Max Edward Ruggs
Sep 26, 2016
Max Edward Ruggs of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday morning, September 26, 2016, at his home northwest of Blackwell at the age of 82 years. Max Edward Ruggs was born on July 18, 1934, in Blackwell to John Edwin and Leona May (Nichols) Ruggs. He grew up south of Sumpter until his mother's death in 1935, when they moved northwest of...
Tony Ray Ebert
Sep 13, 2016
Tony Ray Ebert of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died on Tuesday, September 13, 2016, in the Alliance Health – Ponca City at the age of 53 years. Tony Ray Ebert was born on March 21, 1963, in Blackwell to Lester B. and Vicki A. (Bay) Ebert Jr. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools. During his formative years, he participated...
Earl Martin Shook
Sep 8, 2016
Earl Martin Shook of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Thursday morning, September 8, 2016, in Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 89 years. Earl Martin Shook was born on March 29, 1927, in Springdale, Arkansas, to William and Victoria (Stevenson) Shook. Following his education he moved to Oklahoma where he entered the United States Army on July...
Jerry Russell Ellis
Sep 7, 2016
Jerry Russell Ellis, formerly of Tonkawa, Oklahoma, died Wednesday morning, September 7, 2016, in the Weatherford Living Center in Weatherford, Oklahoma, at the age of 74 years. Jerry was born on September 13, 1941, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Charles and Verna (Wheeler) Ellis. He attended the Blackwell Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1960. He was a member...
Delmer Allen Spencer
Sep 4, 2016
Delmer Allen Spencer of Braman, Oklahoma, died early Monday morning, September 5, 2016, in AllianceHealth-Blackwell at the age of 85 years. Delmer Allen Spencer was born on March 4, 1931, in Braman, Oklahoma, to Elmer B. and Ethel Bell (Arthurs) Spencer. He grew up in Braman attending Braman Public Schools and graduated from Braman High School in 1949. He later...
Patricia Helen Hinton
Aug 30, 2016
Patricia Head Hinton, 89, St. Joseph, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 30, 2016 at a local healthcare facility. She was supported by her loving children, devoted caregivers and compassionate hospital staff. While a talented artist, amateur architect, gourmet cook, and prolific gardener, she took the most pride and had an undying passion as a devoted daughter, loving wife and...
Dean Bishop
Aug 26, 2016
Orvil Dean Bishop of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Friday morning, August 26, 2016, at his son's home in Ponca City at the age of 91 years. Orvil Dean Bishop was born on November 5, 1924, in Anthony, Kansas, to Emzy and Myrtle (Michaels) Bishop. He grew up in Anthony and graduated from Anthony High School in 1942. Following his education...
Carolyn Kay Gibson
Aug 25, 2016
Carolyn Kay Gibson of Nardin, Oklahoma, died Thursday evening, August 25, 2016, at her home in Nardin at the age of 71 years. Carolyn Kay Gibson was born on January 13, 1945, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to James A. and Doris Maxine (Wassom) Sneath. She grew up in Kay County attending Nardin Schools before transferring into Blackwell High School. She married...
Erma Lorraine Miller
Aug 19, 2016
Erma Lorraine Miller, formerly of Lamont, Oklahoma, died Friday, August 19, 2016, in the Golden Oaks Nursing Center in Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 92 years. Erma Lorraine Miller was born on October 28, 1923, on a farm near Pond Creek, Oklahoma, to Edward L. and Ethel Erma (Moser) Miller. As a young girl she moved with her family...
Lawrence Joe Patrick
Aug 17, 2016
Lawrence Joe Patrick of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday evening, August 17, 2016, in the AllianceHealth – Blackwell, at the age of 75 years. Lawrence Joe Patrick was born on October 10, 1940, in McAlester, Oklahoma, to Marion and Ruby (Crowder) Patrick. He grew up in McAlester until the age of nine when he moved with his family to Oklahoma City...
Sue Kathryn Kivett
Aug 9, 2016
Sue Kathryn Kivett of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Tuesday morning, August 9, 2016, at her home at the age of 81 years. Sue Kathryn Kivett was born on January 14, 1935, in Blackwell to Harold N. and Marguerite (Johns) Clark. She grew up in Blackwell until age eleven when she moved with her family to the state of Washington. Before her...
Aural Geneva Niehaus
Aug 5, 2016
Aural Geneva Niehaus of Plainview, Texas, died early Friday morning, August 5, 2016, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell at the age of 98 years. Aural Geneva Niehaus was born on February 12, 1918, in Clovis, New Mexico, to Robert William and Ella Bernice (Appleman) Niehaus. She grew up in Plainview, Texas, where she graduated from Plainview High...
Edith King
Aug 4, 2016
Edith King, age 99, passed away peacefully on August 4, 2016, at Sunrise Senior Living of Cinco Ranch in Katy, Texas, where she resided since 2011. Blackwell was her home for 63 years before moving to Texas to live closer to family. Edith, the youngest of five children, was born on a farm in Orienta, Oklahoma, on December 1, 1916,...
Donna Mae Heckelsmiller
Jul 31, 2016
Donna Mae Heckelsmiller left this earth and entered Heaven on Sunday, July 31, 2016. Donna Mae was born on July 4, 1931, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Herbert H. and Mable (Burkhalter) Davis. She lived her entire life in Blackwell where she graduated from Blackwell High School with the class of 1949. Upon graduation she was employed by Security National Bank...
Lee Roy Gardner
Jul 29, 2016
Lee Roy Gardner, formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Friday, July 29, 2016, in Downey, California, at the age of 86 years. Lee Roy Gardner was born on December 19, 1929, in Amarillo, Texas, to Connie and Gladys (Holmes) Gardner. He attended Blackwell Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1948. He then attended Oklahoma State University for one semester...
Celia Bell Yoder
Jul 27, 2016
Celia Bell (Richardson) Yoder, formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday, July 27, 2016, in the Good Samaritan Center in Olathe, Kansas, at the age of 100 years. Celia Bell (Richardson) Yoder was born on November 11, 1915, in rural Renfrow, Oklahoma, to Leonard and Bertha (Belmear) Richardson. After finishing eighth grade at Prairie Home, District 18 School and graduated from...
Charles Eugene Martin
Jul 25, 2016
Charles Eugene Martin of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday evening, July 25, 2016, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell at the age of 79 years. Charles Eugene Martin was born on April 23, 1937, in Holdenville, Oklahoma, to Joel H. and Della Marie (Higgins) Martin. He grew up in Holdenville and at the age of eleven moved with his...
Mary Helen Robinson
Jul 15, 2016
Mary Helen "Davy" Robinson, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed Friday afternoon, July 15, 2016, after a brief say in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell, Oklahoma at the age of 90 years. Mary Helen (Walters) Robinson was born on January 25, 1926 in Christie, Oklahoma to Dave and Parzetta (Vaughn) Walters. She grew up in Proctor, Oklahoma and moved to...
Mildred A. Holloway
Jul 12, 2016
Mildred A. Holloway of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Tuesday morning, July 12, 2016, in the AllianceHealth-Blackwell at the age of 96 years. Mildred A. Holloway was born on November 26, 1919, in Floyd, Texas, to John Henderson and Ruth May (Williams) Wright. She grew up in Floyd and graduated from Floyd High School in 1937. She married Bud Holloway on November...
Timothy James Wilson
Jul 10, 2016
Timothy James Wilson of Zapata, Texas, died Sunday, July 10, 2016, at his home at the age of 59 years. Timothy James Wilson was born in Houston, Texas on November 4, 1956 to David Wilson and Carole Childers. He was raised in Houston, Texas and moved to New Orleans, Louisiana, where he graduated from high school. He served his country...
