Pontotoc Co., OK - Obits: November, 2006 ******************************************************* 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 November 1, 2006 - November 30, 2006 -------------------------------------------------------- Wednesday, November 1, 2006 JEFF GLASE ADA - Services for Jeffery Scott Glase, 53, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at Ada Central Church of Christ, Scott Young officiating. Burial follows at Allen Cemetery. Mr. Glase died Oct. 30, 2006, at his home. He was born May 10, 1953, at Elkhart, Ind., to Robert and Leana Everrett Glase. He graduated from high school at Indiana. He came to this area in 1977. Mr. Glase attended East Central University for three years. He married Marcia Gray April 12, 1985, at Ada. Mr. Glase was the Pontotoc County Sheriff, retiring after 12 years of service. He was the Chief of Police of Konawa before retiring because of illness. He was a member of the Ada Masonic Lodge, the Oklahoma Sheriff and Peace Officers Association, and the Oklahoma Firearms Instructors Association. He also served in the U.S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Marcia Glase, of the home; a son, Tim Glase, Ada; a daughter, Jenae Deliz and husband Jonathon, Ada; three grandchildren, Kristen Glase, Rylee Sliger and Parker Deliz; his mother, Leana Glase, Elkhart, Ind.; and a sister, Kathy Baldwin and husband Dave, Elkhart. Bearers are Chris Crow, Trevor Manuel, Clint Sutton, John Christian, Dan Randolph and Arnold Scott. Honorary bearers are Lanny Glasscock, Dave Baldwin, John Wayne Smith, Wylie Pitts, Don Kaiser, Gary Perkinson and Keith Teel. The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Richard “Pete” Gray Law Enforcement Scholarship, c/o East Central University, P. O. Box Y-8, Ada, OK 74820. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NAOMI MOSES ADA - Services for Naomi Moses, 83, Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at St. James Church of God in Christ, 3015 N. Townsend Street, the Rev. Charles Miller officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Moses died Oct. 25, 2006, at a local hospital. She was born Dec. 2, 1922, at Fort Towson, Okla., to James and Jessie Muldrow Armstrong. She moved to Ada about 1924 from Fort Towson and attended school at Athens, west of Ada. She married Jasper L. Moses Nov. 14, 1942. He died July 27, 1992. Mrs. Moses was a housekeeper. She was preceded in death by her parents; and a brother, James L. Armstrong Jr. Survivors include a daughter, Johnnie Mae Moses Watson, Ada; three grandchildren, Barbara Ann McKinzie, Chicago, Ill., Brad R. Stewart, Edmond, and Cheryl Lynn Jackson, Moore; 12 great-grandchildren; three great-great- grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRGINIA PHILLIPS SULPHUR - Graveside services for Virginia R. Phillips, 78, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Oaklawn Cemetery. She died Oct. 31, 2006. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ============================================================================= Thursday, November 2, 2006 LANNY LANGSTON ADA - Graveside services for Lanny Gene Langston, 52, Ada, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Lightning Ridge Cemetery. Mr. Langston died Oct. 31, 2006, at his home. He was born April 24, 1954, at Oklahoma City, Okla., to Weaver Dewitt and Arnita Tracy Langston. He graduated from Capital Hill High School, Oklahoma City, in 1972. He lived in the Ada area most of his adult life. Mr. Langston was a graphic artist and was affiliated with Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his mother, Arnita Langston, of the home; a brother, Dr. Dan Langston, Norman; a sister, Irene Martin, Midwest City; four nephews; six grandnephews; and one grandniece. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- REBA MCKINZIE ADA - Services for Reba Marvell McKinzie, 91, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Bob Davis officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. McKinzie died Oct. 31, 2006, at a local nursing home. She was born May 28, 1915, at Atwood to Randle and Verda Gash Gatlin. She graduated from Atwood High School. She married Hewitt Miller Dec. 5, 1935. He died Feb. 24, 1946. She later married Virgil McKinzie in December, 1948. He died April 23, 2006. Mrs. McKinzie was a bookkeeper, retiring from Ada Coca Cola after 20 years of service. She was a member of Ada Church of the Nazarene. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husbands; a brother, Lemmie Gatlin; and a sister, Wilma Priest. Survivors include a daughter, Sherry Miller Hawk, Ada; three sons, Jerry Miller and wife Pat, Modesto, Calif., Denny Miller, and Larry McKinzie and wife Betty, all of Ada; a sister, Bonnie Wilkerson and husband, Kenneth, Ada; grandchildren, Mitch Fischer, Shannon Fischer, Michele Strickland, Dawn Bell, Shelly Miller, Robin Miller, Erin McGowan, Larry A. McKinzie, Steve McKinzie, Mark McKinzie, Teresa Morsey, Rita Davis, and Jimmy Morrison; 25 great- grandchildren; three great-great-grandchildren; nephews, Coy Priest, Kenny Wilkerson and Keith Wilkerson; and nieces, Kay Priest Sturgeon and Katrina Wilkerson Grissom. Bearers are her grandsons. Honorary bearers are Coy Priest, Keith Wilkerson, Kenny Wilkerson and Jim Morsey. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGE HOTTEL JR. STRATFORD - Services for George Thomas Hottel Jr., 81, Stratford, are 2 p.m. Friday at Stratford Church of Christ, Bill Jones and Dwight Brown officiating. Burial follows at McGee Cemetery. Mr. Hottel died Oct. 31, 2006, at Stratford. He was born Sept. 20, 1925, at Stratford to Annie Perkins and George Thomas Hottel Sr. He married Virginia Roepke at Las Vegas, Nev., April 3, 1948. Mr. Hottel was a sales representative and distributor for Mobil Oil. He was a mate 3rd class in the U.S. Navy and a veteran of World War II in the Pacific Theatre. Mr. Hottel lived 33 years in Orange County, California, before moving back to Stratford in 1978. He was a member of the Church of Christ, Masonic Lodge 118 and McAlester Scottish Rite. Survivors include his wife Virginia Lee Hottel, of the home; three sons, George Hottel III and wife Kathy, Fallbrook, Calif., Ronald Ray Hottel and wife Cindy, Pauls Valley, and David Lee Hottel and wife Jacque, Bixby; a brother, Hughes Hottel, Purcell; four sisters, Anna B. Nichols, Bethany, Verda Brown, Arlington, Texas, Susie Wood and Hattie Payne, both of Stratford; four grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren. Bearers are Leslie Wood, Gerald Wood, Johnny Mann, Lindell Milligan, Don Brown and Bud Pike. Honorary bearers are the Masonic Lodge 118 members. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOIS MOSS HOLDENVILLE - Services for Lois Janette Moss, 88, Holdenville, are 2 p.m. Friday at Hudson-Phillips Chapel. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LOIS SHAW ADA - Services for Lois H. Atkinson Shaw, 92, Ada, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Floyd Kaiser officiating. Burial follows at Vista Cemetery near Konawa. Mrs. Shaw died Nov. 1, 2006, at a local hospital. She was born Dec. 24, 1913, at Indianola to Condy M. and Nora Mamie Elliott Dunagan. She attended school at Maxwell and Newalla. She married James W. Atkinson Jan. 25, 1934, at Chickasha. He died May 17, 1973. She married Alvis Shaw Dec. 22, 1977. He died Nov. 9, 2005. Mrs. Shaw operated a grocery store at Vamoosa until 1953 and Pruitt City from 1953-1963. She moved to Ada in 1963. She later worked at Broadway Grocery and retired Aug. 25, 1978. Mrs. Shaw was a member of Southwest Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, James William Atkinson and wife Linda, North Point, Fla.; a daughter, Alta Jean Kelley and husband Robert L., Ada; a stepson, Michael Don “Butch” Shaw, and wife Teresa, Francis; two stepdaughters, Mary Ann Cox, Nashville, Tenn., and Kay Altman, Conway, S.C.; a brother, Fred Dunagan, Newcastle; grandchildren, Gary Kelley and wife Vicki, Ada, Keith Kelley and wife Brinda, Gina Hickey and husband Thom, all of Edmond, Gregg Atkinson and wife Carla, Mustang, Angela Fischer and husband Doug, Mesquite, Texas; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great- grandchildren; and numerous stepgrandchildren and stepgreat-grandchildren. Bearers are her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Gary Kelley, Casey Kelley, Keith Kelley, Keenan Kelley, Gregg Atkinson and David Atkinson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================= Friday, November 3, 2006 JOHN P. HISAW BURLEY, Idaho - Memorial services for John P. Hisaw, 32, Burley, Idaho, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints First Counselor Eric Collier officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends Saturday morning, one hour prior to service. Mr. Hisaw died Oct.22, 2006, near Jackpot, Nev. He was born Nov. 14, 1973, at Burley, Idaho, to Charles Ray Hisaw and Mary Jo “Jody” Gasaway Hisaw. Mr. Hisaw attended grade school at Paul, Idaho, and graduated from West High School at Bakersfield, Calif. He attended Bakersfield Junior College. He was a semi-truck driver for Handy Truck Line , Paul, Idaho. Mr. Hisaw was an Eagle Scout, and received the Order of the Arrow and the Dan Beard Ranger Award. He was an active member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Pella Second Ward and was serving as Second Counselor to Sunday School. He was preceded in death by both sets of grandparents. Survivors include his father, Charles R. Hisaw, Big Fork, Mont., his mother, Mary Jo “Jody” Bellinghausen and husband John, Argyle, Texas; and numerous other family and friends. Bearers are Bryan Luce, Scott Luce, Chris Custard, Tom Gasaway, Sam Gasaway, David Pillows, Jim Hisaw, Travis Gasaway and Mark Woods. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERT MILLER OKLAHOMA CITY - Services for Robert Lee Miller, 70, formerly of Ada, were Oct. 21 at Temple and Sons Funeral Home Chapel, Oklahoma City. He died Oct. 14, 2006. Temple and Sons Funeral Home, Oklahoma City ============================================================================= Sunday, November 5, 2006 MIKE BYRD STONEWALL - Services for Michael James “Mike” Byrd, 45, Stonewall, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Chapel, Mike Radosevich officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery, Stonewall. Mr. Byrd died Nov. 3, 2006, at Coalgate. He was born Sept. 16, 1961, at Hugo. He attended school at Durant, and moved to Coalgate where he graduated in 1979. He attended East Central University and lived in the Stonewall area. He worked for Townsco Contracting, Oklahoma City. He worked with young baseball players in Stonewall during the summer. He attended Coalgate Catholic Church. He married Linda Hatton Feb. 14, 1981, at Ada. He was preceded in death by his father, Troy Byrd; step-mother, Cora Lake Byrd; grandmother, Ethel Byrd; and a nephew, Josh Lake. Survivors include his wife, Linda Byrd, of the home; a son, Dillon Byrd, Shawnee; mother, Marlene Byrd, Dallas, Texas; mother-in-law, Lou Hatton Janda, Allen; a brother, Troy Byrd and wife Misty, Texas; a stepbrother, Dennis Lake and wife Marcia, Durant; a stepsister, Janet Lake, Benton, Ark.; a brother-in- law, Bobby Hatton and wife Shelley, Stonewall; and numerous other relatives, nieces, nephews and friends. Bearers are Charles Ingram, Kevin Guinn, Dusty Brady, Cecil Wainscott, Don Kerr and Grant Ellis. Honorary bearers are Keith Kerr, Kenneth Kerr, Michael Hatton, John Eddie Wellington, David Byrd and Wes Ward. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RYAN GUY ADA - Graveside services for infant Ryan Christopher Guy, Ada, are 1 p.m. Tuesday at Maxwell Cemetery, west of Ada, the Rev. Bill Ray officiating. Ryan died Nov. 3, 2006, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born Oct. 25, 2006, at Oklahoma City, to Christopher Shawn Guy and Shannon Nicole Sanders. Survivors include his parents, Chris and Shannon; a sister, Elizabeth Guy; grandparents, Robin and Sandra Sanders, Byers, and Cynthia Sanders, Severn, Md.; great-grandparents, Marie Sanders, Byers, Joy Hatfield, Nicoma Park, and Bob and Betty Glen, Lothian, Md.; a great-great-grandmother, Elva Lane, Nicoma Park; four uncles, Patrick Ryan Sanders, Byers, Darrell Graham, Tulsa, Bryan Guy and Eric Guy, both of Tulsa; and an aunt, Megan Sanders, Byers. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARGARET PAINTER BYNG - Services for Margaret Jean Painter, 74, Byng, are 1 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Joe Dixon and Delmar Hume officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. She died Nov. 2, 2006, at her home. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MEL ROBINSON ADA - Services for Melburn Eugene “Mel” Robinson, 71, Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. He died Nov. 3, 2006, at an Oklahoma City hospital. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DORIS PENNINGTON ROCKPORT, Texas - Memorial services for Doris Lee Pennington, 81, Rockport, will be held at Rockport. Mrs. Pennington died Nov. 2, 2006, at Rockport. She was born April 12, 1925, at High Point, N.C., to Henry and Rebecca Adams. She and her family were long- time residents of Ada, Okla., where she worked as a registered nurse. She had been a resident of Rockport for the past 16 years. Survivors include three daughters, Anita P. Goss, Rockport, Audrey Pennington, Richmond, Va., and Rebecca P. Manley, Achorage, Alaska; five grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. Charlie Marshall Funeral Homes & Crematory, Inc., Rockport-Fulton, Texas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PHYLLIS McBROOM WANETTE - Services for Phyllis Beatrice McBroom, 54, Wanette, were 2 p.m. Saturday at Wanette First Baptist Church. She died Nov. 2, 2006, at Wanette. Wadley’s Funeral Service, Purcell ============================================================================= Monday, November 6, 2006 DWAYNE ROBERTS ADA - Services for Vernon Dwayne “Boonie” Roberts, 66, Hugo, formerly of Roff, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Rodger Arter and Carlene Coyle will officiate. Burial will follow at Lightning Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the Criswell Funeral Home on Monday from 6-8 p.m. Mr. Roberts died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at the home of his daughter. He was born Feb. 10, 1940, in Oil Center to Frank Bonnie and Pearl Leora McCutcheon Roberts. He attended school at Bebee and graduated from Vanoss High School. He was raised in Oil Center, and lived in the Vanoss and Roff area until 1995, and moved to Hugo in 2003. Mr. Roberts was employed at Reeves Packing Plant, later at Brockway Glass Company for 24 years until his retirement in 1991. Currently, he was a Camp Host at Hugo Lake. Mr. Roberts attended Byng Free Will Baptist Church. He married Beverly Shumard Nation on July 25, 1985 in Gainesville, Texas. Survivors include his wife, Beverly Roberts, of the home; a son, Kenny Roberts and wife Sharron, Newalla; three daughters, Kathy Borders and husband Wade, Ada, Penny Fires and husband Shawn, Roff, and Carrie Spencer and husband Bryan, Elgin; seven grandchildren, Travis Barnes, Tyler Richardson, Kellie Hand, Kris Lowe, Kevin Lowe, Beau Spencer, and Bailey Spencer; nine great grandchildren; one brother, James Roberts and wife Norma, Maysville; an aunt Geraldine Bullard and husband Jerry, Sylmar, California; uncle, Paul McCutcheon, Muskogee; three nieces and one nephew. He was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Pearl Roberts, and one nephew, Keith Roberts. Bearers will be Benny Shumard, Ronnie Teel, Larry “Dink” Wood, John Price, Randall Shumard, and Ronnie Shumard. Honorary bearers will be Ron Whisenhunt and Johnnie Bottoms. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARY WHARTON NORMAN - A Mass of Christian Burial for Mary Kay Wharton, Ada, will be held 11 a.m. Wednesday at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Ada, with interment to follow at 2 p.m. at St. Joseph’s Catholic Cemetery in Norman. Mrs. Wharton died Nov. 4, 2006. She was born July 3, 1920, in Norman to Fred and Minnie W. Garrett. She graduated from St. Joseph's High School in Norman. She and her husband owned and operated restaurants in Norman and Noble. Mrs. Wharton was active in parish activities at St. Joseph's in Norman, including St. Teresa's Altar society. She moved to Ada and became active in parish activities. She married Robert L. “Levi” Wharton. She was predeceased by her parents, her husband, brothers Fred, Jr., and Jerry, and one sister Helen Kimbrell. Mrs. Wharton is survived by a daughter Dr. Katherine Matthews Gibson and husband Charles, Kingston; three sons, Robert and wife Judy, Houston, Texas, Steven and wife Jean, Trinidad, Colo., David and wife Betty, Broken Bow; a sister, Bobbie Jo Russell, California; eight grandchildren; and seven great- grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. Primrose Funeral Service, Norman ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARY HOGAN ADA - Services for Mary Cagle Hogan, 89, Ada, formerly of Dallas, Texas, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Randall Christy will officiate. Burial will be 1 p.m. Friday at Laurel Land Cemetery in Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Hogan died Saturday, Nov. 4, 2006, at a local hospital. She was born Jan. 24, 1917, at Clarksville, Texas to William T. and Emma Caldwell Cagle. She graduated from Valliant, Oklahoma High School, where she was an All- District Basketball Player. She married William R. Hogan on Feb. 8, 1937, in Hugo. He died April 9, 1989, in Dallas, Texas. Mrs. Hogan moved to Ada 10 years ago from Dallas, Texas. Survivors include two daughters, Kathy Mack and husband Mark, St. Louis, Mo., and Barbara Gray, Ada; grandchildren, Cecelia Phillips and husband Harvey, Ada, Jeff Gray and wife Anne, Ada, Greg Stephen, Midland, Texas, Lisa Zickel and husband Dave, St. Louis, Mo., Dana Vazis and husband Tim, St. Louis, Mo.,, and Amy Dodge and husband Steve, St. Louis, Mo.; great grandchildren, Amber Ayres, Chelsee Gray, Kaleigh Gray, Rhylee Gray, Ryan Zickel, Kyle Zickel, Brandon Stephen, Maya Vazis, and Allie Vazis; great great grandchildren, Jace Ayres and Abigail Ayres; a sister, Beatrice Clay, Paris, Texas. She was preceded in death by her husband, a son-in-law, Edward Gray, two sisters and two brothers. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RUSS STICKS ADA - Services for Russell Roger Sticks, 59, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Johnson Family cemetery. Mr. Sticks died Monday, Nov. 6, 2006 at a local hospital. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES WEST OKLAHOMA CITY - Services for James A. West, 76, Oklahoma City, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Guardian West Chapel, with burial following at 1:30 p.m. at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Francis. Mr. West died Nov. 4, 2006. He was born Aug. 30, 1930 at Purdy. Mr. West graduated from Ada High School and attended East Central University for one year before serving the U.S. Army in Korea where he was awarded a bronze star for valor. He returned to ECU where he earned his B.S. and M.S. degrees and later earned his Ph.D. from the University of Oklahoma. Mr. West was named Dean of Human Resources after working for Vocational Rehabilitation in Oklahoma City. Survivors include his wife of 56 years, Patti; daughter Lynne; granddaughter Kelsey Colleen; sisters Tommye and husband Phil Fant and Bette Slade; nieces; and cousins. Guardian West Funeral Home, Oklahoma City ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- YVONNE CLAYTOR ASHER - Services for Yvonne Tipton Claytor, 75, are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church in Asher, with Rev. Dewayne Johnson officiating. Burial follows at Konawa Cemetery. Mrs. Claytor died Nov. 4, 2006. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ============================================================================= Tuesday, November 7, 2006 WILLIE ANGEL CLARITA - Services for Willie Leon Angel, 84, Clarita, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Wapanucka Baptist Church, the Rev. Brent Smith officiating. Burial follows at Rose Hill Cemetery, Wapunucka. Mr. Angel died Nov. 6, 2006, at Clarita. He was born Oct. 5, 1922, at Clarita, to James Wesley and Gracie Lee Ingram Angel. He attended school at Clarita, Wapunucka and Murray State College. He married Billie June Parker Feb. 2, 1941, at Caddo. Mr. Angel was a rancher and worked with the Oklahoma Department of Wildlife as a game warden for 30 years. He also served in the Civilian Conservation Corps (CCC Camp). He served in the U.S. Army for three years in North Africa during World War II. He was injured in combat and received the Purple Heart. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Gracie Lee Angel; brothers, Willis, Denny and Harold Dean; and sisters, Larue Griffin and Tommie Ely. Survivors include his wife, Billie Angel, of the home; daughters, Kathy Angel, Tishomingo, and Alice Migliorino and husband Charles, Bromide; grandchildren, Nicholas Joseph Migliorino, Tahlequah, and Elizabeth Angel Burney and husband Brian, Edmond; great-grandchildren, Lathen Joseph Migliorino, Lari Jimison and Emma Lynn Burney; a brother, J.R. Angel, Topeka, Kan.; sisters, Louise Faulk, Wapanucka, and Anna Romines, Pixley, Calif.; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends. Bearers are Abe Hershberger, Rufus Batees, Bennie Harner, Nicholas Migliorino, Chalres Migliorino, Tommy Reeder and Jimmy Henthorn. Honorary bearers are Jack Smith and Trenton Angel. Brown’s Funeral Services, Atoka ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RUSSELL STICKS ADA - Services for Russell Roger “Russ” Sticks, 59, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Larry Hawkins officiating. Burial follows at Johnson Family Cemetery. Visitation is today from 6-8 p.m. at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Sticks died Nov. 5, 2006, at a local hospital. He was born Dec. 20, 1946, at Allen, to Morris and Salina Walker Sticks. He attended school at Allen and graduated from Allen High School before entering the U. S. Army in 1965. He attended Non-commissioned Officer Academy at Fort Carson, Colorado-Oklahoma City, Leadership School at Fort Polk, La., and completed a four-week loss prevention seminar. He attended OSU Tech, Oklahoma City. Mr. Sticks was employed at Western Electrical, GE, Honeywell Inf. System, ANR Freight System, retired from Roadway FRT System and was manager of a department store for ten years. He married Martha Cannon Aug. 24, 1996, at Irving, Texas. He was of the Methodist faith. He was preceded in death by brothers, Raymond “Ray” and Billy Joe “B.J.;” and sister, Oleta. Survivors include his wife Martha Sticks; a son, Rusty Sticks; a daughter, Stacy McCormick and husband Michael; grandchildren, Tiana Sticks, Garet Ammerman, Kelci Ammerman and Hadley McCormick; brothers-in-law, Bob Cannon and wife Rosemary, and Rucker Lewis and wife Marianne; several half brothers and sisters; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives. Bearers are Neal Burris, Patrick Burris, Derik Holtz, Wayne Smith, Buster Smith and Malcolm Smith. Honorary bearers are Dr. Dub Dicketts, David Burris, Gabe Burris and the Chickasaw Nation Transportation Department. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JACKIE TAYLOR DEL CITY - Services for Jackie L. Taylor, 75, Del City, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Bill Eisenhour Southeast Chapel, Del City. Burial follows at Schwartz Cemetery, Oklahoma City. She died Nov. 5, 2006. Bill Eisenhour Southeast Funeral Home, Del City ============================================================================= Wednesday, November 8, 2006 RONALD HOOK STRATFORD - Services for Ronald Keith Hook, 36, Stratford, are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Stratford Church of Christ, Bill Jones officiating. Burial follows at McGee Cemetery. He died Nov. 6, 2006, at Stratford. Mr. Hook married Raynette Pike May 18, 1996, at Sulphur. He was a detective at McClain County Sheriff’s Department, and lived in the Stratford area all his life. Survivors include his wife Raynette Hook, of the home; a son Gunner Patrick Hook, of the home; two daughters, Alisha Danetta Hook and Natalie Nicole Hook, both of the home; parents Pat and Brenda Hook, Stratford; a brother, Patrick Keith Hook, Stratford; and two sisters Drenda Mae Hook and Krendra Sue Lunsford, both of Stratford. Bearers are Scott Miller, Clay Cline, John May, Anthony Lee, Jason Edwards and Casey Barney. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KENNY UTZ ADA - Services for Kenny Utz, 28, Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, the Rev. Eugene Willis officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery, Ada. Mr. Utz died Nov. 5, 2006, at Ada. He was born Sept. 2, 1978, at Ada, to Christopher Utz and Sharon Smith. He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church, Ada, and was a lifelong resident of the Ada area. He was preceded in death by his grandmother, Florence Smith. Survivors include his mother and stepfather, Sharon and Jack Shipe, Ada; his father, Christopher Utz, Tishomingo; two sisters, Brianna Will and husband Mike and Angela Skinner and husband Nick, all of McAlester; and his grandfather, Royce Smith, Versailles, Ohio. Bearers are Michael Willis, Nick Skinner, Billy Easly, Sean Lackey, Mike Thornton and Bob Willis. Honorary bearers are Charlie Link, Lynn Moore and Mike Buhlin. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ELVA CUSHMAN SULPHUR - Services for Elva Cushman, 98, Sulphur, are 1 p.m. Friday at Clagg Funeral Home Chapel, Sulphur. Burial follows at East Hill Cemetery, Roff. He died Nov. 7, 2006, at Sulphur. Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ============================================================================= Thursday, November 9, 2006 MILDRED McKIDDY STRATFORD - Service for Mildred Ann McKiddy, 84, Stratford, are 3 p.m. Saturday at Stratford Free Will Baptist Church. Ms. McKiddy’s nephews, Kevin Lane of Leonard, Texas, and Rick Lane of Madill, will be officiating. Burial follows at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Noble. She died Nov. 6, 2006 at Dallas, Texas. Ms. McKiddy was born July 19, 1922 at Tishomingo to John F. and Johnie Mae Lane. She married Doyle McKiddy at Cleburne, Texas, May 26, 1947. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She graduated from Clarita High School and East Central University. Ms. McKiddy retired after teaching school at Clarita, Tribbey, Moore and Noble. She was named Noble Teacher of the Year. Ms. McKiddy and her husband farmed and ranched east of Noble and were active in the Polled Hereford and Cattlemen’s Associations. After her husband’s death in 1978, she continued the ranching operation east of Noble until 1996 when she moved to Stratford. She continued to maintain her cattle operation at Stratford until February 2006, moving to North Dallas where she lived until her death. She was preceded in death by her husband Doyle McKiddy; parents, John and Johnie Lane; brothers, Sidney Lane and wife Flossie and Albert Lane and wife Marie; and Joyce Lane. Survivors include a daughter, Phillis A. Cothren and husband Donald, Stratford; a son Gary D. McKiddy and wife Ginette, Plano, Texas; four grandchildren, John D. Cothren and wife Leigh-Anne, Shawnee, DonEtta A. Cothren, Stratford, Katherine Paige McKiddy and Madeline Ann McKiddy, Plano, Texas; three brothers, James Lane and wife Loveta, Gainsville, Texas, John Lane and wife Kathy, Oklahoma City, and Paul Lane, Marietta; one sister-in- law, Zelma McKiddy Bratcher, Noble; and a host of nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Bearers will be her nephews. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made to DonEtta Cothren Medical Fund c/o BancFirst, P.O. Box 509, Stratford, OK 74872. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JUANITA BLACKWELL ADA - Services for Juanita Faye Blackwell, 67, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church, with the Revs. Quiton Kay and Lorene Bratcher officiating. Burial follows at Maxwell Cemetery. Mrs. Blackwell died Nov. 7, 2006 at a local hospital. She was born June 10, 1939 at Lawton to Edith Iona Moore. She married Claude Blackwell Nov. 7, 1959 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Mrs. Blackwell attended Mill Creek and Synder Schools while growing up. She moved to Ada in 1974 from Tulsa. She had also previously lived in Broken Arrow, Amarillo, Texas, and Comanche. She was a homemaker and was a member of the Free Will Baptist Church. She was also a member of the Healthy Hearts Club and the Women’s Church Auxiliary. She was preceded in death by her mother Iona Moore. Survivors include her husband, Claude Blackwell, of the home; two sons, Kevin Blackwell and wife Darla, Owasso, and Philip Blackwell, of the home; a daughter, Pam Stone and husband Jimmy, Ada; a brother, William Duncan and wife Velma, Arkoma; a sister, Joyce Haas, San Diego, Calif.; 11 grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. Bearers will be Wayne Masoner, Mark Masoner, Joel Masoner, Kenny Sleigh, Andy Teachey and Ricky Allen. Honorary bearers are Loy Wood, Jim McCann, Bill Briggs and Bill Bratcher. The family has requested that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society Memorial Program. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HERMAN SINGLETON SULPHUR - Services for Herman Singleton, 79, are 1:30 p.m. Friday at Krien Chapel, with burial following at Hillside Cemetery, Purcell. Mr. Singleton died Nov. 7, 2006. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ============================================================================= Friday, November 10, 2006 MILDRED McKIDDY STRATFORD - Service for Mildred Ann McKiddy, 84, Stratford, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Stratford Free Will Baptist Church. Ms. McKiddy’s nephews, Kevin Lane of Leonard, Texas, and Rick Lane of Madill, will be officiating. Burial follows at I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Noble. She died Nov. 6, 2006, at Dallas, Texas. Ms. McKiddy was born July 19, 1922, at Tishomingo to John F. and Johnie Mae Lane. She married Doyle McKiddy at Cleburne, Texas, May 26, 1947. She was a member of the Methodist Church. She graduated from Clarita High School and East Central University. Ms. McKiddy retired after teaching at Clarita, Tribbey, Moore and Noble Schools. She was named Noble Teacher of the Year. Ms. McKiddy and her husband farmed and ranched and were active in the Polled Hereford and Cattlemen’s Associations. After her husband’s death in 1978, she continued the ranching operation east of Noble until 1996 when she moved to Stratford. She continued to maintain her cattle operation at Stratford until February 2006, moving to north Dallas where she lived until her death. She was preceded in death by her husband Doyle McKiddy; parents, John and Johnie Lane; brothers, Sidney Lane and wife Flossie and Albert Lane and wife Marie; and Joyce Lane. Survivors include a daughter, Phillis A. Cothren and husband Donald, Stratford; a son Gary D. McKiddy and wife Ginette, Plano, Texas; four grandchildren, John D. Cothren and wife Leigh-Anne, Shawnee, DonEtta A. Cothren, Stratford, Katherine Paige McKiddy and Madeline Ann McKiddy, Plano, Texas; three brothers, James Lane and wife Loveta, Gainsville, Texas, John Lane and wife Kathy, Oklahoma City, and Paul Lane, Marietta; one sister-in- law, Zelma McKiddy Bratcher, Noble; and numerous nieces, nephews, other family members and friends. Bearers will be her nephews. The family says that donations may be made to DonEtta Cothren Medical Fund c/o BancFirst, P.O. Box 509, Stratford, OK 74872. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BEVERLY GAMBLE STRATFORD - Graveside services for Beverly June Gamble, 60, Stratford, are 3 p.m. today at McGee Cemetery, Stratford, Bill Jones officiating. Mrs. Gamble died Nov. 7, 2006, at Stratford. She was born Sept. 9, 1946, at Fullerton, Calif., to Freda and Gerald Thomas. She married Jim Gamble Sept. 24, 1974, at Las Vegas, Nev. She was a housewife. She moved to Stratford from California in 1988. She was preceded in death by her husband, Jim in 1993. Survivors include her mother, Freda Thomas, Stratford; her brother, Barbara Thomas, Stratford; and two sisters, Barbara Thomas and Deanna Thomas, both of Stratford. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ============================================================================= Sunday, November 12, 2006 SUSAN WALTON ADA - Services for Susan Lou Brown Walton, 56, Ada, are 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church, Allen, the Revs. Gene Williams, Kelly Tiger Jr. and David Long Jr. officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery, Stonewall. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Johnson Chapel Methodist Church. Ms. Walton died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born June 10, 1950, at Allen to Andrew and Ida Porter Walton. She graduated from Allen High School and lived in the Allen and Ada areas all her life. She worked for the Chickasaw Nation and retired in 1999 as a lab technician at Carl Albert Indian Health Service. She was a member of Johnson Chapel Methodist Church and was a founding member of Gospel Harmonetts. Survivors include Al Brown, of the home; one brother, H. B. Walton, Allen; three sisters, Sina Mae Ogg, Ada, the Rev. Belle Harjo, Broken Arrow, and Vera Tims, Union Valley; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Jean Carnes and Ella Walker. Bearers are Dale Johnson, Gary Cozad, Chebon Buck, Jay Johnson, Herman Walker and Luther John. Honorary bearers are Greg Cozad, Lewis Carpitche, Sam Johnson, Boyce Jones, Kevin Spencer, James Deen and Bo Hinson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FRUE REAVES OKLAHOMA CITY - Services for Willie Frue Reaves, 89, Oklahoma City, formerly of Ada, are 10 a.m. Monday at Chapel Hill United Methodist Church in Oklahoma City, the Rev. Robert Rose will officiate. A graveside service begins at 2:30 p.m. Monday at Rosedale Cemetery in Ada. Mrs. Reaves died Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born June 17, 1917, at Ada to Claude and Frue S. Conner Logsdon. She attended Willard Elementary and Horace Mann High School in Ada and then went on to graduate from East Central State Teacher’s College in Ada. She completed graduate study at the University of Oklahoma and Columbia University. Mrs. Reaves was an elementary school teacher in Oklahoma, Texas and California, with her final teaching assignment at Tulakes Elementary School in Putnam City School District. She directed many school choirs. She was lifelong member of Chapel Hill United Methodist Church, where she was active in Sunday school, United Methodist Women and the Chapel Hill choir. Survivors include a son, Robert Reaves, Scottsdale, Ariz.; a brother, Conner Logsdon, Ada; nieces, Janet Buchanan, Claudia Hunter Davis and Sue Stoneman, Oklahoma City; nephews, Kenneth Logsdon, Columbia, Mo., and David Logsdon, Tulsa; and other relatives. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NELL WILLIAMS ALLEN - Services for Nell M. Williams, 83, Allen, are 2 p.m. Monday at Allen Church of Christ, Keith Warren and the Rev. Burtis Williams officiating. Burial follows at Allen Cemetery. Visitation is at Criswell Chapel in Allen from 4p.m. Sunday until service time. Mrs. Williams died on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born Aug. 24, 1923, at Stonewall to Thomas Rainey Williams and Emma Jones Williams. She graduated from high school at Lula. She attended East Central and earned a bachelor’s degree. She received her master’s degree from Wichita State. She was a speech teacher at Allen, Holdenville and various other Oklahoma schools. She was a member of Allen Church of Christ. Survivors include two sisters-in-law, Pauline Williams, Allen, and Willie Mae Williams, Ada; numerous nieces, nephews and friends. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- VIRGINIA JENKINS ADA - Services for Virginia Ruth Jenkins, 75, Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Criswell Chapel, the Rev. Ray Talbott officiating. Burial follows at Pontotoc Cemetery, Pontotoc. A reception will be held at the home at 721 W. 6th following services. Mrs. Jenkins died on Thursday, Nov. 9, 2006, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born Oct. 18, 1931, at Ada to John Washington Mays and Vertie Scott Mays. She had lived in this area all her life, attending Irving Grade School and graduating from Ada High School. She retired as an employee of Brockway Glass Company and was a member of Oak Avenue Baptist Church. She married J. R. “Monroe” Jenkins Oct. 22, 1949. He died April 26, 2001. Survivors include a daughter, Vickey Broussard, Ada; five grandchildren, Terri Neeley, Ada, Mechelle Burris, Ada, Karen Blevins, Konawa, Priscilla Graves, Konawa, and Perry Epley III, Hodgens, Okla.; 20 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mary Imogene Wheelock, Fort Worth, Texas, and Flora May Walker, Colorado Springs, Colo. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia “Lulu,” five sisters and two brothers. Bearers are Jesse Shepherd, Charlie Shepherd, Roy Williams and Steven Epley. Honorary bearer is Andre Broussard. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- CALVIN LEDGESS SULPHUR - Graveside services for Calvin C. Ledgess, 81, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Monday at Oaklawn Cemetery. He died Nov. 9, 2006. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHNNIE MAZZOLINI OKLAHOMA CITY - Services for Johnnie Michael Mazzolini, 82, were 10 a.m. Wednesday at St. James Catholic Church with a Rosary Wake at 7 p.m. Tuesday. Burial was in Resurrection Cemetery. Mr. Mazzolini died Nov. 4, 2006. He was born Aug. 17, 1924, at Arma, Kan., to Gaetano and Ernestine Mazzolini. After graduating from high school in Coalgate, Mr. Mazzolini attended Hills Business School until he entered the U.S. Army in 1942. He served his country in the Mariana Islands during World War II. He worked at DuPont for 37 years and retired in 1985. He was a member of Knights fo Columbus, Toastmasters and founding member of St. James Catholic Church where he served as a teacher, lector, eucharistic minister and member of the choir. After the war, he graduated from East Central State College and married JoAnne Green of Coalgate in 1947. The couple had six children, Judy, Michael, Cindy, Mark, Mary Lynn and Gina. He was preceded in death by his wife JoAnne in 1974. He married Evelyn Kennedy of Oklahoma City in 1976. Her children, Bruce, Brenda, Kim and Brent were added to his family. She died in 2002. He married Helene Denker in 2003, adding to the family her children Mike, Chris and Monica. Survivors include a sister, Gloria Kemp, Ada; six children, seven stepchildren, 25 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. In lieu of flowers the family asks donations to be made to Birth Choice of Oklahoma, P.O. Box 94533, Oklahoma City, OK 73143. Vondel Smith and Son Mortuary, Oklahoma City ============================================================================= Mondsay, November 13, 2006 ALENE WOOD STRATFORD - Graveside services for Alene Lois Wood, 75, Stratford, are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at McGee Cemetery, with the Rev. Gary Brandt officiating. She died Nov. 11, 2006. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHELBY BAYS DAVIS - Services for Shelby Jane Bays, 19, Davis, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Davis, burial follows at Green Hill Cemetery. She died Nov. 9, 2006 at Ada. Hale’s Funeral Home, Davis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ARA HOBBS SEMINOLE - Services for Ara Belle East Hobbs, 95, Seminole, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Swearingen Funeral Chapel, with the Rev. Gary Pollard officiating. Memorial services are 3 p.m. Tuesday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, with burial following. She died Nov. 11, 2006 at Shawnee. Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole ============================================================================= Tuesdsay, November 14, 2006 JO RUTH HOOKER SULPHUR - Services for Jo Ruth Hooker, 74, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Friday at Krien Funeral Chapel. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery. She died Nov. 12, 2006. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEBORAH MORRISON KATY, Texas - Services for Deborah Kay Morrison, 54, Katy, Texas, are 10 a.m. Saturday, at Criswell Funeral Home, Ada, Okla. Visitation is 5-8 p.m. Wednesday at Schmidt Funeral Home, Katy. Mrs. Morrison died Nov.12, 2006. She was born May 13, 1952, at Lubbock, Texas. She graduated from and was valedictorian of Byng High School and she received her bachelor’s degree from East Central University, Ada. Survivors include her husband, Bob Morrison; a son, Jeff Morrison; a daughter, Casey Morrison; her mother, LaVena Madden; siblings, Sandra Ortega-Wade, Brenda Sanders and Larry Ortega.; and a granddaughter, Serenity Morrison. Schmidt Funeral Home, Katy, Texas ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DAVID POOL STONEWALL - Services for David Lee Pool, 77, Stonewall, are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Kendall Martin officiating. Burial follows at Condon Grove Cemetery, near Milburn. Mr. Pool died Nov. 12, 2006, at a Sulphur hospital. He was born Sept. 22, 1929, at Seminole, to Aulden and Wilma Hood Pool. He attended school at Oklahoma City and graduated from Central in Oklahoma City. He served in the U.S. Air Force, stationed at the San Antonio, Texas, base. Mr. Pool moved to Stonewall in 1972. He retired in 1993 as co-owner and salesman for Severin Supply Company in Oklahoma City, supplying automobile parts, where he worked for more than 40 years. Mr. Pool was a member of Capitol Hill Baptist Church, Oklahoma City. He married Marcell Doris Brashier Aug. 9, 1952, at Oklahoma City. Survivors include his wife, Marcell, of the home; two daughters, Karen Pool, Stonewall, and Kristy Rhines, Roff; a brother, John Pool, Midwest City; a sister, Marsha Gregory and husband Dr. Max Gregory, Oklahoma City; and two granddaughters, Keni Rhines and Amanda Rhines. Bearers are Walter Prentice, Russell Prentice, John Pool Jr., Johnny Pool, Joe Hays and Jeff Hays. Honorary bearers are Harry Joe Anderson, Kendall Martin, Barry Williams and Ralph Holland. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================= Wednesday, November 15, 2006 VIRGINIA SCHUNEMANN OKLAHOMA CITY - Services for Virginia June Driver Schunemann, 72, Oklahoma City, are 10 a.m. Thursday at South Colonial Chapel, Bethel. Burial is 2 p.m. at Bethel Cemetery. Mrs. Schunemann died Nov. 13, 2006. She was born Jan. 17, 1934, at Ada, to Robert Lee and Bessie Chandler Driver. She was the youngest of nine children. She married and moved several times. She was preceded in death by her parents; and six sisters. Survivors include five children: Rick Brakebill, Paula Leggett, Rena Wilson, Todd Brakebill and Ellen Taylor; a sister, Opal Barker; a brother, Edward Driver; twelve grandchildren; and twelve great-grandchildren. Vondel L. Smith & Son Mortuary, Oklahoma City ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- WILLIAM HILTON BEDFORD, Texas - Graveside services for William Robert Hilton, 80, Bedford, Texas, formerly of Sulphur, Okla., are 11 a.m. Tuesday, at Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur. He died Oct. 20, 2006, at Bedford. Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- PAUL THOMPSON SULPHUR - Services for Paul E. Thompson, 91, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Sulphur First Baptist Church. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery. Mr. Thompson died Nov. 14, 2006, at Sulphur. He was born Sept. 20, 1915, at the Gilsonite Community, near Sulphur, to Charles B. and Mary Ferguson Thompson. He married Reba Dickerson May 23, 1952, at Sulphur. Mr. Thompson lived in the Sulphur area all of his life and graduated from Sulphur High School in 1932. He attended business college at Morris and started the Farmers National Bank in 1936. Mr. Thompson served in the Navy during World War II. He retired as president of First Oklahoma Bank, now BancFirst. Mr. Thompson was a member of Rotary Club, 32nd degree Mason, past president of Sulphur Chamber of Commerce and retired from the Soil Conservation Board, receiving his 50-year pin in 2005. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Reba, May 11, 2006; and a sister Virginia Ledvina. Survivors include a niece Nancy Ledvina, Fort Worth, Texas; a cousin Herbert and Audette Barnes, Sulphur; other relatives Perry and Lilla Luna and family, Sulphur; and caretaker Jo Jones, Sulphur. Bearers are D.T. Thompson, Phil Hurst, Major Clagg, Allen Butch Hill, Gary Freeman, Perry Luna and Paul Luna. Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROGER MOSIER ADA - Services for Roger Dale Mosier, 56, Ada, will be scheduled at a later date with Smith-Phillips Funeral Home. He died Nov. 13, 2006, at Ada. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada [Note: See Nov. 21, 2006] ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALFRED CATHEY ARDMORE - Services for Alfred W. Cathey, 69, Ardmore, formerly of Allen, are 2 p.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Ada, the Rev. Joe Howry officiating. Burial follows at Allen Cemetery. Mr. Cathey died Nov. 14, 2006, at an Ardmore hospital. He was born Feb. 16, 1937, at McCalls Chapel community, near Allen, to J. K. “Shorty” and Nannie Mae Kile Cathey. He attended school at Round Prairie and finished his education at Allen Public Schools. He married Virginia Carter June 13, 1965, at Ada. Mr. Cathey was a butcher for Safeway Grocery Stores beginning May 17, 1964, at Ada, moving to Ardmore in 1970 to become market manager at Safeway, and retiring in August 1991. Mr. Cathey served in the Oklahoma National Guard for six years and was of the Baptist faith. He was preceded in death by a grandson, Dannar Steele Awalt, in 1992. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Cathey, of the home; two daughters, Mary Beth Awalt and husband Richard, Madill, and Lauri Morrow and husband Chris, Pilot Point, Texas; nine granchildren, Bryndan Chase Awalt, Kyleigh Jordann Awalt, Padann Drue Awalt, Meridann Blakely Awalt, Ellary Kaidance Awalt, John Taylor Morrow, Christopher Cody Morrow, Maralee Spenser Edmonds and Hannah Elizabeth Morrow; two great-grandchildren, Lauryn Isabella Awalt and Gabryel Steele Awalt; a sister, Margaret Ruth Sanford, Holdenville; a nephew; and four nieces. Bearers are Danny Awalt, Bryndan Chase Awalt, Chris Morrow, Gary Wayne Sanford, Charles Cannon and Lynn Seebeck. Honorary bearers are Dale Long, S. L. Wallace and Bud Yount. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSA STRONG POWELL, Wyo. - Graveside services for Rosa Lee Strong, 91, Powell, formerly of Roff, Okla., are 11a.m. Saturday at East Hill Cemetery, Roff, the Rev. Ken Romines officiating. Mrs. Strong died Oct. 16, 2006, at Billings, Mont. She was born April 19, 1915, at Roff, to William Lee and Annie Laurie Beauchamp Bunyard. She attended grade school at Roff and graduated from Roff High School in May 1933. She married William Ray Strong May 6, 1933, at Ada, Okla. He died Jan. 22, 1986, at Powell. Mrs. Strong was a homemaker and an active member of the First United Methodist Church at Powell for more than 50 years. Survivors include three daughters, Martha Slater, Gilroy, Calif., Kathleen Elder, Nashville, Tenn., and Sandra Smith and husband Ron, Billings; two sons, Tom Strong and wife Niurka, Redondo Beach, Calif., and Ken Strong and wife Sue, Salem, Ore.; 12 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; two sisters, Louise Tyler, Wagoner, Okla., and Edith Taylor, Houston, Texas; a brother, Jack Bunyard, Ada; and numerous nieces and nephews in the Ada area. The family says those who wish may make memorials in her name to the First United Methodist Church, P. O. Box 778, Powell, Wyoming 82435. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada, Okla. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DEBBIE MORRISON KATY, TEXAS - Services for Deborah Kay “Debbie” Morrison, 54, Katy, Texas, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Bob Payne officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery, Stonewall. Mrs. Morrison died Nov. 12, 2006, at a Houston, Texas hospital. She was born May 13, 1952, at Lubbock, Texas, to Raymond Lee and LaVena Sayre Ortega. She attended school at Gatesville, Texas and graduated from Byng High School, Byng, Okla. She received a bachelor’s degree from East Central University, Ada. She was a member of Colbert Baptist Church, Ada. She married Bobby Morrison Aug. 11, 1973, at Ada. Mrs. Morrison was a homemaker. She lived at Katy since1983. Survivors include her husband, Bob Morrison, of the home; a son, Jeff Morrison, Katy, Texas; a daughter, Casey Morrison, Katy, Texas; a granddaughter, Serenity, Texas; her mother, LaVena Madden, Ada; two sisters, Sandra Wade, Enid, Okla., and Brenda Sanders, Richmond, Texas; a brother, Larry Ortega, Houston, Texas; and other relatives and friends. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================= Thursday, November 16, 2006 REV. OWEN YORK ADA - Services for the Rev. Owen York, 86, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday, at Stufflebean Chapel of Remembrance officiated by the Revs. Allen Dorries, Lawrence Bullard, James Gilbert, Daniel Johnson and Jimmie Keith. Burial will be at Whitebead Cemetery under the direction of Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home. He died Nov. 15, 2006, at Ada, Oklahoma at the age of 86 years. He was born May 17, 1920 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to John S. York and Zula Mae Ashley York. He married Ruby Nell Davis June 8, 1993, in Maud. He lived in Ada since 1957 and established the United Pentecostal Church, helping pay for the church by selling his special made peanut brittle. He painted houses, was an auctioneer and was also a DJ for 1110 AM KEOR Gospel Radio in Atoka. Mr. York was preceded in death by his parents, John and Zula York; his first wife, Jo Lee York on June 27, 1989; and one brother, Lavern York. Surviving family include his wife, Ruby Nell York, of the home; two children, Charles Ray York and his wife, Ela Ann, of Earlsboro, and Carolyn Sue Ingram and her husband, Harry, Ada; two sisters, Nannie Lee Logan and Betty Wade, both of Pauls Valley; three grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Notes of remembrance and/or condolences may be sent to the family at http://www.stufflebeanfuneralhome.com. Stufflebean Funeral Home, Pauls Valley ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SYLVIA JOHNSTON JONES - Services for Sylvia June Lee Johnston, 70, Jones, formerly of Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at Choctaw Church of Christ. Burial is at 2 p.m. at Rosedale Cemetery in Ada. Mrs. Johnston died Tuesday, Nov. 14, 2006, at a Midwest City hospital. She was born Dec. 1, 1935, at Scipio, Okla., to Mart Allen Lee and Ruth Edna Knight Lee. She moved to Jones in 1964 from Ada. She attended Indianola school and graduated from Indianola High School. Mrs. Johnston earned her bachelor’s degree from East Central University. In 1964 she was the first kindergarten teacher in the Jones Public School System, where she taught kindergarten and second grade for 10 years. She married Philip Johnston Oct. 28, 1954. Survivors include her husband, Philip Johnston, of the home; two sons, Philip M. Johnston Jr. and his wife Pam, Edmond; and Jon Allen Johnston, Del City; two sisters, Jo Ann Rains and her husband Winfred, Scipio, and Nyta Ballard and her husband Jim, Ada; two grandchildren, Rachel Ann Johnston, Edmond, and Benjamin Michael Johnston, Edmond. Honorary bearers are Oliver Parker and Roy Hanson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada, Oklahoma ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- LEON McMEANS ALLEN - Graveside services for Leon McMeans, 86, Allen, are 2 p.m. Friday at Allen Cemetery. He died Nov. 16, 2006, at Ada. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ============================================================================= Friday, November 17, 2006 JUANITA LaSALLE MALVERN, Ark - Services for Juanita LaSalle, 85, Malvern, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Atkinson Funeral Home Chapel, Malvern. Burial follows at Tulip Cemetery. Visitation is from 5:30-7:30 Friday at the funeral home. She died Nov. 14, 2006, at her home. Atkinson Funeral Home, Malvern, Ark. ============================================================================= Sunday, November 19, 2006 JARRETT FIDLER KONAWA - Services for Jarrett Edward Fidler, 70, Konawa, are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Konawa Assembly of God Church, the Rev. Steve Lowrance officiating. Burial follows in Konawa Cemetery. Mr. Jarrett died Thursday, Nov. 16, 2006, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born Nov. 30, 1935, at Konawa to Charles E. and Emma Dale Bolton Fidler. He was a lifelong resident of Konawa. He had worked in area oilfields as a tool pusher. He was a member of Konawa Assembly of God Church. He married Bonnie Walton Jan. 19, 1965, at Sasakwa. Survivors include his wife, Bonnie Fidler, of the home; one daughter, Twyla Cobbs, Yukon; three sons and daughters-in-law, Tracy and Michelle Fidler, Asher, Tony and Debie Fidler, Ponca City, and Terry and Carla Fidler Lexington; one sister, Sharon D. Hogue, Konawa; eight grandchildren, Christopher Cobbs, Zach, Tanner and Kassidi Fidler, Sydnie and Mackenzie Fidler and Shelby and Taylor Fidler; two nieces, Tammy Newby and Leanne Littelle, both of Ada; and many other family and friends. Pallbearers are Thomas Damron, Darrell Mackey, Stanley Johnson, Jim Kelley, Randy Walker and Chris Johnson. Honorary bearers are Herbert Walker and Lloyd Mosley. Swearingen Funeral Home ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOE MILLER TUPELO - Memorial services for Joe Dewey Buffington Miller, 67, Tupelo, are 2 p.m. today at Brown’s Funeral Chapel, the Rev. David Boggs officiating. Mr. Miller died Nov. 15, 2006, at Ada. Brown’s Funeral Service ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROBERT HASSKARL ADA - Services for Robert Albert Hasskarl, 78, Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Lutheran Church, the Rev. Gary Brandt officiating. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Prairie Lea Cemetery, Brenham, Texas. Mr. Hasskarl died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006. He was born July 24, 1929, at Brenham to Robert Albert Hasskarl Sr. and Willia Mae Knolle Hasskarl. He attended grade school at Brenham and was a high school graduate of Brenham High School. He received a bachelor’s of arts degree from the University of Texas, a master’s degree from Sam Houston University and a doctorate from the University of Oklahoma. He married Eula Richardson March 30, 1956, in Deering, Mo. He was a professor and director of the Upward Bound Program at East Central University until his retirement in 1996. He was an active member of First Lutheran Church of Ada. Mr. Hasskarl was also a member of the B.P.O.E., No. 1640, and a lifetime member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars. He served in the Korean conflict. Survivors include his wife, Eula Hasskarl, of the home; two sons, James Hasskarl and his wife Deborah, Ada, and Leif Hasskarl and his wife Nancy, Lexington, Texas; and four grandchildren, Eric, Aaron, Stephanie and Christopher. Criswell Funeral Home ============================================================================= Monday, November 20, 2006 GARY LYDA ADA - Services for Gary Wayne Lyda, 49, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Del Tollett will officiate. Burial will follow at Hickory Hill Cemetery. Mr. Lyda died Saturday, Nov. 18, 2006, at a local hospital. He was born Dec. 26, 1956, at Ada to Louis and Laura Greenwood Lyda. He lived in this area all his life and attended Byng schools. He was a mechanic and was employed with Del Tollett Refrigeration Service. Survivors include one daughter, Laura Lyda, Ada; one son, Jackie Wayne Lyda, Ada; six grandchildren, Taylor Sparks, Michael Sparks, Isiah Lyda, Secret Lyda, Christopher Lyda, and Jackie Lyda Jr.; one brother, Fred Lyda, Pauls Valley; two sisters, May Sellers, Ada and Joy Bohanan, Ada. He was preceded on death by two sisters, Margaret Heard and Janet Wright, and three brothers, Marvin Lyda, Bill Greenwood, and Frank Lyda. Bearers will be Shawn Lyda, Tommy Lyda, Fred Lyda, Steve Seals, Ben Lyda and Jerry Shelton. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BRENT BIRD SULPHUR - Graveside services for Brent Aaron Bird, 36, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. today at Dougherty Cemetery. Mr. Bird died Nov. 17, 2006. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BENJAMIN MULLIKIN JR. CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas - Services for Benjamin Franklin Mullikin Jr., 77, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Seaside Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation is from 6-9 p.m. Monday at the funeral home. Mr. Mullikin died Nov. 18, 2006, at Corpus Christi. Seaside Funeral Home, Corpus Christi, Texas ============================================================================= Tuesdasy, November 21, 2006 GLORIA BURNS COALGATE - Services for Gloria Dean Manis Burns, 78, Coalgate, are 2 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel, the Rev. Walter Kuhlman officiating. Burial follows at McCarty Cemetery. She died Nov. 19, 2006, at McAlester. Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN FILE COALGATE - Services for John Howard File, 76, Coalgate, are 2 p.m. Friday at Brown’s Funeral Chapel, Sheila Jackson officiating. Burial follows at Woodman Cemetery. He died Nov. 20, 2006, at Coalgate. Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARGARET FOSTER ALLEN - Services for Margaret Poole Foster, 86, Allen, were 10 a.m. today at Hudson- Phillips Funeral Chapel, Holdenville. Burial followed at Holdenville Cemetery. She died Nov. 18, 2006. Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JAMES JONES MAUD - Services for James H. “Jim” Jones, 88, Maud, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Maud First Baptist Church. Burial follows at Cummings Cemetery. Viewing is from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m. today and until service time Wednesday. He died Nov. 19, 2006, at care center in Prague. Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home, Maud ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RODGER MOSIER ADA - Memorial services for Rodger Dale Mosier, 56, Ada, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada, the Rev. Dean Stone officiating. Mr. Mosier died Nov. 13, 2006, at a local hospital. He was born Oct. 5, 1950, at Ada, to William N. Mosier and Lorene Dora Hutchins Mosier. Mr. Mosier worked as a derrick operator in the oilfield for many years. He was a lifelong resident of Ada. Mr. Mosier was preceded in death by his parents, William and Lorene Mosier; a sister, Dottie Fontenot; and a brother, Jim Mosier. Survivors include his wife, Joyce Loyd Mosier, of the home; two sons, Darryl Mosier, of the home, and Terry Dale Mosier, Ada; a brother, Tony Mosier and wife Dianna, Ada; a sister, Carol Perez and husband Felix; and numerous nieces and nephews. Honorary bearers are Red Doffin, Bobby Sweet, Lynn Sweet and Feliz Perez. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DONALD RAMER SULPHUR - Services for Donald Ray Ramer, 69, Sulphur are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Midway Hill Baptist Church. Burial follows at Ramer Cemetery. He died Nov. 20, 2006. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JERRY ALTON EDMOND - Services for Jerry Don Alton, 60, Edmond, formerly of Ada and Duncan, are 1:30 p.m. today at Don Grantham Funeral Home Chapel, Duncan. Burial follows at Duncan Cemetery. Mr. Alton died Nov. 15, 2006, at Opelika, Ala. He was born Sept. 30, 1946, at Ada, to E.O. and Bernice Bond Alton. Mr. Alton was employed by Spirit Turf Co. in sales and customer service. He was a member of Duncan First Christian Church. Survivors include a son, Cody Alton, Oklahoma City; and a daughter, Shanda Alton, Phoenix, Ariz. Online condolences can be made at http://www.granthamfuneralhomes.com. Don Grantham Funeral Home, Duncan ============================================================================= Wednesday, November 22, 2006 JOHN OTIS SULPHUR - Graveside services for John E. Otis, 59, Sulphur, were today at Oaklawn Cemetery. Mr. Otis died Nov. 20, 2006. Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GARY HANSEN SULPHUR - Services for Gerhardt T. “Gary” Hansen, 74, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church. Burial follows in Oaklawn Cemetery. Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- HENRY STREATER ADA - Services for Henry Richard Streater, 59, Ada, are 1 p.m. Friday at Fitzhugh Baptist Church in Fitzhugh, with the Rev. Steve Wilburn officiating. Burial follows at Streater family cemetery near Bowlegs. Mr. Streater died Nov. 21, 2006, at his residence in Ada. He was born Nov. 20, 1947, in Wewoka to Raymond Loyd Streater and Ella Imogene Mathis Streater. He married Connie Lynn Cook on March 6, 1987, in Holdenville. Mr. Streater graduated form New Lima High School in 1965 and attended school one year at Eastern Oklahoma State University in Wilburton. He worked for Jay Petroleum and Lema Petroleum as a pumper and he was a cabinet maker. He moved to Ada from Wewoka in 1987. He was a member of the Fitzhugh First Baptist Church. Mr. Streater was preceded in death by his parents, Raymond and Ella Streater. Survivors include his wife, Connie Streater, of the home; two sons, Rick Streater and wife Suan, Shawnee, and Heath Streater and wife Christy, Wewoka; one brother, Darrel Streater and wife Trevia, Wewoka; two sisters, Carolyn Curry, Wewoka, and Bonita Jay and husband Merle, Wewoka; and three grandchildren, Jace, Jenna and Lane Streater. Bearers are Wayne Kemper, Rusty Hudson, Ray Marshall, Randy Elmore, Mike Majors and Benny Martin. Honorary bearers are members of the Men’s Sunday School Class. The family has asked that memorials be made to the American Cancer Society program. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================= Thursday, November 23, 2006 ALBERT LANOY COALGATE - Services for Albert Lanoy, 91, Coalgate, are pending with Brown’s Funeral Service. Mr. Lanoy died Nov. 22, 2006 at Coalgate. Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate ============================================================================= Friday, November 24, 2006 DILLARD JAMES MADILL - Services for Dillard Black James, 83, Madill are 11 a.m. Saturday at Oakview Baptist Church, Madill. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur on Monday. He died Nov. 23, 2006, at a Durant hospital. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================= Sunday, November 26, 2006 MAUDE CATON BRENHAM, Texas - Services for Maude Gertrude Caton, 96, Brenham, formerly of Ada, Okla., are 10 a.m. Monday at Oakman Church, near Ada, the Revs. David McDougal and Dock Caton officiating. Burial follows at Oakman Cemetery. Visitation is 4-6 p.m. today at the fellowship hall of Ada First Christian Church, 101 E. 13th St. Mrs. Caton died Nov. 20, 2006, at a Brenham care center. She was born June 8, 1910, at Bebee, Okla., a small community near Ada, to John Lile and Evvie Belle Dunham Roper. She attended grade school at the Little Red School House at Jones Chapel and graduated from Byng High School. She also attended East Central State Teachers College, now East Central University. At Byng, she was a player on the first girl’s basketball team and was named to the All-County team twice. Mrs. Caton retired from Byng School’s food service department after a 22-year career. She married James Lee Caton June 5, 1933. He died in 1965. She was also preceded in death by her parents, John and Evvie Roper; three brothers, Isaac Roper, Barney Roper and Cleburn Roper; and a granddaughter, Cheryl Marlene Caton. Survivors include five sons, Doyle L. Caton and his wife Pat, Albuquerque, N.M., Bob Caton and his wife Carolyn, Stockton, Calif., Eugene Caton, Lone Grove, Okla., Dock Caton and his wife Norma, West Chicago, Ill., and Jerry Caton and his wife Susan, Allen, Texas; a daughter, Sylvia Roundtree and her husband Richard, Brenham; 13 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Bearers are Don Kaiser, Glen Anderson, Chuck Lancaster, Roger Lancaster, Wugene Hobbs and William Carter. Honorary bearers are Earl Collings, Jim Caton and Truman Coffey. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- MARY BACON SULPHUR - Services for Mary Elizabeth Bacon, 89, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Central Baptist Church, the Rev. Billy Ward officiating. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery. She died Nov. 23, 2006, at Sulphur. Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- J.E. CLEVELAND SULPHUR - Services for J.E. Cleveland, 90, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Monday at Calvary Baptist Church. He died Nov. 24, 2006. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- IDA THOMPSON STRATFORD - Services for Ida Mae Thompson, 84, Stratford, are pending with Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford. She died Nov. 25, 2006. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- NANCEY VINSON ALLEN - Services for Nancey Loretta Vinson, 65, Allen, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Chapel, Jimmy Keith and Kevin Wehrly officiating. Burial follows at Allen Cemetery. Visitation is 6-8 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Vinson died Nov. 25, 2006, at an Ada hospital. She was born Sept. 2, 1941, at Mt. Vernon, Ill., to Simeon Frank Catfish and Ola Lee Stark. She attended school in Allen through the eleventh grade. Mrs. Vinson was a homemaker and an active member of Ada First Assembly of God. She married Robert Lee Vinson May 29, 1959, at Ada. Survivors include her husband, Robert Lee Vinson, Allen; daughter, Deana Kay Vinson, Allen; granddaughter, Cynthia Mellon, Allen; sister, Pat Donwen, Allen; brother, Hoyt Dean Stark and wife Jan, Chulavista, Calif.; sister-in- law, Yvonne Stark, Norman, and many other friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, Simeon Frank and Ola Lee Stark, and brother, Frank Stark. Bearers are Donnie Sanders, Tom Taylor, John Pittsenbargar, Richard Russell and Tom Boren. Honorary Bearers are Phillip Vinson, Gary Lynn Vinson, Randy Vinson, Bill Bolin and Jay Bolin. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- DOROTHY WARMACK TULSA - Services for Dorothy Frances Warmack, 86, Tulsa, formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at Criswell Chapel, Dr. George Warren officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Warmack died Nov. 23, 2006, at a Tulsa hospital. She was born May 30, 1920, at Enid, to George G. and Mary Kirkwood Bowen. She and her family moved to Ada in 1946 via Lake Charles, La., from Enid. She moved to Tulsa in 1998. She graduated from Classen High School in Oklahoma City. She served as secretary for Warmack Insurance Agency in Ada and was also a homemaker. Mrs. Warmack was a volunteer for Valley View Regional Hospital Auxiliary, Ada, and formerly a member of Ada First Christian Church. She married Ross W. Warmack June 23, 1943, at Enid. He died June 13, 1982, at Ada. Survivors include a son, Bob Warmack and his wife Linda, Rockwall, Texas; a daughter, Phyllis Snyder and her husband Mike, Tulsa; five grandchildren, Shelly Baese and her husband Coby, Jenny Chipman and her husband Ron, Brandon Warmack, Kathy Roberts and her husband Doug, and Kristin Cowan and her husband Rich; five great- granddaughters, Mackenzie Baese, Morgan Baese, Peyton Chipman, Landry Chipman and Caroline Roberts; and one great-grandson, Jackson Roberts. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- KENT SMITH EDMOND - Private services will be held at a later date for Michael Kent Smith, 68, Edmond, formerly of Ada. Mr. Smith died Monday, Nov. 20, 2006, at his home. He was born July 11, 1938, at Ada to Florian D. and Rose Patterson Smith. He graduated from Ada High School. He was the third generation of his family to operate J. Kent Smith Jewelers in Ada before moving to Edmond. He served in the U. S Army. Survivors include his life partner, Carolyn, of the home; a brother, Doug Smith, St. Louis, Mo.; and two sons, Mike Smith, Tulsa, and Drew Smith, Norman. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FLOYD SAMPSON ADA - Services for Floyd M. Sampson, 92, Ada, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Connerville Baptist Church. Burial follows at Connerville Cemetery with Pontotoc Lodge 136 AF & AM performing Masonic rites. Mr. Sampson died Nov. 24, 2006, at a local nursing home. He was born Aug. 11, 1914, near Connerville, to Jasper James and Eva Angeline Craft Sampson. He graduated from Pontotoc High School and attended Murray State College. He lived in this area most of his life and was a carpenter who built buildings at East Central University and was a rancher. He was a member of Pontotoc Lodge 136 AF & AM, 32nd- degree Mason and past worshipful master of the Pontotoc Lodge. He married Minnie Eva Bow Aug. 17, 1935, at Springer, Okla. She died April 17, 2000. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Carlton James Sampson and Melvin Lee Sampson, and a sister, Audrey Dixon. Survivors include four sons, Floyd J. Sampson and his wife Lynn, Arlington, Texas, Joe Sampson and his wife Diana, Ada, Loyd R. Sampson and his wife Georgia, Ada, and Wayne Sampson and his wife Sarah Jane, Ada; one daughter, Edith Sedlacek and her husband Edward, Meeker; 12 grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- GEORGE HUFFMAN ADA - Services for George Ricky Huffman, 48, Ada, are 10 a.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Chapel. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Huffman died Nov. 23, 2006, at a local hospital. He was born June 10, 1958, at Ada, to James Arthur and Pauline Dobbins Huffman. He was a cook at Bob’s Bar-B-Q. He married Madeline Christine Kilcrease May 21, 1984, at Ada. He was preceded in death by his parents, James and Pauline Huffman; a sister, Linda Cunningham; and a brother, James David Huffman. Survivors include his wife, Madeline Huffman, of the home; two sons, George Ricky Huffman II, Ada, and Richie Huffman, Ada; a daughter, Madeline Renae Huffman, Ada; a granddaughter, Veronica Anderson; three brothers, Larry Huffman, Ada, Gary Huffman, Oklahoma City, and Paul Huffman, Oklahoma City; three sisters, Mary Ann Brians, Ada, Carla Poole and her husband Tom, Norman, and Janet Cunningham and her husband Donald, Oklahoma City; and other relatives and friends. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALTA MAE MARTIN ADA - Services for Alta Mae Martin, 90, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 1, at Criswell Chapel. Burial follows at Memorial Park. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================= Monday, November 27, 2006 JUANITA BOWMAN KONOWA - Services for Juanita Faye Bowman, 77, Konowa, are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Sowers Memorial Chapel, Tuttle. Burial follows at Fairview Cemetery. She died Nov. 26, 2006. Sevier Funeral Home, Chickasha ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- EDITH GROSE OIL CENTER - Services for Edith Marie Grose, 90, Oil Center, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Rev. Glen Eaves will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Grose died Saturday, Nov. 25, 2006, at a local hospital. She was born Nov. 30, 1915, at Valliant, Oklahoma to Dock O’Neal and Josephine Pearl Fair Teague. She attended school at Water Mill and Valliant. She married the Rev. E.H. Grose Sept. 28, 1948, in DeQueen, Ark. He died November 1974. She and her husband moved to Pickett in 1950 where he pastored the Pickett United Methodist Church from 1950 until 1959. Then, the family moved to Valliant in 1959. Mrs. Grose was a nurse at Valley View Regional Hospital and the Pauls Valley hospital. She was the district youth director for the United Methodist Church in Southeast Oklahoma. Survivors include four daughters, Alta Power, Haworth, Audrey Vanlandingham, Oil Center, Mary Patton and husband Frank, Stonewall, and Nancy McDaniel and husband Jerry, Oil Center; two sons, Floyd Crockett Vanlandingham and wife Betty, Woodward, and George O’Neal Vanlandingham and wife Lynda, Fargo, Oklahoma; twp step- daughters, Peggy and Mignon; one brother, O’Neal Fair Teague and wife Ruby, Vinita; one sister, Bobbie Jo Wood, Gamaliel, Ark.; 13 grandchildren; 33 great- grandchildren; and 20 great-great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Connie Kerr. Bearers will be her eight grandsons, Mickey Power, Andy Power, Ronald Dean Vanlandingham, Michael Floyd Vanlandingham, Steven Lee McDaniel, Frank Edward Patton, Jr., David O’Neal Vanlandingham, and James O’Neal Vanlandingham. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- RONALD RIDDLE SULPHUR - Graveside services for Ronald Dale Riddle, 60, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Katie Cemetery, Katie, Okla. Mr. Riddle died Nov. 25, 2006. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ROSS SMITH DAVIS - Services for Ross “Jimmy” Smith, 88, Davis, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at First United Methodist Church, burial follows at Green Hill Cemetery. Mr. Smith died Nov. 26, 2006. Krien Funeral Home, Davis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALBERT BOONE ADA - Services Albert Boone, 78, Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Boone died Monday, November 27, 2006 at a local hospital. ============================================================================= Tuesday, November 28, 2006 SHORTY DAVIDSON TUPELO - Services for Hubert D. “Shorty” Davidson, 64, Tupelo are 2 Wednesday at Tupelo First Baptist Church, the Rev. Claudie Alford will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall. Tinker Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Mr. Davidson died Friday, Nov. 24, 2006, at his home. He was born Dec. 22, 1941, at Tupelo to Paris and Gladys Turner Davidson. He attended Tupelo schools. Mr. Davidson served in the Air Force from 1957 and was stationed in Vietnam as a jet mechanic, retiring in 1981 as a staff sergeant. Mr. Davidson was later employed in the oilfield and various other jobs. He was a Baptist. Survivors include his mother, Gladys Davidson, Tupelo; three brothers, Jack Davidson, Tulsa, Glen Davidson, Oklahoma City, and Joe Bob Davidson, Tupelo; two sisters, Shonnie Davidson, Paradise, California, and Mary Bennett, Catoosa; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, a brother, Billy Don Davidson, and a sister, Emmalene Brubeck. Bearers are Bobby Bottoms, Mark Blanchard, and John Clifford. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- FREDA ALLEN DAVIS - Services for Freda O. Allen, 83, Davis, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Central Church located east of Davis on State Highway 7. Burial follows at Green Hill Cemetery. She died Nov. 27, 2006, at Decatur, Texas. Hale’s Funeral Home, Davis ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- BILL PEEK VAN ALSTYNE, Texas - Services for William A. “Bill” Peek Jr., 67, Van Alstyne, Texas, formerly of the Ada area, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Dannel Funeral Home. Mr. Peek died Nov. 22, 2006. Dannel Funeral Home, Sherman, Texas ============================================================================= Wednesday, November 29, 2006 CLIFTON CARAWAY SULPHUR - Services for Clifton Caraway, 85, Sulphur are 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Free Will Baptist Church, with Rev. Brad Ransom officiating. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery. Mr. Caraway died Nov. 27, 2006. He was born Jan. 28, 1921 at Reagan, Okla. to Alvin Truitt and Nona Starnes Caraway. He married Alice Iona Merryman May 15, 1944 at Tishomingo. He was a member of the First Free Will Baptist church. Mr. Caraway served in the military in World War II, being wounded North Africa and was a member of the American Legion Post 148 and Disabled American Veterans. Mr. Caraway lived in Johnston and Murray counties all his life. He worked in food services at Sulphur Veteran Center. Survivors include his wife, Iona Caraway, Sulphur; sons, Jerry Caraway and wife Lynn, Sulphur, and Rick Caraway and wife Molly, Garland, Texas; daughter Tillie Hartman and husband Willie, Guthrie; brother A.T. Caraway, Oklahoma City; nine grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Family members will serve as bearers. Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- SHAYNE GIBSON ADA - Services for William Shayne “Bronc” Gibson, 43, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at Southwest Church of Christ, Floyd Kaiser officiating. Burial follows at Allen Cemetery. Mr. Gibson died Nov. 27, 2006, at a Baytown, Texas hospital. He was born Aug. 10, 1963, at Ada, to Kenneth E. “Hoot” and Annetta Beth Johns Gibson. He attended Byng schools and graduated from Byng High School. He lived in the Allen and Ada areas most of his life. Mr. Gibson was a right-of-way agent for Contract Land Staff, Inc., Sulphur, La., a member of Southwest Church of Christ, an active roper and rancher. He was also a member of the Ada Elks Lodge. Survivors include two daughters, Shayna Gibson, Allen, and Britney Gibson, Ada; his mother, Annetta Gibson, Ada; his father, Kenneth “Hoot” Gibson, Ada; and two sisters, Sheri Hayes and Shelly Johnson, both of Ada. Bearers are Ed Smith, Bill Montin, Gene Erickson, Cory Greer, Dan Gilliland and Johnny McDonald. Honorary bearers are Randy Johns, Ronny Johns, Derek Rowsey and Gary Gibson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ALTA MARTIN ADA - Services for Alta Mae Martin, 90, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Larry Montgomery officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Martin died Nov. 25, 2006, at a local hospital. She was born July 4, 1916, at Ada, to Thomas Luther and Nannie Mae Golden Bottoms. Other than a few years at Paducah, Texas, she lived most of her life at Ada. She attended Union Hill schools. Mrs. Martin was a homemaker and an active member of the Ada Free Will Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents, T. L. and Nannie Bottoms; three husbands, Travis Truman Farmer, James Sidney Isaacs and Alfred L. “Jim” Martin; two sons, Norman Ray Farmer and Melvin LaDon Farmer; two sisters, Winnie Hill and Bessie Shive; and four brothers, Emmitt Bottoms, Roy Bottoms, Olen Bottoms and Jack Bottoms. Survivors include two daughters, DeLoris McWilliams and husband Karl, Paducah, Texas, and Janell Moran and husband Ken, Gordonville, Texas; a daughter-in- law, Betty Burns and husband Roger, Ada; nine grandchildren, ten great- grandchildren; four sisters, Erma Sharver and husband, D.C., Oklahoma City, Norma Underhill and husband Wiley, Ada, Loretta Riley, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Pat Wallace and husband Larry, Decatur, Texas; and a brother, Odell Bottoms, Seminole. Bearers are Keith Berry, Sherwin Farmer, Kyle Keel, Jeremy Farmer, Justin Farmer and Ryan Berry. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================= Thursday, November 30, 2006 BETTY DODD ADA - Services for Betty Ann Nelson Dodd, 74, Ada, are 1 p.m. Saturday at High Hill Baptist Church, Trevor Bush and the Rev. Cecil Hawkins officiating. Burial follows at High Hill Cemetery. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at High Hill Baptist Church. Mrs. Dodd died Nov. 28, 2006, at her home. She was born April 27, 1932, at Ahloso, to William and Ruby Milligan Nelson. She attended Carter Seminary at Ardmore and Ada High School. She also attended South Oklahoma City Junior College, East Central University and Oklahoma City Vo- Tech. She worked at Western Electric, South Community Hospital, Westinghouse Corporation, The Daily Oklahoman, and as a secretary for the Chickasaw Nation Senior Citizens site at Ada. Mrs. Dodd was a member of Oklahoma Artist and Craftsman Guild, board member of Oklahoma Indian Legal Service, and also a member of High Hill Baptist Church. She married William W. Dodd Dec. 6, 1966, at Durant. He died Oct. 29, 1982, at Oklahoma City. She was preceded in death by her father, William Nelson, Sept. 11, 1979; a sister, Bertie “Cooper” Williams, July 26, 1995; and her grandmother, Caroline Milligan, Dec. 9, 1998. Survivors include her mother, Ruby McKinney, Ada; five sons, Freddie Cooper, Tulsa, Jerry May, Clark May, both of Ada, Greg Milligan and Leslie Milligan, both of California; two daughters, Betsy May Roebuck, Oklahoma City, and Charlotte Carpenter, Ada; four sisters, Martha Jane Hill, Dibble, Virginia Paulk, Joy Easley and Patsy Perry, all of Ada; four brothers, Tommy Cooper, Ada, Dale Cooper, Norman, James McKinney, Miss., and Sammy McKinney, Cottonwood; 14 grandchildren; 10 great- grandchildren; and numerous other relatives. Bearers are Chris Clark, Gene Clark, Ricky Sherrin, Neil Burris, Hoyt Burris and Wayne Smith. Honorary bearers are Mark Milligan, David Milligan, John Milligan, Richard Clark and J. C. Hawkins. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- JOHN PACE JR. LAWTON - Funeral services for John Benjamin “Benny” Pace, Jr., 70, Lawton, are 10 a.m. Saturday in Becker Funeral Home Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Ki Young Jeong, pastor of the Lawton Korean United Methodist Church and the Rev. David Jones, associate pastor officiating. Burial will be at 3 p.m. Saturday in Corley Cemetery, south of Stratford. Mr. Pace died Tuesday, Nov. 28, 2006, in a Lawton hospital. He was born July 8, 1936 in Stonewall to John Benjamin Sr. and Bonnie Leona Carter Pace. He graduated from Norman High School in 1956. He married In Suk Kelius in Las Vegas, Nev., Sept. 27, 1997. He was the Union Representative and Lifetime Member of the International Brotherhood of Painters and Allied Trades, effective December 1960. He later represented the Laborers International Union of North America in March 1981, and then the Laborers National Fund in August 1982. He was a former board member of the Salvation Army Boys and Girls Club, and retired as the business manager and union representative of the Laborers International Union of North America. He was a member of the Ada Kiwanis Club, Stratford Roundup Club, was a farmer, rancher and raised horses. He was a member of the Lawton Korean United Methodist Church. Survived include his wife of the home; four children, Vanissia L. Pace-Wood and her husband Rick, Stratford, John Benjamin Pace III and his wife Lisa, Ardmore, Terry L. Metzger, Pittsburgh, Pa., and Angela R. Kelius, of the home; two brothers, Charles Otto and his wife Karen, Tulsa, Robert Otto, Corpus Christi, Texas, and a sister Barbara Otto, Ada; nine grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Yvonne B. Byford Pace; and a brother, Jack Aubrey. Memorial contributions may be made to the Lawton Korean United Methodist Church, 6616 NW Ferris, Lawton, OK 73505. The family will greet friends Friday from 5-7 p.m. at the funeral home. Sympathy cards may be sent to the family online at http://www.beckerfuneral.com. =============================================================================