Mrs. Cleo Caroline Timothy

Mrs. Cleo Caroline Timothy obituary

Mrs. Cleo Caroline Timothy

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Nov

25

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11:00 a.m.

Oaklawn Cemetery

Wynnewood, OK

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Cleo Timothy Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Criswell Funeral Home - Ada on Nov. 19, 2025.

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Graveside services for Cleo Caroline Timothy, 88, of Stratford, will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, November 25, 2025, at Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood. Rev. Richard Atzbach will officiate.

Mrs. Timothy passed away Sunday, November 16, 2025, in Ada. She was born October 23, 1937, in Tishomingo, to Curtis Edward and Bessie Lee Roberts Nelson.

On April 4, 1959, she married William Eugene Timothy in Wynnewood.

Survivors include her husband of 66 years, William, of the home; two sons, Scott Timothy and wife, Stephania, of Crested Butte, CO, and Doug Timothy, of Tampa, FL; sister, Winnie Kirby, of Goldsboro, NC; six grandchildren, Curtis Timothy, Owen Timothy, Skyler Timothy, Kyeli Timothy, and Paisley Timothy; and two great grandchildren, Oakley Biggs and Joei Biggs.

She was preceded in death by her parents; brother, Jackie Nelson; sister, Jeanette Trotman; brother, Roger Nelson; and grandson, Joshua Timothy.

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Upcoming Events

Nov

25

Service

11:00 a.m.

Oaklawn Cemetery

Wynnewood, OK

Send Flowers

Services provided by

Criswell Funeral Home - Ada