OBITUARIES
Rae Lynn Bailey
Oct 15, 2021
Graveside service for Rae Lynn Bailey will be held at 2:00 p.m, Thursday, October 21, 2021 at Winganon Cemetery. Visitation will be held at Chelsea Funeral Home and Cremation Service on Wednesday, October 20, 2021 from 2-6 p.m. with family greeting friends from 4-6 p.m. Rae Lynn Bailey passed away on Friday, October 15th, 2021 at the age of 42....
William "Bill" Wayne Most
Oct 12, 2021
William “Bill’ Wayne Most was born on October 23, 1926, in Chelsea, Oklahoma to Erma and Herman Most. He was a stellar basketball athlete in Winganon and at Chelsea High School. He graduated in the Class of ‘44. He joined the Marines at 17, and married Fleeta O’Connor prior to serving in World War II and in the occupation of China. While...
Roger Morris
Oct 11, 2021
Lifelong cattleman Roger Morris, 95, crossed over to greener pastures on October 11, 2021. Roger was born October 1,1926, to Joe and Mary McCoy Morris at his grandparent’s ranch in Rogers County outside Chelsea, Oklahoma. Roger grew up on the ranch with his older sister, Betty, walking two miles to the Catale schoolhouse "uphill both ways." "Bud" attended Chelsea Junior...
LaDean Stewart
Oct 10, 2021
Funeral service for Ora Stewart will be held at 11:00, Friday, October 15th, at the First Baptist Church in Inola. Burial will follow at Eastview Memorial Cemetery in Vernon, Texas at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 16, 2021. The family asks that you consider making a donation to the Alzheimer’s Association (alz.org) in lieu of flowers, and out of respect...
Gene McNutt
Oct 10, 2021
Gene McNutt, age 70, of Chelsea, Oklahoma, was born August 30, 1951, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the elder of two sons born to Ross and Juanita (Hall) McNutt. Gene's lifelong love of books began as a child, and helped him acquire the vast knowledge for which he was known. He excelled in all his pursuits, including sports and music. He...
John Robert McDougal
Oct 10, 2021
Funeral service for John Robert McDougal will be held on Thursday, October 14, 2021 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Wards Grove Cemetery. John McDougal passed away on Sunday, October 10th, 2021 at the age of 73. The son of Robert Lee and Irene Threlkeld McDougal was born June 30, 1948 in San Francisco, California. He...
Doris Sherlene Hoffman
Oct 10, 2021
Funeral service for Doris Hoffman will be held on Monday, October 18, 2021 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Timber Ridge Cemetery in Catoosa. Visitation will be held Sunday, October 17, 2021 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home from 2-6 p.m.
Thelma Lucille Dear
Oct 10, 2021
Funeral service for Thelma Lucille Dear will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 15, 2021 at Claremore Church Of The Nazarene, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, October 14 from 3pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Thelma passed away on Sunday, October 11, 2021. She was 76. Born February 5, 1945...
Harriet Stallbories
Oct 9, 2021
Graveside services will be held October 18, 2021 at 2:00 pm at the Winganon Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home & Crematory. Harriet Louise Stallbories passed away on October 9, 2021 at the age of 64. Harriet was born in Kansas City, Missouri on May 5, 1957 to Harry and Anna Louise Barber. She was a graduate...
Wilma Louise Millikin
Oct 9, 2021
Wilma received her Heavenly reward on Saturday, October 9, 2021. She was 88 years old. The fifth child and fourth daughter of Toy William Criner and Clara Sylvia (Stage) Criner was born November 29, 1932, in Haskell, OK. She had two brothers and five sisters. She spent her early years growing up as a farm girl. She attended Mt. Olive...
Dustine Lee Halderman
Oct 8, 2021
Memorial service for Dustine Lee Halderman will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 14, 2021 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Dustine passed away on Friday, October 8, 2021. He was 29. Born November 18, 1991 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Richard and Cindy (Woods) Halderman, Dustine receive his education first in Chelsea thru his sophomore year, and then his junior and senior...
Preston Thompson
Oct 6, 2021
Graveside service for Preston Thompson will be held 10:00 a.m. Friday, October 8, 2021 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Pastor James Luedecke will officiate. Maurice "Preston" Thompson passed away on Wednesday, October 6, 2021 at the age of 79. The son of Maurice and Ruby Miller Thompson was born November 4, 1941 in Vinita, Oklahoma. As a young boy he spent lots...
Charles McCamish
Oct 5, 2021
Memorial service for Charles McCamish will be held on Saturday, October 16, 2021 at Memorial Heights Baptist Church. Charles passed away on Tuesday, October 5th, 2021 at the age of 79. The son of E.J. and Irene (Kerr) Stewart was born October 4, 1942 in Claremore, Oklahoma. As a young boy he was raised in the Foyil area. There he...
Wilma Lois Pate
Oct 5, 2021
Wilma Lois Pate passed away on Tuesday, October 5, 2021. She was 77. Private family services are planned.
Linda Faye Gaulrapp
Sep 30, 2021
Graveside service for Linda Faye Gaulrapp will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 8, 2021 at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Linda passed away on Thursday, September 30th, 2021. She was 78. Born November 21, 1942 in Miami, Oklahoma to Lester and Francis (Risner) Helm, she was raised in Artesia, Hawaiian Gardens, California. She married Louis Gaulrapp and together they raised their 4...
Anita Jean Waters
Sep 29, 2021
Anita Jean Waters, 85 years and two days, was born September 27, 1936 in Claremore, Ok to Myron E. McGregor and Alice Louise (Story) McGregor. She stepped into Heaven on September 29, 2021 surrounded by family who loved her. She had an older sister, Marcia Ludlum and a younger brother, Michael McGregor. When she was a young girl, her family...
Steven Allen Tucker
Sep 28, 2021
A memorial service is scheduled for 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 9, 2021, at Eastern Hills Baptist Church. Please feel free to come and partake in the services and pay your respects. Steve Tucker, a resident of Claremore, OK, died on September 28, 2021, at the age of 69 from complications of Covid-19. Steve is survived by his wife Shirley...
Elvera Pankratz
Sep 28, 2021
Elvera Jantz Pankratz, age 91, died peacefully surrounded by family on Tuesday, September 28, 2021 at the Lane Nursing Home in Inola, Ok. She was born September 16, 1930 in Inola, Ok. to Anna and Ferdinand Jantz, the youngest of 11 children. She was the last living member of the Jantz siblings. She developed a love for music at an...
Keith Edward Ballard
Sep 28, 2021
Keith Edward Ballard, 72, of Claremore, was born July 23, 1949, in Hardtner, Kan., to Bill and Norma (Gates) Ballard. His formative years were shaped by hard work and love of family, especially the relationships he had with his brother, Joe, and sister, Connie, as well as cousins, grandparents, aunts and uncles. Never one to shy away from hard work,...