Aug 23, 2025

Zetta Marie Blay was born June 8, 1936, in Newkirk, Oklahoma, to Aubrey Owen and Lela Fern Shurtz. She grew up in the rural Braman area, attending Plainview and Braman schools.  In 1951, her parents moved to Blackwell where Zetta attended high school, graduating in 1954 as Valedictorian. In July of 1954, she married Kenneth Kivett and worked as...

Aug 19, 2025

Marva Ann (Wilbur) Garwood of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on August 19, 2025, in Amarillo at the age of 93 years.

Marva Garwood was born March 21, 1932, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Ralph and Ruth (Campbell) Wilbur. She grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School before attending Oklahoma State University....

Aug 17, 2025

Mona Raye Moyer, 87, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 17, 2025, in Edmond, Oklahoma, surrounded by her family.

Born on December 20, 1937, in Blackwell to Roy and Beula (Bell) McKaig, Mona spent her entire life rooted in the community she loved. In 1955, she married Wilber "Bill"...

Aug 7, 2025

Ila Mae Bratcher, 87, of Arvada, Colorado passed away August 7, 2025.

Ila was born August 25, 1937 to CE and Lora (Schug) Bratcher. Having been raised in the Blackwell area, she graduated from Blackwell High School with the class of 1955. She later attended Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, where she received her Associates Degree;...

Aug 4, 2025

Kim Denise Rand of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on August 4, 2025, in Blackwell at the age of 68 years.

Kim Denise Rand was born on September 12, 1956, in Lawrence, Kansas. She was the daughter of Billy Dean Rand and Joyce Imogene (Gosnell Rand). At a young age her father Billy passed away and Louis Gildea...

Jul 30, 2025

Jerry Dee Morrill of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on July 30, 2025, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, at the age of 86 years.

Jerry Dee Morrill was born on August 6, 1938, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. He was the son of Willard Morrill and Helen Elizabeth (Brown) Morrill. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools graduating from...

Jul 25, 2025

Donald Ray Bevington peacefully met his Lord and Savior on July 25, 2025. He was a scholar of life who deeply loved his family, had boundless generosity and left a legacy marked with compassion and unwavering faith in God. Don was born December 28, 1926 in Anthony, Kansas to Glen Day and Mary Lazetta (Schroeder) Bevington.  As...

Jul 21, 2025

Gloria Ann Hall, 96, the fourth child of Harry E. and Ida (Braden) Hall, was born at home in Nardin, Oklahoma, on November 25, 1928. She passed away on July 21, 2025, in Blackwell, Oklahoma.

She attended the Nardin Grade School before attending at Blackwell High School, where she graduated with the class of 1947.

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Jul 20, 2025

Patricia (Patsy) Marie McIntyre passed away on July 20, 2025, in Blackwell, Oklahoma at the age of 90.

Patricia was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma on July 31, 1934, to John Virgil Patrick and Maria Teresa (Stoll) Patrick.

She attended Blackwell Public Schools and graduated with the Class of 1952. She started working at the age...

Jul 4, 2025

Lorita Kay Cole died July 4, 2025 at Beadles New Beginnings in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 87.

"Ms. Rita" Cole was born on October 18, 1937, in Danville, Kansas, to Glenn Isaac Coslett and Ruth Jennie Fowler. She was raised in Wichita, Kansas, where she attended school and graduated from Wichita East High School in...

Jun 28, 2025

Gregory Allen Henry

March 13th, 1959 - June 28th, 2025

Gregory Allen Henry, 66, passed away peacefully in Blackwell, Oklahoma on June 28th, 2025 after a lengthy illness. Gregory was the son of Norman & Caroline (Rouillard) Henry. He was born in Winnebago Neb. March 13th, 1959 and was a member of the Santee Sioux...

Jun 28, 2025

In Loving Memory of Norma Lee Peres

August 30, 1929 – June 28, 2025

Norma Lee Peres, a beloved mother, grandmother, and pillar of her community, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2025, in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, at the remarkable age of 95. A lifelong Oklahoman with deep roots in Kansas, Norma lived a life defined...

Jun 27, 2025

James William Roberts III was born on August 28, 1958 in Blackwell, Oklahoma to James William and Betty Jo (Conner) Roberts. He grew up in Blackwell until the age of 5 when the family moved to Purcell, Oklahoma.  In 1970, they returned to Blackwell where he attended Blackwell Public Schools graduating in 1976.  He furthered his education at Northern...

Jun 6, 2025

Deanna Lynn Whitman died on June 6, 2025, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 71 years.

Deanna Lynn Whitman was born on April 5, 1954, to Carmon May and Dorthy McClain, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She attended Blackwell Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1972. Upon completion of High School she attended Northern Oklahoma College....

Jun 4, 2025

Fern Odra Dye Lively, resident of Blackwell, went to join her heavenly father on June 4th, 2025 at the age of 89.

Fern was born March 15, 1936 to Roscoe Emerson and Kate Ellis Harding Dye, at her grandparents' homestead in Cheney, Kansas.

At the age of seven, Fern moved to Arkansas City, Kansas with...

Jun 3, 2025

Gladys Fay Johns died on Tuesday June 3, 2025, in Blackwell, OK at the age of 82 years old.

Gladys Fay Johns was born on December 30,1942 in Porum, OK to Marvin Eugene and Pearlie Violet (Stephens) Chamberlain. She attended 1st and 2nd grade in rural Stigler, OK Schools then moving to Blackwell where she attended 3rd...

May 28, 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Jacqueline Elaine Barrows. She was 70 years old. Jacqueline passed away quietly and peacefully Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Jacqueline was born November 16th, 1954, in Nevada, Missouri, where she grew up, later moving to Baxter Springs, Kansas, and then Blackwell, Oklahoma....

May 26, 2025

Joshua Leon Gride of South Haven, Kansas, passed away May 26, 2025, at his home of natural causes and with his loving wife by his side.

Josh was born April 21, 1987, in Okeene, Oklahoma, to Sherryl Grider. He was raised in a loving home by his mom with help from her parents, Leon and Virginia Grider...

May 25, 2025

Karen Kay Wittum, 77, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Via Christi Village in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

She was born on October 8, 1947, to Herman Edward and Eunice Evelyn (Wise) Wittum at Wellington, KS. She was welcomed home by her only sibling, a sister, Marylyn, to the farm south of Hunnewell, KS.

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May 20, 2025

Etta Eileen DeBoard Hamburger was born February 6, 1931, at the family farm in Braman, Oklahoma. She was named after two sisters who were midwives and helped deliver her. Their names were Etta and Eileen. She was the baby of 12 children born to Jesse DeBoard and Leota (Willbanks) DeBoard.

With her first husband, Donald Lane Smith,...