OBITUARIES
Dody Johnston
Nov 5, 2016
Funeral service for Doralese "Dody" Johnston will be held on Wednesday, November 9, 2016 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Private family burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tuesday 1-8 p.m. Dody passed away on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the age of 84. The daughter of William and Mary Timbrook...
Barbara Ann Morgan
Nov 1, 2016
Funeral service for Barbara Morgan will be 2 p.m., Friday, November 4, at Grace Chapel Freewill Baptist Church, Chelsea, with Pastor Sam Kulp officiating. Burial will follow at Washington Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday 1-8 p.m. Barbara passed away on Tuesday, November 1, 2016 at...
Margaret Belle Robertson
Oct 30, 2016
Graveside service for Margaret Robertson will be 11 a.m., Thursday, November 3, at Woodlawn Cemetery with Dr. Ray Crawford officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wednesday 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 5-6 p.m. Margaret Belle (Helms) Robertson was born on May 24,...
Bertha Mae Riggins
Oct 28, 2016
Funeral service for Bertha Mae Riggins will be 2 p.m., Monday, October 31, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Oowala Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Sunday 1-6 p.m., and family will greet friends 4-6 p.m. Bertha passed away Friday, October 28, 2016, at her home at the age of 81. The daughter of...
Iva Nell "Nanny" Bell
Oct 22, 2016
Services for Iva Nell "Nanny" Bell will be 11:00a.m., Saturday, October 29, 2016 at Inola Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Sweeten Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Friday, October 28 from 1pm--8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm--8pm. Nell passed away Saturday, October 22, 2016 at her home with family by her side. She was...
Kevin Dewayne Lewis
Oct 15, 2016
Service for Kevin Dewayne Lewis will be 2:00p.m., Friday, October 21, 2016 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, October 20 from 1pm--6pm, family will receive visitors from 4pm--6pm. Kevin passed away on Saturday, October 15, 2016 at OSU Medical Center. He was 50. Born May 2, 1966 in Claremore, to...
Carter Duvall
Oct 14, 2016
Memorial service for Carter Duvall will be 12 p.m., Wed., Oct. 19, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Carter was born January 7, 1936 in Porter, Oklahoma to Fred Duvall and Dale (Carter) Duvall. He passed away peacefully at his home on October 14, 2016. Mr. Duvall graduated from Vian High School in 1954. He was a member of FFA and...
Erlene Shatto
Oct 13, 2016
Funeral service for Erlene Shatto will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, October 18, at Claremore Assembly of God with Pastor Dave Mewbourne officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Monday 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 5-7 p.m. Erlene passed away Thursday,...
Cindy A. Long
Oct 10, 2016
Services for Cynthia Ann "Cindy" Long will be 1:00p.m., Monday, October 17, 2016 at The Church At South Tulsa, Reverend Bob Pittenger will officiate. Entombment will follow at Calvary Cemetery, under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday, October 16, 2016 from 1pm--4pm. Cindy passed away on Monday, October...
Jules Estevan Blan
Oct 5, 2016
Service for Jules Estevan Blan will be 3:00p.m., Saturday, October 8, 2016 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, Mike Schroder will officiate. Jules passed away on Wednesday, October 5, 2016. Born July 21, 2015 in Claremore, Oklahoma, Jules is the son of Jason and Tasha Lynn (Banister) Blan. His family loved watching him laugh, dance and play. Jules enjoyed spending time...
John M. Burrow
Oct 3, 2016
Memorial service for John Maurice Burrow will be 10:00a.m., Friday, October 7, 2016 at St. Paul's Episcopal Church. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, October 6 from 1pm--8pm, family will receive visitors from 6pm--8pm. John passed away at Wood Manor Nursing Home on Monday, October 3, 2016. He was 92. Born June 12, 1924 in Cordell, Oklahoma...
Luther Rhodes
Oct 3, 2016
Funeral service for Luther Clay Rhodes will be held at 1:00 p.m., Friday, October 7, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Claremore. Pastor Keith Wiginton will officiate. Burial will follow at Washington Cemetery under the direction of the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 1-8 p.m. In honor of Luther we ask...
Rick Rawding
Sep 30, 2016
Steven Erick "Rick" Rawding, the son of C.V. Rawding and Inez L. (Searl) Rawding, was born October 4, 1947, in Montebella, CA. He passed away Friday, September 30, 2016, at his home at the age of 68. Rick graduated from Inola High School in 1965, and continued his education at the Oklahoma Military Academy and University of Tulsa. While in...
Richard A. LeGate
Sep 26, 2016
Memorial services for Richard LeGate, 80, retired longtime Claremore business leader, will be 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 30, at First Presbyterian Church. Visitation will be 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday at MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. He died Monday, Sept. 26, 2016. LeGate was born Feb. 15, 1936 in Bristow, the son of Richard Hugh and Velma Elizabeth Allen...
James E. Cochran
Sep 24, 2016
JAMES (JIM) COCHRAN James E. Cochran lost his battle with lung cancer on September 24, 2016. Jim was born on January 28, 1942 to J.A. and Eleanor O’Neill Cochran. Jim was the eldest of three children with a brother Richard and sister Janet completing the Cochran family. Jim received his elementary and secondary education from Windom Rural Schools where he...
Wanda Lee Blankenship
Sep 21, 2016
Funeral service for Wanda Lee Blankenship will be held at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 26, 2016 at the First Baptist Church of Inola. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Inola Funeral Home & Crematory. Wanda Lee Blankenship passed away on Wednesday, September 21, 2016 at the age of 85.
Howard Lorin Morgan
Sep 21, 2016
Howard Lorin Morgan passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2016, at his home at the age of 85. Services are pending.
Eula Mae Light
Sep 21, 2016
Funeral service for Eula Mae Light will be 2 p.m., Monday, September 26, at First Baptist Church with Bro. Sam Nichols officiating. Burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Sunday 1-6 p.m., and family will greet friends 2-4 p.m. Eula passed away...
Kenneth Hall
Sep 20, 2016
Funeral service for Kenneth "Monk" Hall will be held 10:00 a.m. on Friday, September 23, 2016 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 22, 2016 from 1-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. In honor of Kenneth. Please help pay tribute to the Zebras on homecoming...
Mary Ann Piepmeyer
Sep 20, 2016
Visitation for Mary Ann Piepmeyer will be Friday, September 23, 2016, at Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mary passed away Tuesday, September 20, 2016, at Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 67.