Celebrating Lives

RAY MEDDLER ADA-Services for William Ray Meddler, 81, Ada, are 2:00 p.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Daniel Johnson will officiate. Burial will follow at Lamar Cemetery near Lamar in Hughes County. Mr. Meddler died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at his home. He was born September 16, 1927 at Calvin, Oklahoma to…

MARCUS GRIFFIN, JR. ADA-Services for Marcus R. Griffin, Jr., 83, Ada, are 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at the First Christian Church, Rev. Vicki Crooks will officiate. A Committal service at Rosedale Cemetery will precede services at the church. Mr. Griffin died Saturday, December 27, 2008 at a local hospital. He was born April 16, 1925 at…

EDDIE BROWN ADA-Services for Eddie Jay Brown, 53, Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Wednesday at the Hickory Hill Baptist Church, Rev. Pete Wall will of officiating. Burial follows at Hickory Hill Cemetery. Wake services will be held on Tuesday evening from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. at the Criswell Chapel. Mr. Brown died on Friday, December 28,…

RED SALES ALLEN-Services for Clyde Andrew "Red" Sales, Jr., 81, Allen, are 10:00 a.m. Monday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Rev. David Gray will officiate. Burial will follow at Lightning Ridge Cemetery. Visitation will be from Noon Sunday until 9:00 p.m. Sunday at the Allen Chapel. Mr. Sales died Thursday, December 25, 2008…

BUD BELL ALLEN-Graveside services for Jessie "Bud" Welton Bell, 91, Allen, are 1:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Allen Cemetery, Bill Jones will officiate. The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Friends and family may call at the Allen Chapel from noon Monday until service time. Mr. Bell died Thursday, December 25,…

GLADYS DAVIDSON TUPELO-Services for Gladys M. Davidson, 99, Tupelo are 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Tupelo Baptist Church, Rev. Claudie Alford will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Stonewall. Mrs. Davidson died Thursday, December 25, 2008 at a Coalgate nursing home. She was born January 13, 1909 in the Stonewall area to Everett…

DORIES BERRY SEMINOLE-Services for Dories Kay Berry, 62, Seminole, formerly of Konawa are 2:00 p.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Jeff Woodyard will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mrs. Berry went to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at her home. She was born January 16, 1946 in…

FLOYD JENNINGS HOLDENVILLE-Services for Floyd F. Jennings, 98, Holdenville, formerly a longtime Ada resident, are 10:00 a.m. Saturday at the Faith Assembly of God Church, Revs. Wesley Martin and Alan Lewis will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Mr. Jennings died Wednesday, December 24, 2008 at a Holdenville hospital. He was born December 3,…

BILLY HARRINGTON CHICKASHA-Services for William Edward "Billy" Harrington, 35, Chickasha, are 2:00 p.m. Monday at the Southwest Church of Christ in Ada, Ron Babbitt and Mel Latorre will officiate. Burial will follow at Holdenville Cemetery. Visitation will be all day Sunday at the Allen Chapel. Mr. Harrington died Monday, December 22, 2008 at Chickasha, Oklahoma.…

ORVILLE D. WOOD ADA-Services for Orville Dale Wood, 89, Ada, are 11:00 a.m. Friday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Gary Jamar will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The Chickasaw Honor Guard will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Mr. Wood died Monday, December 22, 2008 at a local hospital. He was…