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ADA — Services for Perry Cole Underhill, 55, Ada, are 2 p.m. Tuesday at Criswell Chapel, the Revs. Travis Wollenberg and Clay Shannon officiating. Burial follows at Highland Cemetery, Stonewall.
Mr. Underhill died April 3, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born May 1, 1948, at Ada to Hagen and Dessa Odell Underhill. He attended school at Stonewall and was a graduate of Stonewall High School.
He and Sandra Greenlee were married June 4, 1970.
Mr. Underhill was a cattleman and was employed with Southern Oklahoma Livestock Auction.
He was preceded in death by a brother, Jimmy Underhill, in 1957.
Survivors include his wife, Sandra Underhill, of the home; three daughters, Sherri Underhill, Lisa Underhill and Michelle Shannon, all of Ada; a surrogate son, Eddie Wollenberg, Ada; three grandsons, Dalton Day, Dillon Day and Jacob Shannon; a granddaughter, Lauren Underhill; and two sisters, Colene Alexander and Janey Penick, both of Jesse.
Bearers are Eddie Wollenberg, Ted Clark, Lee Bolen, Benny Cope, Lee George and Sonny Humphrey.
Honorary bearers are Herman Day and Terry Shannon.
Criswell Funeral Home
EARLENE BURLSON
STRATFORD — Graveside services for Earlene Ruth Burleson, 68, Stratford, are 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at McGee Cemetery, the Rev. Richard Atzbach officiating.
She died April 2, 2004, at Oklahoma City.
Pickard Funeral Home
TERRY CARTER
DAVIS — Services for William “Terry” Theodore 
Carter III, 49, McAlester, are 2 p.m. Monday at the First United Methodist Church at Davis, the Rev. Wayne Lofton officiating.
He died March 31, 2004, at McAlester.
Waldrop Funeral Home, Wilburton
‘BOB’ McEUIN
STRATFORD — Private family services will be held for Robert “Bob” William McEuin, 87, Stratford.
He died Tuesday, March 30, 2004.
Pickard Funeral Home
JOHN MILLER
LAS VEGAS, Nev. — Services for John Butler Miller, 68, Las Vegas, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Church of Christ at Stratford, Okla., John Miller officiating.
He died April 1, 2004, at Las Vegas.
Pickard Funeral Home
WILLA MAE DILLMAN
ADA — Services for Willa Mae Dillman, 80, Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home.
She died April 2, 2004, at local hospital.
MARY CLARK ROWLES
ADA — Memorial services for Mary Mack Clark Rowles, 91, Ada, are 11 a.m. Monday at St. Joseph Catholic Church, the Rev. Ray Ackerman officiating.
Mrs. Rowles died April 1, 2004, at a local nursing home. She was born May 9, 1912, at Boswell to Perry Mack and Veda Bell Garvin Clark.
She attended school at Boswell, and graduated from Boswell High School. She came to this area in 1952 from Boswell.
She and William Thomas Rowles were married Aug. 15, 1936, at Olathe, Kan. He died Feb. 20, 1970, at Ada.
Mrs. Rowles was a homemaker and a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Debbie Musick and husband Jim, Yukon, and Becky McKenzie, Ada; three grandchildren, William Gregory Andrews and wife Mandi, Houston, Texas, Mary Jade McKenzie and Charlie Madison McKenzie, both of Ada; and three great grandchildren, Christian Lake Andrews, Caitlin Scout Andrews and Keegan Corbett Andrews, all of Houston.
Criswell Funeral Home
LES YOUNGER
ADA — Services for Leslie B. Younger, 83, Ada, are 11 a.m. Tuesday at St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, the Rev. John D. Norvell officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mr. Younger died April 1, 2004, at a local hospital. He was born May 24, 1920, at Heavener to Fred and Lula Barnes Younger. He graduated from Heavener High School and was a member of the first All-State Football team in Oklahoma in 1938.
He received a bachelor of science degree in engineering from Oklahoma A&M, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Fraternity and played football for four years. He also graduated from the University of Oklahoma Law School.
He and Patricia Lyons were married Jan. 10, 1948.
Mr. Younger came to Ada in 1953 from Norman and practiced law in Ada from 1953 until his death. While maintaining a general practice specializing in oil and gas, he served as the city attorney for the city of Ada for 25 years. The Oklahoma Bar Association honored him in July 2003 for 50 years of practice.
Mr. Younger was a longtime member of St. Luke’s Episcopal Church. He served in the U.S. Army during World War II, landing on Omaha Beach on D-Day. He retired as a Lt. Col. in the U. S. Army Reserves.
Survivors include his wife, Pat Younger, of the home; two daughters, Janis Knickmeyer and husband Steve, Mt. Pleasant, S.C., and Cara Black and husband Tim, Norman; and three grandchildren, Steven Knickmeyer, Alan Knickmeyer and Ashley Squyres.
Bearers will be Sam Boughner, Alvin Files, Bob Gray, Jim Kemp, Max Roberson and Frank Stout.
Honorary bearers are Bill Baker, Don Page, Orville Ashcraft, Jim Conway, Barney Ward, Austin Deaton, George Gurley, Terry Tracy and members of the Pontotoc County Bar Association.
The family says those who wish may make memorials to Matthew 25 Mission, c/o St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, P.O. Box B, Ada, OK 74820, or the Oklahoma Medical Research Foundation, 825 N.E. 13th, Oklahoma City, OK 73104-5097.
Criswell Funeral Home
EMMA CASSADY
ADA — Graveside services for Emma Mae Dodd Cassady, 105, Ada, are 10 a.m. Monday at Rosedale Funeral Home, the Rev. Stephen Nation officiating.
Mrs. Cassady died April 3, 2004, at a local nursing facility. She was born Jan. 27, 1899, at Leonard, Texas, to John M. and Sarah Ellen Burns Dodd. She graduated from Colbert High School.
She and Lonnie B. Cassady were married Aug. 14, 1921, at Ada. He died Jan. 6, 1981, at Ada.
Mrs. Cassady was a homemaker and a member of First Nazarene Church.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by a son, Paul Lloyd Cassady; and two sisters.
Survivors include a cousin, Johnny Berryhill, Bonham, Texas; four grandchildren, Paula Sue Steiger, Vikki Thomas, Cecil Bryan Cassady and Belinda Castro; eight great-grandchildren; three nieces, Winne Holman, Bonnie Uhach and Dorothy Dowell; and two nephews, Paul Nunn and Ray England.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home
RUBY NOLAN
BYARS — Services for Ruby A. Nolan, 83, Byars, are 2 p.m. Monday at Memorial Temple, Cushman Corner, the Rev. Matthew Bernard officiating. Burial follows at Maxwell Cemetery.
Mrs. Nolan died March 31, 2004, at Purcell. She was born June 12, 1920, at Maxwell.
She and Guy Nolan were married in 1946 at Chickasha. He died March 18, 1984.
Mrs. Nolan was a homemaker and moved to Byars in 1982. She was a member of Memorial Temple, Cushman Corner.
Survivors include two brothers, Erbin Cox, Douglas, Ariz., and Calvin Cox, Clifton, Ariz.; and three sisters, Allene Rankin, Stratford, Bonnie Richardson, Byars, and Jean Ward, Purcell.
Bearers are J.W. Cantrell, Brian Cantrell, Jake Bernard, James Cantrell, Brian Mealman and Nathaniel Ward.
Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford
RAY WILLIAMS
WARDVILLE — Services for Ray Bernard Williams, 84, Wardville, were today at First United Methodist Church. Family and friends, Clark Rhyne, Chris and Brian Foris and R.E. Hooe officiated. Burial followed at Wardville Cemetery.
Mr. Williams died March 31, 2004, at his Wardville home. He was born Feb. 3, 1920, at Cario in Coal County to Preston A. and Margaret Eliza McEntire Williams. He attended Cario Schools.
He and Ruby Mae Hooe were married Aug. 12, 1947, at Sherman, Texas.
Mr. Williams was a lifelong rancher and a member of Wardville Baptist Church. He was a 32nd degree Mason of Kiowa 117 and a Shriner. He served in the Armed Forces and was a prisoner of war during World War II in Germany. He was also a recipient of the Purple Heart.
Mr. Williams was preceded in death by his parents, Preston A. and Margaret Eliza McEntire Williams; two brothers, Wilburn Williams and Don Williams; and a sister, Gloria Manley.
Survivors include his wife, Ruby Williams, of the home; two daughters, Molly Parker and husband Tony and Sally Kimsey and husband Terry, all of Wardville; two sisters, Miriam Witherspoon, Coalgate, and Doris Barlow, Colorado Springs, Colo.; three grandchildren, Christopher Foris and wife Mickie, Tannehill, Brian Foris and wife Beth, McAlester, and Rachael Kimsey, Atlanta, Ga.; four great-grandchildren, Erin Foris, Mason Foris, William Foris and Dillon Foris; and numerous nephews, nieces, cousins and other relatives and friends.
Bearers were Paul Hooe, Vestal Cook, J.D. Godwin, Pete Cosgrove, Larry James and R.E. Hooe.
Honorary bearers were George Newberry, Buster Marcum, Dell Mayer, Woodrow Childers, Buddy Haraway, Frank Ely, Harlow Cunningham, J.V. Newberry, Louis John Sandman, Joe Pasquali and Bill Overstreet.
Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate
