OBITUARIES
Curtis Warren Grayson Jr.
May 11, 2015
Curtis Warren Grayson, Jr., 79 years old, passed away Mon., May 11. The son of Curtis Warren Grayson, Sr. and Edna Geneva (Pyle) Grayson was born on Oct. 30, 1935, in Eufaula where he grew up and attended school. He continued his education at NSU, Tahlequah, where he played in a Jazz band. Curtis served as a Sergeant in the...
Mondie Cartwright
May 10, 2015
Funeral service for Joyce Mondaine "Mondie" Cartwright will be 2 p.m., Fri., May 22, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Michael Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m. Mondie passed away Sun., May 10, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital at the age of 69 after a tough...
Crew Hudson Dunaway
May 10, 2015
Crew Hudson Dunaway was born on August 1, 2012. He passed away at home with his family May 10, 2015. He is survived by his parents Kevin and Kasha Dunaway along with his brother's Walker and Jagger. Though his time on earth was short, the impact he made in the hearts of the people who knew him will last a...
Loretta Jean Burrows
May 9, 2015
Memorial service for Loretta Jean Burrows will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at the First Christian Church. Visitation will be held on Tuesday with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m Loretta passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the age of 84. The daughter of C.W. and Jewel Tyrone Hill was born March 12, 1931 in Shawnee,...
Sylvia Maxine Doshier
May 4, 2015
Services for Sylvia “Maxine” Doshier will be 11:00a.m., Thursday, May 7, 2015 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Maxine passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015 at the age of 79. A loving mother and grandmother, Sylvia Maxine Doshier was born in Oologah, Oklahoma on December 9, 1935 to Herschel George Baldwin and Dortha Beatrice Dikeman. She married John Warren Doshier...
Ralph Bridwell
Apr 29, 2015
Graveside service for John "Ralph" Bridwell will be 10 a.m., Fri., May 1, at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A memorial service will be 11 a.m., Fri., at First Presbyterian Church. Pastor Tom Launius will officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8...
Daniel Godfrey
Apr 28, 2015
Daniel Marvin Godfrey, 73, entered into rest on April 28, 2015 in Cushing, OK. He was born January 16, 1943. Daniel is predeceased by his wife of 36 years Janet Godfrey and his son William Godfrey. He leaves behind his son Robert Godfrey (Raelean) of Manteca and his daughter in law Rachel Godfrey. He was blessed with six grandchildren, Lance,...
Daryl McClure
Apr 28, 2015
Memorial services for Jessie “Daryl” McClure will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Father Paul Eichhoff will officiate. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Friday May 1, from 1pm—7pm with family receiving visitors from 5pm—7pm. At 7pm there will be a prayer service. Daryl passed away on April 28, 2015 at the...
Arlene Faye Wilmath
Apr 27, 2015
Graveside services for Arlene Wilmath will be 10:00a.m., Friday, May 1, 2015 at Woodlawn Cemetery, under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 30 at the funeral home from 1pm-8pm, family will receive visitors from 5pm-7pm. Arlene passed away at her home on Monday, April 27, 2015 at the age of 69. Born October 14,...
Dorothy Bell Smith
Apr 23, 2015
Graveside service for Dorothy Bell Smith will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 27, 2015 at Pleasant Hope Cemetery in Adair, Eddie Mathews will officiate. Visitation will be on Sunday, April 26, at the funeral home from 1 p.m.—6 p.m. Dorothy passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the age of 97. Dorothy Bell Smith was born in Welch, Oklahoma...
Steven Maggard
Apr 22, 2015
Memorial service for Steven Wayne Maggard will be 2 p.m., Mon., April 27, at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jay McAlister officiating. Steven passed away Wed., April 22, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 58.
Ruth E. Johnson
Apr 19, 2015
A memorial service for Ruth Johnson will be 11:00a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Friendly Foyil Baptist Church, her pastor, Mike Clark will officiate. Visitation will be from 6pm—8pm Wednesday, April 22 at the funeral home. Ruth passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at the age of 75. Ruth Evelyn Johnson was born November 1, 1939 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma...
Shirley Dean Roberts
Apr 18, 2015
Funeral service for Shirley Dean Roberts will be 10 a.m., Thursday, April 23, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Chapel with Warren Roberts officiating. Burial will follow at the Roberts Family Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wednesday 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8 p.m. Shirley passed away Sat., April 18, 2015, at her home at the...
Mark Davis
Apr 12, 2015
John Mark Davis was born May 29, 1962, in Cushing to Clifford Leroy Davis and Beverly Sue (Phillips) Davis. He passed away Sun., April 12, 2015, at his home at the age of 52. Mark grew up in Cushing, and graduated from Cushing High School where he ran track and played baseball. His first job in high school was at...
Chris Davon Wright
Apr 12, 2015
Funeral service for Chris Davon Wright will be 2 p.m., Wed., April 15, at Chelsea United Pentecostal Church. Burial will follow at Dawes Cemetery under the direction of Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tues. 6-8 p.m. at Bethel Holiness Church, Chelsea. Chris passed away on Sunday, April 12, 2015 at the...
Jim Merritt
Apr 9, 2015
Graveside service for Jim Merritt will be held 10:00 a.m. Tuesday, April 14, 2015 at the Chelsea Cemetery. Pastor Jay McAlister will officiate. Visitation will be held on Monday from 1-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel. Jim passed away on Thursday, April 9, 2015 at the age of 70. The son of...
Margie Lee Timmons
Apr 9, 2015
Funeral service for Margie Lee Timmons will be 11 a.m., Wed., April 15, at Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Rick Walden officiating. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tues. 1-8 p.m. and family will greet friends 6-8 p.m. Margie passed away Thurs., April 9, 2015, at Claremore Nursing Home at the...
Merle James Malek
Apr 9, 2015
Memorial service for Merle James Malek will be 11 a.m., Wed., April 15, at the House of Prayer Josh Brown Activity Center. Merle passed away at his home Thurs., April 9, 2015, at the age of 69. The son of Joseph Martin Malek and Ethel Bertha (Sterns) Malek was born Feb. 15, 1946, in Corry, PA. Merle grew up in...



