OBITUARIES
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...
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...