OBITUARIES

Betty Rose Short

Betty Rose Short

Oct 8, 2019

Funeral service for Betty Short will be held on Thursday, October 10, 2019 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. She passed away on Tuesday, October 8, 2019. She was 89. Born in San Francisco, California to Stanley Sylvester and Lila Hazel (Rais) Garvin, Betty attended schools in northern California. It was while living there that she met Wilmer Short, and...

Douglas Wayne Sorensen

Douglas Wayne Sorensen

Oct 5, 2019

Memorial service for Douglas "Doug" Wayne Sorensen will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, October 10, 2019 at Sequoyah Baptist Church. Doug passed away on Saturday, October 5, 2019. He was 57. Born October 3, 1962 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Richard Wayne and Patricia Sue (Thompson) Sorensen, Doug attended school at Sequoyah and graduated with the class of 1980. Following his schooling,...

Jerry Donald Reed

Jerry Donald Reed

Oct 3, 2019

Service for Jerry D. Reed will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, October 8, 2019 at Sequoyah Baptist Church. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday, October 7th, from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Jerry passed away on Thursday, October 3, 2019. He was 78. Born October 24, 1940 in Claremore to Wilburn and Edna (Emery) Reed, Jerry...

Darlene Madewell

Darlene Madewell

Sep 30, 2019

Memorial service for Darlene Madewell will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, October 4, 2019 at Inola Funeral Home Chapel. Darlene passed away on Monday, September 30, 2019. She was 79.

Ralph Oril Stone

Ralph Oril Stone

Sep 28, 2019

Funeral service for Claremore resident, Ralph Stone will be 10:00 am Thursday, October 3, 2019, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home, officiated by Pastor Rick Burke. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Wednesday, October 2, from 1-8 pm, with family greeting friends from 6-8 pm. Ralph passed away in Tulsa on Saturday, September 28,...

Mary Geneva Smith

Mary Geneva Smith

Sep 28, 2019

Graveside service for Locust Grove resident, Mary 'Geneva' Smith will be at Highland Cemetery at 2:00 pm on Thursday, October 3, 2019, with Kami Salyers officiating. Visitation will be at Inola Funeral Home on Wednesday, October 2, from 1-8 pm, with family greeting friends from 6-8 pm. Mary passed away in Tulsa on Saturday, September 28th, 2019, at the age...

Jerry Bacon

Jerry Bacon

Sep 27, 2019

Funeral mass for Gerald Bacon will be 11:00 am Friday, October 4, 2019, at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Visitation will be at the funeral home from 5-7 pm on Thursday, October 3, followed by a rosary at 7 pm. Gerald "Jerry" Bacon passed away...

Charles Lee Parker

Charles Lee Parker

Sep 26, 2019

Funeral service for Alluwe resident, Charles Parker, will be 11:00 am Monday, September 30, 2019, at Living Word Church in Nowata. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery in Nowata under the direction of Chelsea Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Sunday, September 29, 2019, from 1-6 pm, with family greeting friends from 4-6...

Gary Don Sanders

Gary Don Sanders

Sep 25, 2019

Funeral service for Gary Don Sanders will be held 11:00 a.m. Tuesday, October 1, 2019 at the Inola Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Gary Don Sanders passed away on Wednesday, September 25th, 2019 at the age of 60. The son of Henry and Floriece Slead Sanders was born September 5, 1959 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. As a...

Benton Russell Chaney

Benton Russell Chaney

Sep 24, 2019

Funeral service for Benton Chaney will be held September 27, 2019 at the House of Prayer Church. Pastor Denton Hubbard will officiate. Burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens under the direction of the MMS-Payne Funeral Home & Cremation Service. Benton Russell Chaney went home to be with the Lord on September 24th, 2019, at the age of 88. The...

Opal L. Wilson

Opal L. Wilson

Sep 23, 2019

Graveside service for Opal Lorraine Wilson will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, August 27, 2019 at Woodlawn Cemetery, Claremore. Opal passed away on Monday, September 23, 2019. She was 67. Born June 8, 1952 in Kearney, Nebraska, to Floyd and Iola (McGinnis) Kersting, Opal attended schools in Kearney, Nebraska. She later married Kenneth Wilson and the couple lived in Collinsville for...

Verna Ruth Jolley

Verna Ruth Jolley

Sep 21, 2019

Memorial service for Verna Ruth Jolley will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, September 25, 2019 at Inola Funeral Home Chapel. Verna passed away on Saturday, September 21, 2019. She was 81. Born October 16, 1937 in Mangum, Oklahoma, to Otho Lee and Wilma E. (Tarleton) Ware, Verna attended schools in Mangum and graduated High School there. She lived in Inola for...

Theron Matthew Winn

Theron Matthew Winn

Sep 17, 2019

Funeral service for Theron Winn will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, September 20, 2019 at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Winganon Cemetery. Theron Matthew Winn passed away on Tuesday, September 17th, 2019 at the age of 54. The son of Ada Ketcher Winn, Theron was born January 5th, 1965 in Pryor, Oklahoma. He was a member...

Nancy Lucille Trauernicht

Nancy Lucille Trauernicht

Sep 16, 2019

Service for Nancy Lucille Trauernicht will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, September 20, 2019 at New Day Church in Claremore, Oklahoma, burial will follow at Washington Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, September 19 from 1pm-5pm. Nancy passed away on Monday, September 16, 2019. She was 62. Born July 5, 1957 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Washington Harvey...

Anita Joy Cruce

Anita Joy Cruce

Sep 15, 2019

Memorial service for Anita Joy Cruce will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 20, 2019 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Anita passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019. She was 85. The 12th of 13 children, Anita was born on March 3, 1934 to Homer Wesley and Melissie Mae (Lawson) Ousley, in Buckhart, Missouri. On September 11, 1954, she married Woodrow...

Wanda Faye Elliott

Wanda Faye Elliott

Sep 13, 2019

Graveside service for Wanda Elliott will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, September 19, 2019 at Woodlawn Cemetery in Claremore. Visitation will be held on Wednesday, September 18, 2019 from 1-8 p.m. at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home. Wanda Faye Elliott passed away September 13, 2019 in Claremore at the age of 76. The daughter of Melvin Roy and Opal (Casey) Payne...

Phyllis Jean Harvey

Phyllis Jean Harvey

Sep 8, 2019

Service for Phyllis Jean Harvey will be 10:00 a.m., Thursday, September 12, 2019 at Church of The Nazarene, Claremore, Oklahoma. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 11 from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Phyllis passed away on Sunday, September 8th, 2019. She was 78. Born August 5, 1941 in Ada, Oklahoma to Floyd Ketchum...

Mickey Joe McCoy

Mickey Joe McCoy

Sep 7, 2019

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Alva 'Buddy' Lee Keeton

Alva 'Buddy' Lee Keeton

Sep 7, 2019

Alva "Buddy" Lee Keeton was born January 10, 1926 in Russellville, Arkansas to Alvin and Beulah{Cook} Keeton. There he was raised during his early childhood. As he became older he and his family frequently moved following work during harvest season. However in his mid teens he and his family settled in the Tulsa area. Buddy having a strong work ethic...

Jonnie Lee Riddle

Jonnie Lee Riddle

Sep 6, 2019

Service for Jonnie Lee Riddle will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, September 12, 2019 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel; burial will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery, Oologah.Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday, September 11 from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Jonnie passed away on Friday, September 6, 2019. He was 80. Born on April 14, 1939...

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