May 16, 2025

Durella Fay Jenkins passed away peacefully at her home in Blackwell, Oklahoma on May 16, 2025, one day before her 92nd birthday. A lifelong resident of Blackwell, Durella was born on May 17, 1933, the third child of Lola and John Thomas Dobbs.

Like many from her generation, Durella had to take on adult responsibilities at an...

May 15, 2025

Edye Jennings passed away on May 15th, 2025, at the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell, Oklahoma.

Born Edith Francine Howell to Leon Howell and Patricia James on July 18th, 1959, in Pampa, Texas. She is survived by her two older brothers, Gary Leon Howell of Poteau (Poe-tow), Oklahoma, and Gregory Lynn Howell of Gallatin, Tennessee.

May 4, 2025

Rose M. Denton passed away on May 4, 2025, at her home in Blackwell, at the age of 68.

Rose was born in Oklahoma City to Bill and Virginia Barrows on August 25, 1956. She completed high school and later earned a cake decorating degree. She worked in Quality Control at Tyson's Meat Packing Plant, where she...

May 3, 2025

Danny Cassidy, age 79, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away after a long illness on May 3, 2025, with his devoted wife, Judy, and son, Travis, by his side. He was born on March 4, 1946, to Katherine and James Cassidy in Blackwell, Oklahoma. Danny attended Blackwell High School and was involved in many things such as...

May 2, 2025

Jack Edward Clinkingbeard of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away May 2, 2025, in McAlester, Oklahoma, at the age of 96 years.

Jack Edward Clinkingbeard was born March 16, 1929, in Braman, Oklahoma, to Harrison and Grace (Sears) Clinkingbeard. He grew up and attended Braman Schools until the second grade when he attended Blackwell Public Schools. He entered the...

Apr 30, 2025

Terry Joe Sullivan, 60, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on April 30, 2025, at Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Terry was born on August 23, 1964, to Paul Wayne Sullivan Sr. and Clariene Alverda Johns. He grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1984. He later earned an associate degree from Northern...

Apr 19, 2025

Preston Lee Horstman, Jr., 81, of Port Hadlock, Washington passed away April 19, 2025. He died doing what he loved. He was sailing his new boat home, when they struck a rock in stormy weather, developed a leak, and the boat broke up and sank. He will be buried in Blackwell, OK, alongside his mother and father.

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Apr 13, 2025

Benethia Johnson, 64, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on April 13, 2025. Born on April 22, 1960, in Talihina, Oklahoma, Benethia was the beloved daughter of Bert and Edith Jones. As a child, she grew up in Southeastern Oklahoma and moved to North Central Oklahoma in the early 1980s, where she had lived ever since.

Throughout her...

Mar 21, 2025

Barbara Jean Wellman of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Friday morning, March 21, 2025, in the Stillwater Medical Center – Blackwell at the age of 86 years.

Barbara Jean Wellman was born on October 20, 1938, in Santa Ana, California, to George and Delores (Velarde) Hamon. She grew up in California and later married Donald Eugene Wellman on...

Mar 17, 2025

Gary Garland Davis, 84, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away March 17, 2025, after an eight-week fight with double pneumonia complicated by Covid.

A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday March 25, at the First Christian Church of Ponca City at 1:00 pm.

Gary was an amazing storyteller, a loving husband, father, grandfather and...

Mar 5, 2025

Dean Francis Engle of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away late Wednesday evening, March 5, 2025, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home at the age of 89 years.

Dean F. Engle was born on June 25, 1935, in Hardy, Oklahoma, to Olland and Dorothy Engle. He grew up attending Newkirk Public Schools and graduated from Newkirk High School in...

Mar 1, 2025

Daron Fredrick, 63, of Deer Creek, OK, passed away early Saturday morning, March 1st, 2025, in his home with Melba McAbee, a dear friend, at his side. He had just returned home from the hospital and was placed on Hospice after struggling with health issues in the preceding months..

Daron was born on May 12, 1961, to...

Feb 24, 2025

Otto "Buck" G. Hoemann of Deer Creek, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, February 24, 2025, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell at the age of 92 years.

Otto "Buck" was born on March 26, 1932, on a farm outside of Medford to Otto Gustav Sr.and Julia (Edwards) Hoemann. Buck has lived in Deer Creek since he...

Feb 13, 2025

LaVerne Sue Byler, lifetime resident of Kay County, went to join her heavenly Father and reunite with many family loved ones on February 13, 2025.

LaVerne was born January 28, 1933, to Vern B. and Alameda (Davis) Guyer on the family farm east of Blackwell the location that her father was born and her grandfather, Charles A....

Feb 11, 2025

Treva Ann Mills of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away, February 11, 2025, in Stillwater Medical Center – Blackwell at the age of 82 years.

Treva Ann Mills was born on December 29, 1942, in Blackwell to Herman and Myrtle Marie (Moon) Rossen. She grew up in Blackwell and married Richard Lee Mills and she served her family as...

Feb 11, 2025

Mary Margaret Morrow of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passes away February 11, 2025, in the OSU Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 83 years old.

Mary was born on March 6, 1941, in Bartlesville, Oklahoma, to Ewell Clarence and Cyntha May (Foster) Morrow. She grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School in...

Feb 4, 2025

Twila Olene Pryor of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away February 4, 2025, in Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell at the age of 83 Years.

Twila Olene Pryor was born on May 14, 1941, in Blackwell to A. W. and Clara (Fisher) Shupe. She grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1959. She worked...

Feb 4, 2025

Judith Ann Inmon of Blackwell, died Tuesday, February 4, 2025, in the Willow Haven Nursing Home in Tonkawa at the age of 86 years.

Judith Ann Inmon was born on February 9, 1938, in Blackwell to Paul and Ida (Mayfield) Gibson. She grew up in Nardin attending Nardin Schools before transferring into Blackwell Public Schools graduating with...

Feb 3, 2025

Barbara Ann Seabridge passed away on February 3, 2025, in Oklahoma City at the age of 85. She was born on September 23, 1939, in Ponca City, OK to Victor and Zoma (Hubby) Lane. She grew up in the Ponca City area and attended school there, graduating in 1957. After graduation, she worked at an optometrist's office in Ponca...

Jan 31, 2025

Raymond E. Simons of Newkirk, Oklahoma, passed away Friday, January 31, 2025. in Via Christi Village in Ponca City at the age of 91 years.

Raymond Eugene Simons was born on March 8, 1933, in rural Kay County to Rudolph and Grace (Burgett) Simons. He grew up in Kay County graduating from Braman High School in 1951.and...