OBITUARIES
Sidney Griffin Raper
Sep 29, 2015
Funeral service for Sidney Raper will be held at 2:00 p.m. Friday, October 2, 2015 at Hilldale Baptist Church. Pastor Earl Skaggs 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. with family receiving friends from 6-8. Sidney (S.G.) Griffin Raper...
Mary Louise Davis
Sep 29, 2015
Davis, Mary Louise: (3/16/27-9/29/15) Long-time Claremore resident and Oklahoma native, your kind and loving heart will be sorely missed. Claremore was always near to Mary’s heart as her daddy ran the barbershop next to the Will Rogers Hotel for many years. After the war, Mary and high school sweetheart and now husband Paul relocated to Southern California’s industry boom. Their...
Shirley Mae (Neely) Payne
Sep 27, 2015
Services for Shirley Payne will be 2:00p.m., Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at First United Methodist Church, Claremore; pastor Steve Posey will officiate. Burial will follow at Ward's Grove Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, September 29 from 1pm--8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm--8pm. Shirley passed away on Sunday,...
James M. Dudley Jr.
Sep 25, 2015
Services for James M. Dudley, Jr. will be 10:00a.m., Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Claremore Assembly of God Church, pastor Dave Mewbourne will officiate. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday, September 28 from 1pm--8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm--8pm. James...
Carlton Wayne Brown
Sep 25, 2015
Services for Carlton Wayne Brown will be 2:00p.m., Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at Friendly Foyil Baptist Church, pastor Mike Clark will officiate. Burial will follow at Ward's Grove Cemetery, under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be from 1pm--8pm, Monday, September 27 at the funeral home, family will receive visitors from 6pm--8pm. Wayne passed away...
Jo Anna Cates
Sep 24, 2015
Memorial service for Jo Anna Cates will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, September 29, 2015 at the Westside Holiness Church. Jo Anna Cates passed away September 24, 2015 at the age of 72. Jo Anna Cates the daughter of Clinton Howard and Claudine Kemp Clugston was born January 18, 1943 in Claremore OK. She was raised in Claremore until around...
Gerald Eugene Moore
Sep 24, 2015
Services for Gerald Moore will be 11:00a.m., Monday, September 28, 2015 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery, under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday, September 27 from 1pm--6pm, with family receiving visitors from 4pm--6pm. Gerald went to be the Lord Thursday, September 24,...
Carol Lee Chapman
Sep 19, 2015
Carol Lee (Kittle) Chapman passed away Sat., Sept. 19, 2015, at Hillcrest Hospital South at the age of 76.
Dr. William D. Munson
Sep 17, 2015
Memorial service for Dr. William Dean Munson will be 11:00a.m., Monday, September 21, 2015 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Dr. Munson passed away on Thursday, September 17, 2015 at his home in Tulsa. William Dean "Doc" Munson was born September 25, 1931 in Helena, Montana to Earl and Zola Belle (Miller) Munson. Following his schooling, William joined the US Air...
Deborah Ann King-Hughan
Sep 17, 2015
Deborah Ann King Hughan, "Debbie" (Ward), age 56, of Claremore passed away Thursday, September 17, 2015. A beloved wife, mother and grandmother, Debbie’s family was always #1 in her life. She loved the outdoors, boating, canoeing and taking care of her precious grandchildren. She is survived by her husband of 20 years, Bob Hughan; children David McCaw and Shawn King...
Jerry Towe
Sep 15, 2015
Funeral service for Jerry Towe will be held 10:30 a.m. on Friday, September 17, 2015 at the Inola United Methodist Church. Pastor Michael Shepherd will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of the Inola Funeral Home & Crematory. Jerry L. Towe passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2015 at the age of 69. The son of Glen...
Madelyn Grace Baker
Sep 14, 2015
Madelyn Grace Baker is survived by: Her Parents: Kenneth Baker and Dena Carter Brothers: Justin and Gavin Grandparents: Darell Carter and Stephanie Baker Great-grandparents: Dorothy Fuksa and Tim Carter Aunts and Uncles: Jamie Allison and family Darell “J.R.” Carter and family Candance Baker and family
Cotton Green
Sep 12, 2015
Funeral service for Leon "Cotton" Green will be 2 p.m., Tues., Sept. 15, at Foyil Assembly of God with Pastor Darren Hull and Pastor Jack Damico officiating. Burial will follow at Winganon Cemetery under the direction of Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Mon. 1-5 p.m. Cotton passed away Sat., Sept. 12,...
Pee-wee Casey
Sep 11, 2015
Funeral service for Norma Ruth "Pee-wee" (Nelms) Casey will be 2 p.m., Wed., Sept. 16, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastors Lesa and Daryl Golbek officiating. Burial will follow at Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tues. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 5-7 p.m. Pee-wee passed away Fri., Sept. 11, 2015, at Jane...
Naomi Marie Best
Sep 10, 2015
Naomi Marie Best, 82. Our beloved Nana and friend passed away on September 10, 2015. Memorial donations in lieu of flowers may be made in Naomi's name to The Tulsa Boys Home.
Sandy Morrison
Sep 9, 2015
Memorial service for Saundra Sue "Sandy" Morrison will be 1 p.m., Mon., Sept. 14, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Ben Husted officiating. Sandy passed away Wed., Sept. 9, 2015, at Hillcrest Hospital Claremore at the age of 66. The daughter of Harvey Wells and Lois (Briggs) Wells was born Feb. 25, 1949, in Tulsa. She grew up and...
Rachel Hildegarde Lowery
Sep 8, 2015
Funeral service for Rachel H. Lowery will be held at 10:30 a.m. Monday, September 14, at Redeemer Lutheran Church. Pastor Mark Burger will officiate. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 13, at the funeral home from 1-6 p.m. with family receiving friends...
Cecil Ray McPheeters
Sep 7, 2015
Graveside services for Cecil McPheeters will the at 10:00am, Saturday, September 12, 2015 at Chelsea Cemetery, under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Cecil passed away at his home on Monday, September 7, 2015 at the age of 72. Cecil Ray McPheeters was born August 20, 1943 in Claremore, Ok, to Robert Hughston and Elizabeth Wilson McPheeters....
Kathy Garrison
Sep 6, 2015
Services for Kathleen "Kathy" Garrison will be 1:00p.m., Thursday, September 10, 2015 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 9 from 1pm--8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm--8pm. Kathy passed away at Wood Manor Nursing Home on Sunday, September 6, 2015 at the age of 73....
Lyndsey Marie Gaddis
Sep 5, 2015
Services for Lyndsey Gaddis will be 2p.m., Thursday, September 10, 2015 at Vinita First Baptist Church, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Claremore. Friends may visit at MMS-Payne Funeral Home on Wednesday, September 9, from 1pm--8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm--8pm, and Thursday September 10, 2015 from 10 a.m. till 2 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of...