Celebrating Lives

HOUSTON WELLS JR. AHLOSO-Services for Houston Wells Jr., 83, Ahloso, are 2 p.m. Monday at Ahloso Baptist Church, the Rev. Dan Cusher officiating. Burial will follow at Byrd's Prairie Cemetery at Tupelo. The family will receive friends at Criswell Funeral Home from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday. Mr. Wells died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at…

VONDA DEES ADA-Services for Edith Vonda Dees, 78, Ada are 11 a.m. Monday at Calvary Pentecostal Holiness Church, Rev. Frank Trent officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mrs. Dees died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at an Ada hospital. She was born Aug. 13, 1931, near Ada to Leroy and Edith Mae Hughes McDaniel. She…

WAYNE HAIGOOD ADA-Services for Henry Wayne Haigood, 64, Ada, are 2 p.m. Monday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Barry Tilley officiating. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Haigood died Thursday, Dec. 31, 2009, at his home. Mr. Haigood was born Dec. 29, 1945, to James Luther and Eula Marie Nash Haigood, in Tahoka,…

JERRY JACKSON ADA-Memorial services for Jerry Ben Jackson, 68, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Byng Abundant Life Tabernacle, Rev. George Carson will officiate. Mr. Jackson died Saturday, December 26, 2009 at a local hospital. He was born December 24, 1941 at Avery, Texas to Joseph Howard and Josephine Hunter Jackson. He attended school…

CLYDE MCFARLAND MUSTANG-Services for William Clyde McFarland, 95, Mustang, are noon Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Van Newton officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery. The honor guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Mr. McFarland was born Sept. 7, 1914, to John Marshall and Mary Ellen McFarland in St. Jo, Arkansas. He died…

SUGE RUTHERFORD MCALESTER-Services for Warren "Suge" Rutherford, 87, McAlester, formerly of Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Faith Lindley will officiate. Burial will follow at Oak Wood Cemetery in Wewoka. Mr. Rutherford died Friday, December 25, 2009 at his home in McAlester. He was born March 5, 1922 at Wewoka,…

LOU REPASS ADA-Services for Lou Ellen Repass, 71, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Dr. Rusty Fuller will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Ms. Repass died Thursday, December 24, 2009 at her home. She was born June 8, 1938 at Ada, Oklahoma to Loyd Ross and Helen…

JACK COWGER ADA-Services for Jack Estal Cowger, 88, Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Gene Williams officiating. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Mr. Cowger was born May 11, 1921, to Grady and Nancy Perrine Cowger by the river near Ada, OK. He died Wednesday, Dec. 23, 2009, at his…

IVA BRANSCUM KONAWA-Services for Iva Sexton Branscum, 100, Konawa, are 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Grady Roundtree will officiate. Burial will follow at Vamoosa Cemetery. Mrs. Branscum died Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at a local nursing home. She was born October 15, 1909 at Konawa, Oklahoma to Jasper Tom and…

GRANNY NELSON ADA-Services for Nannie 'Granny' Lois Shreffler Nelson, 85, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at Abba's House Church of God, Revs Ken Angel and George Vance officiating. Burial will follow at Summit View Cemetery, Guthrie. Mrs. Nelson was born June 12, 1924, to Oren and Lavonia Martin in Finley, OK. She died Dec. 22,…