Gary Dale Chitwood
Feb 24, 2026
Gary Dale Chitwood of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away February 24, 2026, at the age of 77.
Gary was born on August 13, 1948, in Blackwell, to Ermil and Laura Belle (Shupe) Chitwood. He spent all of his life in Blackwell, with the exception of his military service. He joined the United States Marine Corp in 1966, and served for four years...
Emma Ella Woods
Feb 21, 2026
Emma E. Woods of Blackwell passed away on Saturday, February 21, 2026, in Stillwater at the age of 89 years.
Emma Woods was born at Douglas, Oklahoma, to Edna Lucille (Thomas) and Gerrard Dougherty. She grew up in the Eddy, Lamont and Tonkawa area graduating from Tonkawa High School with the class of 1954. She married James Woods on December 24th,...
Jerry Lee Chambers
Feb 19, 2026
Jerry Lee Chambers passed away on February 19, 2026, surrounded by love. He leaves behind a legacy built on devotion to family, hard work, service, and laughter that will never be forgotten.
Jerry is survived by his loving wife, Kay Lynne Chambers. He was a proud father to Wyatt Jay Chambers, fiancé Halle Hightower, and Jesse Lee Chambers, fiancé Rose Roberts....
Cecil LaVerne Day
Feb 19, 2026
Cecil Day of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on February 19, 2026, at the age of 83.
Cecil LaVerne Day was born on October 8, 1942, in Waynoka, OK. He was the son of Wilbert and Juanita (Withrow) Day. He grew up on a farm outside Waynoka, attending West Liberty and Rose Valley country schools before moving to Waynoka schools, where he...
David Kent Corneil
Feb 17, 2026
David Kent Corneil of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, February 17, 2026, at the age of 69 years.
David Kent Corneil was born on August 24, 1956, in Blackwell. He was the son of Eugene and Hazel (Stanley) Corneil. He grew up in Blackwell, attending Blackwell Public Schools, and graduating with the Blackwell High School class of 1975. Following his...
Jo Ann Martindale
Feb 15, 2026
Jo Ann (Via) Martindale, 95, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, February 15, 2026 at her home in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Jo Ann Martindale was born November 23, 1930, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Archibald O. Via and Bertha Lucille (Bottenfield) Via. She was the youngest of four children. She attended Park Grade School, Lovett Junior High, and graduated from Blackwell High...
Dian Sharon Charboneau
Feb 14, 2026
Dian Sharon Charboneau of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away on Saturday, February 14, 2026, in Ponca City.
Dian Sharon Charboneau was born on April 8, 1939, in Wichita, Kansas. She was the daughter of Clifford Peine Sillers and Wilma Lois (Taber) Sillers. She grew up in Blackwell, graduating from Blackwell Public Schools.
Dian married Alvin Roy Charboneau, and they made their home...
Bernice Ann Pappan
Feb 10, 2026
Bernice Ann Pappan of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on February 10, 2026, in Blackwell at the age of 68 years.
Bernice Ann Pappan was born on October 20, 1957, in Shidler, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Ike & Nancy (Myers) Wilson. Bernice grew up in Ponca City, Oklahoma, attending Ponca City Public Schools, and graduated from Ponca City High School...
Louisa Bell Spiser
Feb 8, 2026
Louisa Bell Spiser of Tonkawa, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, February 8, 2026, in Ponca City, Oklahoma at the age of 90 years.
Louisa Bell Spiser was born on January 4, 1936, in Tonkawa, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Lewis D. Cross and Maudie M. (Heath) Cross. She grew up in Tonkawa, and attended Tonkawa High School. She married James...
Nicholas Charles Currier
Feb 6, 2026
Nicholas Charles Currier, of Nardin, Oklahoma, passed away on February 6, 2026, in Stillwater, Oklahoma at the age of 72 years.
Nicholas Charles Currier was born on August 17, 1953, in Enid, Oklahoma. He was the son of Charles Fredrick and Ella Delores (Fore) Currier. He attended Nardin Public Schools, and Blackwell Public Schools - graduating from Blackwell High School with...
Linda Lu Wildgrube
Jan 24, 2026
Linda Lu Liles Wildgrube, 84, left her earthly home on Saturday, January 24, at Mercy Hospital in Oklahoma City. She was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, Sept. 17, 1941, to Winfred (Doc) and Ruby (Kirk) Liles. Her early education was Park School, Lovett Jr. High and was a 1959 graduate of Blackwell High School. She was known for her lightning speed...
Ralph Dewayne Lawrence Stout
Jan 12, 2026
Ralph Dewayne Lawrence Stout of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, January 12, 2026, in Blackwell at the age of 70 years.
Ralph Dewayne Lawrence Stout was born on April 17, 1955, in Salina, Oklahoma. He was the son of Edward Layton Stout and Reba Lynn (Stanley) Stout. He grew up in Blackwell, attending Blackwell Public Schools. Following his education, he...
Roy Dwaine Northcutt
Jan 8, 2026
Roy Dwaine Northcutt, 77, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away January 8, 2026, in his home.
A private graveside service was held Monday, January 19, 2026.
Shirley June Harlan
Jan 8, 2026
Shirley June Harlan was born December 21, 1934 in Blackwell, Oklahoma to Clifford and Vivian McDowell. She has lived in Blackwell all her life, and is a graduate of Blackwell High School, Class of 1953. Shirley worked during high school at Lou Howard's drugstore. She sold cosmetics, did bookkeeping, and filled prescriptions when needed.
Jerry and Shirley met in 1951, where...
Lester Johns
Jan 7, 2026
Lester George “Les” Johns, 95, of Enid, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday, January 7, 2026, in his home, surrounded by his loving family.
Lester was born at home in Blackwell, in the Smelter Heights, to Victor and Velma Johns. He attended Blackwell Public Schools, until completing the tenth grade – when he joined the US Army at the age of sixteen. He...
Lynn Eugene Courtney
Jan 5, 2026
Lynn Eugene Courtney of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, January 5th, 2026, surrounded by loving family at the age of 65 years.
Lynn Eugene Courtney was born on November 7th, 1960, in Ruidoso, New Mexico, to Rodney and Dorris Brown Courtney. He grew up in Blackwell and attended Blackwell Public Schools. Upon graduation, he furthered his studies at NOC in...
John "JT" Weingartner
Dec 31, 2025
J.T (John Timothy) Weingartner, beloved brother and uncle, passed from this life to the arms of Jesus on December 31, 2025. He was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma on March 28, 1949. He has lived with his sister and brother-in-law, Sue and Charles True in Tonkawa, OK for the past 10 years.
He lived his early life on the farm near Tonkawa...
Mary J. Miller
Dec 22, 2025
Mary J. Miller, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on December 22, 2025, in Blackwell, at the age of 94 years.
Mary J Miller was born on January 18, 1931, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska. She was the daughter of August and Agnes (Pieper) Meyer. At a young age, she moved with her family to Missouri, where she attended school – graduating from Maryville...
Karen Lou Holmes
Dec 21, 2025
Karen Lou Holmes, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, December 21, 2025, in Nardin, Oklahoma, at the age of 82 years.
Karen Lou Holmes was born on August 25, 1943, in Blackwell. She was the daughter of Glen and Evelyn (Washburn) Elsenrath. She grew up in Nardin, and attended school at Blackwell Public Schools.
Karen married Ken Flowers, and they had...
Elmer Douglas Wynn "Bud"
Dec 17, 2025
Elmer Douglas (Bud) Wynn died at his home on December 17, 2025, at the age of 91 years.
He was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, on August 28, 1934, to Elmer Lester and Martha Pearl (O’Dell) Wynn. He attended Blackwell schools, graduating with the class of 1953. During high school he began working for Charley Krisman at the Blackwell Iron and Supply...
