Celebrating Lives

Memorial services for Rebecca "Becky" Kay Garrison, 63, of Ada will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 10, 2023 at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Harold Ware will officiate. Mrs. Garrison passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 at her home in Ada.  She was born March 25, 1959 in Ada, OK to Clyde Jr. and…

Alice Dew Services for Alice Marie Dew, 90, of Ada are 2:00 p.m. Thursday, January 12, 2023 at the Lightning Ridge Baptist Church, Rev. Dean Stone will officiate. Burial will follow at Lightning Ridge Cemetery. Mrs. Dew passed away Friday, January 6, 2023 at an Ada assisted living center. She was born May 28, 1932…

Larry Wayne Cole of Ada, Oklahoma passed away Friday, January 6 th , 2023 due to idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis disease.  Just like he dealt with all experiences in life, Larry managed his illness with strength and courage and wanted to spend as much time with his loved ones as possible.  On his final day, he…

Chad Miller Memorial services for Chad R Miller will be held in the chapel at Criswell Funeral Home in Ada, Oklahoma at 1 pm on Friday, January 13, 2023. Chad was called home to his Lord and Savior on January 4, 2023. He peacefully slipped away surrounded by his loving girlfriend, sister, and two daughters.…

Thomas Keith Runnells was born to Floyd and Helen Runnells in Burlington, IA on June 10, 1951. He passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at Oklahoma Heart Hospital. He attended and graduated from Burlington High School in 1970. Tom was very active in football and wrestling while in school. Upon graduation, he enlisted in the…

Memorial services for Trevor Dale Clark, Sr., 48, of Ada are 11:00 a.m. Friday, January 13, 2023 at the Chickasaw Community Center, Brandon Henry and Kellos Walker will officiate. He passed away Wednesday, January 4, 2023 at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City.  He was born January 20, 1974 in Talihina, OK to Rev. Leslie…

Larry Large of Ada, OK, died Wednesday Jan. 4, following a brief illness. Born in Oakland, Calif., on Aug. 28, 1940, he called Ada his home for most of his life. A 1958 graduate of McLish High School in Fittstown, he married Carol Cash on Nov. 7, 1959. Over the years, they lived in Ada,…

A viewing for Shirley Ann Riley Franks will be from 6:00-8:00 pm Monday, January 9 th at Criswell Funeral Home in Ada, Oklahoma.  Interment will take place in Casper, Wyoming followed by a celebration of life (date and time to be determined). Shirley quietly passed away in the comfort of her own home on January…

Services for J D Branscum, 90, of Ada are 10:00 a.m. Friday, January 6, 2023 at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Randall Christy will officiate. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery. Mr. Branscum passed away Monday, January 2, 2023 at an Ada assisted living center.  He was born January 23, 1932 at Konawa, Oklahoma…

A Celebration of Life for Eva Mae Crabtree, 99, of Bridge Creek, formerly of Allen, will be 2:00 Saturday  at Allen First Baptist Church.  Rev. Chad Kaminski and Chaplain Kathy Brown will officiate.  Burial will follow at the Allen Cemetery.  The family will receive friends, Friday 5:00pm - 7:00pm, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel…