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Jean Price Weyler
May 20, 2019
Jean Weyler of Claremore passed away at Hillcrest Medical Center in Tulsa on Monday, May 20, 2019. She was 88 years old. Jean was born in Muncie, Indiana, on January 6, 1931, the daughter of Donald Abbott Price and Helen Virginia (Bray) Price. She had one older brother and four younger sisters. As a child she loved playing sports, riding...
Vera Maxine Kuykendall
May 18, 2019
Funeral service for Vera Maxine Kuykendall will be 2:00 pm Thursday, May 23, 2019, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery. Visitation will be Wednesday, May 22, from 1-8 pm, with family greeting friends from 6-8 pm. Vera passed peacefully at her home in Claremore on Saturday, May 18, 2019. She was 80 years old. Vera...
Kathleen Marie Trout
May 15, 2019
Kathleen Marie Trout, 93, died suddenly May 15, 2019. All that knew her will have fond memories forever. Katie’s kitchen was an amazing place where she not only prepared but taught as well. She baked from scratch and was famous for her pies (she squeezed lemons for her lemon meringue). She could finish a pie from scratch before anybody else...
Hazel Lessley
May 14, 2019
Funeral service for Hazel Lessley will be held 2:00 p.m. Friday, May 17, 2019 at the MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Dr. Ray Crawford will officiate. Visitation will be held on Thursday, May 16, 2019 from 1-8 p.m. with family greeting friends from 6-8 pm. Hazel Lessley passed away on Tuesday, May 14th, 2019 at...
Daniel Paul Robins
May 14, 2019
Graveside service for Daniel Paul Robins will be 11:00 a.m., Friday, May 17, 2019 at Woodlawn Cemetery. Daniel Paul Robins was born on March 29, 1934 in his grandparent's house located in Tanneyhill, Oklahoma, which is near McAlester. He passed from this life on May 14, 2019, at the age of 85 years, 1 month, and 15 days. His parents,...
Nelma Pauline Hutchins
May 12, 2019
Service for Nelma Pauline Hutchins will be 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, May 15, 2019 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Wednesday from 9am-12pm, before the service. Nelma passed away on Sunday, May 12, 2019. She was 80. Born March 30, 1939 in Burksville, Kentucky, one of six children to John and Gertie (Garner) Thaker,...
Irene Josephine "Jossie" Dick
May 8, 2019
Service for Irene Josephine "Jossie" Dick will be 11:00 a.m., Monday, May 13, 2019 at First Baptist Church; Jossie will be laid to rest beside her husband at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Saturday, May 11, from 1pm-6pm, with family receiving visitors from 4pm-6pm. Jossie passed away on Wednesday, May 8th, 2019. She was 101....
Nolan Fry
May 4, 2019
Memorial service for Nolan Fry will be 11:00 am Saturday, May 25, 2019, at Chelsea Civic Center, 618 Pine Street. Pastor Tom Tanquary will officiate. Nolan passed away in Baltimore, Maryland on May 4, 2019. He was 36 years old. Nolan was born in Tulsa on December 22, 1982, the son of Sharon and Jim Fry. His childhood was spent...
James Edward Layton
May 4, 2019
Funeral service for Brother James Layton will be 11:00 am Thursday, May 9, 2019, at Chelsea First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Winganon Cemetery under the direction of the Chelsea Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Visitation will be at the funeral home on Wednesday, May 8, 2019 from 1-8 pm, with family greeting friends from 6-8 pm. Jim passed...
Jerry Lee Bryeans
May 1, 2019
A visitation to celebrate the life of Jerry Lee Bryeans will be held from 6-8 pm on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at his family home in Inola, Oklahoma. A graveside service will be held at 2 pm on Saturday, May 11, 2019 at Farmington Cemetery in Springfield, Illinois. Jerry passed away on Wednesday, May 1, 2019. He was 79 years old. Jerry was born in Oran, Missouri on June...
Charles Robert Welch Sr.
Apr 29, 2019
Funeral services are pending for Chelsea resident, Charles Welch, Sr. Charles passed away at The Journey Home hospice facility in Bartlesville on Monday, April 29, 2019. He was 82 years old. Charles' care has been entrusted to Chelsea Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Charles was born in Barnsdall, Oklahoma on June 24, 1936, the son of John and Hazel Audrey...
Tommy Leonard Morris
Apr 28, 2019
Memorial service for Tommy Leonard Morris will be 10:00a.m., Friday, May 3, 2019 at Friendly Foyil Baptist Church. Tommy Leonard Morris, Rancher, passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019, in Claremore at the age of 81. He was born on December 5, 1937, near Chelsea, to Russell Lewis and Alice Anna (Fancher) Morris. Tommy was preceded in death by his...
James Robert Leathers Sr.
Apr 28, 2019
Service for James Robert Leathers, Sr. will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, May 2, 2019 at Epworth Methodist Church, Chelsea. Friends may visit at Chelsea Funeral Home on Tuesday, May 1, from 1pm-8pm. James passed away on Sunday, April 28, 2019. He was 78. Born February 9, 1941 in Chelsea, Oklahoma to Raliegh Leathers and Emily Culp, James attended school in...
Kenneth Reede Morton
Apr 25, 2019
Kenneth Reede Morton, 78, of Chelsea, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, 04/25/2019. He was born to parents Nevitte Milton Morton and Lura Lavada Parton Morton, on 01/23/1941 in Asheville, North Carolina. Kenneth served 8 ½ years in the US Air force, with tours to Vietnam and the Azores as an Aircraft Mechanic. He achieved the rank of Sergeant. His career...
Maxine Duke
Apr 22, 2019
Maxine Duke went home to be with the Lord on April 22nd, 2019 at the age of 74. She was born on August 29th, 1944 in Lincoln, Nebraska to Sim and Ruth Cole. She was an amazing and beloved wife, mother, sister, aunt, cousin, grandmother, great-grandmother, and friend. Maxine lived in many places, like Nebraska, California, Oklahoma, and Kansas. She...
Frank E. Ward
Apr 21, 2019
Services for Frank Eugene Ward will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, April 26, 2019 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, April 25 from 1pm-8pm, family will receive visitors from 6pm-8pm. Frank passed away on Sunday, April 21, 2019. He was 78. Frank Eugene Ward made his entrance as the second son into the...
Yvonne "Jean" Schloss
Apr 15, 2019
Service for Yvonne Jean Schloss will be 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, April 30, 2019 at Claremore Assembly of God Church; burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday, April 29 from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Jean passed away on Monday, April 15, 2019. She was 84. Yvonne “Jean” Schloss was...