Nov. 2, 1962, at Ada to Jack M. and Margaret Ann Brumley Nelson. She attended Ada schools and graduated from Ada High School. She married Chris Richey June 22, 2002. Mrs. Richey was a homemaker and active supporter of Battle Ground Private Academy, Brentwood. She was preceded in death by her grandparents, Jess and Mable Brumley and Rudy Edgar Nelson. Survivors include her husband, Chris Richey, of the home; a son, Christopher Richey Jr., Brentwood; a daughter, Caitlin Richey, Brentwood; her father, Jack M. Nelson, Ada; her mother, Margaret Ann Nelson, Ada; uncles, Max Nelson, Ada, Buddy Brumley and his wife Carolyn, Exeter, Calif., and Kenneth Brumley and his wife Sue, Byng; grandmother, Mrs. India Nelson, Ada; and numerous cousins and special friends. Bearers are Roger Cosby, Butch Hisle, Leonard Thompson, Ron Smith, Darrell Gould and Wayne Brumley. The family says those who wish may make memorials to Sarah Cannon Cancer Center, 2221 Murphy Ave., Nashville, TN 37203. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROY TINKER YEAGER - Services for Roy W. Tinker, 64, Yeager, are 2 p.m. Friday at Hudson- Phillips Funeral Chapel. Burial follows at Tinker Family Cemetery. He died Dec. 27, 2005. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NORMA KEYS SEMINOLE - Services for Norma Sue Keys, 64, Seminole, formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Vernal West officiating. Burial follows at Allen Cemetery. Mrs. Keys died Dec. 27, 2005, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born March 29, 1941, at Oklahoma City, to Estil Ray and Ola Mae Palmer Hood. She attended school in Ada and graduated from Ada High School. She married Elmer Keys July 5, 1955. Mrs. Keys was a customer service manager for Dollar Saver Grocery until her retirement. She was a Southern Baptist. She lived in this area most of her life, moving to Seminole in 2005. Survivors include her husband, Elmer Keys, of the home; two daughters, Pam Jones and her husband Darrell, Seminole, and Michelle Fitch and her husband James, Tuttle; one son, Mickey Lee Keys, Tuttle; four grandsons, Justin Robertson, Fittstown, Thomas Keys, Donnie Keys, both of Tuttle, and Keegan Williams, Pauls Valley; and one brother, Don Hood and his wife Jane, Moore. Bearers are Darrell Jones, James Fitch, Evert Wall, Carl Tackett, Jimmy Frederick and Gary Starns. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GRADY NELSON ADA - Services for Grady Nelson, 80, Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Jeff Frazier officiating. Burial follows at Melville Cemetery, Owl Creek, Okla. Mr. Nelson died Dec. 25, 2005, at a local nursing home. He was born Nov. 20, 1925, at Oakman, to Silas and Carrie Alexander Nelson. He lived in the Tupelo area most of his life. He married Edwina Melville July 12, 1955, at Dotson, Texas. She died April 18, 1990, at Stonewall. Mr. Nelson was a ranch and farm hand until his retirement, and he was a member of Boiling Springs United Methodist Church. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; three brothers; William Nelson, Frank Nelson and James Nelson; and two sisters, Eddie Nelson and Christine Nelson. Survivors include two sons, Cecil Nelson, Allen, and Jerry Nelson and wife Ruth, Stratford; a sister, Myrtle Brown, Tupelo; a brother, Leerene Frazier, Lexington; and six grandchildren. Bearers are Virgil Walker, Johnny Walker, Cody Alexander, Jr., Bob Brown, Leslie Gibson and Jerry Nelson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada =============================================================================