Elton James Lancaster

Elton James Lancaster, 57, of Stidham passed away Friday, March 6, 2015 at the St. John Medical Center of Tulsa. Elton was born on October 30, 1957 in Ada, Oklahoma the son of Ernest James and Nova Dallas (Johns) Lancaster. He graduated from Vanoss High School in 1975. On April 5, 1980, Elton married Carolyn Sue Zachary at the First Free Will Baptist Church in Ada. He worked at Brockway Glass in Ada for 13 ½ years. When Brockway closed the plant in October of 1991, Elton was hired by Anchor Glass in Henryetta in December, 1991 and was still working there when he died. He was an avid fisherman, hunter, and coon hunter. Every year he looked forward to deer season, deer camp and in the spring he looked forward to fishing. Elton is survived by his wife, Carolyn, of the home; his mother, Nova Lancaster; his daughters, Jessica Dallas Lancaster and Isaac Thornton of Eufaula and Elaine Marie Lancaster also of Eufaula; his nephew, Eric Lancaster and wife Katie and son Everett; his niece, Rebecca Meyers and children Emalie, Sara and Kenadie and his niece Truly Nipps and husband Jared and children Trenton and Julia; his sisters, Elizabeth Lancaster of Eufaula, Frances Jane Lancaster of Eufaula and Vickie Golden and husband Gary of Ada. Elton is preceded in death by his father Ernest James Lancaster on February 9, 2006.