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On June 4, 2023, Juana Gloria Cedeño Tirado gained her wings and walked into heaven. She was 92 years old. She was Born in Lechuga, Dominican Republic on May 24, 1931, to mom Rejina Guerrero and dad Tomas Cedeño. Juana was an incredible wife to her husband of 70 years, a committed and loving mother and grandmother to her children, grandchildren, and great grandchildren She was a supportive and loyal sister and a loving aunt to her precious nieces and nephews....

Nancy Gale Kendall, age 85, of Claremore, Oklahoma, passed away at her daughter’s home near Webbers Falls on May 27, 2023. Nancy was born February 4, 1938, in Great Bend, Kansas to Virgil and Mildred Pinney. The family moved to California where Nancy attended school. She met her husband Clyde Kendall at South Bay First Christian Church, where he attended one weekend with a Navy shipmate. The young couple married two days after her graduation from high school on June 18, 1955, in...

Joe V. Owen, 65, of Claremore, OK  born on March 18, 1958, in Muskogee, OK. He was the son of F.E. and Lora Owen (Nelson) and died Saturday, May 27, 2023, in Tulsa, OK.   On June 25, 1983, Joe married Jo Lynn Pannell in Muskogee.   Prior to retirement, Joe worked for AT&T. He was a Free Mason, a crappie fisherman, husband, father, poppy and friend. Joe was a Christian of the Baptist faith. Survivors include his wife, Jo Lynn Owen of Claremore; daughters, Mariah...

Alexis Nicole (Lexi/Alex) Nacke, age 17, of Catoosa, Oklahoma, passed from this life on Thursday, May 25, 2023. Her funeral will be on Wednesday, May 31, 2023, at 10:00 am at Rice Funeral Service, 631 E. Will Rogers Blvd, Claremore, OK 74017. Visitation will be held Tuesday, May 30, 2023, from 5:00-7:00 pm. Lexi, or Alex, as she liked to be called, was born on April 25, 2006, at St. John Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Mike Nacke and Delia Ellenburg Nacke. She attended Catoosa Public...

Larry Max Cole was born to Lawrence and DeVita Cole on October 25, 1943, in Afton, Oklahoma. He was the middle son with an older brother, Dean, and a younger brother, Mark. In 1956, they made their home in Foyil, Oklahoma, where he attended and graduated from Foyil Public School. He continued his education, first at Oklahoma Military Academy, and finished at NSU, with a bachelor’s degree in accounting. He began his long career with Cities Service Oil Company, where he retired many...

Beloved mother and grandmother, Beulah Carolyn Gilliam, age 90, of Chelsea, Oklahoma, passed from this life on the evening of Monday, May 15, 2023, surrounded by her family. Beulah was born in Vanceburg, Kentucky on October 31, 1932, to Alvin and Lillian (Sellers) Davis. She married her husband Ollie Oscar Gilliam and together they had three children, Gary, Debi, and Barb. She was a loving mother and grandma with a stubborn streak. She never met a stranger and enjoyed shopping, reading...

Virginia was born on August 13, 1928 to Valle and Nada Williams in Phoenix, AZ. Her family lived in several cities across the country during the depression and WWII. She attended 14 schools before graduating from Benton High School in Benton, AR in May 1947.  While attending High School, Virginia met and married Clifford Samuel (Sam) Davis on December 21, 1946. The couple lived in Arkansas until 1951 moving first to Ft Worth, TX, then Wichita, KS, before settling in Tulsa, OK where both...

Gary Allen Heskett passed away on May 14, 2023, he was 89 years old.  Gary was born to John Franklin and Virginia May Heskett in Council Bluffs, Iowa on June 25, 1933.  Gary grew up in California until the age of 21 and then they moved to Sulphur, Oklahoma.  Gary enlisted in the Army and served in the Korean War.  He graduated from the Ordnance Specialist Course at Aberdeen Proving Ground in Aberdeen, Maryland as a certified welder.  Gary worked as a welder until his...