OBITUARIES

Feb 3, 2025

Kenneth Wayne Collins was a man who loved to laugh and had a great sense of humor. He had a passion for classic cars, trucks, motorcycles, and classic country music. He was a loving father and grandfather. Born in Pryor Creek, Oklahoma, and raised in Tulsa, he dedicated his career to the oil and gas industry as a machinist, retiring...

Feb 2, 2025

Eugene McQueen was born on October 22, 1932, at Chappelow Ridge, Ind. to Robert and Laura (Hensley) McQueen. Gene was the youngest boy among the eight siblings.

He graduated from Harrison High in Harrison, OH, in 1950 and always had numerous jobs before being drafted into the Army to serve in Korea during the Korean War. He had met Dealeane (Dee)...

Jan 30, 2025

Private family services will be held to celebrate Michelle's life. 

Michelle Scott, 52, passed away on January 30, 2025. She was born on January 29, 1973, in Bellflower, CA, to Glen and Julia. Michelle grew up Chino, CA until the 6th grade when her family moved to Reno, NV and she later finished school in Norco, CA.

 Michelle worked various jobs as...

Jan 30, 2025

Jan 30, 2025

Ana is survived by her two sons, Carlos Janeway and Raymond Janeway

Jan 30, 2025

Service for Nicholas Hipp will be 2:00p.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at Pleasant View Baptist Church, Pryor, Oklahoma, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Claremore. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, February 11, from 1pm-7pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm. Nicholas passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025. He was 36. Nicholas will be remembered as...

Jan 30, 2025

Smiling, bright, laughing, and a shining star Brian Wayne Page age 11, passed away on January 30th in Claremore Oklahoma, leaving behind a world that was infinitely brighter because he was in it. Brian had a smile that could light up a room, an infectious laugh so pure it could make any bad day better, and the most beautiful curly...

Jan 29, 2025

Visitation will be held on Friday, February 7, 2025 at the MMS-Payne Funeral home from 5-8 p.m.

Jan 29, 2025

Funeral services for Johnna Dee Bryant, 53, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at River of Life Assembly of God Church in Inola.

Johnna was born on September 27, 1971, in Tulsa, OK, to John Robison and Donna Parrish. She spent her early years in Broken Arrow before moving to Delaware, OK, where she attended school...

Jan 29, 2025

Julie Crawford Lowe was born on January 8, 1947, in Fullerton, California to William Hubbard Crawford and Jean Bernice Ball Crawford. She went home to be with the Lord on January 29, 2025, in Claremore, Oklahoma at the age of 78. 

 She graduated from Fullerton High School in Fullerton, California where she was active on the cheerleading team and had many...

Jan 28, 2025

We celebrate Deric Grant Walden, whose joyful spirit departed from us on January 28th, 2025, at the age of 30. Deric had a heart full of love and a smile that lit up any room. Battling brain cancer at the age of 2 and all the medical aftermath from that never slowed Deric down, he not only beat the odds...

Jan 28, 2025

Funeral services for Robert Lafferty will be held on Monday, February 3, 2025, at 10:00am at Bethel Holiness Church in Chelsea, OK. Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 2, 2025, from 3:00-6:00pm at Bethel Holiness Church. Graveside services for Robert will be held on Monday, February 3, 2025, at 4:30pm at Huffman Cemetery in Ava, MO.

Robert was born on...

Jan 26, 2025

Funeral service for Bob McKinney will be 11:00a.m., Friday, March 7, 2025, at Claremore First Methodist Church, Burial will be 3:00p.m., at Oak Hill Cemetery, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Friends may visit at MMS-Payne Funeral Home on Thursday, March 6, from 1pm-6pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm.

M. Robert "Bob" McKinney, Jr., a dedicated banking professional and beloved community member, passed...

Jan 26, 2025

Visitation for Buck Johnson will be held on Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 1:00-8:00pm with family greeting friends from 5:00-8:00pm. Private family services will be held on Friday, with burial following at Woodlawn Cemetery in Claremore. 

Retired Rogers County Sheriff Dewey "Buck" Johnson, 93, of Claremore, OK, passed away January 26, 2025, surrounded by family. 

He was born on July 22, 1931,...

Jan 26, 2025

Glendene Roberta Landers, 91, passed away on January 26, 2025. She was born to Glenn and Beulah Gregory in Vici, Oklahoma, where she grew up and attended school.

On December 30, 1951, Glendene married Roy Landers in Vici. The couple moved to the Tulsa area in 1952, later, in 1960, settling in Inola and eventually making their home outside of Foyil...

Jan 24, 2025

Virginia Estes, lovingly known as "Ginny," passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025, at the age of 73.

She was born on October 23, 1951, in Paterson, New Jersey, to Glenn and Marian (Conklin) Kimbell. Ginny was raised in the beach town of Wildwood Crest and graduated from high school there in 1970.



After high school, she worked as a telephone operator...

Jan 23, 2025

Janice Carol Saathoff Bray passed from this life on January 23, 2025, the daughter of Harold Anton Saathoff and Iva Jean Minnick Saathoff. Jan was born August 20, 1945 in Pampa, Texas while her father was in the Army Air Corps during World War II. When she was six weeks old her mother brought her back to Fairbury, Nebraska, and...

Jan 23, 2025

Warren Paul Thompson, age 93, of Chelsea, passed away peacefully on January 23, 2025. He was born to Lonnie and Vaudry Inez Thompson on September 16, 1931, in Chelsea, Oklahoma. Warren grew up in Alluwe, where he attended school and laid the foundation for a life marked by hard work, faith, and love.

In 1950, Warren met the love of his...

Jan 23, 2025

Graveside services for Peggy Nell Johnson will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 28, 2025, at McLaughlin Cemetery in Cleora. Visitation will be held on Monday, January 27, 2025 from 5-8 p.m. with the family present to greet friends at MMS-Payne Funeral Service in Claremore. 102 West 5th St. Claremore, Ok 74017

 Peggy passed away peacefully on Thursday, January...

Jan 22, 2025

Funeral services for Gordon Powell will be held on January 31, 2025, at 11:00am at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held on Thursday, January 30, from 1:00-6:00pm with family greeting friends from 4:00-6:00pm. Gordon passed away on Wednesday, January 22, 2025, at the age of 83.

Gordon Lee Powell was born on May 14, 1941, in Memphis, Tennessee, to...