Celebrating Lives

EBAL MCDONALD ALLEN-Services for Ebal M. McDonald, 101, Allen, are 10:30 a.m. Thursday at the First Baptist Church in Allen, Rev. Chad Kaminski and James McDonald will officiate. Burial will follow at Konawa Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the Allen Chapel from 3:00 p.m. Wednesday until service time. Mrs. McDonald died Sunday, March…

OPAL BOTTOMS ADA-Services for Opal Irene Bottoms, 88, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Earl Hood officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Bottoms died Saturday at a local nursing home. She was born March 19, 1921, at Vanoss, to Allen Yarberry and Della Byerly Yarberry. She attended Vanoss schools…

JAMIE BISHOP MCALESTER-Services for Jamie Denise Motes Bishop, 45, McAlester, formerly of Ada are 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Harold Ware will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Bishop died Thursday, March…

SERENA CHARLEY ROFF-Services for Serena Ned Charley, 101, Roff, are 10:00 a.m. Monday at the Pennington Indian Methodist Church in Reagan, Rev. Bill Baker will officiate. Burial will follow at Seeley Chapel Cemetery near Connerville. The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Mrs. Charley died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at a…

SAM JONES ADA-Services for Jesse Sampson "Sam" Jones, 81, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Saturday at the Central Church of Christ, Bud Ross will officiate. Burial will follow at Swan Hill Cemetery. Mr. Jones died Wednesday, March 25, 2009 at a local hospital. He was born September 3, 1927 at Stratford, Oklahoma to Jesse Stevenson and…

JOHN JOHNSON ADA-No services are planned for John Wesley Johnson, 73, Ada. Mr. Johnson died Tuesday, March 24, 2009 at his home. He was born December 25, 1935 in Texas to Calvin and Marie Everman Johnson. He lived in the Ada area all his life. He married Barbara Johnson on January 14, 2008. Mr. Johnson…

J. C. "SMOKEY" LONGACRE STONEWALL-Memorial services for J. C. "Smokey" Longacre, 77, Stonewall, are 10:00 a.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Marion and Wilma Ledbetter will officiate. Mr. Longacre died Monday, March 23, 2009 at his home. He was born May 7, 1931 at Pauls Valley, Oklahoma to Carlos Dillon and Emma…

KRIS COOK ADA-Services for Kris Eric Cook, 29, Ada, are 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Faith Assembly of God Church, Rev. Larry Hatfield will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Kris died Saturday, March 21, 2009 at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born March 13, 1980 at Ada, Oklahoma to Jerry and Phyllis…

BILL MOORE ADA-Services for Billy Richard "Bill" Moore, 64, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the First Pentecostal Holiness Church, Rev. Robert Ware will officiate. Burial will follow at East Hill Cemetery in Roff. Mr. Moore died Saturday, March 21, 2009 in Ada. He was born April 9, 1944 at Helena, Arkansas to Elmer Wesley…

LLOYD BURK, JR. ADA-Services for Lloyd Burk, Jr., 43, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church, Revs. James Feltner, Glen Eaves and Mr. Cary Gerth will officiate. Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery. Mr. Burk died Saturday, March 21, 2009 at a local hospital. He was born September 11, 1965…