OBITUARIES
Clay J. Mayes Sr.
Sep 10, 2020
Services for Clay J. Mayes, Sr., will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 15, 2020 at Washington Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home in Claremore, Oklahoma from 1:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2020 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home, Family will greet friends from 6:00 - 8:00 p.m....
Donna McSpadden
Sep 7, 2020
Donna Marie Casity (Mrs.Clem) McSpadden died Monday, Sept. 7, 2020, at her Chelsea home. Survivors are Noah, Chloe, Tucker and Luke, children of her son, Bart, who died in 2014, and their mother, Kate; sister, Norma Summy, and niece Telia Summy Lewis; Clem’s children, Paul and his sons, James and John, and Kay McSpadden Lucas; and extended family, the sons...
June Medlock
Sep 6, 2020
Funeral service for June Medlock will be held 1:00 p.m. Friday, September 11, 2020 at Calvary Baptist Church in Inola. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the Inola Funeral Home on Thursday, September 10, 2020 from 1-8 p.m with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m. June Medlock passed away on Sunday, September 6th, 2020 at...
Billy J Garner
Sep 5, 2020
Bill was born on April 15, 1941 in Dale, Oklahoma to James C. Garner and Gertrude [Bridges] Garner. He attended school in Arizona before moving to Pineville Missouri where he also attended school. Shortly thereafter Bill met the love of his life Shirley Louise Lunsford in Westville Oklahoma, where they also married on June 2, 1962. They were blessed with...
Phillip Dean Kizer
Sep 5, 2020
Phillip Dean Kizer was born December 22, 1950 in Claremore, Oklahoma, to Tillman and Wilma (Collins) Kizer. He passed from this life on September 5, 2020, at the age of 69, with his sisters by his side. He attended school at Sequoyah and following his graduation, Phillip enlisted in the US Army. He proudly served his country during the Vietnam...
Melissa Renee Evans
Sep 3, 2020
Melissa Renee Evans ( Dennis) of Claremore passed away on September 3rd, 2020, at the young age of 56 years old. Melissa was born in Tokyo, Japan on July 31st, 1964. Being raised in a military family, she lived in many places all over the world. Eventually, she would move to Claremore, Ok, where she would marry and begin raising...
Judith Marie Hess
Sep 2, 2020
Judith Marie Hess was born on July 19, 1949 to J.D. and Vivian Allen of Collinsville, Oklahoma. She was the fifth of their eight children, five boys and three girls. Judy was married for 51 years to Lawnie Hess, Sr. of Chelsea. Judy is survived by her spouse and three grown children Lawnie Ray Hess, Jr., Tisha Marie Alkaabi, and...
Clinton C. Walton
Sep 1, 2020
Clinton was born on September 4, 1925, at the family home on Catalaya street in Claremore, OK, to William Franklin Walton and Ruby Mae (Maxey) Walton. He grew up and attended school in Claremore, until the start of his senior year, when he was drafted and served in the US Army during WWII. His service prevented him from graduating, but...
Linda Sue Kammerzell
Aug 29, 2020
Linda Sue Kammerzell, passed away from this life on Saturday, August, 29th 2020 at the age of 66. The daughter of Johnny Bowie and Louise (Lay) Bowie was born Oct 18 1953 in Vinita. She attended White Oak School. On Oct 14th 1972 she married Sid Kammerzell and they made their home in Tulsa. In 1978 they moved to Oologah...
Mary Ellen Swinehart
Aug 29, 2020
Funeral service for Mary Swinehart will be held on Friday, September 4, 2020 at Calvary Baptist Church. Burial will follow at Sweeten Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday, September 3, 2020 at the Inola Funeral Home from 1-8 p.m., with family greeting friends from 5-8 p.m. Mary Ellen Swinehart passed away on Saturday, August 29th, 2020 at the age...
John Anderson Akin
Aug 28, 2020
Service for John Anderson Akin will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 3, 2020 at New Life Baptist Church, burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 2 from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. John passed away on Friday, August 28, 2020. He was 78. John Akin was born May...
Carl Joe Crutchfield
Aug 28, 2020
Carl Joe Crutchfield passed away with his family by his side in Chelsea, Oklahoma on August 28th, 2020. He was 84 years old. Joe was born on June 24th, 1936 to Tom and Susie Crutchfield in Claremore, Oklahoma. He grew up in Tiawah, Ok, attending elementary school in Tiawah and Willieo, then graduated high school from Inola, Oklahoma. Joe moved...
Wanda House
Aug 26, 2020
Funeral service for Wanda Marie House will be 10:00 am Saturday, August 29, 2020, at Chelsea Cemetery. Visitation will be at Chelsea Funeral Home and Cremation Service on Friday, August 28, from 1 - 8 pm, with family greeting friends from 6-8 pm. Wanda Marie (Beck) House was born in Chelsea, Oklahoma on May 27, 1921, to Walter Franklin Beck...
Donald Roy Hill
Aug 24, 2020
Services for Don Hill will be held 10:00 a.m. Saturday, August 29, 2020 at the Pavilion at the First United Methodist Church of Claremore. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Friday, August 28, 2020 from 5-8 p.m. at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home. Donald Roy Hill passed away on Monday, August 24th, 2020 at the age...
Helen Dean
Aug 20, 2020
Helen Dean passed away peacefully at home on August 20th surrounded by family members and her dear friend and long-time caregiver Mary Slater, who read the 23rd Psalm. Born January 26, 1929 in McAlester, Oklahoma during the depression. An only child, Helen and her mother lived with her grandfather. As her mother was one of 10 children, she grew up...
Steven Eugene McMillan
Aug 19, 2020
Mass of Christian Burial for Steven McMillan will be held on 10:00a.m., Tuesday, August 25, 2020 at St. Therese Catholic Church in Collinsville. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery in Claremore. Visitation will be held on Monday, August 24, 2020 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home from 1-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 p.m Steven Eugene McMillan passed away on...
Lyle Henry Marcotte
Aug 19, 2020
Mass of Christian burial for Lyle Marcotte will be held on 11:00 a.m. Thursday, August 27, 2020 at St. Cecelia Catholic Church. Burial will follow at Sweeten Cemtery. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, August 26, 2020 from 1-7 p.m. with a Rosary being held at 7:00 p.m. Lyle Henry Marcotte passed away on August 19th, 2020 at the age...
Doctor John Martin Cegielski Jr.
Aug 18, 2020
At the age of 85, Doctor John Martin Cegielski, Jr. of Verdigris, Oklahoma died on August 18th, 2020. John was the only child of immigrant parents John Martin Cegielski of Poland and Anna Pawlinszyn of Ukraine. He was born on August 7th, 1935 in Chicago, Illinois, where he graduated from St. Mel High School in 1952. He spoke fondly of...
Wesley Kirk Walton
Aug 15, 2020
Wesley Kirk Walton went home to be with the lord on August 15, 2020; he was 61 years old. Wesley was born on May 20th, 1959 to William and Beverly Walton in Tulsa, Ok. He spent his childhood growing up in Broken Arrow, Ok, attending Broken Arrow schools, where he played football, and First Presbyterian Church. Wesely attended Garnett Church...