Celebrating Lives

Services for Mary Lou Loman Thompson will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 21, at Criswell Funeral Home chapel in Ada. Interment will be in New Bethel Cemetery, Byng. Mrs. Thompson died Jan. 17 at her home in Byng. She was 88. Mary Loman was born May 10, 1934, in Pontotoc, Ok, the fifth of…

Services for Joy Katherine Henderson, 85, of Ada are 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2023 at Center Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Earl Hood will officiate.  Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday, January 16. Mrs. Henderson passed away Friday, January 13, 2023 at her home.  She…

Ruth Ann Canterbury Adams passed away on Wednesday, January 11, 2023 in Houston, TX. Ruth was born December 22, 1936 in Ada, Oklahoma to Edwin and Ruth Morris Canterbury. Ruth was a long-time resident of the Deer Creek and Edmond communities until her move to Cypress, TX in 2011. Ruth grew up in Ada, graduating…

Graveside services for Phyllis Arlene Satterfield, 67, of Ada are 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2023 at Rosedale Cemetery.  Ronnie West will officiate. She passed away Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at Mercy Hospital in Ada.  Phyllis was born January 19, 1955 in Ada, OK to Roland Eugene and Geneva Lorene Nickell Satterfield.  She worked in…

Born 19 Oct 1934 in Byng, about four miles north of Ada, Pontotoc, OK USA, Frankie Lou was the 3rd daughter of Irven and Beulah Elmore who lived with Beulah's parents, Frank and Ella Correll Colbert. Frank operated a small grocery store/gas station which had housing attached to the back. Irven Elmore owned and operated…

Services for Alicia Darlene Johnson, 78, of Latta are 10:00 a.m. Thursday, January 12, 2023 at the Union Valley Baptist Church, Revs. Rusty Johnson will officiate and the eulogy will be given by Ezra Johnson. A Committal service will be 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 14, 2023 at Boatman Cemetery, near Salina, OK. Mrs. Johnson passed…

Memorial services are planned at a later date for Janie Rita Turney, 78, of Stonewall. Ms. Turney passed away Monday, January 9, 2023 at an Ada hospital. She was born November 29, 1944 at Sterling, Oklahoma to Arvle Rueben and Gertrude Susan Summers Adkins. Ms. Turney worked as a Customer Service Manager at Walmart until…

Services for William Douglas Floyd, 91, of Ada are 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, January 11, 2023 at the Central Church of Christ, J. R. Smith and Ben Williams will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Floyd passed away Saturday, January 7, 2023 at an Ada hospital. He was born January 4, 1932 in…

Memorial services for Rebecca "Becky" Kay Garrison, 63, of Ada will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Harold Ware will officiate. Mrs. Garrison passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 at her home in Ada.  She was born March 25, 1959 in Ada, OK to Clyde Jr. and…

Alice Dew Services for Alice Marie Dew, 90, of Ada are 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 12, 2023 at the Lightning Ridge Baptist Church, Rev. Dean Stone will officiate. Burial will follow at Lightning Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Dew passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 at an Ada assisted living center. She was born May 28, 1932…