Mar 18, 2019

Donald D. Newland of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, March 18 th , 2019, at Via Christi Village in Ponca City, Oklahoma, at the age of 88 years.

Donald D. "Don" Newland was born on June 30, 1930, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Jim H. Newland and Oca L. (Searl) Newland. Don spent the first twelve...

Mar 18, 2019

Kathleen Johnson of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Monday morning, March 18, 2019, in Blackwell Oklahoma, at the age of 87 years.

Kathleen Johnson was born on August 5, 1931 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma to George W. Brooks and Eunice Agnes (North) Brooks.  She graduated from Seminole High School in 1949. Following school, Kathleen worked for Southwestern Bell in...

Mar 16, 2019

Irene Clare Stegeman of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday morning, March 16, 2019, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 96 years.

Irene Clare Stegeman was born on September 24, 1922, in Leoville, Kansas. She was the daughter of Henry and Rose (Schieferecke) Dempewolf.  She grew up in Leoville, Kansas, attending Leoville Public Schools and graduating from...

Mar 11, 2019

Raymond Wesley Perkins, formerly of Old Saybrook, Connecticut, and Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday, March 11, 2019 in Via Christi Village in Ponca City after an extended illness, at the age of 87.

Raymond was born on a family farm in rural Hand County, South Dakota, on February 14, 1932, the fourth of five children of the late...

Mar 7, 2019

Steve J. McClung of Tulsa, Oklahoma died Thursday morning, March 7, 2019 at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa at the age of 65 years.

Steve was born on January 28, 1954 in Abilene, Texas, to Daniel C. and Dorothy J. (Toner) McClung.  He grew up in Abilene and Okmulgee, Oklahoma, while his father was an oil &...

Feb 19, 2019

Don Marvin Dollarhide of Braman, Oklahoma, died early Tuesday morning, February 19, 2019, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 82 years.

No services are planned.

Feb 18, 2019

Cain Wesley Cook, formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died February 18, 2019, at the O.U. Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 25 years.

Cain Wesley Cook was born on December 17, 1993, in Ft. Carson, Colorado, to Chance Wayne and Marcy Lynn (Billings) Cook. As an infant they moved to Blackwell where he attended Blackwell...

Feb 18, 2019

James (Jim) Allison McMahon passed away Monday, February 18, 2019 at his home in Edmond, Oklahoma, surrounded by his family.  He was born November 8, 1944, to James Joseph and Alice Illean (Raney) McMahon in Las Vegas, New Mexico.

Jim married the love of his life, Jan R. Morris on November 7, 1975 in Rose Hill, Kansas. ...

Feb 17, 2019

Edith Merietta Purdy of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Sunday, February 17, 2019, at her home in Blackwell at the age of 89 years.

Edith Merietta Purdy was born on August 13, 1929, in Blackwell to Henry Edward and Helen Mae (Wallace) Barrows Sr.  She grew up in Blackwell and attended Blackwell Public Schools. Following her education she worked...

Feb 14, 2019

Virginia "Virgie" Purificacion Angle, passed away on February 14, 2019, in the Integris Bass Baptist Medical Center in Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 60 years.

Virgie Angle was born June 25, 1958, in Cabanatuan City, Philippines, to Leonardo and Luisa (Sardillo) Purificacion. She was the eldest daughter of nine children. Her siblings are Eduardo, Benjamin, Rollie,...

Feb 13, 2019

Helen Seubert died at her home on February 13, age 100.

Helen was born to Ukrainian immigrant parents on February 12, 1919. The family moved in 1923 from Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Blackwell. Here she experienced some of the signal events of the twentieth century, the Great Depression, the Dust Bowl, and the U.S. entry into World War...

Feb 11, 2019

Christian Cruz Fuentes, infant son of Victorio Fuentez and Rhea Fixico, was born and passed away on February 11, 2019, in Alliance Health in Ponca City.

Surviving are his parents and many aunts, uncles and cousins.

No services are planned.

Feb 7, 2019

Fredrick "Fred" Lee Williamson of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Thursday morning, February 7, 2019, at his home at the age of 81 years.

Fred Williamson was born on May 17, 1937, in Blackwell to Charles Warren and Edna Marie (Mickey) Williamson. He grew up in Blackwell and graduated with the Class of 1955. He furthered his education by...

Feb 6, 2019

John Martin Panach of Billings, Oklahoma, died February 6, 2019, in the Stillwater Medical Center at the age of 67 years.

John Martin Panach was born on November 29, 1951, in Blackwell to Steve Lawrence and Eva Mae (LeValley) Panach. He grew up in Braman and attended Braman Public Schools where he graduated in 1970. He furthered...

Feb 6, 2019

Olen Dean Vaughn of Yukon, Oklahoma, died Wednesday evening, February 6, 2019, in the Integris Canadian Valley Medical Center in Yukon at the age of 88 year.

Olen Dean Vaughn was born on June 20, 1930, in Newkirk, Oklahoma, to Melvin Bud and Vanda Leah (Shurtz) Vaughn. He grew up attending Braman Schools and graduated with the...

Feb 2, 2019

Norma Ruth Reusser of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Saturday evening, February 2, 2019, in the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 90 years.

Norma Ruth Reusser was born on September 21, 1928, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to William C. and Elsie Martin Latschar.  She grew up in Deer Creek and graduated from Deer Creek High...

Feb 1, 2019

Carol L. "Charlie" Lawhon of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, February 1, 2019, at his home at the age of 72 years.

Charlie Lawhon was born on July 26, 1946, in Taloga, Oklahoma, to John and Inabel (Hicks) Lawhon. He grew up on a farm on the South Canadian River in Western Oklahoma, where his love for...

Feb 1, 2019

Maurice LeLand Meade of Bethany, Oklahoma, died February 1, 2019, in the Heritage Park Nursing Home in Bethany at the age of 78 years.

Maurice Leland Meade was born on March 31, 1940, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to LeLand Andrew and Thelma Eliza (Allbaugh) Meade. He grew up in Blackwell graduating with the Class of 1958. Following his...

Jan 29, 2019

Katharine Norma (Kay) Moyer-Harder, formerly of Deer Creek, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, January 29, 2019, in the Brookdale Living Center in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, at the age of 91 years.

Kay was born on July 31, 1927, in Goessel, Kansas, to Henry C. and Martha E. (Schmidt) Voth. She was raised on a farm, along with her siblings,...

Jan 24, 2019

Ralph H. DePriest of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died late Thursday evening, January 24, 2019, in the Alliance Health Medical Center in Ponca City at the age of 88 years.

Ralph H DePriest was born on August 8, 1930, in Stella, Missouri, to Noel B. and Lenora (Moser) DePriest. He grew up in Anderson, Missouri, before moving to Caney,...