OBITUARIES
Larry Farnum
Jan 12, 2017
Service for Larry Farnum is scheduled for 2:00 pm on Tuesday January 17th, 2017, at the 1st Baptist Church of Oologah, with MMS – Payne Funeral Home officiating. Larry retired from OXY USA, Cities Service Oil & Gas Co in 1989, after holding various management positions in Information Technology. Larry is survived by his wife of 39 years, Joyce Farnum;...
Alice Frazier
Jan 12, 2017
Funeral service for Alice Dorothy Frazier will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, January 17, 2017 at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at White Oak Cemetery. Alice passed away on Thursday, January 12, 2017 at the age of 82. The daughter of John and Maggie Dallas Buffington was born October 2, 1934 in Lucien, Oklahoma. At a very...
A. C. Harrell
Jan 9, 2017
Augustus Clarence (A.C.) Harrell, Jr. was born on August 3, 1925 to Beulah Edith Cobbler Harrell and Augustus Clarence (Gus) Harrell Sr. in Tulsa, Oklahoma at home. The oldest of five, A.C. enjoyed playing sports growing up and excelled in baseball and basketball and graduated from Will Rogers High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1943. Following graduation A.C. enlisted in...
Benae Phillips
Jan 7, 2017
Bara Benae Phillips was born June 6, 1951 in Tulsa Oklahoma to J.T. and Juna Phillips departed this life on January 7, 2017. Her early education was at Oliver Wendell Holmes school in Tulsa, OK. When her family moved to a small ranch in Rogers County she attended elementary school at Justus and Claremore High School. She was very active...
Bobby Vernon Hughes
Jan 6, 2017
Bobby V. Hughes, longtime Tulsa area resident, died peacefully and surrounded by family on Jan. 6 at St. John Hospital after a lengthy battle with Wegener’s Disease. He was 79. A native of Chelsea, he started a career in the newspaper business, working at the weekly Chelsea Reporter while still in high school. After graduation from Chelsea High School he...
James Estes
Jan 5, 2017
Memorial service for James Michael " Mike" Estes will be 2:00p.m., Thursday, January 12, 2017 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Mike passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Integris Baptist Hospital in Oklahoma City, OK. Mike was born on December 5, 1948 in Nevada, Missouri to Dorothy Louise Estes, and during his infancy, moved to Chelsea, OK, where he...
James Allen Cantrell Jr.
Jan 5, 2017
Memorial services for James Allen Cantrell, Jr. will be 10:00a.m., Wednesday, January 11, 2017 at First United Methodist Church. Dr. Ray Crawford will share words of comfort. James passed away on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at Brookdale Nursing Home in Tulsa. He was 88. Born August 13, 1928 in Allewe, Oklahoma to James Allen Cantrell, Sr. and Lucy Cordelina (Wilson)...
Mark Allen Illingsworth
Jan 4, 2017
Graveside service for Mark Allen Illingsworth will be 10:00a.m., Tuesday, January 10, 2017 at Chelsea Cemetery. Friends may visit at MMS-Payne Funeral Home in Claremore on Monday, January 9, from 1pm--8pm. Mark passed away on Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at his home in Tulsa. Born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on August 8, 1958 to Earl Harvey and Betty Lois(Purdom) Illingsworth, Mark...
Jerry Lee Douglas
Dec 31, 2016
Funeral service for Jerry Lee Douglas will be held on Friday, January 6, 2017 at the First Baptist Church of Chelsea at 2:00 pm. Burial will follow at the Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 5, 2017 at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel. Family will greet...
Kellye C. Prout
Dec 31, 2016
Service for Kellye C. (Quinton) Prout will be 1pm, Monday, January 9, 2017 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday, January 8 from 12pm--2pm. Kellye passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at Hillcrest Hospital in Claremore. She was 49. Born at the old Franklin Hospital, in Claremore, on August 29, 1967 to...
Louise Mae Weygandt
Dec 30, 2016
Service for Louise Mae Weygandt will be 2:00p.m., Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Bixby Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday January 2, from 1pm-8pm with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Louise passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at her home. She was 80. Born December 20, 1936...
Mary Sue Neely
Dec 28, 2016
Mary Sue Neely passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Hillcrest Hospital in Claremore. She was 62. Services are pending.
Roy Ross House
Dec 28, 2016
Memorial service for Roy Ross House will be 2:00p.m., Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Reverend Charles Ragland will share words of comfort. Roy passed away at St. John Medical Center on Wednesday, December 28, 2016. He was 73. Born June 13, 1943 in Lawton, Oklahoma to Joseph Austin and Babe (Williams) House, Roy was reared and...
Bill Neal Murphy
Dec 28, 2016
Services for Bill Neal Murphy will be 2:00p.m., Friday, December 30, 2016 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, December 29 from 1pm--8pm with family receiving visitors from 6pm--8pm. Bill passed away on Thursday, December 28, 2016 at Claremore Nursing Home. He was 85. Born May 17,...
Clayton Wofford
Dec 27, 2016
Funeral service for Clayton Wofford will be held 12:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 3, 2016 at Cedar Point Church. Pastor David Burris will officiate. Burial will follow at Feathers Cemetery in Stilwell at 3:00 p.m. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 2, 2016, from 1pm-8pm at MMS-Payne Funeral Home. Clayton passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the age...
Darla Jean Szcinski
Dec 27, 2016
Services for Darla Jean Szcinski will be 10:00 AM Wednesday, January 4, 2017 at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church in Claremore. Father Paul Eichhoff will officiate. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, January 3, 2016 from 1-7 p.m. with a prayer service being held at 7:00 p.m. Darla went to her heavenly home on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at the age...
Terry B. Nance
Dec 25, 2016
Memorial service for Terry B. Nance will be 10:00a.m., Monday, January 2, 2017 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Ray Crawford will share words of comfort. Terry passed away at his home on Christmas day with his family by his side. He was 73. Born March 12, 1943 in Miami, Oklahoma to Robert A. and Alene (Shelton) Nance, Terry was...
Johnnie Mae Kilpatrick
Dec 23, 2016
Graveside service for Johnnie Mae Kilpatrick will be 2:00p.m., Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, December 27 from 1pm--8pm, family will receive visitors from 6pm--8pm. Johnnie passed away on Friday, December 23, 2016 at her home, with family by her side. She was 75. Born February 12, 1941 in...
Delores Jean Lacy
Dec 22, 2016
Delores Jean Lacy passed away at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa on Thursday, December 22, 2016. She was 81. Service will be 2pm, Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at Foyil Assembly of God Church, burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Foyil Assembly before services, from 12 noon till 2:00 p.m.