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...

Jan 30, 2020

Leona Marie Bell (Kelle), 93, passed away of natural causes on Thursday, January 30th in Harbor Springs, MI.   Leona was a long-time resident of Moberly, MO.  She was born on January 4, 1927, in Blackwell, OK to the late Walter and Martha (Reinking) Kelle.  Leona married Fred Richard Bell in 1945 in Wichita, KS. In 1954 Leona and Richard...

Jan 10, 2020

Debbie Kay Dyer, 60, of Blackwell, passed away on January 10, 2020 in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

She was born on December 5, 1959 in Blackwell, Oklahoma the daughter of Estell "Ed" Cain and Evelyn (Berryhill) Cain. She graduated from Blackwell High School in 1978.

She married Joel Dyer on July 22, 1977 in Blackwell. He survives....

Jan 3, 2020

J.C. Fath entered into eternal life on January 3, 2020. He was born the son of John C. and Eunice B. Fath on July 31, 1941, in Ponca City, Oklahoma. J.C. grew up on a farm north of Tonkawa attended Tonkawa Public Schools graduating with the class of 1959. He graduated from Northern Oklahoma Junior College and then received...

Jan 2, 2020

Clover Beatrice Cummings, formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Thursday morning, January 2, 2020, at her daughter's home in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, at the age of 101 years. Services are pending with Roberts and Son Funeral Home.

Jan 1, 2020

Lawrence Edward "Larry" Toben of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, January 1, 2020, at his home at the age of 85 years.

Larry Toben was born on December 18, 1934, in Wichita, Kansas, to John and Nora (Brinegar) Toben. He grew up on a farm at 37 th and Webb Road and graduated from Benton High School in...

Dec 30, 2019

Jean Ann Atterberry was born on September 1, 1927 in Weleetka, Oklahoma to Jack and Johnnie Atterberry. She graduated from Weleetka High School as Valedictorian of her senior class in 1945, and then went to Oklahoma State University where she worked as an au pair for the Dean of the Business College at OSU.

She met Billie...

Dec 28, 2019

Angels rejoiced at the Gates of Heaven welcoming home Jimmy Lee Beck after losing his lengthy but heroic battle with end stage renal failure.  His work on this earth was finished and God called him home in the early morning of Saturday December 28, 2019 at the age of 57 years.

Born December 18, 1962, in Bentonville,...