OBITUARIES
Bryan Kelly Beard
Oct 29, 2024
Celebration of life services for Kelly Beard will be held on Friday, November 8, 2024, at 2:00pm at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel.
Kelly Beard passed away on October 29, 2024, at the age of 68, surrounded by family. Born in Sweetwater, Texas, on April 3, 1956, to George and Naomi (Crosier) Beard, Kelly grew up in Liberal, Kansas, and later Casper,...
Connie Jean Pate
Oct 27, 2024
Let’s celebrate the life of Connie Jean Pate. Connie Jean Pate (Winters) was born September 1, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, to the parents of Wanda Lee Winters (MaGruder) and William Ester Winters. Connie lost her battle with cancer on October 27, 2024 at the age of 61 in her home in Claremore, Oklahoma, surrounded by family.
Connie was a loving mother,...
Butch Teel
Oct 25, 2024
Funeral services for Raymond L. "Butch" Teel, 77, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at First Baptist Church of Claremore. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 1-8 p.m. at MMS-Payne Funeral Home, with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.
Raymond Lowell "Butch" Teel peacefully passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024, in the company of his...
Donald Ray Collins
Oct 22, 2024
Graveside service for Don Collins will be 11:00a.m., Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Ward’s Grove Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, October 23, from 1pm-7pm, family will receive visitors from 5pm-7pm. Don passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. He was 86.
Donald Ray Collins (Duck), was born on March 4, 1938, in Pryor, Oklahoma, to Loy...
David P. Weston
Oct 20, 2024
Service for David Weston will be 11:00a.m., Thursday, October 24, 2024, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, October 23, from 1pm-7pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm. A rosary will be held at 7pm at the funeral home following visitation. David went home to be with...
Mary Jean Carrell
Oct 13, 2024
Mary Jean Carrell passed away Sunday, October 13, 2024, at her home in Claremore. She was 74 years old.
The daughter of Elmo and Jean (DuPriest) Tanner was born December 18, 1949, in Tulsa. She grew up and attended school in Claremore, graduating with the class of 1968. She met her husband, James Carrell at a dance, and they were married...
George Allen Chaney
Oct 12, 2024
Celebration of life services for George Allen Chaney will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 10:00am at House of Prayer Holiness Church in Foyil, OK. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, from 1:00-8:00pm with family greeting friends from 6:00-8:00pm at MMS-Payne Funeral Home.
Celebration of life services for George Chaney will be held on Thursday,...
Barbara Sue Reeves
Oct 10, 2024
Celebration of life services for Barbara Sue Reeves will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 11:00am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Claremore.
Barbara Sue Reeves passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at the age of 78. She was born on June 22, 1946, in Cave Creek, Arkansas, to John and Alice (Foster) Criner....
Claudette Sue Pritchard
Oct 10, 2024
Funeral services for Claudette Pritchard will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at Memorial Heights Baptist Church, with burial following at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Claudette Sue Pritchard passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024, surrounded by her family as she went to meet her Lord and Savior. She was 87 years old. She was born on September 19,...
Phillip Michael Bronson
Oct 9, 2024
Phillip Michael Bronson passed away on October 9th, 2024. He was 51 years old. Phillip was born to Ronald Lee Bronson and Lois Jean McKeehan (Sanchez) in Emporia, Kansas on February 26th, 1973. He attended Neosho Public Schools, and later attained his GED in 2003. After his high school years, he attended NEO on a rodeo scholarship as a bull...
Wayne Rickman
Oct 9, 2024
Funeral services for Wayne Rickman will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the Inola Funeral Home, with burial following at Highland Cemetery.
Herbert Wayne Rickman passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at the age of 85.
Wayne was born on October 6, 1939, in Paron, Arkansas, to Herbert E. and Alice (Holland) Rickman. As a young...
Jon Michael Hahn II
Oct 5, 2024
Jon Michael Hahn II was a beacon of light and love that will continue to remain with us. He entered the gates of Paradise due to natural causes on October 05, 2024, at the age of 43. He was born in Tulsa, OK on April 25, 1981, to Jon Michael Hahn Sr. and Cynthia Gayle Rodriguez.
Jon Michael was one of...
William Earl Hensley Jr.
Oct 4, 2024
William Earl Hensley Jr. passed away on October 4, 2024. Earl was born to William Earl Hensley Sr. and Charlene Virginia Hensley in Claremore, Oklahoma. He grew up attending Tiawah Schools and later graduated from Collinsville High School.
Earl worked as a carpenter for much of his life, but his true passion was being a horse jockey and racehorse trainer. He...
Sharon Rene Beasley
Oct 2, 2024
Graveside services for Sharon Beasley will be held on Saturday, October 12, 2024, at 10:00 am at Graham Cemetery in Pryor, OK. Visitation will be held on her birthday, Friday, October 11, 2024, from 1:00-8:00 pm, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service in Claremore, OK, with family receiving friends from 6:00-8:00 pm.
Sharon Rene Beasley, a kind-hearted and compassionate...
Richard Wayne Robertson
Oct 2, 2024
Service for Richard “Red” Robertson will be 3:00p.m., Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Friends may visit the funeral home on Tuesday, October 8, from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Red passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2024. He was 78.
Richard Wayne “Red” Robertson was born on May 22, 1946, in Claremore, Oklahoma, Red was...
Bob Eugene Loudermilk
Oct 2, 2024
Funeral services for Bob Eugene Loudermilk will be held on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, with burial to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will take place on Tuesday, October 8, 2024, from 1-8 p.m., with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.
Bob passed away on Wednesday, October 2, 2024, at the age of 88.
Bob was born...
Mathew Ryan Franklin
Oct 1, 2024
Mathew Franklin passed away on Tuesday, October 1st, 2024, at the age of 18.
On January 15th, 2006, a child was born. This was no ordinary day, as Tulsa Hospital was blessed with a child who could bring a smile to all he would cross paths with. Mathew Ryan Franklin spent most of his life in Claremore with his loving family....
Don Carson Kirkendall
Oct 1, 2024
Services will be held at MMS Payne Funeral Home in Claremore, Oklahoma, on Monday, October 7, at 10 o’clock.
Don Carson Kirkendall of Claremore, Oklahoma, passed peacefully from this life on October 1, 2024, surrounded by his family as he went to meet his Lord and Savior. Don was born on December 15, 1949, in Silsbee, Texas. He lived a full...
Robert David Parks
Sep 28, 2024
Funeral services for Robert David Parks will be held on Tuesday, October 1, 2024, at 10:00 a.m. at Westside Holiness Church in Claremore, OK. Visitation will take place on Monday, September 30, 2024, from 6:00-8:00 p.m. at Bethel Holiness Church in Chelsea, OK. Robert went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 28, 2024, surrounded by his...
Misty May Rankin
Sep 27, 2024
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the passing of Misty Rankin, age 39, who left us on Friday, September 27, 2024. Misty was born on February 4, 1985, to George and Gloria (Quinn) Franklin. A proud graduate of Claremore High School, Class of 2003, she brought warmth and kindness to all she met.
Misty dedicated herself to her family...



