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NORMAN — Services for Stanley Shortes, 85, Norman, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. Mr. Shortes died Tuesday, May 31, 2005, at a Norman Veterans Center.
RUBY HALL
MOORE — Services for Ruby Lee Hall, 83, Moore, formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Frank Trent will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs.
Hall died Saturday, May 28, 2005, at an Oklahoma City nursing home. She was born July 14, 1921, in Clarita to Robert and Lessie Meeks Dempsey. She lived in the Ada area most of her life and moved to Oklahoma City in early 1990s.
She married Barney W.
Hall Sept. 27, 1941, in Ada. Mrs.
Hall was the owner of a cafe in Stratford, a homemaker and a member of the Linn Avenue Pentecostal Holiness Church in Oklahoma City.
Survivors include her husband, Barney W. Hall, of the home; a daughter, Sandra Trench, Oklahoma City; a son, Charles Hall, Asher; a sister, Indolia Wallace, Ardmore; seven grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by a brother, Loyd Dempsey.
Bearers will be Chris Laughlin, Scot Laughlin, Billy Dugger, James Trench, David Schafer and Matt Trench. Honorary bearer will be Bob Trench.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
MARY LEWIS
STONEWALL — Graveside services for Mary Lee Lewis, 82, Stonewall, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Byrd’s Prairie Cemetery, the Rev. David Dooley will officiate.
Mrs. Lewis died Monday, May 30, 2005, at a Stonewall nursing home. She was born April 16, 1923, in San Antonio, Texas, to James Cleveland and Cora Elizabeth Lovett Brooks. She attended school at Little Axe and Oklahoma City. She moved to this area in 1961 from Oklahoma City.
She married Joseph Dolphus Lewis May 2, 1938, in Midwest City. He died Aug. 21, 1961, in Norman.
Mrs. Lewis was a homemaker and a Baptist.
Survivors include two sons, Bob Lewis, Tupelo, and A. D. Lewis, Bridge Creek; a daughter, Sue Berry, Stonewall; two brothers, Luke Brooks, Stockton, Calif., and Bob Brooks, Kiowa; two sisters, Stella Radliff, Luther and Betty Martindale, Savanna; five granddaughters and three grandsons; seven great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Jo Tomlinson, Aug. 4, 1986.
Honorary bearers will be grandsons and great grandsons, Joe Lewis, Bobby Lewis, James Tomlinson, Jason Williams, Jesse Chiles, James Stringer, Zachary Davis and Tim Davis.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
JERRY ANDERSON
HOLDENVILLE — Services for Jerry S. Anderson, 71, Holdenville, were today at Barnard Memorial United Methodist Church, Holdenville. Burial followed at Holdenville Cemetery. He died May 29, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
EDWARD DeWITT
ATWOOD — Services for Edward R. DeWitt, 59, Atwood, are 2 p.m. Thursday at Atwood Nazarene Church. Burial follows at Atwood Cemetery.
He died May 29, 2005.
Hudson-Phillips Funeral Home, Holdenville
AUDREY MENTZ
DAVIS — Services for Audrey Bernice Mentz, 56, Davis, are 2 p.m. Wednesday at Faith Center Church in Sulphur. She died May 28, 2005.
Krien Funeral Home, Davis
JOYCE SULLIVAN
STRATFORD — Graveside services for Joyce Lue Sullivan, 76, Stratford, are 10 a.m. Wednesday at McGee Cemetery, the Rev. Terry Pearce officiating.
Mrs. Sullivan died May 28, 2005, at Stratford. She was born April 7, 1929, at Gracemont to Iva Mae McLaughlin and Carl Forgia.
She was a homemaker and member of Pentecostal Holiness Church.
She married Tommy Sullivan April 22, 1945, at Glendale, Ariz. He died Oct. 28, 2000. She was also preceded in death by her parents and a sister.
Survivors include a son, Jerry Lynn Sullivan and his wife Belinda Joyce, Center; and a brother, Kenneth Forgia, Peoria, Okla.
Pickard Funeral Home, Stratford
BERTHA TATE
DAVIS — Services for Bertha “Reina” Brashears Tate, 87, Bethany, formerly of Davis, were May 28, 2005, at Green Hill Cemetery. She died May 25, 2005.
Krien Funeral Home, Davis
RICHARD TOMLINSON
TUPELO — Services for Richard Coy Tomlinson, 53, Tupelo, are 2 p.m. today at Tupelo First Baptist Church, the Rev. Randall Christy officiating. Burial follows at Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Tomlinson died May 26, 2005, at Tupelo. He was born Oct. 21, 1951, at Oak Grove in Coal County.
He attended Centrahoma Schools and graduated from Tupelo High School in 1970. He was a heavy equipment operator and member of Centrahoma Baptist Church. He was a Vietnam veteran and later joined the National Guard at Ada.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Theadore and Loretta Dee Bowerman Tomlinson; two brothers, James Tomlinson and Donnie Tomlinson; and a sister-in-law, Mary Jo Tomlinson.
He married Joyce Parks July 10, 1970, at Centrahoma.
Survivors include his wife, Joyce Parks, of the home; two sons, Coy Tomlinson, Tupelo, and Andrew Tomlinson and his wife Tonya, Union Valley; a daughter, Lusenda Bullard and her husband Danny, Tupelo; a sister, Kay Lackey and her husband Paul, Tupelo; two brothers, Ed Tomlinson, Tupelo, and Leon Tomlinson and his wife Thelma, Cottonwood; eight grandchildren, Matthew Bullard, Andria Tomlinson, Richard Bullard, Danny Bullard Jr., D’Adrian Tomlinson, Triston Bullard, Landon Tomlinson and Janie Bullard; many nieces, nephews, cousins and other relatives.
Bearers are Lenus Batchelor, Jay Ward, Terry Young, Roy Deck. John Ivy, Dennis Holder, Charlie Krebbs and James Stockton.
Honorary bearers are A.A. Howell, John Fowler, Joe Schutte, Wayne Martin, Bobby D. Hyatt and Rick Ellis.
Brown’s Funeral Service, Coalgate
CARLYN ALLEN
DAVIS — Services for Carlyn K. Allen, 61, Davis, formerly of Ada, are 2 p.m. Tuesday, at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Steve Mayhan officiating. Burial follows at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Mrs. Allen died Thursday, May 26, 2005, in Davis. She was born Aug. 8, 1943, in Ada, to Carl T. and Denzel H. Wommack Morris. She graduated from Latta High School and worked for Ideal Cement, retiring in 1987. She moved to Davis in 1997. She was a member of Roff Church of Christ.
Survivors include two sons, Joe Allen and his fiance Tina Gregory, Ada; and Carl Allen and his wife Reneé, Ada; one sister, Susan Nelson and her husband Dan, Davis; one brother, Ron Morris and his wife Claudine, Ada; one granddaughter, Josey B. Allen; and a nephew, Shane Nelson, Davis.
Bearers are Tommy Morris, Bud Blake, Chris Rigsby, Thane Hudson, Bill Vann and Ronnie Miller. Honorary bearer is Harold Price.
Criswell Funeral Home
CAROLINE JOHNSON
ADA — Services for Caroline Sue
Johnson 63, Ada, are 10 a.m. Tuesday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Louise Marrs will officiate.
Ms.
Johnson died Tuesday, May 24, 2005, at an Irving, Texas hospital. She was born June 22, 1941, in Allen, Okla., to Solomon and Agnes Albertson Johnson. She graduated from Chilocco High School, in Lawrence, Kan., attended East Central University for four years, and the Pontotoc Vocational Technical School for three years.
She married Jose Acosta in May, 1993. She was a licensed practical nurse, a member of the Dallas Indian United Methodist Church in Dallas, a member of the United Methodist Women, the Silver Feathers Senior Group at her church, the Dallas Urban Inter-Tribal Center of Dallas and she was very active in Sunday School.
Survivors include her husband, Jose Acosta, of the home; a daughter, DeAnna L. Alexander Underhill, Ada; a son, Malcom Troy Thomas, Kansas; six grandchildren; and several aunts, uncles, and other relatives.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
BETTY LIONBERGER
CAMARILLA, Calif. — Graveside services for Betty Lionberger, 76, Camarilla, are Tuesday, at 11 a.m. at East Hill Cemetery, John Baulch officiating.
She died May 22, 2005, at a Los Angeles hospital. She was born April 18, 1929, at Roff, to Julia E Kennedy and John Thomas.
A memorial service was held at Pearce Brothers Mortuary.
Survivors include a son, Dr. Bill Lionberger and wife Amy; a daughter, Debbie Lionberger, Oxnard; two sisters, Mary Jo Green and husband J.L., Ada, Okla., and Edna Hernandez, Oxnard; three grandchildren, Madison, Douglas Haines and Jason Lionberger, Sedona, Ariz.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
AUDREY MENTZ
DAVIS — Services for Audrey Mentz, 56, Davis, are pending with Krien Funeral Home. She died May 28, 2005.
BABE NORMAN
FRANCIS — Graveside services for Babe Frances Norman, 76, Francis, were 10 a.m. Friday at Rosedale Cemetery.
She died May 26, 2005, at Francis. She was born May 1, 1929, at Francis, to Boyd Franklin and Nell Archer Green. She married Wilbur “Bill” Wayne Norman July 3, 1946, at Fort Smith, AR. He died Feb. 9, 1988.
Mrs. Norman graduated from Francis High School and was a lifelong resident of Francis. She was affiliated with the Church of Christ and she was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband and parents.
Survivors include two daughters, Cynthia Frances Norman and Celia Ann Reynolds, both of Francis; one grandchild; and one great-grandchild.
Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada
BERTHA TATE
BETHANY — Graveside services for Bertha “Reina” Brashears Tate, 87, Bethany, were 3 p.m. Saturday at Green Hill Cemetery, Davis. She died May 25, 2005, at a Bethany nursing home.
Krien Funeral Home, Davis