J. C. BOTTOMS SR.
KENDALVILLE, Ind. Memorial services for J.C. Bottoms Sr., 64, Kendalville, Ind., formerly of Ada, Okla., will be held at a later date at the home of his daughter, Cindy Deatherage, Ada, Okla. Mr. Bottoms died Saturday, Oct. 22, 2005, at a Kendalville nursing home.
He was born March 26, 1941, in Bixby, Okla., to Archie and Ruby Bottoms. He spent many years in California before moving back to Oklahoma. He lived in Ada for several years before moving to Indiana. Mr. Bottoms was a home builder and he was of the Baptist faith.
He married Jerris Hovis on May 3, 1999.
Survivors include his wife, Jerris Bottoms, of the home; three daughters, Cindy Deatherage and her husband Monte, Ada and Jennifer Harrington, Indiana, and Gina Brown Paradez, Okla.; three sons, J.C. Bottoms Jr., Roff, Jason Harrington, Oklahoma, and Jonathan Bottoms, Avon Park, Fla.; two step-daughters, Kathy Zaragoza, Indiana, and Jennifer Donnell, South Carolina; eight grandchildren; five step-grandchildren; three great grandchildren; one sister, Jeannie Williams, Indiana; several nieces and nephews; and a very close friend, Rick Lyles, Tulsa, Okla.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Archie Bottoms and Ruby White, two sisters, Pearl Cherry and Annie Nichols, and two step-sons, Robert Louise Standon in 1969 and Curtis Ray Standon on Jan. 3, 2005.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada, Okla.
ORVIL ASHFORD
SULPHUR Services for Orvil L. Ashford, 85, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Sulphur Central Baptist Church.
Mr. Ashford died Oct. 23, 2005.
Krien Funeral Home
VELMA MILLSAP
SHAWNEE Services for Velma M. Millsap, 94, Shawnee, are 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, Mitch Williams officiating. Burial follows at Konawa Cemetery.
Mrs. Millsap died Oct. 23, 2005, at Shawnee.
Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa
MARY LEE WHITE
ADA Services for Mary Lee White, 87, Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. White died Tuesday, October 25, 2005 at a local hospital.
ETHEL RANKIN
DAVIS Services for Ethel Rankin, 93, Davis, are 11 a.m. Tuesday at Gilfield Baptist Church, Davis. She died Oct. 20, 2005.
Krien Funeral Home, Davis
MARCHETA LOW
DAVIS Services for Marcheta Low, 67, Davis, are pending with Krien Funeral Home, Davis. She died Oct. 22, 2005.
Krien Funeral Home, Davis
LOIS BALDWIN
HOLDENVILLE Services for Lois G. Baldwin, 73, Holdenville, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home Chapel, Holdenville. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery.
She died Oct. 21, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
Mozelle Clifford
HENRYETTA Services for Mozelle Francis Clifford, 89, Henryetta, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Church of the Nazarene. Burial is 3 p.m. at Byrds Prairie Cemetery, Tupelo.
Mrs. Clifford died Oct. 22, 2005, in Okmulgee.
Rogers Funeral Home Inc., Henryetta
JACK WATTS
KONAWA Services for Jack V. Watts, 84, Konawa, are 2 p.m. Monday at Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Charley Henthorn officiating. Burial follows at Konawa Cemetery.
Mr. Watts died Oct. 19, 2005, at his home. He was born July 22, 1921, at Rock Creek to Marvin Thomas and Kitty Robbins Watts.
He was educated at Rock Creek, Shawnee and Earlsboro schools. He served with the Civilian Conservation Corps and U.S. Navy, achieving the rank of second class aviation machinist mate.
He married Evelyn Loraine Daniels Dec. 30, 1944. She died Nov. 27, 1994.
In 1946, upon completion of his military duties, he moved to Konawa where he was employed by the Konawa Peanut Company. In 1954, Mr. Watts purchased a well servicing machine and operated it for many years. He later purchased oil wells and operated them for himself. In 1983, Mr. Watts retired from pumping oil wells.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Evelyn Watts; his parents, Marvin and Kitty Watts; three brothers, Roland, Earl and Victor Watts; four sisters, Irene Patterson, Mildred Patterson, Hazel Bohannon, Christine Cranefield; and a daughter-in-law, Carolyn Watts.
Survivors include a son, James Watts, Konawa; a grandson, Richard Howsmon and his wife Tammy, Ingleside, Texas; a granddaughter, Jeanne Bicknell and her husband Terry, Savannah, Ga.; three great-grandchildren; Alexandra, Errol and Kyndrick Howsmon; a special friend, Mozelle Duncan and her daughter, LaWanda Tanner, and close family friend, Kathy Kelly and her family.
The family asks that donations be made in Mr. Watts memory to Konawa Nutrition Center, 426 E. 1st Street, Konawa, OK 74849.
Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home, Konawa
ETHEL RANKIN
DAVIS Services for Ethel Rankin, 93, Davis, are pending with Krien Funeral Home. She died Oct. 20, 2005.
DANA BLAIR
ADA Graveside services for Dana Blair, 71, Gainesville, Florida, formerly of Ada, are 11 a.m. Saturday at the Pontotoc Cemetery. Mrs. Blair died in July in Gainesville, Fla.
Criswell Funeral Home
VICKI INMAN
DEL CITY Services for Vicki R. Inman, 32, Del City, are 1 p.m. Monday at East Main Church of Christ, Holdenville. Burial follows at Holdenville Cemetery.
She died Oct. 19, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
