OBITUARIES
Wayne Richison
May 17, 2010
Wayne Richison, Muskogee, 90 years old, was born May 20, 1919, in Stigler. He graduated from Stigler High School in 1938; and that same year he joined the Civilian Conservation Corps and honorably discharged. Before the war he met Freida Kate Hampton in Muskogee, and they were married on April 12, 1942. During World War II he served 3-1/2 years...
Larry Gene Nixon
May 13, 2010
A visitation will be held for Larry Gene Nixon of Inola on Monday May 17 from 1pm till 6pm at the Inola Funeral Home and Crematory. Private family services will follow. Larry died Thursday May 13, 2010 at his home in Inola. Larry Gene Nixon was born February 10, 1942 in Fort Smith AR. to Vernon Lee and Okla (Sutton)...
Phyllis Jean Oldham
May 12, 2010
Memorial service for Phyllis Jean Oldham will be 11 a.m., Sat., May 15, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church with Father Paul Eichhoff officiating. Phyllis died Wed., May 12, 2010, at St. John’s Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 75. The daughter of Van L. and Thelma (Lunsford) Hayes was born May 8, 1935, in Green City, MO. Phyllis lived in...
Rex Daniel Cecil
May 10, 2010
Funeral service for Rex Daniel Cecil will be 2 p.m., Fri., May 14, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Rev. Tom Tidwell 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. Rex died Mon., May 10, 2010, at Southcrest Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of...
Betty Marie Sumter
May 10, 2010
Funeral service for Betty Marie Sumter will be 10 a.m., Fri., May 14, at Church of the Nazarene with Rev. J.J. James and Rev. Scottie Behm officiating. Burial will follow at Martin (Happy Hill) Cemetery, Centralia, under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Chaplain Richard Cogan will perform the graveside service. Visitation will be held at the funeral...
James Dale Messimore
May 8, 2010
Funeral service for James Dale “Jimmy” Messimore will be 11 a.m., Wed., at North Park Trinity Baptist Church with Rev. Scottie Titsworth officiating. Burial with military honors by the U.S. Army will follow at Lone Elm Cemetery under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tues. 1-8 p.m., and family will...
Charles Wayne Potter
May 6, 2010
Graveside service for Charles Wayne Potter will be held 1:00 p.m. Monday May 10, 2010 at the Chelsea Cemetery. Rick Lairmore will officiate. Burial will be under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home and Crematory. Charles Potter passed away Thursday, May 6, 2010 in Tulsa at the age of 54. The son of Charlie and JoEllen Palone Potter was...
Curtis L. Kenoly
May 1, 2010
Funeral service for Curtis L. Kenoly will be 11 a.m., Wed., May 5, at Mt. Zion Baptist Church with Rev. Bailey officiating. Burial with military honors by the U.S. Air Force will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tues. 1-8 p.m. Curtis died Thurs.,...
Joan Gertrude Bowski
May 1, 2010
Memorial service for Joan Gertrude Bowski will be 11 a.m., Tues., May 11, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church with Father Paul Eichhoff officiating. Joan died Sat., May 1, 2010, at the age of 77. The daughter of Edward J. and H. Viola (Reihle) Fencl was born Sept. 29, 1932, in Chickasaw County, IA. Due to her father's Federal Employment she...
John William Russell
Apr 27, 2010
Funeral service for John William Russell will be 10 a.m., Fri., April 30, at First Christian Church, Chelsea, with Rev. Ben Killion officiating. A graveside service will be held at 4 p.m. at Ames Cemetery under the direction of Chelsea Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m. John died Tues., April 27,...
Sarah Margaret Koons
Apr 27, 2010
Mass of Christian Burial for Sarah Margaret (Hoagland) Koons will be 10 a.m., Mon., May 3, at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church with Father Paul Eichhoff 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 Sun. 1-6 p.m. Sarah died Tues., April 27, 2010, at her...
Charles Lee Hardesty Sr.
Apr 27, 2010
Mass of Christian Burial for Charles Lee “Turtle” Hardesty, Sr. will be 11 a.m., Sat., May 1st, in Claremore, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church with Father Paul Eichhoff officiating. Visitation will be held at the MMS funeral home Fri., April 30th, 2-8 p.m. Turtle died Tues., April 27, 2010, at his home at the age of 75. The son of...
Rosie Levena Hall
Apr 27, 2010
Rosie Levena Hall was born january 7, 1923 to Amma Letta Foot and James Edd Gates in Delaware County, Oklahoma. She married Clarence William Hall on November 22, 1942. He died on January 28, 1982. They had two daughters: Rita Ruth Hall, who died on April 1, 1994 in Jay, Oklahoma, and Ramona Joyce Robinson who lives is Asheville, NC....
Ronald Adrian Leonard
Apr 26, 2010
Funeral service for Ronald Adrian Leonard will be 2 p.m., Fri., April 30, at Claremore Praise Fellowship with Rev. Phil Sallee officiating. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery in Inola under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory in Claremore. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m. Ronnie died Mon., April 26, 2010, at St....
Robert Eugene Phillips
Apr 25, 2010
Memorial service for Robert Eugene Phillips will be 11 a.m., Fri., April 30, 2010, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Rev. Michael Clark officiating. Robert passed away Sunday, April 25, 2010, at St. John’s Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 79, with his family by his side. The son of James Howard and Edoth Mae (Dale) Phillips was born June 22,...
Sharon Kay Burgett
Apr 25, 2010
Funeral service for Sharon Kay Burgett will be 1 p.m., Friday, April 30, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Rev. Rick Burke officiating. Burial will follow at Ward’s Grove Cemetery, Foyil. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1- 8 p.m. Sharon went to be with the Lord Sun., April 25, 2010, in Altamonte Springs, FL, at the age...
Frances Denyse Higgins
Apr 24, 2010
Memorial service for Frances Denyse Higgins will be 11 a.m., Wed., April 28, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Bro. Sam Nichols officiating. Denyse died Sat., April 24, 2010, at St. Ann’s Home, Oklahoma City, at the age of 88. The daughter of William Ruben and Myrta (Smith) Duty was born Jan. 15, 1922, in Goldthwaite, TX. Denyse graduated from Claremore...
Dorothy Elizabeth Fisher
Apr 22, 2010
Visitation for Dorothy Elizabeth Fisher will be 1-8 p.m., Wed., April 28, at Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Dorothy died Thurs., April 22, 2010, at her home at the age of 65. The daughter of Virgil E. and Lucille Caroline (Ensley) Reiser was born Aug. 6, 1944, in Jackson, MI. She attended Napoleon High School, Napoleon, MI. Dorothy retired from...
Harlond Gene Hudspeth
Apr 16, 2010
Memorial service for Harlond Gene Hudspeth will be 1 p.m., Wed., at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church with Father Paul Eichhoff officiating. Gene died Fri., April 16, 2010, at the age of 66. The son of Elmer and Genevieve Rose (French) Hudspeth, he was born Dec. 14, 1943, in Cape Girardeau, MO. Gene graduated from Kennet High School, Kennet, MO; and...