Leo William Avery
Dec 4, 2016
Leo William Avery, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Sunday evening, December 4, 2016 at Blackwell Regional Hospital in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 74 years. Leo William Avery was born on December 2, 1942, in Burlington, Iowa, to Gail Beacher and Jewell Dean (Nunn) Avery. He married Judy JoAnn Ellington on October 31, 1975 in Miami, Oklahoma, and she preceded...
Donna Lou Simer
Dec 3, 2016
Outspoken, ornery, fun, musical, prankster, intelligent, faithful, compassionate, loving, competitive… These words are only a sampling of those used to describe the beautiful soul of Donna Lou Simer. This widow, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother danced into heaven early Saturday morning, December 3, 2016, surrounded by family and dear friends. Mom raised us and her grandchildren to enjoy a love for...
Dottie Mae Mehler
Nov 29, 2016
Dorothy "Dottie Mae" (Hutton) Mehler formerly of Braman, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, November 29, 2016, in the Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 88 years. Dottie Mae Hutton was born on June 11, 1928, in Wichita, Kansas, to Raymond Walter and Viola Grace (Wood) Hutton. She grew up attending Braman Public Schools until her junior year...
Brenda Kay Manuel
Nov 29, 2016
Brenda Kay Manuel of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Tuesday evening, November 29, 2016, at her home at the age of 62 years. Brenda Kay Manuel was born on December 11, 1953, in Blackwell to Earl William and Loretha Lee (Barrows) Beard. She grew attending Nardin Schools and following her education she married Mike Redding in July of 1970 and she served...
Michael Scott Kelley
Nov 28, 2016
Michael Kelley, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday evening, November 28, 2016 at his residence in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 32 years. Michael Scott Kelley was born on March 5, 1984 in Yuba City, California. He attended Blackwell Public Schools and received his welding certification in Guthrie, Oklahoma. He was a welder for the railroad industry. He loved motorcycle...
Dean Bay
Nov 19, 2016
Eldon Dean Bay of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Saturday afternoon, November 19, 2016, in the Oklahoma Heart Hospital in Oklahoma City at the age of 71 years. Eldon Dean Bay was born on December 27, 1944, in Blackwell to Carl Edward and Margaret Lee (Evans) Bay. He grew up in Kay County and attended Braman Public Schools before transferring to Blackwell...
Baraquiel Bojorquez Madrid Sr.
Nov 17, 2016
Baraquiel Bojorquez Madrid Sr. of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away early Thursday morning, November 17, 2016, at his home at the age of 72 years. Baraquiel Bojorquez Madrid Sr. was born on July 4, 1944, in Matachic, Chihuahua, Mexico, to Manuel Jesus Rascon and Manuela Madrid Bojorquez. He moved to Idaho in 1978 where he married Socorro Loya in Rupert, Idaho,...
Bernadene Briggs Parcher
Nov 15, 2016
Bernadene Parcher, 89, passed gently from this life the night of Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at Hillcrest Manor nursing home in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She was the wife of the late Jack Parcher of Braman, Oklahoma. They shared 59 years of marriage together. In the last few years of her life, she always insisted the Manor was her home and often...
Randy Crow
Nov 12, 2016
Randy Crow of Braman, Oklahoma, died Saturday morning, November 12, 2016 in the Integris Hospice House, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 67 years. Randy was born on April 23, 1949, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Robert Derald and Irene Lucille (Clark) Crow. He attended Braman Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1967. After graduation, he attended North...
Naomi Fern West
Nov 11, 2016
Naomi Fern West of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died on November 11, 2016, in her residence at the age of 70 years. Naomi Fern West was born on May 2, 1946, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to John Calvin and Lorena (Scott) West, Sr. She attended Blackwell Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1964. When she turned 18, she moved to...
Ronald Max Smith
Nov 5, 2016
Ronald M. "Ronnie" Smith of Braman, Oklahoma, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Saturday morning, November 5, 2016, at his home west of Braman at the age of 68 years. Ronald M. "Ronnie" Smith was born on October 21, 1948, Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Myron and Marie (Bonewell) Smith. He grew up in Blackwell and attended Blackwell Public...
William "Bill" Garwood
Nov 4, 2016
William "Bill" Rufus Garwood of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away on November 4, 2016, in Joplin, Missouri, at the age of 87 years. William "Bill" Rufus Garwood was born on February 3, 1929, in Blackwell to John W. and Naomi (Neese) Garwood. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1947. While...
Lester Boyd Ebert Jr.
Nov 2, 2016
Lester Boyd Ebert Jr. of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, November 2, 2016, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 75 years. Lester Boyd Ebert Jr. was born on November 16, 1940, in Blackwell to Lester Boyd and Waneta Mae (Barrows) Ebert Sr. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools before moving with his family to Alaska....
Marjorie Roscella Smith
Oct 29, 2016
Marjorie Roscella Smith of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Saturday morning, October 29, 2016, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 99 years. Marjorie Roscella Smith was born on August 27, 1917, Kay County east of Chilocco Indian Schools to Marion Ralph and Cora Anna (Rick) Wing. At age three, her family moved to Comanche County where she attended and...
Dixie Marvell Farrah Butler
Oct 26, 2016
Dixie Marvell Farrah Butler of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday morning, October 26, 2016, in the AllianceHealth-Ponca City at the age of 95 years. Dixie Marvell Farrah Butler was born on November 2, 1920, in Gage, Oklahoma, to Joseph William and Mary Elizabeth (Garnett) Arthurs. At the age of four she moved with her family to Braman, Oklahoma, where she grew...
Robert George Best
Oct 24, 2016
Robert George Best of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday morning, October 24, 2016, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 66 years. Robert George Best was born on December 27, 1949, in Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Charles Owen and Alta Lorell (Johnson) Best. He was a member of United States Marines. He enjoyed hunting, fishing, working crossword puzzles and tending...
Kristen Jean Bell
Oct 21, 2016
Kristen Jean Bell, formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died as the result of an automobile accident near Guthrie, Oklahoma, on October 21, 2016, at the age of 31 years. Kristen Jean Bell was born on March 10, 1985, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Terry Wayne and Ruby Jean (Scott) Ricketts. She grew up in Blackwell and attended Blackwell Public Schools graduating...
Wilma Jean Skelton
Oct 13, 2016
Wilma Jean Skelton of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday morning, October 13, 2016, peacefully at home after a short illness at the age of 91 years. Jean was born on September 15, 1925, at home, south of Braman, to Francis William and Freida Martha (Giese) Fields. She attended Friendship School and Lone Tree School before transferring to Blackwell Public Schools...
Russell Travis Holmes
Oct 12, 2016
Russell Travis Holmes of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Wednesday morning, October 12, 2016, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 72 years. Russell Travis Holmes was born on February 12, 1944, in Blackwell to Harold Russell and Hazel Eola (Barrows) Holmes. He grew up in Braman attending Braman Public Schools until the eighth grade when he attended Blackwell...
Catherine Elizabeth Belair
Oct 8, 2016
Catherine Elizabeth "Cathy" Belair, loving wife, mother, grandmother, and sister, passed away on Saturday, October 8, 2016, in the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 66 years. Cathy Belair was born on January 7, 1950, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Leonard Jefferson and Mary Elizabeth (Manley) Loveall. She grew up in Blackwell with her siblings, Judy, Connie,...
