OBITUARIES
Lenora Maxine Cooper
Jun 8, 2023
Graveside service for Nora Cooper will be at 10:00 a.m., June 14, 2023, Memorial Park Cemetery, Tulsa. A memorial service is set for 12:00 p.m., at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, Claremore.
Friends may visit at the funeral home on June 13, 2023, from 1pm-8pm with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm.
Lenora Maxine Cooper passed away on...
Virginia Lee McMullin
Jun 7, 2023
Funeral service for Virginia McMullin will be held 2:00 p.m. Thursday, June 15, 2023 at Epworth United Methodist Church. Burial will follow at Beck Cemetery under direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home.
Life long Chelsea resident, Virginia Lee McMullin passed away on Wednesday, June 7, 2023 at the age of 102.
The daughter of George and Lucy (England) Mitchell...
Jerry LeRoy Reynolds
Jun 6, 2023
Funeral service for Jerry Reynolds will be held 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 14, 2023, at the First Baptist Church of Verdigris. Burial will follow at 2:30 p.m. at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery. Visitation will be held from 1-8 p.m with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m on Tuesday, June 13, 2023, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home.
Jerry LeRoy Reynolds passed...
Charles Edward Taylor
Jun 5, 2023
Service for Charles Edward Taylor will be 11:30 a.m., Friday, June 16, 2023 at Dawes Cemetery, Chelsea, Oklahoma.
Charles was born August 27, 1936 at Chelsea, Oklahoma to Frank Taylor and Lilly Margaret Reavis Taylor. Charles was an only child. He passed away on June 5, 2023 at Conroe Medical Center, Conroe, Texas of Pneumonia.
Charles attended Chelsea and...
William Lile Judd
Jun 5, 2023
William Lile Judd of Coweta, Oklahoma passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on June 5, 2023 he was 71 years old. The Davidson county native was born in Nashville, TN on October 25th, 1951. He was the son of William Maxie "Mac" Judd and Mary Elizabeth Judd. Lile was born and raised in Nashville, TN. He attended...
Lisa A. Smith
Jun 5, 2023
Lisa Diane (Arnold) Smith, 65, a resident of Claremore, Oklahoma, passed away at her home on Monday, June 5th, 2023. Lisa was born on May 23, 1958, in Duncan, Stevens County, Oklahoma, to Jack Winston and Irene (Brinkerhoff) Arnold. In 1979, Lisa had her daughter, Amanda. She met her sweetheart, David J. Smith, in 1984 and they were married...
Lois Eileen Blakely
Jun 4, 2023
Lois Eileen Blakely passed away June 4th. She was born September 2, 1924 in Freeport, NY to Olive (nee Durand) and DeLos Johnson. She married Douglas Blakely June 15, 1946 and they were married more than 41 years until his death in 1988. Lois was a consummate animal lover. It was her life’s work to help people take care of...
Steven Lee King
Jun 3, 2023
Steven Lee King passed away from this life on June 3, 2023 at the age of 56.
Steve was born on July 19, 1966 in Tacoma, Washington to parents Ira Lee and Judy King. He lived some of his earlier years in Tulsa, then relocated to Inola, Oklahoma and eventually, he and Sandy made their home in Claremore, Oklahoma....
Nathan James Walter Stage
Jun 2, 2023
Nathan James Walter Stage was born December 2, 2001 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Amber (Buchanan) Casey. He went to school in Claremore and graduated with the class of 2020.
Family was most important to Nathan and he loved spending time with them. His niece and nephew some of his most favorite people in the world. Nathan loved to fish,...
Charles Kenneth "Kenny" Ralph
May 30, 2023
Charles Kenneth Ralph, the son of Charles M. and Ruby V. (White) Ralph was born April 13, 1947, in Pittsburg, KS. Kenny passed away in his sleep on Tuesday May 30th, 2023, at the young age of 76 after a long fight with heart disease.
Kenny grew up in Pittsburg, KS graduating high school in 1965 and married the love...
Alma Ruth Melton
May 30, 2023
Funeral service for Alma Ruth Melton will be on Friday, June 2, 2023, at 10:00am at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Rankin Cemetery in Mulberry, Arkansas. Alma passed away on Tuesday, May 30, 2023, she was 92.
Alma was born to Virgil and Bessy (Tucker) Beneux on August 28, 1930, in Mulberry, AR. Alma would attend...
Connie Sue Kellehan
May 28, 2023
Connie Sue Kellehan, the daughter of Harvey Lorenzo and Daisy Imogene (Erwin) Anderson was born June 23, 1952, in Pryor, Oklahoma. Connie passed away Sunday May 28th, 2023, at the young age of 70.Connie attended school at Bushyhead and Chelsea before getting her GED. She also put herself through beauty college and become a licensed beautician. She worked many jobs...
Doris J McCamish
May 27, 2023
Funeral service for Doris McCamish will be on Friday, June 23, 2023, at 10:00am at Sageeyah Baptist Church. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 22, at MMS - Payne Funeral Home from 1:00pm-8:00pm. Family will greet friends at the funeral home from 6:00pm-8:00pm. Doris passed away on May 27, 2023, she was 73.
Doris was born on September...
Donald Glenn Casto
May 26, 2023
A memorial service will be held on June 17, 2023 at the 10:00a.m. at Inola First Baptist Church Gymnasium.
Donny left this world to take up residence in his heavenly home on May 26, 2023. His cousin Jim Finley was by his side.
Donny was born on April 21, 1961 in Muskogee, OK. His parents were Don...
Donna Lynn Bruce
May 25, 2023
Donna Lynn Bruce passed away May 25th, 2023 after a short-lived battle with her health. She peacefully passed at the home of her niece and nephew-in-law, Chelsea and Derrick Heflin, in Tulsa, Ok.
Donna was born January 8th, 1957 in Claremore, Ok to Dr. William D. Munson and Shirley Ann Munson (Houx). Beloved best friend, renowned aunt, real estate...
Beatriz Sosa Barnes
May 23, 2023
A memorial mass will be held on Thursday, June 1, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. at St Cecilia Catholic Church.
Beatriz Sosa Carrasco Barnes was Born on February 17, 1930, in Santiago Panamá to Manuel and Isabel Sosa Carrasco. She married JD Barnes, US Army, and moved to the United States in 1962 with their son Ediberto Josef.
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Anne Mable Gwartney
May 22, 2023
Ann Gwartney was born Anne Mable Green at Stilwell, Oklahoma to Daniel H Green and EdnaG Sims Green. Ann Married Jim E (James Edward) Hughes and they had three children, JamesEdward Hughes II, Paula Jayne Hughes and Mark Alan Hughes.Ann’s grandchildren are Elizabeth (Libba) Adkins, Haley and husband Danny Jones, James(Jamie) Hughes III & wife Anna, and Timothy Pryor. Great...
Donald Ray Hutchinson
May 19, 2023
Donald Ray Hutchinson was born January 2, 1938 in Wagoner, Oklahoma to Floyd and Glassie Hutchinson. Ray had 9 siblings, Lucille, Marion, Bob, Joe, Scott, Gene, Delores, Kay and Edgar. He attended Prairie View and Downing Schools. He later earned his GED.
Due to severe drought in Texas, ranchers shipped train cars...
Connie Jo Davis
May 18, 2023
Funeral service for Connie Davis will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, May 23, 2023 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home. Burial will follow at Timber Ridge Cemetery in Catoosa. Dr. Ray Crawford will officiate.
Connie Jo Davis passed away on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 at the age of 68.
The daughter of Bob and Loretta (Allison) Piguet was...
Mary Gail Moore
May 15, 2023
Graveside service for Mary Gail Moore will be 1:00p.m., Friday, May 19, 2023 at Highland Cemetery, Inola, Oklahoma. Friends may visit at the funeral home Friday, May 19, from 10am-12pm.
Mary Gail Moore peacefully passed into the presence of God on May 15, 2023, at the age of 72. She was born December 29, 1950, to James Ed and...