DORA CROSS ADA-Graveside services for Dora Faye Cross, 76, Ada, are 1:00 p.m. Saturday at the Pontotoc Cemetery in Pontotoc, Oklahoma, Ron Carrell will officiate. Mrs. Cross died Thursday, January 10, 2008 at a local hospital. She was born June 6, 1931 at Pontotoc, Oklahoma to Alec and Myrtle Boatright Snoddy. She attended Jesse and…

BAXTER GRAY STRATFORD-Services for Baxter Gray, 75, Stratford, are 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Lewis Perry will officiate. Burial will follow at McGee Cemetery in Stratford. Mr. Gray died Thursday, January 10, 2008 at an Ada hospital. He was born July 8, 1932 at Stratford, Oklahoma to James Barney and…

LOIS BRASHEARS ADA-Services for Lois Edna Brashears, 90, Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Friday at the First Assembly of God Church, Rev. Jimmy Keith will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Thursday at the Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Brashears died Wednesday, January…

THOMAS GILLIAM ADA-Graveside services for Thomas Edgar Gilliam, 43, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Friday at Rosedale Cemetery, Rev. Wayne Rowe will officiate. Mr. Gilliam died Wednesday, January 9, 2008 at a Shawnee hospital. He was born September 24, 1964 at Ada, Oklahoma to Thomas G. and Lawanda Joyce Beach Gilliam. He attended Byng schools and…

ORVAL BRUSTER ROFF-Services for Orval Ray Bruster, 83, Roff, are 2:00 p.m. Friday at the First Baptist Church, Ada, Revs. Tony Folger, Shawn Priddy, and Albert May will officiate. Burial will follow at East Hill Cemetery. Tinker Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 p.m. until…

Gordon G. Marcum, Sr. Gordon Marcum, Sr. a World Champion Skeet Shooter, of Midland died in his sleep on Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at 89. He was born in Cairo, Oklahoma on October 11, 1918 into the family of Bessie Hayhurst and Claude Marcum. He graduated from Capital Hill High School in Oklahoma City and…

SHIRLEY COUNTS FRANCIS-Services for Shirley June Counts, 67, Francis, are 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Rodger Arter will officiate. Burial will follow at Cedar Grove Cemetery in Francis. Ms. Counts died Tuesday, January 8, 2008 at an Oklahoma City hospital. She was born June 23, 1940 at Roff, Oklahoma to…

BEAULAH KENNEDY ADA-Graveside services for Beaulah Myrl Kennedy, 89, Ada, are 1:00 p.m. Monday, January 14, 2008 at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Kennedy died Monday, January 7, 2008 at a local nursing home. She was born August 24, 1918 at Ada, Oklahoma to Bruce and Addie Dyer Click. She lived in this area most of…

HELEN M. WHITE TULSA-Graveside services for Helen M. "Nonnie" White, 93, Tulsa, formerly of Ada, are 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Rev. Bob Langston will officiate. Mrs. White died Sunday, January 6, 2008 at a Tulsa care center. She was born on August 31, 1914 in Ada to Frank and Dellie Dora Bartley…

VELMA HENDERSON ADA-Graveside services for Velma L. Henderson, 92, Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at Rosedale Cemetery, Rev. Randy Golden will officiate. The Family will receive friends Monday evening from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Henderson died Saturday, January 5, 2008 at a local hospital. She was born March 21,…