Celebrating Lives

Ivy Jade Ryan A memorial service for Ivy Jade Ryan, 2, of Ada, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2026, at Oak Avenue Baptist Church; Rev. Jaymeson Kennedy will officiate. Ivy went to rest in the arms of Jesus on August 19, 2026. She was born on December 18, 2023 in Oklahoma City to…

Eldon Antonio JohnsonServices for Eldon Antonio Johnson are 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church in Allen; Rev. Bobby Briggs will officiate.  Viewing will be held on Thursday from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Criswell Funeral Home in Ada…

Helen SummersServices for Helen Vadine Summers, 95, of Roff, are 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2026, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel; Chaplain Susan Ayers will officiate.Helen Vadine Summers went home to be with the Lord on August 17, 2026. Born December 19, 1930, to Milton Monroe and Naomi Iona Malicoat Dunn, of Roff. Helen…

Pastor Gary Alan JamarMarch 6, 1947 – August 17, 2026Memorial ServiceA memorial service celebrating the life of Pastor Gary Alan Jamar will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Trinity Baptist Church in Ada, Oklahoma.Pastors David Gray, J.P. Williams, and Jake Munday will officiate.Pastor Gary Alan Jamar, 79, of Ada, Oklahoma, went home to Jesus…

Jimmy KingServices for Jimmy King, 90, formerly of Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.Jimmy and Ellen King shared their last nightly Bible devotional on Saturday, August 15, 2026. He went home to his Father on Sunday, August 16. Jimmy Richard King…

Tyrone DveneyServices for Tyrone Dveney are 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 24, 2026, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel; Brother Mickey Hollars will officiate.Tyrone Anthony Dveney, 65, passed away on August 15, 2026, in Ada, Oklahoma. Born on June 25, 1961, in Ada, he was the son of Richard Delano Dveney and Trudy Ann (Crumb) Dveney.Tyrone…

Byron BatesByron Thomas Bates, 68, passed away peacefully into eternity with our Lord Jesus Christ, on August 14, 2026. Byron was born to Charles Thomas Bates and LaVerne Ruth Bates (Gaar), on July 31, 1958, in McPherson, Kansas.Most of Byron’s youth and formative years were spent in Kansas, where he graduated high school and attended…

Norberto NavarroA gathering for the family and friends of Norberto Cruz Navarro, 68, of Stratford, will be held Friday, August 14, 2026, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel from 6:00-8:00 p.m.Mr. Navarro passed away August 12, 2026, in Ada. He was born July 25, 1958, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Obdulio Marquez Navarro and Manuela…

In Loving Memory of Martha Faye HarlanServices for Martha Fay Harlan will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 14, 2026, at Reaper Baptist Church. Rev. Aaron Ruffin, Rev. Ronnie Amous, and Rev. Ricky McGee will officiate. Burial will follow at Athens Cemetery. A wake will be held at Criswell Funeral Home on Thursday from 5:00-7:00 p.m.It…

Pauline Rice, 95, died at Kyrie Assisted Living in Ada, OK, on Friday, August 7, 2026. Pauline was born July 6, 1931, to Orvil and Eva Huckleberry in Vamoosa, Oklahoma.Pauline grew up around Vamoosa and left Vamoosa High School to marry her sweetheart, M.E.(Hoot) Rice, November 6, 1948, in Konawa, OK. After serving with the…