OBITUARIES
Gary Allen Haynes
Sep 3, 2021
Gary Allen Haynes passed away on September 3, 2021 He was 73 years old. Gary was born to Argyle Zan Haynes and Geneva Haynes in Wheaton, Missouri. He is preceded in death by his parents Argyle Zan Haynes and Geneva Haynes and five other siblings. Gary is survived by his wife Melissa Haynes; Sons Jeff Haynes and wife Tania, Justin...
Russell Lee Garner
Sep 3, 2021
Russell Lee “Rusty” Garner was born July 12, 1969 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to William Russell Garner, Jr and Billie Kay (Lee) Garner with big sister, Penny, waiting for him at home. He grew up and attended school at Locust Grove, Oklahoma, graduating with the class of 1987. During his childhood, he played all sports, but football was his favorite. He was...
Bucky Lee Mills
Aug 31, 2021
Graveside service for Bucky Lee Mills will be 11:00 a.m., Tuesday, September 7, 2021 at Ross-Mayes Cemetery. Bucky passed away on Tuesday, August 31, 2021. He was 62. Born April 14, 1959 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to William (Billy) Lee Mills, Jr., and Louise Rene (Willis) Mills, Bucky attended schools in both Collinsville, and Owasso. He began his working career at...
William Kenneth Millikin
Aug 27, 2021
William Kenneth "Kenny" Millikin passed away on August 27th, 2021. He was 86 years old. Kenny was born on February 9,1934 in Claremore Oklahoma to Harvey and Edith Millikin. A lifetime Claremore native, Kenny was also known as "Rox" to family and old friends. He attended Claremore Schools. After high school he met the love of his life, Max Evelyn...
Tommy Clark Morrison
Aug 26, 2021
Memorial service for Tommy Clark Morrison will be 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, August 31, 2021 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel in Claremore. Tommy passed away Thursday, August 26, 2021, at the age of 74. The son of Thomas Jefferson and Sylvia Aileen (Fry) Morrison was born on New Year's Eve, 1946, in Nowata, OK. He attended and graduated from Alluwe School....
Kelly Neilson Davis
Aug 26, 2021
Kelly Neilson Davis passed away on August 26, 2021. He was 55 years old. Kelly was born to Bob and Kay Davis in Oklahoma City, Ok. He grew up and spent most of his childhood in Pryor. He attended Inola High School and enjoyed playing football and running track. After High school Kelly felt the call of service and enlisted...
Bryan Duane Fly
Aug 25, 2021
Bryan was born on September 5th, 1970 in Ventura, California to parents Danny and Sharon Fly. He married Kennie Jo Sanders on June 7th, 1997, a union that blessed them with their son, Kody Duane Fly, September 12th, 2000. Bryan began working at McKee Foods in 1992, where he remained until 2018 after more than 25 years of loyal service....
Jonathan Andrew Baldwin
Aug 24, 2021
Funeral service for Jonathan Andrew Baldwin will be 1:00 p.m. Monday, August 30, 2021, at First Baptist Church of Inola. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery under the direction of Inola Funeral Home and Crematory. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday, August 29, from 1-6 p.m., with family receiving friends from 4-6 p.m. Jonathan was welcomed into...
Barbara Sue McClure
Aug 24, 2021
Funeral service for Barbara Sue McClure will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, September 2, 2021, at Calvary Baptist Church in Inola. Visitation will be at Inola Funeral Home and Crematory on Wednesday, September 1, from 1-8 p.m. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Claremore. Barbara passed away Tuesday, August 24, 2021, at the age of 83. The daughter of Walter...
Robert "Bob" Clark
Aug 24, 2021
Bob Clark passed away peacefully at Saint Francis Hospital on August 24, 2021, at the age of 78. Bob was born in Biloxi, Mississippi, on February 11, 1943, to parents Lauren and Wilma Clark. Due to Lauren’s job as a grain inspector for the government, the family moved several times in early years. From MS they moved to Enid, Oklahoma,...
Mildred Fern Lindsey
Aug 22, 2021
Mildred Fern (Davis) Lindsey passed away on August 22, 2021, she was 94 years old. Milly was born on March 2nd, 1927 in Avoka, AR to Clifford and Tommy Faye Davis. Growing up Mildred attended schools in Arkansas and Missouri and graduated from Tulsa Central High School. After high school she attended the Hillcrest School of Nursing and became a...
Sam Cowherd
Aug 21, 2021
Claremore business owner, Carrol "Sam" Lynn Cowherd passed away Saturday, August 21, 2021, at Clarehouse Hospice in Tulsa. He was 73 years old. Memorial service will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday at First Christian Church {Disciples of Christ} Claremore at Florence and 5th Street. The son of Murrell and Helen (Young) Cowherd was born July 5, 1948 in Weleetka, Oklahoma. He...
Bonnie Louisa Cook
Aug 21, 2021
Bonnie Louisa Cook, the oldest child of Pearl and Laura (Thomas) Jackson, was born on May 21, 1932, in Allen, Kansas. She went to be with the LORD on Saturday, August 21, 2021, at her home in Inola, Oklahoma. Bonnie was 89 years and 3 months old. She graduated from Eskridge High School in Eskridge, Kansas. On May 6, 1950,...
Kenneth Lyle Roller
Aug 21, 2021
Service for Kenneth Roller will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, August 26, 2021 at Trinity Baptist Church, Inola, Oklahoma, burial will follow at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery, Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. Visitation will be from 1pm-5pm, Wednesday, August 25 at the Inola Funeral Home.
Anne Wood Gilkeson
Aug 18, 2021
Anne Wood Gilkeson, age 95, passed away peacefully on August 18, 2021 in Claremore, Oklahoma. Anne’s was a life well lived. She was born in Birmingham, Alabama on June 25, 1926 to Girard and Leona Wood. While serving as a secretary in the Naval Department in Birmingham during World War II, Anne met the love of her life, Lt. John...
Taylor Brooke Thesenvitz
Aug 18, 2021
Service for Taylor Thesenivitz will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, August 25, 2021 at Tiawah Community Baptist Church, burial will follow. Taylor passed away on Wednesday, August 18, 2021. She was 34. Taylor Brooke Thesenvitz was born June 10, 1987 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Tammy (Lamb) Mack and Steve Thesenvitz. They were blessed with Taylor at a young age and she...
Earl Chambers
Aug 18, 2021
A celebration of life will be held for Earl Chambers on Sunday, September 5, 2021, at 1:00 p.m. The location is the family farm, 16265 South 4190 Road, Claremore, Oklahoma 74017. Earl passed away at his home with family by his side on August 18, 2021. He was 78. Earl E Chambers was born in Claremore, Oklahoma to Sam E....
Patricia Joan Eaves
Aug 17, 2021
Patricia Joan Eaves passed away on Tuesday, August 17, 2021, at the age of 87. She was born in Clinton Indiana to Victor and Opal Marie (Clark) Fink, on January 12, 1934. She grew up and attended school in Clinton and Terre Haute, Indiana. Patricia married William Lowa Eaves on December 12,1977, and eventually moved to Oklahoma. She became a...