OBITUARIES
Rachel Elizabeth Thompson
Apr 23, 2012
Funeral service for Rachel Elizabeth Thompson will be 2 p.m., Fri., April 27, at the First Christian Church of Chelsea with Rev. Richard Billings officiating. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of Chelsea Funeral Home & Crematory. She died Monday, April 23, 2012, at Sequoyah Pointe Nursing Home, Owasso, at the age of 88. The daughter of...
Charles Robert Neely
Apr 22, 2012
Funeral service for Charles Robert Neely will be 2 p.m., Thurs., April 26, at Claremore Assembly of God. Burial will follow at Woodlawn 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 p.m. He passed away Sunday April 22, 2012 at the...
Albert Raymond Akerman
Apr 22, 2012
Albert Raymond Akerman, 74, of Claremore, OK passed away peacefully Sunday, April 22, 2012 surrounded by family. Al was born May 18, 1937 in Ramondville, Texas, the fourth of nine children to Patrick Frank and Lucy Mae (Canfield) Akerman. As a child his family moved to Shawnee, OK where he attended elementary school at Sr. Benedict's and graduated from high...
Edward Allen Peterson
Apr 21, 2012
Memorial service for Edward Allen Peterson will be 10 a.m., Sat., April 28, at First Baptist Church, Chelsea, with Rev. Gerald Biswell officiating. Interment will be 2 p.m., Fri., April 27, at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery. Military honors performed by the U.S. Army. Arrangements are under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Ed died Sat., April 21, 2012,...
Ellen Parker
Apr 18, 2012
Funeral service for Ellen White Parker will be 11 a.m., Fri., April 20, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Brother Sam Nichols officiating. Burial will follow at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-5 p.m. Ellen died Wed., April 18, 2012, at her home at the age of 79. The daughter of Gordon Franklin...
Sheryl Lynn Chambers
Apr 17, 2012
Graveside service for lifetime Claremore resident, Sheryl Lynn Chambers, will be 1 p.m., Mon., April 23, at Washington Cemetery with Rev. Phil Fredrickson officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Sheryl died Tues., April 17, 2012, at St. John Hospital, Tulsa, at the age of 64. The daughter of Shelby Ray Hardison and Marjorie...
Lila Lee Watkins
Apr 17, 2012
Funeral service for Lila Lee Watkins will be 10 a.m., Sat., April 21, at Eastern Hills Baptist Church with Revs. Jim Duncan and Billy Hickman officiating. Burial will follow at Carselowey Cemetery, Vinita, under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Fri. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8 p.m....
Viola "Skeet" VanSandt
Apr 14, 2012
Memorial service for Viola "Skeet" VanSandt will be 3 p.m., Wed., April 18, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Dr. Ted Estes officiating. Skeet died Sat., April 14, 2012, at her home surrounded by family at the age of 63. The daughter of Joseph Earl and Vina Elizabeth (Tyner) Burk was born Feb. 6, 1949, in Rubottom. Skeet grew up in...
Clarence Ward Hancock
Apr 13, 2012
Memorial service for Clarence “Ward” Hancock will be 11 a.m., Tues., April 17, at the Inola Funeral Home Chapel with Minister Mike Schroeder officiating. Ward died Fri., April 13, 2012, at OSU Medical Center, Tulsa, at the age of 75. The son of Clarence Robert and Vera Victoria (Bates) Hancock was born June 6, 1936, in Quinton. Ward grew up...
Bo Wilson
Apr 11, 2012
Funeral service for Alfred Junior "Bo" Wilson will be 2:30 p.m., Fri., April 13, at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel with Bro. Charles Sager officiating. Burial will follow at Chelsea Cemetery. Bo died Wed., April 11, 2012, at Wood Manor Nursing Home at the age of 85. The son of Alfred Lee and Ollie Rozell (Irving) Wilson was born June...
Gene William West
Apr 10, 2012
Memorial service for Gene William West will be 11 a.m., Sat., April 14, at St. Paul's Episcopal Church with Rev. Bob Gates officiating. Military honors will be presented by the U.S. Marine Corps. Gene died Tues., April 10, 2012, at his home at the age of 91. He was just two days shy of his 92nd birthday. The son of...
Jimmie Gene Light
Apr 9, 2012
Funeral service for Jim G. Light will be 11 a.m., Fri., April 13, at First Baptist Church of Oologah with Rev. Weldon Foster officiating. Burial will follow at Wann Cemetery under the direction of Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Funeral Service & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m., and family will greet friends 6-8 p.m. Jim died Mon.,...
Pat Brown
Apr 4, 2012
Funeral service for Helen Marie "Pat" Brown will be 11 a.m., Fri., April 6, at First Christian Church, Chelsea, with Rev. Richard Billings officiating. Burial will follow at Adair City Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home & Crematory. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-8 p.m. Pat died Wed., April 4, 2012, at Select...
Betsy Mollette
Mar 25, 2012
Funeral service for Elizabeth Ruth "Betsy" Mollette will be 2 p.m., Fri., March 30, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Rev. Larry Conaway officiating. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Fri. 9 a.m.-2 p.m. Betsy died Sun., March 25, 2012, at her home at the age of 79. The daughter of Harmon Riddle and Willa Burgess (Alley) Ling was...
Vivian Elane Hemmert
Mar 24, 2012
Vivian Elane “Lanie” (Van Ness) Hemmert, of Inola, Oklahoma, an 89-years-young woman who loved to sing for the Lord, died March 24, 2012 at home surrounded by her four sons. Born December 2, 1922, to Roy Ferman Van Ness and Mary Elizabeth (Crook) Van Ness in Little Rock, Vivian married Arlie W. Andrews in 1939; they had four sons. She...
Larry Warner
Mar 24, 2012
Funeral service for Larry Warner will be 11 a.m., Fri., March 30, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith Chapel with Minister Michelle Kincaid officiating. Burial will follow at Lone Elm Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Thurs. 1-6 p.m. He died Sat., March 24, 2012, at Hillcrest Medical Center, Tulsa, at the age of 54. Larry was born September 11,...
Bobby Wayne Horton
Mar 22, 2012
Funeral service for Bobby Wayne Horton will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 27, 2012 at the Inola Funeral Home Chapel. Pastor Darryle Bailey will officiate. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Bobby passed away Thurs., March 22, 2012, at his home at the age of 76. The son of Ottis Evert and Eva (Young) Horton was born April 20, 1935,...