Ada News Obits May 2016 - Pontotoc County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Rita Floyd Return to Pontotoc County Archives: http://www.usgwarchives.net/ok/pontotoc/pontotoc.html August 2016 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgenweb.org ===================================================================== The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 3, 2016 ALAN FOSTER OKLAHOMA CITY -- Services for Alan Foster, 80, of Norman, and formerly of Ada are at 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Mr. Foster passed away Monday, May 2, 2016, in Oklahoma City. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 3, 2016 BEULAH TEETER OKLAHOMA CITY -- Beulah Estelle Hester Hudgins Teeter, 92, of Oklahoma City and formerly of Ada, went to Heaven on April 12, 2016, in Granger, Texas. Services will be held at a later date in Missouri. The complete obituary may be viewed at gabrielsfuneral.com. ============================================================================================================================================================ The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 4, 2016 VERNON NOLEN LANGSTON -- Services for Vernon Clifford "Preacher" Nolen, 87, of Langston and formerly of Ada are at 11 a.m. Saturday at Salters Chapel AME Church, 119 E. Washington in Langston. The Rev. Earl Williams Jr. will officiate. Omega services of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc. will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at Salters Chapel AME Church. Burial will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Rosedale Cemetery in Ada. Vernon Clifford Nolen was born in Red Springs (Pontotoc County) Nov. 8, 1928, and he departed this life on Friday, April 29, 2016, after a lengthy illness. He grew up in Ada but resided as an adult in Oklahoma City, Spencer and Langston. At the time of his death, he resided in the Golden Age Nursing Home in Guthrie. He was a member of Salters Chapel AME Church in Langston. Nolen attended and graduated from Napier High School in Ada in 1950 and continued his education at Langston University, majoring in business administration with an emphasis in accounting. While at Langston, he became a member of the Beta Kappa Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, incorporated in 1952. He graduated from Langston in 1954 with a bachelor of science degree. Nolen joined the United States Army on June 25, 1954, immediately after college graduation, and achieved the rank of specialist 3rd class. He received an honorable discharge on June 22, 1956. Nolen often said, "My Army years were the best two years of my life." Nolen's career was accounting, and his employment included working at Tinker Air Force Base, the Langston University Business Office and the Federal Aviation Administration, from which he retired in 2004 after 28 years of service. Nolen was the father of two daughters, Verna Cassandra Nolen, who died at birth in 1957 and Michelle Nolen Nelson (Aug. 19, 1962, to April 22, 2012); and a stepson, Stanley Griffin (Jan. 14, 1951, to Oct. 5, 2002). He was preceded in death by his mother, Dealy Townsend Gillispie; his father, Charles Noles; his maternal grandmother, Mary Lucy Townsend; his sister, Lois Twiner Williams; his brother, Herman Lee Twiner; and his former wife, Mayetta Griffin. Nolen leaves to mourn his passing and to continue his legacy of academic integrity and genuinely caring for others to his grandchildren, My'Chael Nelson and My'lecia Nelson of Oklahoma City; one great-granddaughter, Makhya Marshall of Oklahoma City; two sisters, Dr. Jo Ann Richardson Clark (Dr. Lester) of Langston and Pamela Gillispie Birdine of Stillwater; three brothers, Lester Otis Albert (Linda) of Ada, Dave Albert Jr. of Oklahoma City and John Terry Gillispie (Skyler) of Stillwater; and a host of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 4, 2016 JANE RAY ADA -- Services for Kathryn Jane Ray, 96, of Ada are at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Her grandson, Dr. Travis Muse and the Rev. David L. Daniel will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Ray passed away Sunday, May 1, 2016, in Edmond. She was born Feb. 19, 1920, in Idabel to Austin Rufus and Minnie Pearl Hutchinson Mitchell. She attended Idabel schools and graduated from Idabel High School. She also graduated from Chickasha Women's College. She married Chester Arthur Ray in 1941 in Idabel. He preceded her in death July 2, 1971, in Ada. She and her family moved to the Ada area in 1959 from Marietta. Mrs. Ray was a sales clerk for J.C. Penney's, retiring after 33 years of service. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Ada. Survivors include two sons, David Mitchell Ray and his wife, Eddie Joyce, of Edmond and Steven Austin Ray and his wife, Holly, of Olathe, Kansas; four grandsons, David Muse, Travis Muse, Austin Ray and Trenton Ray; four granddaughters, Jennifer Hurst, Tammy Johnson, Krista McGehee and Lindsay Ray; and 17 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and a son, Philip Arthur Ray. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 4, 2016 EVELYN INMAN CLARK TAHLEQUAH -- Services for Audrey Evelyn Inman Clark, 81, of Tahlequah and formerly of Ada are at 1 p.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel in Ada. The Rev. Mickey Keith will officiate. Burial will follow at Avoca Cemetery north of Asher. Ms. Clark passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016, at a Tahlequah nursing home. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================================================================================================ The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 5, 2016 PATSY ANN MORRIS GAAR CORNER -- Patsy Ann (Farmer) Morris, 73, of Gaar Corner passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at Mercy hospital. A viewing will be held today from 5 to 7 p.m. at DeArman/Pickard Funeral home in Stratford. Funeral services are at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Stratford First Baptist Church. The Rev. Keith Stevens will officiate. Burial will be in McGee Cemetery in Stratford. DeArman-Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 5, 2016 LACEY ROCHEY LYONS ADA -- Services for Lacey Rochey Lyons, 31, of Ada, are at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. James Church of God in Christ. The Rev. Alfred Douglas will officiate. Burial will follow at Shady Grove Cemetery in Tishomingo. Ms. Lyons passed away Saturday, April 30, 2016. She was born April 18, 1985, to Deliliah Lewis and Arnold Lyons. She leaves her daughter, Laniah Angel Lyons. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================================================================================================ The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 6, 2016 BOBBY WALLER ADA -- Services for Bobby D. Waller, 87, of Ada are at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Harold Ware will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4 to 6 p.m. Friday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Waller passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016, at his home. He was born July 5, 1928, to Lewis and Bessie Earles Waller in Shawnee. He moved to Ada as a very young child. He graduated from Ada High School in 1946, then entered the U.S. Army for three years. He served in the Korean War, and after discharge, he worked for Wilson and Company in Oklahoma City for two years. He returned to Ada and in 1955, he earned a B.S. in business administration from East Central University. He later earned a master's degree by correspondence. He concurrently worked at Evergreen Mills Bobby was a member of First Baptist Church in Ada, and he was active in many community and chamber activities. He served several years on the Ada Western Heritage Committee, on the Chamber Industrial Committee, and the Agricultural Committee and others. He was president of the Oklahoma Feed Industry Association from 1979 to 1980, and he served on the board of directors of the American Feed Industry Association from 1982 to 1983. He was a board member of Pontotoc County Bank; he served on the Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce and Industry board, and on the Midwest Council of AFIA. He began work at Evergreen in 1953 as a sales analyst, and he was president from 1988 until he retired in 1992. Most recently, he was a Mercy Auxiliary treasurer (for 10 years), and a hospital volunteer (for five years). He coached his son's little league baseball team for several years, and he annually travelled with his grandchildren on vacations throughout the United States until they became adults. He enjoyed working on his farm, playing poker with friends, visiting his best friend in Florida and trips to Las Vegas. He is survived by a brother, Leonard Waller of Seminole; a son, Dr. Robert Waller and his wife, Rhoda, of Oklahoma City; a daughter, Linda Rains and her husband, Mark, of Atoka; three grandchildren, Stefanie Tweedy and her husband, Greg, of Ada, Lindsay Glenn and her husband, Eric, of Ada, Matthew Waller of Oklahoma City and Chloe Waller of Denver, Colorado; a great-grandson, Codee Glenn of Ada; and his best friend, Harold Cobb of Milton, Florida. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Dennis Waller; and a sister, Wilma Waterman. Bearers will be Don Butler, Alan Butler, Mark Manuel, Burl Webb and Brian Johnson. The family says those who wish may make memorials to the American Heart Association, 3401 NW 63rd., Ste. 200, Oklahoma City, OK 73116. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada =========================================================================================================================================================== The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Saturday, May 7, 2016 DANNY CLAYTON COLORADO SPRINGS -- Memorial services for Danny Dwayne Clayton, 44, are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Faren Coody will officiate. Burial will follow at the Harjo Family Cemetery near Sasakwa. Mr. Clayton passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016, in Colorado Springs, Colorado. He was born Oct. 12, 1971, in Holdenville to Danny and Shirley Harjo Clayton. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Saturday, May 7, 2016 CAROL NEFF ADA -- Services for Carol Coon Neff, 93, of Ada are at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Toby Willoughby will officiate. Burial will follow at Lightning Ridge Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Neff passed away Thursday, May 5, 2016, at an Ada nursing home. She was born July 30, 1922, in Adams, Kansas, to Carl M. and Margaret Pearl Rodin Coon. She attended school in Kansas and moved to the Ada area in 1955. She married Robert Neff Jan. 1, 1946. He preceded her in death in November 1995. Mrs. Neff was a nurse's aide and unit secretary at Valley View Regional Hospital in Ada until her retirement. Survivors include two daughters, Linda Grigg and her husband, Brad, of Ada and Sandra Bundy and her husband, Jethro, of Ada; seven grandchildren, Justin Bundy, Robert Alan Grigg and his wife, Annie, Keisha Gordon and her husband, Arthur, Nikki Potts and her husband, Matt, Wesley Grigg and his wife, Kelsey, Ryan Hightower and Paige Grigg; and three great-grandchildren, Alaina, Andrew and Aden Grigg. Bearers will be her grandsons, Robert Alan Grigg, Arthur Gordon, Matt Potts and Ryan Hightower. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada =========================================================================================================================================================== The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 10, 2016 WALTER CAUSEY ADA -- Services for Walter Eugene Causey, 73, of Ada are at 1 p.m. Thursday at First Baptist Church in Ada. The Revs. Jerry Wells and Harold Ware will officiate. A Committal Service will be held at 1 p.m. Friday at Kingfisher Memorial Cemetery in Kingfisher. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Causey passed away Friday, May 6, 2016, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born May 11, 1942, in Meeker, Colorado, to Wayland Eugene and Lillian Vesta Tinder Causey. He attended grade school in Dover and Kingfisher and graduated from Edmond High School with the Class of 1960. He received a bachelor's degree from East Central University in May 1964, and a master's degree from Southeastern Oklahoma State University in May 1973. He married Glenna Kay Wester June 10, 1960, at First Baptist Church in Edmond. Mr. Causey was a teacher and coach and he was of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Glenna Causey of the home; a son, Jeff Causey; his daughters, Machelle Myers, Kerry Causey and Carol Causey; his grandchildren, Morgan Myers and Mason Myers; two brothers, Floyd Causey and wife, Anita, and Dave Causey and wife, Linda; two sisters, Martha Thornton and husband, Jack, and Peggy Stephens; and numerous nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, Wayland and Lillian Causey; and a son-in-law, Scott Myers. Bearers will be Gordon Garner, Val Gokey, Mike Hedge, Wayne Jaggars, Bruce McKinzie and Bruce Terronez. Honorary bearer will be Jim Holloway. Bearers for the graveside service will be Darcy Jech, Tony Stewart, Gregg Kochenower, Jon Causey, Mason Myers and Jeff Causey. The family requests those who wish may make memorials to Ada Homeless Services, Irving Community Center, 704 N. Oak, Room #8, Ada, OK 74820; or Ada First Baptist Church, Falls Creek Fund, 521 S. Broadway, Ada, OK 74820. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada =========================================================================================================================================================== The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County WEDNESDAY, MAY 11, 2016 ALICE A. HARRIS NORMAN -- Alice H. Harris, 98, of Norman, passed away Tuesday, May 3, 2016. She was born September 25, 1917, in Davis to Harry Newton Horner and Mary Rice Horner. She graduated from Davis High School in 1935 and continued her education at the Kansas City Conservatory of Music, the University of Michigan, and the University of Illinois, receiving a bachelor of music degree followed by a master of music degree in musicology. She was on the piano faculty at the Collage of the Pacific in Stockton, California, before opening a private studio in Seattle, Washington, and later in Norman. She was active in civic affairs, including being a board member for Cimarron Circuit Opera Company, the Civic Music Association of Oklahoma City, the Norman Concert Series and the Salvation Army. She was also a member of the Salvation Army Auxiliary and the Retired Military Wives. She is preceded in death by her husband, William G. Harris of Norman; and her two brothers, Harry Horner and Edwin P. Horner of Waco, Texas. She is survived by two sons, David L. Moore of Seattle, Washington, and Michael B. Moore of Wenatchee, Washington; her three stepchildren, Barbara Harris Brant of Denver, Colorado, Martha Harris of Arlington, Virginia, and Dr. Alice Harris of Athens, Georgia; and their children. In lieu of flowers, please contribute in her memory to a local charity of your choice. Graveside services will be held at 10 a.m. Saturday at Norman IOOF Cemetery. Online condolences may be shared at www.havenbrookfuneralhome.com. Havenbrook Funeral Home, Norman ========================================================================================================================================================== The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 12, 2016 E.B. NEIGHBORS JR. OKLAHOMA CITY -- E.B. Neighbors Jr., 97, passed away peacefully on May 10, 2016, in Oklahoma City. He was born Oct. 1, 1918, in Pottawatomie County to Eddie Byron Neighbors Sr. and Esther Ollie Tacker. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of 63 years, Evelyn "Marie" Shipley; one sister; and two brothers. He is survived by his children, E.B. "Ed" Neighbors III of Beggs and Sara Popovich (Anthony) of Springfield, Virginia; three granddaughters, Chele Marie Neighbors-Mickle (Jared), Ashley Young-Speicher (John) and Laura Popovich; as well as five great-grandchildren; and 3 great-great-grandchildren. He proudly served his country in World War II as an Army Air Corps staff sergeant in charge of over 160 men. E.B. graduated from East Central University and had a very successful career as an insurance adjuster. He retired from GAB and Marsh and McLennan. He served in the Surrey Hills Lions Club for many years. He believed in his Lord, Jesus Christ, and served as a deacon for many years at Highland Hills Baptist Church in Oklahoma City and Revive Free Will Baptist Church in Tecumseh. He was a hardworking, diligent and dedicated family man. He was our "Daddy" and "Papa" and we were his "babies." He was an avid reader, loved OU football and spent his free time attending home games and fishing as often as he could. He was generous, loving and loyal and will be greatly missed by all who knew him. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. at Cooper Funeral Home, 210 West Walnut Street in Tecumseh. Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Cooper Funeral Home Chapel. Rhett Burnett will officiate. To share memories, or to sign the guestbook, go to www.cooperfuneral.com. Cooper Funeral Home, Tecumseh --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 12, 2016 ROMAETTE WHITEHEAD-BRYANT ALLEN -- Romaette Whitehead-Bryant, 82, of Allen passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 10, 2016. Romaette, a retired nurse, was born Sept. 23, 1933, in Allen. She was the daughter of Marshall Clayborn Whitehead and Estella Mae Cook. Romaette attended Allen Public Schools and graduated in 1951. Romaette married Jack Bryant of Allen, in 1953, in Ada, and they celebrated their 63rd wedding anniversary earlier this year. Jack and Romaette lived in numerous states during their early marriage, working in the oil fields. They had one son, Jack Jr., and made their home in LaCrosse, Kansas for many years while Jack worked for Koch Industries, and Romaette worked in Hays, at the Hays Pathology Lab. They moved to Schulter in 1972 and Romaette became an LPN and worked as a surgical nurse for numerous years in Henryetta, Okmulgee and at the Creek Nation Hospital in Okemah. Toward the end of her career, she worked in home health in the Henryetta area. They retired while living in Schulter, and returned to a small farm outside Allen, nine years ago. Romaette was preceded in death by her parents, two older sisters and two older brothers. She is survived by her husband Jack of the home, her son Jack Jr. and her daughter-in-law Donna of Oklahoma City, one brother and his wife, one sister of Allen, one sister-in-law of Allen, and numerous nieces and nephews. Romaette was a loving wife and mother who brought happiness and compassion into the lives of those she cared for as a nurse and her close family. Romaette, a devoted Christian, was a member of the Oklahoma Cremation Society, and had requested that the family not hold a public service. The family asks that in lieu of flowers, donations be made to the Romaette Bryant Memorial Nursing Scholarship through the Redlands Community College Foundation in El Reno. --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 12, 2016 JOYCE GILLIAM ADA -- Graveside services for Lawanda Joyce Gilliam, 78, of Ada are at 10 a.m. Friday at Rosedale Cemetery. Danny Oliver will officiate. Mrs. Gilliam died Wednesday, May 11, 2016, at a local hospital. She was born May 20, 1937, in Ada to Oscar and Thelma Scott Beach. She was one of 12 children and attended Lovelady and Homer Schools. She married Thomas Gilliam on March 2, 1955. He preceded her in death on March 21, 2013. Mrs. Gilliam retired from Solo Cup as a supervisor and attended Bible Baptist Church. Survivors include a son, Kevin Gilliam of Stonewall; two daughters, Sharon Gilliam of Wichita, Kansas, and Lawana Dopson and husband, Ron, of Ada; and three grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband; one son, Thomas Gilliam in 2008; and five brothers and sisters. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Thursday, May 12, 2016 DOROTHY PRESCOTT ADA -- Services for Dorothy Joan Prescott, 90, of Ada are at 2 p.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Pastors Zac Christian and Tyson Brown will officiate. Mrs. Prescott passed away Tuesday, May 10, 2016, at an Ada hospital. She was born Feb. 16, 1926, at Canon City, Colorado, to Raymond Marques and Dorothy Edith Babbitt Ward. She married Byron Wilson Oct. 27, 1945. He preceded her in death in June 1996 in Pueblo, Colorado. Mrs. Prescott was a homemaker and of the Catholic faith. Survivors include her children, Meg Prescott of Ada, Pat Prescott and wife, Kathy, of Phoenix, Arizona, Carol Hackworth of Ada and Mike Prescott of Phoenix, Arizona; her grandchildren, Jeremy Prescott of Phoenix, Arizona, Dawn Thurber and husband, Keith, of Ada and Amy Miller and husband, Greg of Ada; her great-grandchildren, Megan Snider and husband, Brent of Tulsa and Kaelie Miller, Griffin Gurley and Emma Thurber, all of Ada; a sister, Jane Starritt of Colorado Springs, Colorado; five sisters-in-law, Dolly Ward and Myrna Ward, both of Pueblo, Colorado, JoAnn Ward of Albion, Nebraska, Lucille Rearick of Brookeville, Florida, and Pat Myers of Pennsylvania; a brother-in-law, Gab Blystone of Ohio; and numerous nieces, nephews and other family and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and four brothers, Charles Ward, Jerry Ward, Jim Ward and John Ward. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================================================================================================ The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Saturday, May 14, 2016 LINDA KAY GRAY OIL CENTER -- Linda Kay Gray, 70, passed away May 13, 2016, at her home in Oil Center. Visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home in Ada. Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church. The Rev. Nathan Cowen will officiate. The graveside service will be held at McGee Cemetery north of Stratford. Linda was born Dec. 4, 1945, in Sulphur to Lorena and Merle Dodson. She married Mike Lynn Gray on July 17, 1967, and they made their home in Oil Center. Linda went to beauty school in 1974 and was the owner of Mane Attraction Salon. She was known as one of the best hairdressers in Ada. She was the biological mother of four beautiful daughters but was "Momma" to many. She was known for her strong spirit and generous heart. She taught her children to always put their best foot forward and to make a good first impression. Linda and her family enjoyed Florida vacations and cruises with her brothers and sisters. Linda's favorite vacation spot was Las Vegas. Linda was preceded in death by her parents, Lorena and Merle; and six siblings, Charles Wesley Dodson, Merle Ruth Dodson, Wesley Douglas Dodson, Dorothy Sue Dodson, Tommy Jefferson Dodson and her twin brother, Larry Ray Dodson. She is survived by her husband, Mike; four daughters, Donnita Kay Bratcher, Melinda Joy McDaniel, Michelle Lynn Robertson and Melissa Cloreta Gray-Gregory; her mother-in-law, Cloreta Gray; five grandchildren, Brandi La-Chele McDonald, Michael Dylan McDaniel, Michaela Ray Robertson, Tyler Lynn Robertson and Morgan D'Nell Robertson; and five great-grandchildren. Linda Gray will be sorely missed by many but the memory of her strong spirit and giving heart will be a source of comfort to her family and many friends. Bearers will be Brent Bratcher, Jackie Don Stanford, Shawn Dodson, Mike Stanford, Tommy Joe Stanford, Mark Gray, Steve Gregory and Steven Robertson. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Saturday, May 14, 2016 CHARLOTTE JAMES ADA -- No services are scheduled at this time for Charlotte Anne James, 73, of Ada. A full obituary is available online at criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 17, 2016 MARY ANN ELLIS WEST OKLAHOMA CITY -- Mary Ann Ellis West passed away on May 13, 2016, after a brief illness. Born February 25, 1930, in Antlers, Oklahoma, she was the cherished only child of Robert Ellis and Hattie D. Oakley Ellis. When Mary Ann was in second grade, she met fellow Antlers second grader Lee West. Lee was instantly smitten with the dark-haired beauty and her incandescent smile. He remains besotted to this day. Lee secretly vowed that Mary Ann would one day be his bride. But as their senior year approached, he feared she still barely knew his name. Determined to get her attention, he managed to become captain of the Antlers Bearcats football team and won the honor of escorting the Football Queen - the lovely Mary Ann, of course. After graduating from Antlers High School in 1948, Mary Ann attended Stephens College in Columbia, Missouri. She studied there for two years before transferring to the University of Oklahoma where Lee was a student. They both completed their degrees in the spring of 1952, and she made Lee West the happiest and proudest man in the world when she married him in August of that same year. Mary Ann and Lee were blessed with two beautiful daughters and wide and wonderful circle of friends. When at their 50th anniversary party a friend asked Mary Ann how she had put up with Lee for such a very long time, she mused that "he was gone a lot." Mary Ann was a gifted painter and an accomplished interior designer, but writing was her true passion. With her artist's eye and her wicked sense of humor, she created unforgettable characters caught in situations so outrageous that they just had to be true. Among her numerous published works are the short story collection, The Things We Do For Love, and the non-fiction work, And Justice for None: the Life and Death of an Innocent Man. Mary Ann's gorgeous smile and gracious presence earned her legions of loyal friends. They were among her life's greatest joys. While we will miss her warm heart and the soft landing we could always find in it, we understand that she had no patience for the sickness and pain that had recently beset her. We are grateful that she has left her pain behind; we are grateful that she has found her own soft landing in our hearts. Mary Ann is survived by her husband Lee R. West of Oklahoma City, her daughters Kimberly E. West of Muskogee and Jennifer West of Tulsa, and her granddaughter Mary Ellis Passey of California. At Mary Ann's request, no services are scheduled. In lieu of flowers, the family has suggested that donations may be made to the University of Oklahoma Foundation, P.O. Box 258856, OKC, OK 73125, or the Epsilon Alpha Chapter of Chi Omega, P.O. Box 2436, Edmond, OK 73083. Vondel L. Smith & Son Mortuary - North OKC --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 17, 2016 PAUL CRADDUCK OKEMAH -- Services for Paul Allen Cradduck, 60 of Okemah are at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Revs. Earl Blankenship and Ronnie Snyder will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery in Ada. Mr. Cradduck passed away Saturday, May 14, 2016, at a Tulsa hospital. He was born Sept. 6, 1955, in Ada to Calvin and Willa Jean Norman Cradduck. He attended Ada schools and graduated from Ada High School. He was appointed by Speaker of the House, Carl Albert, to attend the U.S. Air Force Academy. He graduated from the University of Oklahoma and attended Officers Candidate School in San Antonio, Texas, as a first lieutenant. Mr. Cradduck was a materials management specialist for the Boley prison for 19 years. Survivors include his parents, Calvin and Willa Jean Cradduck of Ada; a brother, Kevin Cradduck and his wife, Dinah, of Ada; a niece, Alicia Crew and her husband, Derrick, of Ada; and a great-niece, Willa Crew. He was preceded in death by a nephew, Jeremy Cradduck, in 2014. Bearers will be Mike Haddock, Mike Massey, Jack Massey, Ronnie Snyder, Kevin Cradduck and Rick Orr. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 17, 2016 NANCY COLETTE TROUT-FRAME BIXBY -- Nancy Colette Trout Frame, 80, of Bixby, graduated to heaven surrounded by her family Friday, May 13, 2016. She was born to the late Elmer Trout and Oleta Johnson Trout Jan. 7, 1936, in Oklahoma City. Nancy attended Capitol Hill High school and received many awards and recognitions. She accepted Jesus as her Lord and Savior early in life and was active in The Young Life Christian organization. She supported the organization the rest of her life. She attended the University of Oklahoma, where she helped to charter and was a member of Zeta Tau Alpha sorority. She married Webber Norman Frame on Feb. 24, 1959. They had two children, Tracy Lynn Frame Marino, now of Bixby and the late Scott Norman Frame. The family moved to Ada in 1964. Nancy was very active in the community. She taught Sunday school at First Christian Church and assisted in the youth choir. She was also a Camp Fire leader. She was an elementary school teacher before she became a petroleum land manager in later years. Nancy was elected to be the youngest state regent of the Daughters of the American Revolution and was an avid genealogist. That interest remained a hobby and service for the rest of her life. Nancy was named woman of the year and was appointed by the governor of Oklahoma to head the 1976 bi-centennial celebration. She represented Oklahoma in Washington D.C. She was active on many community boards and social committees. Her family was involved in summer theater, Tiger Tangles at East Central University and Ada Antics. She worked for several years as an alum to charter a chapter of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority at ECU and received her 50-year pin a few years ago. Nancy moved to Bixby in her later years to be near her family. Nancy always stated that her most valuable accomplishments were her children, Tracy and Scott, and her granddaughters, Tara Colette Marino Richardson and Megan Elizabeth Marino. She was very happy to have three great-granddaughters by Tara and Jeremy Richardson, Abigail, Adalyn and Annabelle. Nancy is survived by her daughter Tracy Marino of Bixby; her granddaughters, Tara Richardson and Megan Marino, a son-in-law, Jeremy Richardson; and three great-granddaughters. At Nancy's request, a family graveside service was held at 10 a.m. Monday at Floral Haven Cemetery. Her son-in-law, the Rev. Jeremy Richardson officiated. A Memorial service was held directly after at the home of her daughter, Tracy Marino. Floral Haven Funeral Home, Broken Arrow --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 17, 2016 MATTHEW CHARLES LOTTER FITZHUGH -- Services for Matthew Charles Lotter, 76, of Fitzhugh, will be at 9 a.m. Saturday at Life Point Church in Stratford, by Pastor Sean McKinney. Mr. Lotter died May 14, 2016, at his home in Fitzhugh after a short battle with cancer. He was born March 19, 1940, in Johannesburg, South Africa, to parents Matthew and Irene Lotter. He was one of four children two brothers and a sister, all of whom he outlived. He married Elizabeth Cornelia Lotter, on June 24, 1965. They were married 50 wonderful years. He moved to the U.S. in March 1999 to provide the best possible life for his wife, kids and family. Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth Lotter of Fitzhugh; sons, Matthew 'Chuck' Lotter and wife, Bernice, and Paul Lotter, both of Ada; and daughter, Angela Mulliniks of Stratford. He had seven grandchildren, Victoria Lotter, Matthew Lotter, Paul Lotter, Jessica Lotter, Cheyenne Falland, Moon and Eli Mulliniks. DeArman-Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Tuesday, May 17, 2016 CHESTER TIMMONS ADA -- Services for Chester Daniel Timmons, 86, of Ada are at 1 p.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Richard Bailey will officiate. Burial will follow at Pontotoc Cemetery. Chester Timmons passed away Friday, May 13, 2016, at his home in Ada. He was born Feb. 7, 1930, near Connerville to William Arthur and Oma Leona (Shasteen) Timmons. He married Erra Lorene Skiles Aug. 6, 1950, in Bromide. Thoughout the mid-50s and 60s, Chester managed the WilMar Farm south of Ada, the H.D. Hall Ranch and the Rollows Ranch in the Ada area. He worked at Solo Cup Co. briefly and continued to ranch, work as an independent welder and hay bailer, and served as a Pontotoc County District 1 employee for 12 years prior to running for the district's commissioner seat. From 1987 until 1991, he served as Pontotoc County's District 1 Commissioner during which time he served on the Big Five Community Services board, and worked closely with local and state government leaders on community projects that included the building of the Pontotoc County Agri-Plex and improvement of the county's roads and bridges. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Hollis, Francis and Dellis Timmons; sisters, Charlsie Lewis, Ola Mae Sutterfield and Sylvina Johnson Stephenson. He is survived by the love of his life, his wife of 65 years, Erra; a son, Steve Timmons and wife, Lisa, of Ada; daughters, Anita Shirley of Oklahoma City, Karen Trivitt and husband, Curtis, of Lake Dallas, Texas, and Jennifer Boeck and husband, Jonathan, of Ada; his grandchildren, James Shirley and wife, Gabbie, of Chesapeake, Virginia, Lori Taylor of Edmond, Angela Hawpe of Moore, Holly Deitrick and husband, Sean, of Flower Mound, Texas, Candace Timmons of Norman, Cortney Cowley and husband, Jeremy, of Omaha, Nebraska, Caleb Timmons and wife, Lauren, of Tuttle, Brady and Nathan Boeck, both of Ada; his great-grandchildren, Katelyn and Aaron Shirley of Chesapeake, Virginia, Allyssa Turney of Oklahoma City, Anven and Amrilyn Hawpe of Oklahoma City, Hannah Deitrick, Leia Deitrick and Emily Deitrick of Flower Mound, Texas, and Cyrus Timmons of Tuttle; one great-great-granddaughter, Aurora Turney of Oklahoma City; sisters, Margle Skiles and husband, Herman, of Winfield, Kansas and Lora Skiles Hodge and husband, Jim, of Holdenville; brother-in-law, Frank "Sonny" Skiles of Alemeda, California; and many other relatives and friends. Bearers will be Caleb Timmons, Jeremy Cowley, Sean Deitrick, Randy Skiles, Troy Skiles and Mark Skiles. Honorary bearers will be Sterlin Timmons, Dale Timmons, Douglas Skiles, Dwight Sutterfield, Dewayne Sutterfield, Wayne Johnson, George Gurley, Bill Kirkes, Bob Hooser, Carrel Bryant and Lonnie R. Manuel. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ============================================================================================================================================================ The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 18, 2016 CLOVIS McKEE ADA -- Clovis F. "Mac" McKee, 91, passed away Monday, May 16, 2016, in Ada. Mac was born July 20, 1924, in Lindsay to Otis McKee and Sallie (Witt) McKee. Mac grew up and attended school in Lindsay. In the early 1960s he moved to Ada. Mac has been a longtime real estate owner and broker at McKee Real Estate and has served as president of the Ada Board of Realtors many times throughout his career. Mac served his country faithfully in the U.S. Navy. He served in WWII, one tour in Korea and two tours in Vietnam. He retired from the Navy in January of 1969 and began his career in real estate. Mac was a career veteran with more than 27 years of service to his country. Outside activities Mac enjoyed included farming with his John Deer tractors, tending to his black Angus cattle, helping out at the FFA auctions, providing basketball shoes to the children of Ada and supporting his beloved OKC Thunder team. Mac was a true giver and lover of people. He is survived by a daughter, Patti McKee of Port St. Joe, Florida; two grandsons, Tim Denson of Oklahoma City and Craig Galbreath of Mobile, Alabama; a sister, Alma Box of Lindsay; dear special friends, business partners and associates of more than 35 years, Sharon and Eldon Sutton of Ada; and a host of longtime friends, neighbors and business associates. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Mickey McKee; a son, Michael McKee; a granddaughter, Tandie Denson; and his sister, Margaret Brown. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday at Morris Memorial Church in Latta. Pastor David Fensler will officiate. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Family visitation will be held from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday, at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home. Online guestbook and condolences are available at www.phillipsfuneralservice.com. Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 18, 2016 CLINT CORVIN ADA -- Graveside services for Thomas Clint Corvin, 89, of Ada are at 2 p.m. Thursday at Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Dr. Travis Muse will officiate. Mr. Corvin passed away Sunday, May 15, 2016, at a Shawnee hospital. He was born Oct. 30, 1926, in Tyrola to Orville Colonel and Mary Jane Abbott Corvin. He married Johnnie Darlene Horn Driskill. They were married for 18 years. Mr. Corvin had been employed with the oilfield and in auto body work. He retired after 25 years of service with T and W Goodyear Tire Company in Ada. Mr. Corvin served as a Pontotoc County Reserve Sheriff's Deputy for many years. Survivors include his wife, Darlene of the home; a son and daughter; two stepsons, Randy and Roger Driskill, both of Ada; a stepdaughter, Kathy Ward of Happyland; and other relatives and friends. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada =========================================================================================================================================================== The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 20, 2016 EMMA MARIE MULLINIKS SHAWNEE -- Emma Marie Mulliniks, 90, of Stratford, passed from this earth May 19, 2016, at Colonial Estates Nursing Home in Shawnee. She was born April 26, 1926, in Okfuskee to Nancy Alice and Ora Marion Walker. She was a sister to Joseph Harold, William Ora, Lula Maxine, Jerry Andrew, Daniel Byron, Helen Louise, James Calvin and Retha May. She lived in Okfuskee, Okmulgee, Moore, Galey and Shady Grove (Stratford). She married Lester Carl Mulliniks July 10, 1943, in Okfuskee County. She was preceded in death by a son, Alvin Carl. She is survived by children Elvin Gerald of Henryetta, Gary Wayne of Stratford and Carolyn Mae Clements of Shawnee; 10 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was a homemaker, a devout Christian and a friend to all she met. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. today at DeArman-Pickard Funeral Home in Stratford. Services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday at DeArman-Pickard Funeral Home. Interment will follow in McGee Cemetary in Stratford. =========================================================================================================================================================== The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 25, 2016 OPAL MAY PIPES RICHLAND HILLS, Texas -- Services for Opal May Pipes, 99, of Richland Hills, Texas, and formerly of Roff are at 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Steve Wilburn will officiate. Burial will follow at Lightning Ridge Cemetery near Roff. The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Pipes passed away Thursday, May 19, 2016, at a Richland Hills, Texas, nursing home. She was born Feb. 15, 1917, in the Hart Community, southwest of Ada to M. Elijah and Myrtle Summers Twyman. She attended Hart schools. She married J.D. Dick Pipes Oct. 25, 1931. He preceded her in death Jan. 26, 1999. Mrs. Pipes was a cook for Roff Schools and the headstart program and later a cook for the Senior Citizen Center in Roff. She was a longtime member of the Roff Pentecostal Holiness Church. Survivors include a daughter, Kay Emerson and her husband, Steve, of Roanoke, Texas; a sister, Jean Irwin and her husband Leon of Latta; her grandchildren, Jerry David Pipes and wife, Lezlie, Ronny Robert Pipes and wife, Susan; Jefffory D. Hughes and wife, Janessa, Casey James Hughes and wife, Maureen, Rachelle Elizabeth Moreland and husband, Ryan, and Jennifer Ortiz and husband, Mike; several great-grandchildren; and her nieces, Stacy Oakley and husband, Arlis, and Sherry Maddux and her husband, Don. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; a daughter, Patricia Halpin; son, Jerry Don Pipes; and a grandson, Michael Pipes. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Wednesday, May 25, 2016 ALONZO MILLER II OKLAHOMA CITY -- Services for Alonzo Keith Miller II, of Ada, are at 2 p.m. Thursday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Harold Ware will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakman Cemetery. Mr. Miller passed away Sunday, May 22, 2016, in Oklahoma City. He was born May 19, 1993, in Amarillo, Texas, to Alonzo Keith and Flossie Ellen Dixon Miller. Mr. Miller was a manager at Taco Bell Restaurant. Survivors include his mother, Flossie Minor of Ada; his father, Alonzo Keith Miller of Amarillo, Texas; two sons, Kaiden Wayne Charles Miller and Exzaiver Miller, both of Ada; a brother, Rique Minor of Ada; six sisters, Tia Randolph and Deja Minor, both of Ada, Ashley Miller, Aalyah Miller, Ariel Miller and Destiny Kossler, all of Amarillo, Texas. He was preceded in death by his maternal grandparents, Shirley Lou Keas and Charlie Dixon. Bearers will be Jordan Perkins, Rique Minor, D.J. Coleman, Derek Irvin, Montrell Black, Dakota Blankenship, Ethan Bozeman and Geoffrey Williams. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, ADA =========================================================================================================================================================== The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Friday, May 27, 2016 JOYCE WALTERS ADA -- Services for Velma Joyce Walters, 80, are at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Shawn Wiebers will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Walters died Wednesday, May 25, 2016, at a local hospital. She was born Nov. 1, 1935, in Ada to Olen C. and Vera Bell Sliger Deaton. She attended Horace Mann School. She married Billy Earl Walters on May 23, 1952. He preceded her in death Jan. 24, 2006. She was the owner and operator of Joyces Beauty Box and an active member of Crosspointe Church. Mrs. Walters loved playing cards with the LOL group. Survivors include two daughters, Sheila Walters of Oklahoma City and Dana McNutt and husband, Gary, of Ada; four brothers, O.C. Deaton of Morris, Jim Deaton of Long Beach, California, Doug Deaton of Ada and Ron Deaton of Ada; grandchildren, Kerri and Tyson Allard of Hobart and Kortni McNutt of Ada; and great-granddaughter, Quinn Allard. Bearers will be Jason Deaton, Mark McCauley, Brad Cantrell, Marty Babb, Lanny Sliger and Hal Sliger. Honorary Bearers will be the LOL card group, Virgie Garrett, Chursey Fountain, Carol Hyde, Helen Sweeda and Rebecca Walker. The family says those who wish may make memorials to ALS, P.O. Box 6051, Albert Lea, MN 56007 or Crosspointe Church, 631 E. 33rd St., Ada, OK 74820 Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com Criswell Funeral Home, Ada =========================================================================================================================================================== The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Saturday, May 28, 2016 THOMAS CLINT CORVIN SHAWNEE -- Graveside services were held for Thomas Clint Orville Corvin, 89, on May 19, 2016. Dr. Travis Muse officiated. Mr. Corvin passed away on Sunday, May 15, 2016, at a Shawnee Hospital. He was born Oct. 30, 1926, to Orville Colonel and Mary Jane Abbott Corvin. He married Daisy Lorene Miller in Gainesville, Texas, in September 1947. She passed away Nov. 19, 1997. They were married for 50 years. Mr. Corvin was employed with Spann Motor Company in Ada from 1955 to 1957; Fleet Drilling Company in Ada from 1957 to 1964; and Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company in Ada from 1964 until his retirement in 1984. He was involved in several voluntary services in Pontotoc County. He was a member of the Bible Baptist Church for many years. He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Daisy; two brothers, Cecil D. and Claude D. Corvin; two sisters, Gracie Sutton and Jimmie Kolb; one son, Larry Clint Corvin; a Son-in-law Harold Sheppard; and two granddaughters, Bailey Brooks and Knydal Sheppard. He married Jonnie Darlene Horn Driskill on March 14, 2014, in Pontotoc County. He is survived by one son, Dennis E. Corvin and wife, Judy, of Roff; one daughter, Gayle (Corvin) Sheppard of Roff; one granddaughter, Lori D. Phillips Brooks and husband, Tracy Brooks, of Roff; three stepgrandsons, Dustin Sheppard and wife, Christi, of Ada, Cody Sheppard and wife, Kaycie, of Roff; one stepgranddaughter, Melinda Eldridge and husband, Cody, of Roff; one step-grandson, Derek Shico; 11 great-grandchildren, Bradley Hicks and wife, Kaia, Tyler and Bailey Brooks, Will, Drew, Addison, Nate, Owen, Knydal, Sheppard, Ryan Corsar and Lilly Shico. Extended family, Darlene Corvin of the home; two stepsons, Randy and Roger Driskill of Ada; one stepdaughter, Kathy Ward of Happyland and other relatives and friends. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada --------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Ada News, Ada, OK, Pontotoc County Saturday, May 28, 2016 REVA ALDEAN DOCKREY SULPHUR -- Services for Reva Aldean Dockrey, 88, of Allen are at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church. The Rev. Buddy Drake will officiate. Burial will follow at Allen Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the Allen Chapel from 4 p.m. Monday until service time. Mrs. Dockrey passed away Friday, May 27, 2016, at a Sulphur hospital. She was born Jan. 18, 1928, in Claremore to Amon Leander and Edna Lucille Baker Self. She married Wilburn Lite Bill Carter Sept. 8, 1956, in Carlsbad, New Mexico. He preceded her in death March 30, 1994, in Muskogee. She later married Gail Leonard Dockrey Oct. 16, 1996. He preceded her in death Jan. 25, 2003. Mrs. Dockrey was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Kenny Brewer and wife, Linda, of Wynnewood and Phillip Burk and wife, Mildred, of Moore; a brother, Connie Self of Show Low, Arkansas; four grandchildren, Kendra Jumper and husband, Chad, of Oklahoma City, Jennifer Melton and husband, Billy, of Davis, John Burk and wife, Deidre, of Oklahoma City and Sharla Hill and husband, John, of Moore; eight great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. She was preceded in death by her parents; her first husband, Bill Carter; her second husband, Gail Dockrey; two sisters, Virginia Walker and Delores Pryor; and two brothers, Doyle Self and Gary Self. Obituaries may be viewed and online condolences sent to criswellfh.com. Criswell Funeral Home, Ada ==========================================================================================================================================================