Charles Gollihare Junior

Charles Gollihare Junior obituary

Charles Gollihare Junior

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815 E. Arlington, Ada, OK 74820

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Ada, OK

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Charles Gollihare Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Criswell Funeral Home - Ada on Dec. 4, 2025.
Services for Charles Junior Gollihare, 76, of Ada will be 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, December 9, 2025, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Allen Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00-7:00 p.m. on Monday at Criswell Funeral Home.

Mr. Gollihare passed away Sunday, November 30, 2025, in Mangum. He was born September 29, 1949, in Hollis, OK to Charlie Robert and Ella Maria Skidmore Gollihare.

He was a yard foreman for Pontotoc County until his retirement.

Survivors include his daughter, Patricia Young; brothers, Johnny Gollihare and Dale Gollihare; two sisters, Lois Roberts and Linda Prock; three grandchildren, Philessia Unterbrink, Autumn Ozeretny, and Steven Young; 11 great grandchildren, Jordan Argo, Izabella Unterbrink, Tuff Cathey, Harmony Unterbrink, Colt Cathey, David Argo, Charles Argo, Lawson Glenn, Serenity Young, Kacie Ozeretny, and Reagan Ozeretny

He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Douglas, Dewayne, Gerald, Leroy, Eugene, Richard, and Donald Gollihare.

Bearers will be Terrance Ozeretny, Matthew Unterbrink, Scott Gollihare, Bryan Gollihare, Kenneth Gollihare, and Davey Cross. Honorary bearers will be Mike Gollihare, Justin Roberts, Todd Gollihare, Jay Roberts, Leon Gollihare, Tommy Roberts, Jarrod Gollihare, Shawn Gollihare, Jerome Gollihare, Henry Gollihare, and Ricky Gollihare.

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Upcoming Events

Dec

8

Visitation

5:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m.

Criswell Funeral Home

815 E. Arlington, Ada, OK 74820

Send Flowers

Dec

9

Funeral service

2:00 p.m.

Criswell Funeral Home Chapel

815 E. Arlington, Ada, OK 74820

Send Flowers

Dec

9

Burial

Allen Cemetery

Ada, OK

Send Flowers

Services provided by

Criswell Funeral Home - Ada

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