Obituaries

Services for Marion Joe Odom, 54, of Stonewall are 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 23 , at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Aaron Finney will officiate. Burial will follow at the Franks Cemetery near Fittstown. The family will receive friends from 2:00 – 4:00 p.m. Sunday at Criswell Funeral Home.

Karen Sue Strong Knock passed away Friday, August 13, 2021, in Friona, Texas. Graveside services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M. Saturday, August 21 , at Memorial Park Cemetery in Dalhart, Texas with Kurtis Abla, officiating. Inurnment will follow.

Graveside services for Lynda Gail Trinkle, 74, of Allen are 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 20 , at Calvin Cemetery, Rev. Ed Rutherford will officiate.

Thomas Harley Whitaker, age 76, entered into the Gates of Heaven on Saturday, August 7, 2021, in Waxahachie, Texas.

Kenneth Earl “Bud” Keesee was born June 14, 1943 in Holdenville, Oklahoma to Kenneth and Willie Mae Keesee. He passed on August 10, 2021.

David Roy Chisum, a resident of Morris, Oklahoma, passed away on July 30, 2021, at the age of 69. David was born on February 11, 1952, to Milford Roy and Lenora Dean (Dodd) Chisum.

Memorial Services for Valerie Ann Banworth, 57, of Ada, are 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 9 , at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Steve Wilburn will officiate.

Services for Ula Mae Chappell, 74, of Allen were 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 3, 2021, at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Ben Williams officiated. Burial followed at Allen Cemetery.

Minnie Ruth “Lodi” Herrod Mitchell entered the world on November 15, 1953 in Calvin America, born to Louise and Robert Herrod. Her second birth was on June 11, 1968. She was in Hillcrest Heart hospital when she was received into the arms of Jesus on July 29, 2021 at the age of 67.

Glen “Dale” Stewart passed away Monday, July 12, 2021, at OU Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 80.