Ada Evening News Obits May 2010 - Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Rita Floyd Return to Pontotoc County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pontotoc/pontotoc.html 11 Jun 2010 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/copyright.htm ===================================================================== ::NOT LISTED *Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 2, 2010 ***Paid Obituary*** LEON ALFORD SR. The family of Leon Alford, 70, of Ada, Oklahoma gathered for a special memorial service on April 17, 2010. Family members paid tribute to Leon's kindness and generosity of spirit with song, verse, prayers, and loving family unity. After special memory sharing, spring flowers were planted. Leon, lovingly called Chock, was born October 3, 1939, to Odie and Josephine Wright Alford of the Stonewall area. He was preceded in death by both parents and one brother, Clarence of Seattle, Washington. Leon Jr. of Ada, Oklahoma, his brother Bryan of Tulsa, Oklahoma, along with uncles and many cousins wish to thank all friends who supported the family. We acknowledge all prayers, flowers, cards, and most of all your presence. He will be missed! May God continue to bless our family and friends. ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 2, 2010 JOSEPH GLENNON COALGATE - Memorial services for Joseph Lee Glennon, 65, Coalgate, are 2 p.m. Monday at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel, Coalgate. Mr. Glennon died April 29, 2010. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 2, 2010 EDDIE PARKER TUPELO - Services for Eddie Lee Parker, 38, Tupelo, are 1 p.m. Monday at Stonewall Baptist Church, D. E. Romines officiating. Mr. Parker was born Dec. 23, 1971, to James and Betty Hyatt Parker, at Ada. He died Thursday, April 29, 2010, at Coalgate. He attended grade school in Ada and graduated from Tupelo High School. Mr. Parker owned and operated a dirt contracting company and was a Tupelo police officer. He served on the Tupelo School board and was affiliated with the Baptist church. Mr. Parker and Melesa Canida were married June 28, 1997, at Tupelo. He is survived by his wife, Melesa, of the home; two daughters, McKenzie Mae Parker and Kristyn Nickole Parker, of the home; one son, Kolton James Parker, of the home; his parents, James and Judy Parker, Coalgate, and the late Betty Parker; four brothers, James Wylie Parker, Tupelo, Clark Edward Parker, Coalgate, Mark Andy Parker and wife Shannon, Sherman, Texas, Justin Troy Parker and wife Meaghan, Tupelo; three sisters, Sheila Roberson and husband David, Tupelo, Sheri Wilson and husband Bob, Ada, and Marcy Williams, and husband Mike, Ada; eight nieces; and nine nephews. Bearers are Marc Chamberlain, Steve Jett, Danny Johnson, Tommy Griffin, Tony Watson and John D'aguanno. Honorary bearers are C&D Dozer employees, Tupelo Police Officers and Coal County Sheriff's Department and Deputies. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Maxwell Cemetery--Oil Center OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, May 3, 2010 DELENA WALLS ADA - Services for Lenora Delena Walls, 73, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Dan Cusher will officiate. Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 p.m until 8 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home. Ms. Walls died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at a local hospital. She was born July 25, 1938 at Maxwell, Oklahoma to Chester and Reessie Brecheen McDaniel. She attended grade school in Maxwell and high school in California and moved to this area in 2005 from Michigan. Ms. Walls was an Activities Worker for a Convalescent home in Lapeer, Michigan. Survivors include her companion, Gary Alan Parrish, of the home; two daughters, Dyana Crotté and husband Scott, Redding, California and Terry Wong and husband Carl, Fremont, California; five grandchildren and great grandchildren; a sister, Barbara Yahnne, Washington State; three brothers, Jim McDaniel, Wendel McDaniel and Ben McDaniel, all of California; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Judd McDaniel. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Egypt Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 4, 2010 JAMES WILLIAMS ADA - Services for James Leonard "Bubba" Williams, 19, Ada, are 2 p.m Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Louise Butler will officiate. Burial will follow at Egypt Cemetery. Mr. Williams died Sunday, May 2, 2010, at his home. He was born Oct. 5, 1990, at Ada to James Franklin and Regina Gail Bruner Williams. Mr. Williams was a senior at Ada High School and worked at Turner Falls. Survivors include his mother, Regina Harris and Tracy Harmon, Ada; three sisters, Reneé Byers and husband Bret, Davis, Virginia Williams, Ada, and Shelby Harris, Tahlequah; three half sisters and brothers, Alex Williams, Trisha Williams and Cari Williams, all of Konawa; maternal grandmother, Ivon Bruner, Ada; his aunts, Marilyn Parish, Ada, Melinda Chick, Sheila Lyon, Dessie Williams, and Sherry Williams, all of Ada; an uncle, Joe Williams, Ada; a niece, Abigail Wheat, Ada; a cousin, Tonya Long; second cousins, Gracie and Jacie; and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandfather, John Bruner; an aunt, Linda; and a sister, Stacy Warman. Bearers will be members of his family. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Non Cemetery--Non OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 4, 2010 A.J. HAMERSLEY COALGATE - Services for A.J. Hamersley, 90, Coalgate, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cottonwood Baptist Church. Burial follows at . Mr. Hamersley died May 3, 2010, at Coalgate. Family night is 6-8 p.m. Tuesday. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::Vamoosa Cemetery--Konawa OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 4, 2010 JAY LONG KONAWA - Graveside services for Jay Hugh Long, 94, Konawa, are 1 p.m. Wednesday, May 5, at Vamoosa Cemetery, Konawa. Mr. Long died Friday, April 30,2 010, at Holdenville. Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 4, 2010 JOLENE WADE SULPHUR - Services for Jolene Wade, 62, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Thursday, May 6, 2010, at Hale's Krien Memorial Funeral Home Chapel, Sulphur. Ms. Wade died May 2, 2010. Hale's Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Highland Cemetery--Stonewall OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 6, 2010 LOIS NICKELL ADA - Services for Lois Kay Nickell, 73, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at First United Pentecostal Church, the Rev. Daniel Johnson will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Nickell died Wednesday, May 5, 2010, at a local hospital. She was born Jan. 21, 1937, at Webster City, Iowa, to Delmar L. and Ethel Smith Gifford. She graduated from Arlington Heights High School in Fort Worth, Texas, and attended business college in Texas. She married Marvin Elmo Nickell on July 17, 1959. He died April 1, 2009. She and her family moved back to Ada in 1969 from Fort Worth, Texas. Mrs. Nickell was a house manager at McCall's Chapel and later a cook at Ballard Nursing Center in Ada until her retirement. She was an active member of First United Pentecostal Church. Survivors include two daughters, Carolyn Chambers and husband John, Wewoka, and Lisa Bergman and husband the Rev. Todd Bergman, Turpin, Okla.; three sons, David Nickell and wife Lela, Van Buren, Ark., Mark Nickell and wife Sonja, Greenwood, Ark., and Steven Nickell, Centerton, Ark.; a sister, Jeannine Jones, Houston, Texas; a brother-in-law, Wiley Nickell, of the home; sister-in-law, Joyce Newberry, Ada; seven grandchildren; and one great-grandchild. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 6, 2010 CARL ELMO GRAGG Services for Carl Elmo Gragg, 86, were 10 a.m. Friday, April 30, at Lakewood Funeral Home, Hughson, Calif. Mr. Gragg was born Jan. 16, 1924, in Cushing, Oklahoma, and died April 26, 2010. He was one of three sons and is survived by a younger brother, Benny Gragg, Modesto, Calif. Mr. Gragg and his wife, Stella, raised three daughters, Carleeta Jenson of Oregon, Evie (Bostic) Gragg of Modesto, and Vickie Del Re and her husband John of Modesto. He is also survived by eight grandchildren, including J.D. Bostic of Pauls Valley, Okla., seven great-grandchildren, including Zackery Morris and his wife Jorden and their son Noah of Ada, Okla., and four great-great-grandchildren. Lakewood Memorial Park Funeral Home, Hughson, Calif. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Pleasant Hill Cemetery--Leader OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 7, 2010 BERTHA ALEXANDER STONEWALL-Services for Bertha Mae "Two Mama" Alexander, 100, Stonewall, are 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Pleasant Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Alexander died Monday, May 3, 2010 at her home. She was born Jan. 10, 1910, to Frank and Agnes Dunford Cochran in Indian Territory. She lived in this area all her life. She married Calvin Alexander on Jan. 6, 1938, in Coal County, Oklahoma. He died Dec. 7, 1992. Mrs. Alexander was a homemaker and a longtime member of Pleasant Hill Baptist Church where she served as church clerk and mission treasurer. Survivors include five daughters, Effie Washington, Denver, Colo., Brezilla Alexander, Stonewall, Vester Johnson, Stonewall, Gladys Monroe and husband Thompson, Ada, and June Fulsom and husband Arthur, Oklahoma City; one son, Ray Alexander, Stonewall; a brother, the Rev. Fred Cochran, Stonewall; a sister, Brezilla Johnson, Stonewall; 14 grandchildren including Tonya Washington; 26 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; a special friend, Janet Gore; and many nieces, nephews, fmaily and friends. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Beulah Mae Booker. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 7, 2010 BILLIE REED ADA - Services for Billie Jean Reed, 78, Ada, are 11 a.m. Monday, May 10, 2010, at First Baptist Church of Roff. She died May 6, 2010. Hale's Krine Funeral Home, Sulphur ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 7, 2010 PENE-LYNNE KIRBY SULPHUR - Services for Pene-Lynne Kirby, 62, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Saturday, May 8, 2010, at First Baptist Church, Sulphur. She died May 5, 2010. Hale's Krine Funeral Home, Sulphur ========= ::Mill Creek Cemetery--Mill Creek OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 7, 2010 LEORIA SLAUGHTER MILL CREEK - Services for Leoria Slaughter, 92, Mill Creek, are 2 p.m. Monday at Mill Creek Pentecostal Holiness Church. Burial follows at Mill Creek Cemetery. She died Thursday, May 6, at Sulphur. DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ========= ::Lehigh Cemetery--Lehigh OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 7, 2010 WILLIAM HORN LEHIGH - Services for William Paul Horn, 65, a longtime Coal County resident, are 10 a.m. Saturday, May 8, 2010, at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel. Burial follows at Lehigh Cemetery. Mr. Horn died May 4k 2010, at Lehigh. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 9, 2010 JEFFERY KNOWLES ADA - Memorial services for Jeffery Howard Knowles, 53, Ada, will be held at a later date. Mr. Knowles died Thursday, May 6, 2010, at a Sulphur nursing home. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Vamoosa Cemetery--Konawa OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 9, 2010 LARRY BOWEN ADA - Funeral services for Larry Dale Bowen, 67, Ada, will be 2 p.m. Monday, May 10, 2010, at Trinity Baptist Church in Ada. Interment will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery near Konawa. Officiating will be the Rev. Rusty Fuller and assisting will be the Rev. David Gray and Don Sayre. Family to welcome friends for visitation at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home from 1-2:30 p.m. Sunday, May, 9. Mr. Bowen died Friday, May 7, 2010, at Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City. He was born June 3, 1942, in Big Lake, Texas, to Ebb Bowen and Hazel Muncrief Bowen. He married Lynda Morris on June 11, 1965, at First Baptist Church in Comanche. Mr. Bowen attended Comanche High School while growing up. He worked as a caretaker for the Pauls Valley State School in Pauls Valley for many years. He retired in 2001. He moved to Ada from Wynnewood in 2006. He was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Ada. He had been a deacon at the Eastern Gate Baptist Church in Wynnewood for many years. Survivors includ his wife, Lynda Bowen of the home; one son, Lance Bowen and his wife Mylinda, Ada; one daughter, Tami Russell and her husband Brian, Ada; three brothers, Wendell Bowen, Wynnewood, Don Bowen, Comanche, and David Bowen, Tyler, Texas; six sisters, Maxie Chaney and Barbara Sue McMurtry, both of Comanche, JoAnn Bowden, Duncan, Becky Colvin, Fort Worth, Texas, Helen Benigni, Granbury, Texas, and Gayla Wadsworth, Madill; and two grandchildren, Koby Bowen and Taylor Russell, both of Ada. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ebb and Hazel Bowen and one brother, Kenneth Bowen. Bearers are Dee Bowen, Billy Bowen, Allen Bowen, Cecil Henderson, Don Sayre and William Fuentes Honorary bearers are members of the church fellowship class. Online guest books are available at www.phillipsfuneralservice.com and www.adaeveningnews.com. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 9, 2010 BILL BRADEN SULPHUR - Services for William C. "Bill" Braden, 72, Sulphur, are 10 a.m. Monday at Hale's Krien Funeral Home Memorial Chapel, Sulphur. Mr. Braden died May 7, 2010. Hales' Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, May 10, 2010 JEANETTE MYRICK ADA - Memorial services for Jeanette Carol Myrick, 64, Ada, will be held at a later date. Ms. Myrick died Friday, May 7, 2010 at a local hospital. She was born May 18, 1945 at Ada, to Ray Loyd and Delma Pauline Perry Benton. She attended Ada schools. She was a homemaker and affiliated with the Holiness church. Survivors include a son, Bret Benton Myrick, Lawton; two sisters, Patricia Greenwood, Fittstown and Darlene Miller, Ada; three brothers, Dewayne Estes, Ada, Wayne Byrd, Oil Center, and Floyd Byrd, Center, and four grandchildren. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, May 10, 2010 GAYLE SLOAN ADA - Graveside service for Eula Gayle Sloan, 63, Ada, are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Rosedale Cemetery, Rev. Randall Christy will officiate. Mrs. Sloan died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at a local nursing home. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Atwood Cemetery--Calvin OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 11, 2010 RICHARD WALLACE ALLEN - Services for Richard Vincent Wallace, 40, Allen, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Allen School Auditorium, Revs. Ed Rutherford and Lenn Murray and Mr. Daryl Buck will officiate. Burial will follow at the Atwood Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the Allen Chapel from 3 p.m. Tuesday until service time. Mr. Wallace died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at his home in Allen. He was born March 20, 1970 at St. Louis, Missouri to Harry Virgil and Mary Helen Smith Wallace. He and his family moved to Allen where he attended Allen elementary school and graduated from Moss High School in 1988. He married Jennifer Lourain Wall on June 4, 1998. Mr. Wallace was a bridge contractor with Richard Wallace Construction. He also raised peanuts for four years until 1993, ran a small dozer and equipment hauling company until 1996. He and his brother, Charles Wallace hauled cattle nationwide for one of the largest cattle hauling companies at the time until 1997 at which time he hauled equipment and owned a bulldozer company until 2002. He then went to work for Garcia Construction as a foreman for bridge approaches before going out on his own in 2006 when he started his own bridge construction company working as a sub-contractor for The Railroad Yard, Inc. building county bridges all over Oklahoma until August 2009 at which time he sold his company to The Railroad Yard, Inc. due to health reasons. Mr. Wallace was a member of the Allen United Methodist Church. Survivors include his wife, Jennifer Wallace, of the home; four children, Tonya Farmer and husband Justin, Allen, Preston Wallace, of the home, Samuel Wallace, of the home, and Olivia Wallace, of the home; his mother, Mary Wallace, Atwood; two sisters, Cynthia Buck and husband Daryl, Tahlequah, and Susan Ballenger and husband Carl, Edmond; a brother, Charles Wallace and wife Angie, Atwood; an aunt, Diane Scott, Waco, Texas; uncles and aunts, Don and Karla Wallace, Wichita Falls, Texas, Jon and Vicki Wallace, Edmond, Don and June Hightower, Hartville, Mo., Charles and Carole Smith, Marshfield, Mo, David and Laurabeth Smith, Marshfield, Mo, and Jo Ann and Ron Ligon, Knoxville, Tenn.; a loyal friend, Darrell Hamilton, Tecumseh; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his father, Harry Wallace in 2008; his maternal grandparents, Joe R. and Clema Smith; and paternal grandparents, V. H. and Ruby Wallace. Bearers will be Mike Goodson, Darrell Hamilton, Brandon Brown, Kenny Fortner, Stormy Rinehart, and Bill Anderson IV. Honorary bearers will be Chris Merriman, Roger Merriman, Justin Farmer, Mark Downey, W. E. Dollins, and Tommy Schmidt. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Allen Cemetery--Allen OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 11, 2010 DIANE RANEY ALLEN - Services for Frances Diane Raney, 67, Allen, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Charles Mays, Jr. will officiate. Burial will follow at Allen Cemetery. Mrs. Raney died Sunday, May 9, 2010 at a local hospital. She was born April 15, 1943 at Oakland, Calif. to Ray E. and Dora Ozella Wilkinson Mays. She graduated from Diamond Hill Jarvis High School in Fort Worth, Texas. She married Paul A. Raney on March 6, 1970. He preceded her in death on March 24, 2000. Mrs. Raney was a homemaker and a member of the Allen First Baptist Church. Survivors include one daughter, Gina Mann, Allen; three sons, Randy Raney and wife Candace, Allen, Rick Raney and wife Patricia, Wilburton, and Darrel Raney, Ada; one sister, Janet Gum and husband Rick, Granite City, Illinois; two brothers, C. E. Mays and wife Janice, Fort Worth, Texas, and Jimmy Mays and wife Nelda, Saginaw, Texas; four grandchildren, Cody Jackson and wife Kristin, Stratford, Clay Raney, Ada, and Cheyenne Raney, Wilburton and Miranda Randy, Allen; one great grandson, Jace Jackson; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, a sister, Glenda Gill, and a grandson, Logan Raney. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::McGee Cemetery--Stratford OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 11, 2010 BARBARA WOMACK ADA- Funeral services for Barbara Lee (Shilling) Womack, 83, Ada, will be Wednesday, May 12 at the Church of Christ in Stratford at 2 p.m. Service will be officiated by Bill Jones. Burial will follow at McGee Cemetery in Stratford. Ms. Womack died May 9. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ========= ::Lehigh Cemetery--Lehigh OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 11, 2010 JAMES PALMER COALGATE -- Funeral services for James "Jack" Palmer Jr., 85, Coalgate, will be Wednesday, May 12 at Brown's Funeral Chapel in Coalgate at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at Lehigh Cemetery. Mr. Palmer died May 9 in Coalgate. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::Cummings Cemetery--Maud OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 11, 2010 PAUL SPLAWN KONAWA - Funeral services for Paul Duane "PD" Splawn will be Wednesday, May 12 at 2 p.m. at Grace Community Church in Konawa. Burial will follow at Cummings Cemetery in Maud. Mr Splawn died Saturday, May 8 in Ada. Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 11, 2010 MARTHA MAGGINI ADA - Martha Ann Maggini, 87, Ada, died Sunday, May 9 in Ada. No services are planned. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Oakman Cemetery--Oakman OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 12, 2010 TRENNA WEST ADA - Services for Trenna Larue West, 73, Ada, are 2 p.m Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Floyd Kaiser and Bobby Johns will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakman Cemetery. Mrs. West died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at her home. She was born Nov. 5, 1936, at Ada to Albert Euel and Ila Mae Pendergrass Pevehouse. She was a lifelong resident of the Byng and Ada areas graduating from Byng High School in 1955. She married Bobby Glen West Feb. 17, 1956, at Oakman. Mrs. West was employed with Owen-Brockway Glass Company for 32 years retiring in November 1991. She was employed with J.C. Penney from December 1991, retiring in October 2001. She was also employed with Dunlaps from their opening in March 2002 until 2005. Mrs. West was a member of Southwest Church of Christ and she volunteered at the Ada Retirement and Care Center. Survivors include a daughter, Glenda West, Ada; a granddaughter, Christa Smith and husband Jarod, Ada; and two great-granchildren, Kaylei and Blak Smith, both of Ada. She was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Ila Pevehouse; two brothers, Billy Joe and Vernon Pevehouse; and a sister, Wilma Joyce Pevehouse. Bearers will be Roger Lancaster, Lonnie Manuel, Eugene Cannon, Jim Begin, Bill Barrett and Daryl Pults. Honorary bearers will be Stanley Lillard and Reese Scott. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 12, 2010 C. DAVID PARRISH FORT MORAN, Colo. - Services for C. David Parrish, 57, Fort Morgan, Colo., are 1 p.m. May 12, at Heer & Dahl Mortuary Chapel, Fort Morgan. Mr. Parrish died Thursday, May 6, 2010, at St. Joseph, Mo. Heer & Dahl Mortuary and Crematory, Fort Morgan, Colo. ========= ::Vamoosa Cemetery--Konawa OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 12, 2010 ALBERTA DIMERY KONAWA - Graveside services for Alberta Dimery, 91, fomerly of Konawa, are 11 a.m. Thursday, May 13, at Vamoosa Cemetery. Ms. Dimery died Monday, May 10, 2010, at Shawnee. Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ========= ::Centrahoma Cemetery--Centrahoma OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 12, 2010 IDA WILSON ADA - Services for Ida Bell Wilson, 91, Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. George Carson officiating. Burial follows at Centrahoma Cemetery. Mrs. Wilson died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at a local nursing home. She was born Feb. 24, 1919, at Centrahoma to Will Henry Singleton and Dora Lee VanHoosier Singleton. She lived in Centrahoma for many years, attended Centrahoma school and moved to Ada in 1973. She was a homemaker and had been employed at Jan Frances Nursing Home. She was affiliated with the Baptist Church. She married Hubert Wilson in 1936. He preceded her in death in 1970. Survivors include two brothers, Henry Singleton, Ada; and Bill Sneed, Ontario, Calif.; and numerous nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by a son, Johnie Tex Wilson in 1939. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Connerville Cemetery--Connerville OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 12, 2010 SHELIA ARLES ADA - Services for Shelia Faye Arles, 44, Ada, are 12 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Darren Preston will officiate. Burial will follow at Connerville Cemetery. Ms. Arles died Sunday, May 9, 2010, at a local hospital. She was born Sept. 21, 1965, at Tishomingo to Alex Dewayne and Helen Marie Rolen Arles. She moved to the Ada area 23 years ago from the Madill and Tishomingo areas. Ms. Arles was a homemaker and a caregiver at Valley View Regional Hospital and McCall's Chapel. Survivors include a son, Gary Trent and wife Felicia, Ada; a daughter, Stephanie Trent, Ada; three grandchildren, Marissa Trent, Daymian Simpson, and Gary Trent Jr.; two brothers, Robert Arles, Ada, and Dewayne Arles, Fittstown; a sister, Karen Arles, Stonewall; and numerous nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, three brothers and one sister. Bearers will be James Nichols, Johnny Elrod, Clifton Elrod, Gary Trent, Chris Arles, Cebrane Wallace and Robbie Trent. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Lone Star Cemetery--Coal County OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 13, 2010 VIRGIL OTT COALGATE - Services for Virgil Ott, 71, Coalgate, were Wednesday at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel. Burial followed at Lone Star Cemetery. Mr. Ott died May 10, 2010. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::Coalgate Cemetery--Coalgate OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 13, 2010 MARCEY LAMBERT COALGATE - Services for Marcey Harold Lambert, 71, Coalgate, were 10 a.m. Thursday, May 13, at Cottonwood Baptist Church. Burial followed at Coalgate Cemetery. Mr. Lambert died May 10, 2010, at Coalgate. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 13, 2010 JEWELL LANOY LEHIGH - Services for Jewell Atterberry Lanoy, 93, formerly of Lehigh, aer 2 p.m. Saturday, May 15, 2010, at Brown's Funeral Home Chapel, Coalgate. Mrs. Lanoy died Tuesday, May 11, 2010, at Wichita, Kan. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate [Submitter's note: See May 14, 2010 for some corrections.] --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Laxton Family Cemetery--St Louis OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 14, 2010 DEAN LAXTON VICTORIA, Texas - Graveside services for Murieldean Marie "Dean" Laxton, 72, Victoria, Texas, will be 11 a.m. Saturday at the Laxton Family Cemetery, Sen Ko Kwe Gate at St. Louis, Okla. Mrs. Laxton died May 10, 2010. She was born Sept. 27, 1937, at St. Louis, Okla., in Pottawatomie County, to Hubert "Pete" Silas and Ines Marie Vieux Silas Brinlee. A member of the Citizen Potawatomie Tribe in Shawnee, Okla., and St. Ann's Catholic Church in Midland, Texas, Mrs. Laxton lived in Victoria, Texas, for the last 12 years. She is a housewife. Survivors include her husband, Donald Laxton; son, Lendell Laxton and wife Brenda; daughter, Donna Laxton Tidwell and companion, Les Manning of Victoria, Texas; brother, Roy Silas, Tecumseh; sisters, Patricia Hargus and husband Ronnie Hargus, Sue Milburn and Delta Silas, Shawnee, Okla.; grandsons, Bryan Laxton and wife Rebecca, Cody Tidwell, Victoria; great-grandson, Braylin Laxton, Victoria; and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Laxton is preceded in death by a sister, Connie Darlene Wood; two brothers, Kenneth Ray Silas and Carol Wilton Silas and Uncle Charlie Vieux. Viewing will be at the Cooper Funeral Home, 210 W. Walnut, Techumseh, from 6-8 p.m. Friday, May 14. Rosewood Funeral Chapel, Victoria, Texas ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 14, 2010 MOZELLE DAVIS MUSKOGEE - Services for Lillian Mozelle Davis, 90, Muskogee, formerly of Roff, are 10 a.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Davis died Wednesday, May 12, 2010, at a nursing home in Muskogee. She was born Feb. 26, 1920, at Caddo, Okla., to J.A. and Gracie Mitchell Holcomb. She graduated from Roff High School and attended East Central University in Ada. She married Dave Davis on June 3, 1939, in Ada. He died Jan. 18, 1991. During World War II, they lived in California and Florida. They moved back to Oklahoma and her husband was a driller on water and oil wells and Mrs. Davis was the bookkeeper for the company. In later years, Mr. Davis was the state president of League of Postmasters for Oklahoma and Mrs. Davis became the head of the Ladies Auxiliary and traveled the state with him. She was a member of the Roff United Methodist Church, a member of the Pontotoc County Home Demonstration Club, and a 50-year-member of the Roff Chapter of Order of Eastern Star where she served as past worthy matron. Mrs. Davis was a homemaker. Survivors include a daughter, Jane Davis, Muskogee; many nieces, nephews, cousins; a brother-in-law and a sister-in-law. She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and a sister, Norma Holcomb. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Lehigh Cemetery--Lehigh OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 14, 2010 JEWELL LANOY COALGATE - Services for Jewell Lanoy, 93, Coalgate, are 2 p.m. Saturday, May 15, at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel, Coalgate. Burial follows at Lehigh Cemetery. Ms. Lanoy died May 11, 2010. Brown's Funeral Service Chapel, Coalgate --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Liberty Cemetery--Buffalo TX Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 16, 2010 WALTER HARTER SR. BUFFALO, Texas - Graveside funeral services for Walter Wayne Harter Sr., 68, Buffalo, Texas, were 2 p.m., Sunday, April 25, 2010, at Liberty Cemetery south of Buffalo. The Rev. Lloyd Lane, pastor of the Miracle Christian Center in Buffalo, officiated the service. Mr. Harter died Friday, April 23, 2010, at Palestine, Texas. He was was born Nov. 17, 1941, to Charles Willard and Anna Mae Staggs Harter and grew up in Tupelo, Okla., He spent his adult life in Buffalo as a rancher. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Herman Harter and a sister, Bernice Harter. Survivors include his wife, Charlsie Harter, Buffalo, Texas; three sons, Walter "Wayne" Harter Jr. and wife, Victoria of Willis, Texas, Charlie Harter and wife, Amanda of Buffalo, and Keith Harter and wife, Angie of Buffalo; a brother, Don Harter and wife, Susan, of Tyler, Texas; a sister, Marcia Folsom and husband, Jim of Tulsa, Okla.; a nephew, Ryan Folsom; stepniece, Melinda Morris; and four grandchildren, Chelsea Harter, Callie Harter, Ace Harter and Keilan McCallum. Honorary bearers were Johnny Williams, Wesley Henson, Mack Reeder, Boyd Reeder, Archie Van Wey, Tom Davis, Bobby Goodner, Keith Smith, and Glenn Castles. Walters Buffalo Funeral Home, Buffalo, Texas ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Sulphur OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 16, 2010 MAXINE WILSON SULPHUR - Services for Maxine Wilson, 88, are 2 p.m. Monday at Sulphur United Methodist Church. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery, Sulphur. Ms. Wilson died May 14, 2010, at Oklahoma City. DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur ========= ::Condon Grove Cemetery--Milburn OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 16, 2010 OVERTON CHEADLE ADA - Services for Overton Martin "Buck" Cheadle, 91, Ada, are 11 a.m. Friday, May 21, at the Chickasaw Community Center, the Rev. Claud Baltimore officiating. Burial follows at Condon Grove Cemetery east of Tishomingo. Military honors will be performed by the Chickasaw Honor Guard. Visitation will be Wednesday and Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Cheadle died on Thursday, May 13, 2009, at his home. He was born Jan. 6, 1919, near Milburn to Tom and Mary Ethel Helms Cheadle. He attended school at Milburn before attending Chilocco Indian School, where he graduated in 1939. He attended school at Murray State College from 1939 to 1941, then attended Oklahoma City University from 1941 until 1942, and Oklahoma Teachers College (now University of Central Oklahoma), from 1942 until 1943, where he graduated with a teaching degree. He earned a Master's Degree in guidance and counseling from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1968. He was appointed to the Tribal Council of the Chickasaw Nation in 1975 and served as a Tribal Legislator from 1979 - 1986. He retired as an Indian counselor from East Central University and served on the Carl Albert Indian Hospital governing board from 1974 until his death. He enlisted in the U. S. Navy in 1943 and was discharged in 1946. He worked for the rehabilitation of sailors wounded in action. He married Helen Curry in 1974. Survivors include his wife, Helen, of the home; a son, Robert Cheadle and wife Darlene, Ada; two daughters, Maryalice Gaskell and husband Douglas, Chantilly, Virginia; and Liz Nelson, Wilmar, Minnesota; two sisters, Julia Byrd, Ada; and Frances Bean, Wayland, Iowa; five grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins. Bearers are member of the Chickasaw Honor Guard. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Condon Grove Cemetery--Milburn OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 16, 2010 ***Paid Obituary*** OVERTON MARTIN "Buck" CHEADLE Proud to represent his Chickasaw and Oklahoma heritage, Overton Martin "Buck" Cheadle, lived his life as an example of the values of his heritage. Born near Milburn, Oklahoma, on January 19, 1919, the son of Tom and Mary Ethel Cheadle, and the grandson of Martin Van Buren and Mary Vera Cheadle, Overton knew from an early age that hard work and helping other people were the basis of his life. He grew up on the family's land on the Blue River between Tishomingo and Milburn, Oklahoma. He left this world on May 13, 2010, at Ada, Oklahoma. A physically strong young man, he excelled at athletics, particularly baseball and basketball, and at the age of fourteen, he left home to attend Chilocco Indian School. Chilocco teams traveled the plains defeating much larger schools with Overton Cheadle as captain of his teams. The rigors of Chilocco challenged his mind and he took full advantage of his education, having recognized the importance of an education to accomplish his life goals. He then earned athletic scholarships to Murray State College, 1939 - 1941, Oklahoma City University, 1941 - 1942 and Oklahoma Teachers College, (now the University of Central Oklahoma), 1942 - 1943 where he graduated with a teaching degree. He later earned a Master's Degree in guidance and counseling from the Illinois Institute of Technology in 1968. In baseball, Overton was drafted by the Chicago Cubs in 1940; however, World War II sidelined that career opportunity and Overton joined the U.S. Navy. While in the Navy, Overton "pushed boots" and rehabilitated sailors wounded in service. He also played on the Navy athletic teams. After serving his country, he returned to Oklahoma to teach and coach in Marlow where his son Robert Martin was born. Leaving Oklahoma for Iowa in 1947, Overton began to be known as "Buck," a nickname provided by the people of Roland, Iowa, a moniker to symbolize his Native heritage, and personify his square-jawed, strong and quiet persona. Much like the movie "Hoosiers," Coach Buck Cheadle made headlines all over the country when the team from tiny Roland, the Rockets, led by their star Gary Thompson, electrified the state with their winning ways. Gary Thompson went on to become an All-American at Iowa State University, a professional player with the Phillips Sixty Sixers, a basketball announcer and an author. In his book Gary Thompson, All American, Thompson graciously stated that coach Cheadle made him the player he was and the person he became. Robert was joined by siblings Thomas Clark, Maryalice and Ruth Elizabeth while living in Iowa. Buck did not let the demands of coaching and teaching interfere with the responsibility and joy of being a father to all four children. The children benefitted from their father's conviction that education and hard work would provide a good life. He coached many of his sons' teams and was able to bring a team back to Oklahoma to play in the Colt League World Series in 1963. Besides his son Robert on the team and son Thom as batboy, the team included Gene Lamont who later became a successful major league player, coach and manager. Cheadle retired from coaching in Pekin, Iowa, in 1974, the year he married his loving wife Helen. He retired from guidance and counseling at East Central University, Ada, Oklahoma, in 1984, where he had been the Indian Counselor for 10 years. Cheadle was recognized by the State of Iowa when he was inducted into the Iowa High School Coaches Hall of Fame in 1984. He was inducted into the Chilocco Indian School Hall of Fame in 1984, the first individual to be so recognized, and the Chickasaw Nation Hall of Fame in 1994. He was also inducted into the Iowa State Hall of Pride in 2004. Cheadle served the Chickasaw Nation in many capacities both during and after his teaching and coaching careers. He was a member of the Tribal Counsel, 1975 - 1979 and was elected as Legislator, 1979 - 1986. He was Chairperson of the Chickasaw Tribal Legislature for three years. He served on the Carl Albert Indian Hospital Governing Board until his death. Overton is survived by his loving wife Helen who gave him unending love and support throughout their marriage, son Robert and wife Darlene, Ada, Oklahoma, daughter Maryalice and Doug Gaskell, Chantilly, Virginia, daughter Liz Nelson, Willmar, Minnesota, sister Julia Byrd, Ada, Oklahoma, sister Frances Bean, Wayland, Iowa, five grandchildren, one great-grandchild and many nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his parents, three sisters and his son Thom. Services will be held at the Chickasaw Community Center in Ada, Oklahoma on Friday, May 21, 2010 at 11:00 am. Interment will follow at Condon Grove Cemetery, Tishomingo, Oklahoma. Chickasaw Honor Guard will perform the military rites. Rather than sending flowers, please consider honoring him by assisting a scholarship fund in his name established by the Chickasaw Foundation. --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Vamoosa Cemetery--Konawa OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, May 17, 2010 AARON INGRAM KONAWA - Services for Aaron Joel Ingram, 30, Konawa, are 2 p.m. Wednesday, May 19, at Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa. Ed George will officiate. Burial follows at Vamoosa Cemetery, Konawa. Mr. Ingram died Thursday, May 13, 2010, at his parents' home in Konawa. He was born Jan. 3, 1980, in Shawnee to Ollie James Ingram and Marjorie Reeves Ingram. Moving back to Konawa when he was 16, Mr. Ingram worked as a roughneck in the oilfield industry and was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Charlene Sue Cobb, Konawa; parents, Ollie and Marjorie Ingram, Konawa; one son, Aaron Joel Ingram II, of the home; two daughters, Sierra Jean Ingram, Ada, and Ember May Ingram, Konawa; two brothers, Micah James Ingram, Dallas, Texas, and Daniel Jeffrey Ingram and wife, Sandy Ingram, Shawnee; grandparents, Lillian May Reeves, Konawa, and Nellie Ingram Martin, Mountain View, Ark.; aunts and uncles, Carol and Mike Steele, Kathy and John Garcia, Dale and Ellen Ingram, Mark and Mona Reeves, and Lonnie and Sheilia Reeves; one nephew, Jacob Ingram; 11 cousins, and many other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by both grandfathers, Ben Reeves and O.J. Ingram and by his mother-in-law, May Scott. Bearers are Bronco Teeter, Beau Bryant, Travis Lena, Steven Gentry, Billy Wolfe, John Glover, Richard Teeter, and Garrett Moore. Honorary bearers are Nathan Cobb, Steven Gibson, Jeremy McKinney, Joshua Haney, Micah Ingram, Daniel Ingram, Mark Reeves, Lonnie Reeves, Dewey Bass, Nick Hubble, Thad Gorczya, Adam Barker, Jeff Ingram, Ross Ingram and Luke Scott. Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ========= ::Pontotoc Cemetery--Pontotoc OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, May 17, 2010 BILL KISER PONTOTOC-Graveside services for Bill Kiser, 84, Pontotoc, will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Pontotoc Cemetery, the Rev. Scott Barnes officiating. Mr. Kiser was born March 20, 1926, to Joe and Ottie Weems Kiser at Pontotoc. He died Friday, May 14, 2010, at his home. Mr. Kiser graduated from Pontotoc High School and was retired from the highway department with the Oklahoma Department of Transportation. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. He and Bobby Gover were married Oct. 12, 1946. Survivors include his wife, Bobby, of the home; two sons, Frank Kiser and wife Susie, Ada, and Tooter Kiser and wife Sissy, Sulphur; one daughter, Susie Howell, Owasso; one sister, Mary Love Short and husband Buck, Pontotoc; nine grandchildren; six great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by a brother, Robert Kiser; two sisters, Joe Dene Stanford and Lajuana Clark; and a granddaughter, Sandy Williams. The family says those who wish may make memorials to Pontotoc Cemetery Fund, HC64 Box 192, Pontotoc, OK 74820. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 18, 2010 JACKIE DAVIS ADA - Services for Jackie Martell Davis, 74, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church, the Rev. Frank Trent officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Davis died on Sunday, May 16, 2010, at a local nursing home. She was born Jan. 6, 1936, at Mill Creek to Jack J. and Effie Tevis Davis and was raised at Lawrence, Okla. She attended grade school at Oak Grove, Olustee, and Lawrence and graduated from Fitzhugh High School. She attended Draughon Business School, East Central University and graduated in the nursing program from Southeastern State College. She worked at Ballard Nursing Home, Ada Retirement and Care Center, and later at Valley View Hospital in housekeeping. She was a member of Latta FCE and Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church. Survivors include a sister, Ramona Graham and husband James, Houston, Texas; two brothers, David Lee Davis and wife Barbara, Oklahoma City; and Bennie Davis, Abilene, Texas; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Jimmie Davis and Jack Davis. Bearers are Boyd Pitman, James Stout, Keith Trent, Stewart Johnson, Darrell Moore and Howard Welborn. Honorary bearers are Robert Bonar and Kenneth Butler. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Greenwood Cemetery--Eufaula OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 18, 2010 GERALD SCOTT ADA - Funeral services for Gerald David Scott, 58, Ada, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home in Ada. A 2 p.m. committal will follow at Greenwood Cemetery in Eufaula. Officiating will be the Rev. Jimmy Keith. Mr. Scott died Saturday, May 15, 2010, in Ada. He was born March 21, 1952, in Eufaula to Samuel B. Scott and Opal Smith Scott. Mr. Scott worked as an auto mechanic for many years. Survivors include three sons, Gerald David Scott II, Oklahoma City, Joshua Micha Scott, Chickasha, and Tenetke Scott, Springer; three daughters, Carla Jean Scott, Oklahoma City, Consuelo Katy Jones, Muskogee, and Jessica Guzman, Springer; Jacqueline Clark of the home and Aaron and Michael Cooper both of Ada; two brothers, Samuel Scott, Dibble, and Jonathan Scott, Norman; and 13 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel and Opal Scott; one grandson, Kellen J. Addison; and nephew, Nathan Scott. Bearers are Evan Montgomery, Holden Scott, Caleb Scott, Levi Scott, Michael Cooper, and Shannon Ireland. Online guest book at: www.phillipsfuneralservice.com Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Allen Cemetery--Allen OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 18, 2010 CARRIE BLEVINS ADA - Services for Carrie Ada Blevins, 99, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Chapel, the Rev. Shawn Weibers officiating. Burial follows at the Allen Cemetery. Mrs. Blevins died on Saturday, May 15, 2010, at a local nursing home. She was born Oct. 4, 1910, in Heavener to John Henry and Ada Josephine Hathcoat Fortner. She attended school in Heavener and Citra. She and her family moved to Citra in 1916 from Heavener, moving to Allen then back to Ada in 1970 from Oklahoma City. She was a homemaker. She was a member of Crosspointe Church. She married Luther Blevins on March 21, 1931, in Winfield, Kan. He died Oct. 7, 1960. Survivors include niece, LaHoma Chandler, El Paso, Texas; two great nieces, Betty Crisp and her husband Bill, Fitzhugh; and Ramona Chandler, Seguin, Washington; a great-nephew, Paul Fortner and his wife Dessa, Tupelo; and numerous other nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by seven brothers, Austin Fortner, Clinton Fortner, Frank Fortner, Walter Fortner, Coleman Fortner, and John Fortner; and five sisters, Rosie Fortner, Emma Ingram, Effie Johnson, Alice Evans and Mattie Fortner. Bearers will be members of Crosspointe Church. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 18, 2010 DORIS WEST ADA - Services for Doris E. West, 84, Ada, are 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Presbyterian Church, the Rev. David McCann officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. West died Sunday, May 16, 2010, at an Allen nursing home. She was born Sept. 25, 1925, at Houston, Texas to Paul and Stella Bruns Stuckey. She graduated from Houston High School. She and her family moved to Roff in 1952 then to Ada in 1958. She married Houston West June 20, 1944, in Houston, Texas. He died Sept. 26, 1986. She was a 50-year member of First Presbyterian Church of Ada and served as an elder of the church. Mrs. West was homemaker, had worked at Blue Bell and as a secretary for Peoples Electric Cooperative, and was a member of the Ada Garden Club. Survivors include a son, Paul West and wife Janie, Ada; and grandsons, Brent West, Oklahoma City; and Scott West, Norman. She was preceded in death by a son, Robert West; a brother, Paul Bruns; and a sister, Alice Smith. Bearers are Mark Nelson, Jerry Maloy, Clyde Butler, Alvin Tidwell, Dwayne Yoesting and Anthony Jordan. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::High Hill Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 19, 2010 BEN HILL ADA - Graveside memorial services for Ben Albert Hill, 50, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at High Hill Cemetery, the Rev. Toney Buck officiating. Mr. Hill died on Friday, May 14, 2010, at his home. He was born Sept. 3, 1959, in Pawnee, Okla., to Charles Joe and June Mae Parnacher Hill. He graduated from Jones High School and moved to this area about 15 years ago from Long Beach, Calif. He worked in the cattle industry and was a Baptist. Survivors include five brothers, David Joe Hill, Gary Don Hill, Daryl Len Hill, Daniel Lee Hill and Joel Patrick Hill; and numerous other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, Billy Bob Hill. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Five Mile Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 19, 2010 LAURA HORTON BROKEN BOW - Private services for Laura Etta Horton, 110, Broken Bow, fomerly of Talihina, were May 18, 2010, at Five Mile Cemetery, Ada. She died Monday, May 17, 2010, at a Broken Bow nursing home. Brumley Funeral Home, Broken Bow --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::East Hill Cemetery--Roff OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 20, 2010 JOAN TINGLE-FELKER ADA - Services for Joan Jacqueline Bowen Tingle-Felker, 77, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Michael West officiating. Burial follows at East Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Felker died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at her home. She was born Nov. 8, 1932, in Tulsa to John Wesley Bowen and Minnie Elizabeth Morris Bowen. Survivors include one son, Joe and wife Susie Tingle; four granddaughters, Ginger and husband Patrick Miller, Rachel South, Penny Woods and Jo Anna Tingle; three grandsons, Jimmy Tingle, Bobby Smith and Lucas Smith; 13 great-grandchildren; a sister, Bertha Norman; a brother, Floyd Bowen; several nieces and nephews friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands Thomas Lee Tingle and Robert Douglas Felker; a daughter, Gerry Lee Woods; a son, William Craig Tingle; a grandson, Ben Smith; and sisters, Corinne Murray and Alma Rowland. Bearers will be Dale Norman, Kevin Norman, Bob Bowen, Harold Maughn, Ronnie Parks Jr. and Juan Hernandez. Honorary bearers will be Jimmy Miller Sr., Jimmy Miller Jr., Ron Parks Sr., Ronnie Anglin, Al Martin and Keith Allred. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Centrahoma Cemetery--Centrahoma OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 20, 2010 KENNETH HART CENTRAHOMA - Funeral services for Kenneth O'Dell Hart, 82, Yukon, will be 11 a.m. Friday, May 21, at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel in Coalgate. Burial will follow at Centrahoma Cemetery. Mr. Hart died May 18, 2010, at Yukon. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::Centrahoma Cemetery--Centrahoma OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 20, 2010 RICHARD HART SHAWNEE - Services for Richard Charles Hart, 80, Shawnee, were 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 19, at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel in Coalgate. Burial followed at Centrahoma Cemetery. Mr. Hart died Saturday, May 15, 2010 at his home in Shawnee. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Rossville Cemetery--Rossville OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 21, 2010 PHILIP BASS ADA - Graveside services for Philip Earl Bass, 70, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday, May 21, at Rossville Cemetery in Rossville, Okla. Mr. Bass died May 19, 2010, at Norman. He was born in Oklahoma City Nov. 1, 1939, to Earl and Thelma Bass. He attended Stand Watie Elementary, Jackson Junior High School and Capitol Hill High School. After high school Mr. Bass worked for the family business, Bass Manufacturing Company. In 1966 he went to work for Ralph O. Wright Commission Company at the Oklahoma National Stockyards. In 1977, he moved his family to Dibble, Okla., where he began working at Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company in Lawton. Mr. Bass was employed there until his retirement in 1992. In 2002, he moved to Stonewall. In 2004, he married his wife Zinaida, later moving to Ada until the time of his death. Mr. Bass was preceded in death by his father, Earl Bass and his mother, Thelma L. Bass. Survivors include his wife, Zinaida, of the home; sons, Mark and his wife Cecelia, Michael and his wife Lori and their children Emily and Cameron; daughter, Lori and her husband Robert and their children Lacey and Shelby; stepson, Maksim; sisters, Sharon Newcomb and husband Gene, Linda Wright and her husband Jerry; best friend of more than 60 years, Joe Spencer; and numerous cousins and friends. Mr. Bass was baptized at Agnew Avenue Baptist Church in Oklahoma City. Lehman Funeral Home, Wellston ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 21, 2010 JIM TILLEY SAND SPRINGS - Services for Jimmy R. Tilley, 76, Sand Springs, are 11 a.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Ada. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada. Chickasaw Honor Guard will perform military honors at the cemetery. Mr. Tilley died Tuesday, May 18, 2010, at a Tulsa care center. He was born Sept. 3, 1933, in Ada to Walker and Maude Rose Tilley. He attended Glenwood School in Ada before moving to Oklahoma City and attending Capitol Hill High School. He retired as an apprentice butcher and also worked as a service manager at an auto dealership. He served in the U.S. Navy from July 1951 until July 1959. He received the Korean Service Medal, United Nations Service Medal and National Defense Service Medal. Survivors include three daughters, Cynthia Smith, Stockton, Calif.; Pamela Jean Foreman-Rodriguez, Stockton, Calif.; and Nannette Lynne Houston, Sand Springs; one stepson, Michael Elliott, Sand Springs; one sister, Betty Flippo, Tulsa; eight grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, Walker and Maude Tilley; five wives, Norma, Fay, Maxine, Verna and Pauline; three brothers, Dewey, Rob, and Jack; and five sisters, Evelyn, Wanda, Mary Murryel, Edna and Edith. Bearers are Cody Houston, Sam Houston, Joshua Baker, Mickey Williams, Tyler Purvis and Ron Stimmer. Honorary bearers are Rion Willingham, Juan Rodriguez, Brennon Cossey-Turner and Michael Elliott. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Allen Cemetery--Allen OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 21, 2010 BOB MOORE OKLAHOMA CITY - Services for Jess Robert "Bob" Moore, 68, Oklahoma City, formerly of Allen, are 2 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at the Allen Cemetery. Mr. Moore died Thursday, May 20, 2010, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born July 19, 1941, in Allen to Jess and Lorene Estes Moore. He attended Allen schools and graduated from Allen High School in 1960. He started his career in Holdenville and owned and operated Bob Moore and Company Hair Salon in Oklahoma City. He was a cosmetologist, winning awards on the state and national level, representing Oklahoma on the national level, winning the National Cosmetology Award in the 1980s and the 1990s. Mr. Moore had served in Allen National Guard 145th Infantry Division and was a 32nd degree Mason and member of Holdenville Lodge 123 Ancient Free and Accepted Masons. He was a member of First Baptist Church in Holdenville. Survivors include a son, Robby Moore, Ada; a daughter, Lori Stephens, Atoka; grandson, Matthew Moore; granddaughter, Laynie Thomas; brother, Mike Moore, Bella Vista, Ark.; two sisters, Paula Pilant and husband Sammy, Winnie, Texas, and Debbie Rinehart and husband Stormy, Allen; nephews, Stephen Pilant, Jesse Rinehart and Jason Cagle; niece, Michaela Moore; and aunt, Gerlene Milner and husband Bill, Ada. Bearers are Jason Cagle, Bruce Milner, Daniel Hobbs, Nathan Hobbs, Matthew Moore, Sean Taylor and Jesse Rinehart. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Seely-Blue Cemetery--Connerville OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 21, 2010 WILLARD WORCESTER STONEWALL - Graveside services for Willard Lee Worcester, 62, Stonewall, are 2 p.m. Saturday at Seely-Blue Cemetery near Connerville, the Rev. Toney Buck officiating. The family will receive friends from 7-9 p.m. Friday evening at Criswell Funeral Home, Ada. Mr. Worcester died Thursday, May 20, 2010, at a local hospital. He was born April 5, 1948, in Talihina to Nickolas and Lillian Sealy Worcester. He attended school at Sequoyah, Seneca and Concho, and was a laborer. He attended Blue Baptist Church. Survivors include four sisters, Robin Fulsom and husband Weldon, Ada, Della Miller and husband Alvis, Ada, Rose Worcester, Oklahoma City, and Geneva Worcester, Oklahoma City; four brothers, Nick Worcester, Davis, Douglas Worcester, Ardmore, Edward Don Worcester, Eagletown, and Arlington Worcester, Seminole; and two uncles, Melvin Worcester, Byng, and D.D. Worcester, Lone Grove. He was preceded in death by his parents; three brothers, David Worcester, Cleveland Worcester and Gilbert Worcester. Bearers are Billy Martin Jr., Richard Myers, Char Johnson, Edison Sealy, Gary Colbert and Weldom Fulsom. Criswell Funeral Home. Ada ========= ::Dougherty Cemetery--Dougherty OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 21, 2010 WILLIE BUSBY DOUGHERTY - Services for Willie Joe Busby, 66, Dougherty, are 11 a.m. Saturday, May 22, at Dougherty Cemetery, Dougherty. Mr. Busby died Thursday, May 20, 2010, at Davis. Hale's Funeral Home, Davis ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 21, 2010 JOHNNY WOOD SULPHUR - Memorial services for Johnny Leon Wood, 54, Sulphur, will be held at a later date. He died Wednesday, May 19, 2010, at Oklahoma City. DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 23, 2010 ETHEL HINES RICHLAND HILLS, Texas - Services for Ethel Hines, 89, Richland Hills, Texas, formerly of Ada, Okla., are 11 a.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, David Hardy officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The family will receive family and friends from 5-8 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Hines died Saturday, May 22, 2010, at her home. She was born Dec. 16, 1920, to Thomas and Nettie Cowart Randolph at Antlers, Okla. She lived in the Ada area from 1974 until 2006, when she moved to Richland Hills. She and Dewey Hines were married Oct. 14, 1941, at Paris, Texas. He died Nov. 19, 1983. Survivors include one son, Roger Hines and wife Bonnie, Phoenix, Ariz.; two daughters, Ella Adams and husband Steve, Mabank, Texas, and Lenora Uhl, Richland Hills, Texas; eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and a son-in-law, Terry Uhl. Bearers are Steve Adams, Preston Hines, Charles Hill, Jordan Hill, Trent Harris, Alan Clymer and Nick Harris. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 23, 2010 DAMON JEFFERSON STONEWALL - Services for Damon Wayne Jefferson, 5, Stonewall, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Chickasaw Community Center, the Rev. Larry Hawkins officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. A wake service will be held at 7 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Damon died Friday, May 21, 2010, near Ada. He was born Jan. 27, 2005, to Terrel Jefferson and Gina Jon Throne at Ada. He had recently graduated from Headstart and was active in soccer, T-ball and loved music, especially Michael Jackson. He is survived by his mother, Gina Jon Throne, Calvin; his father, Terrel Jefferson, Ada; two sisters, Baylee Hoskison and Tara Jon Hoskison, both of Morris; one brother, Jayke Throne, Calvin; Godparents, Brad Jefferson and Lori Hamilton, both of Stonewall; grandparents, Roy Throne, Mary Ballard, Don and Deloris Jefferson, and Betty and Harlean Hamilton, all of Ada; great-grandparents, Bud and Suzanne Throne, Ada, Clara Ruth Jefferson, Broken Bow, and Rosetta Burris, Ada; and several aunts, uncles, cousins and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by great-grandparents, Leo Jefferson, Able Amos, Bowie Ballard and Sara Throne. Bearers are Terrel Jefferson, Brad Jefferson, Tim Jefferson and Don Jefferson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Pontotoc Cemetery--Pontotoc OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, May 24, 2010 LEO POE ADA - Services for Leo Clem Poe, 57, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Trinity Baptist Church, Revs. Brad Hawkins and Larry Hawkins will officiate. Burial will follow at Pontotoc Cemetery. Mr. Poe died Saturday, May 22, 2010 at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born June 24, 1952 at Talihina to James David and Opal Leona Collins Poe. He lived in this area all his life and graduated from McLish High School in 1970. He attended Murray State College in Tishomingo for a year and a half. He married Debra Hart on June 21, 1978 in Pontotoc. Mr. Poe was a security guard at Carl Albert Indian Health Facility and a member of Blue Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Debra Poe, of the home; a daughter, Kristi Wallace and husband Jason, Connerville; a son, Gerry Paul Poe and wife Shaunda, Midwest City; six grandchildren, Kelsey Olson, Mikayla Poe, Krysten Wallace, Jacob Wallace, Takoda Poe and Mikenna Poe; two sisters, JoAnn Hawkins and husband Larry, Stonewall and Fern Herrod, Ada; two brothers, J. C. Poe, Connerville and David Poe and wife Sharon, Pontotoc; a brother-in-law, Bill Fife, Dustin; and a host of nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a sister, Mary Fife and a brother, Jody Poe. Bearers will be Cecil Russell, Virgil Franks, Andy Timmons, Steve Bell, Randall Walton and Brett Converse. Honorary bearers will be Willie Timmons, Jacob Wallace, Jeff Fife, Takoda Poe, Randall Hawkins, Levi Hart, Alan Poe, and Stoney Arterberry. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, May 24, 2010 NORMA BOX SULPHUR - Graveside services for Norma Inez Box, 84, Sulphur, formerly of Roff are 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Rosedale Cemetery, Rev. Seth Johnson will officiate. Mrs. Box died Sunday, May 23, 2010 at a Sulphur hospital. She was born August 25, 1925 at Marshall, Arkansas to Fred and Maude Treadwell Brown. She married Bill Box on April 11, 1946 at Oklahoma City. He preceded her in death on June 11, 1988. Mrs. Box moved to the Roff area in 1960 from Oklahoma City. She was a nurse at Valley View Regional Hospital from 1964 until 1973 and later a house mother at the Oklahoma School for the Deaf in Sulphur. She was a member of the Roff First Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Bill Box and wife Barbara, Roff; one daughter, Shari Todd and husband Eric, Ada; four grandchildren, Doug and Melanie Todd, Dean and Verna Todd, Vonda and Tim Vinyard and Crystal Box; and four great grandchildren, Gavin Todd, Josh Kendrick, Baylee Vinyard and Brady Vinyard. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Monday, May 24, 2010 REBA GARRETT WYNNEWOOD -- Funeral services for Reba Ferol Garrett, 90, Wynnewood, will be 2 p.m.Wednesday May 26 at Church of Christ in Wynnewood. Rev. Todd McRay will officiate. Burial will follow at Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood. Ms. Garrett died May 22. DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Highland Cemetery--Stonewall OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 25, 2010 MARTHA HARPER ADA - Graveside services for Martha Evelyn Harper, 74, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Thursday at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall. Mrs. Harper died Monday, May 24, 2010 at a local nursing home. She was born February 13, 1936 at Hugo, Oklahoma to Mark and Colma Baines Perkins. She attended Hugo schools and graduated from Hugo High School. She married Macon Harper. He preceded her in death. Mrs. Harper was a homemaker and affiliated with the Church of Christ. Survivors include a son, Buddy Don Prather, Stringtown; five grandchildren, Chandra Sampson, Charity Eidson, Amanda Carpenter, Katie Prather, and Carly Prather; one great grandson, Brylen Carpenter; two great granddaughters, Katelin Sampson and Jaycee Eddings; and a special friend, Billye Johnson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Macon Harper; and a daughter, Judith Ann Prather. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Highland Cemetery--Stonewall OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 25, 2010 JUANITA SLUTTER STONEWALL- Graveside services for Juanita Slutter, 87, Stonewall are 10 a.m. Thursday at the Highland Cemetery, Revs. Scott Barnes and Wilma Ledbetter will officiate. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Slutter died Monday, May 24, 2010 at her home. She was born May 24, 1923 at Coalgate, Oklahoma to Earl and Annie Taylor Green. She lived in this area all her life and graduated from Coalgate High School. She married Joe Slutter on September 3, 1964 at San Jose, Calif. He preceded her in death on June 25, 1987 at Stonewall. Mrs. Slutter was a homemaker and affiliated with the Assembly of God Church. She served on the Stonewall City Council and volunteered at the Stonewall Senior Citizen Center. She was a member of the Order of Eastern Star. Survivors include three daughters, Cheryl Good, Stonewall, Vera Abrahamson and husband Ron, Granbury, Texas, and Valorie Gern and husband Ed, Ft. Worth, TX; three sons, Billy Good, St. Louis, MO, Michael Good and wife Ronda, Altamont, KS, and Eddie Slutter and wife Nancy, Waterloo, IA; one sister, Janene Tackett and husband Bill, Stonewall; a brother, Paul Green and wife Beverly, Modesto, CA; eleven grandchildren, Rory Good and wife Catherine, Alan Good, Heath Hilderbrand, Adam Gern, Randi Lynn Smith, Haley Hilderbrand, Andrew Gern, Ethan Walston, Taylor Abrahamson, Bryan Slutter and wife Heather, and Jenny Mangel and husband Matt; and eleven great grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a son, Bob Good, a granddaughter, Haley Hilderbrand, one sister, Vera Roberts, and a brother, Kenneth Green. Bearers will be her grandsons, Rory Good, Alan Good, Heath Hilderbrand, Adam Gern, Andrew Gern, and Ethan Walston. The family says those who wish may make memorials to Victory Home Health and Hospice, 2520 Arlington, Ada, OK 74820. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 25, 2010 PATTY JOHNSON ADA -- Funeral services for Patty Jean Whitney-Johnson, 62, Ada are pending with Smith-Phillips Funeral Home in Ada. Ms Johnson died Friday, May 21 in Ada. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada. ========= ::McCarty Cemetery--Coalgate OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 25, 2010 FRED STANDRIDGE COALGATE -- Funeral services for Fred Walter Standridge, 70, Coalgate, will be 2 p.m. Tuesday, May 25 at McCarty Cemetery north of Coalgate. Mr. Lloyd McElhaney will officiate. Mr. Standridge died Saturday, May 23 in Oklahoma City. Brown's Funeral Home, Coalgate [Submitter's note: There is an apparent error in dates: Saturday was May 22, or Sunday was May 23.] ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 25, 2010 WARD MORRISON COALGATE -- Funeral services for Ward Morrison, 87, Coalgate, will be 2 p.m. Thursday, May 27 at Brown's Funeral Chapel in Coalgate. Mr. Morrison died May 23 in Muskogee. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Vamoosa Cemetery--Konawa OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 26, 2010 JAMES PHILLIPS JR. KONAWA - Services for James "Jimmy" Harold Phillips Jr., 46, Konawa, are 1 p.m. Thursday, May 27, at the P.A.C. Building in Konawa. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery. The Rev. Pam Shirk, pastor of First United Methodist Church in Konawa will officiate. Mr. Phillips died Monday, May 24, 2010, at an Ada hospital. He was born March 22, 1964, at Lawton to James H. Phillips, Sr. and Betty Sue Hisaw Phillips. He is a graduate of Konawa High School in 1982, and he received an Industrial Engineering degree in 1987 from East Central University in Ada, and his teaching certificate in 1993. He taught school and coached at Shawnee Middle School for 10 years. He taught at Konawa Middle School, and he was an assistant coach for track and field. He was a member of the First Methodist Church of Konawa. He married Kimberly Ann Holman June 28, 1991, in Ada. Survivors include his wife, Kimberly Phillips, of the home; two sons, Justin Michael Roberts and wife, Linsey of Konawa, and Jarod Kyle Phillips also of Konawa; his parents, Jim and Betty Phillips; father-in-law and mother-in-law, Kay Trent and LaDonna Holman; two grandchildren, Caleb Pittman and Carleigh Roberts; uncle, Bill Underwood and wife, Angel of Lewisville, Texas; four aunts, Faye Miller, Ina Grant and husband Doug, Betty Hisaw, and Maxine Blanset, all of Ada: uncle Joe Hisaw, Konawa; and numerous cousins; Uncle Stanley and Aunt Judy Underwood; cousins, Laurie Alexander, Brad Underwood and Doug Underwood, Zach Alexander, Trey Underwood, Dylan and Bailey Underwood, and Mason Underwood. He is also survived by Kim's sisters, Kaylon and Kerri Holman; Kim's nephew, Bret Holman; Kim's Mother, Mary Scoggins; and Kim's biological father, David Bradley and wife, Jeri. He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, O.D. and Helen Phillips; maternal grandparents, Ben and Ella Hisaw; uncles, Butch Phillips, Jimmy Miller, and Delbert Hisaw; cousins, Teresa and Darrell Miller, Ronald Joe Hisaw, and Garland Perry. In lieu of flowers, the family has requested donations be made to the "Coach Jimmy Phillips" Scholarship. For information, contact Alice Russell at Central Oklahoma Medical Center 580-925-3286 ext. 337. Pallbearers are Gordon Garner, Shawn Walker, Steve Tucker, John Tarver, David Tarver, and Curtis Radford. Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa ========= ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 26, 2010 TROYBELLE FARRIS ADA - Graveside services for Troybelle Farris, 96, Ada, will be Thursday May 27, 2010, at 1 p.m. at Rosedale Cemetery in Ada. Mrs. Farris died Tuesday, May 25, 2010, at a local hospital. She was born May 19, 1914, in Centrahoma to Benjamine and Rose Ellen Bolin Shaha. She attended Capitol Hill High School in Oklahoma City and later graduated from Cameron College of Nursing as a Licensed Practical Nurse. Mrs. Farris was employed for many years as an LPN with Sugg Clinic in Ada. She was a longtime member of Rebecca Lodge 79 and Southwest Church of Christ, Pink Lady, and was a board member of Ada Housing Authority. Mrs. Farris is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Homer; brothers, Lewis Shaha and R.D. Shaha; two sisters, Ora Caperton and Merlie Hunn. Survivors include her children, Rick and wife Billie Farris of Ada, Vern and wife Sharine Hardin of Houston Texas, and daughter Sue Stewart of Yukon; 10 grandchildren; numerous great-grandchildren and other relatives and friends including her best friend, Edith Fish. An online guest book is available at www.phillipsfuneralservice.com. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Green Hill Cemetery--Davis OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 26, 2010 NORMA PIERCE DAVIS - Services for Geraldine Pierce, 78, are 2 p.m. Thursday, May 27, 2010, at East Main Church of Christ, Davis. Burial follows at Green Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Pierce died May 24, 2010, at Sulphur. Hale's Funeral Home, Davis ========= ::Maysville Memorial Cemetery--Maysville OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 26, 2010 JUANITA NABORS SULPHUR - Services for Juanita Nabors, 82, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at Maysville Memorial Cemetery, Maysville. She died May 24, 2010. Hale's Krien Funeral Home, Sulphur --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Lightning Ridge Cemetery--Vanoss OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 27, 2010 HATTIE DAVIS VANOSS - Services for Hattie Lee Davis, 90, Vanoss, are 10:30 a.m. Friday, May 28, 2010, at Lightning Ridge Baptist Church, officiated by the Rev. Randy McCowan. Burial follows at Lightning Ridge Cemetery, Vanoss. Mrs. Davis died May 25, 2010, at Ada. She was born July 9, 1919, at Vanoss to Clinton and Nettie Bell Palmer Childers. She married Clarence Davis in 1946. She was a lifelong resident of Vanoss and a member of Lightning Ridge Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her parents; three sisters, Alphie, Alene and Geneva; and a brother, Roy. Survivors include her husband, Clarence Davis, Vanoss; a son, Earl Davis, Vanoss; two brothers, C.E. Childers, Ada, and John Kenneth Childers, Mustang; a twin sister, Mattie Miller, Del City; a granddaughter, Amy Gutierrez, Ada; a great-grandson, Gabriel Gutierrez, Ada; two great-granddaughters, Lydia and Emily Gutierrez, Ada; and several nieces and nephews. Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 27, 2010 MARILYN THOMPSON ADA - Services for Marilyn Manton Thompson, 63, Ada, are 10 a.m. Saturday at First Christian Church, the Rev. Vicki Crooks will officiate. Mrs. Thompson died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at her home of a rare neurological disease. She was born April 30, 1947, in Fort Worth, Texas, to Fred and Katherine Adams Manton and grew up in Tulsa. She married William E. Thompson, March 23, 1968. After graduating from the University of Tulsa, she and Bill came to Ada where Mrs. Thompson began the first kindergarten program for Latta Schools. She later worked for many years at Thompson Agency, which she and Bill owned. Mrs. Thompson served as National Media Director of Pre-Paid Legal Services Inc. for 18 years, and concurrently was National Group Training Director beginning in 2005. For many years she was top producer for group sales for Pre-Paid Legal in Oklahoma and one of the top producers nationally. Due to her disease, she retired from Pre-Paid in July 2009. Earlier, Mrs. Thompson was active in Salvation Army Ladies Auxiliary, was co-chairman of the capital campaign for the new Valley View Regional Hospital, and was active for many years in fund raising for Pontotoc Animal Welfare Society (PAWS). She served as a member of the first board of directors of Pontotoc Technology Center, was on the boards of the Ada City Schools Foundation and the Ada Chamber of Commerce, and was in a class of Leadership Ada. At the time of her death she served as an elder of the First Christian Church, Ada. Survivors include her husband of 42 years, Bill Thompson, of the home; two sons, Jeff Thompson and wife Michelle and Ryan Thompson and wife Lori, both of Dallas; a sister, Carol Pohly, Berthoud, Colo.; and a cousin, Ann Adams Dotson, Ada; a grandson, Jack, who was born in September 2009. The family says in lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to PAWS, 1200 Sandy Creek Drive, Ada, OK 74820 or the outreach program of the First Christian Church, 101 E. 13th, Ada, OK 74820. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::East Hill Cemetery--Roff OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 27, 2010 EMORY STEWART NEWTON, Kan. -Graveside services for Emory Lee Stewart, 90, Newton, Kan., formerly of Roff are 10:30 a.m. Friday at East Hill Cemetery in Roff. The Rev. Thomas Mark Stewart will officiate. Mr. Stewart died Monday, May 24, 2010, at his home. He was born Nov. 25, 1919, at Cortland, Ohio, to Charles Franklin and Edna Mae Williams Stewart. He received a Bachelor of Science degree in Chemical Engineering from Ohio State University. He married Mildred Beth Wise on Nov. 25, 1943, in Amarillo, Texas. She died Oct. 18, 2006. Mr. Stewart was a chemical engineer. He worked for DuPont in a government smokeless powder plant during most of World War II in Oklahoma. He was drafted into the U.S. Army at the close of the war and tested and stabilized poison gas bombs in Arizona for nearly a year. After the war, he returned to DuPont nitro-cellulose plant in New Jersey before transferring to government ordnance plant in Indiana. When it closed in 1959, he joined Astrodyne, later called Rocketdyne, in McGregor, Texas, working at a solid propellant rocket plant. After eight years in Central Texas, he returned to Oklahoma taking a position at Tinker Air Force Base, working in the AF Civil Service in aircraft maintenance. In 1971, he transferred to Wright Patterson AFB, Ohio, and worked there until his retirement in 1983. As a chemical engineer he was a part of developing the delivery system for the Atlas missile system for early space flights with Astrodyne. Earlier in his professional career, as he worked with DuPont, he was on the team of chemists that helped stabilize gunpowder for general mass production and usage. He was a professional member of several National Chemical Organizations. Mr. Stewart was affiliated with the Presbyterian Church and was a square dancer. Survivors include four sons, John Emory Stewart and wife Joy, David James Stewart and wife Martha, Thomas Mark Stewart and wife Susan, and Roger Leigh Stewart and wife Dee; six grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; a brother, Ralph Stewart and wife, Donna; a sister-in-law, Rowena Wise Piper and husband Don; nephews, nieces and many special family members from his wife's family that he considered his family as well. He was preceded in death by two brothers, Bill and Sam; and one sister, Kathryn. Bearers will be John Emory Stewart, David James Stewart, Thomas Mark Stewart, Roger Leigh Stewart, Seth Stewart, Abel Stewart, and Nathan Stewart. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Holdenville Cemetery--Holdenville OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 28, 2010 GEORGIA DeBUSK HOLDENVILLE - Funeral services for Georgia Eliene DeBusk, 67, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday, May 28, at Hudson-Phillips Chapel, 301 East Main Street, in Holdenville with the Rev. Jim Lawrence officiating. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery Georgia Eliene DeBusk was born June 3, 1942, in Holdenville to Floyd Hignite and Juanita Brinlee Wilks. She died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at Ada. Mrs. DeBusk worked as a seamstress at Seam Prufe in Holdenville and most recently as a home health care provider and CNA. She married Donnie Ray Johnson and he preceded her in death. She later married Raymond L. DeBusk on Jan. 28, 1995, in Holdenville. Mrs. DeBusk was also preceded in death by her father; a brother, Jesse Ray Hearn; and her grandparents that raised her, Clarence and Ethel Brinlee. Survivors include her husband, Ray DeBusk , of the home; her mother, Juanita Wilks, of Ada; her children, Lelia Evans and husband, Scotty, of Chickasha, Jerry Don Johnson of Searcy, Ark., Vince E. Johnson of Holdenville, and Marlina D. Goforth of Ada; sisters, Sandy Henry and Wanda Thompson, both of Holdenville, and Lena Anderson of Earlsboro; brothers, Ed Hearn of Moore, Steve Hearn, Kenny Hearn and Dean Wilks, all of Holdenville; eight grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; three stepchildren, Shannon, Stacy and Troy; numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Bearers are Lawrence Gibson Cravens, Ken Roberson, Cary Goforth, Scott Evans, C.J. Carr, and James Henry. An online guest book is available at www.phillipsfuneralservice.com Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville ========= ::Stringtown Cemetery--Stringtown OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 28, 2010 BARBARA PARKHILL COALGATE - Services for Barbara Jean Parkhill, 68, are 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel. Burial follows at Stringtown Cemetery. Ms. Parkhill died May 26, 2010, at Hugo. Brown's Funeral Service, Coalgate ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 28, 2010 THRESA HUDSON WYNNEWOOD - Services for Thresa Ima Jean Hudson, 64, are 10 a.m. Saturday, May 29, at Joy Baptist Church. Burial follows at Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood. Ms. Hudson died May 26, 2010. DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Wynnewood OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 28, 2010 GEORGE ROBERTS JR. WYNNEWOOD - Graveside services for George Otis Roberts Jr., 58, are 1 p.m. Saturday, May 29, at Oaklawn Cemetery, Wynnewood. He died May 26, 2010. DeArman Funeral Home, Wynnewood --------------------------------------------------------------------- ::Rosedale Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 30, 2010 ETHELENE GOLDEN ADA - Services for Ethelene Golden, 78, Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church, the Rev. Gary Caldwell will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Golden died Friday, May 28, 2010, at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born Sept. 4, 1931, in Seminole County, Oklahoma, to Paul Ray and Velma Louene Lane Henderson. She attended schools in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, Owl Creek, Lula and graduated from Latta High School. She married Horace Hartwell Golden on Sept. 3, 1950, at Ahloso Baptist Church near Ada. She worked at CONVAIR aircraft in Fort Worth, Texas, and retired from the U.S. Postal Service after 23 years of service. She was a member of National Rural Letter Carriers Association and a member of Union Hill Baptist Church. Survivors include her husband, Horace Golden, of the home; two sons, Gary Golden and wife Vickie, Ada, and Randy Golden and wife Diana, Ada; two daughters, Teresa Gruntorad and husband Roger, Lincoln, Neb., and Carole Grigg and friend, Giles Terry, Ada; one sister, Jeraldine Carroll, Edmond; three brothers, Eugene Henderson and wife Joy, Ada, Jerry Henderson and wife Dean, Ada; and Don Henderson and wife Joanne, Stratford; 11 grandchildren; 16 great- grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, friends and family. She was preceded in death by her parents, Paul Ray and Velma Louene Henderson and one brother, Olan Henderson Sr. Bearers will be her grandsons, Brad Holman, Greg Duncan, Murray Golden, Ryan Collings, Tyler Schneider and Jared Nipps. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 30, 2010 MARY LOU SOUTHERLAND GUTHRIE - Services for Mary Lou Southerland, 89, Guthrie, formerly of Ada, are 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 1, at Trinity Baptist Church, Dr. Rusty Fuller and the Rev. David Gray will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Southerland died Monday, May 24, 2010, at a Guthrie nursing home. She was born May 16, 1921, at Ada to Benjamin Franklin and Lutie Angeline Morgan Fowler. She lived in Pontotoc County all her life and attended East Central University and Southeastern University from 1965 until 1975. She graduated from the Oklahoma State Department School of Food Service and also received college credits in work classes from the University of Oklahoma, Oklahoma State, East Central, Southeastern, Eastern and Central State Universities. Mrs. Southerland was a school food service director for 37 years, serving at Pickett School, Glenwood and Byng and as a consultant for Byng School District until her retirement. She was a member of Pickett Home Demonstration Club; Oklahoma Retired Educators Association, which honored her with the VIM (Very Important Member) Award in 2004; and Valley View Regional Hospital Auxiliary, which she served as secretary, and earned the pin for 18,000 hours of volunteer service. She was a member of Trinity Baptist Church in Ada and had formerly been a member of Oak Avenue Baptist Church. She was a member of the Dorcas Sunday School Class, where she had served as class president, group leader, class secretary and treasurer. She was a member of the L.R.I. Group at East Central University. Survivors include one daughter, Brenda Skinner and her husband Joe, Garland, Texas; a son, Richard Southerland and his wife Lynn, Guthrie; grandchildren, Kimberly Skinner Casillas and Melanie Skinner Rutkoski of San Antonio, Texas; Darren Skinner, Plano, Texas; Leigh Ann Skinner Feagan, Dallas, Texas; and James Southerland, Oklahoma City; nine great-grandchildren; one brother, Howard Fowler, Moreno Valley, Ca.; and one sister, Anna Marie Fowler, Ada. She was preceded in death by brothers Luther, Alva "Buck", Robert, Morgan and Virgil Fowler; and sisters, Ruth McPhail, Rhoda Gray, and Edna Birdson. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::Memorial Park Cemetery--Ada OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 30, 2010 JOHN COLLIER MOORE - Services for John Wesley Collier, 89, Moore, formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Jimmy Hoffman will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Collier died Friday, May 28, 2010, at an Ardmore Veterans Center. He was born Aug. 9, 1920, at Vanoss to William Grant and Theo Doshie Cowger Collier. He attended Homer Elementary School and graduated from Byng High School. He served in the U.S. Navy during World War II from June 1, 1941, until October 16, 1945. He was honorably discharged as a boatswain's mate, second class. He married Vera Forrester on April 24, 1974. Mr. Collier was a Ada Police officer and later a detective. He retired as a probation and parole officer for the state of Oklahoma after 20 years of service. Mr. Collier was a member of Homer Baptist Church. Survivors include his wife, Vera Collier, Moore; four daughters, Rena Scarbrough and husband Leonard, Ada, Deborah Eaton, Ada, Jan Stowers and husband Richard, Madill, and Denise Edens, Moore; one son, Tim Forrester, Washington, D.C.; seven grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; one greatgreat-grandchild; and a special friend, Glenna Tindel, Moore. Bearers will be Bill Scarbrough, Ronnie Eaton, Tommy Eaton, Jory Easterling, Jared Easterling, Todd Ross, and Richard Stowers. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ========= ::NOT LISTED Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 30, 2010 JACK SMITH OKLAHOMA CITY - Jack A. Smith, Oklahoma City, died May 19, 2010, at his home in Oklahoma City. He was born in Ada and lived in several cities in Oklaoma. He was a baker and with his wife, Johnnie, owned The Cake Box Bakery in Ada for many years. They also owned bakery locations in Oklahoma City. He also spent several years as a pastry chef at Presbyterian Hospital in Oklahoma City. Survivors include three sons, Ron, Glen and Ted Smith; three stepdaughers, Linda of Norman, Gayle of Huntsville, Ala., and Jeanie of Oklahoma City; many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, friends and family. He was preceded in death by his wife, Johnnie, his parents, Roy Darrell Smith and Blanch Marie Welch Smith; a son, Jack Smith Jr.; two brothers; and a granddaughter, Johnnie Riggs. Memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Oklahoma County, Inc., 4334 NW Expressway, Suite 106, Oklahoma City, OK 73116. Demuth Funeral Home, Oklahoma City ========= ::Oaklawn Cemetery--Sulphur OK Ada Evening News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Sunday, May 30, 2010 JACQUITA LONG SULPHUR - Graveside services for Jacquita Lucille Long, 85, Sulphur, are 1 p.m Tuesday, June 1, 2010, at Oaklawn Cemetery. Ms. Long died Wednesday, May 26, 2010, at Torrington, Wyo. DeArman's Clagg Funeral Home, Sulphur