Ada Evening News Obits Dec 2008 - Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Rita Floyd 25 Jan 2009 Return to Pontotoc County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pontotoc/pontotoc.html ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 02, 2008 ANNA FOSTER ADA-Services for Anna Jane Foster, 99, Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Jasper Ligon will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Foster died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at a local nursing home. She was born January 19, 1909 at Arkansas to Thomas and Gertrude Goetz Cox. She attended Arkansas schools. She married Teal Foster in 1928. He died November 10, 1970 in Ada. Mrs. Foster was a former employee of J. C. Penney Company. She was an avid bingo player, square dancer and an avid fisherman at Buncombe Creek at Lake Texoma. Survivors include a daughter, Barbara Oakes, Allen Park, Michigan; two daughters-in-law, Joyce Foster, Ada, and Sandra Foster, Lubbock, Texas; eight grandchildren; nine great grandchildren; and one great great grandchild. She was preceded in death by two sons, Donald Foster and David Foster and a daughter-in-law, Jean Foster. Bearers will be Shane Foster, Mike Foster, Tom Cranford, Greg Foster, and Luke Penrod. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Pontotoc Cemetery--Pontotoc OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 02, 2008 VIOLA WHELCHEL ADA-Services for Viola Mae Whelchel, 90, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Chapel, Rev. Joe Howry officiating. Burial follows at Pontotoc Cemetery, Pontotoc, Oklahoma. Mrs. Whelchel died on Monday, December 1, 2008, at a local nursing home. She was born April 23, 1918, in Lewisville, Texas, to Mack and Mae Shaw Peppers. She married Earl Whelchel on July 5, 1933. He preceded her in death on June 19, 1999. Survivors include 3 sons, Joe Whelchel and wife Linda, Ada; Bill Whelchel and wife Imogene, Connerville; and Gene Whelchel and wife Vicki, Ada; a daughter, Pearlie Timmons, Oklahoma City; 10 grandchildren, Donna Melton, Cindy Nanney, Tommy Smith, Dawn Tadlock, Tony Whelchel and Amy Whelchel and their mother Elaine Whelchel, Anthony Whelchel, Sherri Billings, Len Timmons and David Timmons, and many great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Ethel Burden; a grandson, Dennis Lynn Smith, and granddaughter, Kaye Lynn Pierce. Grandsons will serve as bearers. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 02, 2008 WALTER SMITH ADA-Services for George Walter Smith, 89, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Crosspointe Church, Rev. Shawn Wiebers will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The Ft. Sill Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Smith died Saturday, November 29, 2008 at an Ardmore Veterans Center. He was born November 26, 1919 near Fittstown, Oklahoma to George and Julia May Barringer Smith. He attended Onward school, Ada High School and graduated from Roswell New Mexico Military Institute in 1939. He married Jean Owen Dollins in 1970. Mr. Smith and his wife owned and operated the Sportsman Sporting Goods Store here in Ada for 33 years. He was a member of the Crosspointe Church and had a distinguished career with the U. S. Army during World War II in the European Theatre. He was commissioned Second Lieutenant, U.S. Army and sent to Fort Knox, KY for Armor Training. He entered active duty October 8, 1941. Brought the 6th Armor Division (known as “Super Six” to Camp Chaffee. He made Captain at the age of 22 years. The 6th Armor landed on Utah Beach for the invasion of Germany in 1944. He made Major at the age of 23 years old and commanded the 69th Armor, 6th Armor Division, General Patton’s 3rd Army. Major Smith fought in France and Germany, surpressed Adolf Hitler’s winter offensive, entered Bastonage Germany to suppress the German Army that surrounded the 101st Airborne Division. Major Smith captured the town of Frieburg, Germany that was occupied by German Troops, and the rescue of 15,000 civilians. A German Colonel surrendered to the 69th Armor Division. Upon the anniversary of WWII, Major Smith was called to Frieburg, Germany to commemorate the saving of that town. A park is built in Frieburg to remind all that pass. Major Smith’s name in engraved in the plaque of the park to honor his name and devotion to duty to save a city from destruction. Survivors include his wife, Jean Smith, of the home; a son, Thomas L. Smith, Master Sergeant, U. S. Army Retired and wife Ruth, Ada; a daughter, Sheila Smith, Dallas, Texas; a step-daughter, Delaine Battjes, and husband Jim, Austin, TX; a step-son, Jerry Dollins, Graham, TX; three sisters, Frances Holston, Durant, Clara Mae Ward, Dallas, TX, and Alice Warren, Dallas, TX; a brother, Fred Smith, Stringtown; and three grandsons whom he reared and adopted, Heath Smith and wife Pam, Palestine, TX, Derek Smith and wife Laurie, Oklahoma City, and Ian Smith, Oklahoma City and Jason Smith, Albuquerque, NM and Amber McCurdy, Ada; a step-grandson, Stefan Dollins, Grandbury, TX, and Jamie Battjes, Austin, TX; great grandchildren, Ashlee and Travis Smith, and Lillie and Elizabeth Smith, and Hunter Smith. Bearers will be Thomas L. Smith Master Sergeant, U.S. Army Retired, Elzie Priest, Jack Martin, Michael O’Brien, Marty Byrd, Ken Hancock, Frank Taylor, and Ron Bates. Honorary bearers will be Chuck Wilson and Eddie Woods. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::McCarty Cemetery--Coal County OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 03, 2008 JEWELL ROGERS COALGATE — Funeral services for Jewell Lee (Cagle) Morrison Rogers, 76, will be Thursday, Dec. 4, at 2 p.m. at Brown’s Funeral Chapel with Jerod Allen officiating. Burial will follow at McCarty Cmetery. Ms. Rogers was born Feb. 13, 1932 in Coalgate to John Daniel and Jewell Hodgie (McNutt) Cagle. She died Dec. 1, 2008 in Ardmore. She attended McCarty School and married Willard Morrison in 1945. She worked at Wrangler and Savanna Ammunition Depot. Ms. Rogers was a member of the Non Denominational God’s House in Atoka. Ms. Rogers is survived by daughters Mary Jean Carter and husband Leon of Coalgate, and Carol “Sissie” Evans and husband Wesley of Foster; grandchildren Denise Goodson and husband Herschel of Coalgate, Rodney Carter and wife Kim of Lehigh, Sonya Smith and husband Curtis of Lindsey, Suzanne Webb and husband Joe of Lindsey, Wesley Evans III and wife Jamie of Pauls Valley, and Jason Evans of Foster; great- grandchildren Dana Gearhart and husband Jerad of Coalgate, Lane Schwartz and husband Eric of Coalgate, Austin Smith, Allison Smith and Whitney Webb, all of Lindsey, Tyler Evans, Jody Webb and Landon Evans of Pauls Valley, Chism Carter and Marshall Carter of Lehigh; great-great-grandchildren Derby Gearhart and Carter Allen Schwartz of Coalgate; brothers H.D. Cagle of Coalgate and Johnny Cagle and Marilyn Scott of Coalgate; and numerous relatives and friends. Preceding her in death are her father, John Daniel Cagle; mother Jewell Hodgie (McNutt) Cagle Luna, step-father E.J. Luna; husband Willard Morrison; son Ernest William “Sonny” Morrison; brother Alvin Cagle; ans sister Lillian Bagley. Bearers will be Rodney Carter, Leon Carter, Wesley Evans, Joe Webb, Jimmy McNutt, Jason Evans and Wes Evans. Family night will be 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday evening Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::Willis Cemetery--Willis OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 03, 2008 HELEN BRIDGEMAN KINGSTON — Servicses for Helen Louise (Deloizer) Bridgeman will be Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Willis Baptist Church in Willis, Okla. Burial will follow at Willis Cemetery. Ms. Bridgeman died Dec. 2, 2008. Watts Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Madill & Kingston ========= ::Riley Cemetery--?? Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 03, 2008 CLAUDE VICK OLNEY — Funeral services for Claude Alexander Vick, 60, will be 10 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008 at Olney Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Riley Cemetery. Mr. Vick was born Dec. 18, 1947 and died Nov. 30, 2008 in Mesquite, Texas. Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::Green Hill Cemetery--Davis OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 03, 2008 FRANK DICKINSON, SR. DAVIS — Services for Frank Preston Dickinson, Sr., 88, will be 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 4, at Holy Name of Jesus Catholic Church in Chickasha. Burial will follow at 3 p.m. at Green Hill Cemetery in Davis. Mr. Dickinson died Nov. 29, 2008 at Chickasha. Hale’s Funeral Home, Davis ========= ::Keel Cemetery--Coal County OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 03, 2008 MARGARET COOK COALGATE — Graveside services for Margaret Louise (Williams) Cook, 89, Coalgate, will be 11 a.m. Friday, Dec. 5, 2008 at Keel Cemetery. She died Dec. 1, 2008. Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 03, 2008 KRYSCHELLE MANUEL GLEN ROCK, Wy. -Graveside services for Kryschelle Diane Manuel, 21, Glenrock, Wyoming are 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Memorial Park Cemetery. Ms. Manuel and her fiancé, Benjamin Franklin Brainard, 20, both died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 near Chamberlain, S.D. She was born June 28, 1987 at Ada to David Wayne and Kristen Lynn Scott Manuel. She graduated from Pawnee High School and earned an Associate Degree in Business Administration from Wyoming Tech. She was a warehouse manager for T. E. Ibberson Industrial Company of Wisconsin. Survivors include her parents, Kristen and David Manuel; two brothers, David Wayne Manuel II and Matthew Garrett Manuel; one sister, Lauren Paige Manuel; her grandparents, Mary and John Juliuson, Euless, Texas, Wayne Scott, Plano, Texas, and Judy Coyle, Oklahoma City; and her cousins, aunts and uncles. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Greenwood Cemetery--Weatherford OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 03, 2008 TROY LUSTER WEATHERFORD — Funeral services for Troy Waymon Luster, 84, Weatherford, Okla., will be held on Wednesday, Dec. 3, 2008, 11 a.m. in “The Chapel” of Lockstone Funeral Home with Rev. Allen Wood officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Lockstone Funeral Home. Mr. Luster was born on Aug. 14, 1924 in Keota, Okla. to J.T. and Lula (Martin) Luster and died Sunday, Nov. 30, 2008 at St. Anthony Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was raised and attended school in Keota where he graduated from Keota High School in 1942. Mr. Luster served in the U.S. Army during 1942-1943. He married Mary Hewitt and they made their home in Rocksprings, Wy. He moved to Weatherford where he worked in the oilfield as a roughneck. Mr. Luster enjoyed reading, animals, and was a handyman at fixing things. Memorials may be made to the American Heart Association. He is survived by his two daughters, Linda Wood and husband, Gary of Ada, and Debbie Fantarella of Gillette, Wy.; one sister, Bonnie Garner of Clinton, Okla.; and four grandchildren, Matt Wood and wife, Sarah of Arlington, Va., Jeremy Wood and wife, Rachel of Ada, Amanda and Justin Fantarella of Gillette, Wy. He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Sharon. Messages of condolence may be expressed online at www.adaeveningnews.com. Lockstone Funeral Home, Weatherford --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Highland Cemetery--Stonewall OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 04, 2008 DIANA McNEILL OWL CREEK-Services for Diana Sue McNeill, 63, Owl Creek, are 10 a.m. Saturday at the Lovelady Baptist Church, Revs. Tony Peak and Joe Howry will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall. Mrs. McNeill died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at her home. She was born August 31, 1945 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Jim and Doris Turner Townsend. She attended Stonewall schools, graduated from Stonewall High School and attended beauty college. She married Tommy McNeill on May 22, 1965. Mrs. McNeill was a beautician and homemaker and a member of Lovelady Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Tommy McNeill, of the home; two daughters, Tammie Stone and husband Richard, Vanoss, and Kara McDaniel and husband Jackie, Stonewall; a sister, Marsha Whittington and husband Curtis, Ada; four grandchildren, Caleb Stone, Nathan Stone, Kody McDaniel and Jacie McDaniel; and cousins, Sammy Townsend and wife Mary, Sharon Zack and David Jackson and wife Denise. Bearers will be Truman Teel, Sammy Townsend, Don Teel, Frank Jared, Bill Snyder, and A. G. Sanders. Honorary bearers will be David Jackson, Chris Harrison, Alan Ogles, Wayne Scroggins, Curtis Whittington and Charles Richmond. The family requests those who wish may make memorials to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for Diabetes or Heart Research, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5097. Messages of condolence may be expressed Online at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Drake Cemetery--Drake OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 04, 2008 LOU WATTS DAVIS — Funeral services for Lula B. "Lou" Watts, 66, will be 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at First Baptist Church of Davis. Burial will follow at Drake Cemetery. Ms. Watts died Dec. 1, 2008 in Oklahoma City. Hale's Funeral Home, Davis ========= ::Centrahoma Cemetery--Centrahoma OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 04, 2008 RUBY WASSON COALGATE — Funeral services for longtime Coalgate resident Ruby Irene (Norris) Holder Wasson, 89, will be 2 p.m. Friday, Dec. 5, at Brown's Funeral Chapel with Rev. Bill Weathers officiating. Burial will follow at Centrahoma Cemetery. Family night will be 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Thursday. Ms. Wasson was born Oct. 27, 1919 and died Dec. 2, 2008 in Ada. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Byrd's Prairie Cemetery--Tupelo OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 05, 2008 FRED "CHEESIE" JENNINGS ADA-Graveside services for J. Fred “Cheesie” Jennings, 86, Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Monday at the Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery in Tupelo, Captain Guy Nickum will conduct the service. A Wake Service will be held from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home with Rev. Robert McGowan officiating. Mr. Jennings died Wednesday, December 3, 2008 at a local nursing home. He was born August 31, 1922 at Tupelo, Oklahoma to J. L. and Clara Bell Landis Jennings. He attended Tupelo schools and graduated from Tupelo High School. He married Debbie Schrader April 1, 2000. Mr. Jennings was a machinist and tool and die maker. He was an avid traveler and returned to Ada in 2000. Survivors include his wife, Debbie Jennings, of the home; four daughters, Marilyn “Kay” Ledbetter and husband Greg, Columbus, OH, Clara Jennings, Ada, Anita Jennings, Ada, and Janet Jennings, Ada; a son, James Jennings, Ada; a brother, Ross “Buddy” Rogers, Concord, CA; sixteen grandchildren; two great grandchildren; and several cousins, nieces, and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, brothers, Harry Landis, Joe Landis, Willie Landis, and Johnny Jennings; sisters, Serena Landis Gregory, Carrie Landis Bullard, Cloketa Jennings Rogers, Goldie Jennings Wicks, Mozelle Jennings Messer, and Katherine Rogers Convary. Messages of condolence may be expressed Online at www.adaeveningnews.com.Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Calvin Cemetery--Calvin OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 07, 2008 CLARA LAWSON ALLEN — Funeral services for Clara M. Foster Lawson, 88, Allen, are scheduled for 2 p.m. Monday, December 8, 2008 at the Free Will Baptist Church in Calvin. Interment will follow at Calvin Cemetery in Calvin. Officiating will be Rev. Dale Howry, assisted by Rev. Jim Lawrence. Public visitation is scheduled for Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008 at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home in Ada from 6-8 p.m. Mrs. Lawson died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008 at Stonegate Nursing Center in Stonewall. She was born September 8, 1920 in Atwood, Okla. to Sidney Albert Johnston and Evalina Melvina West Johnson. She married William G. Foster on Jan. 7, 1939 in the Spring Creek Community. Mr. Foster died Feb. 2, 1976. She later married A.J. Lawson on September 3, 1988 at the Calvin Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Lawson attended Atwood Public Schools. She worked in the ammunition depot on a naval base in McAlester for approximately four years, afterwards becoming a housewife. Mrs. Lawson moved to Allen from Calvin in 1988, where she was a member of the Calvin Free Will Baptist Church. Mrs. Lawson is survived by her husband A.J. Lawson of Allen; one son, Steve Foster and his wife Mary of Wister, Okla.; one daughter, Sue Foster Howry and her husband Dale of Fittstown; one step-son, Buddy Lawson and his wife Arlene of Gerty, Okla.; one step-daughter, Willene Wallace and her husband Sonny of Allen; four grandchildren, Pam Rhyne and her husband Pete, Ken Howry and his wife Lisa, Erin Reid and her husband Keith, and Keith foster; nine great- grandchildren, Amity Apsey, Miranda Smith, Kaycee Smith, Aislynn Reid, Kevin Howry, Karla Howry, Travis Howry, Tamra Allspaugh, and Katie Howry; seven great-great grandchildren, Jared Howry, Jayden Rhyne, Emilee Apsey, Siana Peters, DeShawn Howry, Taylie Allspaugh and Derek S. Smith. She was preceded in death by her first husband William “Bill” Foster; son, Joe David Foster; parents, Sidney and Evalina Johnston; five sisters, Ava Morgan, Vira Dicketts, Nora Howell, Bertha Turner and Myrtle Holliman; and one grandson, Dee Howry. Pallbearers will be Chris Apsey, Derek W. Smith, Pete Rhyne, Keith Foster, Keith Reid and Travis Howry. Honorary Pallbearers will be Ken Howry, Clifford Lindley, Gene Holliman, Harvey Holliman, T.G. Adamson, Junior Dicketts and Bruce Howell. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 07, 2008 WILLIAM DAWSON HEALDTON — Funeral services for William B. Dawson, 79, formerly of Healdton, will be 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 8, 2008 at First Baptist Church Healdton. A committal service will follow at 3:30 pm at Memorial Park Cemetery in Ada under the direction of Barnes Friederich Funeral Home in Midwest City. Mr. Dawson died Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008. He was born Nov. 8, 1929 in Little Rock, Ark. to Earle and Louise Dawson. He graduated from Ada High School in 1947 and completed college credits from East Central and the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Dawson retired from OG&E after 38 years and three months as an accountant. Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Carol Oltermann Dawson of the home; children, James Dawson and his wife Desa, Dennis Dawson and his wife Cindy, Alan Dawson and his wife Kelly and Joni (Dawson) Terrill and her husband Tracy; 12 grandchildren, Justin and his wife Stacey, Hailey and her husband Forrest, Micah, Sarah, Jessica, Kaitlyn, Rayna, Taylor, Alex, Chris, Joey and Kayla; three great- grandchildren, Logan, Mackenzie and Kamdyn and a host of other relatives and friends. Barnes Friederich Funeral Home, Midwest City ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 07, 2008 KATHRYN CAVEL SPRING, Texas — Services for Kathryn Cavel, 78, Spring, Texas, formerly of the Union Valley area, are 10 a.m. Monday at Rosedale Cemetery, Rev. Carol Reich will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Cavel died Thursday, December 4, 2008 at her home. She was born February 8, 1930 at Stratford to B. M. and Ruth Gentry Stephens. She attended Union Valley school and graduated from Stonewall High School in 1947. She married Eddie Joe Cavel on May 31, 1947 at Union Valley. Mrs. Cavel was a homemaker and a Baptist. Kathryn and her husband Eddie Joe were active members of the Hereford Whirlers Square Dancers of Ada. She was an avid traveler and took many bus trips across the United States. Kathryn and her family lived in Monahans, Texas and later, she and E. J. moved back to Ada. Currently they were residing in Spring, Texas. Survivors include her husband, Eddie Joe Cavel, of the home; a daughter, Linda Ryan and husband Danny, Spring, TX; a son, Lonnie Cavel and wife Karen, Vidor, TX; brother, Dean Stephens and wife Emi Lea, Ada; a sister-in-law, Yvonna Stephens Treas, Ada; three grandchildren, Kimberly Gray, Darin Ryan and Kyle Cavel; and a great granddaughter, Lainey Gray; and many other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a son, Larry Cavel. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 08, 2008 HERBERT STILES ADA-Services for Herbert Junior Stiles, 85, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Monday at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church, Rev. Robert Ware and Terry Stiles will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Stiles died Friday, December 5, 2008 at a local hospital. He was born July 20, 1923 at Stratford, Oklahoma to Herbert Chester and Dillie Mae Thompson Stiles. He attended schools at Egypt, Irving Elementary and Ada Junior High. He married Dorotha Abbott on December 13, 1942 at Ada, Oklahoma. Mr. Stiles retired in 1976 after 30 years of service as a maintenance employee at Brockway Glass Company. He and his wife later owned and operated the Dairyland Drive-In. Mr. Stiles was a member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church and a founding member of the Pontotoc County Coon Hunters Association. Survivors include his wife, Dorotha Stiles, of the home; two sons, Larry Stiles and wife Arnon, Ada, and Terry Stiles and wife Kay, Tecumseh; seven grandchildren, Shayne Stiles, Robin McCoy, Ryan Stiles, Jeremy O’Brien, Jeff O’Brien, Levi Peck, and Austin Peck; and ten great grandchildren. Bearers will be his grandsons, Jeremy O’Brien, Chris McCoy, Shayne Stiles, Ryan Stiles, Austin Peck and Levi Peck. Honorary bearers will be Glen Owens, Harrel Crawford, Gene Garner, Britton Crawford, and Lester Remer. Messages of condolence may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Bohannon Cemetery--Stuart OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 08, 2008 KENNETH HULL HOLDENVILLE — Longtime high school coach and educator, Kenneth Hull, died Dec. 5, 2008, at the age of 87. He was born, Nov. 13, 1921, at Indianola, Okla. to Charlie and Ella McNutt Hull. Hull is a recognized coach in high school athletics in Oklahoma, and is a multi-time member of the Oklahoma Coaches Association Hall of Fame. His first induction was for Oklahoma Girls’ Basketball, followed by induction into the Oklahoma Boys’ Baseball Hall, and eventually the Oklahoma Coaches Hall of Fame. Hull began his coaching career at Atwood Public Schools in 1949. He assumed coaching duties at Moss Public Schools in 1953, and then coached boys’ baseball and girls’ basketball at Holdenville Public Schools from 1963 until 1970. Upon leaving the Wolverines, Hull made his way to Seminole Junior College, where he started the first ladies’ basketball program in the history of the school. He later returned to Moss School where he served as Superintendent from 1971 until his retirement in 1981. He has also served as president of the Oklahoma Coaches Association and was the first president of the Oklahoma Baseball Coaches Association in 1965. He is a member of Banner Baptist Church, Horntown. Mr. Hull graduated from McAlester High School in 1940. He then served in the United States Navy during World War II. Afterwards, he graduated from East Central State Teachers College with a Bachelor of Science & Masters Degree. He received his Educational Administrative Certification from the University of Oklahoma. Mr. Hull was preceded in death by his parents; brothers; Carl, Harlan, Otis and a sister, Jewel Hickerson. He was also predeceased by three wives and two grandsons, Gavin and Ryan Ingram. Mr. Hull is survived by his three daughters: Sandra and husband, Earl Ingram, of Ada, Okla., Cindy and husband, Ed Fulmer, Idabel, Okla., Kristi and husband, Richard Stephens, Mustang, Okla. He is also survived by his grandchildren; Robert Ingram and wife, Rachel; Nathan Fulmer and wife, Kristi, Nicholas Fulmer; Aaron and Brent Stephens. He is survived by a great granddaughter, Emily Ann Ingram. In addition, he is survived by numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and a host of former athletes, students, and friends. The family would like to express their appreciation to the staff of Heritage Village Nursing Home, Holdenville, for the excellent care given “Coach Hull,” as he was affectionately known to them; many of whom had been his former athletes. Pallbearers are Jerry Shepherd, P.D. Brown, Jackie Brown, Wilkie Berry, Mike Snyder, and John Allford. Honorary pallbearers are all former students and athletes of Coach Hull. Funeral services will be held at First Baptist Church in Holdenville, Okla., at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, with Reverend Jimmy Anderson officiating and Reverend Jason Yarbrough assisting. Interment will follow at Bohannon Cemetery, south of Stuart, Okla. Services will be under the direction of Hudson Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville, Okla. An Online Guestbook is available at PhillipsFuneralService.com and www.adaeveningnews.com Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 08, 2008 ALVIN BLANKINSHIP DAVIS — Services for Alvin Glenn Blankinship, 76, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 9 at Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood. Mr. Blankinship died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008. Hale's Funeral Home, Davis --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Cummings Cemetery--Maud OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 09, 2008 ALICE HOUSEHOLDER MAUD — Services for Alice May Owen Householder, 74, Maud, are 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 11, at Cummings Cemetery, Maud. Mrs. Householder died Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at an Ada hospital. Knight-Swearingen Funeral Home, Maud ========= ::Ward Family Cemetery--?? Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 09, 2008 DAVID WARD COALGATE — Services for David Heath Ward, 41, Coal County, are 11 a.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Coalgate. Burial follows at Ward Family Cemetery. Mr. Ward died Dec. 4, 2008, at Poydras, La. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Wilson Cemetery--Clarita OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 10, 2008 DON MANN JR. ADA — Services for Don L. Mann Jr., 49, Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Don Hoover and the Rev. Tom Hall will officiate. Burial will follow at Wilson Cemetery near Clarita. Mr. Mann died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at a local hospital. He was born Dec. 23, 1958, at Ada to Don L. Mann Sr. and Helen Lunsford Mann. He lived in the Ada area all his life and attended Stonewall schools. He graduated from Stonewall High School in 1976, where he was listed in the Who’s Who in American High School Students, and East Central University with a bachelor’s degree in rehabilitation counseling. He received a master’s degree in rehabilitation counseling in 1995. Mr. Mann worked in the oilfield and did electrical work after he graduated from High School and later, after he graduated from College, he was a rehabilitation counselor in Oklahoma City for one year. He was affiliated with the Church of Christ and the Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his mother, Helen Chambers and husband Jim, Ahloso; his father, Don Mann Sr. and wife Jo, Jesse; a brother, Kevin Mann and wife Glenda, Ada; a stepbrother, Justin Chambers and wife Kim, Konawa; a stepsister, Tana Worsham and husband Ronnie, Wiley, Texas; nieces and nephews, Cameron Mann, Kierra Mann, Kylie Chambers, Kristen Chambers, Kaitlyn Chambers, Brandon Worsham, Kale Worsham, Casey Worsham, and Brianna Worsham. Bearers will be Doug Meashintubby, Robert Gregory, Eddie Holland, Greg Lovelis, Robert Pickens, Bill Mann and Mickey Weatherly. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Fort Sill National Cemetery--Elgin OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 10, 2008 JOHN RYAN BYNG —Services for John Cannon Ryan, 74, Byng, are 10 a.m. Friday at Criswell Chapel, the Rev. Roger Arter will officiate. Burial follows at Fort Sill National Cemetery in Elgin, Okla. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Ryan died Saturday, Dec. 6, 2008, at his home. He was born Aug. 1, 1934, in Atlanta, Ill., to Arthur Merl and Leatha Snyder Ryan. He graduated from high school in Atlanta, Ill., and served in the U.S. Navy. He moved to this area in 1997 from Sarasota, Fla., and worked in the maintenance department at Oklahoma Department of Transportation. He was a member of American Legion and Disabled American Veterans, and was affiliated with Byng Free Will Baptist Church. He married Gidget Montgomery Sept. 22, 1977, in Centerville, Mo. Survivors include his wife, Gidget Ryan, of the home; five daughters, LeAnn Ryan, Sarasota, Fla.; Kelly Hughes, North Carolina; Janice Ryan, Pensacola, Fla.; Kim Herring, Lone Star, Texas, and Angie Grooms, Gainesville, Fla.; a stepson, Greg Cochran, Francis; two sisters, Stella Rinehart, Lincoln, Ill., and Goldie Ball, Goodfield, Ill.; and a brother, Frank T. Ryan, Tulsa; 20 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents and a sister, Mary Sale. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Konawa Cemetery--Konawa OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 11, 2008 SARAH ROBERTS TYLER, Texas — Graveside services for Sarah Ann Roberts, 92, Tyler, formerly of Ada, Okla, will be 2 p.m. Friday at Konawa City Cemetery, Konawa, Okla. The Rev. Pam Shirk will officiate. Mrs. Roberts died Dec. 8, 2008, at a Tyler nursing home. She was born Sept. 14, 1916, in Oklahoma to the late George W. and Susan L. Whitmire Hager. She was a retired teacher and had lived in Dallas and Ada before moving to Tyler three years ago. She was of the Methodist faith. Mrs. Roberts is preceded in death by her husband, Curtis W. Roberts; a son, Vincent D. Roberts; a daughter Rebecca Lee Roberts; five brothers and one sister. Survivors include a son, Pete Roberts, Winona; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. In lieu of flowers the family said memorial donations may be made to Hospice of East Texas 4111 University Blvd, Tyler, Texas 75701. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com. Burks Walker Tippit Funeral Home, Tyler, Texas ========= ::Russett Cemetery--Russett OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 11, 2008 JOHN JOYCE ADA — Services for John Paul Joyce, 62, Ada, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Watts Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Madill. Burial follows at Russett Cemetery, Russett, Okla. Mr. Joyce died Dec. 9, 2008. Watts Funeral Home, Madill ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 11, 2008 RUBY MALICOAT OKLAHOMA CITY — Services for Ruby Malicoat, 90, are 2 p.m. Friday at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Ms. Malicoat died Sunday, Dec. 7, 2008. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Bruner Cemetery--Konawa OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 11, 2008 CHARLES BRUNER KONAWA — Services for Charles Bruner, 59, Konawa, are 11 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Konawa. Burial follows at Bruner Cemetery, Konawa. Mr. Bruner died Monday, Dec. 8, 2008, at an Oklahoma City hospital. Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ========= ::Grandview Cemetery--Kaw City OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 11, 2008 DONNA HOLDEN KONAWA — Graveside services for Donna Jean Holden, 45, Konawa, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Grandview Cemetery in Kaw City, Okla. She died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at Konawa. Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 11, 2008 DEAN WEST RYAN DALLAS, TEXAS — Graveside services for Marjorie Dean West Ryan, 90, Dallas, Texas, formerly of Ada, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, the Rev. David McCann will officiate. Mrs. Ryan died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, in Dallas, Texas. She was born July 21, 1918, at Ada, Okla., to Eugene Orr and Beulah West. She graduated from Ada High School, East Central University and the University of Oklahoma. She married Jack Burnside Ryan May 28, 1942, at Ada, Okla. He died Aug. 24, 1979, at Castle Rock, Colo. Survivors include two daughters, Jane Ryan Micks and husband D. Fred, Galveston, Texas, and Caroline Dean Ryan, Dallas, Texas; a son-in- law, Bob Hartman; two grandchildren, Callie Micks Garritson and husband Nile, and Ryan Micks and wife Jadah. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a daughter, Susan Orr Ryan Hartman, and siblings, E.O. West Jr. and Dorothy Louise West Pracko. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 11, 2008 MERLE REED ADA — Services for Merle A. Reed, 90, Ada, are 1 p.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Earl Hood and Ken Angel will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Reed died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at a local hospital. He was born Nov. 18, 1918, at Ada to Rex E. and Gertrude McDonald Reed. Mr. Reed attended Ada schools. He owned and operated a plumbing and heat/air business in Ada until his retirement and later was a maintenance supervisor at Disneyland. He was a member of the Worship Center Church of God, a member of the Plumber Pipe Fitting Union, and a founding member of the Ada Hobos Club. He married Willie Leona Ballard Oct. 19, 1940, at Ada. She died March 6, 2008. Survivors include a son, Gary Reed and wife Kay, Ada; a daughter, Judi Buffington and husband Bill, Tulsa; a daughter-in-law, Iris Reed, Ada; four grandchildren, Gretchen Criss and husband Derek, Tulsa, Kelly Reed and wife Shelly, Tulsa, Bart Reed and wife Shannon, Ada, and Melissa Reed, Ada; nine great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Rex E. Reed and Gertrude McDonald Reed Holman, his wife, a son, Larry Reed, two brothers, and four sisters. Bearers will be Bart Reed, Kelly Reed, Derek Criss, John Ballard, Mark Prentice and Mike Ballard. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 11, 2008 RAY WALKER ADA — Services for Ray Cecil Walker, 94, Ada, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Southwest Church of Christ, Floyd Kaiser will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Mr. Walker died Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at a local nursing home. He was born March 6, 1914, at Pottsville, Ark., to Arthur C. and Effie Vera Long Walker. He married Delma Scott May 10, 1947, at Seminole. Mr. Walker was a truck driver for Home Oil Company until his retirement. He was a member of Southwest Church of Christ and had served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Survivors include a son-in-law, Glenn D. Pendergrass, Ada; two sisters, Vera Andrews, Tulsa, and Ruby Hook, Worland, Wyo.; a brother, Robert “Sonny” Walker, Kansas City, Mo.; nieces, Clarissa Smith, Ada, Sue Brendle, Ada, Janice Hendryx, Oklahoma City, Gina Hendryx, Oklahoma City, Nancy Hughes, Olathe, Kan., Susan Pierce, Frederick, Md., Cheryll Pederson, Worland, Wyo., and Linda Medlock, Seminole; nephews, Brian Pendergrass, Ada, Don Gold, Tulsa, Robert Hook, Ervine, Calif., Terry Yarbrough, Seminole, and Robert Walker, Kansas City, Mo.; his cousins, Oscar Edwards, Oakdale, Calif., Tom Edwards, Choctaw, and Vernon Dean Edwards, Shidler, Okla.; and great- nieces, Alexis Brendle and Alyson Smith. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, a niece whom he reared, Laura Beth Scott Pendergrass, a brother, Floyd Walker and two sisters, Pauline Kline and Reba Hendryx. Bearers will be Alvin Jamar, Elmer Gerth, Eugene Cannon, Alan Simpson, Bobby Johns, and Scott Estes. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 12, 2008 TOM HORTON WYNNEWOOD — Services for Tom Horton, 65, are 1 p.m. Monday at First United Methodist Church, Wynnewood. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery, Wynnewood. Mr. Horton died Dec. 10, 2008, at Wynnewood. DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 12, 2008 FAYE DIXON WYNNEWOOD — Services for Faye Dixon, 74, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at First United Methodist Church, Wynnewood. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery, Wynnewood. She died Dec. 11, 2008, at Ada. DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood ========= Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 12, 2008 BARBARA-ANNE FLETCHER HAVERHILL, Mass. — Services for Barbara-Anne Walker Fletcher, 81, Haverhill, Mass., are Monday at Haverhill. She died Dec. 8, 2008, at her home. She was born in Bradford, Mass., Feb. 5, 1927, to Arthur W. and Helen D. Schwartz Walker. Mrs. Fletcher was a lifelong resident of Haverhill. Survivors include a niece Donna L. Noyes Cox and husband Larry E. Cox, Stonewall, Okla.; a great-niece Kristy J. Cox, Claremore, Okla.; great-nephew, Donnie E. Cox, Ada, Okla.; stepdaughter, Victoria S. Hartley, Potomac, Md.; sister-in-law, Penny Fletcher, Haverhill; nephews, David B. Fletcher, Sandown, N.H., Scott Fletcher and wife Pam, Haverhill, and Douglas Fletcher, Calif. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard W. Fletcher, and sister, Helen D. Walker Noyes. In lieu of flowers contributions in her memory may be made to the Friends of Haverhill Public Library, 99 Main St., Haverhill, MA 01830, or, the First Church of Christ, 10 Church St., Bradford, MA 01835. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.farmerfuneralhomes.com or www.adaeveningnews.com Farmer Funeral Home, Haverhill, Mass. ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 12, 2008 A.J. PRESLEY BYNG — Services for Aubrey Jackson Presley, 77, Byng, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Earl Hood, Charles Murphy and Carl Hayes officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Presley died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008. He was born Nov. 13, 1931, in Tishomingo to Harold Jack and Nora Beatrice Nichols Presley. He came to this area in 1945 from Tishomingo and graduated from Latta High School. He retired from Owens Brockway Glass Company after 42 years of service as a mold maker in the machine shop and also a farmer. He married Emma Lee Grissom Oct. 21, 1950, at Morris Memorial Baptist Church in Latta. Survivors include his wife, Emma Lee Presley, of the home; three children, June Newberry and her husband Terry, Jean Houston and her husband Doy, and Jay Presley and his wife Tonya, all of Byng; grandchildren, Tammy Whitaker and her husband Dennis, Byng; Alisha Cable and her husband Allen, Byng; Cody Newberry and his wife Tiffany, Byng; Jody Newberry and his wife Amanda, Happyland; Kymberly Allen and her husband Jeremy, Granby, Colo.; Jamie Houston, Oklahoma City; Kimberly Wiley and her husband Steve, Greenwood, Ark.; Josh Presley and his wife Stacy, Ada; and Randy Presley and his wife Laura, Byng; 20 great-grandchildren; three great-great grandchildren; father, Jack Presley, Ada; two sisters, Louise Southerland, Roff; and Janet McWhorter and her husband Harold, Ada; and one brother, James “Pete” Presley and his wife Lahoma, Ada. He was preceded in death by his mother, Nora Presley, April 24, 1997; a son, Terry Joe Presley, Sept. 11, 1961; and father-in-law and mother-in-law, C. L. and Reba Grissom. Bearers are grandsons, Jamie Houston, Josh Presley, Randy Presley, Cody Newberry, Jody Newberry, Derek Whitaker and Colton Allen. Honorary bearers are Luke Neely, Clyde Casady, Jerry Bottoms, Dan Dailey, Lanny Eaves, Glen Allen, Junior Grissom, Joe Hooser, Lloyd Delozier and Vernon Laxton. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 14, 2008 TERRY RAINS SHAWNEE — Services for Terry Lee Rains, 47, Shawnee, are 2 p.m. Monday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, Konawa. Mr. Rains died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at his home. Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 14, 2008 CHARLES PERRY WYNNEWOOD — Services for Charles Henry Perry, 63, are 10 a.m. Monday at First Baptist Church, Wynnewood. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery, Wynnewood. Mr. Perry died Dec. 11, 2008, at Tuttle. DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 14, 2008 LEON WHITE ADA — Services for James Leon White, 77, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. White died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at a Shawnee hospital. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 14, 2008 'DUSTY' SIBBLE ADA — Services for James Arthur “Dusty” Sibble, 75, Ada, are 11 a.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Bill Sluder and Raymond Brady officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery with Chickasaw Honor Guard conducting military honors. Mr. Sibble died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at a local hospital. He was born June 6, 1933, in Oil City, Pa., to James Russell Sibble and Harriet Ann Saulsgiver Sibble. He owned and operated Apache Insulation Company for 35 years, and moved to this area in 1999 from New York. He served in the U.S. Army in Korea and was a member of the American Legion and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He married Judith Arend June 8, 1962. Survivors include his wife, Judy, of the home; two sons, Shawn Sibble and wife Barbara, Ada; and Jeff Sibble and wife Sharon, Ada; a stepson, Blake Reed, Canandaigua, N.Y.; three brothers, William Sibble, Leo Sibble and Daniel Sibble; four sisters, Kathy Kaster, Karen Faulds, Helen Tenney and Peggy Williams; four grandchildren, Montana Sibble, Jarred Sibble, Dusty Sibble and Calli Sibble; and a great-grandson, Randy Gene West Jr. He was preceded in death by a son, Rusty Batey, and a brother, George Allan Sibble. Bearers are members of Chickasaw Honor Guard. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 14, 2008 DANNY COLE ADA — Memorial services for Danny Lee Cole, 42, Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Bill Frazier officiating. Mr. Cole died Wednesday, Dec. 10, 2008, at his home. He was born Feb. 28, 1966, in Bisbee, Ariz., to William Thomas Cole and Loretta May Marler. He attended school in Tucson, Ariz. Survivors include two sisters, Sunday Weiss, San Diego, Calif.; and Marcia Kahwatty, Raleigh, N.C.; one brother, K.C. Cole, Tulsa; and numerous aunts, uncles, and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 14, 2008 CLARENCE ARTER ADA — Services for Clarence Mason Arter, 86, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Rodger Arter will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Arter died Thursday, Dec. 11, 2008, at an Ardmore hospital. He was born Dec. 3, 1922, at Oilton, Okla., to Mason and Dolly Bethurem Arter. He attended Vanoss schools. Mr. Arter retired as a packer at Ideal Cement where he worked from 1946 until 1984. He was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church and served in the U.S. Army during World War II in the 349th Infantry Company L. He married Louise Vina Estes April 14, 1942. She died Jan. 25, 2002, at Ada. Survivors include a son, the Rev. Rodger Arter and wife Joyce, Fitzhugh; a daughter, Jequeta Keithley and husband Paul, Ada; three grandchildren, Tammy Klett, Hurst, Texas, Amy Turner, Hurst, Texas, and Jenny Graham, Lewisville, Texas; and five great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and six brothers, Remus Arter, Ray Arter, Alvin Arter, Otto Arter, Luther Arter and Claude Arter. Bearers will be Benny Shumard, Ray McQuiston, Ron Shumard, Paul Keithley, Bob Hatter, and Brian Whitehead. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 15, 2008 ALFRED “AL” HICKS DAVIS — Services for Alfred “Al” Hicks, 77, Davis, will be Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008 at 2 p.m. at Krien Funeral Home Chapel in Davis. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood. Mr. Hicks died Dec. 13, 2008. Krien Funeral Home, Davis ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Sulphur OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 15, 2008 TRUMAN COBB SULPHUR — Services for Truman H. Cobb, 89, Sulphur, will be held at Sulphur First Baptist Church Wednesday, Dec. 17, 2008. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Sulphur. Mr. Cobb died Sunday, Dec. 14, 2008 in Sulphur. DeArman’s Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 16, 2008 JOE REED ADA — Services for Joseph Clark Reed, 46, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. Pat Kilby and the Rev. John Haynes will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Reed died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at his home. He was born Nov. 7, 1962, at Ada to Roy and Doris Ann Mann Reed. He attended Ahloso grade school and graduated from Stonewall High School. He graduated from Okmulgee Tech with a degree in diesel mechanics. Mr. Reed was a welder for Sherrell Steel in Ada. He was of the Baptist faith. He married Laura Johnson April 5, 1985. Survivors include his wife, Laura Reed, of the home; a son, Steven Reed, of the home; a daughter, Amanda Reed, Ada; his mother, Ann Reed, Ada; two brothers, his twin brother, Mark Reed and wife Brenda, Ada, and Jeff Reed and wife Judy, Ada; a sister, Kim Ring and husband Billy, Stratford; two grandchildren, Ashton and Acean Anderson; an uncle, Donnie Mann, Stigler; two aunts, Martha Hall, Ada, and Miggie Flatt, Ada; his father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bobby and Sammie Johnson, Ada; sister-in-law, Jana Young and husband Clay, Ada, and Karen Crockett and husband Mark, Denton, Texas; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father, Roy Reed. Bearers will be Chuck Holland, Billy Ring, D.E. Sherrell, Ryan Lynch, Clay Young, and Mark Crockett. Honorary bearers will be Wendell Sherrell, Ron Hall, Donnie Mann, Troy Don Mann, Wendell Bruce Mann and Larry Mann. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Five Mile Cemetery--Hennepin OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 16, 2008 OTIS ERVIN DAVIS — Services for Otis Gene Ervin,63, Davis, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Krien Funeral Home Chapel, Davis. Burial follows at Five Mile Cemetery, Hennepin. Mr. Ervin died Dec. 15, 2008. Krien Funeral Home, Davis ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 16, 2008 LEON WHITE ADA — Services for Leon James White, 77, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Jess McDowell and Lee West officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. White died Saturday, Dec. 13, 2008, at a Shawnee hospital. He was born Oct. 20, 1931, at Geary, Okla., to Lawrence and Attie Mae Houston White. He attended school in Sequoyah County, and moved to Ada in 1960 from California. He was a jockey and horse trainer, and later worked at Evergreen Mills. Mr. White was of the Baptist faith. He married Joy Wyche Aug. 26, 1974. Survivors include his wife, Joy White, of the home; a daughter, Attie Lane White and Robert Whittington, Ada; a son, Kenneth Abbott, Broken Arrow; two sisters, Clara Ruth Walker, Wichita, Kan., and Dora Lee, Vian; four brothers, Carl White, Muldrow; Bob White, Moore; Mack White, Sallisaw; and L. A. “Duck” White, Vian; two grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Patricia Ann White. Bearers are Jim Morgan, Jimmy Morgan, Lee George, John “Brownie” Hilton, Kyle Shannon and Donnie Meeks. Honorary bearers are O’Dell Deaton, Robert Whittington and David Earls. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 16, 2008 RICHARD BECK ADA — Memorial service for Richard K. Beck, 67, Ada, is 2 p.m. today at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada. He died Tuesday, Nov. 04, 2008, in Illinois. www.phillipsfuneralservice.com ========= ::Wanette Cemetery--Wanette OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 16, 2008 VIVIAN JONES ASHER — Services for Vivian M. Jones, 93, Asher, are 10 a.m. today at Swearingen Funeral Home Cahpel, Konawa. Burial follows at Wanette Cemetery, Wanette. She died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at her home in Asher. Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Oak Grove Cemetery--Asher OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 17, 2008 JUDITH CROKE STRATFORD — Services for Judith Elaine Croke, 55, Stratford, are 1 p.m. Friday, Dec. 19, at Oak Grove Cemetery, north of Asher. She died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at Ada. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ========= ::Konawa Cemetery--Konawa OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 17, 2008 JESSIE FRANCIS GRANT ADA — Services for Jessie Francis Sumpter Grant, 90, Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Assembly of God Church, Sasakwa. Burial follows at Konawa Cemetery. Mrs. Grant died Dec. 15, 2008, at an Ada nursing home. Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ========= ::?--Fairfax VA Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 17, 2008 HAE PARK SULPHUR — Services for Hae W. Park, 95, Sulphur, are under the direction of Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur. Burial takes place in Fairfax, Va. Mr. Park died Dec. 14, 2008. Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 17, 2008 IVA HUCKS WYNNEWOOD — Services for Iva Dell Bannister Hucks, 90, are 10 a.m. Friday at Joy Baptist Church, Joy. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery, Wynnewood. She died Dec. 14, 2008, at Norman. DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Highland Cemetery--Stonewall OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 18, 2008 JACK WOOD STONEWALL — Services for Lewis L. “Jack” Wood, 90, Stonewall, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Criswell Chapel, Rev. Earl Perry officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery , Stonewall. Mr. Wood died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, at an Ada nursing home. He was born Nov. 2, 1918, in Stonewall to Claud and Lula Hammersley Wood. He graduated from Stonewall High School in 1940 and lived in the Stonewall area most of his life. He worked for Conoco Oil Company for 26 years, and following retirement owned and operated Wood’s Café at Stonewall and was a rancher. He was a member of Stonewall Bright Star Masonic Lodge 113 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons, a lifelong member of NRA, and an avid hunter and fisherman. He was affiliated with Stonewall Baptist Church. He married Mildred A. Thompson Dec. 23, 1944, at Jesse. Survivors include his wife Mildred, of the home; a son, Winford Wood and his wife Gail, Stonewall; three daughters, Marilyn Wiles and her husband Dean, Tishomingo; Angelia Marion and her husband Willie, Ada; and Rita Poshard and her husband Jeff, Lawton; two sisters, Josie James, Stonewall; and Mildred Gettings, Ocoee, Fla.; 10 grandchildren, Terry Wood, Edmond, Brandon Marion, Ada, Michael Marion, Ada, Jonathan Wiles, Ada, Rachael Yates, Norman; Sabrina Scroggins, Iowa City, Iowa, Melanie Huston, Ardmore, Hollie Marion, Roff, Ashleigh Middleton, Lawton, and Amberlee Middleton, Lawton; and 17 great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Eddie Lee Wood; five brothers, Lee Wood, Roy Wood, L.K. Wood, Myrle Wood and Earl Wood; and a sister, Bessie Bolen. Willie Marion and Grandsons will serve as bearers. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 18, 2008 JOE EUBANKS ADA — Services for Joe Thomas Eubanks, 62, Ada, are 1 p.m. Friday at Central Church of Christ, Bud Ross will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Eubanks died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, at his home. He was born May 9, 1946, at Sallisaw to Thomas Leroy and Edith Mary Mankins Eubanks. He graduated in 1964 from Central High School in Tulsa. He married Sue Cooper on May 9, 1969, in Tulsa. Mr. Eubanks was a machinist with Energy Exchangers in Tulsa from 1964 until 1981 and from November 1982 until the present time, he was employed with the city of Ada Cemetery Department. Mr. Eubanks was a member of Central Church of Christ and joined the National Guard Oct. 13, 1964. He served with the HHC 1-179, 45th Infantry. He was immediately activated to Fort Polk, La., to train for deployment to Vietnam. He received a certificate of recognition for outstanding service in a Selected Reserve Force Unit. His unit received the highest state of readiness ever achieved by a non mobilized force. He was honorably discharged Oct. 12, 1970. Survivors include his wife, Sue Eubanks, of the home; a son, Bobby Joe Eubanks and wife Cassie, Okmulgee; a daughter, Vandy Reynolds and husband Lester, Ada; one brother, Edward Eubanks, Las Vegas, Nev.; a sister, Grace Allison, Troy, Texas; and a granddaughter, Lily Elizabeth Eubanks. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters, Nita Eubanks, Mary Wyatt, and Thelma Cooper, and a brother, John Eubanks. Bearers will be his brothers-in-law, Hugh Cooper, Dee Cooper, Randy Hulin and Bill Lane; and his co-workers from the city of Ada, Don Knighten and Jearl Knighten. Honorary bearers will be the men of his Home Team Group at Central Church of Christ - Don Butler, Stan Lasarsky, John Mauldin, Wayne Roark and Leon Thompson. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Lightning Ridge Cemetery--Roff OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 18, 2008 BARBARA ODELL ADA — Graveside services for Barbara E. Odell, 76, Fitzhugh, are 2 p.m. Friday at Lightning Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Odell died Monday, Dec. 15, 2008, at her home. She was born Jan. 3, 1932, at Shattuck to Ted and Florene Libring Crabtree. She married Barney L. Odell May 26, 1949, at Gage. He died Feb. 7, 2008. Mrs. Odell graduated from Gage High School. She was a member of Women's Farm Bureau Auxiliary in Nebraska and a member of Laverne Band Booster. She moved to Fitzhugh in 1980 from Whitney, Neb. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Dwight Odell and his wife Debra, Fitzhugh, and Teddy Odell and his wife Maria, Maricopa, Ariz.; a daughter, Sharon Brown and her husband Brad, Gering, Neb.; four grandchildren, Charles Odell, Sylvia Van Dyke and her husband Gary, Lori Kay Smith and her husband Kevin, and Jeffrey Odell and his fiancé Carrie Welch. She was preceded in death by her husband, Barney Odell; parents, Ted and Florence Crabtree; and a sister, Catherine Farrell. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ========= Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, December 18, 2008 DR. CHARLES BORNE JR. NEW ORLEANS, La. — A private service for Dr. Charles A. Borne Jr., 75, formerly of Ada, were Thursday. Dr. Borne died Dec. 15, 2008. To view and sign the family guest book, visit www.lakelawnmetairie.com. Lake Lawn Metairie Funeral Home, New Orleans, La. [Submitter's note: For more information, see paid obituary on December 19, 2008.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 19, 2008 LEROY CUPPS SULPHUR — Services for Leroy Kenneth Cupps, Sulphur, were 10 a.m. today at Resthaven Funeral Home, Shawnee, with Carl Hayes officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery, Shawnee. Mr. Cupps, died Tuesday, Dec.16, 2008, at Ardmore. He was born May 29, 1929, in Dustin to Bert and Effie Edwards Cupps. He served in the Navy during the Korean War and was a barber for 26 years, working in Oklahoma City, Ada and Ardmore. He also taught hairstyling in Norman. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans. Preceding him in death are his parents; wives, Joy Pauline Bracken and Merldine Cupps; siblings, Delma Killibrew, Christine Brigham, Alma Lee McCause, Namoi Knighten, Margie Turner and Jim Cupps. Survivors include his daughters, Teresa Gail Cupps and Cynthia Joann Shaffer; siblings, Beaulah Pradels of Radio, Calif., Carmen Armbrister of Phoenix, Ariz., Laura Welborn and husband Howard of Ada, Lenora Lee of Ada, Gracie Sutton of Ada, Fred Cupps and wife Marlene of Moore, and Herman Cupps and wife Imogene of Fitzhugh; grandchildren, Ashley Shaffer and Caleb Shaffer; numerous nieces and nephews. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Resthaven Funeral Home, Shawee ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 19, 2008 TRUMAN COFFEY STONEWALL — Services for Truman Coffey, 72, Stonewall, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Lovelady Baptist Church, the Revs. Tony Peak and Joe Howry officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Coffey died Thursday, Dec. 18, 2008, at a local hospital. He was born Sept. 8, 1936, at Byng to Emit and Selah Alice Dunham Coffey. He graduated from Byng High School in 1954. He retired in 1998 from the Sales Tax Enforcement Department of the Oklahoma Tax Commission. He served on the first Byng Town Council and was a member of Lovelady Baptist Church. He married Patricia Deaton July 27, 1956, in Byng. Survivors include his wife Pat Coffey, of the home; three daughters, Trudy Green and her husband Tim, Bartlesville; Tresa Euper and her husband Tom, Ada; Trisha Wilson and her husband Lynn, Ada; two sisters, Dorthy Coffey, Ada; and Joyce Davis, Kingston; six grandchildren, Josh Green and his wife Melissa, Jaylie Green, Jared Euper and his wife Laticia, Jill Taylor and her husband Curtis, Karlie Wilson and Kacie Wilson. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Harley Coffey, and two sisters, Rachel Kaiser and Naomi Kaiser. Bearers are Tim Green, Tom Euper, Lynn Wilson, Jared Euper, Josh Green and Curtis Taylor. Honorary bearers are Bob Barrett, Wayne Case, Ray Starkey and Bill Snyder. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 19, 2008 MARY LOU ANWAY WEWOKA — Private family memorial services will be held at a later date for Mary Lou Anway, 62, Wewoka. Mrs. Anway died Friday, Dec. 12, 2008 at her home. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Atwood Cemetery--Calvin OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 19, 2008 DAMIEN WILKERSON ATWOOD — Tribal rites for Damien Wade Wilkerson, 26, Atwood, are 6 p.m. today at the home of the late Lucille Masquat on Brangus Road in Tecumseh. Graveside services willbe 11 a.m. Saturday at Atwood Cemetery. Mr. Wilkerson died Dec. 12, 2008. ========= ::Fairview Cemetery--Vinita OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 19, 2008 BETTY CHANEY COALGATE — Services for Betty Louise Myers Chaney, Coalgate, are 10 a.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church, Vinia. Burial follows at Fairview Cemetery, Vinita. Mrs. Chaney died Dec. 17, 2008, at Coalgate. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Sulphur OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 19, 2008 JERRY MOBLY SULPHUR — Graveside services for Jerry Mobly, 84, Sulphur, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur. He died Dec. 17, 2008, at Tulsa. DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ========= ::Pine Cemetery--Coal County OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 19, 2008 DAISY BROWN COALGATE — Services for Daisy J. Ortner Brown, 79, formerly of Coalgate, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Browns's Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Pine Cemetery. Brown's Funeral Home, Coalgate --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery--Shawnee OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 21, 2008 LEROY CUPPS SULPHUR — Services for Leroy Kenneth Cupps, Sulphur, were 10 a.m. Friday, Dec. 19, 2008, at Resthaven Funeral Home, Shawnee, with Carl Hayes officiating. Burial followed at Resthaven Memorial Park Cemetery, Shawnee. Mr. Cupps, died Tuesday, Dec.16, 2008, at Ardmore. He was born May 29, 1929, in Dustin to Bert and Effie Edwards Cupps. He served in the Navy during the Korean War and was a barber for 26 years, working in Oklahoma City, Ada and Ardmore. He also taught hairstyling in Norman. He was a member of Disabled American Veterans. Preceding him in death are his parents; wives, Joy Pauline Bracken and Merldine Cupps; siblings, Delma Killibrew, Christine Brigham, Alma Lee McCause, Namoi Knighten, Margie Turner and Jim Cupps. Survivors include his daughters, Teresa Gail Cupps and Cynthia Joann Shaffer; siblings, Beaulah Pradels of Radio, Calif., Carmen Armbrister of Phoenix, Ariz., Laura Welborn and husband Howard of Ada, Lenora Lee of Ada, Gracie Sutton of Ada, Fred Cupps and wife Marlene of Moore, and Herman Cupps and wife Imogene of Fitzhugh; grandchildren, Ashley Shaffer and Caleb Shaffer; numerous nieces and nephews. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Resthaven Funeral Home, Shawee ========= ::Walter Cemetery--Walters OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 21, 2008 CRYSTAL MORGAN WALTERS -- Funeral services for Crystal Eve McDonald Morgan, 25, Walters, formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at First Baptist Church in Walters, the Rev. Mike Bernhardt officiating. Burial follows in Walters Cemetery. Mrs. Morgan died Dec. 16, 2008, northwest of Walters. She was born Oct. 6, 1983, at Oklahoma City to Dusty L. and Sherrill A. McDonald. She was raised in Ada until she was 14 and attended Ada schools from pre-school until eighth grade. She then attended East Chambers High in Winnie, Texas, and was later home schooled. During school she was a member of the honor choir and honor band where she played French Horn and was first chair. She and her first husband, Shannon, moved to Fort Sill Army base in Lawton in October 2001. She married her second husband, Danny, in June 2007. They lived in Claremont, Ill., for about a year before moving to Walters in June 2008. Survivors include her husband, Danny Morgan; her parents Dusty and Sherrie McDonald; three children, Breighannon and Trystan Hanks, and Delton Morgan, all of Walters; grandparents, Bill and Pat McDonald of Ada; a sister, Mistie D. McDonald, Lawton; other relatives and many friends. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents. Memorial contributions can be made to the Morgan Family Love Fund, c/o Walters Bank and Trust, P.O. Box 96, Walters, OK 73572 or the Danny and Crystal Morgan Family Fund, c/o IBCBank, 1006 W. Main, Duncan, OK 73533. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home, Walters ========= Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 21, 2008 IDA TIDWELL SULPHUR — Services for Ida Mae Tidwell, 88, are 4 p.m. Monday at DeArman's Clagg Funeral Chapel. She died Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 at Sulphur. DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 22, 2008 TOBE WOMACK DAVIS — Services for Tobe Womack, 93, Davis, are 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, Davis. He died Dec. 19, 2008. Krien Funeral Home, Davis ========= ::McGee Cemetery--Stratford OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 22, 2008 DURWOOD GRAY SULPHUR — Services for Durwood Gray will be today at 2 p.m. at New Hope Lighthouse Church in Stratford. Burial will follow at McGee Cemetery in Stratford. Gray died Friday, Dec. 19, 2008 in Ardmore. DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ========= ::McGee Cemetery--Stratford OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 22, 2008 BILL CLOAR STRATFORD — Services for William Rolac “Bill” Cloar, 89, Stratford, are 11 a.m. Tuesday at United Methodist Church, officiated by the Rev. Charles Baumann. Burial follows at McGee Cemetery, Stratford. Mr. Cloar died Dec. 20, 2008. He was born Nov. 25, 1919, in Troy, Tenn., to John H. and Myrta Moultrie Cloar. As a youth during the Depression, Mr. Cloar supplemented his family income by workig in Civilan Conservation Corps (CCC) camps. After completing high school in Tennessee, he moved to Stratford and attended East Central State College in Ada. He moved to California to work in the industries preparing for World War II. After the bombing of Pearl Harbor, he joined the Navy and served on the aircraft carrier USS Bunker Hill in the Pacific Theater. The Bunker Hill was attacked by Kama Kazi planes killing more than 400 sailors and aviators. The ship was in flames and the surviving crew members were forced to abondon ship in the middle of the South China Sea. Mr. Cloar floated in the ocean during continued attacks for more than 12 hours. The battle was chronicled in Life magazine. After the war, Mr. Cloar returned to Stratford. He began working for the U.S. Postal Service in Pauls Valley in 1949. Later he transferred to Stratford where he delivered a rural route until his retirement in 1980. He also operated the Rex Theater in Stratford and owned and operated a gasoline station and was a rancher. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Stratford. He was married to his wife, the former Louise Andrews, for 68 years. Mr. Cloar was preceded in death by his wife, Louise; two brothers, John Hubbard and Charles Homer Cloar. Survivors include two sons, Joe and wife Rita Cloar, Ada, John and wife Manilla Cloar, Norman; two grandson, Jay Cloar, Ada, and Ryan Whitehorse, Norman; a granddaughter, Ria Cloar Huckeby and husband Adam, Ada; four great-granddaughters, Savannah and Gillian Cloar, Ada, Grace and Glory Huckeby, Ada; one great-grandson, Jonathan Cloar, Ada; and sister, Mildred Benton; and several nieces and nephews. Bearers will be Bill Medlock, Bill Barnum, Dick Gray, Jim Ashley, Bob Marks and Jim Marks. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 22, 2008 RUTH REED ADA- Services for Lillian Ruth Reed, 84, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Gary Jamar will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Reed died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at a local nursing home. She was born September 27, 1924 at Sobol, Oklahoma to Charles Danial and Claudia Belle Morphew Boyd. She attended Drumwright Elementary school and Antlers High School. She married Lester Darrell Reed on August 8, 1945 at Paris, Texas. She and her family moved to Ada in 1958 from Antlers. Mrs. Reed was a homemaker and a member of Morris Memorial Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Lester D. Reed, of the home; two sons, Danny L. Reed, Ada, and Darrell B. Reed and wife Debbie, Sherman, Texas; four grandchildren, Kristi Y. and Carly Reed, Brett D. Reed, Brianna Wheaton, and Ashley Reed; two great grandchildren, Brooklyn Wheaton and Juliet Wheaton; and four nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, a sister, Doris Wellton, and three brothers, Erby Lee Boyd, Eldon R. Boyd, and Emil D. Boyd. Bearers will be Josh Aleman, Dwayne McKenzie, David Stettler, Eric Littleton, David Hodges, and Kristi Reed. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Oakman Cemetery--Oakman OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 22, 2008 MIKE CARPENTER ADA-Services for William Michael “Mike” Carpenter, Sr., 48, Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Stephen Gene Wall will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakman Cemetery. Mr. Carpenter died Saturday, December 20, 2008 at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born April 18, 1960 at Oklahoma City, Oklahoma and was the son of Billy Joe and Georgia Maye Williams Carpenter. He graduated from Byng High School. From a young age, he helped on the family farm and ranch, feeding and raising cattle and tending to the horses. Mr. Carpenter was a Bouncer at Ken Lance, had served in the U. S. Marine Corps, was an avid pool player and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include seven children, Sasha Carpenter, William Michael “Bubba” Carpenter Jr., Ty Carpenter, Marti Apperson, Chelsey Carpenter, Catie Carpenter, and Stevie Carpenter Craft; eight grandchildren, Isis, Alysah, Keelie, Tyla, Titus, Eli, Taelon and Josia; his mother, Georgia Carpenter; two brothers, Paul Randall Carpenter and wife Charlotte, and John David Carpenter and wife Stephanie; nieces and nephews, Dustin, Taloa, Rainee and Staley; and two great nieces, Jadyn and Sophi. He was preceded in death by his father, Billy Joe Carpenter; a brother, Lee Starr; paternal grandparents, Claude and Willie Carpenter; and maternal grandparents, George and Afrena Williams. Bearers will be his friends, Doyle Simpson, Tony Johnson, Daryl Fitzgerald, Mitchell Smith, Buddy Tartsah, and Andrew Wade. Honorary bearers will be Dean Musser, Rick Lemons, James Canada, Mike Lane, Teddy Townsend, Floyd Nugent, and Don Heath. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Gotebo Cemetery--Gotebo OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 22, 2008 LUCY REINSCHMIDT GOTEBO — Graveside Services for Lucy Reinschmidt, 98, will be 2 p.m. today at Gotebo Cemetery under the direction of Swearingen Funeral Home of Konawa. Ms. Reinschmidt died Dec. 20, 2008 in Shawnee. Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 23, 2008 ALLEN WARREN COALGATE — Memorial services for Allen Clark Warren, 45, Coalgate, are 10 a.m. Friday at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel, Coalgate. Mr. Warren died Dec. 22, 2008, at Coalgate. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Coalgate Cemetery--Coalgate OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 24, 2008 ANNA BURNETT COALGATE — Graveside services for Anna Kirkpatrick Colbert Burnett, 85, formerly of Coal County, are 1 p.m. Saturday at Coalgate Cemetery. She died Dec. 21, 2008, at Edmond. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Heavener OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 24, 2008 JUANITA STRINGER ADA — Services for Juanita Stringer, 89, Heavener, formerly of Ada, are 1 p.m. today at Dowden Funeral Home Chapel, Heavener. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery, Heavener. Mrs. Stringer died Dec. 22, 2008, at Ada. Dowden Funeral Home, Heavener ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 24, 2008 ORVILLE D. WOOD ADA — Services for Orville Dale Wood, 89, Ada, are 11 a.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Gary Jamar will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Mr. Wood died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at a local hospital. He was born Feb. 14, 1919, at Forsythe, Mo., to John William and Amy Matilda Stevens Wood. At the age of 2, he moved with his family to Ada. Mr. Wood attended school at Vanoss, Jones Chapel (Little Red Schoolhouse), Pickett and Byng. After serving in World War II and Korea he received a bachelors of science degree in industrial arts and education in 1959 and a masters in education in 1966. Orville served in World War II from 1940 until 1945 with the 342nd Field Artillery Battalion, AUS with tour of duty in Europe. Some of his command posts were in France, Germany and Austria. He served in the Korean Conflict with the 45th Division, 171st Field Artillery Battalion from 1950 until 1952 as a Captain. After World War II he went to work for Hazel Atlas, now Owens- Illinois Glass Company as a mould maker and returned there after the Korean Conflict. He was transferred by Brockway Glass to the Lapel, Ind., plant in 1966 where he worked as mould shop supervisor. Upon his retirement in 1984, he and his wife moved back to Ada. Orville was a member of Oak Avenue Baptist Church. On October 29, 1943, he married Aline Cook. Survivors include his wife of 65 years, Aline Wood, of the home; two daughters, Sharon Beasley and husband Ron, Ada, and Kay Jordan and husband Johnny, all of Ada; two grandsons, Ronnie Jordan and wife Dana, Blanchard and Jamie Phillips and wife Amanda, Sherman, Texas; two granddaughters, Amy Arrington and husband Rob, Norman, and Shannon Cutler and husband Chris, Ada; great-grandchildren, Beau and Josh Jordan, Zac and Brandon Arrington, Kylie and Kennedi Cutler, and Paige Phillips. He was preceded in death by his parents, an infant brother and brothers, Raymond Wood and Glen Wood. Bearers will be Ronnie Jordan, Jamie Phillips, Beau Jordan, Rob Arrington, Chris Cutler, and Terry Jordan. Honorary bearers will be Onus Jordan and the members of the 45th National Guard 171th Field Artillery Battalion. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 26, 2008 FLOYD JENNINGS HOLDENVILLE — Services for Floyd F. Jennings, 98, Holdenville, formerly a longtime Ada resident, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Faith Assembly of God Church, the Revs. Wesley Martin and Alan Lewis will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Jennings died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at a Holdenville hospital. He was born Dec. 3, 1910, at Protem, Mo., to William Thomas and Hattie Eslick Jennings. He attended school at Haskell. He married Winnie May Hooper Oct. 25, 1930, at Okmulgee. She preceded him in death April 11, 1996. Mr. Jennings was a pumper in the oilfield industry in Oklahoma and Illinois for more than 50 years. He was employed with Sonoco and later with Cantrell Oil Company. He was a member of Faith Assembly of God Church in Ada where he served as a deacon for many years. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from December 1943 until February 1946. Survivors include two sons, Floyd F. Jennings Jr. and wife Deloris, San Angelo, Texas, and Dale Dean Jennings and wife Lorene, Holdenville; five grandchildren, Ricky Floyd Jennings, Jimmy Dale Jennings, John Jennings, Janice Thoma, and Loretha Beatty; 16 great- grandchildren; seven great-great-grandchildren; and a sister, Geneva Mortenson, Rio Vista, Calif.. He was preceded in death by his parents and four brothers and three sisters. Bearers will be Jerry Cook, Jackie Byrd, Steve Thoma, John Jennings, Royce Sliger, and Bob Frederick. Honorary bearers will be Sam York, Ray Birdwell and Kyle Stafford. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Holdenville Cemetery--Holdenville OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 26, 2008 BILLY HARRINGTON CHICKASHA — Services for William Edward “Billy” Harrington, 35, Chickasha, are 2 p.m. Monday at Southwest Church of Christ in Ada, Ron Babbitt and Mel Latorre will officiate. Burial will follow at Holdenville Cemetery. Visitation will be all day Sunday at the Allen Chapel. Mr. Harrington died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008 at Chickasha, Okla. He was born July 27, 1973, at Moore to David Carlos and Kathleen Montgomery Harrington. He and his family lived in Verden and he graduated from Verden High School. He attended Canadian Valley Vo-Tech. Mr. Harrington was a certified welder and owned and operated B&K Welding. He was affiliated with the Church of Christ. Survivors include a daughter, Kaci Deanne Harrington, Chickasha; his parents, David Carlos and Kathleen Harrington, Allen; a brother, Robert Harrington and wife Laura, Piedmont; a sister, Rebecca Latorre and husband Mel, Brazil; two nieces, Alyah Latorre, and McKenzie Lane Smith; two nephews, Clayton Harrington and Lucas Latorre; a special friend, Jayleen Fowler, Chickasha; his grandmothers, Abbie Harrington, Allen, and Lois Montgomery, Wetumka; and numerous other relatives and friends. Bearers will be Jimmy Barrington, Kevin Hayes, Matt Wallace, Mike Harris, John Ellis, Johnny Jacobs, Robert Harrington, and Ty Montgomery. Honorary bearers will be all of his friends. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 26, 2008 RAYMOND PICKENS SULPHUR — Services for Raymond Pickens, 57, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Monday at First Free Will Baptist Church, Sulphur. Mr. Pickens died Dec. 23, 2008. Krien Funeral home, Sulphur ========= ::Green Hill Cemetery--Davis OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 26, 2008 ANN WILLIS DAVIS — Services for Ann Willis, 58, Davis, are 2 p.m. today at Krien Funeral Home Chapel, Davis. Burial follows at Green Hill Cemetery, Davis. Ms. Willis died Dec. 23, 2008. Krien Funeral Home, Davis ========= Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, December 26, 2008 JESSIE BELL ALLEN — Services for Jessie Welton Bell, 91, Allen, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Bell died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at an Allen nursing home. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Drake Cemetery--Drake OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 28, 2008 JANICE BROWN SULPHUR — Services for Janice Brown, 64, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Monday at Midway Hill Baptist Church in Sulphur. Burial follows at Drake Cemetery, south of Sulphur. Ms. Brown died Dec. 25, 2008, at Sulphur. DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ========= ::Moore Cemetery--Clarita OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 28, 2008 DELORES RICE COALGATE — Services for Dolores Fredena O'Neal Rice, 80, Coalgate, are 2 p.m. Monday at United Methodist Church in Coalgate, the Revs. David Rowley and Bob Graham officiating. Burial follows at Moore Cemetery. Mrs. Rice died Dec. 25, 2008, at Coalgate. She was born Sept. 21, 1928, at Arkansas City, Kan., to Fred and Zena Hearrel O'Neal. She atteded school at Clarita and was a homemaker. She was a member of United Methodist Church in Coalgate, Quilting Club and Eastern Star. Survivors include a daughter, Carolyn Delsigne and husband Dwight, Coalgate; a son, Stephen Rice and wife Terry, Coalgate; grandchildren, David Delsigne and wife Pamela, Macomb, Christopher Delsigne, Craig Rice and Kristin Rice, all of Coalgate; great- grandchildren, Laura Delsigne, Claire Delsigne, Alec Delsigne and Paige Delsigne, all of Macomb, and Bridgett Delsigne, Ada; and numerous other relatives and friends. Bearers are Dwight Delsigne, David Delsigne, Christopher Delsigne, Craig Rice, Brett Hefley and Walter Rice. Honorary bearers are Roy Deck, Wendell Hefley, Tom Owen, Eddie Campbell, Roy Campbell, Warren Powell and Larry Cometti. Family night will be from 6-8 p.m. Sunday at Brown's Funeral Service. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate. ========= Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 28, 2008 RUTH OWENS SULPHUR — Services for Ruth E. Owens, 89, Sulphur, are pending with DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur. She died Dec. 26, 2008, at Ardmore. DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ========= ::Rosehill Cemetery--Calera OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 28, 2008 CRAIG CHASTAIN SPRINGDALE, Ark. — Services for Robert “Craig” Chastain, 42, Farmington, Ark., will be 3 p.m. Monday, Dec. 29, at Har-Ber High School Performing Arts Center in Springdale with the Rev. Gary Dunahoo officiating. Burial will be 1 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 30, at Rosehill Cemetery in Calera, Okla., with Dwayne Spradlin and Quinton Gage officiating. Mr. Chastain died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at his home. He was born Oct. 7, 1966, in McAlester, Okla., to R.C. and Jewell Gardner Chastain. Mr. Chastain graduated from Calera High School, in Calera, Okla., and then attended Southeastern Oklahoma State College. He served in the Navy during Desert Storm aboard a battleship, as a mine sweeper, and as a shore patrolman. Mr. Chastain joined the Springdale Police Department more than 11 years ago obtaining the rank of corporal. He was also an instructor at the Arkansas Law Enforcement Training Academy teaching accident investigation and reconstruction. He married Karis Lachelle Quiett May 12, 2007, in Sonora, Ark. Survivors include his wife, Karis Chastain of the home; two sons, Luke and Phillip Rhoades also of the home; his parents, R.C. and Jewell Chastain, Colbert, Okla.; a sister, Donna Briggs and husband Norman, Cartwright, Okla.; nephews, Jeff Briggs and wife Tiffany, Scott Briggs and wife India; and a niece, Angie Briggs. Visitation will be 2-4:00 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 28, at Heritage Funeral Home in Springdale. Bearers and honor guard will be officers of the Springdale Police Department. Memorial contributions may be made to the Craig Chastain Memorial Fund in care of Heritage Funeral Home, online at www.heritageofnwa.com. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com Heritage Funeral Home, Springdale, Ark. ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 28, 2008 DORIES BERRY SEMINOLE — Services for Dories Kay Berry, 62, Seminole, formerly of Konawa are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Jeff Woodyard officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Berry died Wednesday, Dec. 24, 2008, at her home. She was born Jan. 16, 1946, in Ada to Thelma Kathryn Parrish She graduated from Vanoss high school and also attended college. Mrs. Berry was a homemaker and a Baptist. She married Donald Berry Feb. 14, 1986, at Stratford. He died Nov. 16, 1992. Survivors include three children: Wayne DeLozier and wife Beth, Tuttle, Don DeLozier and wife Lois, Tulsa, and Shawnda DeLozier, Seminole; seven grandchildren, Aaron DeLozier, Kristen DeLozier, Joshua DeLozier, Maysa DeLozier, Eddie DeLozier, Natalie DeLozier and Trey DeLozier; one great-grandson, Landon Billings; a brother, Joe Walker, Ada; a sister, Jackie Walker and husband Pat, Konawa; nephews, Brent and Layton Walker; two great-nieces, Tara and Christy Walker; and one great-nephew, John Walker. She was preceded in death by her mother and an aunt, Edith Hart. Bearers will be her sons, Wayne Lee DeLozier, and Don Edward DeLozier II; two grandsons, Aaron Jordan DeLozier and William Edward DeLozier; two nephews, Brent Walker and Layton Walker; and a great-nephew, John Walker. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Lightning Ridge Cemetery--Roff OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 28, 2008 RED SALES ALLEN — Services for Clyde Andrew “Red” Sales Jr., 81, Allen, are 10 a.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Rev. David Gray officiating. Burial will follow at Lightning Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from noon Sunday until 9 p.m. Sunday at Allen Chapel. Mr. Sales died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at a Talihina Veterans Center. He was born Sept. 15, 1927, at McLoud, Okla., to Clyde Sales Sr. and Madaline Judkins Sales. He lived in the Allen area most of his life and attended Allen schools. He married Linda Jo Copelin in Ada. Mr. Sales was a derrick hand in the oilfield industry and a Baptist. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II and the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Survivors include his wife, Linda Sales, of the home; a son, Brian Sales, Hooker; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and numerous cousins in Oklahoma and other family members. He was preceded in death by his children, Louise King, Dorothy Sheppard, and Mack Sales; his parents and all of his brothers and sisters. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Allen Cemetery--Allen OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 28, 2008 BUD BELL ALLEN — Graveside services for Jessie “Bud” Welton Bell, 91, Allen, are 1 p.m. Tuesday at Allen Cemetery, Bill Jones officiating. Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Friends and family may call at the Allen Chapel from noon Monday until service time. Mr. Bell died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at an Allen nursing home. He was born Feb. 29, 1917, near Allen to Thomas Ward and Betty Opal Wilson Bell. He attended Round Prairie school. He married Juna Lee Webb in 1954. She died June 25, 2006. Mr. Bell was a farmer and roughneck in the oilfield industry until his retirement. He was a member of the American Legion and had served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II in England. Survivors include three sons, Keith Bell, Allen, Bruce Bell, Stonewall, and Steven Lee Bell, Allen; two sisters, Mary Olivo, Allen and Betty Sullivan, Oklahoma City; eight grandchildren, Mary Bell, Tisha Abbe, Brandon Boyd, Dana Deatherage, Lacy Calvert, Kimberly Evans, Marcus Boaz, and William Boaz; 10 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by four brothers, Thomas Bell, Robert Bell, Denton Bell and Coy Bell and seven sisters, Nancy Douglas, Kenny Parker, LaVern Denton, Margaret Miller, Lahoma Glover Stokes, Cleo Nolan, and Georgia Yoakum. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Highland Cemetery--Stonewall OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 28, 2008 GLADYS DAVIDSON TUPELO — Services for Gladys M. Davidson, 99, Tupelo are 2 p.m. Monday at Tupelo Baptist Church, the Rev. Claudie Alford will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall. Mrs. Davidson died Thursday, Dec. 25, 2008, at a Coalgate nursing home. She was born Jan.13, 1909, in the Stonewall area to Everett and Emma Henson Turner. She attended school at Deb’s Corner, near Tupelo. Mrs. Davidson was a homemaker and also worked at a grocery store in Tupelo. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Tupelo. She married Paris H. Davidson. He died in 1973. Survivors include three sons, Jack Ray Davidson, Tulsa, Glen E. Davidson, Oklahoma City, and Joe Bob Davidson, Tupelo; two daughters, Shonnie J. Davidson, Paradise, Calif., and Mary L. Davidson, Catoosa; two sisters, Helen Hickman, Coalgate, and Sybil Williams, Stonewall; 18 grandchildren; and numerous great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by two sons, Billy Don Davidson in 1990, and Hubert “Shorty” Davidson in 2006; and a daughter, Emmalene Brubeck in 1988. Condolences to the family may be expressed at www.adaeveningnews.com Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Holdenville Cemetery--Holdenville OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, December 28, 2008 BILLY HARRINGTON CHICKASHA — Services for William Edward “Billy” Harrington, 35, Chickasha, are 2 p.m. Monday at Southwest Church of Christ in Ada, Ron Babbitt and Mel Latorre will officiate. Burial will follow at Holdenville Cemetery. Visitation will be all day Sunday at the Allen Chapel. Mr. Harrington died Monday, Dec. 22, 2008, at Chickasha. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to: the Harrington Family, c/o Arvest Bank, 1927 S. 4th Street, Chickasha, Oklahoma 73018. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Hickory Hill Cemetery--Fittstown OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 29, 2008 EDDIE BROWN ADA — Services for Eddie Jay Brown, 53, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Hickory Hill Baptist Church, the Rev. Pete Wall officiating. Burial follows at Hickory Hill Cemetery. Wake services will be held Tuesday from 6-8p.m. at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Brown died Friday, Dec. 28, 2008, at his home. He was born Oct. 15, 1955, at Ada to Frank Nelson and Julia Parnacher-Smith. He lived in this area most of his life, and attended Willard Elementary and Ada High School. He attended the National Iron Workers Training Program for American Indians in Montana. He was an iron worker and of the Baptist faith. Mr. Brown was a member of the Oklahoma Army National Guard for 21 years. Survivors include three brothers, Joe Brown and his wife Mary LaDonna, Ada, Daniel Smith, and Roy D. Smith; three sisters, Mary Brown, Schulter; Margaret Johnson, Ada; Barbara Harmon, Terlton, Okla., Betty Jennings, and Shirley; special niece, Robin Harjo; great-niece, Kayden Belle Rodgers; three other nieces, Kelly Beach, Kathey Rutledge, and Holly Bess; nephews, Kevin Manuel, Robert Rutledge, Justin Rutledge, and John Rogers; thee uncles, Lloyd Parnacher, Floyd Parnacher, and Calvin Parnacher; and an aunt, Francis Brokeshoulder; and numerous other relatives and family members. He was preceded in death by parents, Frank Nelson, Julia Parnacher- Smith, Patricia McBride Brown and Waldo Brown; two sisters, Pattie Grant and Terri Bess; a nephew, Michael Keef, and a great-niece, Chanoa Dawn Rutledge. Bearers are Mark Factor, Adrian Keith Smith, Shelton David Smith, Freddy Sweet, Ricky Sweet, and Ron White. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 29, 2008 MARCUS GRIFFIN JR. ADA — Services for Marcus R. Griffin Jr., 83, Ada, are 11 a.m. Tuesday at First Christian Church. The Rev. Vicki Crooks will officiate. A committal service at Rosedale Cemetery will precede services at the church. Mr. Griffin died Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at a local hospital. He was born April 16, 1925, at Battiest, Okla. to Marcus R. and Serena Mae Blackwell Griffin. He graduated from Savanna High School in 1943 and received a bachelor of science degree in commerce from Oklahoma A&M. On Jan. 23, 1953, he received certificate number 852 from the Oklahoma State Board of Accountancy as a Certified Public Accountant. He was a practicing certified public accountant in Ada since 1952 and was a partner in Griffin and Haney CPA’s, Inc. He married Martha Rice on May 1, 1954. Mr. Griffin was a longtime active member of the First Christian Church where he served as a deacon. He was a member of the Kiwanis Club of Ada, a member of the Ada Lodge 119 A.F. & A.M, member of York and Scottish Rites, and a board member of the Science and Natural Resources Foundation, where he had served as treasurer. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II from July 14, 1943 to March 27, 1946. Survivors include his wife, Martha Griffin, of the home; a daughter, Marsha Lea Hardcastle and husband Richard, St. Louis, Mo.; and two granddaughters, Lauren and Haley Hardcastle. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Whitney Jane Griffin on Jan. 23, 1989, his parents, and a brother, Gene Griffin. The family says those who wish may make memorials to the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation for Muscular Sclerosis, 825 NE 13th Street, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5097; or the First Christian Church Food Bank, 101 E. 13th, Ada, OK 74820. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, December 29, 2008 DONALD HIGGINBOTHAM ROCHELLE, Ill., Higginbotham, Donald Keith, 70, of Rochelle, Illinois, died at his step-daughter’s Blackman Township, Michigan, home on Christmas Day. Survivors include his wife, E. Marie Higginbotham; two children, Donnie Gene Higginbotham, Sulphur, Okla., and Lori Ann Thomas of Kansas; four stepchildren; Earl E. (Linda) Beck and Lori Ann (George) Bryant, all of Illinois, Larry Wayne (Stella) Beck of Montana and Tina Marie (Mark) Morrow of Michigan; eight grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and his stepsister Donna. He was preceded in death by an infant son. Mr. Higginbotham was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and a retiree of the Burlington Northern Railroad. At his request cremation has taken place. Memorial Services will be held at the Coulon-Lyons Funeral Home in Rochelle, Illinois at a later date. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Coulon-Lyons Funeral Home, Rochelle, Illinois --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Oakwood Cemetery--Wewoka OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 30, 2008 CARROLL BROOKSHER WEWOKA — Services for Carroll Dean Brooksher, 53, Wewoka, will be 2 p.m. Friday, Jan. 2, 2009 at the Immanuel fellowship Church in Seminole with Tim Tate officiating. Interment will follow at Oakwood Cemetery in Wewoka. Mr. Brooksher recently retired as New Lima superintendent. He was born Aug. 7, 1955 and died Dec. 29, 2008. Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole ========= ::Pontotoc Cemetery--Pontotoc OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 30, 2008 IMOGENE WESTBROOK STONEWALL — Services for Imogene Westbrook of Stonewall will be 2 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 31, at Church of Christ in Tupelo. Interment will follow at Pontotoc Cemetery in Pontotoc, Okla. Officiating will be Mr. Wendell Ingram. Mrs. Westbrook died Dec. 28, 2008 at her residence in Stonewall at the age of 71. She was born Aug. 17, 1937 in Coal County to John Lacy and Gertrude Coffee Lacy. She married Winfred Westbrook Nov. 6, 1953 in Ada. She attended Tupelo Public Schools and was a longtime member of Tupelo Church of Christ. She was a homemaker and made meals for the church. She is survived by her husband Winfred Westbrook of the home; one son, Larry Westbrook of Stonewall; one daughter, Gloria Bailey and husband Vernon of Tupelo; five sisters, Wanda Ray of Clarita, Geraldine Batchelor and husband Raymond of Tupelo, Dorothy Knighten of Allen, Nelda Yoss and husband Tom of Roff, Johna Myers and husband Wendell of Seminole; two grandchildren, Melissa Diacon and husband Glen of Ada and Kyle Bailey of Tupelo; one great-granddaughter, Paige Brady of Ada; and many nieces and nephews. Mrs. Westbrook is preceded in death by her parents. Bearers will be Randle Knighten, Purvey Knighten, George Cramer, Kenny Ray, Ed King and Chris Evans. An Online guestbook is available at www.phillipsfuneralservice.com and at www.adaeveningnews.com. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 30, 2008 DORIES BERRY SEMINOLE-Services for Dories Kay Berry, 62, Seminole, formerly of Konawa are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Jeff Woodyard will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Berry died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at her home. She was born January 16, 1946 in Ada, Oklahoma to Thelma Kathryn Parrish. She graduated from Vanoss high school and also attended college. She married Donald Berry on February 14, 1986 at Stratford. He preceded her in death on November 16, 1992. Mrs. Berry was a homemaker and a Baptist. Survivors include three children: Wayne DeLozier and wife Beth, Tuttle, Don DeLozier and wife Lois, Tulsa, and Shawnda DeLozier, Seminole; seven grandchildren, Aaron DeLozier, Kristen DeLozier, Joshua DeLozier, Maysa DeLozier, Eddie DeLozier, Natalie DeLozier and Trey DeLozier; one great grandson, Landon Billings; a brother, Joe Walker, Ada; a sister, Jackie Walker and husband Pat, Konawa; nephews, Brent and Layton Walker; two great nieces, Tara and Christy Walker; and one great nephew, John Walker. She was preceded in death by her mother and an aunt, Edith Hart. Bearers will be her sons, Wayne Lee DeLozier, and Don Edward DeLozier II; two grandsons, Aaron Jordan DeLozier and William Edward DeLozier; two nephews, Brent Walker and Layton Walker; and a great nephew, John Walker. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Lamar Cemetery--Lamar OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 30, 2008 RAY MEDDLER ADA-Services for William Ray Meddler, 81, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Daniel Johnson will officiate. Burial will follow at Lamar Cemetery near Lamar in Hughes County. Mr. Meddler died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at his home. He was born September 16, 1927 at Calvin, Oklahoma to John Samuel and Dora Tripp Meddler. He lived most of his life in Hughes County and moved to Ada in the late 1970s from Holdenville. He married Glynell White on September 23, 1967 at Holdenville, Oklahoma. Mr. Meddler was a farmer and a member of the First United Pentecostal Holiness Church in Ada. Survivors include his wife, Glynell Meddler, of the home; a son, David Meddler Jordan; a step-daughter, Darlene Miller, of the home; grandchildren, Jack Aaron Jordan, Adam Warren Jordan, Brayden Cole Jordan, Sydney Lynne Jordan, Kimberly Cole and husband Darren, Ft. Worth, Texas, and Billy Ray Meddler, Ft. Worth, Texas; seven great grandchildren; a sister, Bertha Beach, Texas; and numerous nieces, nephews, and great nieces and great nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a son, Ray Abraham “Ray Buck”Meddler, and a sister, Ruby Beach. Bearers will be Chris Barnett, Jason Barnett, Richard Geyer, Bill Richmond, Tom Sellers, and Shane Sellers. Honorary bearers will be David Grigg, Robert Martinez, Marvin Nickell and James Starr. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Oakman Cemetery--Oakman OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 30, 2008 GENE MCGEE ADA-Services for Harold Gene McGee, 80, Ada, are 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Jimmy Hoffman and Dennis Tate will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakman Cemetery. Mr. McGee died Monday, December 29, 2008 at a local hospital. He was born May 6, 1928 at Maud, Oklahoma to Claud and Nola Kelly McGee. He attended Maud schools. He married Billie Brown in 1947. Mr. McGee and his family moved to Ada about 1969 from Texas. He was a truck driver and later a heavy equipment mechanic until retirement. Mr. McGee was a member of Homer Baptist Church and had served in the U. S. Army. Survivors include his wife, Billie McGee, of the home; a son, Ron McGee and wife Diana, Ada; a brother, Bobby McGee and wife Peggy, Muleshoe, TX; a grandson, Michael McGee and wife Lynaea, Ada; granddaughter, Caron Deviney and husband Mike, Maysville; and four great grandchildren, Austin and Jaden McGee and Zane and Devin Deviney. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Sulphur OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 30, 2008 RUTH OWENS SULPHUR — Graveside services for Ruth E. Owens, 89, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur. She died Dec. 26, 2008, at Ardmore. DeArman’s Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, December 30, 2008 AUDRY MALONE WYNNEWOOD — Services for Audry Malone, 76, Wynnewood, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Baptist Church, Wynnewood. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery, Wynnewood. Ms. Malone died Dec. 27, 2008, at Pauls Valley. DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood --------------------------------------------------------------------- Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 31, 2008 TROY TIPTON FERNANDINA BEACH, Fla. — Services for Troy Edgar Tipton, 93, Fernandina Beach, Fla., formerly of Ada, Okla., are pending with Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors, Fernandina Beach. Mr. Tipton died Dec. 23, 2008, in Fernandina Beach. Oxley-Heard Funeral Directors, Fernandina Beach, Fla. ========= ::East Hill Cemetery--Roff OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 31, 2008 ANNA VEBER ROFF —Services for Anna Marie Veber, 85, Roff, are 12:30 p.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Kent Kelso will officiate. Burial will follow at East Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Veber died Tuesday, Dec. 30, 2008, at a Sulphur nursing home. She was born Oct. 17, 1923, at Bonya, Hungary, to Phillip and Anna Presher Walder. She married Karl Veber June 22, 1946, in Hungary. After a five year trek across Europe, the family made their way to the German coast line, where they boarded a ship in February 1952 to go to America. Karl worked on the ship to help pay for their passage. The trip took two weeks. Anna’s parents were also immigrating to North America. Anna and her family were separated from her parents when they arrived at the German coast. Her parents were sent to Ontario, Canada, where they settled in Kitchener with several other Hungarian families. The Veber family’s immigration was made possible due to sponsorship by the Catholic Church Displaced Persons Bureau program. Elmer and Cleo Davis of Roff were the family’s assigned sponsor. The Veber family arrived at the Port of New Orleans where they traveled by bus to Roff. The family spoke Hungarian, German, Czech and Russian, but no English. The family lived in Roff where they were employed by the Davis family. While working for the Davises, the family learned to speak English. The family moved to Stonewall in 1952, to Latta in 1956 and back to Roff in 1958. Mrs. Veber was employed as a housekeeper and also a janitor for the Mid Continent Glass and Sand Company for 15 years. Later, she owned a ceramics shop in her home. The family lived in Roff for the past 56 years. Karl Veber, her husband of 31 years, died Nov. 11, 1977. Mrs. Veber was named Roff’s 1998 Citizen of the Year and was honored in the Oktoberfest Parade and received a plaque commemorating the event. Survivors include her four children, Emmerich Veber and wife Norma, Roff, Karl Veber, Roff, Helen Barnes and husband Mike, Boise City, Okla., and Rosa Bradford and husband John, Troup, Texas; seven grandchildren, Maria Veber, St. Cloud, Minn., Michele Sussner and husband Randy, Plymouth, Minn., Elizabeth Veber, Roff, Rocky Barnes and wife Dana, Bethany, Sheila Stinson and husband Preston, Oklahoma City, Amanda Kelso and husband Clark, Ada, and Michael Bradford, Ada; six great-granchildren, Brandon Veber, Aidan, Jake and Devan Sussner, and Warren and Charlet Barnes. Bearers will be her sons, Emmerich Veber, Karl Veber, and grandsons, Rocky Barnes, Preston Stinson, Michael Bradford, and Clark Kelso. Honorary bearer will be Tommy Higdon. Condolences may be expressed to the family at www.adaeveningnews.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Oakman Cemetery--Oakman OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, December 31, 2008 HAROLD G. MCGEE ADA — Services for Harold Gene McGee, 80, Ada, are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Oakman Cemetery. Bearers will be Charles Golden, Lawrence Golden, Kenny Vogt, Jimmy Brooks, Shannon Frederick, Billy Huffman, and Zac Huffman. Honorary bearer will be Jimmy Frederick. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ---------------------------------------------------------------------