Peyton Allison Connelly - Vian Tenkiller

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October 2, 2024

Peyton Allison Connelly

Sept. 18, 2024 – Sept. 20, 2024

Funeral services for Peyton Allison Connelly were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 26, 2024, at the Trinity Holiness Church in Vian, under the direction of Forever Memories Funeral Services, INC, Sallisaw.

Peyton was born on Sept. 18, 2024, in Tahlequah to Cale William Connelly and Kadence June-Marie (Hughes) Connelly. She passed away on Sept. 20, 2024, in Tulsa.

Peyton is survived by her parents; grandparents, Jamie and Debbie Fargo, Brandon Hughes, Barney and Angie Connelly; great-grandparents, Donnie and Sharon Edwards, Valerie Rodgers, R.G. and Tina Fargo and Jerry and Nita Cochran; uncles, Ethan Fargo, Garrett and wife Britton Fargo, Sherman Connelly and Daulton Cochran; and cousins, Clayton Fargo, Amelia Cochran, Alyssa Connelly and Hendrix Connelly.

She was preceded in death by her great-grandfather, Harold Rodgers; and great-uncle, Levi Cochran.

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