ALVIN H. DRAKE ALLEN-Services for Alvin H. Drake, 86, Allen, are 11:00 A.M. Wednesday at Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church in Allen, Revs. Buddy Drake and Orvel Romine officiating. Burial follows at the Allen Cemetery with the Masonic Lodge conducting Masonic rites. Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Friends and…

KATHY DEATON ADA-Services for Phnaughn "Kathy" Deaton, 63, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church, Rev. Frank Trent will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Deaton died Friday, January 30, 2009 at a local hospital. She was born November 7, 1945 at Ada to Leroy and Edith Mae…

JOHN DAVID BOLIN ADA-Services for John David Bolin, 27, Ada, are 12:00 Noon, Monday at the First Baptist Church of Ada, Rev. Earl Hood officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 4:00 – 6:00 PM Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Bolin died Thursday, January 29, 2009, in Ada.…

HARRIET SAMPSON MIDWEST CITY-Services for Harriet A. Sampson, 89, Midwest City, formerly of Ada are 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Christ Missionary Baptist Church at 36th and Midwest Blvd. in Midwest City, Rev. Willie Dean will officiate. Burial will follow at Athens Cemetery in Ada. Mrs. Sampson died Thursday, January 29, 2009 at her home.…

LAURETTA BAX ROFF, OKLAHOMA-Graveside services for Lauretta Ruth Stanton Bax, 93, Roff, Oklahoma, formerly of Nashville, Tennessee are pending at Calvary Cemetery in Nashville. Mrs. Bax died Thursday, January 29, 2009 at her home. She was born December 7, 1915 in Niagara Falls, New York to Roy J. and Gertrude R. Robinson Stanton. She married…

GLADYS MORGAN ADA-Services for Gladys Mae Jones Morgan, 94, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. George Warren will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Morgan died Sunday, January 25, 2009 at a local hospital. She was born March 21, 1914 in Oklahoma to Rev. John Marion…

PATRICIA WHELCHEL ADA-Services for Patricia Ann Whelchel, 39, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Dennis Heath will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall. Ms. Whelchel died Sunday, January 25, 2009 at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born February 16, 1969 at Holland, Michigan to Omer…

TOMMY LYDA ADA-Services for Tommy Ben Lyda, 61, Ada, are 12:00 Noon Friday, January 23, 2009, at the Criswell Chapel, Rev. Larry Hawkins officiating. Burial follows at Pontotoc Cemetery in Pontotoc. The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Wake service will be held Thursday evening at 6:00 P.M. at the Criswell…

ROY JOHNSTON LULA-Services for Roy Earl Johnston, 85, Lula, are 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Wendell Ingram will officiate. Burial will follow at Lula Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Johnston died Monday, January 19, 2009 in Houston, Texas. He…

WELDON KILLIAN ADA-Services for Weldon Gordon Killian, 81, Ada, are 10:30 a.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Randall Christy will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Killian died Monday, January 19, 2009 at his home. He was born January 16, 1928 at Roff, Oklahoma to Tom J. and Viola Munger…