OBITUARIES
Elmer Raymond Freeman
May 23, 2010
Elmer Ray Freeman, 84, died May 23, 2010, at Claremore Veterans Center, Claremore, OK. Ray was born Feb. 9, 1926, in Manchester, OK, to Burton and Ethel (Barber) Freeman. He served in the U.S. Army in the closing days of WWII stationed in Ft. Bliss in the antiaircraft division. On Feb. 2, 1946, he married Elma Jefferies in Anthony, KS....
Donald David McMillan
May 22, 2010
Don David McMillan, 84, Muskogee, died Saturday, May 22, 2010 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Don was born November 6, 1925 in Kansas City, Missouri to David Henry and Hazel Moore McMillan. Don graduated from Southeast High School, in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1942. He joined the Navy right after and was in officers’ training, first at Kansas University in Lawrence and...
Karen Denise Crager
May 20, 2010
Memorial services for Karen Denise Crager 52, of Claremore will be held 2PM Monday May 24, 2010 at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel. Karen died Thursday May 20, 2010 in Claremore. Karen was born December 14, 1957 in Ft. Wayne, IN to Glenn and Carla (Linton) Carpenter. She grew up and attended schools in Ft. Wayne, IN. Karen was married to Gregory...
Shawn David King
May 19, 2010
Memorial service for Shawn David King will be held 11:00 a.m. Friday, May 21, 2010 at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel. Brother Sam Nichols will officiate. Shawn passed away Wednesday, May 19, 2010 in Tulsa at the age of 45. The son of George and Marilyn Dennis King-Peterman was born December 15, 1964 in Claremore. As a young boy he attended Westside...
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...