Services for Audray Michael “Mike” Beller, 76, of Ada are 2:00 p.m. Thursday at the Chickasaw Nation Community Center, Rev. Randy Golden will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Wednesday at Criswell Funeral Home.
Mr. Beller passed away Saturday, March 9, 2019 at an Oklahoma City hospital. He was born August 1, 1942 at Ada to Ralph Audray and Ruby G. Thomas Beller. He graduated from Ada High School in 1961.
He married Sandi Lee September 30, 1983. Mr. Beller was employed with the Ada Fire Department from 1964 until retiring in 1984 as the Assistant Fire Chief. Later, he worked in maintenance for the Ada Housing Authority from 1984 – until retiring in 2004. He later worked for the Pontotoc County Drug Court from 2005 until his health declined. Mr. Beller was a member of High Hill Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon.
Survivors include his wife, Sandi, of the home; a son, Bradley Beller of Ada; daughter, Leacia Wright of Stonewall; two step-daughters, Misty Miller of Big Piney, WY, and Tia Benham and husband Kevin of Stillwater; two grandsons, Chase Hatton of Ada, and Rowdy Wright and wife Jamie Lin of Newcastle; step-grandchildren, Trevor Benham, Krystal Harrison and Amanda Lusby; and 11 great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph and Ruby Beller; a brother, Gary Beller; and a granddaughter, Lauren Hailey Hatton.
Bearers will be Brad Beller, Rowdy Wright, Chase Hatton, David Stutte, Trevor Benham, Jeff Ulrich, Tommy Cooper and Billy Hagar.
Criswell Funeral Home, Ada
