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...
Happy Riseling
Feb 11, 2012
"Happy" Beulah Mae Davis-Riseling was born on February 3, 1931, in Oakwood, Oklahoma, to Creyton and Edna Davis. She died on February 11, 2012, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 81. Happy had a beautiful, beautiful life and loved her family. Although she is absent from the body, she is present with the Lord. Happy was the devoted wife...
Norman Dee Buxton
Feb 8, 2012
Norman D. Buxton of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Wednesday afternoon, February 8, 2012, at his home in Blackwell at the age of 80 years. Norman D. Buxton was born on February 26, 1931, in Rosston, Oklahoma, to Millard Forrest and Olive Fern (Demuth) Buxton. He grew up in western Oklahoma before moving with his family to a farm west of Deer...
Jack Crews
Feb 5, 2012
Lloyd Wesley "Jack" Crews of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Sunday morning, February 5, 2012, at his home in Blackwell at the age of 82 years. Lloyd Wesley "Jack" Crews was born on October 28, 1929, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Alonzo Oder and Maud Annalee (Campbell) Crews. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools and graduated from Blackwell High School...
Verda Lorraine Taylor
Feb 4, 2012
Verda Lorraine Taylor of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Saturday, February 4, 2012, at the Via Christi Village in Ponca City, Oklahoma, at the age of 89 years. Verda Lorraine Taylor was born March 13, 1922, in Portland, Kansas, to William "Bill" and Olga (Welsch) Wolf. She grew up in Portland attending Portland Grade School and then attended the South Haven High...
Hardie Mack Higgins
Jan 23, 2012
Today we rejoice in the knowledge that Hardie Higgins is forever at home with the Savior he faithfully served for 67 years. He was a son, given by the Lord, to Jack and Lenore Higgins in Blackwell, Oklahoma on September 8, 1944. He moved to his heavenly home January 23, 2012. At the time of his death he resided in...
Kathryn Alicia Mcclaflin
Jan 21, 2012
Kathryn Alicia McClaflin of Braman, Oklahoma, died Saturday morning, January 21, 2012, at her home in Braman at the age of 52 years. Kathryn Alicia McClaflin was born on August 19, 1959, in Arkansas City, Kansas, to Lincoln Deleno and Jovita Socorro (Garcia) Day. She attended Arkansas City Public Schools before moving with her family to Blackwell in 1968 and...
Louis Madison Balliet
Jan 21, 2012
Louis Madison Balliet of Newkirk, Oklahoma, died Saturday, January 23, 2012, at his residence in Newkirk, Oklahoma, at the age of 71 years. Louis Madison Balliet was born in Blackwell, Oklahoma, on August 21, 1940, to Carl W. and Imildia (Foust) Balliet. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1959. At...
Albert E. Butzbach
Jan 21, 2012
Albert Earl Butzbach Jr. of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died January 21, 2012, in the Barnsdall Nursing Home in Barnsdall, Oklahoma, at the age of 57 years. Albert Earl Butzbach was born on July 20, 1954, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Albert Earl and Iva Mae (Hurley) Butzbach Sr. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools before moving to Arkansas. Following...
Billy Dean Almack
Jan 15, 2012
Billy Dean Almack, formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Sunday, January 15, 2012, in the Jack C. Montgomery Veterans Hospital in Muskogee, Oklahoma, at the age of 82 years. Billy Dean Almack was born on May 25, 1929, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Archie C. and Emily Bly (Thompson) Almack. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public School graduating from Blackwell...
Viola Elizabeth Tremble
Jan 15, 2012
Viola Elizabeth Tremble formerly of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Sunday morning, January 15, 2012, in The Gardens in Sapulpa, Oklahoma, at the age of 99 years. Viola Elizabeth Tremble was born on January 22, 1912, in Altoona, Kansas, to August F. and Letha L. (Morrison) Huhn. As a young girl she moved with her family to Sand Springs, Oklahoma, where...
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...
