OBITUARIES

Jeannette Burns

Jeannette Burns

Feb 26, 2020

Service for Jeannette Burns will be 10:00a.m., Saturday, February 29, 2020 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Friday, February 28 from 1pm-8pm, family will receive visitors from 6pm-8pm. Jeannette passed away on Wednesday, February 26, 2020. She was 76. Born July 7, 1943 in Bixby, Oklahoma to...

Charolette Ann Brunson

Charolette Ann Brunson

Feb 26, 2020

Service for Charolette Ann Brunson will be 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 2, 2020 at First Baptist Church, Inola, burial will follow at Sweeten Cemetery under the direction of Inola Funeral Home & Crematory.  Friends may visit at the funeral home on Sunday, March 1 from 1pm-6pm, with family receiving visitors from 4pm-6pm. Born October 9, 1942 in Claremore, Oklahoma to...

Deborah Kay Marlin

Deborah Kay Marlin

Feb 25, 2020

Deborah Kay Marlin passed away at her home in Claremore on Wednesday, February 25, 2020. She was 62 years old. Deborah was the daughter of Elba Carroll Pate and Wilma Caulder Pate, born in Tulsa on March 15, 1957. She attended and graduated from East Central High School in 1975. She went on to earn her Associates Degree. Her working...

Jerry Drane West

Jerry Drane West

Feb 23, 2020

Memorial service for Jerry West will be held 11:00 a.m. Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Clearview Church in Claremore. Jerry Drane West passed away on Sunday, February 23rd, 2020 at the age of 86. The son of Jerry and Noval Drane West was born November 12th, 1933 in Springfield, Missouri. As a young boy he grew up in Fordland, Missouri....

Kathryn Gulley

Kathryn Gulley

Feb 22, 2020

Funeral service for Chelsea resident, Kathryn Lavern Gulley will be at 2 pm Thursday, February 27, 2020 at Chelsea First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Chelsea cemetery. Visitation will be at Chelsea Funeral Home on Wednesday, February 26, 2020 from 1-8 pm. Family will receive friends from 6-8 pm. Kathryn passed away at Hillcrest Hospital in Tulsa on Saturday,...

Dorsey Eugene Spurlock

Dorsey Eugene Spurlock

Feb 21, 2020

Dorsey "Gene" Spurlock of Chelsea passed from this life on Feb 21, 2020, at the age of 88. Gene was born on Nov. 30, 1931, to Dorsey McKinley and Edith Irene Spurlock on a farm near Claremore. He grew up in Rogers County and attended Justus Elementary School. He and his family grew blackberries and sold them in the city...

Flora "Charlene" Storie

Flora "Charlene" Storie

Feb 17, 2020

Service for Charlene Storie will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, February 21, 2020 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Flora "Charlene" (Lytle) Storie was born August 5, 1932 in Atoka, Oklahoma. She met her heavenly father February 17, 2020. She was the sixth child of Pizora Ellsworth Lytle and Leona Hester (Evans) Lytle. One of...

Alfie Waldrup

Alfie Waldrup

Feb 16, 2020

Funeral service for Alfie Waldrup will be held 11:00 am Thursday, February 20, 2020 at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at the Chelsea Cemetery. Alfie passed away on Sunday, February 16th, 2020, at the age of 85. The daughter of Charles and Sophia (Bradshaw) Monroe was born May 19th, 1934 in Inola, Oklahoma. There she was raised...

Juanita S. "Nita" Deerinwater

Juanita S. "Nita" Deerinwater

Feb 14, 2020

Service for Juanita Sue "Nita" Deerinwater will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 19, 2020 at Inola River Of Life Assembly Of God Church; burial will follow at Highland Cemetery under the direction of Inola Funeral Home & Crematory. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, February 18, from 4pm-8pm. Nita passed away on Friday, February 14, 2020. She...

Larry Shawn Green

Larry Shawn Green

Feb 13, 2020

Service for Larry Shawn Green will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 20, 2020 at Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, February 19 from 1pm-8pm. Larry passed away on Thursday, February 13, 2020. He was 48. Larry was born August 31st, 1971 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Robert and Josephine (Frye) Green, he attended school...

Paul David Stephens

Paul David Stephens

Feb 11, 2020

Born July 26, 1933 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Hilliard Hightower and Ellen Marie (Messer) Stephens, Paul attended school in his birth community, graduation with the class of 1951. Following his schooling, he began working as a painter, and while in California he helped paint the Golden Gate Bridge. In January, 1973 he married Valeta Marie Skidmore, and the couple eventually made...

Tonna Lou Bell

Tonna Lou Bell

Feb 10, 2020

Tonna Lou Bell (Bean) Our beloved mother passed into Glory, on Feb. 10, 2020 in the comfort of the Payne homestead of her grandparents Doc and Zona Mae. The fourth child of Waymon Bean and Pauline Payne, Tonna was born in Tulsa on Dec. 16, 1944, having aged 75 years and 56 days. She graduated from Willcox High in 1963,...

Tara Donnette Hamilton

Tara Donnette Hamilton

Feb 10, 2020

Memorial service for Tara Hamilton will be 2:00p.m., Tuesday, February 18, 2020 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Tara passed away on Monday, February 10, 2020. She was 58. Tara Donnette Hamilton was born April 4th, 1961 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Dewey and Mary Ann (Farrell) Hess. She attended and graduated from Union Public Schools, and then went on to start...

Wanda Lou Opal Cline

Wanda Lou Opal Cline

Feb 8, 2020

Service for Wanda Lou Opal Cline will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, February 12, 2020 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Lone Chapel Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, February 11 from 1pm-8pm. Wanda passed away from this life in Claremore on Saturday, February 8th, 2020. She was 85. Born October 30, 1934 in...

Judith Ann Upton

Judith Ann Upton

Feb 4, 2020

Judith Ann “Judy” Upton was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma on April 23, 1940, and went to be with her Lord and Savior on February 4, 2020. Judy was preceded in death by her mother and father, Bill and Mary Upton, and her nephew, Roger Upton. She is survived by her brothers Fred Upton and wife Helen, and Boyd Upton and...

Peter Michael "Mike" Kroeker

Peter Michael "Mike" Kroeker

Feb 2, 2020

Memorial service for Peter Michael "Mike" Kroeker will be 11:00 a.m., Thursday, February 6, 2020 at Eden Mennonite Church, Inola, Oklahoma. Mike passed away on Sunday, February 2nd, 2020. He was 68.

Janet Lee "Jan" Bunnell

Janet Lee "Jan" Bunnell

Feb 1, 2020

Funeral service for Chelsea resident Janet Lee Bunnell will be 10:00 am Thursday, February 6, 2020, at the Sanctuary Christian Worship Center in Chelsea. Burial will follow in Chelsea Cemetery under the direction of Chelsea Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Wednesday, February 5, from 1-8 pm, with family greeting friends from 6-8...

Patricia Ann "Trish" Clinton

Patricia Ann "Trish" Clinton

Jan 31, 2020

Service for Patricia Ann "Trish" Clinton will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, February 5, 2020 at Calvary Free Will Baptist Church, burial will follow at Washington Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, February 4, from 2pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 4pm-6pm. Trish passed away on Friday, January 31st, 2020. She was 59. Born November 3, 1960...

Jery R. Porterfield

Jery R. Porterfield

Jan 27, 2020

Born June 14, 1943 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Hobart Glen and Ruby (Sugg) Porterfield, Jery attended schools in Claremore, graduating with the class of 1961. He continued his education by attending Northeastern State College and received his Bachelor's degree in education. Jery later returned to Northeastern and obtained his Master's degree. His first post teaching was at Bell Junior High...

Bruce Jennings Waters

Bruce Jennings Waters

Jan 25, 2020

Graveside service for Bruce Jennings Waters will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, January 29, 2020 at Sweeten Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, January 28, from 1pm-8pm. Bruce passed away on Saturday, January 25, 2020. He was 66. Bruce was born December 9th, 1953 in Fort Smith, Arkansas to Lennious Jennings and Ida Imogene (Lacy) Waters. He...

Share by: