OBITUARIES

Helen Lenora McNamara

Helen Lenora McNamara

May 18, 2015

Funeral Mass for Helen Lenora McNamara will be 10:00a.m., Friday May 22, 2015 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Claremore. Father Paul Eichhoff will officiate. Burial will follow at Calvary Cemetery, Tulsa under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Claremore. Visitation will be from 1pm--7pm Thursday, May 21 at the funeral home. A Prayer service will follow visitation...

Myrna Bengston

Myrna Bengston

May 18, 2015

Funeral service for Myrna McSpadden Bengston will be held 10:00 a.m. Thursday, May 21, 2015 at the First Christian Church of Chelsea. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8 p.m. Myrna passed away...

Faris "Jack" Kouri

Faris "Jack" Kouri

May 15, 2015

Faris “Jack” Kouri asked little and gave much. He spoke with few words, yet with great fluency through the eloquence of his hard work and determination, zeal for life and loyalty, youthful spirit and honor, patriotism, bravery and integrity. Jack was born in Chelsea, OK, on June 22, 1920, to Lebanese-emigrant parents, Philomena and Thomas Kouri. He was the fourth...

Christopher "Chris" Don Hemphill

Christopher "Chris" Don Hemphill

May 14, 2015

Graveside service for Christopher Don "Chris" Hemphill will be 2 p.m., Wed., May 20, at Winganon Cemetery under the direction of Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Pastor Scott Barger will officiate. Chris passed away on Thursday, May 14, 2015 at the age of 42. Born on February 8, 1972 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Lawrence Duncan Coin and Carol Kay...

Marjorie Ruth Hipp

Marjorie Ruth Hipp

May 13, 2015

Marjorie Ruth Gourd Hipp, one of the few remaining Verdigris born residents, passed from this life May 13, 2015 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa. She was of Cherokee heritage and was 85. Marjorie’s grandparents came to Verdigris from Vian, OK in a covered wagon. They settled on the main street known at the time as Silk Stocking Road. The...

Pedro Morris

Pedro Morris

May 13, 2015

Funeral service for Royce "Pedro" Morris will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, May 16, 2015 at the Epworth United Methodist Church. Pastor Darrel Cox will officiate. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Fri. 1-8 p.m. and family will greet friends 6-8...

Curtis Warren Grayson Jr.

Curtis Warren Grayson Jr.

May 11, 2015

Curtis Warren Grayson, Jr., 79 years old, passed away Mon., May 11. The son of Curtis Warren Grayson, Sr. and Edna Geneva (Pyle) Grayson was born on Oct. 30, 1935, in Eufaula where he grew up and attended school. He continued his education at NSU, Tahlequah, where he played in a Jazz band. Curtis served as a Sergeant in the...

Mondie Cartwright

Mondie Cartwright

May 10, 2015

Funeral service for Joyce Mondaine "Mondie" Cartwright will be 2 p.m., Fri., May 22, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Michael Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m. Mondie passed away Sun., May 10, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital at the age of 69 after a tough...

Crew Hudson Dunaway

Crew Hudson Dunaway

May 10, 2015

Crew Hudson Dunaway was born on August 1, 2012. He passed away at home with his family May 10, 2015. He is survived by his parents Kevin and Kasha Dunaway along with his brother's Walker and Jagger. Though his time on earth was short, the impact he made in the hearts of the people who knew him will last a...

Loretta Jean Burrows

Loretta Jean Burrows

May 9, 2015

Memorial service for Loretta Jean Burrows will be held 1:00 p.m. Wednesday, May 13, 2015 at the First Christian Church. Visitation will be held on Tuesday with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m Loretta passed away Saturday, May 9, 2015 at the age of 84. The daughter of C.W. and Jewel Tyrone Hill was born March 12, 1931 in Shawnee,...

Sylvia Maxine Doshier

Sylvia Maxine Doshier

May 4, 2015

Services for Sylvia “Maxine” Doshier will be 11:00a.m., Thursday, May 7, 2015 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Maxine passed away on Monday, May 4, 2015 at the age of 79. A loving mother and grandmother, Sylvia Maxine Doshier was born in Oologah, Oklahoma on December 9, 1935 to Herschel George Baldwin and Dortha Beatrice Dikeman. She married John Warren Doshier...

Ralph Bridwell

Ralph Bridwell

Apr 29, 2015

Graveside service for John "Ralph" Bridwell will be 10 a.m., Fri., May 1, at Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A memorial service will be 11 a.m., Fri., at First Presbyterian Church. Pastor Tom Launius will officiate. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8...

Daniel Godfrey

Daniel Godfrey

Apr 28, 2015

Daniel Marvin Godfrey, 73, entered into rest on April 28, 2015 in Cushing, OK. He was born January 16, 1943. Daniel is predeceased by his wife of 36 years Janet Godfrey and his son William Godfrey. He leaves behind his son Robert Godfrey (Raelean) of Manteca and his daughter in law Rachel Godfrey. He was blessed with six grandchildren, Lance,...

Daryl McClure

Daryl McClure

Apr 28, 2015

Memorial services for Jessie “Daryl” McClure will be 10:30 a.m., Saturday, May 2, 2015 at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Father Paul Eichhoff will officiate. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Friday May 1, from 1pm—7pm with family receiving visitors from 5pm—7pm. At 7pm there will be a prayer service. Daryl passed away on April 28, 2015 at the...

Wenjun Ning

Wenjun Ning

Apr 28, 2015

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Arlene Faye Wilmath

Arlene Faye Wilmath

Apr 27, 2015

Graveside services for Arlene Wilmath will be 10:00a.m., Friday, May 1, 2015 at Woodlawn Cemetery, under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home. Visitation will be on Thursday, April 30 at the funeral home from 1pm-8pm, family will receive visitors from 5pm-7pm. Arlene passed away at her home on Monday, April 27, 2015 at the age of 69. Born October 14,...

Emmitt James Wilson

Emmitt James Wilson

Apr 24, 2015

Emmitt James Wilson is the infant son of Matt and Falon Wilson.

Dorothy Bell Smith

Dorothy Bell Smith

Apr 23, 2015

Graveside service for Dorothy Bell Smith will be 1:00 p.m., Monday, April 27, 2015 at Pleasant Hope Cemetery in Adair, Eddie Mathews will officiate. Visitation will be on Sunday, April 26, at the funeral home from 1 p.m.—6 p.m. Dorothy passed away on Thursday, April 23, 2015 at the age of 97. Dorothy Bell Smith was born in Welch, Oklahoma...

Steven Maggard

Steven Maggard

Apr 22, 2015

Memorial service for Steven Wayne Maggard will be 2 p.m., Mon., April 27, at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Jay McAlister officiating. Steven passed away Wed., April 22, 2015, at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 58.

Ruth E. Johnson

Ruth E. Johnson

Apr 19, 2015

A memorial service for Ruth Johnson will be 11:00a.m., Thursday, April 23, 2015 at Friendly Foyil Baptist Church, her pastor, Mike Clark will officiate. Visitation will be from 6pm—8pm Wednesday, April 22 at the funeral home. Ruth passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at the age of 75. Ruth Evelyn Johnson was born November 1, 1939 in Okmulgee, Oklahoma...