All Obituaries

Forrest Conrad Hanes was born August 23, 1933, to Arthur Cicero and Anna Katheryn (Eye) Hanes, the second of four boys. He passed to be with our Lord and Savior on November 28, 2020, surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with cancer. Forrest attended school in Sageeyah and Claremore High School graduating in 1951. after graduation he stayed home to continue helping his family with their farm dairying and in the fields. Forrest married Bonita Ann (Peace) on June 5, 1970 and...

Shirley Rae Sellers, age 67 passed from this life with her loving family by her side, Friday, November 27th, 2020, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, Shirley was born May 25, 1953, to Ernest and Mable (Adams) Gray in Joplin, Missouri. Visitation will be held 3:00 pm to 8:00 pm, Tuesday, December 01, 2020, at the Rice Funeral Service in Claremore, Oklahoma. A Celebration of Life service will be held 1:00 pm, Wednesday, December 02, 2020, at the Chapel of the Garden, at Rice Funeral Service, with Davies...

Don Edward Billings was born on September 7, 1930 to Vince Billings and Essie Harris Billings in Oakland, Arkansas. Don attended school in Mountain Home and Flippen, Arkansas, graduating from Flippen High School in 1949. Don was drafted into the Army during the Korean War. Before he was shipped out, however, he married his sweetheart and fiance’, Geneva Loreta “Reta” Wickersham, in Yellville, Arkansas. They would remain sweethearts for the next 52 years until Reta’s death in...

Ira Lee Burris was born in Pulare, Oklahoma on February 13th, 1918, one of five daughters to Mary Frances Parker and Siras Tildon Griffith. Married in 1934 to Dale Conley, she raised six boys: Curtis, Freddy, Jack, Jerry, Bill, and Donnie. Years later in 1970, she remarried to Wade Burris and they made their home in Salina, Oklahoma. Moving back to Catoosa, Ira Lee was known for her famous fried chicken, delicious cobblers, and chicken and dumplings. She loved to have a kitchen full of good...

Claudia Mae (Prewitt) Peters was born on January 9th, 1953 in Moberly Missouri to Roy Franklin Prewitt and Claudine (Perkins) Prewitt. She was the oldest of 7 Children, the family resided in Moberly through most of her childhood. Through her life she had 4 boys, and 2 stepsons. Claudia was married and spent her early married life as a housewife. Later, she went to Truck Driving School, and became one of the first female Truck Drivers. After an injury she went back to school and acquired...

Dr. Jose H. Martinez-Figueroa age 67, went to be with the Lord on November 17, 2020 in Tulsa, OK. Dr. Martinez was born on August 11, 1953 in San German, Puerto Rico, the son of Jose H. Martinez-Sepulveda and Delia E. Martinez-Figueroa. He graduated high school from CROEM, Mayagüez for gifted students. He received his Bachelor’s of Science from the Universidad Interamericana de San German. In 1989, he received his Medical Doctorate Degree from the Universidad Nacional Pedro Henríquez...

Joyce Ann (Boydston) Martindale went home to her heavenly Father, Saturday afternoon, November 14, 2020. She was born November 11, 1931 to Laura (Brentlinger) and Robert (Bob) Boydston. She was born one mile west of Tiawah on the upper banks of Panther Creek, south side of the hill. When she started first grade, she was eager to learn and had the ability to memorize passages that her teacher had an older student read to her. She thrived in the educational setting. Being the youngest, she...

David Duane Page, a long time Claremore resident, passed away Nov. 13, 2020 at his home. He was born Nov. 16, 1967 in North Kansas City, MO and moved to Claremore at a young age. David was a kind, loving person who was an avid sportsman. He was a fisherman, a bow-hunter, a golfer, he loved water sports and his favorite of all were trail rides on his Kawasaki Teryx with his dear friends Bill Vinson and Ron & Julie Underwood. David was a perfectionist and mastered most anything he wanted...