Steve Ware, Sr.
Aug 20, 2026
Steve Ware, Sr.
We announce the passing of Steve Lloyd Ware Sr. who left us on August 20, 2026, at the age of 72.
Steve was born to Lloyd and Helen Ware on March 28, 1954, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. He is preceded in death by his mother, Helen; father, Lloyd; and sister, Susan Shiplet. Steve opened L&S Tool Company with his father,...
Ivy Jade Ryan
Aug 19, 2026
Ivy Jade Ryan
A memorial service for Ivy Jade Ryan, 2, of Ada, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2026, at Oak Avenue Baptist Church; Rev. Jaymeson Kennedy will officiate.
Ivy went to rest in the arms of Jesus on August 19, 2026. She was born on December 18, 2023 in Oklahoma City to her devoted parents Kianah Jade...
Eldon Johnson
Aug 18, 2026
Eldon Antonio Johnson
Services for Eldon Antonio Johnson are 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2026, at Richmond Avenue Free Will Baptist Church in Allen; Rev. Bobby Briggs will officiate. Viewing will be held on Thursday from 12:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and on Friday from 8:00 a.m. until 3:00 p.m. at Criswell Funeral Home in Ada and at the Allen Chapel...
Helen Summers
Aug 17, 2026
Helen Summers
Services for Helen Vadine Summers, 95, of Roff, are 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 21, 2026, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel; Chaplain Susan Ayers will officiate.
Helen Vadine Summers went home to be with the Lord on August 17, 2026. Born December 19, 1930, to Milton Monroe and Naomi Iona Malicoat Dunn, of Roff. Helen attended schools in Bakersfield, California,...
Pastor Gary Alan Jamar
Aug 17, 2026
Pastor Gary Alan Jamar
March 6, 1947 – August 17, 2026
Memorial Service
A memorial service celebrating the life of Pastor Gary Alan Jamar will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Trinity Baptist Church in Ada, Oklahoma.
Pastors David Gray, J.P. Williams, and Jake Munday will officiate.
Pastor Gary Alan Jamar, 79, of Ada, Oklahoma, went home to Jesus on August 17, 2026, at...
Jimmy King
Aug 16, 2026
Jimmy King
Services for Jimmy King, 90, formerly of Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 22, 2026, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Jimmy and Ellen King shared their last nightly Bible devotional on Saturday, August 15, 2026. He went home to his Father on Sunday, August 16. Jimmy Richard King was born on February 1,...
Tyrone Dveney
Aug 15, 2026
Tyrone Dveney
Services for Tyrone Dveney are 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 24, 2026, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel; Brother Mickey Hollars will officiate.
Tyrone Anthony Dveney, 65, passed away on August 15, 2026, in Ada, Oklahoma. Born on June 25, 1961, in Ada, he was the son of Richard Delano Dveney and Trudy Ann (Crumb) Dveney.
Tyrone proudly served his country as...
Norberto Cruz Navarro
Aug 12, 2026
Norberto Navarro
A gathering for the family and friends of Norberto Cruz Navarro, 68, of Stratford, will be held Friday, August 14, 2026, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel from 6:00-8:00 p.m.
Mr. Navarro passed away August 12, 2026, in Ada. He was born July 25, 1958, in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, to Obdulio Marquez Navarro and Manuela Cruz.
He was a manager at...
Martha Faye Harlan
Aug 8, 2026
In Loving Memory of Martha Faye Harlan
Services for Martha Fay Harlan will be 11:00 a.m. Friday, August 14, 2026, at Reaper Baptist Church. Rev. Aaron Ruffin, Rev. Ronnie Amous, and Rev. Ricky McGee will officiate. Burial will follow at Athens Cemetery. A wake will be held at Criswell Funeral Home on Thursday from 5:00-7:00 p.m.
It is with deep sadness that...
Pauline Rice
Aug 7, 2026
Pauline Rice, 95, died at Kyrie Assisted Living in Ada, OK, on Friday, August 7, 2026. Pauline was born July 6, 1931, to Orvil and Eva Huckleberry in Vamoosa, Oklahoma.
Pauline grew up around Vamoosa and left Vamoosa High School to marry her sweetheart, M.E.(Hoot) Rice, November 6, 1948, in Konawa, OK. After serving with the military for a time and...