OBITUARIES
Charles Lee Parker
Sep 26, 2019
Funeral service for Alluwe resident, Charles Parker, will be 11:00 am Monday, September 30, 2019, at Living Word Church in Nowata. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery in Nowata under the direction of Chelsea Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday, September 29, 2019, from 1-6 pm, with family greeting friends from 4-6...
Gary Don Sanders
Sep 25, 2019
Funeral service for Gary Don Sanders will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the Inola Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Gary Don Sanders passed away on Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 at the age of 60. The son of Henry and Floriece Slead Sanders was born September 5, 1959 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As a...
Benton Russell Chaney
Sep 24, 2019
Funeral service for Benton Chaney will be held September 27, 2019 at the House of Prayer Church. Pastor Denton Hubbard will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens under the direction of the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Benton Russell Chaney went home to be with the Lord on September 24th, 2019, at the age of 88. The...
Opal L. Wilson
Sep 23, 2019
Graveside service for Opal Lorraine Wilson will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2019 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Claremore. Opal passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019. She was 67. Born June 8, 1952 in Kearney, Nebraska, to Floyd and Iola (McGinnis) Kersting, Opal attended schools in Kearney, Nebraska. She later married Kenneth Wilson and the couple lived in Collinsville for...
Verna Ruth Jolley
Sep 21, 2019
Memorial service for Verna Ruth Jolley will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Inola Funeral Home Chapel. Verna passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019. She was 81. Born October 16, 1937 in Mangum, Oklahoma, to Otho Lee and Wilma E. (Tarleton) Ware, Verna attended schools in Mangum and graduated High School there. She lived in Inola for...
Theron Matthew Winn
Sep 17, 2019
Funeral service for Theron Winn will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Winganon Cemetery. Theron Matthew Winn passed away on Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 at the age of 54. The son of Ada Ketcher Winn, Theron was born January 5th, 1965 in Pryor, Oklahoma. He was a member...
Nancy Lucille Trauernicht
Sep 16, 2019
Service for Nancy Lucille Trauernicht will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 20, 2019 at New Day Church in Claremore, Oklahoma, burial will follow at Washington Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, September 19 from 1pm-5pm. Nancy passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019. She was 62. Born July 5, 1957 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Washington Harvey...
Anita Joy Cruce
Sep 15, 2019
Memorial service for Anita Joy Cruce will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2019 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Anita passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019. She was 85. The 12th of 13 children, Anita was born on March 3, 1934 to Homer Wesley and Melissie Mae (Lawson) Ousley, in Buckhart, Missouri. On September 11, 1954, she married Woodrow...
Wanda Faye Elliott
Sep 13, 2019
Graveside service for Wanda Elliott will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Claremore. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 from 1-8 p.m. at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home. Wanda Faye Elliott passed away September 13, 2019 in Claremore at the age of 76. The daughter of Melvin Roy and Opal (Casey) Payne...
Phyllis Jean Harvey
Sep 8, 2019
Service for Phyllis Jean Harvey will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Church of The Nazarene, Claremore, Oklahoma. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 11 from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Phyllis passed away on Sunday, September 8th, 2019. She was 78. Born August 5, 1941 in Ada, Oklahoma to Floyd Ketchum...
Alva 'Buddy' Lee Keeton
Sep 7, 2019
Alva "Buddy" Lee Keeton was born January 10, 1926 in Russellville, Arkansas to Alvin and Beulah{Cook} Keeton. There he was raised during his early childhood. As he became older he and his family frequently moved following work during harvest season. However in his mid teens he and his family settled in the Tulsa area. Buddy having a strong work ethic...
Jonnie Lee Riddle
Sep 6, 2019
Service for Jonnie Lee Riddle will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 12, 2019 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel; burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Oologah.Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 11 from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Jonnie passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019. He was 80. Born on April 14, 1939...
Michael 'Mike' Chester Lake
Sep 4, 2019
Michael C. Lake passed away on Sept. 4, 2019 at the age of 78. Born June 15, 1941 in Bay City Michigan to Harvey and Helen Lake. Mike served in the U.S. Navy as an Aviation Electrician Mate, 2nd class with the VAH-4 onboard the USS Bon Homme Richard. He worked at American Airlines for thirty years and was a...
Alexandria Nichole Nixon
Sep 4, 2019
Memorial service for Alexandria Nichole Nixon will be 2:00 pm Monday, September 9, 2019, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home in Claremore. Pastor Paul Simpson will officiate. The daughter of April Nichole Williams and Brian Justin Nixon was born and passed away in Claremore on Wednesday, September 4, 2019. Those left to mourn her passing are her parents, April Williams and Justin...
Danna Kay Montgomery-Guthery
Aug 29, 2019
Danna Kay Montgomery-Guthery was called to her heavenly home on August 29, 2019. She was 72. A service celebrating her life will be held 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 5, 2019 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 4 from 1pm-8pm. Kay was born on July 6, 1947 in Claremore, Oklahoma. She and...
Virgil "Pat" Copp
Aug 28, 2019
Virgil Pat Copp passed away on August 28, 2019. He was 80 years old. There will be a viewing held at the MMS Payne funeral home on Wednesday, September 4th, from 1:00-8:00 PM; family will be receiving visitors from 6:00-8:00 PM during that time. The celebration of his life will be held at 2:00 PM CT, Thursday, September 5th, 2019...
Alexander Michael Reeder
Aug 27, 2019
Memorial service for Alexander Reeder will be held at 3:00 p.m., Friday, September 6, 2019, at St. Cecelia Catholic Church. Alexander Michael Reeder known to most as "Fuzzy", "Noodles", or "Alex" passed away on August 27, 2019 at the age of 23. The son of Tandy and Dakie (Lewis) Reeder was born November 12, 1995 in Claremore, Oklahoma. As a...
William "Bill" Ray McGuire
Aug 27, 2019
Service for William Ray "Bill" McGuire will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, August 30, 2019 at First Baptist Church, Verdigris, burial will follow at Wofford Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, August 29 from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Bill passed away on Tuesday, August 27 at his home with family by his side. Born...