OBITUARIES
Jane Elizabeth McFarland
Nov 8, 2012
Funeral service for Jane Elizabeth McFarland will be 1 p.m., Tues., Nov. 13, at the Blue Starr Church of Christ with Minister Mike Schroeder officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Mon. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8 p.m. Jane died...
Wilmer H. Short
Nov 7, 2012
Graveside service for Wilmer Hubert "Vum" Short will be 2 p.m., Wed., Nov. 14, at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery with military honors by the U.S. Navy. Burial will follow under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Vum died Wed., Nov. 7, 2012, at the Muskogee VA Hospital at the age of 87. The son of John Henry and...
Mary Ann Layton
Nov 5, 2012
Funeral service for Mary Ann Layton will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, November 8, 2012 at the First Baptist Church of Chelsea. Pastor Jay McAlister will officiate. Burial will follow at Winganon Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 1-8 p.m. and family will greet friends 6-8...
Anthony Salles Modesto
Nov 1, 2012
Graveside service for Anthony Salles "Tony" Modesto will be 1 p.m., Thurs., Nov. 8, at Wann Cemetery with Rev. Bruce Smith officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 1-8 p.m. Tony passed away Thurs., Nov. 1, 2012, at his home at the age of 83....
Suzan Gale Wilson
Oct 24, 2012
Funeral services for Suzan Gayle Wilson will be 11:30 a.m. Monday, October 29, in the Trinity Holiness Church, Chelsea, with Rev. David Perry officiating. Interment will follow in the Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Sun. 1-4 p.m. Suzan passed away Wed., Oct. 24, 2012, at...
Louise Ward
Oct 22, 2012
Funeral service for Louise Ward will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 25, 2012 at Gregory Baptist Church. Pastor Denny Rogers will officiate. Burial will follow at Sweeten Cemetery under the direction of the Inola Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 1-6 p.m. Louis passed away October 22, 2012 in Tulsa at the...
Clyde Rice
Oct 21, 2012
Clyde Rice was born April 10, 1933 at Bushyhead, OK, the son of Thomas E. Rice and Ethel E. Brown. Clyde, 79, passed away October 21, 2012 at Tulsa, OK. He entered the U.S. Army during the Korean War. Clyde was an oil field worker and truck driver and worked on many interesting jobs during his life, one of which...
Robert Lee Hicks
Oct 20, 2012
Funeral service for Robert Lee Hicks will be 2 p.m., Fri., Oct. 26, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Rev. Michael Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m. Robert died Sat., Oct. 20, 2012, at the age of 20. The son of Jerome Lee “Jeremy” Hicks and Debra Lynn...
Frank Wall
Oct 20, 2012
Funeral service for Benjamin Franklin “Frank” Wall will be 10:30 a.m., Thurs., Oct. 25, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Rev. David Metz officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 1-6 p.m. Frank went home to be with Lord on Sat., Oct. 20, 2012, at Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of...
Joada Korgan
Oct 17, 2012
Funeral service for Joada Korgan will be 11 a.m., Mon., Oct. 22, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Elder John Moyer, Pastor Dan Jensen, and Pastor Harvey Gil officiating. Burial will follow at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens, Broken Arrow. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Sun. 1-6 p.m. Joada passed away Wed., Oct. 17, 2012, at her home at...
Wade Lee Thompson
Oct 17, 2012
Wade Lee Thompson of Claremore, OK passed away October 17, 2012 surrounded by his family at Claremore Hillcrest Regional Hospital after a courageous battle with non-Hodgkin’s Lymphoma. Wade was born on July 7, 1924 in Colcord, OK to Robert Lee and Cora Earp Thompson. In 1946, Wade married the love of his life, Edra Ford in Anderson, MO. Wade and...
Juanita J. Watkins
Oct 16, 2012
Juanita J. Watkins, 82 of Chelsea passed away Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Claremore Regional Hospital. Juanita was born August 11, 1930 in Elsey, MO. The daughter of Benjamin Harrison and Minnie (Ellis) Watkins. At the age of fourteen, following the death of her mother, Juanita moved to Chelsea. She came to live with her cousins Ulis and Florence Wilson....
Melvin Harold Lunsford
Oct 11, 2012
Graveside service for Melvin "BoJack" Lunsford will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at Memorial Park Cemetery in Nowata. Pastor Graydon Croyle will officiate. The son of William Gordon and Elva Hewitt Lunsford was born December 2, 1938 in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was raised in Nowata, and attended Nowata Schools. After high school he enlisted in the United...
Sandy Holland
Oct 8, 2012
Funeral service for James Rollins "Sandy" Holland will be 2 p.m., Thurs., Oct. 11, at First United Methodist Church with Rev. Janelle Brammer officiating. Burial with military honors by the U.S. Navy will follow at Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulsa, under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 3-6 p.m. Sandy...
Deborah Meeker
Oct 8, 2012
Funeral service for Debbie Meeker will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, October 11, 2012 at the Inola United Methodist Church. Pastor Max Adams will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Inola Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8 p.m. Deborah...
Leon Louis Lincoln
Oct 6, 2012
Funeral service for Leon Louis Lincoln, Sr. will be 2 p.m., Wed., Oct. 10, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Chaplain Bishop Bell officiating. Military honors will be conducted by the U.S. Army. Burial will follow at Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 9 a.m.-1 p.m. Leon died Sat., Oct. 6, 2012, at Rolling Hills Care...
Francis Algen Dudley
Oct 6, 2012
Funeral services for Francis Algen Dudley will be 11:00 a.m., Sat., October 13, in the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Minister Dan Schnell officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until service time. Francis died Sat., Oct. 6, 2012, at Sequoyah Pointe Living Center, Owasso, at the age of 96. Francis was preceded in death...
Julia Lois Skinner
Oct 5, 2012
Julia is the daughter of William E. Skinner, Jamestown, NY and Julie Durlin Skinner of Wrightsville, Pa. She is survived by her parents, two sisters, Sandra Hansen and Leila Allison of Pennsylvania. Two half brothers, Denny and Donny Durlin of Wrightsville, Pa. She was preceded in death by a half sister, Teresa Durlin Exley, and two half brothers, Dean Durlin...
Kimberly Ann Chafin
Oct 5, 2012
Kimberly was born June 17, 1961 in Claremore, OK the daughter of James A. and Judy A. (Hefner) Barger and passed away October 5, 2012 at St Francis Health Center in Tulsa following a very complicated illness. Kimberly was always a very responsible and loving person. When her mom and dad worked in the fields, she lovingly cared for her...