OBITUARIES
Gladys Irene Terry
Apr 25, 2017
Visitation for Gladys Terry will be held on Saturday, April 29, 2017 at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel from 1:00 - 4:00 p.m. Gladys passed away on Tuesday, April 25, 2017 at the age of 95. Gladys Irene Terry was born September 9, 1921, near Krebs, Oklahoma. She was the eighth of eleven children born to Tom and Emma Eller...
Annette O'Neal Wall
Apr 21, 2017
Service for Annette Colleen O'Neal Wall will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 28, 2017 at Trinity Baptist Church, Inola. Burial will be at Cemetery Ridge, Ozark, Arkansas. Annette passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017. She was 62. Born October 3, 1954 in Lubbock, Texas to Richard Earl and Jackie Emogene (Buckner) O'Neal, Annette received her education in Idalou. She...
Billy Glen Moore
Apr 21, 2017
Service for Billy Glen Moore was 11:00 am, Thursday, April 27, 2017 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Billy passed away on Friday, April 21, 2017. He was 94. The son of Van and Mary Brooks Moore was born March 10, 1923 in Noel, Missouri. As a young boy he was raised in Bronaugh, Missouri....
Doris E. Nichols
Apr 18, 2017
Friends may visit at the funeral home on Friday, April 21, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Doris E. Nichols was born July 13, 1935 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Henry Combs and Lucille Wooten Combs. She passed away on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at the Grove Nursing Center. She was 81.
Ronald Douglas "Ron" Sipes
Apr 17, 2017
Ronald "Ron" Douglas Sipes passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017, at St. Francis Hospital. He was 64 years old. Born January 28, 1953 in Blytheville, Arkansas to Douglas and Christine (Springer) Sipes, Ron graduated from Dell High School with the class of 1972. He was raised on a farm while growing up, and helped his family as often as...
Molly Appelman
Apr 17, 2017
Funeral service for Marjorie Dean (Molly) Appelman was 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the Plainview Church of Christ in Catoosa, OK. Graveside service will be held on Friday, April 21, 2017 at Willis Cemetery in Willis, Oklahoma. Molly passed away on Monday, April 17, 2017 at the age of 87. Marjorie Dean Appelman, the daughter of Scott and...
W.O. "Wig" Thompson
Apr 16, 2017
Funeral service for W.O "Wig" Thompson was 10:00 a.m. Thursday, April 20, 2017, at the Inola Funeral Home Chapel. W.O. passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the age of 92. The son of George and Servillia White Thompson was born October 31,1924 in Clark, Arkansas. As a young boy, he and his family lived in Paris, Arkansas before...
Gary Stephen Paul Jankovic
Apr 16, 2017
Services for Gary Jankovic was Thursday, April 20, 2017 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial followed at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery. Gary passed away on Sunday, April 16, 2017 at the age of 65. The son of John and Elizabeth Hart Jankovic was born August 17, 1951 in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. He was raised in Middletown, Pennsylvania, where he attended...
Clifford Myron Nelson
Apr 15, 2017
Funeral service for Clifford Myron Nelson was 1:00 p.m. Thursday, April 20, 2017 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, Fred Naumann officiated. Clifford passed away on Saturday, April 15, 2017 at the age of 90. The son of Howard and Thelma Doggett Nelson was born October 23, 1926 in Jerome, Arizona. As a young boy, Clifford and his family moved a...
Marilyn Noble
Apr 10, 2017
Funeral service for Marilyn Noble will be 2:00 p.m. on Friday, April 14, 2017 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held on Thursday April 13, 2017 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home from 1-8 p.m., with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.. Marilyn Noble passed away on Monday, April 10, 2017, at...
Alexis Marie Spurlock
Apr 8, 2017
Service for Alexis Marie Spurlock will be 2:00 pm, Monday, April 17, 2017 at Friendly Foyil Baptist Church. Friends may visit at the funeral home Monday morning from 9:00 a.m., until 11 a.m. Alexis passed away on Saturday, April 8, 2017. She was 12. Born April 22, 2004 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Alexis attended school at Foyil. She enjoyed playing soccer...
Mary Ann Dennis
Apr 5, 2017
Funeral service for Mary Ann Dennis will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, April 8, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Claremore. Pastor Sam Nichols will officiate. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mary Ann passed away Wednesday, April 5, 2017 at the age of 72. The daughter of...
Cindy Kay Boyd
Apr 5, 2017
Services for Cindy Kay Boyd will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel; burial will follow at Oowala Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday, April 17, 2017, from 1-8 pm. Cindy passed away on Wednesday, April 5, 2017. She was 63. Born October 11, 1953 in Nowata, Oklahoma to Jim Boyd...
David Boggs
Apr 4, 2017
Funeral service for David Boggs will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Sageeyah Baptist Church. Pastor Claude Strong will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Garden under the direction of the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Crematory. David Lynn Boggs passed away on Tuesday, April 4, 2017 at his home, surrounded by his family at the...
Donn Ray Dodd
Apr 3, 2017
Donn R. Dodd, age 85, died April 3, 2017, in Claremore, OK. Donn was born June 24, 1931, in Tererro, New Mexico to Dick and Lottie Gilbert Dodd. He was their only child. Donn was a retired publisher/owner of the Claremore Daily Progress from 1965-1986. He was a 1949 graduate of Commerce High School, Commerce, OK, and a 1953 graduate...
Mody Joe Ford
Apr 3, 2017
Graveside service for Mody Joe Ford will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Ward's Grove Cemetery. Mody passed away at Hillcrest Hospital, Claremore on Monday, April 3, 2017. He was 88 years old. Born December 22, 1928 in Newkirk, Oklahoma to Fred and Marie Ford, Mody received his education in Pryor, graduating from Pryor High School. He then...
Charles Keller
Mar 31, 2017
Services for Charles Edwin Keller will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, April 6, 2017 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, April 5, 2017 from 1-8 p.m.. Charles passed away Friday, March 31, 2017 at St. John Hospital in Tulsa. He was 78 years old. Born August...
Lester Dixon "L.D." Littlefield Jr.
Mar 31, 2017
Service for Lester Dixon "L.D." Littlefield, Jr. will be 1:00 p.m., Wednesday, April 5, 2017, at First Baptist Church of Inola. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, April 4, from 1--8 pm, with family receiving visitors from 6---8 pm. L.D. passed away on Friday, March 31, 2017 at his home, with...
Jarol LeGate
Mar 31, 2017
Jarol LeGate, 81, longtime Claremore resident, retired teacher and community leader, died Friday, March 31, 2017. She was the widow of Richard LeGate, who died just seven months ago on Sept. 26. Final rites will be 11 a.m., Monday, April 10, at First Presbyterian Church, where she has been an elder, under direction of MMS Payne Funeral Service. The family...