Edwin G. Brabander
Jan 14, 2012
Edwin George Brabander, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Saturday morning, January 14, 2012, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, at the age of 87 years. Edwin George Brabander was born on July 14, 1924, in Monument, Kansas, to Joseph and Meta (Krueger) Brabander. He attended and graduated from Deer Creek public schools in 1943. After graduating, he was inducted into the United...
Cecelia Payne
Jan 11, 2012
Leda Cecelia Payne of Blackwell, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Wednesday, January 11, 2012, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 94 years. Leda Cecelia Payne was born on August 18, 1917, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Thearl A. and Winnie E. (Briggs) Bradford. She grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High...
June Jeffries
Jan 8, 2012
Early June Jeffries of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Sunday, January 8, 2012, at her daughter's home in Dallas, Texas, at the age of 90 years. Early June Jeffries was born on June 5, 1921, in Chickasha, Oklahoma, to R. E. and Mary Frances (McCreary) Park. She grew up in Tuttle, Oklahoma, graduating from Tuttle High School in 1938. She then furthered...
Rose Mary Bathurst
Jan 7, 2012
Rose Mary Green Bathurst of Blackwell, Oklahoma, was called home on January 7, 2012, in Caldwell, Kansas, at the age of 79 years. Rose Mary Green Bathurst was born on May 4, 1932, in Cherokee, Oklahoma, to Bernie W. and Helen Rebecca (Burns) Green. She grew up on a farm south of Cherokee and graduated from Lambert School. At a...
Vita K. Hix
Jan 6, 2012
Vita Karen Hix of Ponca City, Oklahoma, died Friday, January 6, 2012, at the Blackwell Regional Hospital in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 63 years. Vita was born on Aug. 12, 1948, to Marvin and Cythia Elizabeth Hix in Portland, Oregon. She graduated from Dewey High School in Oklahoma in 1966. She moved to Ponca City in 1976 and...
Richard E. Pennington
Dec 29, 2011
Richard E. "Dick" Pennington of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday evening, December 29, 2011, in the Bass Memorial Hospital in Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 93 years. Richard E. "Dick" Pennington was born on April 3, 1918, in Cherryvale, Kansas, to Charles E. and Serena C. (Pruitt) Pennington. His early years were spent in and around Cherryvale. At the...
Ella Marie Rhea
Dec 28, 2011
Ella Marie Rhea of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday morning, December 28, 2011, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 72 years. Ella Marie Rhea was born on December 13, 1939, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Joush R. and Ellen Elaine (Foster) Rhea. She is survived by her sister Barbara Helnore and husband William of Ponca...
Delnah Delores Stafford
Dec 26, 2011
Delnah Dolores Stafford of Guthrie, Oklahoma, died December 26, 2011, at her residence in Guthrie at the age of 75 years. Delnah Dolores Stafford was born on January 23, 1936, near Madill, Oklahoma, to Ancel and Leona (Lemons) James. As a young girl she moved with her family to Blackwell where she attended Blackwell Public Schools. She married Henry Leon...
Robert "R.D." Daniel Congram
Dec 25, 2011
Robert Daniel (R.D.) Congram formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Sunday December 25, 2011, in the Memory Care Facility at Villas of Sunny Acres in Thornton, Colorado, at the age of 96 years. R.D. was born November 27, 1915 in Eddy, Oklahoma to Robert L. and Madge I. (Hannegan) Congram. The family moved to Blackwell around 1920, where R.D. attended Blackwell...
Leonard Leroy White
Dec 19, 2011
Leonard Leroy White of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday evening, December 19, 2011, in the Blackwell Regional Hospital at the age of 97 years. Leonard Leroy White was born on September 17, 1914, in Billings, Oklahoma, to Charles Leroy and Winona Faye (Enfield) White. As a young boy he moved with his family to the Autwine community where he attended Round...
Connie Weigle
Dec 19, 2011
Edna Mae "Connie" Weigle of Blackwell, Oklahoma, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday morning, December 19, 2011, at the age of 90 years. Connie Weigle was born on January 10, 1921, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Thearl Amziah and Winnifred Estelle (Briggs) Bradford. She grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1938. She...
Ray Lee Jeffries
Dec 14, 2011
Ray Lee Jeffries of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday morning, December 14, 2011, at his home in rural Blackwell at the age of 57 years. Ray Lee Jeffries was born on January 15, 1954, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Neal Ray and Virginia Lee (Seacat) Jeffries. He grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1972. Following his education...
Nancy Juanita Hinman
Dec 9, 2011
Nancy Juanita Hinman of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Friday morning, December 9, 2011, in the Highland Park Manor in Enid, Oklahoma, at the age of 76 years. Nancy Juanita Hinman was born on February 8, 1935, in Blackwell to Jim and Mary (Lafferty) Newland. She grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools. Following her education she married Jimmy Ray...
Geraldine "Jerry" S. Fredrick
Dec 5, 2011
Geraldine "Jerry" Snow Fredrick of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday morning, December 5, 2011, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell at the age of 89 years. Geraldine "Jerry" Snow Fredrick was born on July 23, 1922, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Cecil Paul and Aletha Elizabeth (Snow) Tyler. She grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools and graduated from...
Treacel Mae Shook
Dec 4, 2011
Treacel Mae Shook of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Sunday morning, December 4, 2011, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home, Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 86. Treacel Mae Shook was born on March 7, 1925 in Cabot, Arkansas, to Robert Lee House and Issie Mae Louis. She married Earl Martin Shook on December 3, 1945, in Winfield, Kansas. She was a...
John Campbell
Nov 24, 2011
John Richard Campbell Sr. of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Thursday, November 24, 2011, at Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 85 years. John Richard Campbell Sr. was born on August 13, 1926, in Pawhuska, Oklahoma. He was the son of Nat and Norma (Barkman) Campbell. He grew up in Pawhuska attending Pawhuska Public Schools. He moved with...
Dorothy Wilson
Nov 24, 2011
Mrs. Dorothy M. Wilson, formerly of Tonkawa, was born June 11, 1920, in Philadelphia, PA, and passed away Thursday, November 24, 2011, in Tulsa, after a lengthy illness. She was preceded in death by husband, Alex N Wilson, Jr., son Alex N. (Doc) Wilson III, son Leonard Lee Wilson; son-in-law, Ralph Lee Jones; parents Louis and Catherine (McClusky) Lotka, and...
Mozelle Elizabeth Johns
Nov 14, 2011
Mozelle Elizabeth Johns of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday evening, November 14, 2011, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell at the age of 90 years. Mozelle Elizabeth Johns was born on January 17, 1921, in Bigelow, Arkansas, to William Matthew and Fannie Marie (Kern) Jernigan. As a young girl she moved with her family to Blackwell and attended Blackwell...
Johnnie "Jack" Ray Bell
Nov 8, 2011
Johnnie "Jack" Ray Bell of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Tuesday morning, November 8, 2011, in the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 85 years. Johnnie "Jack" Ray Bell was born on April 29, 1926, in Wichita, Kansas, to John R. and Madge Marie (Sayre) Bell. He grew up and attended elementary school in Wichita, Burns and...
Vernor Earl Courtney
Nov 4, 2011
Vernor Earl Courtney of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Friday morning, November 4, 2011, in his residence at the age of 92. Vernor Earl Courtney was born on April 16, 1919, in Lamont, Oklahoma, to James Paul Courtney and Ida Harvey Callaham. He attended Medford High School and graduated with the class of 1937. He attended Oklahoma University from 1938 to 1942...
