OBITUARIES
Thomas Joseph Malin
Sep 1, 2025
Thomas Joseph Malin, 69, of Inola, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 1, 2025, surrounded by his loving family.
Born on October 1, 1955, in Chicago, Illinois, Tom was the son of the late Stephen Michael Malin and Alice Lucille Malin.
Tom was a skilled heavy equipment technician who could fix anything — from toasters to tractors. Whether it was HVAC,...
Marcella Clara Brasel
Aug 31, 2025
Marcella went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, August 31, 2025 at the age of 89. She was born Marcella Clara Schulze on June 12, 1936, in a farm home south of Chelsea, Oklahoma, to Paul and Louisa Schulze. She was the youngest of six, and lived on the farm in her youth and adolescent years. She graduated...
Terry Henry
Aug 30, 2025
Terry Leon Henry was born on April 4,1952 in Wichita, Kansas, to Sidney and Bobbie Henry. He passed away at his home in Claremore, Oklahoma on August 30, 2025 surrounded by his loving family. He was 73 years old. Terry will be greatly missed by all those who knew him.
Joan Anita Couch
Aug 30, 2025
Joan Anita Couch was born on April 13, 1945, in Mineral Wells, Texas. She was the daughter of Mahlon and Billie (White) Breidling. Joan graduated from Mineral Wells High School in 1963 and worked diligently during her school years, first at a local dress shop and later for a moving and storage company.
The moving business took Joan and her family...
Michael Patrick Brown
Aug 30, 2025
A visitation will be held from 1:00-8:00 pm, Thursday, September 4, at MMS - Payne Funeral Home in Claremore. The family will be available to greet guests from 5:00-7:00 pm. The funeral will be celebrated at 11:00 am, Friday, September 5, 2025, at Claremore First Methodist Church. A graveside service will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, please...
Delbert Jay Frye
Aug 29, 2025
Graveside service for Delbert Frye will be held on Wednesday, September 3, 2025 at Rose Hill Cemetery in Tulsa. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, September 2, 2025 from 4-8 p.m. at the Chelsea Funeral Home, with family receiving visitors from 6:00-8:00pm. A memorial service will take place at First Assembly in Foyil, OK, on Thursday, September 4, at 4...
Donald Dean Green
Aug 28, 2025
Donald Dean Green passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 28, 2025, at the age of 89.
Born on May 19, 1936, in Wagoner Oklahoma, Don’s early years were spent in the Sequoyah area before his family moved to Cherokee Central. When the state acquired the family farm for the development of Oologah Lake, Don eventually found his way to Chelsea Oklahoma....
Joseph Gibson Bethea
Aug 27, 2025
Joseph Gibson Bethea, known to most simply as Joe, passed away on Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at the age of 18.
Born in Claremore, Oklahoma on May 24, 2007, Joe spent his entire life in the community he loved. He was educated through the Classical Conversations Homeschool Program and proudly graduated in the spring of 2025. He had planned to start...
David Glenn Rice
Aug 27, 2025
Memorial services for David Rice will be held on Friday, August 29, 2025, at 10:00am at Harbor Church in Oologah OK.
David Glenn Rice passed away on August 27, 2025, at the age of 67. He was born on December 29, 1957, in Lufkin, Texas, to George and Woodielene (Tinkle) Rice. David grew up in Pollok and graduated with the Class...
Barbara Ann Applegate-Kitchen
Aug 25, 2025
Barbara Ann Applegate-Kitchen
August 18th, 1937 – August 25, 2025
Barbara Ann Applegate-Kitchen, age 88, of Inola, Oklahoma, passed away on August 25, 2025.
Barbara had been a longtime resident of Inola since marrying Junior Applegate at a young age. Together, they built a life, raising their family and running a ranch in the community they loved.
She dedicated many years to working as...
Opal Nadine Thompson
Aug 22, 2025
Service for Opal Thompson will be 10:00a.m., Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Chelsea Assembly of God Church, burial will follow at Winganon Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, August 26, from 1pm-7pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm.
Opal Nadine Thompson, a beloved wife, mother, and cherished member of her community, passed away peacefully on August 22,...
Clifford Dewayne Coats
Aug 20, 2025
A celebration of life for Clifford Dewayne “Cliff” Coats will be 2:00p.m., Wednesday, August 27, 2025, at Claremore Nazarene Church. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, August 26, from 2pm-7pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm. Cliff passed away on Wednesday, August 20, 2025. He was 63.
Cliff was born on June 12, 1962, in Torrance, California, to...
David Arthur Mathews
Aug 18, 2025
Funeral services for Arthur Mathews, age 63, will be held on Friday, August 22, 2025, at Pleasant Hope Baptist Church.
Arthur passed away on Monday, August 18, 2025, at the age of 63.
David Athur Mathews was born in Nowata, Oklahoma to Hugh and Francis “Frankie” (Smith) Mathews. He was raised in the Greer Hills, where he spent much of his childhood...
Thomas Leroy Karr
Aug 18, 2025
Thomas “Tom” Leroy Karr, 86, of Foyil, Oklahoma, passed away on August 18, 2025.
Tom was born on July 12, 1939, in Cushing, Oklahoma, to Landon and Pearl Karr. When he was young, his family moved from Cushing to Foyil by train with everything they owned, where they would settle and make their home. Tom grew up in Foyil and graduated...
Geneva Lois Charles-Allen
Aug 17, 2025
Funeral services for Geneva “Lois” Charles-Allen will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Friday, August 22, 2025, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel in Claremore. Lois passed away on Sunday, August 17, 2025, at the age of 84.
Lois was born on June 14, 1941, in Welch, Oklahoma, to Everett Lee and Zelma (McKenzie) Johnston. She grew up in Welch and...
Coella Raylea Whitlock
Aug 16, 2025
On Saturday, August 16, 2025, Coella “Coco” McClure Henson Whitlock, passed into the West. Born November 7, 1981 in Claremore, OK to Twila and Michael McClure, she lived in northeast Oklahoma all her life. Early in life Coella excelled at gymnastics and was an active Girl Scouts. She graduated from Chelsea High School in 2000.
Collea is proceeded in death by...
Pamela Ann Bozzell
Aug 15, 2025
Pamela Ann Bozzell, age 68, passed away on August 15th, 2025, at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa, OK. She was the widow of Thomas Ford Bozzell. They shared 37 years of marriage together.
Born in Purcell, OK. She was the daughter of Guy and Elva Cowell. She made many lifelong friends attending Chanute Senior High School in Chanute, KS.
She had a love...
Paul Warren Pixley
Aug 15, 2025
Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 21, 2025, from 5:00–7:00 p.m. at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Claremore. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Friday, August 22, 2025, at 10:00 a.m. at St. Cecilia Catholic Church with reception to follow.
Paul Warren Pixley passed away peacefully at his home in Claremore on August 15, 2025, at the...
Marietta R Walla
Aug 12, 2025
Graveside service for Marietta Ruth Walla will be 2:30p.m., Friday, August 22, 2025, at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, August 21 from 1pm-7pm. Marietta passed away on Tuesday, August 12, 2025. She was 88.
Born on August 10, 1937, in Newton, Kansas, she was the daughter of Archie Eugene and Ruth (Wimmer) Porter....
Jordan Beth Henry
Aug 11, 2025
Jordan Beth Henry, 34, of Claremore, Oklahoma, passed away on August 11, 2025, surrounded by her family and friends.
Born on July 12, 1991, in Claremore to Angela (Porter) Ward. She attended Foyil Schools, where she was active in softball, crowned Homecoming Queen, and graduated with the Class of 2010. Known as a good kid with countless friends, Jordan earned the...
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