Obituaries

Dorothy D. Barlow, age 91, passed away on January 22, 2026 in Yukon, OK. She was born on August 13, 1934, in Ada, OK. Dorothy grew up in Stanfield and Casa Grande, AZ, and graduated from Casa Grande Union High School in 1953. She later moved to Tempe, AZ, where she attended Arizona State University. Dorothy earned a...

Services for Lillie Mae Nichols, 95, of Ada, will be 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, February 4, 2026, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Pastor Harold Holt will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery.
Mrs. Nichols passed away Tuesday, January 27, 2026, at Ada Care Center. She was born August 19, 1930, in Ada...

Mary Lynne (Harte) West passed away January 23, 2026. She was 83 years old.
Mary was born May 26, 1942 in Los Angeles, California to Clint and Myrtle Harte.
Mary attended Venice High School in Los Angeles and the University of Southern California, Los Angeles for a year before marrying Dwain West.
In addition to...

A graveside service for Bill Thompson will be held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, January 31, 2026, at Memorial Park Cemetery in Ada, OK. A reception will be held at Oak Hills Country Club in Ada after the service.
William Edward "Bill" Thompson, in his own words. I was born on October 20,1946 in Oklahoma City to Charles...

Graveside services for Jerry Don Summers, 73, of Muskogee are 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 16, 2026, at Swan Hill Cemetery; Jerry Wayne Smiley will officiate.
Mr. Summers passed away Sunday, January 11, 2026, in Tulsa. He was born August 26, 1952, in Clovis, NM to Euvon "Curly" and Mary Ruth Skeen Summers. Mr....