OBITUARIES
John M. Burrow
Oct 3, 2016
Memorial service for John Maurice Burrow will be 10:00a.m., Friday, October 7, 2016 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, October 6 from 1pm--8pm, family will receive visitors from 6pm--8pm. John passed away at Wood Manor Nursing Home on Monday, October 3, 2016. He was 92. Born June 12, 1924 in Cordell, Oklahoma...
Luther Rhodes
Oct 3, 2016
Funeral service for Luther Clay Rhodes will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 7, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Claremore. Pastor Keith Wiginton will officiate. Burial will follow at Washington Cemetery under the direction of the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 1-8 p.m. In honor of Luther we ask...
Rick Rawding
Sep 30, 2016
Steven Erick "Rick" Rawding, the son of C.V. Rawding and Inez L. (Searl) Rawding, was born October 4, 1947, in Montebella, CA. He passed away Friday, September 30, 2016, at his home at the age of 68. Rick graduated from Inola High School in 1965, and continued his education at the Oklahoma Military Academy and University of Tulsa. While in...
Richard A. LeGate
Sep 26, 2016
Memorial services for Richard LeGate, 80, retired longtime Claremore business leader, will be 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at First Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He died Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. LeGate was born Feb. 15, 1936 in Bristow, the son of Richard Hugh and Velma Elizabeth Allen...
James E. Cochran
Sep 24, 2016
JAMES (JIM) COCHRAN James E. Cochran lost his battle with lung cancer on September 24, 2016. Jim was born on January 28, 1942 to J.A. and Eleanor O’Neill Cochran. Jim was the eldest of three children with a brother Richard and sister Janet completing the Cochran family. Jim received his elementary and secondary education from Windom Rural Schools where he...
Wanda Lee Blankenship
Sep 21, 2016
Funeral service for Wanda Lee Blankenship will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 26, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Inola. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Inola Funeral Home & Crematory. Wanda Lee Blankenship passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at the age of 85.
Howard Lorin Morgan
Sep 21, 2016
Howard Lorin Morgan passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at his home at the age of 85. Services are pending.
Eula Mae Light
Sep 21, 2016
Funeral service for Eula Mae Light will be 2 p.m., Monday, September 26, at First Baptist Church with Bro. Sam Nichols officiating. Burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Sunday 1-6 p.m., and family will greet friends 2-4 p.m. Eula passed away...
Kenneth Hall
Sep 20, 2016
Funeral service for Kenneth "Monk" Hall will be held 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2016 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2016 from 1-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. In honor of Kenneth. Please help pay tribute to the Zebras on homecoming...
Mary Ann Piepmeyer
Sep 20, 2016
Visitation for Mary Ann Piepmeyer will be Friday, September 23, 2016, at Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mary passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 67.
Marilyn Jones
Sep 18, 2016
Marilyn Jones passed away Sunday, September 18, 2016, at Claremore Nursing Home at the age of 89. Private family services will be held.
Patricia Ann Reeves
Sep 17, 2016
Patricia Ann Reeves passed away Saturday, September 17, 2016, at Inola Health Care Center at the age of 63. Private family services will be held.
Mary Patrice Dawkins
Sep 14, 2016
Mary Dawkins passed away Wednesday, September 14, 2016. Services are pending.
Dewey Lee Horner
Sep 13, 2016
Funeral service for Dewey Lee Horner will be 2 p.m., Friday, September 16, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Bishop Bell officiating. Burial with military honors and masonic rites will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 5-7 p.m. Dewey passed away Tuesday, September 13,...
Joyce "Jody" Booth
Sep 9, 2016
Services for Joyce Diane "Jody" Booth will be 10:00a.m., Friday, September 16, 2016 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, September 15 from 1pm--8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm--8pm. Joyce passed away at St. Francis Hospital Friday, September 9, 2016. She was 71. Born in Boston...
Betty Evelyn Heflin
Sep 8, 2016
Graveside service for Betty Evelyn (Beanland) Heflin will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, September 13, 2016, at Woodlawn Cemetery with Pastor Graydon Croyle officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Betty passed away Thursday, September 8, 2016, at John Knox Village Center, Lee Summit, MO, at the age of 95. The daughter of Robert...
Franklin Darrel Best
Sep 6, 2016
Funeral service for Frank Best will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 9, 2016 at the Friendly Foyil Baptist Church. Pastor Mike Clark will officiate. Burial will follow at Oowala Cemetery under the direction of the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Frank passed away on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at the age of 73. Franklin Darrel Best, the son...
Sharon Joan Neal
Sep 4, 2016
Graveside service for Sharon "Joan" Neal will be held 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, September 8, 2016 at the Sandy Baptist Church Indian Cemetery, Sulphur. Pastor Bob Keck will officiate. Burial will follow under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Service & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wednesday 11 a.m.-6 p.m., and family will greet friends 4-6...
Loretta Space
Sep 3, 2016
Loretta Joy Space passed away Saturday, September 3, 2016, at Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 63. The daughter of Fletcher Howard McComb and Hazel Lenora (Patton) McComb was born March 23, 1953, in Nowata. She attended Winganon and Chelsea schools. On April 4, 1970, Loretta married Larry Francis Space in Claremore. They made their home in Claremore, Chelsea,...
Jewel Marie Clay
Aug 31, 2016
Memorial service for Jewel Marie Clay will be Sunday, September 25th, from 4p to 7:30p, at Inola Senior Citizens Center. Jewel passed away Wednesday, August 31, 2016, at her home at the age of 60. The daughter of James Ray "Jim" Burris and Ella Mae (Whitson) Burris was born February 1, 1956, in Reno, NV. Jewel was raised in California,...