OBITUARIES
Donna Elaine Stritzke
Jan 28, 2022
Funeral service for Donna will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, February 7, 2022 at Faith Holiness Tabernacle Church, Claremore. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday, February 6, from 1pm -6pm. Donna Elaine (Wilhide) Stritzke, 70, passed away peacefully on January 28, 2022 with her family by her side. She courageously battled a lengthy illness with the support of...
Butch Martin
Jan 27, 2022
Funeral service for Inola resident Walter "Butch" Martin will be Friday, February 4, 2022, at Inola First Baptist Church. Visitation will be at Inola Funeral Home and Crematory on Sunday, January 30, from 3-5 p.m. Butch passed away at Oklahoma Memory Care in Tulsa on Thursday, January 27, 2022. He was 74 years old. The son of Homer Rowe Martin...
Betty Mae Garner
Jan 27, 2022
Service for Betty Garner will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, February 1, 2022 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Dick Duck Cemetery in Catoosa. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday, January 31, from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Betty passed away on Thursday, January 27, 2022. She was 82. Born September 16, 1939...
Linda Mae Shrum
Jan 24, 2022
Visitation for Linda Mae Riley-Shrum will be held on Thursday, January 27, 2022 from 3-7 p.m. at the Chelsea Funeral Home. The daughter of Raymond Riley and Martha Hendrix Riley was born September 27th, 1961 in Claremore, Oklahoma. She was a life long Rogers County resident. Living mostly between Claremore and Chelsea. As she became older her focus was on...
James A. Meredith
Jan 23, 2022
James Alva Meredith of Claremore, Oklahoma passed away on Sunday, January 23, 2022. After a month of declining health, James passed away one month after celebrating his 98th birthday. James (Jim) was born in Claremore on December 23, 1923, to father, Rufus Davis Meredith and mother, Mary Smith. He graduated from Claremore High School in 1941 and then served his...
Susan Joyce Mathews
Jan 21, 2022
Services will be held on Friday January, 28th 2022 at the Claremore first Baptist Church 107 E Will Rodgers Blvd. as a remembrance of her life. Please feel free to s h a r e y o u r h a p p y m e m o r i e s a n d experiences with everyone as we...
Phyllis Lynn Warren
Jan 19, 2022
Her surviving family members include her husband Rick Warren; sons Ricky Warren II and wife Celeste and Mark Warren and wife Michelle; grandchildren Benjamin Warren, Brian Warren, Kyle Warren, Cassidy Warren, Chase Warren, and Piper Warren; her sister Peggy Lewis; brother and sisters-in-law Larry Warren and wife Debbie, Gary Warren and wife Pat, Tony Warren, and Linda Ewton and husband...
Jerry Carl Ussrey
Jan 19, 2022
Jerry Carl Ussrey born November 25, 1930 in Sallisaw, Oklahoma to parents Claud and Macy (Goff) Ussrey passed away on January 19, 2022 in Claremore, Oklahoma. Jerry spent his early years in Tulsa, Oklahoma graduating from Daniel Webster High School in 1948. Shortly after graduation Jerry served his Country in the United States Army fighting in Korea from 1952-1955. He...
Ken Cook
Jan 18, 2022
Kenneth Eugene Cook was born to L.E. and Bonnie Cook on July, 21,1954, in Kansas City, Missouri. He departed this life on January18, 2022, at the age of 67 years and 6 months. In 1965 his family moved from California to Inola, OK. Ken graduated from Inola High School in 1972. He was proud to be a member of Inola’s...
Alvie Welch
Jan 18, 2022
Funeral service for Alvie Welch will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, January 24, 2022 at Miracle of Faith Church, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, burial will follow at Sweeten Cemetery. Alvie passed away on Tuesday, January 18, 2022. He was 77. Born January 10, 1945 in Wagoner, Oklahoma to Alvie and Gladys Mae (Beatty) Welch, Alvie attended schools in Broken Arrow. Following his...
Francis Eugene Chapman
Jan 17, 2022
Francis Eugene Chapman was born on October 10, 1927, Gene was the second of the five children born to Virgil and Ruby (Young) Chapman. He lived a life dedicated to family, hard work, mischief, peace and joy. Gene started his life's work at a very early age going to work with his father as a house painter. Painting was a...
Patricia Ann Gibson
Jan 17, 2022
Patricia Gibson passed away on January 17, 2022 at the age of 77. Patricia Ann Gibson was born on December 1, 1944 to Harry and Eleanor Bowdren. She grew up in Long Island, New York and Malden, Massachusetts where she attended school. Patricia spent her young career working as a nurse aide. In 1966 Patricia met Milford “Gib” at Jacks...
Linda Kay Busby
Jan 17, 2022
Memorial service for Linda Kay Busby will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 25, 2022 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Linda passed away at her home on Monday, January 17, 2022. She was 68. Born July 27, 1953 in Velma, Oklahoma to Clyde and Jewel (Ash) Loftis, Linda attended Chelsea school where she graduated. On December 22, 1975 she married Ronald...
Vester "Ray" Raynor
Jan 15, 2022
Ray Raynor passed away on January 15th, 2022, at the age of 85. Ray was born July 13, 1936 to Walter and Dorothy Raynor in Glendale, Arizona. Ray attended Verdigris school and later graduated from Claremore High School in 1954. He graduated from the University of Tulsa with a Petroleum Production Engineering Degree. He also served in the U. S....
Linda Kay Littleton
Jan 13, 2022
A Funeral Service will be on Tuesday, January 18,2022 at 10:00a.m. Visitation will be on Monday, January 17, 2022 from 1:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. family will greet friends from 5:00p.m- 7:00 p.m. Linda Kay. Littleton was born to Ted Kilpatrick and Helen Kilpatrick, Gifford in Ponca City, Ok on January 26, 1947. She passed away on January 13, 2022...
Esther L. Collins
Jan 11, 2022
Graveside service for Esther Collins will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, January 18, 2022 at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Esther Lee Collins of Claremore, Oklahoma passed away in her home on January 11, 2022. She was born in Claremore on June 29, 1939, to Oliver and Fannie Hause. Esther had an incredible love for her friends and family and her presence will forever be...
Earl Hamilton
Jan 11, 2022
Funeral service for Earl Hamilton will be held 10:30 a.m. Monday, January 17, 2022 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery. Pastor Ted Estes will officiate. Raymond Earl Hamilton passed away on Tuesday, January 11th, 2022 at the age of 76. The son of Raymond and Catherine (Anderson) Hamilton was born December 2nd,...
Kenneth William Donley
Jan 10, 2022
Kenneth William "Billy" Donley 78, of Claremore, OK passed peacefully from the bonds of this earth into the arms of his Lord on January 10, 2022. He was born June 12, 1943, in Price City, Utah, to Linnie Virginia Donley née Strange and Kenneth Inman Donley. He grew up in Texarkana, AR and he attended Arkansas High School where he...
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