OBITUARIES
Shirley Ann Woody
May 29, 2014
Services for Shirley Ann Woody will be 10:00a.m., Tuesday, June 3, 2014 at Memorial Heights Baptist Church; burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday, June 2, from 1—8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6—8pm. Shirley passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014....
Raymond Curtis Payne
May 29, 2014
Raymond Curtis Payne passed away on Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the age of 53. Visitation will be held at MMS-Payne Funeral Home on Tuesday, June 2, 2014 from 1--8p.m.
Forrest Guinn
May 26, 2014
Funeral service for Charles Forrest Guinn will be 2 p.m., Thurs., May 29, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Dave Mewbourne officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Cemetery, Sperry. Forrest passed away Mon., May 26, 2014, at Rolling Hills Care Center, Catoosa, at the age of 97. The son of Don and Bessie Louise (Wallace) Guinn was born Nov....
Glen Ray Slaughter
May 26, 2014
Glen Ray Slaughter was born in Chattanooga, Oklahoma on June 10, 1941 to Charlie Merrell and Ruth Lavonne (Ramsey) Slaughter. Glen was an Oklahoma Highway Patrolman for 26 years retiring in 1992 as 2nd Lieutenant. He and Billie Jean (Reed) Slaughter were married in 1980 and have made Claremore their home since. Glen passed away on May 26, 2014 at...
Delona Rhea Pickett
May 25, 2014
Delona Rhea Pickett, of Inola, passed away peacefully at the Clarehouse in Tulsa on Sunday May 25th. She was 77. She was born December 25, 1936 in Norfork AR, to William T. and Lela Ora (Sammons) Hamilton. Delona is preceded in death by her parents Bill and Lela Hamilton, husband John Pickett Sr., Brother Eldon Hamilton, and sister and brother-in-law...
Byron Bobby Forrester
May 24, 2014
Funeral service for Byron B. Forrester will be held 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 28, 2014 at Gregory Baptist Church. Pastor Denny Rogers will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Inola Funeral Home & Crematory. Byron passed away Saturday, May 24, 2014 at the age of 94. The son of Virgil and Maggie Leonard Forrester...
Ruth Leora Burns
May 23, 2014
Funeral service for Ruth Leora Burns will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the MMS-Payne Chapel. Pastor Mike Schroeder will officiate. Ruth passed away Friday May 23, 2014 at the age of 104. The daughter of Joseph Ryan and Nannie Magnus Ryan was born October 5, 1909 in Asher, Oklahoma. As a young girl she was raised,...
Daren Dean West
May 23, 2014
Funeral service for Daren Dean West will be 2 p.m., Friday, May 30, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Walter Martinez officiating. Burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Daren passed away Fri., May 23, 2014, at his home at the age of 40. The son of Billy Dean and Beverly June (Gougler) West was born July 27,...
Carl Wayne Gardner
May 23, 2014
Funeral service for Carl Wayne Gardner will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, May 29, 2014 at the First United Methodist Church of Claremore, Visitation will be held 1-8 p.m., Wednesday, with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. Burial with military honors by the U.S. Army will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation...
Paul Alden Bates
May 22, 2014
Funeral service for Paul Alden Bates will be held 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, May 27, 2014 at the First Christian Church of Chelsea. Pastor Jennie Bible will officiate. Burial will follow at Winganon Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service Visitation will be held Monday from 1-6 p.m. Paul Bates passed away Thursday, May 22, 2014...
Jackie Lee Ann Huckleby
May 21, 2014
Funeral service for Jackie Lee Ann Huckleby will be 2 p.m., Wed., May 28, at Ward’s Grove Cemetery with Pastor David Irwin officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tues. 1-5 p.m. Jackie passed away Wed., May 21, 2014, at her home at the age...
Jacob Tyler Davis
May 17, 2014
Jacob Tyler Davis, 17 years old, was born October 16, 1996, in Kentucky and moved to Claremore, OK, before the age of 1. He was a cancer survivor by the age of 5, and in 2012 he fought and survived the West Nile virus. He was a young man of great character. He was honest, strong, loved greatly, and helped...
Bob Krause
May 16, 2014
Graveside service for William Robert “Bob” Krause will be 10 a.m., Tues., May 20, at Sweeten Cemetery with Brother Doug Boling officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Inola Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Mon. 1-8 p.m. Bob passed away Fri., May 16, 2014, at Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of...
Laura Jane Jones
May 16, 2014
Funeral service for Laura Jane Jones will be 1 p.m., Wed., May 21, at Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Mike Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tues. 1-5 p.m. Laura passed away Fri., May 16, 2014, at Hillcrest Hospital South, Tulsa, at the age of 57. The daughter of...
Lynn Beeson
May 14, 2014
Funeral service for Rev. Lynn Beeson will be held 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 19, 2014 at the Chelsea Assembly of God Church. Burial will follow at Woodland Memorial Park in Sand Springs at 3:00 p.m., under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Lynn W. Beeson passed away May 14, 2014 at the age of 87. The...
Barbara Farley
May 13, 2014
Memorial service for Barbara Hansford Farley will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 15, 2014 at the First Baptist Church of Claremore. Pastor Sam Nichols will officiate. Barbara passed away Tuesday, May 13, 2014 at the age of 80. The daughter of Clarence and Mildred Rhinehart Hansford was born October 29, 1933 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As a young girl she...
Rhonda Sue Blankenship
May 13, 2014
Visitation for Rhonda Sue Blankenship will be 1-8 p.m. Friday, May 16, at the Inola Funeral Home & Crematory and family will greet friends 5-8 p.m. Rhonda passed away Tues., May 13, 2014, at the age of 47.
Virginia Loretta Tincup
May 12, 2014
Funeral service for Virginia Loretta Tincup will be 2 p.m., Fri., at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Corky Pinkston officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8 p.m. Virginia passed away Mon., May 12, 2014, at St. John Hospital, Tulsa, at the...
Wilma Christine Sims
May 12, 2014
Graveside service for Wilma Christine Sims will be 2 p.m., Thurs., May 15, at Lone Elm Cemetery with Joanne Green officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Wilma passed away Mon., May 12, 2014, at Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa, at the age...
Carol Kae Potts
May 11, 2014
Memorial service for Carol Kae Potts will be 11 a.m., Thurs., May 15, at Destiny Life Church. Carol passed away Sun., May 11, 2014, at her home at the age of 70. The daughter of Harold and Dorothy Haley was born Nov. 19, 1943, in Lima, OH. Carol retired from Southwestern Bell Telephone where she worked as a switchboard operator....