OBITUARIES

Kay Morgan

Kay Morgan

Mar 16, 2019

Memorial service for Julie "Kay" Morgan was 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Kay passed away on Saturday, March 16, 2019. She was 72. Born January 10, 1947 in Quinton, Oklahoma to Earl and Maxine (Stockton) Pearson, Kay attended school in her hometown, graduating 2 years early, when she was only 16. On October 13,...

Roger Dale Morgan

Roger Dale Morgan

Mar 15, 2019

Memorial service for Roger Dale Morgan was 2:00 p.m., Wednesday, March 20, 2019 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Roger passed away on Friday, March 15th, 2019. He was 50. Born September 18, 1968 in Tulsa, Oklahoma to Dean H. and Julie "Kay" (Pearson) Morgan, Roger attended school at Sequoyah Schools, graduating with the class of 1986. He continued his education...

Ted Lynn Yocum

Ted Lynn Yocum

Mar 12, 2019

A celebration of life for Ted Yocum will be held on March 23, 2019 at the Chelsea Senior Citizens Building. After visiting there will be a covered dish lunch. Theodore "Ted" Yocum passed away on March 12, 2019 at the age of 66. The son of Norman and Francis Rubble Yocum was born December 22, 1952 in St. Joseph, Missouri....

Norma Jean Graham

Norma Jean Graham

Mar 12, 2019

Memorial service for Norma Jean Graham will be held 11:00 a.m Saturday, March 16, 2019 at the Inola Church of Christ. Pastor Kirwin Scott will officiate. Norma passed away on March 12, 2019 at the age of 88. The daughter of Roscoe and Nancy (Esleck) Yocham was born February 25, 1931. As a child the majority of her life was...

Nina Royce Brown

Nina Royce Brown

Mar 11, 2019

Visitation for Nina Brown will be held on Friday, March 15, 2019 at the Chelsea Funeral Home Chapel. Family will be there to greet friends 5:00 - 8:00 p.m. Nina Royce Brown, known to many as "Toots", passed away on Monday, March 11th, 2019 at the age of 64. The daughter of Vernon and Vaughnie Barnett Anderson was born January...

Thelma Irene Henley

Thelma Irene Henley

Mar 10, 2019

Funeral service for Thelma Henley will be11:00 a.m. Friday, March 15, 2019, at River of Life Assembly of God Church in Inola, Oklahoma. Pastor Rodney Wilborn will officiate. Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery, under the direction of Inola Funeral Home and Crematory. Thelma passed away at Emerald Care Center in Claremore on Sunday, March 10, 2019. She was 95...

Shirley Ann Shanks

Shirley Ann Shanks

Mar 10, 2019

Shirley Ann Shanks passed away on Sunday, March 10, 2019. She was 78. Private family services are planned.

Shirley Ann Houx

Shirley Ann Houx

Mar 8, 2019

Service for Shirley Ann Houx will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, March 14, 2019 at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel, burial will follow at Oakhaven Memorial Gardens. Shirley passed away at Broken Arrow Nursing Home on Friday, March 8, 2019, at the age of 87. The daughter of George Warren Pritchard, Sr., and Alta Zena (Starkweather) Pritchard, Shirley was born November 1,...

Alfred "Al" Carl Posner

Alfred "Al" Carl Posner

Mar 5, 2019

Alfred C. Posner, 82, passed away on Tuesday, March 5, 2019. There was a memorial service on Friday, March 8, at the First Presbyterian Church. He was born in Hillsboro, Missouri, to the late Alfred Rudolph and Melva Mable Posner. He attended the Missouri School of Mines (Metallurgy). He started at an entry-level position with the U.S. Army, Corps of...

John Allen Donaldson

John Allen Donaldson

Mar 4, 2019

Funeral service for John Donaldson will be held 2:00 p.m. Saturday, March 9, 2019 at the Inola First Baptist Church. Burial will follow at the Zion Mennonite Cemetery near Pryor. John Allen Donaldson passed away on March 4, 2019 at the age of 65. The son of Thomas and Sally Stewart Donaldson was born August 7, 1953 in Fairmont, West...

Donald James Walla

Donald James Walla

Mar 4, 2019

Funeral service for Donald James Walla will be 11:00 am Friday, March 15, at MMS-Payne Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be at 2:00 pm at Ft. Gibson National Cemetery in Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma. Donald passed away at his home on Monday, March 4, 2019. He was 81 years old. Born in Clarkson, Nebraska on August 22, 1937, Donald was the...

Yvonne Mae Thompson

Yvonne Mae Thompson

Mar 3, 2019

Funeral service for Yvonne Thompson will be 2:00 pm Wednesday, March 6, 2019, at Inola First Baptist Church. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Cemetery, Claremore, Oklahoma. Visitation will be at Inola Funeral Home on Tuesday, March 5, 2019, from 4-8 pm. Family will greet friends from 6-8 pm. Yvonne M. Thompson was born November 20, 1934, near Inola, Oklahoma, to...

Nancy Jo Reed

Nancy Jo Reed

Feb 28, 2019

The memorial service for Nancy Jo Reed will be at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, March 5, 2019, at Payne Funeral Home Chapel in Inola, Oklahoma.  Nancy passed away on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at the age of 55. Nancy was born November 1, 1963, in Pryor, Oklahoma, to Melvin Edward and Doris Jean (Zellweger) Blockcolski.  After completing high school in Pryor,...

Christopher Lee Bryant

Christopher Lee Bryant

Feb 25, 2019

Funeral service for Christopher Lee Bryant will be held 2:00 p.m, Friday, March 1, 2019,  at the First Baptist Church of Inola, OK.  Burial will follow at Highland Cemetery. Visitation will be held on Thursday from 4-8 p.m. Christopher passed away on Sunday, February 24, 2019 at the age of 44. The son of Alan Bryant and Dana Liska was born December 31st, 1974 in...

Martha Jo Myers

Martha Jo Myers

Feb 25, 2019

Service for Dr. Martha Jo Myers will be 10:00 a.m., Friday, March 1, 2019 at Inola United Methodist Church, burial will follow at Ingersoll Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Thursday, February 28, from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 6pm-8pm. Jo passed on Monday, February 25th, 2019. She was 66. Born January 4, 1953 in Tulsa,...

Sammy Ray Lewis

Sammy Ray Lewis

Feb 24, 2019

Private family services are planned for Sammy Ray Lewis. Sammy passed away at Claremore Nursing Home on February 24, 2019, at the age of 92. Sammy was the son of John L. and Ruth Ann (Streeter) Lewis, born January 11, 1927, in Dawson, Oklahoma, which was part of north Tulsa at that time. He grew up in northeastern Oklahoma, and...

Dr. Robert W. Dean

Dr. Robert W. Dean

Feb 24, 2019

Memorial service for Dr. Robert W. Dean will be 11:00 am March 9, 2019, at First Presbyterian Church, under the direction of MMS-Payne Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Dr. Robert W. Dean passed peacefully from this world on Sunday, February 24, 2019, surrounded by family. Dad will be sorely missed. Born August 17, 1926 in Tulsa, he attended Central High...

Gary Lee Dennis

Gary Lee Dennis

Feb 22, 2019

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Kaye Meacham

Kaye Meacham

Feb 22, 2019

Service for Kaye Meacham will be 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at Redeemer Lutheran Church; burial will follow at Woodlawn Cemetery. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Monday, February 25, from 1pm-8pm, with family receiving visitors from 5:30pm-8pm.  Kaye passed away on Friday, February 22nd, 2019.  She was 76. Born April 18, 1942 in Liberal, Kansas to Howard LaVern...

Lesa Dale Minasian

Lesa Dale Minasian

Feb 22, 2019

Memorial service for Lesa Dale Minasian will be 2:00 p.m., Friday, March 1, 2019 at Claremore Assembly of God Church, pastor Dave Mewbourne will officiate. Lesa passed away on Friday, February 22nd, 2019. She was 56. Born July 29, 1962 in Claremore, Oklahoma to Larry Dale and Virginia Erlene (Shatto) Walker, Lesa attended elementary school at Lindbergh elementary, Bell Jr....