OBITUARIES
Marvin Henry Akers
Nov 30, 2013
Memorial service for Marvin Akers will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 7, 2013 at the Sanctuary in Chelsea. Pastor Gary Wilson will officiate. The son of Henry James and Eva Reed Akers was born July 9, 1941 in Newton, Kansas. He passed away November 30, 2013 at the age of 72. He is preceded in death by his parents,...
Houston McAnelly
Nov 26, 2013
Funeral service for Eli “Houston” McAnelly will be 10 a.m., Sat., Nov. 30, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, Claremore, with Pastor Jeff Gaunt officiating. A graveside service will be held at 3 p.m., Sat., at Seabolt Cemetery, near Short, OK. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Fri. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 5-7 p.m. Houston...
Charles Ray Knierihm
Nov 25, 2013
Funeral service for Charles Ray Knierihm will be held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at the Harvest Baptist Church in Claremore. Burial will follow at the Hennessey Cemetery under the direction of the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m., Wed., at First Christian Church, Hennessey. Charles passed away Monday, November...
Vernon S. Smith, Jr.
Nov 23, 2013
Graveside service for Vernon Scott Smith, Jr. will be 2:00 p.m. Friday, November 29, 2013 at Highland Cemetery in Inola. Visitation will be at Inola Funeral Home and Crematory on Wednesday, November 27, from 1--5. Vernon passed away on Saturday, November 23, 2013 at the age of 72. The son of Vernon Scott and Vera Pauline (Conder) Smith, Vernon was...
Donna Jean Riggs
Nov 23, 2013
Funeral service for Donna Jean Riggs will be 10:00 a.m., Friday November 29, 2013 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery. Donna passed away on Saturday November 23, 2013 at the age of 58. Born January 18, 1955 in Tulsa to James Ira and Betty Jean (Cannon) Bassett, Donna was reared and educated in Chelsea, graduating...
Vivian Faye Lasater
Nov 22, 2013
Funeral service for Vivian Faye (McClurg) Lasater will be held 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, November 26, 2013 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation will be held on Monday, November 25, 2013, 1-8 p.m. at the Funeral Home. Vivian passed away Friday, November 22, 2013 at the age of 90. The daughter of Jody and Effie Williams McClurg was born July...
Dianne Martin
Nov 22, 2013
Funeral service for Mary "Dianne" Martin will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Lone Elm Cemetery, Claremore. Dianne passed away on Friday, November 22, 2013 at the age of 71. The daughter of Bryan and Mary Lou (Sims) Moore, Dianne was born September 8, 1942 in Ft. Smith, Arkansas. She...
Gloria Lee Epperson
Nov 21, 2013
Funeral service for Gloria Lee Epperson will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, November 27, 2013 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Lone Elm Cemetery. Gloria passed away on Thursday, November 21, 2013 at the age of71. The daughter of Frank Dyson and Mary Lee (Tipton) Epperson, Gloria was reared and educated in her birth community. Being a loving...
Mike Ryan
Nov 20, 2013
A memorial service celebrating the life of John Michael “Mike” "Ryano" Ryan will be 2:00 p.m., Mon., Nov. 25, 2013 at First United Methodist Church, Claremore, under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Mike passed away on Wed., Nov. 20, 2013 at the age of 66. Born in Claremore, OK on July 10, 1947 to John Michael...
Kenneth Don Morgan
Nov 20, 2013
Funeral service for Kenneth Don Morgan will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, Nov. 26th, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Kenneth passed away Wed., Nov. 20, 2013, at St. John Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 72. The son of William Earl and Ruby June (Norrid) Morgan was born Nov. 27, 1940, in Sallisaw. Kenneth served in the U.S. Air Force...
Bonnie Mae Asher
Nov 17, 2013
Funeral service for Bonnie Mae (Harwood) Asher will be 11 a.m., Fri., Nov. 22, at Bethel Chapel of Claremore, with Rev. Willie Gilbert officiating. Burial will follow at Kellyville Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thursday 1-8 p.m. Bonnie passed away on Sun., Nov. 17, 2013 at...
Sam Cox
Nov 16, 2013
Samuel Steven “Sam” Cox was born July 17, 1930 in Parsons, KS. Sam passed away Sat., Nov. 16, 2013, at Hillcrest Hospital Claremore at the age of 83. Private services will be held at a later date. Sam grew up in Independence, KS, and graduated in 1948 from Independence High School where he played football. He then joined the U.S....
Ward Beardsley Hopper Jr.
Nov 11, 2013
Funeral service for Ward Beardsley Hopper, Jr. will be 10 a.m., Thurs., Nov. 14, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Larry Conaway officiating. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 1-5 p.m. Ward passed away Mon., Nov. 11, 2013, at Hillcrest Hospital Claremore at the age of 80. The son...
Harold Douglas Bilby
Nov 11, 2013
Funeral service for Harold Douglas “Doug” Bilby will be 2 p.m., Friday, Nov. 15, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Scott Showers officiating. Burial will follow at Lone Elm Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m. Doug passed away Mon., Nov. 11, 2013, at his home at the age of 67. The son...
Glenn Edward Welsh
Nov 9, 2013
Funeral service for Glenn Edward Welsh will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 13, 2013 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Service Chapel. Burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held Tuesday from 1-8 p.m. family will greet friends from 6-8. Glenn passed away November 9, 2013 at the age of 83. The son of W.H. and Marguerite Davis...
Cecil L. Davis
Nov 9, 2013
Visitation for Cecil Lawrence Davis will be 1-8 p.m., Wed., Nov. 13, at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Funeral service will be 2 p.m., Fri., Nov. 15, at Ray and Martha’s Funeral Home, Carnegie. Cecil passed away Sat., Nov. 9, 2013, at Hillcrest Hospital Tulsa at the age of 86. The son of John Melton and Bertha (Stockton)...
Lela Odetta Ketts
Nov 6, 2013
Funeral service for Lela O. Ketts will be 2 p.m., Thursday, November 7, at Eden Mennonite Church. Burial will follow at Eden Mennonite Cemetery under the direction of the Inola Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the church 11 a.m.-2:30 p.m. on Thursday. Lela was born on March 12, 1913 in Freck, Arkansas, to John C. Harris...