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...

Jan 29, 2025

Franklin Lloyd Evans, 64, of Braman, Oklahoma, walked again, but this time with Jesus, on January 29, 2025, in the OU Medical Center in Edmond, Oklahoma.

Frank was born on November 2, 1960, in Wellington, Kansas, to Don E. and Betty L. (Broce) Evans.

Frank attended Braman Public Schools and Vo-Tech, where he studied auto...

Jan 28, 2025

WIlliam Lowery Sr. of Kaw City, Oklahoma, passed away Tuesday afternoon, January 28, 2025, at his son's home in Guthrie, Oklahoma, at the age of 80 years.

Cremation will take place with no services currently scheduled.

Jan 22, 2025

Kenneth Lee Wilkey of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away late Wednesday evening, January 22, 2025, in the OU Medical Center in Edmond, Oklahoma, at the age of 89 years.

Kenneth Lee Wilkey was born on October 21, 1935, in Blackwell to Rosco L. and Edith F. Wilkey. He graduated Blackwell High School before attending Oklahoma State University in...

Jan 14, 2025

Anna Carolyn Ailey was born June 25, 1944, in Garden City Missouri to Cleo and Anna Bradford. She moved to Blackwell, OK where she graduated high school in 1962.

She married Clarence "Babe" Rouse in December of 1968. Babe was killed in action in Vietnam on March 11, 1969. Their daughter, Johnie Rena` was born later that...

Jan 12, 2025

Suzanne Margaret Panach of Billings, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday evening, January 12, 2025, in the St. Mary's Hospital in Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 78 years.

Suzanne Margaret Panach was born on December 5, 1946, in San Fransisco, Calfornia, to Warren and Rose Ann (Rafferty) Worrell. As a young girl she moved with her family to...

Jan 11, 2025

Rocky Lee Auterson Sr. of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away Saturday evening, January 11, 2025, in the Integris Ponca City Hospital at the age of 69 years.

Rocky Lee Auterson Sr. was born on February 5, 1955, in Ponca City to James Eugene and Lillie Mae (Traverge) Auterson. He grew up in Ponca City and attended Ponca...

Jan 10, 2025

Jacqueline Lively of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, January 10, 2025, at the Kansas Medical Center in Andover, Kansas, at the age of 62 years.

Jacqueline Lively was born on April 17, 1962, in Kansas City, Missouri, to Cleo and Veda (Roush) Luman. She grew up in Kansas City, MO and Odessa, Texas, where she graduated...

Jan 6, 2025

Terry Dean Silvey of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away January 6, 2025, at his home at the age of 65 years.

Terry Dean Silvey was born on September 21, 1959, in St. Joseph, Missouri, to Arnold Eugene and Dixie Lee (Bruner) Silvey. He grew up in Los Angeles, California, and graduated from Sierra Vista High School. He later...

Jan 4, 2025

Betty Jean Smith of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on January 4, 2025, at her home in Blackwell at the age of 100 years.

Betty Jean Smith was born on October 4, 1924, in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, to Bill and Minnie (Owens) Snider. She graduated from Blackwell High School and in December of 1947 she married Clifford Smith. She...

Dec 29, 2024

Ronnie D. Corn, 85, of Broken Arrow, Oklahoma, passed away peacefully at his home on December 29, 2024.

Ronnie D. Corn was born on May7, 1939, in Proctor, Oklahoma, to Cecil "Jack" and Emma Corn. The family soon moved to Blackwell where Ronnie grew up and graduated from Blackwell High School. Ronnie always considered Blackwell home.