Jun 16, 2023

Mrs. Wanda Lou Snyder, daughter of the late Gladys Callen and John "Babe" Balthrop was born on August 25, 1936, in Ada, OK.  She attended Byng Public Schools where she played competitive softball and basketball under the hall of fame coach, Bertha Frank-Teague.  She became a high school graduate from Byng High School in 1954.  She unashamedly professed her...

Jun 14, 2023

Jimmy Joe Hall, 96 of Ada, passed away Wednesday at a local hospital after a short illness.  He was born in Heavener, Oklahoma, Jan. 6, 1927.

He married June Williams in 1950.  He was a retired administrator in the petroleum industry.

Survivors are his wife June, a daughter Elizabeth J. Hall, a granddaughter Jane Price...

Jun 14, 2023

Alyene Sims

Alyene Sims went to be with the Lord on June 14, 2023 in Sherman, Texas. Funeral Services are under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home and will be held on Wednesday, June 21, 2023 at 2:00 P.M. at the Southwest Church of Christ. Mr. Floyd Kaiser and Mr. Butch Platt will be officiating. Burial will...

Jun 13, 2023

Johnny Brassfield, Jr. left his earthly home on June 13, 2023 at the age of 93. He was born on April 16, 1930 in Davis, Oklahoma to Johnie Brassfield Sr. and Lena May Brassfield.

In his early years, he went with his family to San Diego during the war effort where he lived on Pacific Beach and...

Jun 12, 2023

Dorothy Golden Turner was born on November 2, 1928 in Drumright, OK to Paul and Bertha Turner.   She lived in Oklahoma and moved to California as a child.  She met and married Harold Ford and had two children, Patti and Paul.

Dorothy worked for the Canteen Corporation in California as a food service provider.  The family moved...

Jun 11, 2023

Elizabeth (Liz) Ann Frasher Lee, 61, of Durant, passed from this life on Sunday, June 11 in Ada.  A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, June 16th at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Ada, led by John Burnett, Chaplain, Mercy Hospital, Ada. Cremation services are under the direction of Criswell Funeral Home.

Liz...

Jun 11, 2023

Services for Jimmy Edmond Hawkins, 43, of Ada are 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 16, 2023 at Criswell Funeral Home.  A wake service will be held from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Thursday, June 15 at Criswell Funeral Home.

Mr. Hawkins passed away Sunday, June 11, 2023 at OU Medical Center.  He was born May 7, 1980 in Alexandria, LA to...

Jun 11, 2023

Services for Geneva Wier, 88, of Ada are 11:00 a.m. Saturday, July 1 at Criswell Funeral Home, Rev. David Gray will officiate.  Entombment will follow at Swan Hill Cemetery.  The family will receive friends from 12:00-3:00 p.m. on Friday.

Geneva started life in Gladewater, TX on November 30, 1934. She died in Ada, OK on June 11,...

Jun 9, 2023

Services for Thad Jessie Cathey, 90, are 1:00 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 2023 at Criswell Funeral Home, Rev. Steve Wilburn will officiate.  Burial will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery in Wapanucka.  The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. Wednesday.

Thad passed away 6/9/2023 at home surrounded by his family. Thad was born on December 1, 1932,...

Jun 9, 2023

Memorial services for Sheila Gayle Stell, 50, of Ada are Thursday June 15, 2023 at 1pm at the Chickasaw Nation Community Center in Ada.

Mrs. Stell passed away Friday, June 9, 2023 at an Oklahoma City hospital.  She was born September 13, 1972 in Ada, OK to Manuel and Pamela Tuley Ott.

She was married...