OBITUARIES
George Joseph Fratrick
Feb 1, 2016
George Joseph Fratrick passed away Mon., Feb. 1, 2016, at the Muskogee Veterans Hospital at the age of 90.
Scott Branom
Feb 1, 2016
Memorial service for Scott Branom will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, February 6, 2016 at the Claremore Restoration Church of God. Todd Scott Branom passed away February 1, 2016 at the age of 51. The son of Donald Branom and Glenda Caudle Underwood was born June 24, 1964 in Portsmouth, Virginia. He was the son of a Navy man, so...
Aurelia Krebs
Jan 31, 2016
Aurelia Krebs passed away Sun., Jan. 31, 2016, at her home at the age of 89. Services are pending.
Curtis Daniel Qualls
Jan 31, 2016
Memorial service for Curtis Daniel Qualls will be 2 p.m., Tues., Feb. 23, at First United Methodist Church. Curtis passed away Sunday, January 31, 2016, at the age of 28.
Kinnith Floyd Nickerson Sr.
Jan 31, 2016
Kenneth Nickerson, Sr. passed away Sun., Jan. 31, 2016, at his home at the age of 88. Services are pending.
Dolores Maxidean Vaught
Jan 30, 2016
Dolores Maxidean Vaught passed away Saturday, January 30, 2016, at her home at the age of 81. Family will greet friends at the Inola Funeral Home Tuesday, February 2, from 6:30-8 p.m. The daughter of John David Cook and Pearl (Chapman) Cook was born June 4, 1934, in Hulbert. Dolores grew up and attended school in Tahlequah. On Dec. 24,...
Irene D. Zoch
Jan 28, 2016
Irene D. (Edwards) Zoch was born Dec. 21, 1931, in Talala, OK. She was peacefully called home to Our Lord on Jan. 28, 2016, in Houston, TX. Irene was employed by Exxon Oil Company, retiring after 38 years of service. A faithful member of Trinity Lutheran Church since the 1960's, she served as a choir member and volunteered in various...
Jamie Wilkinson
Jan 28, 2016
Funeral service for Jamie Michelle Wilkinson will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, February 1, 2016 at the Eastern Hills Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Winganon Cemetery under the direction of the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday, January 31 from 1pm--6pm, family will receive visitors from 2pm--4pm. Jamie went home...
Leon Ballard
Jan 27, 2016
Leon Ballard of Claremore, passed away on Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at St. John Medical Center at the age of 65. Born February 18, 1950 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma to Dewitt and Eva Mae Ballard, Leon was reared and educated in his birth community. Following his high school graduation, he began working with heavy equipment in the construction business. On July...
Flora Hinkley
Jan 27, 2016
Flora Hinkley passed away Wed., Jan. 27, 2016, at her home at the age of 71. Services are pending.
Donna Jean Tiblow
Jan 25, 2016
Memorial service for Donna Jean Tiblow will be 11 a.m., Fri., Jan. 29, at Westside Holiness Church with Pastor Darrell Meadows officiating. Services are under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Donna went home to be with the Lord on Mon., Jan. 25, 2016, at her home at the age of 52. The daughter of Joe Lloyd...
Anna Marie Young
Jan 24, 2016
Visitation for Anna Young will be from 1pm--8pm, Wednesday, January 27, 2016 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home. Family will receive visitors from 6pm--8pm. Anna Marie Young passed away on Sunday, January 24, 2016 at OSU Medical Center, with her family by her side. She was 63. Born December 16, 1952 in Ft. Lewis, Washington to Melvin and Elizabeth (Hendricks) Padgett, Anna...
Jerrold Kieth Spangler
Jan 21, 2016
Services for Jerrold Keith Spangler will be 2 p.m., Wed., Jan. 27 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Jerrold passed away Thurs., Jan. 21, 2016, at his home at the age of 70.
Billie Dee Malone
Jan 19, 2016
Funeral service for Billie Dee Malone will be 2 p.m., Friday, Jan. 22, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Brother Sam Nichols officiating. Burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Friday 9 a.m.-1 p.m . Billie passed away Tues., Jan. 19, 2016, at Wood Manor at the age of 89. The daughter...
Kenneth Ray Hunter
Jan 17, 2016
Funeral service for Kenneth Ray Hunter will be 10 a.m., Fri., Jan. 22, at Inola Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jim Page officiating. Graveside service with military honors by the U.S. Army will be 2 p.m., Fri., at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m. Kenneth Ray Hunter, 82, of Inola, Oklahoma...
Roxey Lee Podpechan
Jan 17, 2016
Roxey L. Podpechan was born September 25, 1943 and resided in Oklahoma most of her life in Rogers County. She departed on January 17, 2016 in Bonita Springs, FL her home for the last year. She had been ill for several months with cancer. Roxey was born in Talala, OK to Ocey Irene Donaho Battles and Earl Battles. She was...
Ira Ray McMillan
Jan 16, 2016
Ira Ray McMillan passed away Sat., Jan. 16, 2016, at his home at the age of 70. The son of Armin McMillan and Edna Ruth (King) McMillan was born Nov. 10, 1945, in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He graduated from Highand High School, and went on to serve in the U.S. Navy during the Vietnam War from 1964 to 1966. When...
Betty Jean Smith
Jan 13, 2016
Funeral service for Betty Jean Smith known to many as "Mumsie" will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, January 18, at the First Baptist Church of Claremore. Burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held Sunday, January 17, from 1-6 p.m. with family greeting friends from 4-6 p.m. at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Betty J....
Michael Wayne Oxford
Jan 13, 2016
Funeral service for Michael Wayne Oxford will be 2 p.m., Tues., Jan. 19, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Denton Hubbard officiating. Burial will follow at Ward's Grove Cemetery, Foyil. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Mon. 1-5 p.m. Michael passed away Wed., Jan. 13, 2016, at St. John Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 52. The...
James B. Godsey
Jan 10, 2016
Services for James B. Godsey will be 11:00a.m., Wednesday, January 13, 2016 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, January 12, from 1pm--8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm--8pm. James passed away on Sunday, January 10, 2016 at Claremore Veterans Center. He was 67. James B. Godsey was born September 16, 1948 in...