Published: August 19, 2009 11:54 am      

8-19-09 obituaries

FRED RODEN JR.

ADA — Services for Fred Roden Jr., 67, Connerville, are pending with Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada.

Mr. Roden died Aug. 18, 2009, at Oklahoma City.

Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada



VIRGINIA RODEN

ADA — Services for Virginia Roden, 87, Ada, are 10 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 20, at Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada, the Rev. John Allen officiating. Burial follows at Rosedale Cemetery, Ada.

Mrs. Roden died Saturday, Aug. 15, 2009, at an Ada nursing center. She was born March 10, 1922, at El Paso, Texas, to Raymond and Ida Walton Richmond.

She married Fred Roden June 14, 1941, in Ada. He died April 18, 1979.

Mrs. Roden graduated from Ada High School and was a lifelong resident of Ada. She was a homemaker and longtime member of Oak Avenue Baptist Church. She was also a member of Pauls Valley First Baptist Church in Pauls Valley.

Survivors include six sons, Fred Roden Jr., Connerville, Jerry Roden, Rockwall, Texas, Kenneth Roden, Jacksonville, Fla., Ronald Roden, Wichita, Kan., Paul Roden, Oklahoma City, and Joe Roden, Irving, Texas; three daughters, Carolyn Pannell, Cedar Hills, Texas, Virginia Sue Hankins, Duncanville, Texas, and Mary Pruett, Pauls Valley; three brothers, Raymond Richmond, San Diego, Calif.; Don Richmond, White Oak, Texas, and Phillip Richmond, Pensacola, Fla.; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Fred Roden; a son, John Walter Roden; a brother, Kenneth Richmond; two sisters, Buelah Mae Richmond and Christine Simpson.

Bearers are Dennis Story, Farrell Rhodes, Darrell Rhodes, David Eidson, Kendall Holland and Gerald McAlister.

Condolences may be expressed to the family online at www.phillipsfuneralservice.com and www.adaeveningnews.com.

Smith-Phillips Funeral Home, Ada



JEWELL BRITT

ADA — Services for Jewell Mae “Judy” Britt, 89, Ada, are 10 a.m. Thursday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Rev. Ray Talbott officiating. Burial follows at Oakman Cemetery.

Ms. Britt died Friday, Aug. 14, 2009, at an Allen nursing home. She was born Aug. 1, 1920, at Ada to Henry P. and Bina Carney Britt.

She graduated from Byng High school. Ms. Britt was a homemaker.

Survivors include a nephew, Perry Daniels, Philadelphia, Pa.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Bill Britt and Charles Britt and two sisters, Alberta Britt and Carolyn Daniels.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada



EULAH HICKS

ADA — Services for Eulah Hicks, 85, Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Hicks died Tuesday, Aug. 18, 2009, at a local nursing home.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada



BOBBIE TURNER

ADA — Services for Bobbie Jean Turner, 83, Ada, are pending with Criswell Funeral Home. Mrs. Turner died Wednesday, Aug. 19, 2009, at her home.

Criswell Funeral Home, Ada