OBITUARIES

Mar 25, 2025

Services for Tommy Joe Brown will be 2:00p.m., Monday, March 31, 2025, at Memorial Heights Baptist Church, burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday from 1pm-6pm, with family receiving visitors from 1pm-3pm. Tom passed away on Tuesday, March 25, 2025. He was 88.

Tommy Joe Brown was born on December 4, 1936,...

Mar 24, 2025

Mar 22, 2025

Molly Maurine Farrier, 65, of Inola, Oklahoma, passed away on March 22, 2025. She was born on September 4, 1959, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to John Walter Morris and Janis Maurine Willman.

Molly earned her GED, attended Tulsa Junior College, and later pursued her passion for cosmetology in Owasso. Throughout her career, she worked at A Day for You, Raze of Beauty,...

Mar 21, 2025

Fay Allen Stout, 79, of Claremore, Oklahoma went home to be with the Lord after a brief illness on March 21, 2025. Allen was born on May 29, 1945, in Atascadero, California to Fay and Ruth Stout. Allen grew up all over Oklahoma and graduated from Zaneis High School in 1963. He then went to Oklahoma State University, where he...

Mar 21, 2025

Donna Javine Jones Bean passed away on March 21, 2025, in Tulsa. She was born to Lee Roy and Lydia Jones on January 26, 1945, in Sulphur, Oklahoma. A 1963 graduate of Berryhill High School, Donna worked in the aircraft industry for many years, retiring from American Airlines. Donna (often known as Javine) lived for over 50 years in the...

Mar 21, 2025

Funeral services for C.J. Page will be held on Monday, March 24, 2025, at 11:00 a.m. at Westside Holiness Church. Visitation will be held on Sunday, March 23, from 3:00-6:00 p.m. at Westside Holiness Church.

Carl "C.J." Page was born to Carl and Mona (Woods) Page on September 5, 1957, in Ukiah, California. As the son of a preacher, he and...

Mar 20, 2025

In Loving Memory of Ryder Jennings Barnes June 23, 2020 – March 20, 2025

With heavy hearts, we share the passing of our beloved Ryder Jennings Barnes. On the morning of Thursday, March 20, 2025, Ryder peacefully left this world in his sleep and entered the arms of Jesus. Though his time on this earth was brief, his legacy of love,...

Mar 16, 2025

Alvin Ben Froese passed away on March 16, 2025, at the age of 89. He was born at home in Inola, Oklahoma, on August 24, 1935, to Jake and Katie Froese. Alvin attended Inola Public Schools and graduated with the Class of 1953.

After completing his education, Alvin dedicated his life to farming and ranching, a career he pursued with passion...

Mar 15, 2025

Martha Sue Straw passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2025.  Private services are planned for a later date.

Mar 15, 2025

Graveside services for Georgia Bennett will be held on Thursday, March 20, 2025, at 2:00pm at Blackwell Cemetery in Blackwell, OK. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, March 19, 2025, from 1:00-7:00pm at MMS-Payne Funeral Home in Claremore, OK.

Georgia June Murphy Bennett went to be with the Lord on the morning of March 15, 2025, after spending the previous days...

Mar 11, 2025

Donna Jean Moore (Rather), 82, of Claremore, passed away on Tuesday, March 11th after a long and fulfilling life. Donna was born in Claremore, Oklahoma to Bufford Kenneth and Lena Catherine (Hilbert) Rather on June 10, 1942, and raised in Tiawah. A graduate of Inola High School in 1960, Donna was voted "Most likely to Succeed" and was class valedictorian,...

Mar 10, 2025

Service for Richard James Holland will be 1:00 p.m., Saturday, March 15, 2025, at Inola Baptist Church, Inola, Oklahoma, burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Friends may visit at the Inola Funeral Home on Friday, March 14, from 1 p.m. - 7 p.m., with family receiving visitors from 5 p.m. - 7 p.m. Richard passed away on March 10, 2025....

Mar 9, 2025

William Ray “Bill” Biard July 6, 1951 – March 9, 2025

Bill Biard, a beloved figure in the Claremore community, passed away peacefully on March 9, 2025, at the age of 73.

A memorial service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, March 14, 2025, at First Methodist Church in Claremore. Friends are invited to visit with the family on Thursday,...

Mar 8, 2025

A celebration of life will be held Saturday, March 15, 2025, at 1:00 pm at Vessel Church in Claremore, OK.

Ronald Gene Howard, age 83, was called to his heavenly home on March 8, 2025, from the Claremore Veterans Center. He was born to Roy Francis and Ina Mae (Cooper) Howard on March 1, 1942, in Sapulpa, OK. Ron attended and...

Mar 5, 2025

Mass of Christian burial for Pat Reeder will be held on Thursday, March 13, 2025, at 11:00am at St. Cecilia Catholic Church in Claremore, OK. A rosary will be held on Wednesday, March 12, 2025, 7:00pm also at St. Cecilia Catholic Church. 

I majored in journalism to find women journalists were “society” writers. A.L. Douthitt hadn’t told me that when he...

Mar 4, 2025

Junior Green passed away on Tuesday, March 4, 2025, at the age of 90. He was born on November 26, 1934, in Titanic, Oklahoma to Daniel and Edna (Sims) Green.

Junior was raised in rural Adair County, OK and Cincinatti, AR and then moved to Claremore at the age of 14. He attended Claremore schools before enlisting in the United States...

Mar 4, 2025

Billy Warren Scullawl, 78, passed away on March 4, 2025. A funeral service will be held on Thursday, March 6, 2025, at Faith Holiness Tabernacle in Claremore, with burial to follow at Fort Gibson National Cemetery.

Billy was born on May 13, 1946, in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, to Warren and Iona (Andrews) Scullawl. His family later moved to Tulsa, where he attended...

Feb 28, 2025

Alta Faye (Lafferty) Rader was the youngest child born to Roy and Laura (Cooper) Lafferty on February 25, 1928. She left this world on February 28, 2025, at the age of ninety-seven and three days to be embraced by the loving arms of her Savior. Alta Faye had six older brothers and two older sisters who preceded her in death.

She...

Feb 28, 2025

Lois Marie Kalusha, beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt and friend, passed away peacefully in Claremore, Okla., at the age of 88 on Feb. 28, 2025. The sixth of fourteen children, she was born on Nov. 6, 1936, in Broken Arrow, Okla., to Arnie and Nina Dilldine.

Lois was known for her unwavering faith in God and love and dedication for...

Feb 24, 2025

Anne Marie West passed away on Monday, February 24th, 2025, at the age of 93.

The daughter of Frazier and Cora Anne King Holifield was born January 18, 1932, in Laurel, Mississippi. As a young girl, she grew up in Laurel where she attended high school, graduating in 1949. Shortly after graduating, Marie was employed by Commercial Nation Bank in Laurel....