OBITUARIES

Feb 9, 2025

Feb 8, 2025

Feb 8, 2025

Robert George Crow was born on June 7, 1947, to George Eugene “Gene” and Inez (Seigler) Crow in St. George, South Carolina. He passed on February 8, 2025, in Claremore, Oklahoma where he was a resident at the Claremore Veterans Center. Rob began his military career with the Army from 1966 to 1968, spending most of that time in Vietnam...

Feb 4, 2025

Graveside services for Lesta Bartlett will be held on Saturday, February 8, 2025, at 2:00 PM at Hogan Cemetery South in Locust Grove, OK. Lesta passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at the age of 86, surrounded by the love of her family.

Lesta was born on October 4, 1938, in Dyer, AR, to Lester and Genelle (Murphy) Belt. As...

Feb 3, 2025

Kenneth Wayne Collins was a man who loved to laugh and had a great sense of humor. He had a passion for classic cars, trucks, motorcycles, and classic country music. He was a loving father and grandfather. Born in Pryor Creek, Oklahoma, and raised in Tulsa, he dedicated his career to the oil and gas industry as a machinist, retiring...

Feb 2, 2025

Eugene McQueen was born on October 22, 1932, at Chappelow Ridge, Ind. to Robert and Laura (Hensley) McQueen. Gene was the youngest boy among the eight siblings.

He graduated from Harrison High in Harrison, OH, in 1950 and always had numerous jobs before being drafted into the Army to serve in Korea during the Korean War. He had met Dealeane (Dee)...

Jan 30, 2025

Private family services will be held to celebrate Michelle's life. 

Michelle Scott, 52, passed away on January 30, 2025. She was born on January 29, 1973, in Bellflower, CA, to Glen and Julia. Michelle grew up Chino, CA until the 6th grade when her family moved to Reno, NV and she later finished school in Norco, CA.

 Michelle worked various jobs as...

Jan 30, 2025

Jan 30, 2025

Ana is survived by her two sons, Carlos Janeway and Raymond Janeway

Jan 30, 2025

Service for Nicholas Hipp will be 2:00p.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2025, at Pleasant View Baptist Church, Pryor, Oklahoma, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, Claremore. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, February 11, from 1pm-7pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm. Nicholas passed away on Thursday, January 30, 2025. He was 36. Nicholas will be remembered as...

Jan 30, 2025

Smiling, bright, laughing, and a shining star Brian Wayne Page age 11, passed away on January 30th in Claremore Oklahoma, leaving behind a world that was infinitely brighter because he was in it. Brian had a smile that could light up a room, an infectious laugh so pure it could make any bad day better, and the most beautiful curly...

Jan 29, 2025

Visitation will be held on Friday, February 7, 2025 at the MMS-Payne Funeral home from 5-8 p.m.

Jan 29, 2025

Funeral services for Johnna Dee Bryant, 53, will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, February 4, 2025, at River of Life Assembly of God Church in Inola.

Johnna was born on September 27, 1971, in Tulsa, OK, to John Robison and Donna Parrish. She spent her early years in Broken Arrow before moving to Delaware, OK, where she attended school...

Jan 29, 2025

Julie Crawford Lowe was born on January 8, 1947, in Fullerton, California to William Hubbard Crawford and Jean Bernice Ball Crawford. She went home to be with the Lord on January 29, 2025, in Claremore, Oklahoma at the age of 78. 

 She graduated from Fullerton High School in Fullerton, California where she was active on the cheerleading team and had many...

Jan 28, 2025

We celebrate Deric Grant Walden, whose joyful spirit departed from us on January 28th, 2025, at the age of 30. Deric had a heart full of love and a smile that lit up any room. Battling brain cancer at the age of 2 and all the medical aftermath from that never slowed Deric down, he not only beat the odds...

Jan 28, 2025

Funeral services for Robert Lafferty will be held on Monday, February 3, 2025, at 10:00am at Bethel Holiness Church in Chelsea, OK. Visitation will be held on Sunday, February 2, 2025, from 3:00-6:00pm at Bethel Holiness Church. Graveside services for Robert will be held on Monday, February 3, 2025, at 4:30pm at Huffman Cemetery in Ava, MO.

Robert was born on...

Jan 26, 2025

Funeral service for Bob McKinney will be 11:00a.m., Friday, March 7, 2025, at Claremore First Methodist Church, Burial will be 3:00p.m., at Oak Hill Cemetery, Siloam Springs, Arkansas. Friends may visit at MMS-Payne Funeral Home on Thursday, March 6, from 1pm-6pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm.

M. Robert "Bob" McKinney, Jr., a dedicated banking professional and beloved community member, passed...

Jan 26, 2025

Visitation for Buck Johnson will be held on Thursday, January 30, 2025, from 1:00-8:00pm with family greeting friends from 5:00-8:00pm. Private family services will be held on Friday, with burial following at Woodlawn Cemetery in Claremore. 

Retired Rogers County Sheriff Dewey "Buck" Johnson, 93, of Claremore, OK, passed away January 26, 2025, surrounded by family. 

He was born on July 22, 1931,...

Jan 26, 2025

Glendene Roberta Landers, 91, passed away on January 26, 2025. She was born to Glenn and Beulah Gregory in Vici, Oklahoma, where she grew up and attended school.

On December 30, 1951, Glendene married Roy Landers in Vici. The couple moved to the Tulsa area in 1952, later, in 1960, settling in Inola and eventually making their home outside of Foyil...

Jan 24, 2025

Virginia Estes, lovingly known as "Ginny," passed away on Friday, January 24, 2025, at the age of 73.

She was born on October 23, 1951, in Paterson, New Jersey, to Glenn and Marian (Conklin) Kimbell. Ginny was raised in the beach town of Wildwood Crest and graduated from high school there in 1970.



After high school, she worked as a telephone operator...