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Newspaper
Ada Weekly News
Location
Ada, Oklahoma, United States of America
Date
Oct 31, 1957
Page
8
A dense parish column lists visits among Ada and Oklahoma City residents, with numerous family gatherings, illnesses, and church-related events. Names include Isaacs, Farmer, Dryden, Magar, Tucker, and Rob erts, detailing sick lists, everyday calls, and travel between Ada, Center, Stratford, and Gaar Corner.
M Massey 65 of 203 Saquih Maywood died at home Monday. Funeral Wednesday Oct 23 at 4 at Oakman Free Will Baptist Church with M Woods officiating. Oakman Cemetery, Criswell Funeral Home. Bearers named. Survived by wife Nellie and several children including Lois Moberly and Shirley Barrows, plus grandchildren. John Marshall McFarland 86 died Monday at home in Ada. Funeral Oct 23 at 2:30 at Ada Church of Christ, Perry Blue officiating. Rosedale Cemetery. Grandsons served as bearers. Survived by wife Mary Ellen and several daughters and sons.
L D Vandivere 72 of Dustin brother of Mrs Bert Harris died Friday in Wetumka after a heart attack. Funeral services were at 2:30 p.m. Sunday in the First Methodist Church Dustin. He was born July 15, 1885 in Eufaula Indiana Territory and moved to Dustin in 1903. Surviving: wife Leona, son Don, one grandson. Attendants included Mr and Mrs Harris and several relatives from Konawa.
Special services were held Friday October 25 at 10 30 am for Joseph Bodner at Lehigh Catholic Church. Born June 7 1872 in Trebs Czechoslovakia he died October 22 at 3 32 am at Mary Hurley Hospital. A retired coal miner he came to this country young and lived in Coalgate area since. Survivors include his wife Anna daughters and 10 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Burial followed at Lehigh Cemetery.
Donald Koontz 24 of 223 North Turner died at a local hospital Friday morning. Funeral services set for Saturday October 26 at 4 at Trinity Baptist Church with Rev Ralph Crawford and Dr Roy C McClung. He is survived by wife Gwen Dolyn, daughter Brenda Caryl, stepmother Mrs Josephine Koontz, sisters Christine Folger Ada and Bobbie Scroggins and Lorene Fallis of Oklahoma City, brothers Gerald Ada, Lindell Shawnee, and G A Irving Texas.
Rita Davis and Rita Davis attended visits Sunday evening with Mr. and Mrs. Joe Robertson and Mrs. W. N. Isaacs. Dayne Isaacs called on his sister, Mrs. Vernon Gray. Mrs. Gray, Mike and Rodney have had the flu. Mrs. Vernekce Dryden and Miss Ruby Dryden visited Mrs. Elma Law. Mrs. Virgie Fennington visited Mrs. Clara Wood and Mr. and Mrs. W. N. Isaacs on Tuesday, Wednesday and Friday. Mrs. Milo Fennington and Vineta visited her parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Maddox of Gaar. Billy Jim Robertson called on Willie Isaacs Monday morning. Mrs. Maurice Jones and baby and Mr. John Jones were in Ada Monday.
An obituary fragment lists surviving husband and daughter Mrs Horace Woods of Oklahoma City and son Robert George Powell of Sulphur along with brothers Gould Frier of Baton Rouge and Clarence H Frier of Oklahoma City and four grandchildren. Burial took place in Oaklawn Cemetery. bearers included Bob Gowan Raymond Danner Otis Corley Jack Nowlin Albert DeFratus and Bill Lewis.
Mr and Mrs Paul Laseman of Ponca City along with Mr and Mrs BR O Laseman attended the funeral of Jim Young Ardmore rancher son in law of Mrs Laseman. Young died Thursday from a heart attack. Funeral services were held at Bettes Funeral Home chapel Saturday morning at 10 o’clock.
William Forrest Dean III, 2, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack Dean of 723 East Fifth, died Wednesday at 65 pm in an Oklahoma City hospital. Funeral was Saturday Oct 26 at 2 at First Baptist Church De Roy C. McClung, Rosedale Cemetery. Surviving are the parents a sister Tony Louise and grandparents Dr. and Mrs. W. F. Dean and Ernest Northcutt of Ada.
Mrs Thelma Armstrong 44 died Sunday morning at an Oklahoma City hospital from injuries sustained in an automobile accident near Wolf on Saturday. Funeral held Wednesday Oct 23 at 2 PM Watts Funeral Chapel burial at Varoosa Cemetery. Survived by husband Arthur daughter Edna Payne Oklahoma City four grandchildren sisters Cora Hogue Purcell Peart Harrison Antioch California Brothers Willit Migood Oklahoma City Jesse Aligood Wolf.
J W Blackburn 91 retired farmer died 2 15 am Saturday at Holden ville hospital. Services set for 2 30 pm Monday at Atwood high school auditorium with Rev W C Towns officiating. Burial in Atwood Cemetery. Born Tupelo Mississippi in 1868 he lived in Hughes County 41 years. Survived by three sons Sidney Blackburn Holdenville Ira and Clarence Blackburn Atwood. daughters Mrs W T Wasson Houston Texas Mrs R C Sullivan Oklahoma City Mrs V V Parham Bakersfield California. 25 grandchildren 35 great grandchildren and 1 great great grandchild.
Fred E. Duncan 70 of Route 2 Ada died Saturday at 2 p m in a local hospital. Funeral held Tuesday Oct 29 at 2 at Oil Center Pentecostal Holiness Church with Rev F L Conningham and Rev Tom Jared officiating. Burial in Memorial Park. Beavers served as pallbearers E L Crawley.
Jerry Allen Kirkwood 18 of Shawnee died from accident injuries in Shawnee. Survived by wife Treva, parents Marvin and Mrs. Kirkwood, sister Marvella, grandparents Ollie Alderson and Mr. and Mrs. Will Roland. Funeral Oct 29 at 2 at Konawa First Baptist Church. Also listed are Roy Choate and family survivors from Ada and nearby areas.
J M Radcliffe 76 of 118 East Eighteenth died at a local hospital Sunday at 12 30 p m after a heart attack Funeral was Wednesday Oct 23 at 2 30 at First Methodist Church Rev Robert Smith Rosedale Cemetery Surviving wife Marys
Andrew J. Frye aged 68 died at his Route 3 home on Monday. Funeral held Thursday Oct 31 at Criswell Funeral Chapel with Dr Roy C McClung officiating. Survived by wife Alice sons Bonnie Ada Victor Ardmore Raymond Oakland Warren Los Angeles Paul Odessa Jack Oklahoma City daughters Mrs Vasco Moore and Mrs Louie Mosier Ada Mrs Oval Fox Visalia 30 grandchildren one great grand child and brother Henry Ada.
Brandon Coalgate Special obituary reports J Brandon a Coal County farmer and stockman died in an Ada hospital after a two week illness. Born 1891 in Howard County Arkansas he moved to Coalgate in 1922 and farmed and ranched. Services 2:30 p.m. Friday at First Baptist Church Slater's Funeral Home Coalgate Cemetery. Survived by wife Augsia sons Bruce Euel Buford daughters Helen Hayworth Dorotha Hicks Edith Devenne sister Grace Taylor brother John Brandon and 17 grandchildren.
Afferson Brown, 34, died at home Route 1 Tupelo Wednesday. Funeral Friday at 2 at Yellow Springs Church with Reubin Anderson officiating, Yellow Springs Cemetery follows. Survived by wife Myrtle and daughters Jo Ann, and Mrs. Ruby Hamilton of Lawton. Smith Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Mary Stone former Ada resident died in Jackson Mississippi on Tuesday Funeral Saturday at 2 at Smith Funeral Chapel Memorial Park grandsons will be bearers Surviving include daughter Mrs Katherine Treece and sons Charley Muskogee Herman Oklahoma City Raymond Albuquerque NM eight grandchildren twenty great grandchildren
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