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SEMINOLE — Services for Orvil Lee Anderson, 74, Seminole, are 10:30 a.m. Saturday at Swearingen Funeral Home Chapel.
He died April 7, 2004, at a Shawnee hospital.
EARL BRIGHT
SULPHUR — Graveside services for Earl L. Bright, 55, Sulphur, are 2 p.m. Friday at Mounds Cemetery, Mounds.
He died April 7, 2004, at Sulphur.
Clagg Funeral Home
GARLAND O'CONNOR
KONAWA — Services for Garland Leo O'Connor, 85, Konawa, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church, the Rev. Joe Arledge officiating. Burial follows at Sacred Heart Cemetery. Rosary will be held at 6:30 p.m. Monday at Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
Mr. O'Connor died April 6, 2004, at his home. He was born July 21, 1918, at Shawnee to Ardis and Anna Bouska O'Connor. He was a longtime resident of the Konawa-Sacred Heart area.
He and Vera West were married Feb. 22, 1942, at Sacred Heart.
Mr. O'Connor was self-employed as a carpenter for more than 60 years and served in the U.S. Army during World War II. He was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include the mother of his children, Vera O'Connor, of the home; five daughters, Mary Ann Arledge, Newalla, Margaret Atchely, Apopka, Fla., Janice Floyd, Jo Ann O'Connor, both of Konawa, and Loretta Ringgold, Shawnee; five sons, Gene O'Connor, Hal O'Connor, both of Shawnee, Dwaine O'Connor, Steve O'Connor and Victor O'Connor, all of Konawa; a sister, Ann Merkel, Konawa; two brothers, Michael O'Connor, Shawnee, and Albert O'Connor, Moore; 45 grandchildren; and 38 great-grandchildren.
Pickard-Swearingen Funeral Home
DOROTHY BUMGARNER
DAVIS — Services for Dorothy Jewel Bumgarner, 75, Davis, were April 2 at Krien Funeral Home Chapel. Burial follows at Green Hill Cemetery.
She died March 30, 2004, at her home.
HARLAND SHARP
ADA — Graveside Services for Harland Sharp, 54, Ada, are 10 a.m. Friday at Oakman Cemetery.
He died April 6, 2004, at a local hospital.
Criswell Funeral Home
SAM DYKEMAN
STRATFORD — Graveside services for Sam J. Dykeman, 91, Stratford, are 11 a.m. Friday at McGee Cemetery.
He died April 6, 2004, at Blaby.
Pickard Funeral Home
FLOYD HOBGOOD
ROFF — Services for Floyd W. Hobgood, 89, Roff, formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Oak Avenue Baptist Church, Ada, the Revs. Ray Talbott and Kenneth Elkins officiating. Burial follows at East Hill Cemetery.
Mr. Hobgood died April 5, 2004, at a local hospital. He was born April 14, 1914, at Pontotoc County to Reed Thomas and Minnie Sellers Hobgood.
He was a lifelong resident of this area and attended school at Pleasant Hill.
He and Ozell C. Crass were married June 24, 1933. She died Jan. 8, 2002, at Ada.
Mr. Hobgood employed with Ideal Cement, later known as Holcim Cement Company, for many years and was a longtime active member of Oak Avenue Baptist Church, where he served as deacon.
Survivors include a nephew, Murl Phillips and his wife Wanda, Roff; and many other nieces and nephews.
Bearers are Charles Bates, Jim Stevens, Dwight Hart, Dennis Story, Dwight Eidson and Roy Chaney.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
WILLIAM LAUGHLIN
WICHITA, Kan. — Graveside services for William Clifford Laughlin, 96, Wichita, formerly of Ada, Okla., are 11 a.m. Thursday at Memorial Park Cemetery, Ada, Bud Ross officiating.
Mr. Laughlin died April 4, 2004, at Wichita. He was born Dec. 31, 1907, at Ada to James Irvin and Georgia E. Simpkins Laughlin. He lived in the Ada area all his life, attending Hayes School and graduating from Ada High School. He also attended East Central University.
He and Mayme Lois Carter were married May 4, 1936, at Denison, Texas. She died March 2, 1990, at Ada.
Mr. Laughlin was a welder and later a machine shop foreman for Ideal Cement Co., retiring with 22 years of service. He was also a member of the Church of Christ.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Betty Jo Roy, Wichita Falls, Texas.
Survivors include a daughter, Twyla Jean Riley, Morro Bay, Calif.; a son, William Carter Laughlin, Wichita; five grandchildren; and 6 great-grandchildren.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
GEORGE LOWE
WETUMKA — Services for George Edward Lowe, 57, Wetumka, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Yeager Methodist Church, Yeager. Burial follows at Yeager Cemetery.
He died April 5, 2004.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
PARKER NOLAND
DAVIS — Private graveside family services for Parker Shay Noland, infant daughter of Micah and Chrissy Noland, Davis, were Tuesday at Swan Hill Cemetery, Ada.
She was born and died April 3, 2004, at an Oklahoma City hospital.
She was preceded in death by her great-grandparents, Herman Collins and Letha Cleveland.
Survivors include her parents, Micah and Crissy Noland, Davis; grandparents, Larry and Trish Miller, Ada, Jim and Julie Noland, Davis, and Marilyn Cleveland, Edmond; great-grandparents, Virgil and Martha Miller, Vanoss, Laverne Collins, Ada, Dale and Velma Noland, Davis; and a great-grandfather, J.E. Cleveland, Sulphur.
Krien Funeral Home
DORIS WATSON
DOUGHERTY — Services for Doris Ann Watson, 62, Dougherty, are 2 p.m. Friday at Dougherty Baptist Church. Burial follows at Dougherty Cemetery.
She died April 6, 2004, at Sulphur.
Fox Funeral Home, Davis
FRANCES STRINGFIELD
SEMINOLE — Services for Frances Jeannette Hester Stringfield, 85, Seminole, are 2 p.m. today at the Church of Christ, Little. Burial follows at Little Cemetery.
She died April 3, 2004, at Shawnee.
Swearingen Funeral Home, Seminole
ROBERT WISER
ADA — Graveside services for Robert O. “Bob” Wiser, 86, Ada, are 2 p.m. Friday at Hobart Cemetery, the Rev. Tommy Clark officiating.
Mr. Wiser died April 5, 2004, at a local hospital. He was born April 14, 1917, at Havana, Ark., to Porter Hulon and Ratha Omegia Rogers Wiser.
He attended Havana schools and had moved to the Ada area from Hobart in 1995. He owned and operated a service station and was a fire chief at Rosedale.
He and Syble Eulala Smith were married Dec. 12, 1936, at Havana. She died in March 1997.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; a son, Johnny Lee Wiser; two brothers, Joe Wiser and Hulon Wiser; and a sister, Mary Wiser.
Survivors include a son, Bobby Joe Wiser, Carnegie; a daughter, Carolyn Melton, Ada; four brothers, James Wiser, Danville, Ark., Roger Wiser, Havana, Henry Wiser, Boron, Calif., and Frank Wiser, Clarksville, Ark.; three sisters, Ida S. Hall, Belleville, Ark., Betty Reed, Little Rock, Ark., and Molly Fish, Garland, Texas; seven grandchildren, Barbara Cotton, Cheryl Bradenburg, Cathy Ross, Robert Lee Wiser, Debra Hankins, Karen Pickens and Lisa Lanini; 10 great-grandchildren; 15 nephews; and seven nieces.
Bearers are Mark Ross, Stoney Brandenburg, Larry Null and Nick Dalton.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home
DOROTHY JACKSON
ADA — Services for Dorothy H. Jackson, 90, Ada, are pending with Smith-Phillips Funeral Home.
She died April 7, 2004, at a Weatherford nursing facility.