Obituaries

Herman Hammock

Herman Hammock

Dec 31, 2016

Herman Archie Hammock, 75, of Inola, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 in Claremore, Oklahoma. He was born on August 27, 1941 in Porum, Oklahoma; the son of Herman and Bertha Mae (Stephens) Hammock. Herman faithfully served his country in the United States Air Force from July 29, 1960 until April 30, 1964. On November 15,...

Harry Floyd

Harry Floyd

Dec 31, 2016

Harry Dean Floyd, 68, of Adair, passed away on Saturday, December 31, 2016 at his home. He was born on November 17, 1948 in Pryor; the son of Carl "Sam" Madison and Helen Floyd. He attended Oklahoma State University and earned a Bachelor Degree in Zoology. He married Sandy Bradley on October 2, 1985 in Miami, Oklahoma....

Wayne Kelley

Wayne Kelley

Dec 30, 2016

Wayne Lynn Kelley, 59, of Pryor, passed away on Friday, December 30, 2016 at his home. He was born on October 31, 1957 in Muskogee, Oklahoma; the son of Everett and Roberta Kelley. He worked most of his life as an electrician at Kock Refineries. Wayne faithfully served his country in the United States Army from May...

Ronnie Williams

Ronnie Williams

Dec 29, 2016

Ronnie Williams, 70, of Kenwood, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Tahlequah. He was born on June 22, 1946 in Hamhurst, Texas; the son of Stanford and Ethel (Townsend) Williams. Ronnie served his country, and retired from the United States Army after many years of faithful service. After retirement from the Military, he went to...

Louise Smith

Louise Smith

Dec 29, 2016

Louise (Deffenbaugh) Smith, 87, of Pryor, passed away on Thursday, December 29, 2016 in Tulsa. She was born on March 8, 1929 in Pryor; the daughter of Fred and Grace (Boan) Deffenbaugh. Louise graduated from Mindemines High School in 1947 and went on to marry the love of her life, Wayne Smith on August 12, 1948. They...

Eleonore Smith

Eleonore Smith

Dec 28, 2016

Eleonore Johanna Scherz - Smith, 87, of Pryor, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 at her home. She was born on February 1, 1929 in Regensburg, Germany; the daughter of Emmerich Scherz and Anna Maria (Popachek) Scherz. She worked at Cinch as a Quality Control Inspector for 20 years. Eleonore married Austin Smith, who preceded her...

Louis Gabbard

Louis Gabbard

Dec 28, 2016

Louis Ray Gabbard was born on January 6, 1939 to Everett Ray and Idell Gabbard in Foreman, Arkansas. He served in the U.S. Navy as a Gunners Mate and was one of the last Shell Backs. He met Caron Kay Betts in Foreman, Arkansas. Louis and Caron married on May 21, 1960. They had 2 daughters Karesa...

Lorene England

Lorene England

Dec 28, 2016

Lorene (Scott) England, 70, of Pryor, passed away on Wednesday, December 28, 2016 in Sedgwick, Kansas. She was born on February 9, 1946 in Leedy, Oklahoma. She was the fifth child of 5 children of John V. and Louise Scott. She married Jerry England on July 30, 1967 and to that union, had one child, Denise. Lorene...

David Schwitz

David Schwitz

Dec 27, 2016

Events Memorial Contribution Event Information No formal services are planned at this time.

Fannie Murphy

Fannie Murphy

Dec 27, 2016

Fannie Mae Murphy, 93, of Chouteau, passed away on Tuesday, December 27, 2016 at her home. She was born on August 11, 1923 in Salina, Oklahoma; the daughter of Tyler Chuckluck and Jennie Cabbagehead. Fannie was a homemaker most of her life, working always to make a good home for her children. She enjoyed playing bingo, watching...

Wanda True

Wanda True

Dec 26, 2016

Wanda Louise True, 69, of Pryor, passed away on Monday, December 26, 2016 in Claremore. She was born on November 5, 1947 in Salina, Oklahoma; the daughter of James Sheridan Roberts and Francis Irene Campbell. Wanda was a homemaker all her life, raising 5 children. She enjoyed crafting and sewing. Wanda also looked forward to spending time...

Robert Morgan

Robert Morgan

Dec 24, 2016

Robert "Bob" Eugene Morgan, 86, of Pryor, passed away on Saturday, December 24, 2016 in Pryor, Oklahoma. He was born on September 30, 1930 in Orville, Indiana; the son of Albert Edison and Clara Arietta (Straw) Morgan. Before Bob left and went to service he was a driver for Pepsi Cola and worked on Steckler Farms in...

Donald Lamar

Donald Lamar

Dec 23, 2016

Donald Gene Lamar, 77, of Pryor, passed away on Friday, December 23, 2016 in Pryor. He was born in Iola, Kansas on August 24, 1939 to V.O. and Maudie (Parks) Lamar. They moved to Muskogee where Don graduated High School. He served in the U.S. Army reserves for 4 years. The family moved to Pryor where he...

Jack Farnam

Jack Farnam

Dec 21, 2016

No formal services at this time.

Ryan Wilson

Ryan Wilson

Dec 19, 2016

Ryan Dean Wilson, 28, of Pryor, Oklahoma, passed away on December 19, 2016 in Oklahoma City. He was born May 21, 1988 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, the son of Ronald Wilson and Connie Knight. Ryan graduated from Pryor High School in 2006. Ryan had worked for PSM as a screen manufacture. He enjoyed drawing houses to scale and...

Janet Woods

Janet Woods

Dec 17, 2016

Janet Marie Woods, 60, of Spavinaw, passed away on Saturday, December 17, 2016 in Pryor. She was born on December 4, 1956 in Claremore, Oklahoma; the daughter of Charley and Rachel (Tanner) Davis. Janet enjoyed being outdoors; enjoying spending time at the creek and picking wild onions. She also liked to paint and crochet. She was a...

Dennis Keith

Dennis Keith

Dec 12, 2016

Dennis Denton Keith, 82, of Pryor, passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016 at his home. He was born on December 6, 1934 in Kansas, Oklahoma; the son of W.B. and Stella (Harp) Keith. He married Georgia Fryer on May 28, 1955 in Pryor, Oklahoma and they were married 61 wonderful years. He worked for Midwest Carbide...

Brenda Molloy

Brenda Molloy

Dec 9, 2016

Brenda Molloy, 66, of Pryor, passed away Friday, December 9, 2016 in Pryor, Oklahoma. She was born on December 28, 1949 in Pryor, Oklahoma; the daughter of Loy and Geraldine (Boswell) Worth. She was very close to her family and especially her grandchildren and enjoyed going outside and working in her flower beds and watching her grandchildren...

John Osland

John Osland

Dec 7, 2016

John August Osland, 77, of Pryor, passed away on Wednesday, December 7, 2016 at his home in Pryor. He was born on March 21, 1939 in Grand Forks, North Dakota; the son of Walter and Dorothy (Barenscheer) Osland. John worked in the Electronics industry most his life. In the fall quarter of 1957 he attended the Mayville...

Diana Pickup

Diana Pickup

Dec 5, 2016

Diana Marie Pickup, 52 of Salina, passed away on Monday, December 5, 2016 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. She was born on January 5, 1964 in Claremore, Oklahoma; the daughter of Rufus and Shirley (Eagle) Grass. Diana had a true love for her family, children and grandchildren. She loved watching football on TV and rooting for her team, The...