Apr 16, 2020

Our beloved husband, brother, father, and friend Gary Armstrong passed away in his sleep on Thursday, April 16, 2020. Gary was born and raised in Ponca City, graduating from PoHi in 1971.

Gary was a wanderer for many years, during which time he met Melodee. Melodee and Gary just celebrated their 25th wedding anniversary.

Gary...

Apr 14, 2020

Nan Paris Fry of Blackwell, OK died at her home Tuesday, April 14, 2020.

Born Oct. 11, 1951 in Ponca City, OK, she was the middle daughter of Glenn E. (Jack) and Rosemary Buetow Paris. She attended schools in Ponca City; graduating from...

Apr 11, 2020

Nolan Lavern Montgomery passed away on April 11, 2020 in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma at the age of 86 years.

Private family services will be held. Burial will take place at Mt. Olive Cemetery in Nardin, Oklahoma.

A public memorial service is being planned for the future.

To leave a special message for the...

Apr 4, 2020

Debra Lynn Dollarhide Morgan, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on April 4, 2020 at Willow Haven Home in Tonkawa, Oklahoma at the age of 62 years.

Debbie was born on October 9, 1957 in Fairfax, Oklahoma, the daughter of Ralph Lavern Dollarhide and Bernice (Allred) Dollarhide.

She graduated from Tonkawa High School and went on...

Mar 25, 2020

Vivian D. Randall, of Blackwell, Oklahoma passed away on March 25, 2020 at Hillcrest Manor Nursing Center in Blackwell at the age of 71 years.

Services are pending.

Mar 23, 2020

Anna Mae Radcliff, of Blackwell, OK passed away peacefully in her home surrounded by family and friends after a brief illness the evening of March 23, 2020.

She was born on April 20, 1919 in Perry, OK, the youngest of fourteen children of William Arthur McDaniel and Atha Cemira (Howe) McDaniel.

She married Loris Radcliff...

Mar 16, 2020

Tyra Kay Gleeson of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday, March 16, 2020, at her home in Blackwell at the age of 54 years.

Tyra Kay Gleeson was born on December 1, 1965, in Hays, Kansas, to Tyree Lee and Nancy Kay (Beckley) Stuart. She grew up in Hays attending Roosevelt Elementary, Hays Junior High School and graduated from...

Mar 15, 2020

Barbara Ann Spears of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Sunday, March 15, 2020, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 82 years.

Barbara Ann Spears was born on February 27, 1938, in Okeene, Oklahoma, to Roscoe and Esther (Hall) Newman. She grew up attending Blackwell Public Schools. She married Leslie Spears on October 30, 1953, in Newkirk,...

Mar 14, 2020

Pearl Yvonne Craven of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on March 14, 2020 at her home in Blackwell at the age of 96 years.

Pearl was born on February 26, 1924 in Calumet, Oklahoma the daughter of Dietrich Leck and Anna (Glockner) Leck.

Pearl worked as the manager of Garrett Pharmacy in Yukon and Mannford Pharmacy...

Mar 12, 2020

The Rev. Paul M. Hoecker, 75, of Ponca City, OK, passed away at 10:02 a.m. Thursday, March 12, 2020, at AllianceHealth Ponca City to be with his Father in heaven.

He was born June 11th, 1944, in Wellington, KS, to Elmer and Marcella Wiley Hoecker. He was later adopted by Ruby Booth Hoecker. He married Kay Marie...

Mar 5, 2020

Ramona Louise DeWitt of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died late Thursday evening, March 5, 2020, in the Stillwater Medical – Blackwell at the age of 94 years.

Ramona Louise DeWitt was born on February 17, 1926, in Neosho Falls, Kansas, to Alfred Edwin and Edith (Tannahill) Cheney. Following her education she married Harry "Ed" DeWitt on February 10, 1943,...

Mar 4, 2020

Betty J. Vickers, 81, of Blackwell, Oklahoma passed away at her home on March 4, 2020, surrounded by her family.

She was born on February 1, 1939 in Arkansas City, Kansas the daughter of Leslie E. Wineinger and Lola Catherine (Pingry) Wineinger.

Betty married Franklin Skaggs, they later divorced. She married LeRoy Dice, he preceded...

Mar 2, 2020

Mary Eloise Reser, age 89, longtime resident of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, March 2, 2020, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital.

Eloise Reser was born on May 30, 1930, in Blackwell to Alva Clarence and Lottie Mae (Davis) Hawkins. She grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1948. She married Verne L. Reser...

Feb 24, 2020

Rebecca Bartlett Price, 66, went to be with the Lord on February 24, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas. She was the daughter of Wayne and Mildred Bartlett (later Bussing) of Knoxville, Iowa. She is survived by her mother; one sister, Bonnie Bartlett  Bolerjack (James); one step-sister, Janet Bussing Hollingsworth; nieces, Lydia Bolerjack Cook (Tim), and Elisabeth Bolerjack Shelton; nephews, Dallas...

Feb 20, 2020

Velma Jean Fox Mitchell, 88, formerly of Blackwell, OK passed from this earth on Feb. 20, 2020 in Winfield, KS.

Velma was born on December 18, 1931 to Emmett and Grace Wilkins in Brandon, CO.  On her first birthday, she moved with her parents and sister back to their home town of Blackwell, OK, where she grew...

Feb 16, 2020

Margaret Jane Porter, of Blackwell, Oklahoma passed away on February 16, 2020 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma at the age of 79 years.

She was born on December 31, 1940 in Carbon Hill, Alabama the daughter of Howard William Watts and Ruby Lee (Maddox) Watts.

She graduated from Tulsa Central High School in 1959. She went...

Feb 13, 2020

A celebration of life for Verda Sheppard Hosseini will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, July 25, 2022, in the chapel at Roberts and Son Funeral Home. Burial will follow in Mt. Olive Cemetery in Nardin, Oklahoma. Dr. Matt and their children invite all friends and family to join in celebrating Verda's life.

Feb 5, 2020

Scot Schuermann, 57, passed away on February 5, 2020 in Wichita, Kansas.

No public services will be held.

Feb 1, 2020

Mildred Louise Wilson Smith, 84, of Blackwell, passed away on January 31, 2020 in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Mildred was born in McDonald County, Missouri on Easter Sunday, April 21, 1935, the daughter of Alvie Bray and Cecil (Pendergraft) Bray. She moved with her family to Blackwell in December 1951. She married Robert Wilson on February 29, 1952 and...

Jan 31, 2020

A tribute to my mother:

It is with great sadness, but more importantly peacefulness that I share the passing of one of Blackwell's most loyal citizens, LaVera Nadine Anthony Sheets. My mother went home to be with the Lord on January 31, 2020; after courageously battling dementia. She was 89 years old.

LaVera Nadine was...