Claremore Daily Progress

Jim AdkisonJim Adkison

Jim Adkison was born in Brinkley, Arkansas, on November 30, 1938. At 17, he joined the U.S. Air Force and proudly served from 1956 to 1962. He later worked as a Harris County, Texas, deputy sheriff and air traffic controller, serving as parade-side security for President John F. Kennedy. After transferring to...

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Jeannine DanteJeannine M. Dante

1936 - 2026

Jeannine Marie (Worthylake) Dante, 89, passed away peacefully on June 23, 2026 in Claremore, Oklahoma. Jeannine was born in 1936 near Florence, Oregon to Clifford J. and Lorraine G. (Adams) Worthylake. She attended Siuslaw High School and married her high school sweetheart John A. (Jack) Dante in 1955. She worked...

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Daniel Ray JensenDaniel Ray Jensen

Daniel Ray Jensen was born March 27, 1935, to H.C. Jensen and Vivian Thompson in Taylor, Texas. He devoted many years of his life to ministry, pastoring in Oklahoma Seventh-day Adventist churches.
He married Jonelle Bean Jensen, on November 11, 1967, in Houston, Texas. Together, they shared 53 wonderful years.
Dan...

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Sybil McNabbSybil McNabb

Memorial service for Sybil McNabb will be held at 10:00 a.m., Monday, August 10, 2026 at First Methodist Church of Claremore.
Sybil McNabb passed away peacefully on August 1, 2026 at the age of 95. She was born on July 5, 1931, in Catoosa, Oklahoma, a 3-pound preemie whose strength and determination would become a...

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James PratherJames Prather

A graveside service was held at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, August 7, 2026, at Woodlawn Cemetery.
Jim was born on June 29, 1938, in Claremore, Oklahoma, to Luther and Beulah Prather. He was raised in the Foyil community, where he attended Foyil Schools. During his school years, he enjoyed playing basketball and graduated...

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