OBITUARIES
Martha Sue Straw
Mar 15, 2025
Martha Sue Straw passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2025. Private services are planned for a later date.
Georgia June Bennett
Mar 15, 2025
Graveside services for Georgia Bennett will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 2:00pm at Blackwell Cemetery in Blackwell, OK. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 1:00-7:00pm at MMS-Payne Funeral Home in Claremore, OK.
Georgia June Murphy Bennett went to be with the Lord on the morning of March 15, 2025, after spending the previous days...
Donna Jean Moore
Mar 11, 2025
Donna Jean Moore (Rather), 82, of Claremore, passed away on Tuesday, March 11th after a long and fulfilling life. Donna was born in Claremore, Oklahoma to Bufford Kenneth and Lena Catherine (Hilbert) Rather on June 10, 1942, and raised in Tiawah. A graduate of Inola High School in 1960, Donna was voted "Most likely to Succeed" and was class valedictorian,...
Richard "RJ" James Holland
Mar 10, 2025
Service for Richard James Holland will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Inola Baptist Church, Inola, Oklahoma, burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Friends may visit at the Inola Funeral Home on Friday, March 14, from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., with family receiving visitors from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Richard passed away on March 10, 2025....
Bill Biard
Mar 9, 2025
William Ray “Bill” Biard July 6, 1951 – March 9, 2025
Bill Biard, a beloved figure in the Claremore community, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2025, at the age of 73.
A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 14, 2025, at First Methodist Church in Claremore. Friends are invited to visit with the family on Thursday,...
Ronald Gene Howard
Mar 8, 2025
A celebration of life will be held Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 1:00 pm at Vessel Church in Claremore, OK.
Ronald Gene Howard, age 83, was called to his heavenly home on March 8, 2025, from the Claremore Veterans Center. He was born to Roy Francis and Ina Mae (Cooper) Howard on March 1, 1942, in Sapulpa, OK. Ron attended and...
Patty Sue Reeder
Mar 5, 2025
Mass of Christian burial for Pat Reeder will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 11:00am at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Claremore, OK. A rosary will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 7:00pm also at St. Cecilia Catholic Church.
I majored in journalism to find women journalists were “society” writers. A.L. Douthitt hadn’t told me that when he...
Junior D Green
Mar 4, 2025
Junior Green passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the age of 90. He was born on November 26, 1934, in Titanic, Oklahoma to Daniel and Edna (Sims) Green.
Junior was raised in rural Adair County, OK and Cincinatti, AR and then moved to Claremore at the age of 14. He attended Claremore schools before enlisting in the United States...
Billy Warren Scullawl
Mar 4, 2025
Billy Warren Scullawl, 78, passed away on March 4, 2025. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Faith Holiness Tabernacle in Claremore, with burial to follow at Fort Gibson National Cemetery.
Billy was born on May 13, 1946, in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, to Warren and Iona (Andrews) Scullawl. His family later moved to Tulsa, where he attended...
Alta Faye Rader
Feb 28, 2025
Alta Faye (Lafferty) Rader was the youngest child born to Roy and Laura (Cooper) Lafferty on February 25, 1928. She left this world on February 28, 2025, at the age of ninety-seven and three days to be embraced by the loving arms of her Savior. Alta Faye had six older brothers and two older sisters who preceded her in death.
She...
Lois Marie Kalusha
Feb 28, 2025
Lois Marie Kalusha, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully in Claremore, Okla., at the age of 88 on Feb. 28, 2025. The sixth of fourteen children, she was born on Nov. 6, 1936, in Broken Arrow, Okla., to Arnie and Nina Dilldine.
Lois was known for her unwavering faith in God and love and dedication for...
Anne Marie West
Feb 24, 2025
Anne Marie West passed away on Monday, February 24th, 2025, at the age of 93.
The daughter of Frazier and Cora Anne King Holifield was born January 18, 1932, in Laurel, Mississippi. As a young girl, she grew up in Laurel where she attended high school, graduating in 1949. Shortly after graduating, Marie was employed by Commercial Nation Bank in Laurel....
Erma Lee Matthews
Feb 21, 2025
Funeral services for Erma Matthews will be held on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at 11:30am at Memorial Heights Baptist Church with burial following at Woodlawn Cemetery in Claremore, OK. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, February 25, 2025, from 1:00-7:00pm with family receiving friends from 5:00-7:00pm.
Erma Lee Matthews, 94, of Claremore, OK, peacefully passed away on February 21, 2025. She...
Michele Fae Wheeler
Feb 19, 2025
Michele Fae Wheeler (Daugherty) of Chelsea, OK was called home by our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ, on February 19th, 2025, after receiving care at Cornerstone Specialty Hospital. She was seventy-nine years old. Michele was born in Taft, California on May 21st, 1945, to Oceola Daugherty and Eliza Mae (Statton) Daugherty. Michele spent her time growing up between California/Oklahoma and...
Paul James Seman
Feb 18, 2025
Paul James Seman, 37, passed away on February 18, 2025. He was born on January 9, 1988, in Cleveland, Ohio, to Jim and Moneen Seman.
Paul grew up in Lakewood, where he was deeply loved by his community. He graduated from Lakewood High School in 2006 and enlisted in the U.S. Army in 2007. He was stationed at Fort Bliss, Texas,...
Stephen Sorensen Braziel
Feb 18, 2025
Funeral services for Stephen (Steve) Braziel will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, February 27, 2025, at Harvest Baptist Church, with burial to follow at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Stephen was born on October 21, 1955, in North Platte, Nebraska, to Roger and Janice (Sorensen) Braziel. His family later moved to St. Francis, Kansas, where he attended St. Francis High School. There...
Carolyn Sue Chasteen
Feb 17, 2025
Funeral service for Carolyn Sue Chasteen will be at 10am, Thurs. Feb. 27, at River of Life Assembly of God. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Inola Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 2-7pm, and family will be there to greet friends.
Sue passed away on Monday, Feb. 17,2025,...
Scott O. Hinds
Feb 16, 2025
Service for Scott Hinds will be 1:00p.m., Monday, February 24, 2025, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday, February 23, from 4pm-6pm. Scott passed away on Sunday, February 16, 2025. He was 59.
Scott O. Hinds was born on May 1, 1965, in Claremore, Oklahoma, to Raymond and...
Billy Jene Higeons
Feb 15, 2025
Billy Jene Higeons passed away on February15, 2025 Billy Jene Higeons died at home surrounded by family in Claremore, Oklahoma, he was 92 years young.
Billy Jene Higeons was born on December 29, 1932 in Talala, Oklahoma. He graduated from Talala High School in 1950. Bill joined the United States Army in 1953 and served in Fort Rucker, Alabama and Korea....
Sandra Sue Ehredt
Feb 14, 2025
Wake will be Friday February 28th from 100pm till 700pm at MMS-Payne Funeral Home located 102 W 5th Street Claremore, OK 74017
Sandra Sue Ehredt was born on April 19, 1944 and passed away on February 14,2025 at the age of 81.
Sandra Sue Ehredt was grandma, a mother, and a wife. She left behind JOSHUA SMITH AND KOLBY MAYFIELD (grandsons) BETH...
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