Janet Dee Butzback
Jun 13, 2012
Janet Dee Butzback of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday afternoon, June 13, 2012, the result of an automobile accident at the age of 43 years. Janet Dee Butzback was born on February 17, 1969, in Arkansas City, Kansas, to Billy Leon and Charlotte Victoria (Newland) Ellis. She grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools graduating in 1987. Following her education...
Joyce Braly
May 31, 2012
Joyce (Lee) Braly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Thursday, May 31, 2012, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 84 years. Joyce (Lee) Braly was born on October 2, 1927, in Blackwell to Harland A. and Ava M. (Shearer) Lee. She grew up in Blackwell and attended Blackwell Public Schools graduating in 1945. She furthered her education by attending...
Carla Sue Busse
May 29, 2012
Carla Sue Busse of Ponca City, Oklahoma, died Tuesday morning, May 29, 2012, in the Ponca City Medical Center at the age of 49 years. Carla Sue Busse was born on October 4, 1962, in Oxnard, California, to Clark Alexander and Vickie Sue (Miller) Brenner. She grew up in various communities throughout the United States as her father was transferred...
Frank E. Webster
May 21, 2012
Franklin "Frank" Eugene Webster of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday afternoon, May 21, 2012, at his home in Blackwell at the age of 74 years. Franklin "Frank" Eugene Webster was born on February 18, 1938, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Wendell Eugene and Ola Marcelle (Healan) Webster. He grew up in Deer Creek attending Deer Creek Public Schools and graduated in 1956....
Jerry Joe Hall
May 16, 2012
Jerry Joe Hall of Blackwell died on Tuesday, May 15, 2012, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 76 years. Jerry Joe Hall was born on May 20, 1935, in Blackwell to Howard Adam and Bernice Hildred (Wilson) Hall. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools and graduated in 1954. He married Venita Ann Bray on...
Myrl Ray Craft
May 12, 2012
Myrl R. Craft, a long time resident of Nardin, passed away May 12, 2012, at the Veterens Rest and Rehab Center located in Norman, Oklahoma. He suffered a stroke in January which left him blind. He had also suffered with a broken leg and had a heart attack. He was 85. Myrl was born at home, north of Deer Creek,...
Randy Lee Bloxsom
May 10, 2012
Randy Lee Bloxsom of Ponca City, Oklahoma, died Thursday, May 10, 2012, in the Integris Baptist Medical Center in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 30 years. Randy Lee Bloxsom was born in Tulsa, Oklahoma, on October 22, 1981, to Don and Mary (Holmes) Bloxsom. He grew up in Catoosa, Oklahoma, attending Catoosa Public Schools and graduating from Catoosa...
Hazel Leota Porter
May 9, 2012
Hazel Leota Porter of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday evening, May 9, 2012, at her son's home in Amarillo, Texas, at the age of 92 years. Hazel Leota Porter was born on May 29, 1919, near South Haven, Kansas, to Oliver and Elva (Cheatham) Hock. Following the death of her mother in 1923 she moved to Wichita to live with her...
Rick Vandermeer
May 7, 2012
Ricky Marvin Vandermeer of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday morning, May 7, 2012, at his home in Blackwell at the age of sixty with his family in attendance. Ricky Marvin Vandermeer was born on December 5, 1951, in Wichita, Kansas, to Eugene Francis and Marilyn Deloris (Englestad) Vandermeer. He grew up in Wichita and graduated from Wichita Heights High School in...
Marilyn Rae Hergenrader
May 3, 2012
Marilyn Rae Hergenrader of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Thursday, May 03, 2012, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 71 years. Marilyn Rae Hergenrader was born on June 2, 1940, in Brookings, Minnesota to Laurance and Carolyn (Balfany) Verry. She grew up in Chadron, Nebraska, attending Chadron Public Schools. Following her education she married Dale Banks in...
Helen Irene Wright
May 3, 2012
Helen Irene Wright of Ponca City, Oklahoma, died Thursday evening, May 3, 2012, at her home at the age of 87 years. Helen Irene Wright was born on April 19, 1925, in Quaw, Oklahoma, to Floyd Albert and Artie Mish (Rowden) Brown. She grew up and attended Shamrock Public Schools graduating in 1943. She married W. A. Wright on January...
Bill Simer
May 1, 2012
Do not go gentle into that good night. Rage, rage against the dying of the light. Dylan Thomas "Cautiously optimistic" were the doctors' only words of hope 13 years ago when Bill was diagnosed with heart disease. Defying the odds, Bill Simer gave his family the ultimate gift of an additional 13 years. He reluctantly passed from this Earth in...
Boyd Briggs
May 1, 2012
Boyd Odell Briggs of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Tuesday afternoon, May 1, 2012, at the Blackwell Regional Hospital, Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 92. Boyd Odell "Short" Briggs was born on October 29, 1919, in Madill, Oklahoma to Ernest and Manerva Mason Briggs. He attended Whitefield Public Schools. He enlisted in the United States Army in March of 1942 and...
Ray Lowder
Apr 29, 2012
Donald Ray Lowder of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died April 29, 2012, in the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 54 years. Ray Lowder was born on May 29, 1957, in Duncan, Oklahoma, to Bill G. and Pamela June (Dowlen) Lowder. He grew up in Duncan attending Duncan Public Schools and graduated in 1975. He furthered his education...
Ann Lee Ganer
Apr 29, 2012
Anna Lee Rea Ganer (Granny Ann) celebrated her birthday into Heaven, when she went to be with Jesus, on Sunday, April 29, 2012 at the age of 100 years, 9 months and 4 days. Anna Lee was born July 24, 1911, to Thomas E. and Melvina (Highfill) Rea in Charity, MO. At two years of age, Ann's family, moved to...
Vernon Leroy Osborn
Apr 24, 2012
Vernon Leroy Osborn of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Tuesday, April 24, 2012, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 77 years. Vernon Leroy Osborn was born on October 8, 1934, in Salt Fork, Oklahoma, to Jess William and Gladys Faye (Osburn) Osborn. He attended Lamont Public Schools graduating in 1952. Following his education he entered the United States Air...
Lora Alma Rector
Apr 21, 2012
Lora Alma Rector, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Saturday morning, April 21, 2012, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 92. Lora Alma Rector was born on April 26, 1919, in Bristow, Oklahoma, to Roy Lee Turner and Flora (Welch) Turner. She attended Bristow public schools and later obtained her nurses license. She married Oscar O....
Doy Allen Day
Apr 19, 2012
Doy Allen Day of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Thursday morning, April 19, 2012, at his home in Blackwell at the age of 47 years. Doy Allen Day was born on January 17, 1965, in Arkansas City, Kansas, to Lincoln Deleno and Jovita Socorro (Garcia) Day. He grew up on a farm east of Blackwell and attended Blackwell Public Schools through his...
Mary Frances Denton
Apr 14, 2012
Mary Frances Denton, beloved wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and lifetime resident of Kay County, passed away Saturday, April 14, 2012 at the age of 96. Mary Frances was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, on March 21, 1916, and was the youngest child of Marshall and Edith Baldwin. She was preceded in death by her siblings, Clark and Bertha Louise. She married...
Marian Mcmillioan
Apr 12, 2012
Marian Frances McMillioan of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Thursday morning, April 12, 2012, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell at the age of 92 years. Marian Frances McMillioan was born on November 20, 1919, in Billings, Oklahoma, to Lewis Arthur and Anna Elizabeth (Barnett) Fitch. As a young girl she moved with her family to Blackwell where she...
