OBITUARIES
Margaret Mae Sumter
Sep 11, 2021
A funeral service will be held on Thursday, September 16, 2021 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, at 2:00p.m. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 15,2021 from 1:00p.m. to 7:00 p.m. family will greet friends from 5:00p.m. to 7:00 p.m. The family has asked for friends to wear masks and when entering the funeral home for visitation and the...
Richard "Dick" Hendricks
Sep 11, 2021
Service for Richard "Dick" Hendricks will be 10:00 am, Friday, September 17, 2021 at Destiny Life Church, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday from 3pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Dick passed away on Saturday, September 11th, 2021. He was 79. Dick was born July 25, 1942 in Claremore, Oklahoma...
Betty Louise Holt
Sep 9, 2021
Graveside service for Betty Louise Holt will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 16, 2021 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 15, from 3pm-5pm. Betty went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, September 9, 2021. She was 85. The first-born daughter of Loren Green and Mary Etta Marie Nicholas Green...
Joan Kathleen Reif
Sep 8, 2021
Memorial service for Joan Kathleen Reif will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 16, 2021, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel in Claremore, Oklahoma, under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Joan passed away Wednesday, September 8, 2021, at the age of 79. The daughter of Clide W. Collins and Mae A. (Barquist) Collins was born in South...
Clyde Ervin Roberts
Sep 6, 2021
Funeral service for Clyde Ervin Roberts, of Chelsea, will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 10, 2021, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel in Claremore. Visitation will be at the Funeral Home in Claremore on Thursday from 1-7 p.m., with family receiving friends from 5-7 p.m. Clyde passed away at his home in Chelsea on Monday, September 6, 2021. He was 70...
Rita Jean Taylor
Sep 4, 2021
Graveside service for Rita Taylor will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Rita passed away on Saturday, September 4, 2021. She was 90.
Arlyn Wayne Rohr
Sep 3, 2021
Funeral services will be held at 11 am Wednesday Sept. 8, 2021 at Calvary Freewill Baptist Church, Claremore, OK. Pastor Tom Shultz will officiate. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under direction of MMS - Payne Funeral Homes & Cremation Services. Arlyn Wayne Rohr, 71, known to many as Doc, passed away Friday September 3, 2021. The son of Robert...
Gary Allen Haynes
Sep 3, 2021
Gary Allen Haynes passed away on September 3, 2021 He was 73 years old. Gary was born to Argyle Zan Haynes and Geneva Haynes in Wheaton, Missouri. He is preceded in death by his parents Argyle Zan Haynes and Geneva Haynes and five other siblings. Gary is survived by his wife Melissa Haynes; Sons Jeff Haynes and wife Tania, Justin...
Russell Lee Garner
Sep 3, 2021
Russell Lee “Rusty” Garner was born July 12, 1969 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to William Russell Garner, Jr and Billie Kay (Lee) Garner with big sister, Penny, waiting for him at home. He grew up and attended school at Locust Grove, Oklahoma, graduating with the class of 1987. During his childhood, he played all sports, but football was his favorite. He was...
Bucky Lee Mills
Aug 31, 2021
Graveside service for Bucky Lee Mills will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Ross-Mayes Cemetery. Bucky passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. He was 62. Born April 14, 1959 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to William (Billy) Lee Mills, Jr., and Louise Rene (Willis) Mills, Bucky attended schools in both Collinsville, and Owasso. He began his working career at...
William Kenneth Millikin
Aug 27, 2021
William Kenneth "Kenny" Millikin passed away on August 27th, 2021. He was 86 years old. Kenny was born on February 9,1934 in Claremore Oklahoma to Harvey and Edith Millikin. A lifetime Claremore native, Kenny was also known as "Rox" to family and old friends. He attended Claremore Schools. After high school he met the love of his life, Max Evelyn...
Tommy Clark Morrison
Aug 26, 2021
Memorial service for Tommy Clark Morrison will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel in Claremore. Tommy passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021, at the age of 74. The son of Thomas Jefferson and Sylvia Aileen (Fry) Morrison was born on New Year's Eve, 1946, in Nowata, OK. He attended and graduated from Alluwe School....
Kelly Neilson Davis
Aug 26, 2021
Kelly Neilson Davis passed away on August 26, 2021. He was 55 years old. Kelly was born to Bob and Kay Davis in Oklahoma City, Ok. He grew up and spent most of his childhood in Pryor. He attended Inola High School and enjoyed playing football and running track. After High school Kelly felt the call of service and enlisted...
Bryan Duane Fly
Aug 25, 2021
Bryan was born on September 5th, 1970 in Ventura, California to parents Danny and Sharon Fly. He married Kennie Jo Sanders on June 7th, 1997, a union that blessed them with their son, Kody Duane Fly, September 12th, 2000. Bryan began working at McKee Foods in 1992, where he remained until 2018 after more than 25 years of loyal service....
Jonathan Andrew Baldwin
Aug 24, 2021
Funeral service for Jonathan Andrew Baldwin will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 30, 2021, at First Baptist Church of Inola. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Inola Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday, August 29, from 1-6 p.m., with family receiving friends from 4-6 p.m. Jonathan was welcomed into...
Barbara Sue McClure
Aug 24, 2021
Funeral service for Barbara Sue McClure will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Calvary Baptist Church in Inola. Visitation will be at Inola Funeral Home and Crematory on Wednesday, September 1, from 1-8 p.m. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Claremore. Barbara passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at the age of 83. The daughter of Walter...
Robert "Bob" Clark
Aug 24, 2021
Bob Clark passed away peacefully at Saint Francis Hospital on August 24, 2021, at the age of 78. Bob was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on February 11, 1943, to parents Lauren and Wilma Clark. Due to Lauren’s job as a grain inspector for the government, the family moved several times in early years. From MS they moved to Enid, Oklahoma,...