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Susan Lea Rhodes

Susan Lea Rhodes

Nov 4, 2024

Susan passed away, Monday, November 4, 2024, at her home in Nowata at the age of 45.  

The daughter of Earl Raymond Worley and Deborah Lea Tuggle, she was born on August 8, 1979, in Claremore.  Susan attended Foyil Schools.  She worked in CNC shops for many years.  She enjoyed fishing, spending time with her family and friends.  In the...

Ronald Henry Berg

Ronald Henry Berg

Nov 4, 2024

Funeral services for Ron Berg will be held on Monday, November 11, 2024, at 2:00pm at Discovery Church in Owasso, OK. Visitation will be held on Sunday, November 10, 2024, at Inola Funeral Home from 1:00-6:00pm with family receiving friends from 4:00-6:00pm. Ron will be laid to rest at Parkside Mennonite Cemetery in Inola, OK. In lieu of flowers the...

John Phillip Prather

John Phillip Prather

Nov 4, 2024

Memorial service for John Prather will be held 10:00 a.m., Friday, November 8, 2024 at the Claremore First Methodist Church 

John Phillip Prather passed away on November 4, 2024, at the age of 91.  Born on June 26, 1933, in Claremore, Oklahoma, he was the son of James Luther and Beulah Martha (Phillips) Prather. John grew up in Foyil and graduated...

John Lee Davis

John Lee Davis

Nov 3, 2024

John Lee Davis peacefully passed away on November 3, 2024, at the age of 90 in Baltimore, MD surrounded by family. He was born on September 25, 1934, in Fayette, Mississippi, to William and Louanna Davis as the youngest of 14 children.

John grew up on a farm, where he learned the values of hard work and kindness that would define...

Susan Arlene Viles

Susan Arlene Viles

Nov 3, 2024

A celebration of life for Susan Arlene Viles will be held on Thursday, November 14, 2024, at 2:00 p.m. at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Susan passed away on November 3, 2024, surrounded by her loving family.

 Susan was born on November 14, 1945, in Philadelphia, PA, to Louis and Ida (Liverman) Garrett. She moved to Bordentown, NJ, in fourth grade and...

Cindy Luella Coats

Cindy Luella Coats

Nov 3, 2024

Service for Cindy Coats will be 1:00p.m., Friday, November 8, 2024, at Our City Church, Claremore, Oklahoma.  Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, November 7, from 2pm-5pm.  Cindy passed away on Sunday, November 3, 2024.  She was 64.

Doris Jeanette Cravens

Doris Jeanette Cravens

Oct 30, 2024

Doris Jeanette (Foutz) Cravens, born on October 18, 1972, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away in the early morning of October 30, 2024, after a courageous battle with cancer. She was 52 years old. 

Doris was the beloved daughter of Sherry and Rudy Foutz. She grew up in Catoosa, Oklahoma, where she attended Catoosa High School. She went on to earn degrees...

Bryan Kelly Beard

Bryan Kelly Beard

Oct 29, 2024

Celebration of life services for Kelly Beard will be held on Friday, November 8, 2024, at 2:00pm at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. 

Kelly Beard passed away on October 29, 2024, at the age of 68, surrounded by family. Born in Sweetwater, Texas, on April 3, 1956, to George and Naomi (Crosier) Beard, Kelly grew up in Liberal, Kansas, and later Casper,...

Connie Jean Pate

Connie Jean Pate

Oct 27, 2024

Let’s celebrate the life of Connie Jean Pate. Connie Jean Pate (Winters) was born September 1, 1963, in Dallas, Texas, to the parents of Wanda Lee Winters (MaGruder) and William Ester Winters. Connie lost her battle with cancer on October 27, 2024 at the age of 61 in her home in Claremore, Oklahoma, surrounded by family.

Connie was a loving mother,...

Butch Teel

Butch Teel

Oct 25, 2024

 Funeral services for Raymond L. "Butch" Teel, 77, will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Wednesday, October 30, 2024, at First Baptist Church of Claremore. Visitation will be on Tuesday from 1-8 p.m. at MMS-Payne Funeral Home, with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m.

Raymond Lowell "Butch" Teel peacefully passed away on Friday, October 25, 2024, in the company of his...

Donald Ray Collins

Donald Ray Collins

Oct 22, 2024

Graveside service for Don Collins will be 11:00a.m., Thursday, October 24, 2024, at Ward’s Grove Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, October 23, from 1pm-7pm, family will receive visitors from 5pm-7pm. Don passed away on Tuesday, October 22, 2024. He was 86.

Donald Ray Collins (Duck), was born on March 4, 1938, in Pryor, Oklahoma, to Loy...

David P. Weston

David P. Weston

Oct 20, 2024

Service for David Weston will be 11:00a.m., Thursday, October 24, 2024, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, October 23, from 1pm-7pm, with family receiving visitors from 5pm-7pm. A rosary will be held at 7pm at the funeral home following visitation. David went home to be with...

Mary Jean Carrell

Mary Jean Carrell

Oct 13, 2024

Mary Jean Carrell passed away Sunday, October 13, 2024, at her home in Claremore. She was 74 years old.

The daughter of Elmo and Jean (DuPriest) Tanner was born December 18, 1949, in Tulsa. She grew up and attended school in Claremore, graduating with the class of 1968. She met her husband, James Carrell at a dance, and they were married...

George Allen Chaney

George Allen Chaney

Oct 12, 2024

Celebration of life services for George Allen Chaney will be held on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at 10:00am at House of Prayer Holiness Church in Foyil, OK. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, October 16, 2024, from 1:00-8:00pm with family greeting friends from 6:00-8:00pm at MMS-Payne Funeral Home.  

Celebration of life services for George Chaney will be held on Thursday,...

Barbara Sue Reeves

Barbara Sue Reeves

Oct 10, 2024

Celebration of life services for Barbara Sue Reeves will be held on Saturday, October 26, 2024, at 11:00am at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, Claremore.

Barbara Sue Reeves passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024, at the age of 78. She was born on June 22, 1946, in Cave Creek, Arkansas, to John and Alice (Foster) Criner....

Claudette Sue Pritchard

Claudette Sue Pritchard

Oct 10, 2024

Funeral services for Claudette Pritchard will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at Memorial Heights Baptist Church, with burial following at Woodlawn Cemetery.

Claudette Sue Pritchard passed away on Thursday, October 10, 2024, surrounded by her family as she went to meet her Lord and Savior. She was 87 years old. She was born on September 19,...

Phillip Michael Bronson

Phillip Michael Bronson

Oct 9, 2024

Phillip Michael Bronson passed away on October 9th, 2024. He was 51 years old. Phillip was born to Ronald Lee Bronson and Lois Jean McKeehan (Sanchez) in Emporia, Kansas on February 26th, 1973. He attended Neosho Public Schools, and later attained his GED in 2003. After his high school years, he attended NEO on a rodeo scholarship as a bull...

Wayne Rickman

Wayne Rickman

Oct 9, 2024

Funeral services for Wayne Rickman will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Tuesday, October 15, 2024, at the Inola Funeral Home, with burial following at Highland Cemetery.

Herbert Wayne Rickman passed away on Wednesday, October 9, 2024, at the age of 85.

Wayne was born on October 6, 1939, in Paron, Arkansas, to Herbert E. and Alice (Holland) Rickman. As a young...

Jon Michael Hahn II

Jon Michael Hahn II

Oct 5, 2024

Jon Michael Hahn II was a beacon of light and love that will continue to remain with us. He entered the gates of Paradise due to natural causes on October 05, 2024, at the age of 43. He was born in Tulsa, OK on April 25, 1981, to Jon Michael Hahn Sr. and Cynthia Gayle Rodriguez. 

Jon Michael was one of...

William Earl Hensley Jr.

William Earl Hensley Jr.

Oct 4, 2024

 

William Earl Hensley Jr. passed away on October 4, 2024. Earl was born to William Earl Hensley Sr. and Charlene Virginia Hensley in Claremore, Oklahoma. He grew up attending Tiawah Schools and later graduated from Collinsville High School.

Earl worked as a carpenter for much of his life, but his true passion was being a horse jockey and racehorse trainer. He...