OBITUARIES
Brian Herbert Classen
Apr 9, 2024
A visitation with the Classen Family will take place on Monday evening, April 15th from 6 to 8:00 p.m. at Claremore First Methodist Church, 1615 N. Hwy. 88, Claremore, OK 7417.
Brian Herbert Classen, age 60, passed away on April 9, 2024. He was born on January 9, 1964, to Junior and ElVera Classen. Brian graduated from Milbank High School...
Leslie Cobb Sala
Apr 7, 2024
Leslie Cobb Sala, beloved daughter, mother, grandmother, and companion, passed away on Sunday, April 7, 2024, at the age of 67. She was born on December 11, 1956, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Edward and Jeanne (Harrison) Cobb. Leslie attended Nathan Hale High School and graduated in 1975. She pursued higher education at the University of Tulsa, where she earned a...
Tommy Orr
Apr 3, 2024
Thomas Henry Orr passed from this world into the loving arms of Jesus on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, at the age of 89 years. He was born to Henry Claude and Phillipa Roth Kolly Orr on September 14, 1934, in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was one of thirteen children. This large family lived in various places in the surrounding area growing...
Dr. David M. Heck
Apr 2, 2024
A celebration of David's life will be held in the summer at Grand Lake. Dr. David M. Heck passed away peacefully on April 2, 2024 after a long battle with Parkinson’s Disease. He is survived by his wife, Jean, and two daughters Jennifer Murray and Julie Rahhal, son-in-laws Matt Murray and Dr. Ryan Rahhal, and five grandchildren Reed and Grant Murray...
Susan Diane Gibson
Mar 31, 2024
Susan Diane Gibson, born on February 14, 1951, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away on March 31, 2024, in Inola, Oklahoma. She was a beloved wife, mother, and cherished member of her family and community.Susan's love for her family was evident in everything she did. She shared a deep and devoted bond with her husband, Mike Gibson, whom she married in...
Susie Osten
Mar 29, 2024
Susie Osten, passed away on Friday, March 29, 2024, at the age of 66. Funeral services will be held on Thursday, April 4, 2024, at 11:00am at Chelsea First Baptist Church, followed by burial at Chelsea Cemetery under the care of Chelsea Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Wednesday, April 3, 2024, from 1:00pm-8:00pm, with family receiving friends from 6:00pm-8:00pm.Susie...
Debra Sue Morgan
Mar 24, 2024
The visitation to pay respects to Debra will be held on March 27, 2024, from 1:00 PM to 7:00 PM at Chelsea Funeral Home in Chelsea, Oklahoma. The funeral service will take place the following day on March 28, 2024, starting at 2:00 PM at Friendly Foyil Baptist Church in Foyil, Oklahoma.Debra Sue Morgan, passed away on March 24, 2024,...
Kurt Dale Bible
Mar 21, 2024
Kurt Dale Bible, a beloved husband, father, and friend, passed away on Thursday, March 21, 2024, at the age of 54. Born in Nowata, OK, on February 25, 1970, Kurt was the son of Kenneth Bible and Dorothy Couch. He spent his childhood in Chelsea, OK, where he attended school and graduated with the class of 1988.After high school, Kurt...
Linda Snyder
Mar 21, 2024
Linda Snyder was a soft-hearted soul in every facet of her life. She was born in Ventura, California in 1959 next to the ocean she loved her entire life. On March 21st, 2024 she passed through this world and into the waiting arms of her father, John Goss, and through the guiding steps of her Father-In-Law, Walter Snyder.
Linda grew up...
Alejandra (Ali) Sierra Aguilar
Mar 18, 2024
A celebration of life service will be held for Ali Aguilar, 10:00a.m., on Tuesday, April 2, 2024, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Ali passed away on Monday, March 18, 2024. She was 45.Alejandra Sierra “Ali” Aguilar was born on December 11, 1978, in Tahlequah, to Alejo Aguilar and Carlis Hart. Education held significant value in Ali's life. She graduated from...
Billy Harold Lindsey
Mar 17, 2024
The Lord is my light and my salvation; whom shall I fear? the Lord is the strength of my life; of whom shall I be afraid? When the wicked, even mine enemies and my foes, came upon me to eat up my flesh, they stumbled and fell. Though an army should encamp against me, my heart shall not fear: though...
Lonnie Larson
Mar 17, 2024
A celebration of life service for Lonnie Larson will be held on Saturday, March 23, 2024, at the Claremore Community Center, from 9am-11am. Lonnie passed away on Sunday, March 17, 2024. He was 74.
Ireatha "Faye" Hammons
Mar 15, 2024
Service for Ireatha Faye Hammons will be Saturday, April 20, 2024, at 2:00p.m. Faye passed away on Friday, March 15, 2024. She was 84.Faye was born in Owasso, Oklahoma, on July 29, 1939, to Charlie and Mildred (Burdett) Fetterhoff. Her early years were marked by dedication to her education, culminating in her high school years at Central in Tulsa. Following...
Emma Arabelle Millican
Mar 14, 2024
Celebration of Life services for Arabelle Millican will be held on Thursday, March 21, 2024 at 1:00 pm at Claremore First Presbyterian Church. Arabelle passed away on Thursday, March 14, 2024 at the age of 92.Arabelle was born on September 5, 1931 in Grant, Kansas to Thomas and Ruth (Dewell) McBride. She grew up in the Salina, Kansas area and...
Kenneth Arnold Thomason
Mar 13, 2024
Kenneth Arnold Thomason passed away on March 13, 2024, at the age of 77. He was born on February 26, 1947, in Nowata, Oklahoma, to John and Lucile Thomason. Kenneth grew up in Nowata and attended schools in Nowata and Alluwe. In his younger years, he worked as a Horse Jockey and later became a trailer mechanic and truck driver...
Glen Howard Burns
Mar 12, 2024
Glen Howard Burns, age 75, passed away on Tuesday, March 12, 2024. He was born on March 21, 1948, in Claremore, Oklahoma, to Herb and Minnie (Rader) Burns. He was raised in the Foyil area, where he would later attend school. After graduating from Foyil High School in 1966, Glen began he attending Will Rogers Junior College. In January of...
Raymond Allen Wilson
Mar 10, 2024
Service for Raymond Allen Wilson will be 10:00a.m., Thursday, March 14, 2024, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Washington Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, March 13 from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Allen passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2024. He was 73.Raymond Allen Wilson was born October 31, 1950,...
Thomas Gavin King
Mar 9, 2024
Thomas Gavin King passed away at Saint Francis Hospital in Tulsa on Saturday, March 9th at around 12:15 pm after complications from hip surgery two weeks earlier. He was 90.
Born on All Souls Day in 1933 as the second child to John and Katherine King. He had a happy childhood. In his first years he lived in the Irish...
Niketa Sue Basks
Mar 8, 2024
Funeral services for Niketa Basks will be held on Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at 11:00am at Westside Holiness Church. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Monday, March 11, 2024, from 3:00pm-8:00pm with family receiving friends from 6:00pm-8:00pm at Westside Holiness Church. .Niketa Sue Basks (better known as Nana),...
Daisy W. Ward
Mar 8, 2024
Funeral service for Daisy W. Ward will be 2:00p.m., Tuesday, March 12, 2024, at Friendly Foyil Baptist Church. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday, March 11, 2024, from 1pm -8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Daisy passed away on Friday, March 8, 2024, at the age of 80.Daisy W. Ward was born on July 18, 1943,...



