OBITUARIES

Aug 18, 2026

Graveside services for Sue Ann Walden Jennings will be held on Tuesday, September 1, 2026, at 10:30 in the morning at Lone Chapel Cemetery. Friends are welcome to visit the Chelsea funeral home on Monday, August 31, 2026, from 1 p.m. to 7 p.m., with the family receiving visitors from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. Sue Ann passed away peacefully...

Aug 18, 2026

Memorial service for Thomas Jones will be held at 4:00 p.m., Monday, September 21, 2026, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home. He passed away peacefully on August 17, 2026, in Claremore, Oklahoma.

Thomas Scott Jones was born on June 30, 1954, in Chicago, Illinois to parents, Thomas P. Jones and Margaret Jones. His family lovingly called him Scotty. The Jones family moved...

Aug 21, 2026

Retired Staff Seargeant Alan Spencer Bailey passed away on August 21, 2026, at the age of 74.

Alan was born on May 8, 1952, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Homer and Marie Bailey. He grew up in Tulsa and attended Springdale and Central Public Schools. Following high school, Alan was drafted into the United States Army and proudly served his country during...

Aug 21, 2026

Memorial service for Thomas “Butch” Naro will be 10:00a.m., Wednesday, August 26, 2026, at Foyil School’s gymnasium. Thomas passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026. He was 78.

Born on June 23, 1948, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Ross T. and Georgia H. (Bethel) Naro, Thomas moved with his family to Oklahoma in 1949. He attended Sequoyah public schools, and following his...

Aug 20, 2026

John Cobb Welch

November 30th, 1953 - August 20th, 2026

Visitation will be held at the funeral home on Wednesday, August 26th, from 5-7PM. Funeral service will be held at on Thursday, August 27th at 10AM.

Born on November 30th, 1953, in Tulsa County to Butler Welch and Agnes Novella Welch. John graduated Claremore High School in 1972. In his early 20's, John...

Aug 20, 2026

Funeral services for John Richard Williams will be held on Tuesday, August 25, 2026, at Trinity Baptist Church in Inola.

John Richard Williams, 77, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 20, 2026.

John was born on August 22, 1948 in Coal Hill, Arkansas, to Edgar and Augusta (Hurst) Williams. At a young age, John and his family moved to north Tulsa, where...

Aug 18, 2026

Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 21, 2026, at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery.

Kenneth White passed away peacefully at his home on Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at the age of 82.

Kenneth was born on December 11, 1943, in Redlands, California, to George H. and Marjorie McElroy White. Around the...

Aug 15, 2026

Janet Marie Sparger passed away on August 15, 2026, at the age of 74.

Janet was born in Fort Belvoir, Virginia. Raised in West Virginia She moved frequently with her family while her father served in the Navy. Janet graduated from Parksburg Catholic High School.

Janet enjoyed going to the movies with her friends and was a fantastic cook. One of her...

Aug 13, 2026

Shirley Venn was born December 4, 1935 in Okemah, Oklahoma to Coleman and Margaret

(Stanley) Dotson. She entered her eternal home on August 13 while a resident at Brookdale

Memory Center in Claremore, Oklahoma. The last church she attended was Crowell

Heights Baptist Church in Tulsa.

Shirley graduated from Butner High School in 1967. She went on to obtain her beauty

license and worked as...

Aug 13, 2026

A memorial visitation will be held at the MMS-Payne Funeral home on Friday, August 21, 2026 from 5-7 p.m..

Aug 12, 2026

Zachary Robert Baer, born on September 18, 1990, in Claremore, Oklahoma, passed away on August 12, 2026, at the age of 35. His adventurous spirit and unique approach to life were evident in his love for playing the guitar, singing, and mastering video games. He found joy in fishing and riding motorcycles, always marching to his own beat.

Zach attended Sequoyah...

Aug 12, 2026

Janice Harlene O’Brien

Janice Harlene O’Brien, 84, passed away peacefully on August 12, 2026. She was born on January 3, 1942, in Canton, Illinois, to Josiah Harlene Brown and Emily Estella Quigley. She grew up in Baxter Springs, Kansas, and graduated with the Joplin High School Class of 1959.

During her younger years, Jan enjoyed being involved in Girl Scouts, dance lessons,...

Aug 10, 2026

Aug 10, 2026

Janise Ann (Palmour) Winterscheid, passed away peacefully in Claremore, Oklahoma, at the age of 86, on August 10, 2026, with loved ones by her side.

She was born on September 3, 1939, to Howard and Juanita (Barger) Palmour in Chelsea, Oklahoma. Janise grew up in a close-knit family as the eldest of four children. Janise, Jerry, Gene, and Charles Palmour had...

Aug 8, 2026

Visitation for William Robert "Will" Padgitt will take place on Thursday, August 13, 2026, from 2 pm to 7 pm, with the family greeting friends from 4 pm to 7 pm at MMS-Payne Funeral Home. A private family service will be held at a later date. Will passed away on Saturday, August 8, 2026, at the age of 63.

Born in...

Aug 5, 2026

Angela Dawn Knight passed away after her long, hard fought battle with cancer on Wednesday, August 5th in Tulsa, OK surrounded by family and an amazing medical team. There will be service for her at 2pm on Friday, August 28th, 2026 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home in Claremore, OK.

Angela was born on December 30th,1964 to Earl Valk and Glayds Thomas in...

Aug 5, 2026

Graveside services for Alma Mae Routson will be held at 10:00 AM on Monday, August 10, 2026, at Fairview/Graham Cemetery in Pryor, Oklahoma. Friends are welcome. Also a visitation will be held at the funeral home on Sunday, August 9, from 1:00 PM to 3:00 PM. Alma passed away on August 5, 2026, at the age of 86.

Born on July...

Aug 4, 2026

Daniel Ray Jensen was born on March 27, 1935, to H.C. and Vivian (Thompson) Jensen in Taylor, TX. Although many children were born at home in those days, his mother wanted her firstborn to be delivered in a hospital. So he was.

Dan graduated from Webster High School (now Clear Creek) in 1953. He received his Bachelor’s in Business Administration from...

Aug 3, 2026

Carolyn McGehee, 74, of Claremore, Oklahoma, passed away on August 3, 2026, in Claremore.

Carolyn was born Carolyn Jeanette Williams on December 11, 1951, in Claremore, Oklahoma, to Gene and Wahella Williams. A lifelong resident of Claremore, she lived in the same home for more than 50 years and built a life centered around her faith and family.

Carolyn attended Rogers State...

Aug 3, 2026

Donis Arlene (Ford) Stout passed away on August 3, 2026, at the age of 94.

Donis was born in Newkirk, Oklahoma, to Fred and Marie (Shipton) Ford. She later attended Pryor Public Schools, where she spent her school years. Donis married the love of her life, Gene Stout, and together they built a life centered on family and hard work.

A devoted...