Jun 3, 2025

Gladys Fay Johns died on Tuesday June 3, 2025, in Blackwell, OK at the age of 82 years old.

Gladys Fay Johns was born on December 30,1942 in Porum, OK to Marvin Eugene and Pearlie Violet (Stephens) Chamberlain. She attended 1st and 2nd grade in rural Stigler, OK Schools then moving to Blackwell where she attended 3rd...

May 28, 2025

It is with great sadness that we announce the passing of our beloved mother, Jacqueline Elaine Barrows. She was 70 years old. Jacqueline passed away quietly and peacefully Wednesday, May 28th, 2025, in Ponca City, Oklahoma. Jacqueline was born November 16th, 1954, in Nevada, Missouri, where she grew up, later moving to Baxter Springs, Kansas, and then Blackwell, Oklahoma....

May 26, 2025

Joshua Leon Gride of South Haven, Kansas, passed away May 26, 2025, at his home of natural causes and with his loving wife by his side.

Josh was born April 21, 1987, in Okeene, Oklahoma, to Sherryl Grider. He was raised in a loving home by his mom with help from her parents, Leon and Virginia Grider...

May 25, 2025

Karen Kay Wittum, 77, passed away on Sunday, May 25, 2025 at Via Christi Village in Ponca City, Oklahoma.

She was born on October 8, 1947, to Herman Edward and Eunice Evelyn (Wise) Wittum at Wellington, KS. She was welcomed home by her only sibling, a sister, Marylyn, to the farm south of Hunnewell, KS.

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May 20, 2025

Etta Eileen DeBoard Hamburger was born February 6, 1931, at the family farm in Braman, Oklahoma. She was named after two sisters who were midwives and helped deliver her. Their names were Etta and Eileen. She was the baby of 12 children born to Jesse DeBoard and Leota (Willbanks) DeBoard.

With her first husband, Donald Lane Smith,...

May 16, 2025

Durella Fay Jenkins passed away peacefully at her home in Blackwell, Oklahoma on May 16, 2025, one day before her 92nd birthday. A lifelong resident of Blackwell, Durella was born on May 17, 1933, the third child of Lola and John Thomas Dobbs.

Like many from her generation, Durella had to take on adult responsibilities at an...

May 15, 2025

Edye Jennings passed away on May 15th, 2025, at the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell, Oklahoma.

Born Edith Francine Howell to Leon Howell and Patricia James on July 18th, 1959, in Pampa, Texas. She is survived by her two older brothers, Gary Leon Howell of Poteau (Poe-tow), Oklahoma, and Gregory Lynn Howell of Gallatin, Tennessee.

May 4, 2025

Rose M. Denton passed away on May 4, 2025, at her home in Blackwell, at the age of 68.

Rose was born in Oklahoma City to Bill and Virginia Barrows on August 25, 1956. She completed high school and later earned a cake decorating degree. She worked in Quality Control at Tyson's Meat Packing Plant, where she...

May 3, 2025

Danny Cassidy, age 79, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away after a long illness on May 3, 2025, with his devoted wife, Judy, and son, Travis, by his side. He was born on March 4, 1946, to Katherine and James Cassidy in Blackwell, Oklahoma. Danny attended Blackwell High School and was involved in many things such as...

May 2, 2025

Jack Edward Clinkingbeard of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away May 2, 2025, in McAlester, Oklahoma, at the age of 96 years.

Jack Edward Clinkingbeard was born March 16, 1929, in Braman, Oklahoma, to Harrison and Grace (Sears) Clinkingbeard. He grew up and attended Braman Schools until the second grade when he attended Blackwell Public Schools. He entered the...

Apr 30, 2025

Terry Joe Sullivan, 60, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on April 30, 2025, at Stillwater Medical Center in Stillwater, Oklahoma.

Terry was born on August 23, 1964, to Paul Wayne Sullivan Sr. and Clariene Alverda Johns. He grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1984. He later earned an associate degree from Northern...

Apr 19, 2025

Preston Lee Horstman, Jr., 81, of Port Hadlock, Washington passed away April 19, 2025. He died doing what he loved. He was sailing his new boat home, when they struck a rock in stormy weather, developed a leak, and the boat broke up and sank. He will be buried in Blackwell, OK, alongside his mother and father.

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Apr 13, 2025

Benethia Johnson, 64, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on April 13, 2025. Born on April 22, 1960, in Talihina, Oklahoma, Benethia was the beloved daughter of Bert and Edith Jones. As a child, she grew up in Southeastern Oklahoma and moved to North Central Oklahoma in the early 1980s, where she had lived ever since.

Throughout her...

Mar 21, 2025

Barbara Jean Wellman of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Friday morning, March 21, 2025, in the Stillwater Medical Center – Blackwell at the age of 86 years.

Barbara Jean Wellman was born on October 20, 1938, in Santa Ana, California, to George and Delores (Velarde) Hamon. She grew up in California and later married Donald Eugene Wellman on...

Mar 17, 2025

Gary Garland Davis, 84, of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away March 17, 2025, after an eight-week fight with double pneumonia complicated by Covid.

A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday March 25, at the First Christian Church of Ponca City at 1:00 pm.

Gary was an amazing storyteller, a loving husband, father, grandfather and...

Mar 5, 2025

Dean Francis Engle of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away late Wednesday evening, March 5, 2025, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home at the age of 89 years.

Dean F. Engle was born on June 25, 1935, in Hardy, Oklahoma, to Olland and Dorothy Engle. He grew up attending Newkirk Public Schools and graduated from Newkirk High School in...

Mar 1, 2025

Daron Fredrick, 63, of Deer Creek, OK, passed away early Saturday morning, March 1st, 2025, in his home with Melba McAbee, a dear friend, at his side. He had just returned home from the hospital and was placed on Hospice after struggling with health issues in the preceding months..

Daron was born on May 12, 1961, to...

Feb 24, 2025

Otto "Buck" G. Hoemann of Deer Creek, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, February 24, 2025, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell at the age of 92 years.

Otto "Buck" was born on March 26, 1932, on a farm outside of Medford to Otto Gustav Sr.and Julia (Edwards) Hoemann. Buck has lived in Deer Creek since he...

Feb 13, 2025

LaVerne Sue Byler, lifetime resident of Kay County, went to join her heavenly Father and reunite with many family loved ones on February 13, 2025.

LaVerne was born January 28, 1933, to Vern B. and Alameda (Davis) Guyer on the family farm east of Blackwell the location that her father was born and her grandfather, Charles A....

Feb 11, 2025

Treva Ann Mills of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away, February 11, 2025, in Stillwater Medical Center – Blackwell at the age of 82 years.

Treva Ann Mills was born on December 29, 1942, in Blackwell to Herman and Myrtle Marie (Moon) Rossen. She grew up in Blackwell and married Richard Lee Mills and she served her family as...