OBITUARIES

Leroy Carlton Reavis

Leroy Carlton Reavis

Feb 22, 2024

Service for Leroy Carlton Reavis will be 10:00a.m., Tuesday, February 27, 2024, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, Burial will follow at Ramona Cemetery.  Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday, February 26, from 2pm -8pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm.  Leroy passed away on Thursday, February 22, 2024.  He was 83.

Leroy Reavis was born March 12, 1940,...

William "Bill" Paul Helton

William "Bill" Paul Helton

Feb 21, 2024

Services for William "Bill" Paul Helton will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, March 1, 2024, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, with burial following at 2:30 p.m. at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery with full military honors. The procession from the MMS-Payne Funeral Home to Ft. Gibson National Cemetery will begin at 1:00 pm. The family would be honored...

Philip Gene Gardner

Philip Gene Gardner

Feb 18, 2024

Funeral services for Philip Gene Gardner, 68, will be held on Friday, February 23, 2024, at 10:00am at Westwood United Pentecostal Church in Claremore, OK. Burial will follow at Sageeyah Cemetery in Claremore. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 22, 2024, from 3:00pm-7:00pm at MMS-Payne Funeral Home, with family receiving friends from 5:00pm-7:00pm.

Philip was born on June 25, 1955,...

Ruby Marie Bibbs

Ruby Marie Bibbs

Feb 17, 2024

Ruby Marie (Holt) Bibbs went to be with her Lord on February 17, 2024, surrounded by her family. A Celebration of Life will be held on March 23, 2024, 2pm – 4pm, at the Ascension Church, 741 W. Rogers Blvd, Skiatook, OK. This will be a time of sharing memories and refreshments.

Ronnie Joe Watkins

Ronnie Joe Watkins

Feb 16, 2024

Visitation to honor Ronnie's life will be held at Chelsea Funeral Home on March 3rd from 1-6 p.m. with family greeting friends from 4-6 p.m.  Funeral service will be held 2:00 p.m. Monday, March 4, 2024 at the Chelsea Assembly of God Church.

Ronnie Watkins passed away on February 16, 2024 in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 70, with his...

Jeremy Joe Breshears

Jeremy Joe Breshears

Feb 15, 2024

Jeremy Joe Breshears “BUBBA” was born May 11th, 1970, in Tulsa Oklahoma. He left this world on February 15, 2024. Jeremy is survived by his wife Jackie Breshears of Claremore. His 3 stepchildren Cory Ferguson and wife Cheyenne Ferguson of Oologah, Tyler Ferguson of Claremore, Tabitha Lankford and husband Kevin Lankford of Claremore along with his four grandchildren. His father...

Patricia Ann Short

Patricia Ann Short

Feb 15, 2024

     Going home celebration for Patricia Ann Short will be at 1:00 February 21st at

Ignite Church (Pentecostal) Pryor, OK; burial will follow at Big Cabin Cemetery.

The visitation will be held on Tuesday February 20th,, 2024 at Chelsea Funeral Home

from 1 – 7 (family 5-7).   Patricia passed away peacefully at home on Thursday, February 15, 2024. She was 81. 

   She...

David Wayne Ramthun

David Wayne Ramthun

Feb 14, 2024

A memorial service celebrating the life of David Wayne Ramthun will be held at 11:00a.m., Saturday, April 6, 2024, at Redeemer Lutheran Church, 220 North Seminole, Avenue, Claremore, OK 74017.  There will be a visitation starting at 10:00a.m., until the hour of service.  Reverend Ryan Honeycutt will officiate.  

Our Savior Jesus Christ has destroyed death and brought life immortal to...

Gene Ball

Gene Ball

Feb 13, 2024

A funeral service will be held on February 21, 2024, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Claremore, Oklahoma. Visitation will be held prior to the service from 10:00-11:00. The service will commence at 11:00 AM and will be a moment for family, friends, and the community to come together and honor Gene's life. The address for the...

Carol Ladene Holmes

Carol Ladene Holmes

Feb 9, 2024

Funeral service for Carol Ladene (Hyde) Holmes will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, February 20, 2024 at Carbondale Assembly of God (2135 West 51st St. Tulsa, Ok 74107).  Burial will follow at Floral Haven Cemetery at 2:00 p.m.

Carol Ladene Holmes, beloved mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother, passed away peacefully on February 9, 2024, in her life long hometown of Tulsa, at...

Leota Marlene Brown

Leota Marlene Brown

Feb 9, 2024

A Celebration of Life service for Leota “Marlene” Brown will be held at 2:00p.m., Thursday, February 22, 2024, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel.  Marlene passed away on February 9, 2024.  She was 84.

Leota "Marlene" Brown, born on November19, 1939, in Corydon, Iowa to Keith Amos and Leona Thelma (McClelland) Dent.  She received her education in Corydon, Iowa and graduated with...

Teresa Jean Webb

Teresa Jean Webb

Feb 5, 2024

Services to celebrate the life of Teresa Webb will be held on Saturday, February 10, 2024, at 10:00am at Outreach Church of Christ. 

Teresa Jean Webb, aged 65, passed away on Monday, February 5, 2024. Born to Clyde and Esther (Hildebrand) Webb on February 6, 1958, in Claremore, OK, Teresa was raised in Claremore and graduated from Claremore High School. She...

Betty J Daugherty

Betty J Daugherty

Feb 4, 2024

Funeral services are 2 p.m., Friday, February 9 at MMS Payne Funeral Home, 102 W. 5th St., Claremore, Oklahoma. 

Betty Jean Daugherty, 88, of Claremore, Oklahoma, died at approximately 12:30 p.m., Sunday, February 4, 2024, from complications due to Alzheimer’s, at The Courtyards Memory Care Facility at Claremore.

The fifth born of 14 children, Betty was the daughter of Arnie Arthur and...

Joann Lee Stinnett

Joann Lee Stinnett

Feb 4, 2024

Funeral services for Joann Stinnett will be held on Friday, February 9, 2024, at 2:00 pm at Chelsea First Christian Church. Visitation will take place at Chelsea Funeral Home on Thursday, February 8, from 1:00 pm to 7:00 pm, with family receiving friends from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm.

Joann Stinnett, passed away on Sunday, February 4, 2024, she was 92....

Helen Marie Parsons

Helen Marie Parsons

Feb 2, 2024

A celebration of Marie’s life will be held at 10:30 a.m., Friday, February 16, 2024, at Claremore First Methodist Church, 1615 N. Hwy. 88. 

Helen Marie (Stevens) Parsons passed away Friday, February 2, 2024 surrounded by her children. She was born April 26, 1935 in Hutchinson, KS to Frank and Lucile Electa (Wheeler) Stevens.

She met the love of her life, William...

Leon Dalton Boyd

Leon Dalton Boyd

Feb 2, 2024

Leon Dalton Boyd, aged 78, peacefully departed from this world on February 2, 2024, at his home. Graveside service will be held at 10:00 on Friday, February 9, 2024 at Fort Gibson National Cemetery. Pastor T.J. Helling, will officiate.

Born on April 15, 1945 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. Leon, better known as LD, was the son of Leon Carl and Gladys...

Israel Antuna

Israel Antuna

Jan 31, 2024

Israel Antuna, a dedicated and hardworking man who touched the lives of many, age 57, passed away on January 31, 2024, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born on September 15, 1966, in Torreón, Coahuila Mexico to his parents Jose Encarnación Antuna Diaz and Luz Maria Bueno Lopez.

In Israel’s youth, he excelled as an athlete in track events and soccer. His...

Daune Dee Moore

Daune Dee Moore

Jan 30, 2024

Daune Dee Moore passed away on January 30th, 2024. He was 90 years old. Daune will have a private ceremony as he requested with the location still being discussed. Your found memories are all that we ask. He was born in Mazie, Oklahoma on June 6th, 1933 to Eli and Ruth Moore. Daune would marry Lois Wooldridge and together have...

Wilma Jean Hinds

Wilma Jean Hinds

Jan 30, 2024

Service for Wilma Hinds will be 2pm, Monday, February 5, 2024, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.  Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday, February 4, from 3pm-6pm, with family receiving visitors from 4pm-6pm. Wilma passed away on January 30, 2024.  She was 81.

Wilma was born on August 15, 1942, in Claremore to...

Paul Roberts

Paul Roberts

Jan 30, 2024

Funeral services for Paul Roberts will be held on Friday, February 2, 2024, at 11:00am at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held on Thursday, February 1, 2024, from 1:00pm-8:00pm, with family greeting friends from 6:00pm-8:00pm. 

Paul Roberts, age 77, passed away on Tuesday, January 30, 2024, surrounded by his loving family.

Born in Oologah, OK, Paul spent his childhood there...