Celebrating Lives

MARVANELL WALKER HEALDTON-Graveside services for Marvanell Poe Walker, 90, of Healdton, formerly of Ada, are 10:30 a.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery in Ada, Danny Huntsman will officiate. Mrs. Walker died Monday, June 11, 2012 at an Ardmore hospital. She was born October 9, 1921 in Ada, Oklahoma to Albert and Jennie Owen Poe. She…

LEROY COOK NAPA, CALIFORNIA-Services for Leroy Cook, 82, Napa, California, formerly of Allen are 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church, Rev. Buddy Drake will officiate. Burial will follow at the Allen Cemetery Mr. Cook died Monday, June 11, 2012 at a Napa, CA hospital. He was born February 10, 1930…

DONALD BOWERS ADA-Services for Donald Ray Bowers, 80, Ada, are 11 a.m. Monday at Harmony Free Will Baptist Church. Rev. Ken Wolf will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The family will receive family and friends from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Bowers died Saturday, June 9, 2012,…

THURMAN CATES JR. ADA-Services for Thurman Milton Cates Jr., 89, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Mike Barnett will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Military honors will be conducted by the Chickasaw Nation Honor Guard at the cemetery. The family will receive family and friends from 2…

JEAN GREGORY Jean Carol Gregory of Irving, Texas, formerly of Ada, passed away in Baylor Hospital at 9:25 p.m. Monday, June 4, 2012 from complications of an infection following extensive back surgery the previous week. Services will be 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Southwest Church of Christ. Burial will follow at East Hill Cemetery in…

RON WARREN ELMA, WASHINGTON-Graveside services for Ronald Franklin "Ron" Warren, 55, Elma, WA, formerly of Ada are 2:00 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rev. Joe Dixon will officiate. Mr. Warren died Monday, June 4, 2012. He was born October 8, 1956 in Ada, Oklahoma to Nolan Benton and Geneva Pauline "Neva" James Warren. He…

JESS WOFFORD LULA-Services for Jess Wofford, 90, Lula, are 2 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Rev. Bill Sluder will officiate. Burial will follow at Allen Cemetery. Mr. Wofford died Saturday, June 2, 2012, at an Allen nursing center. He was born Dec. 17, 1921, to Fred and Lottie Sluder Wofford in Atoka County.…

SALLY WADE ADA-Services for Kathleen "Sally" Wade, 82, of Ada, are 11:00 a.m. Monday at the Central Church of Christ, Bud Ross and Scott Young will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Wade died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at a local hospital. She was born January 27, 1930 at Ada, Oklahoma to…

LONNIE BARNES PICKETT-Services for James "Lonnie" Barnes, 87, of Pickett are 11:00 a.m. Saturday at the Center Free Will Baptist Church, Revs. Earl Hood and Leroy Holman will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Mr. Barnes died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at…

MONA FERGUSON ADA-Services for Mona Ann Ferguson, 69, of Ada are 10:00 a.m. Monday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Kenneth Butler will officiate. Burial will follow at Greenhill Cemetery in Lindsay. Mrs. Ferguson died Thursday, May 31, 2012 at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born September 18, 1942 in Lindsay, Oklahoma to William…