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Bruce Fredrick Budde
Aug 10, 2021
Bruce Frederick Budde passed away on August 10, 2021, at the age of 56 years old. He was born to Robert and Elaine Budde in Newton, Kansas on September 12, 1964. Growing up, he attended elementary school in Newton until his family moved to Claremore, Oklahoma in 1974. Brude attended and graduated from Claremore High School with the class of...
Robert Lee Hough
Aug 9, 2021
Robert Lee “Bob” Hough, age 70, of Chelsea, Ok passed peacefully with his daughter & best friend by his side on August 09, 2021 at Ascension St. John Hospital, Nowata, Ok. Bob was born April 23, 1951 in Lebanon, Mo to the late Ralph Hough Jr and Beulah Adams. Bob graduated from Aurora, Mo High School in 1969. He was...
Angela Hayes
Aug 7, 2021
Funeral service for Angela Hayes will be 10:00 a.m. Thursday, August 12, 2021, at Chelsea First Baptist Church. Visitation will be at Chelsea Funeral Home and Cremation Service from 1-8 p.m. Wednesday, August 11, with family receiving friends from 6-8 p.m. Angela passed from this life on Saturday, August 7, 2021. She was 58 years old. The daughter of Larry...
Margie Sue Jones
Aug 6, 2021
Margie Sue Jones passed away on August 6th, 2021 She was 75 years old. Margie was born to Wilburn and Edna Reed in Claremore, Oklahoma on July 3 , 1946. She attended Sequoyah Schools and graduated in the class of 1964. Margie married the love of her life Dallas Jones in 1978 the couple made their home in Claremore. Margie...
Kathy Denise Hayes
Aug 3, 2021
Kathy Denise Hayes was born on August 16, 1956 at 11:02 P.M. to Dick and Clara Dobbs in Claremore, OK. She passed away on August 3, 2021 at 9:56 P.M. in Claremore, OK. Kathy had a happy childhood surrounded by loving family. She was a very bright student who often won awards including graduating as Valedictorian from Catoosa High School...
Arvel Dean Casey
Aug 2, 2021
Arvel Dean Casey passed away on August 2, 2021 at the age of 83 with his daughters by his side. Arvel was born in Claremore, OK on February 21, 1938 to Virgil and Zora Casey. He graduated from Foyil High School and later received his Bachelor’s and Master's Degree in Education from Northeastern State University. Arvel began his coaching and...
Jeffrey Fleeger
Aug 1, 2021
Memorial service for Jeff Fleeger will be 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 7, 2021 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Jeff passed away on Sunday, August 1, 2021. He was 59. Jeffrey B. Fleeger was born December 13, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to John and Georgia (Zimmerman) Fleeger. Jeff attended schools in Claremore and graduated with the class of 1980. He was...
Jessie Jewel Griggs-Fitts
Jul 31, 2021
A Funeral Service will be held at the First Assembly of God Church in Claremore, Ok on Friday, August 6, 2021 at 2:00 p.m. Visitation will be held at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, August 5, 2021 from 1:00p.m. to 7:00p.m., Family will receive friends from 5:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. Jessie Jewell McKee Griggs-Fitts, “Judy” , 95;...
Leota Marie McSpadden
Jul 30, 2021
Leota Marie McSpadden passed through this life in her home on July 30, 2021 just as she had lived it: quietly, with unwavering strength and stubbornness, an abundance of love for her family, and surrounded by her children. Leota was born June 2, 1935, to parents Vic and Lillian Burns of Bushyhead, Oklahoma. She grew up the oldest of five...
Don Taylor
Jul 30, 2021
Don Taylor, 82, passed away on Friday evening, the 30th of July 2021, surrounded by family. Don was known by all for his sense of humor, his incredible stories, and his generous and loving spirit. Don’s greatest life passions were his long and varied career, his dedication to Jesus and the church, and most of all, his family. Donald Eldon...
Lee Allan Compton
Jul 25, 2021
Claremore resident Lee Allan Compton passed away at his home on Sunday, July 25, 2021. He was 81 years old. He was the son of Leon and Helene (Willingham) Compton.
Debbie Cochran
Jul 25, 2021
Funeral service for Deborah Marie Cochran will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, July 30, 2021 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Owalla Cemetery. Debbie passed away on Sunday, July 25, 2021. She was 61. Deborah Marie Cochran, age 61, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 25, 2021. Debbie was born January 6, 1960 in Latrobe, Pennsylvania, to William...
Jesse Eugene Mohon
Jul 25, 2021
A memorial celebration of his life will be held at a later time for family and friends who wish to pay their respects. Jesse Eugene Mohon passed away on July 25, 2021. He was 93 years old. Husband, Daddy, Papa, Gene, Mr. Mohon, Uncle Gene, Uncle Geno, or whatever name you knew him by, you knew one tough man of...
Wilma Willis
Jul 25, 2021
Wilma Jean Willis passed away on July 25, 2021. She was 83. Born on February 10, 1938, in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma to Elmer and Gladys Maner. She attended school in Inola. Wilma was a cook at Inola elementary school for 20 years. She was a charter member of Calvary Baptist Church. Wilma taught Sunday school for several years. She was...
Audrey Purves
Jul 24, 2021
Beloved wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother, Audrey L. Purves passed away peacefully at home surrounded by family, on Saturday evening, July 24, 2021 at 99 years, 1 month and16 days. Audrey lived a rich and fulfilling life and left an equally wonderful legacy. Daughter of dairy farmers of Batavia, New York, Herbert and Lela Logan, Audrey was the middle child...
Deborah Lynn Stover
Jul 23, 2021
Service for Deborah "Debbie" Lynn Allison Stover will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at First Christian Church of Chelsea, Debbie will be laid to rest at Dawes Cemetery in Chelsea. Visitation will be Monday, July 26 at the Chelsea Funeral Home from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Debbie passed away on July 23, 2021. She was...
William Edward Roughley
Jul 22, 2021
Funeral service for Ed Roughly will be held on Tuesday, July 27, 2021 at the First Baptist Church of Verdigris. Pastor Rogers Plemmens will officiate. Burial will follow at Hartford Memorial Park Cemetery in Hartford, Arkansas. William Edward Roughley was born September 16th, 1926 in Haskell, Oklahoma. He would spend the early years of his life there. At the age...