OBITUARIES
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...
Jackie Marie Golden
May 28, 2022
Visitation and viewing for Jackie Marie Golden will be 4-7 p.m. Thursday, June 2, 2022, at Chelsea Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Jackie Marie Pankey was born on January 5, 1926 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Kyle Jack Pankey and Edith Marie (Chapman) Pankey. she attended Pershing School and graduated from Central High School in Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1943. Jackie loved...
Donald Raymond Bartlett
May 23, 2022
Donald Raymond Bartlett, 84, of Locust Grove, Oklahoma passed away Monday, May 23rd, 2022, in Tulsa, Oklahoma. He was born to James Reynolds and Minnie Irene (Wimberly) Bartlett on April 11th, 1938, in Wetumka, Oklahoma. He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Joe Bartlett. Donald graduated from Union High School in 1956 before serving in the...
Rachel Northweather
May 20, 2022
Rachel Rene' Northweather of Claremore, OK joined the party in heaven with Jesus on May 20, 2022. Rachel, the biggest encourager ever, was born in Okmulgee, OK on March 21, 1964. The Northweather family moved to Claremore, OK in 1970 after a brief stint in California. Claremore is where Rachel grew up. According to her brother John, she was an...
Curtis Alan Schmidt
May 20, 2022
Funeral service for Curtis Alan Schmidt will be 4:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 25th, 2022 at Inola United Methodist Church. Friends may visit at Inola Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 24th from 1pm-7pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm. Curtis Alan Schmidt was born on May 3, 1982 in Joplin, Missouri. He passed from this earth on May 20th, 2022 in...
Sandra Sue Politte
May 19, 2022
Graveside service for Sandra Politte will be held Friday May 27, 2022 at Wards Grove Cemetery at 10:00 am. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 26, 2022 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home from 1-8 p.m., Family will greet friends from 6-8. Sandra Sue Politte passed away on Thursday, May 19th, 2022 at the age of 80. The daughter of...
Pansy Ruth Smith
May 13, 2022
Pansy Ruth (Merrell) Smith, 76, of Inola, Oklahoma passed away Friday, May 13th, 2022 in Inola, Oklahoma. She was born to Fred and Sarah Jane Merrell in Egypt, AR on March 22nd, 1946. She is preceded in death by her parents and one son, Tony Anthony. Pansy’s favorite hobby was singing karaoke. She enjoyed it so much that she spent...
Ruth Ellen Sharpe
May 8, 2022
A memorial service for Ruth will be held at the First United Methodist Church of Checotah on Sunday, May 15, 2022, at 2:00 p.m., with a reception following. The service will be live-streamed on the church’s Facebook page: https://m.facebook.com/checotahfumc/ . Ruth Ellen Garnett Sharpe of Checotah, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 8, 2022, in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was 101. Ruth...
Barbara Jean Cutsinger
May 5, 2022
Funeral services will be held at 2 P.M., Thursday, May 12, 2022, at First United Methodist Church, 1615 N. Highway 88, Claremore, Oklahoma. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be made in her name to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Barbara Jean Cutsinger of Claremore, Oklahoma, peacefully passed from this earth, with family, on May 5,...