OBITUARIES
Charles McCamish
Oct 5, 2021
Memorial service for Charles McCamish will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Memorial Heights Baptist Church. Charles passed away on Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 at the age of 79. The son of E.J. and Irene (Kerr) Stewart was born October 4, 1942 in Claremore, Oklahoma. As a young boy he was raised in the Foyil area. There he...
Wilma Lois Pate
Oct 5, 2021
Wilma Lois Pate passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. She was 77. Private family services are planned.
Linda Faye Gaulrapp
Sep 30, 2021
Graveside service for Linda Faye Gaulrapp will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 8, 2021 at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Linda passed away on Thursday, September 30th, 2021. She was 78. Born November 21, 1942 in Miami, Oklahoma to Lester and Francis (Risner) Helm, she was raised in Artesia, Hawaiian Gardens, California. She married Louis Gaulrapp and together they raised their 4...
Anita Jean Waters
Sep 29, 2021
Anita Jean Waters, 85 years and two days, was born September 27, 1936 in Claremore, Ok to Myron E. McGregor and Alice Louise (Story) McGregor. She stepped into Heaven on September 29, 2021 surrounded by family who loved her. She had an older sister, Marcia Ludlum and a younger brother, Michael McGregor. When she was a young girl, her family...
Steven Allen Tucker
Sep 28, 2021
A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Eastern Hills Baptist Church. Please feel free to come and partake in the services and pay your respects. Steve Tucker, a resident of Claremore, OK, died on September 28, 2021, at the age of 69 from complications of Covid-19. Steve is survived by his wife Shirley...
Elvera Pankratz
Sep 28, 2021
Elvera Jantz Pankratz, age 91, died peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Lane Nursing Home in Inola, Ok. She was born September 16, 1930 in Inola, Ok. to Anna and Ferdinand Jantz, the youngest of 11 children. She was the last living member of the Jantz siblings. She developed a love for music at an...
Keith Edward Ballard
Sep 28, 2021
Keith Edward Ballard, 72, of Claremore, was born July 23, 1949, in Hardtner, Kan., to Bill and Norma (Gates) Ballard. His formative years were shaped by hard work and love of family, especially the relationships he had with his brother, Joe, and sister, Connie, as well as cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Never one to shy away from hard work,...
Harley O. Holt
Sep 28, 2021
Funeral service for Harley Otis Holt will be 11:30 a.m., Friday, October 1, 2021 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, September 30 from 3pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm, Harley passed away at his home on Tuesday, September 28, 2021. He was 89. Harley Otis...
Carthel K. Carmack
Sep 27, 2021
Carthel “K” Carmack, or CK as most called him, passed away September 27th, 2021 surrounded by family and friends in his home in Claremore Oklahoma. Viewing will be Thursday, October 7th 2:00 - 7:00 pm. Celebration of life to be Friday, October 8th at 10:00 am, both at MMS-Payne Funeral Home, 102 W 5th St, Claremore, OK. Interment will be...
Marney LaRae Hedge
Sep 26, 2021
Marney Hedge was the daughter of Jack Hedge and Nancy (Berry) Hedge Chambers. She was born on June 17, 1975, in Claremore, OK. Marney passed from this life on September 26, 2021, at the age of 46. Marney was a vibrant and active child. She was well known for her laugh and antics. She attended Claremore Public Schools and graduated...
Robyn Brenda Barbour
Sep 23, 2021
Robyn Brenda Kerby Barbour was born November 26, 1957. She stepped onto Heaven’s streets of gold on September 23, 2021. She was the daughter of Bob and Rebecca Kerby and grew up in the Newton Place neighborhood of east Tulsa. She attended East Central High School, but was accepted into and graduated from the Booker T. Washington Magnet High School...
Pauletta Kay Smith
Sep 20, 2021
Service for Pauletta Kay Smith will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, September 23, 2021 at Westwood United Pentecostal Church. Friends may visit at MMS-Payne Funeral Home in Claremore on Wednesday, September 22 from 2pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Pauletta passed from this life to her eternal reward on Monday, September 20th, 2021. She was 54. The daughter of Paul...
Charles Weldon Foster
Sep 18, 2021
Graveside service for Charles Weldon Foster, or as many referred to him, "Charlie" will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 22, 2021, at Washington Cemetery, under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Charlie passed away September 18th, 2021, , at the age of 73. The son of the late Weldon Foster and Grace (Schweizerhof) Foster was born on...
Jonelle Louise Jensen
Sep 17, 2021
Jonelle Bean Jensen, a Claremore, OK resident, died September 17, 2021 in Tulsa, OK at the age of 76. She was born March 17, 1945 in Houston, TX to Kenneth and Gladys Bean. She and Dan Jensen were married November 11, 1967 in Houston. She is survived by her husband Dan, daughter Elizabeth Tyre and grandsons Andrew and Matthew Tyre...
Randy Ray Lewis
Sep 14, 2021
Randy Ray Lewis passed away at his home in Claremore on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. He was 52 years old. The son of Jack Lee and Mary Elizabeth (Morrison) Lewis was born on September 18, 1968 in Nowata. He attended school in Chelsea, graduating from Chelsea High School in 1986. Randy spent his working career as a machinist in the...
Geneva Ann Cupp
Sep 14, 2021
Service celebrating the life of Geneva Ann Cupps will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, September 22, 2021 at House of Prayer Church, she will be laid to rest next to her husband James at Washington Cemetery. Geneva passed away on Tuesday, September 14, 2021. She was 78. Born July 14, 1943 in Big Cabin, Oklahoma to Virgil D. Smith and Neva...
William Boyd Norfleet
Sep 13, 2021
Memorial service for William B. Norfleet will be held at 10AM on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at MMS Payne Funeral Home. He was 86. Bill was born July 14, 1935 in Claremore, OK to William Louis and Zelma Jesse Norfleet. He graduated from Claremore High School in 1953. Bill was in the National Guard, stationed in Oklahoma, during the Korean...
Thomas Conrad
Sep 13, 2021
Graveside service for Thomas Conrad will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 17, 2021, at Greenleaf Cemetery in Tahlequah. Visitation will be at MMS-Payne Funeral Home in Claremore from 1-7 p.m. on Thursday, September 16, with family receiving friends from 5-7 p.m. Thomas peacefully went home to be with his Lord and Savior on September 13, 2021. He was 91 years...
David Gerone Hall
Sep 12, 2021
David Gerone Hall passed away on September 12, 2021 he was 61 years old. David was born to John and Judith on November 15, 1959 in Ponca City. He is survived by his wife Tonna Hall of 41 years. David worked as a Machinist at Zebco, then an Engineering Technician at MotorGuide and finished his career in machine and electrical...