OBITUARIES
Leon Otis Kackley
Oct 5, 2012
Memorial service for Leon Otis Kackley will be 11 a.m., Fri., Oct. 12, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel. Leon died Fri., Oct. 5, 2012, at the Claremore Nursing Home at the age of 75. Leon Otis Kackley was born Oct 13, 1936 in Purdy Missouri to Mary & Otis Kackley. He was raised in Purdy and attended school there until at...
Curt Pranger
Sep 30, 2012
Memorial service for Henry "Curt" Pranger will be held Thursday, October 4, 2012 at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel. Henry Curtis Pranger passed away September 30, 2012 at the age of 61. The son of Henry and Barbara Kilpatrick Pranger was born September 18, 1951 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma. At a young age he and his family moved to the Claremore area....
Kay LaZelle
Sep 28, 2012
Funeral service for Mildred “Kay” LaZelle will be 10 a.m., Tues., Oct. 2, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Rev Duane Cowen officiating. A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m. at A.J. Powell Cemetery, Hominy. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Mon. 1-8 p.m. Kay died Fri., Sept. 28, 2012, at Hillcrest Hospital Claremore at the age...
Edward William Ross
Sep 26, 2012
Funeral service for Edward William Ross will be 2 p.m., Mon., Oct. 1, at Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Rev. Wayne Phillips officiating. Burial will follow at Ward's Grove Cemetery, Foyil. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Sun. 1-6 p.m. Edward died Wed., Sept. 26, 2012, at his home at the age of 88. The son of Joe and Callie...
Michael Anthony Davis
Sep 25, 2012
Memorial service for Michael Anthony Davis will be 10 a.m., Fri., Sept. 28, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Claremore, with Father Paul Eichhoff officiating. Burial with military honors will follow at Outlaw Cemetery, Catoosa. Michael died Tues., Sept. 25, 2012, at his home at the age of 46. The son of Anthony Joseph and Mary Susan (Nolan) Ferguson was born...
Ina Ruth Coplin
Sep 18, 2012
Ina Ruth Brady - Coplin at the age 72 on Sept 18, 2012 went to be with her husband Gerald Coplin and father Sheridan Brady and mother Myrtis Brady and brother Larry Brady. Her oldest and dearest friend Shirley and Jerry Payne was at her bedside in Claremore Oklahoma. Ina was born in Broken Bow, Oklahoma on January 18, 1940...
Keith Terry
Sep 18, 2012
Memorial service for Keith Terry will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 22, 2012 at the Inola First Baptist Church. Keith passed away Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at his home in Inola at the age of 59. The son of LeRoy and Pauline Wilsey Terry was born December 23, 1952 in Visalia, California. As a young boy he and his...
J.R. Johnston
Sep 17, 2012
Funeral service for James Robert "J.R." Johnston will be 2 p.m., Fri., Sept. 21, at The Sanctuary Christian Worship Center, Chelsea, with Rev. Darrell Meadows officiating. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8 p.m....
Freda L. Carter
Sep 16, 2012
Funeral service for Freda L. Carter will be 2 p.m., Thurs., Sept. 20, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Rev. Michael Clark officiating. Burial will follow at Washington Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 1-8 p.m. Freda went to be with the Lord on Sun., Sept. 16, 2012, at St. Francis Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of...
William Joe Purdom
Sep 12, 2012
Memorial service for William Joe Purdom will be 10:30 a.m., Sat., Sept. 22, at Christian Women's Alliance Saturday Church. Pastor's Phil Frederick and Carol Scarth will officiate. William died Wed., Sept. 12, 2012, at his home at the age of 52. The son of John W. and Lois Lee (Workman) Purdom was born June 20, 1960, in Tulsa. He attended...
Cleo Bartles
Sep 9, 2012
Cleo Bartles was born on 12 September 1924 in Collinsville, OK to Edward Russell Bartles and Cecil May (Rhea) Bartles. They later moved to Claremore to a 60 acre farm on Muskogee Street. His father also had a trucking business hauling freight and other things. He said when he was about twelve, he helped his father haul iron beams to...
Nancy Jacquelyn Chambers
Sep 9, 2012
A visitation for Nancy Chambers will be held Friday, September 14, 2012 at the Chelsea Funeral Home and Crematory from 6:30 - 8:00 p.m. Nancy Jacquelyn Chambers passed away Sunday, September 9, 2012 at the age of 65. The daughter of Jack and Nancy Marney Berry was born September 5, 1947 in Claremore, Oklahoma. She attended Claremore schools, and was...
Glenda L. Donelson
Aug 31, 2012
Funeral service for Glenda Donelson will be held 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, September 5, 2102 at the First Baptist Church of Chelsea. Pastor Jay McAlister and Pastor Gerald Biswell will officiate. Burial will follow at the Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Tues. 1-8 p.m., and family...
Betty Jean Gorman
Aug 29, 2012
Graveside service for Betty Jean Gorman will be 3 p.m., Tues., Sept. 4, at Washington Cemetery with Rev. Diana Izquierdo officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Betty died Wed., Aug. 29, 2012, at Hillcrest Hospital Claremore at the age of 72. The daughter of Elbert Moses and Goldie May (Barnes) Collins was born...
Delaphine Marie Busby
Aug 27, 2012
Funeral service for Delaphine Marie Busby will be 10 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 30, at Eastern Hills Baptist Church with Revs. Weldon Foster and Phil Tallman officiating. Burial will follow at Owalla Cemetery under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Wed. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8 m. Delaphine...
Bobbie Louise Heaton
Aug 27, 2012
Funeral service for Bobbie Heaton will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, August 31, 2012 at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel. Chaplin Mark Tibey and Pastor Michael Harrison will officiate. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Bobbie Louise Heaton passed away Monday, August 27, 2012 at the Villages at Southern Hills surrounded by family at the age of 88. The daughter of Robert...