OBITUARIES
Charles Raymond "Chuck" Overgard
Jun 25, 2022
Charles "Chuck" Overgard passed away on Saturday, June 25, 2022. He was 78 years old. Charles was born in Port Arthur Texas on June 1, 1944 to Elizabeth (Hume) and Elwood Overgard. At a young age he and his mother moved to Vinita, Oklahoma after his father was declared MIA in the Korean War. It was in Vinita where he...
Gary Wayne Craig
Jun 23, 2022
Gary Wayne Craig passed away on June 23rd, 2022 he was 68 years old. Gary was born to J.B Craig and Lena Mae Craig on December 29th, 1953 in Earlimart, California. Growing up Gary attended high school in California then later in Arkansas. After his high school years he felt the call to serve his country and enlisted in the United...
Mildred J. Erdmann
Jun 23, 2022
Service for Mildred J. Erdmann will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, June 29, 2022 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Floral Haven Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, June 28 from 2pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Mildred passed away on Thursday, June 23, 2022. She was 88. Mildred Juanita Erdmann was born...
Marilyn Merl Morgan
Jun 21, 2022
Memorial service for Marilyn M. Morgan will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 1, 2022 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Marilyn passed away on Tuesday, June 21, 2022. She was 93. Born April 18, 1929 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Merl Maxwell and Magdalene Genevive (Schlosser) Wilson, Marilyn spent a lot of her childhood in Afton where she helped her mother run...
Lee Roy Cruse
Jun 19, 2022
Lee Roy Cruse passed away on Sunday, June 19th, 2022. He was 88.Lee was born on December 27th, 1933 in Inola, Oklahoma to Art and Elsie (Jacob) Cruse. He was raised in Inola and attended school at Gregory and later Inola, where he dropped out to join the Marine Corps at the age of 17.After joining the Marine Corp in...
Dr. Fred Northrop
Jun 16, 2022
Dr. Fred H. Northrop passed away on Thursday, June 16th, 2022 at the age of 87. The son of Dr. Harson A. and Tessie (Oftedahl) Northrop was born September 26, 1934 in Owatonna, Minnesota. There he would spend all of his early years. He attended Owatonna schools, graduating as a member of the class of 1952. During his time there he...
Dorothy Ann Lewis
Jun 13, 2022
Graveside service for Dorothy Lewis will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, June 17, 2022 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Dorothy passed away on June 13, 2022. She was 89. Dorothy Ann Lewis was born August 12, 1932 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Bernard and Billie (Burrows) Farley. She was reared and educated in Claremore and was a graduate from Claremore High School. On April...
James Alvin Wright
Jun 12, 2022
A Funeral Service will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, June 16th, 2022 at MMS- Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Wayne Keely officiating. Burial will follow at 2:00 p.m., at Old Union Cemetery in Cincinnati, Arkansas. James Alvin Wright, 71, passed away June 12th, 2022 at his home in Nowata, Oklahoma surrounded by his family. He was born July 18th,...
Gregory Robert Tacker
Jun 9, 2022
Gregory Robert Tacker, 60, of Verdigris began his eternal life on Thursday, June 9th, 2022. Greg was born on May 22nd, 1962 in Claremore to Robert and Shirley (Connor) Tacker. He attended Verdigris schools and later Claremore High School. During his time at school, he made many friends playing sports, being an active FFA member and showing dairy cattle. When...
Jack Earl Cates
Jun 8, 2022
A memorial service for Jack Earl Cates, of Claremore, will be held on Friday June 17th 2022 at 1:00 p.m. at MMS-Payne funeral home. Jack Earl Cates passed away on June 8th 2022. Jack was born on June 12th in 1943 to parents Robert and Johnnie (Williams) Cates in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Jack was raised in the Turley/Sperry area and graduated...
Natalie Louise Rock
Jun 6, 2022
Service for Natalie Rock will be 10:00 a.m., Monday, June 13, 2022 at Claremore Assembly of God Church, burial will follow at Oowala Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday, June 12, from 1pm-6pm, with family receiving visitors from 4pm-6pm. Natalie Louise Rock was born August 2, 1985 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, she passed away...
Fay Riley
Jun 6, 2022
Fay Riley passed away on Monday, June 6th, 2022 at the age of 87. The son of James and Jessie (Ostendorff) Riley was born August 5th, 1934 in Paris, Arkansas. He would spend all his younger years in Arkansas, where he would attend school. It was during this time that he would meet Carolyn Sue Hughes. They would begin dating...
Michael Wayne Collins
Jun 5, 2022
Michael Wayne Collins “Uncle mike” Mike Collins passed away in his sleep on June 5th 2022. He was born Oct 18th 1970 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. To Jimmy Collins Sr and Judith Graham. In his spare time he enjoyed fishing, watching OU and 49er football with family. He loved making bonfires and loved watching his nieces play softball and nephew...
William Larry Elliott
Jun 5, 2022
William Larry Elliott passed away on June 5th, 2022 he was 74 years old. Larry was born to Lawrence and Billie Elliott in Sand Springs, Ok on November 11, 1947. He was an avid sports fan especially baseball, softball, and college football. He loved to watch OU sports and the Dodgers. He coached several athletes in competitive baseball and softball...
Lola Irene McMillen
Jun 4, 2022
Funeral service for Lola McMillen will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, June 10, 2022 at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, June 9, 2022 from 1-8 p.m. with the family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. Lola Irene McMillen passed away on Saturday, June 4th, 2022 at the age of...
Michael Eugene Aery
Jun 3, 2022
Michael “Mike” Eugene Aery passed away on June 3rd, 2022 he was 66 years old. Mike was born to Fern and Burl Aery in California on October 22, 1955. He was an avid reader and sports fan especially OU football. He loved going to sprint car races and enjoyed talking about old cars or any machine that went fast. He...
Richard Bruner Jr.
Jun 1, 2022
Funeral services for Richard Bruner Jr will be held on Tuesday June 7th at the Claremore Emmanuel Baptist Indian Church with Pastor Woody Hansen officiating and Pastor Paul Fixico. A burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery, Hulbert, Oklahoma where a grave site service will be held under the direction of the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service and Crematory. Richard (Full Blood...
Jack Edward Weyler
May 28, 2022
Jack Weyler passed away at the Post-Acute Medical Hospital in Tulsa on May 28, 2022. He was 93 years old. Jack was born in Fowlerton, Indiana on March 25, 1929, the son of Andrew Jackson Weyler and Vera (Swoverland) Weyler. He was the oldest of five children including two brothers and two sisters. Born of humble beginnings, Jack spent time...