OBITUARIES
Opal Nadine Thompson
Aug 22, 2025
Service for Opal Thompson will be 10:00a.m., Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Chelsea Assembly of God Church, burial will follow at Winganon Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, August 26, from 1pm-7pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm.
Opal Nadine Thompson, a beloved wife, mother, and cherished member of her community, passed away peacefully on August 22,...
Clifford Dewayne Coats
Aug 20, 2025
A celebration of life for Clifford Dewayne “Cliff” Coats will be 2:00p.m., Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Claremore Nazarene Church. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, August 26, from 2pm-7pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm. Cliff passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. He was 63.
Cliff was born on June 12, 1962, in Torrance, California, to...
David Arthur Mathews
Aug 18, 2025
Funeral services for Arthur Mathews, age 63, will be held on Friday, August 22, 2025, at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church.
Arthur passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, at the age of 63.
David Athur Mathews was born in Nowata, Oklahoma to Hugh and Francis “Frankie” (Smith) Mathews. He was raised in the Greer Hills, where he spent much of his childhood...
Thomas Leroy Karr
Aug 18, 2025
Thomas “Tom” Leroy Karr, 86, of Foyil, Oklahoma, passed away on August 18, 2025.
Tom was born on July 12, 1939, in Cushing, Oklahoma, to Landon and Pearl Karr. When he was young, his family moved from Cushing to Foyil by train with everything they owned, where they would settle and make their home. Tom grew up in Foyil and graduated...
Geneva Lois Charles-Allen
Aug 17, 2025
Funeral services for Geneva “Lois” Charles-Allen will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22, 2025, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel in Claremore. Lois passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at the age of 84.
Lois was born on June 14, 1941, in Welch, Oklahoma, to Everett Lee and Zelma (McKenzie) Johnston. She grew up in Welch and...
Coella Raylea Whitlock
Aug 16, 2025
On Saturday, August 16, 2025, Coella “Coco” McClure Henson Whitlock, passed into the West. Born November 7, 1981 in Claremore, OK to Twila and Michael McClure, she lived in northeast Oklahoma all her life. Early in life Coella excelled at gymnastics and was an active Girl Scouts. She graduated from Chelsea High School in 2000.
Collea is proceeded in death by...
Pamela Ann Bozzell
Aug 15, 2025
Pamela Ann Bozzell, age 68, passed away on August 15th, 2025, at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She was the widow of Thomas Ford Bozzell. They shared 37 years of marriage together.
Born in Purcell, OK. She was the daughter of Guy and Elva Cowell. She made many lifelong friends attending Chanute Senior High School in Chanute, KS.
She had a love...
Paul Warren Pixley
Aug 15, 2025
Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Claremore. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, August 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Cecilia Catholic Church with reception to follow.
Paul Warren Pixley passed away peacefully at his home in Claremore on August 15, 2025, at the...
Marietta R Walla
Aug 12, 2025
Graveside service for Marietta Ruth Walla will be 2:30p.m., Friday, August 22, 2025, at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, August 21 from 1pm-7pm. Marietta passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. She was 88.
Born on August 10, 1937, in Newton, Kansas, she was the daughter of Archie Eugene and Ruth (Wimmer) Porter....
Jordan Beth Henry
Aug 11, 2025
Jordan Beth Henry, 34, of Claremore, Oklahoma, passed away on August 11, 2025, surrounded by her family and friends.
Born on July 12, 1991, in Claremore to Angela (Porter) Ward. She attended Foyil Schools, where she was active in softball, crowned Homecoming Queen, and graduated with the Class of 2010. Known as a good kid with countless friends, Jordan earned the...
Tommy Joe Gordineer
Aug 10, 2025
A visitation will be held for Tommy Gordineer on Wednesday, August 20, 2025, from 1pm-5pm at Inola Funeral Home. Tommy passed away on Sunday, August 10, 2025. He was 61.
Tommy Joe Gordineer, born on January 19, 1964, in Hominy, Oklahoma, to Bobby Joe and Jean Eloise (Mason) Gordineer. Tommy's education journey began at Garfield Elementary in Enid, Oklahoma, and with...
Anita Simpson
Aug 10, 2025
It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our mother Anita Simpson, 91, who went to be with the Lord on August 10, 2025. Born in Claremore on March 27, 1934 to Eltinge and Pauline Streeter, she was the beloved wife of Bob for 66 years, a devoted mother to Carol, Linda, Jill, and Stacy, a cherished...
Judith E. Howe
Aug 6, 2025
Judith Evangeline Howe passed away on Wednesday, August 6, 2025. She was 80.
Stephen Tyler Knight
Aug 5, 2025
Stephen Tyler Knight, 27, of Inola, Oklahoma passed away unexpectedly the night of August 5th, 2025 in his home.
Stephen, better known as Tyler to most, was born on July 19th, 1998 in Claremore, OK where he lived most of his life. He attended Claremore Public Schools and kept busy close to home until he moved to Inola a few years...
Imogene Williamson
Aug 2, 2025
Graveside services for Jean Williamson will be held on Thursday, August 7, at 10:00am at Washington Cemetery in Claremore. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 6, from 1:00-7:00pm with family receiving friends from 5:00-7:00pm at MMS-Payne Funeral Home.
Imogene “Jean” Williamson, age 78 of Claremore died Satruday, August 2, 2025, at her home. Born October 20, 1946, in Middletown, OH,...
Theodore Benjamin Williams Jr.
Aug 2, 2025
Theodore Benjamin Williams Jr., 88, of Claremore, Oklahoma, passed away on August 2, 2025.
Born on August 30, 1936, in Bixby to Theodore Benjamin Williams Sr. and Mavis Mae Williams, Theodore grew up in Pryor, Oklahoma, where he attended Pryor Public Schools. He continued his education at Northeastern Oklahoma College before graduating from the University of Tulsa in 1964.
Theodore built a...
Larry James Potter
Jul 30, 2025
Larry James Potter
February 11, 1942 – July 30, 2025
Larry James Potter, 74, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away on July 30, 2025.
Larry was born on February 11, 1951, in Tulsa to Elbert and Beulah Potter. He was raised in Tulsa and attended Central High School, graduating with the Class of 1969. After high school, Larry began his career working at a...
Ernest Leo Smart III
Jul 30, 2025
In Loving Memory of Ernest Leo Smart III
Ernest Leo Smart III, 83, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on July 30, 2025, surrounded by his loving family. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother, and friend whose presence brought warmth, strength, and wisdom to all who knew him.
Ernie was known for his quiet dignity, unwavering love for his...
Inge D. Brown
Jul 27, 2025
Service celebrating the life of Inge D. Brown will be 10:00a.m., Saturday, August 9, 2025, at Cedar Point Church, Claremore. Family will see friends following the service.
Inge D. Brown aka “Oma”, age 83 of Chelsea, OK peacefully passed away, gained her wings and officially retired on Sunday, July 27, 2025. She was born May 12, 1942, in Mannheim, Germany, to...
John Franklin Royer
Jul 22, 2025
John Franklin Royer, 91, of Claremore, Oklahoma, passed away at his home on the morning of Tuesday, July 22, 2025. John was born on March 2, 1934, in Nowata, Oklahoma, at the home of his parents, Ora Everett and Nora Mildred (Goldsberry) Royer. He was one of eleven children, with seven brothers and three sisters. At the young age of...
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