Sep 20, 2025

Stephen L. Lanie, 88, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on September 20, 2025, in his home.

Stephen was born on January 7, 1937 in Enid, Oklahoma, to Leo Cefoi Lanie and Marie Hicks.

He graduated from Blackwell High School with the class of 1955. Stephen married Sharon Jeanette Cole on July 30, 1960, at St....

Sep 17, 2025

Robert Lynn Peetoom, 75, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, had his final "Come to Jesus meeting" on September 17, 2025, just one day after celebrating his 75th birthday. Born on September 16, 1950, in Blackwell to Clifford and Erma Peetoom, Robert lived a life rooted in faith, family, and the values of hard work and integrity.

A proud graduate...

Sep 12, 2025

LaVerna Aliene "Bernie" Wieland of Blackwell, Oklahoma, departed this life on September 12, 2025, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age 96 years.

LaVerna Ailene "Bernie" Wieland was born on September 10, 1929, in the house at I-35 and Hubbard Road, which is still standing Southwest of Blackwell, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Travis Granville and Ethel...

Sep 12, 2025

Gladys Marie Spencer of Braman, Oklahoma, passed away on Friday, September 12th, 2025, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 90 years.

Gladys Marie Spencer was born on January 8th,1935 in Iowa City, Iowa to Robert "Ray" and Irean Goodrow. She graduated from South Haven High School in South Haven, Kansas in 1956. Gladys married Delmer Spencer...

Sep 7, 2025

Mary Ann Stowell of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on September 7, 2025, at the age of 79 years.

Mary Ann Stowell was born on August 8, 1946, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Bruce Edwin & Eleanor (Zimmerman) Wallace. Mary Ann grew up in Blackwell attending the Blackwell Public...

Aug 23, 2025

Zetta Marie Blay was born June 8, 1936, in Newkirk, Oklahoma, to Aubrey Owen and Lela Fern Shurtz. She grew up in the rural Braman area, attending Plainview and Braman schools.  In 1951, her parents moved to Blackwell where Zetta attended high school, graduating in 1954 as Valedictorian. In July of 1954, she married Kenneth Kivett and worked as...

Aug 19, 2025

Marva Ann (Wilbur) Garwood of Amarillo, Texas, passed away on August 19, 2025, in Amarillo at the age of 93 years.

Marva Garwood was born March 21, 1932, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Ralph and Ruth (Campbell) Wilbur. She grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School before attending Oklahoma State University....

Aug 17, 2025

Mona Raye Moyer, 87, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 17, 2025, in Edmond, Oklahoma, surrounded by her family.

Born on December 20, 1937, in Blackwell to Roy and Beula (Bell) McKaig, Mona spent her entire life rooted in the community she loved. In 1955, she married Wilber "Bill"...

Aug 7, 2025

Ila Mae Bratcher, 87, of Arvada, Colorado passed away August 7, 2025.

Ila was born August 25, 1937 to CE and Lora (Schug) Bratcher. Having been raised in the Blackwell area, she graduated from Blackwell High School with the class of 1955. She later attended Northern Oklahoma College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, where she received her Associates Degree;...

Aug 4, 2025

Kim Denise Rand of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on August 4, 2025, in Blackwell at the age of 68 years.

Kim Denise Rand was born on September 12, 1956, in Lawrence, Kansas. She was the daughter of Billy Dean Rand and Joyce Imogene (Gosnell Rand). At a young age her father Billy passed away and Louis Gildea...

Jul 30, 2025

Jerry Dee Morrill of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on July 30, 2025, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, at the age of 86 years.

Jerry Dee Morrill was born on August 6, 1938, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. He was the son of Willard Morrill and Helen Elizabeth (Brown) Morrill. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools graduating from...

Jul 25, 2025

Donald Ray Bevington peacefully met his Lord and Savior on July 25, 2025. He was a scholar of life who deeply loved his family, had boundless generosity and left a legacy marked with compassion and unwavering faith in God. Don was born December 28, 1926 in Anthony, Kansas to Glen Day and Mary Lazetta (Schroeder) Bevington.  As...

Jul 21, 2025

Gloria Ann Hall, 96, the fourth child of Harry E. and Ida (Braden) Hall, was born at home in Nardin, Oklahoma, on November 25, 1928. She passed away on July 21, 2025, in Blackwell, Oklahoma.

She attended the Nardin Grade School before attending at Blackwell High School, where she graduated with the class of 1947.

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Jul 20, 2025

Patricia (Patsy) Marie McIntyre passed away on July 20, 2025, in Blackwell, Oklahoma at the age of 90.

Patricia was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma on July 31, 1934, to John Virgil Patrick and Maria Teresa (Stoll) Patrick.

She attended Blackwell Public Schools and graduated with the Class of 1952. She started working at the age...

Jul 4, 2025

Lorita Kay Cole died July 4, 2025 at Beadles New Beginnings in Alva, Oklahoma, at the age of 87.

"Ms. Rita" Cole was born on October 18, 1937, in Danville, Kansas, to Glenn Isaac Coslett and Ruth Jennie Fowler. She was raised in Wichita, Kansas, where she attended school and graduated from Wichita East High School in...

Jun 28, 2025

Gregory Allen Henry

March 13th, 1959 - June 28th, 2025

Gregory Allen Henry, 66, passed away peacefully in Blackwell, Oklahoma on June 28th, 2025 after a lengthy illness. Gregory was the son of Norman & Caroline (Rouillard) Henry. He was born in Winnebago Neb. March 13th, 1959 and was a member of the Santee Sioux...

Jun 28, 2025

In Loving Memory of Norma Lee Peres

August 30, 1929 – June 28, 2025

Norma Lee Peres, a beloved mother, grandmother, and pillar of her community, passed away peacefully on June 28, 2025, in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, at the remarkable age of 95. A lifelong Oklahoman with deep roots in Kansas, Norma lived a life defined...

Jun 27, 2025

James William Roberts III was born on August 28, 1958 in Blackwell, Oklahoma to James William and Betty Jo (Conner) Roberts. He grew up in Blackwell until the age of 5 when the family moved to Purcell, Oklahoma.  In 1970, they returned to Blackwell where he attended Blackwell Public Schools graduating in 1976.  He furthered his education at Northern...

Jun 6, 2025

Deanna Lynn Whitman died on June 6, 2025, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 71 years.

Deanna Lynn Whitman was born on April 5, 1954, to Carmon May and Dorthy McClain, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She attended Blackwell Public Schools and graduated with the class of 1972. Upon completion of High School she attended Northern Oklahoma College....

Jun 4, 2025

Fern Odra Dye Lively, resident of Blackwell, went to join her heavenly father on June 4th, 2025 at the age of 89.

Fern was born March 15, 1936 to Roscoe Emerson and Kate Ellis Harding Dye, at her grandparents' homestead in Cheney, Kansas.

At the age of seven, Fern moved to Arkansas City, Kansas with...