Obituaries

Edith Linelle Ellis was born April 27th, 1940 in Ada Oklahoma to W.A. Timmons and Ruth Eudora Timmons. She entered into her eternal rest January 5th, 2026.
Linelle spent many decades playing both the piano and organ in church services, starting at the age of 13 and as recently as 2024 while living at The Baptist...

Services for Sherry Jane Haynes, 70, of Ada are 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2026 at Trinity Baptist Church in Ada. Dr. Rusty Fuller and Rev. David Gray will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakman Cemetery.

Mrs. Haynes passed away Sunday, January 4, 2026 at her home surrounded by her family. She was born...

Marilyn "Gersie" Waller
Services for Marilyn "Gersie" Waller, 88, of Ada will be 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, January 7, 2026, at the First Methodist Church in Ada; Rev. Brian Matthews will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Waller passed away Sunday, December 28, 2025, in Oklahoma City. She was born...

Floyd Hutson Gibson was born March 30, 1939 in Wapanucka, OK to Floyd Houston Gibson and Ollie Mary Wallis Gibson. He ascended from this life December 23, 2025 ending a life of service and faith and leaving a legacy of educator, administrator, son, brother, husband, and father.

He received his Bachelor's degree in...

Services for Geneva Jo Bradford, 98, of Roff are 10:00 a.m. Monday, December 29, 2025 at the Fitzhugh Baptist Church, Rev. Doug Burrows will officiate. Burial will follow at East Hill Cemetery at Roff.
Mrs. Bradford passed away Sunday, December 21, 2025 at her daughter's home. She was born March 10, 1927 at Roff,...

Services for Heath Garrett Medcalf, 17, of Stuart are 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, December 24, 2025 at the Calvin School Auditorium. Pastor Bart Patterson will officiate. Burial will follow at Crossroads Cemetery near Calvin.
Heath passed away Saturday, December 20, 2025 at the McAlester Regional Hospital. He was born...

Lena Carolyn Brumley - Carolyn was born in Ada, Oklahoma on September 27, 1933 to Frank and Mellie Johnson. She attended Kindergarten through Highschool in Ada, Oklahoma. Carolyn married Weldon (Buddy) Brumley on September 2, 1951. They had three daughters, Jayna, Beth, and Paula. Carolyn worked at Ada Candy Company...

Betty Jo (Hanson) Stevens passed away on December 12, 2025, in Norman, Oklahoma, at the age of 95. She was born on February 25, 1930, in Springdale, Arkansas, to Julius and Myrtle (Aaron) Hanson.
Betty graduated from Ada High School and went on to attend East Central State College. In 1953, she began an exciting new...

Services for James "Jim" Franklin Herndon, 89, of Ada are at 2:00pm Thursday, December 18, 2025, at the First Methodist Church, Rev. Brian Matthews officiating.
Jim passed away on Thursday, December 11, 2025 while at home surrounded by his family. He was born on December 17, 1935 in Ada, OK to John Renfro Herndon...

Leora Velda Gallup, 94, of Ada, Oklahoma, beloved wife, mother and friend, passed away peacefully on December 12, 2025 surrounded by the love she so effortlessly gave to others. Born on February 4, 1931 in Battle Creek, Nebraska, to Emil and Eltie (Magdanz) Weyhrich, she lived a life defined by kindness, welcoming...

Margie Merriman passed away December 6, 2025 in McAlester, Oklahoma at the age of 88. Funeral service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, December 9, 2025 at East Main Church of Christ in Holdenville, OK. Interment will follow at Atwood Cemetery.