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,...
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...
