Obituaries

Services for Leota Alexander Allen, 75, of Ada are 10:30 a.m. Friday, September 18 , at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, David Little and Bill Alexander will officiate. Burial will follow at Steedman Cemetery. A Wake Service will be from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home.

Kerry Ellifritz, 48, of Jacksonville, North Carolina passed away on August 14, 2020 in New Lisbon, Wisconsin. A memorial service will be held this Saturday, September 26 , at the Blue Ridge Cemetery in Calvin, Oklahoma with Ray Lowery officiating.

Graveside services for Bobbie Jean Bryant, 81, of Ada were 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, September 23 , at the Allen Cemetery, Rev. Gary Caldwell officiated.

Family and friends are mourning the loss of longtime Spaulding and Holdenville resident Joseph H. Marquis, who died at age 83 on Sunday, September 13 , 2020, at his home after a long illness.

Christopher Lee Franks went to be the Lord on Saturday, September 5, 2020. He was born on September 5, 1978. He was 42 years old.

Services for Debra Lynne “Debbie” Maxwell, 63, of Allen, were 10:00 a.m. Monday, September 14 , at the Allen Church of Christ with Mark Legg officiating. Burial followed at Allen Cemetery.

Harvey Wayne Nickell of Duncan went home to be with his Lord on September 7, 2020. He was born on April 18, 1940, in Allen, Oklahoma to Estle E. (aka Double E.) and Lois Ezelle Nickell.

Graveside services for Michael Lee Kunard, 71, of Allen are 10:00 a.m. Saturday, September 19 , at the Allen Cemetery. Friends may call at the Allen Chapel from 4:00 p.m. Friday until service time.

Billy Wayne Kibby passed away in Shawnee, Oklahoma on Sunday, August 9, 2020, at the age of 78 years.

Betty June Williams, 85, of Amarillo, Texas passed from this life on August 27, 2020.