Gordon Sandy Prather
Apr 9, 2012
Gordon Sandy Prather formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday afternoon, April 9, 2012, in the Thomas Creek Veterans Hospital in Amarillo, Texas, at the age of 79 years. Gordon Sandy Prather was born on August 30, 1932, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Harold Gordon and Lois Mae (Moore) Prather. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools and graduated from...
Lynn Lenker
Apr 8, 2012
Margaret Lynn Lenker formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Sunday, April 8, 2012, at her home in Norman, Oklahoma, at the age of 60 years. Margaret Lynn Lenker was born on January 17, 1952, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Lyman Gilbert and Virginia (Ralston) Lenker. She grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools and graduating from Blackwell High School in...
James Rex Parr
Apr 2, 2012
James Rex "Jim" Parr of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday afternoon, April 2, 2012, in the Presbyterian Tower at the O.U. Health Sciences Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 71 years. James Rex "Jim" Parr was born on July 10, 1940, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Rex and Minnie (Steffen) Parr. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools...
Boyd Briggs
Apr 1, 2012
Boyd Briggs of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Tuesday afternoon, May 1, 2012, at the Blackwell Regoional Hospital, Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 92. Services are pending.
Ralph Carl Matthews
Mar 27, 2012
Ralph Carl Matthews of Deer Creek, Oklahoma, died Tuesday morning, March 27, 2012, in the Robert Dole Veterans Hospital in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 80 years. Ralph Carl Matthews was born on July 12, 1931, in Stigler, Oklahoma, to Rose Matthews. He grew up in Stigler attending Stigler Public Schools. In 1948 he entered the United States Army...
Philip Duane Tannehill
Mar 23, 2012
Philip Duane Tannehill was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma on December 29, 1948 to Ted R. and Opal Loraine (Harris) Tannehill and departed this life surrounded by family at 11:45 p.m. March 23, 2012. He grew up on a farm northwest of Blackwell attending Bethel Rural School. He also attended elementary grades in Liberal, Kansas and Argonia, Kansas before finishing his...
Leo Charles Stewart
Mar 19, 2012
LEO CHARLES STEWART was born Nov. 18, 1925 to William and Adeline Stewart in Blackwell, Okla. Leo died March 19, 2012, at the age of 86 in Green Valley, Ariz. Leo attended Blackwell schools, where he played basketball, football and track. He graduated from high school with the Class of 1944 and was immediately inducted into the United States Army...
David Daniel Barrows
Mar 16, 2012
David Daniel Barrows of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Friday, March 16, 2012, at the Blackwell Regional Hospital in Blackwell at the age of 76 years. David Daniel Barrows was born on February 7, 1936, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. He was the son of William David and Mabel Lee (McCoy) Barrows. He grew up in Blackwell attending Newkirk and Blackwell Public Schools. After...
Richard Patrick Sawyers
Mar 12, 2012
Richard Patrick Sawyers of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday, March 12, 2012, in the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 49 years. Richard Patrick Sawyers was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma on February 3, 1963, to Robert L. and Barbara S. (Honeycutt) Sawyers. He grew up in Ponca City attending Ponca City Public Schools graduating from Ponca City...
Charles Garland Clark
Mar 12, 2012
Charles Garland "Chuck" Clark of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Monday morning, March 12, 2012, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 52 years. Charles Garland "Chuck" Clark was born on July 28, 1959, in El Paso, Texas, to Bonnie Garland and Isabel (Aguilar) Clark. As a young boy he moved with his family to Sallisaw, Oklahoma, where he...
Ora "Kiki" Christine Patten
Mar 9, 2012
Ora Christine "Ki Ki" Patten of Tonkawa, Oklahoma, died Friday afternoon, March 9, 2012, at the age of 92 years. Ora Christine "Ki Ki" Patten was born on March 13, 1919, on a ranch, where her father worked, at Little Chief, Oklahoma, near Pawhuska, to William Sylvester and Audie Belle (Woods) Hudson. As a young girl she moved with her...
Charlene Faye Koksal
Mar 7, 2012
Charlene Faye Koksal of Blackwell, Oklahoma, departed this life to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, March 7, 2012, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell at the age of 69 years. Charlene Faye Koksal was born on November 21, 1942, in Texhoma, Oklahoma, to John and Lavon (Jones) Koksal. She attended elementary and middle school in...
Betty June Weir
Mar 4, 2012
Grateful to be released from a body laden with pain & cancer, Betty June Weir, 77, of Blackwell, Oklahoma entered into the gates of heaven on March 4, 2012. She was born in Standard, Louisiana to Joe & Georgia Ellis. Betty graduated in Kansas from Leavenworth High School & Saint Margret's School of Nursing in Kansas City. Betty began her...
Wilma Mae Tolle
Mar 1, 2012
Wilma Mae Tolle of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Thursday morning, March 1, 2012, in the Sterling House in Ponca City, Oklahoma, at the age of 93 years. Wilma Mae Tolle was born on November 20, 1918, in Lamont, Oklahoma, to William and Emma Mae (Moody) Landis. She grew up in Lamont graduating from Lamont High School in 1936. Following her education...
Janet Elaine Loftis
Feb 29, 2012
On February 29th, 2012, Janet Elaine Loftis left this world to be with her Heavenly Father. She passed peacefully in her sleep at 11:45 p.m. in her home with her husband and daughter. Janet Elaine Claybaker was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma on December 14, 1959, to Max and Dorothy Claybaker. She was the third of five children and the second...
Floy Anna Curl
Feb 29, 2012
Floy Anna Curl of Braman, Oklahoma, died Wednesday evening, February 29, 2012, in the Presbyterian Manor in Arkansas City, Kansas, at the age of 83 years. Floy Anna Curl was born on October 4, 1928, in Dilworth, Oklahoma, to Robert and Viola (Elwood) Gibson. She grew up in Dilworth attending Dilworth Public Schools before graduating from Braman High School in...
Altus Patton
Feb 25, 2012
Altus Lahoma Patton of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Saturday evening, February 25, 2012, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 88 years. Altus Lahoma Patton was born on September 16, 1923, in Cleveland, Oklahoma, to Henry Clay and Inez (Hooper) Higgins. She married Willard Smith on April 14, 1965 and he preceded her in death...
Peggy Annette Allbaugh
Feb 15, 2012
Peggy Annette Allbaugh of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed peacefully from this life Wednesday, February 15, 2012, at Life Care Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 80 years. One of three children, Peggy was born May 31, 1931, to Henry Hudson (USA) & Mary Thelma (Bennett) Cummings of Garber, Oklahoma. She graduated from Blackwell High School in 1949 and married...
Donna Jean Martin
Feb 15, 2012
Donna Jean Martin formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died on February 15, 2012, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 51 years. Donna Jean Martin was born in Dallas, Texas. She was the daughter of Burn L. Martin Jr. and Billie (Parker) Martin. She grew up in Dallas, Texas and in Tulsa, Oklahoma, attending Tulsa Public Schools. In 1978 she...
Frank Kucera
Feb 11, 2012
Frank Kucera Jr., resident of Deer Creek, died February 11, 2012, at his home at the age of 85. Frank Kucera Jr., was born November 7, 1926, in Geuda Springs, Kansas, to Frank and Mary Kaiser Kucera. He grew up northwest of Newkirk, Oklahoma, and attended Pleasant View Country School and graduated from Newkirk in 1944. After graduation he purchased...
