OBITUARIES
Betty Christine Short
Jul 16, 2020
Betty Christine (Eades) Short was born July 5, 1935 in Turley, OK to parents George and Velma Eades. As a child she loved riding bikes, being in nature, and walking with her younger sister, Ilene to church. She attended Cherokee Elementary and Middle School where she completed the 9th grade in 1952. She married the love of her life, Clarence...
Willie Frank Cargill
Jul 13, 2020
Willie Frank (Bill) Cargill, died Monday, July 13, 2020 at his home in Claremore. He was 81. Willie was born July 31, 1938 in Coleman County, Texas to parents Marvin Cargill and Clare Agnas Wright. Willie spent most of his younger life in West Texas and after serving 4 years in the U.S. Navy, he moved to Claremore in 1983....
Ella Ann Hughes
Jul 13, 2020
Ella Ann (Moore) Hughes, the daughter of James Ed and Pansy Muriel (Medlock) Moore, was born September 8, 1942, in Inola, OK. Ella Ann went home to be with her Lord on Monday, July 13th, 2020, at the age of 77. She grew up in rural Inola, OK, in a small farmhouse with 11 other brothers and sisters. She was...
Trilba Sue Caracci
Jul 13, 2020
On Monday, July 13, 2020, Trilba ‘Sue’ Kirkbride Roach Caracci, left this earthy plane. Born November 30, 1937 in Pryor Ok to Willard and Mary Kirkbride. A longtime resident of this area she attended Bushyhead School and graduated from Chelsea High School in 1956. She was extremely active in school being on both the Softball and Basketball teams and the...
Marjorie Lou Gwartney
Jul 10, 2020
Marjorie Lou Gwartney Marjorie (Marge) Lou Reynolds Gwartney was born on January 16, 1936 in Tulsa, OK at home to Clarence and Imogene Tuttle. She left us on July 10, 2020. She graduated from Central High School at the age of 16 in 1953. During her early years she was active in the Eastern Stars. She enjoyed flower gardening. She...
Larry Don Anderson
Jul 10, 2020
A visitation for Larry Anderson will be held on Friday, July 17, 2020 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home in Claremore from 6-8 p.m. Family will greet friends during this time. Larry Don Anderson passed away on July 10, 2020 at the age of 73. The son of Edith Kilpatrick Anderson was born June 15, 1947 in Alameda, California. As a...
Olga Douglas
Jul 10, 2020
A Memorial Service will be held for Olga Douglas on Saturday, July 18th, 2020 at 10:30am at Redeemer Lutheran Church located at 220 N. Seminole in Claremore, OK. Olga passed away peacefully Friday evening July 10, 2020 at home surrounded by her family. She was 96 years old. The facility will COVID-LY seat 70 people in the chapel and an additional 75+ people...
Nora Ellen Littlejohn
Jul 9, 2020
Nora Ellen Littlejohn was born late in the night of Dec. 31, 1946 to the Charlie and Sarah Barbaree in McAlester, OK. She was so tiny when she was born she fit in a shoe box as her momma and daddy always told the story. She went home to be with our Lord and Savior on July 9, 2020 after...
Ronnie Gene Kellehan
Jul 8, 2020
Ronnie Kellehan passed away on Wednesday, July 8th, 2020 at the age of 61. Ronnie, the son of Gail and Melva Smith Kellehan, was born January 2nd, 1959 in Pryor, Oklahoma. He was raised in the Foyil area and began his education in the Foyil schools, later transferring to the Sequoyah schools. There he enjoyed playing basketball and was known...
Donald Bowman
Jul 6, 2020
Memorial service for Don Bowman will be held 11:00 a.m. Thursday, July 9, 2020 at the Friendly Foyil Baptist Church. Donald Allen Bowman passed away on July 6, 2020 at the age of 74. The son of Cooper "Gerald" and Verda Hemphill Bowman was born February 27, 1946 in Chelsea, Oklahoma. As a young boy he attended the small country...
Joyce Lynn Roberts
Jul 4, 2020
Joyce passed away at St. John’s hospital on Saturday, July 4, 2020, at the age of 71. The daughter of Patrick Joseph and Louis Idabelle (Kimball) Reale, was born September 8, 1948 in Nowata, Oklahoma. She was raised in Oologah where she attended school. She was a member of the graduating class of 1966. It was also in Oologah where...
Christopher Matthew Patrick
Jul 3, 2020
Memorial service for Christopher Matthew Patrick will be 12:00 p.m., Saturday, July 11, 2020 at New Hope Church of God, Claremore. Chris passed away on Friday, July 3, 2020. He was 48.
Fern Aery
Jul 3, 2020
Fern Aery went home to be with the lord on July 3rd 2020 she was 87 years. Fern was born to Harvey and Eula Barbee on May 11th ,1933 in Whitfield, Oklahoma. She spent the first part of her life in Whitfield, Ok the family moved to Tulsa, Ok where she finished school and met the love her life Burl...
Amanda Jane Delay
Jun 30, 2020
Amanda Jane Delay, 65, passed away at 5:50 p.m., June 30, 2020, surrounded by her loving husband and children at Saint John Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma. Amanda was born October 31, 1954, in Houston, Texas. Part of her childhood was spent living in Argentina, where her father's career took the family. After moving back to Houston, she and her...
Shirley Ann Stone
Jun 24, 2020
Mass of Christian Burial for Shirley Ann Stone will be 10:00a.m., Monday, June 29, 2020, at St. Cecilia Catholic Church, burial will follow in Highland Cemetery. Friends may visit at MMS-Payne Funeral Home on Sunday, June 28, from 2pm-4pm. Shirley Stone, 81, of Inola Oklahoma went to be with the Lord, peacefully Wednesday the 24th of June surrounded by her...
Ora Faye Tolbert
Jun 22, 2020
Service for Ora Faye Tolbert will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 26, 2020 at Claremore Assembly of God Church; burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit at MMS-Payne Funeral Home on Thursday, June 25, from 1:00 pm-8:00 pm, with family receiving visitors from 6:00 pm-8:00 pm. Faye Tolbert left her earthly home to enter into her Heavenly...
James Harley O'Donnell
Jun 22, 2020
James Harley O’Donnell, 83, passed away on June 22, 2020, at Oxford Glen Memory Care Center in Owasso, Oklahoma. He was a beloved husband, father, grandfather, teacher, coach, and friend. James was born in Perkins, Oklahoma, on May 29, 1937, to Charles and Laurl O’Donnell. He attended Stillwater schools all his life and graduated from Stillwater High School in 1956....
Lambert William Peper
Jun 21, 2020
Lambert William Peper of Adair, Oklahoma, went to his eternal home on Sunday, June 21, 2020. He was 86 years old. He was born February 24, 1934, in Adair, Oklahoma to George E. Peper and Lydia (Ruppel) Peper. He was one of 8 children. As a young boy he and his siblings helped out on the family farm. Lambert attended...
Calvin Oren Bell
Jun 20, 2020
Graveside service for Calvin Oren Bell will be 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 24, 2020 at Blue Springs Cemetery, Gideon, Oklahoma. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Tuesday, June 23 from 1pm-6pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Calvin passed away at his home on Saturday, June 20, 2020. He was 90.