OBITUARIES
Gina Bowman
Dec 27, 2015
Gina Bowman passed away Sun., Dec. 27, 2015, at Inola Health & Rehab at the age of 67. Private family services are planned.
Barbara Anne Johnson
Dec 25, 2015
Funeral service for Barbara Anne Johnson will be 10 a.m., Tues., Dec. 29, at Inola Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Richard Crawford officiating. Burial will follow at Bryan's Chapel Cemetery, Boatman. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Mon. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 5-7 p.m. Barbara passed away Thurs., Dec. 24, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital,...
Kyle Gene McAlister
Dec 25, 2015
Kyle Gene McAlister, 36, went to be with Jesus on Christmas Day 2015, after battling an ongoing undiagnosed illness. His Celebration of Life will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, December 30, 2015, at First Baptist Church Inola, Oklahoma, under the direction of the Inola Funeral Home & Crematory. Kyle was born April 16, 1979, in Tulsa, OK, to...
Vernon Ray Browning
Dec 25, 2015
Vernon Ray Browning passed away on December 25, 2015 at the Claremore Veterans Center. He was 83. Services will be planned at a later date in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, Vernon's home town.
Lester Gatewood
Dec 23, 2015
Lester Gatewood passed away Wed., Dec. 23, 2015, at Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 84. Services are pending.
Kimberley Rose Woods
Dec 23, 2015
Kimberley Rose Woods died Dec. 23, 2015, at St. John Hospital in Tulsa. Kim was born on October 14,1972, in Bartlesville, OK. Kim worked at Saint Simeons Tulsa Senior Community as an LPN, and was also studying to become an RN. Survivors include her husband Bill Woods; sons: Joey and Tyler Woods; Parents: David and Peggy Kitchens of Bartlesville; brothers:...
Joe Dewey
Dec 19, 2015
Funeral service for Joe Dewey will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, December 23, at the Chelsea Assembly of God Church. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Pastor Jack Damico will officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tues. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8 p.m....
Frances Nadine Chambers
Dec 19, 2015
Graveside service for Frances Nadine Chambers will be 1 p.m., Wed., Dec. 23, at Woodlawn Cemetery with Chaplain Henry Bartlett officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Frances passed away Sat., Dec. 19, 2015, at her home at the age of 95. The daughter of Thomas Franklin and Mitt Barbee was born Feb....
James L. McAlister
Dec 19, 2015
James L. McAlister; 57, passed away on Saturday, December 19, 2015 at the age of 57. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at Inola Funeral Home from 1pm--8pm.
Keith Hunter
Dec 15, 2015
Funeral service for Robert "Keith" Hunter will be 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 21, 2015, at Inola Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Chad Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Sunday 1-6 p.m. Keith passed away Tues., Dec. 15, 2015, at Hillcrest Hospital South, Tulsa, at the age of 61. The son...
Johnny Joe Griffin
Dec 15, 2015
Services for Johnny Joe Griffin will be 11:00a.m., Tuesday, December 22, 2015 at 29th and Yale Church of Christ, Tulsa. Burial with military honors by the U.S. Air Force will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Claremore. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday, December 21, from 1pm--8pm, with family...
Corine Kinser
Dec 14, 2015
Funeral service for Margeret "Corine" Kinser will be 11 a.m., Thursday, Dec. 16, at Inola Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Chad Thompson officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 5-7 p.m. Corine passed away Mon., Dec. 14, 2015, at Hillcrest Hospital South, Tulsa, at...
Travis G. Shelton
Dec 13, 2015
Services for Travis Gordon Shelton will be 10:00a.m., Thursday, December 17, at Gregory Baptist Church. Friends may visit at the Inola Funeral Home on Wednesday, December 16 from 1pm--8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm--8pm. Travis passed away on Sunday, December 13, 2015 at the age of 36. Born November 14, 1979 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Keith and Mary (Easter)...
Susan Blair Cunningham
Dec 9, 2015
Susan Blair (Smith) Cunningham passed away on Wednesday, December 9, 2015. She was 71. Susan and Jerry sold a historic home in downtown Tulsa and relocated to another historic home in Claremore in 2008. The home is well known locally for being on the Historical Home Tour 2 times in the last 8 years and on the Safenet Garden Tour...
Lyla Mitchell
Dec 8, 2015
Lyla Mitchell passed away Tues., Dec. 8, at Claremore Nursing Home at the age of 59. Private family services are planned.
Joe Leach
Nov 29, 2015
Funeral service for Benny "Joe" Leach will be 10 a.m., Friday, December 4, at Cedar Point Church with Pastor Rick Burke officiating. Burial with military honors by the U.S. Army will follow at Washington Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday from 1-8 p.m., and family will...
Agatha Angela Lang
Nov 23, 2015
Funeral Mass for Agatha A. Lang will be at 11:00a.m., Monday, November 30, 2015 at St. Cecilias Catholic Church. Father Michael Schemm and Deacon Vince Mrasek will officiate. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be 1pm--5pm, Sunday, November 29 at the funeral home, a prayer service will begin...
Jerry Wayne Pittman
Nov 23, 2015
Memorial service for Jerry Wayne Pittman will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, November 30, 2015 at the First Baptist Church of Inola. Pastor Bradley Davis will officiate. Visitation will be held at the Inola Funeral Home on Sun. 1-6 p.m. and family will greet friends 4-6 p.m. The son of Adis and Ruby Collie Pittman was born November 7, 1942...
Bud Smith
Nov 23, 2015
Mass of Christian Burial for Edward Francis "Bud" Smith will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 25, 2015 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church. Father Sylvanus Amaobi will officiate. Burial with military honors by the U.S. Army will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A Rosary service will be held on...
Naomi Jean Horton
Nov 21, 2015
Memorial service for Naomi J. (Sumter) Horton will be 2:00p.m., Friday, November 27, 2015 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Naomi passed away on Saturday, November 21, 2015 at the age of 71. Naomi Sumter Horton was born October 18, 1944 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Henry William Sumter, Sr. and Hazel Ida (Eagleton) Sumter. Naomi was the 11th child out of...



