System Mechanic - Clean, repair, protect, and speed up your PC!O. L. WHITEN
ADA — Services for O. L. Whiten, 80, Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Whiten died Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2004, at his home.
JAKE NEWCOMB
ADA — Services for Leon “Jake” Newcomb, 84, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at First Free Will Baptist Church, the Rev. Larry Montgomery will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Newcomb died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born Sept. 9, 1920, at Stratford to William and Ethel Meridith Newcomb. He and his family moved to this area from Stratford when he was a young child. He attended school in Ada and graduated from Ada High School.
Mr. Newcomb married Esther 
Brown in 1963 in Ada. She died Dec. 26, 1993, in Ada. He was a truck driver and repairman with Ideal Cement Plant, retiring after 40 years of service. He was a member of First Free Will Baptist Church. Mr. Newcomb served in the U. S. Navy during World War II. He served aboard the ship USS Laffey. His ship was attacked and sank by the Japanese near the Solomon Islands. He was pulled to safety after floating in the oily seas for several hours. He was awarded the Purple Heart.
Survivors include two sons, Glen Newcomb and wife Terry, Ada, and Gary Rogers and wife Roma, Choctaw; a daughter, Yvonne Trout, Tulsa; son-in-law, Ronnie Trout, Ada; six grandchildren, Tammy Wilkerson, Ada, Jamie Rodebush and husband Rock, Ada, Leon Trout and wife Juanitta, Okemah, Alan Trout, Ada, Josh Rogers, Oklahoma City, Brandy Steelman and husband Micah, Edmond; four great-grandchildren, Destin Wilkerson, Jolee Rodebush, Johnny Trout and Brandon Trout; one sister, Lilly “Bill” Davidson, Ada.
He was preceded in death by his parents, brother, Tony Newcomb, his twin sister, Yvonne “Bond” McElroy.
Bearers will be Monty Newcomb, Ronnie Trout, Alan Trout, Leon Trout, Josh Rogers and Rock Rodebush.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
LEON NEWCOMB
ADA — Services for Leon Newcomb, 84, Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Newcomb died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004 at an Oklahoma City hospital.
INEZ VAIL
ADA — Graveside services for Inez Vail, 91, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Memorial Park Cemetery, the Rev. Gale Izard will officiate.
Mrs. Vail died Tuesday, Sept. 28, 2004, at a local hospital. She was born May 8, 1913, at Buford, Ark., to John and Gertrude Lovelady Coventon. She and her family came to this area in 1919 from Buford. She graduated from Byng High School.
She married Olan Vail Aug. 23, 1934, in Ada. He died Nov. 9, 1984, in Ada. Mrs. Vail was a salesclerk and bookkeeper and was also a homemaker. She was a vharter member of Trinity Baptist Church.
Survivors include two daughters, Drusilla Epperly and husband Don, Ada and Jean Coleman and husband Don, Springfield, Mo.; five grandchildren, Russell Epperly, Sherman, Texas, and Eric Epperly, Ada; Greg Gwin and wife Karen, Grapevine, Texas, Greta Green and husband Glenn, Springfield, Mo., and Diane Gwin, Springfield, Mo.; six great-grandchildren, Jordan Epperly, Paige Epperly both of Ada, Collin Gwin and Claire Gwin, both of Grapevine, Texas, Landon Green and Logan Green, both of Springfield, Mo.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
FRED BRUNER
HOLDENVILLE — Services for Fred Bruner, 66, Holdenville, are 1:30 p.m. Thursday at Middle Creek #1, Lamar. Burial follows at Bruner Family Cemetery, Lamar.
He died Sept. 27, 2004.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
PAUL E. NIBLETT
WYNNEWOOD — Services for Paul E. Niblett, Wynnewood, 61, are pending with Krien Funeral Home, Daivs. He died Sept. 28, 2004, at Sulphur.
MIKE KEEF
ADA — Services for William Terry Michael “Mike” Keef, 37, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Smith Funeral Home Chapel in Sapulpa. Burial follows at South Heights Cemetery in Sapulpa.
MARGARETTE HUDSON
ADA — Services for Margarette Hudson, 84, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Tim Richardson and Rev. Kenneth Elkins will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Hudson died Sept. 26, 2004, at her daughter’s home in Frisco, Texas. She was born Oct. 27, 1919, in Ada to Leonard and Carrie Mae Ernest Willoughby. She attended school in Ada and graduated from Ada High School.
She married Louis “Pate” Hudson May 28, 1937. Mrs. Hudson operated Jack and Jill Kindergarten in Ada for 36 years. She was a longtime active member of the First Baptist Church and she and her husband were members of the Ada Hobo’s Club.
Survivors include her husband, Louis “Pate” Hudson, of the home; daughter, Carrie Lou Wood and husband Eddie, Frisco, Texas; one sister, Louise Nease, Shawnee; two grandsons, Brian Wood and Chris Wood and three great grandchildren, Hudson Wood, Taylor Wood and Ryan Louis Wood.
Bearers will be Floyd Gurley, Ron Milner, Ben Walker, Riley Young, Robert Tollison and Willie Dansby.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
VERA BONNER
PAULS VALLEY — Services for Vera Mae McKinley Bonner, 80, Pauls Valley, are 2 p.m. Thursday at the Wooster Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Jim Dehart officiating. Burial follows at Mount Olivet Cemetery.
Mrs. Bonner died Sept. 27, 2004, at Norman. She was born Aug. 22, 1924, at Wanette to Joseph David and Martha Angeline (Griffith) McKinley.
She worked as a janitor and a substitute teacher. She graduated from Whitebead High School in 1942. She was a lifetime member of the VFW Ladies Auxiliary.
She and William Jerrel Bonner were married June 23, 1942, at Pauls Valley.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Jerrel Bonner; a son, Jerrel Wesley Bonner; her parents, Joseph David and Martha McKinley; two brothers, William Durwood and Joe Marvin McKinley; and a grandson, Kenneth (Kenny) Griffith.
Survivors include two sons, Jackie Lee Bonner and Joe Ray Bonner; three daughters, Sequita Darlene Ashley, Sue Ann Griffith, and Sheryl June Fryer; a sister, Vada Cantrell; 21 grandchildren; and 31 great-grandchildren.
Condolences may be sent to the family at www.woosterfuneralhomes.com.
Wooster Funeral Home
CHESSIE GREEN
DAVIS — Services for Chessie Green, 92, Davis, are pending with Krien Funeral Home, Davis. She died Sept. 27, 2004, at Oklahoma City.
FAWN CASEY
STONEWALL — Services for Fawn Renee Edmonds Casey, infant daughter of Rolanda Casey and Carl Edmonds will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at High Hill Cemetery. A Wake service will be held 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Chickasaw Housing, Unit 4 in Stonewall.
Fawn was born and died Sept. 26, 2004, at a local hospital.
Survivors include her mother, Rolanda Casey, Stonewall; her father, Carl Edmonds, Stonewall; four brothers, Thomas Casey, Malcolm Casey, Michael Edmonds and Hayden Casey, all of the home; two sisters, Kathryn Edmonds, Anadarko and Devon Edmonds, Anadarko; grandparents, Leo Thomas, Stonewall and Teresa Edmonds, Anadarko; numerous aunts, uncles and other family members. She was preceded in death by two grandfathers, Thomas Edmonds and Jack Casey.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
BOBBY G. HENLEY
ADA — Services for Bobby Gene Henley, 65, Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Frank Trent will officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mr. Henley died Sept. 26, 2004, at his home. He was born March 22, 1939, in Seminole to Leo Self and Jewel “Judy” McGruder Henley. He attended school in Seminole and graduated from Seminole High School.
Mr. Henley was a Supervisor-Engineer for OG&E Company in Konawa, retiring July 1, 1994, after 34 years of service. Mr. Henley served in the U. S. Air Force from 1956 until 1960.
He married Jerry Ann Bryant July 31, 2004, in Ada.
Survivors include his wife, Jerry Ann Henley, of the home; two sons, Robert Henley, Washington, DC and Allen Henley, Lawton; his father, Leo Self Henley, Shawnee and step-mother, Norma Jo Henley, Shawnee; two granddaughters, Courtney Johnston, Wichita, KS and Kathryn Henley, Washington, DC; two great granddaughters, Caylee Johnston and Trinity Johnston, both of Wichita, KS. He was preceded in death by his mother.
Bearers will be Bob Carter, David Parker, Max Hudson, Jack Russell, Tim Brewer and Randal Johnston.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
MARGARETTE HUDSON
ADA — Services for Margarette Hudson, 84, Ada, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Revs. Tim Richardson and Rev. Kenneth Elkins will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Hudson died Sept. 26, 2004, at her daughterís home in Frisco, Texas. She was born Oct. 27, 1919, in Ada to Leonard and Carrie Mae Ernest Willoughby. She attended school in Ada and graduated from Ada High School.
She married Louis ìPateî Hudson May 28, 1937. Mrs. Hudson operated Jack and Jill Kindergarten in Ada for 36 years. She was a longtime active member of the First Baptist Church and she and her husband were members of the Ada Hoboís Club.
Survivors include her husband, Louis ìPateî Hudson, of the home; daughter, Carrie Lou Wood and husband Eddie, Frisco, Texas; one sister, Louise Nease, Shawnee; two grandsons, Brian Wood and Chris Wood and three great grandchildren, Hudson Wood, Taylor Wood and Ryan Louis Wood.
Bearers are Floyd Gurley, Ron Milner, Ben Walker, Riley Young, Robert Tollison and Willie Dansby.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
JUANITA HARRIS
WEWOKA — Services for Juanita Lavell Harris, 81, Wewoka, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at First Free Will Baptist Church. Burial follows at Non Cemetery.
Mrs. Harris died Sept. 26, 2004, at a Seminole hospital. She was born April 3, 1923, at Coalgate to James Oscar and Martha Hendrix Linton.
Mrs. Harris grew up in the Non and Coalgate area and attended school at Gerty. She and James Harris were married Aug. 20, 1957. She worked for a number of years at Holdenville General Hospital and also worked with her husband at Harris Electric. She was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church of Wewoka.
Mrs. Harris was preceded in death by her parents James and Martha Linton, three brothers, and three sisters.
Survivors include her husband James Harris, Wewoka; a daughter Sherry and husband DeWayne Wadlow, Wewoka; a son Richard and wife Sharlet, Midwest City; three grandsons Jerry Wadlow, Donnie Shaffer and Rocky Harris; a sister, Wilma Ellis, Memphis, Tenn.; seven great-grandchildren; and numerous other relatives and friends.
Bearers are Fred Poe, John Linton, John Wellington, J.D. Wellington, J.W. Thornton, Floyd Wellington, Donnie Shaffer, Rocky Harris.
Stout-Phillips Funeral Home
MARGARETTE HUDSON
FRISCO, Texas — Services for Margarette Hudson, 84, Frisco, Texas, formerly of Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Hudson died Sunday, Sept. 26, 2004, at her home
BOBBY HENLEY
ADA — Services for Bobby Henley, 65, Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Henley died Sunday, September 26, 2004 at his home.
