Dec 4, 2023

Dee Blackburn, resident of Nardin, OK, passed away on Monday, December 4th, 2023 at the age of 73. Despite his untimely death at Integris SW Hospital in Oklahoma City, his memory will live on in the hearts of his family and loved ones he leaves behind.

Dee was born on July 12th, 1950 in Sterling, Kansas, and...

Nov 22, 2023

Lauren "Gene" Johnson died on Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2023 at home surrounded by his family. A service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Monday, Nov. 27, 2023 at the First Christian Church in Blackwell. Rev. Jeff Koch will officiate. Burial will follow at the Lamont Cemetery, under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home.

Lauren...

Nov 20, 2023

Vicky Lea (Husted) Cooper, Blackwell resident, died on Monday, Nov. 20, 2023 at OU Medical Center. She was 61.

The family will host a memorial service at 2pm on Sat. Nov 25th at 1021 W. McKinnley in Blackwell. Arrangements for cremation were provided by Roberts and Son Funeral Home in Blackwell.

Vicky was born on...

Nov 16, 2023

Tommy Joe Day, loving Father, Brother, Papa, Uncle and friend,  passed away on November 16th, 2023 at his home in Blackwell, Oklahoma.  Tom was born  September 3rd, 1944 to Joe and Gladys Day in Blackwell, Oklahoma.  Tom grew up in Blackwell with his loving parents and 12 siblings. In 1963 he graduated from Blackwell High School, where he was...

Nov 14, 2023

Stanley Wood of Blackwell, Oklahoma, went home to his parents on Nov., 14th 2023. He passed away early Tuesday morning, November 14, 2023, in Hillcrest South Medical Center in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 69 years.

Stanley was born to Fred and Ida (Yager) Wood. He grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School....

Nov 2, 2023

Jon T. Willis, MD. was born the third son of Phoebe and V. L. Willis on January 19, 1938, in Blackwell, OK. He and his two brothers, James Richard, and Daniel Joseph, were educated in the Blackwell School system, and all three were honored in their senior year by being awarded the distinction as the Maroon Spirit of their...

Oct 30, 2023

Karen Sue Funderburk of Kansas City, Kansas, died Monday evening, October 30, 2023, at KU Medical Center in Kansas City at the age of 73 years. Karen was born on August 5th, 1950, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, to Jack and Thelma Stuck.  She was the youngest of three children, along with her sister Shelma and brother Michael. She grew up...

Oct 8, 2023

Martha Ellen Lumm Johns, 91, our amazing mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother and friend, completed her journey here on earth, October 8, 2023, as she took the hand of Jesus and went home. Martha was born, November 23, 1931, and raised in Griffin, Posey County, Indiana to Jesse Roscoe Sr and Irma Adrain Wilson Lumm. She had two...

Oct 7, 2023

Shelley Diane Varner Strickland passed away on October 7th at Integris Hospital in Oklahoma City after a long illness.

Shelley was born in Blackwell on September 7, 1959 to Melvin and Robinell (Johnston) Varner.  She grew up in Blackwell and attended Blackwell Public Schools.

In 1977, Shelley married Lloyd Delano and  they made their home...

Oct 1, 2023

Owen Tompkins Dickerson of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2023, at the Journey Home in Dewey, Oklahoma, at the age of 93 years.

Owen was born on August 1, 1930 to Glenn and Alice Dickerson. They settled in Tonkawa and lived there until 1937. They then moved to Blackwell.

Following his high school...

Sep 21, 2023

Linda E. Smith of Ponca City, Oklahoma, passed away Thursday morning, September 21, 2023, at her home in Ponca City at the age of 79 years.

Services are pending with Roberts and Son Funeral Home.

Sep 20, 2023

Melissa Mae Stiles of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Wednesday evening, September 20, 2023, at her home at the age of 85 years.

Melissa Mae Stiles was born on June 9, 1938, in Blackwell to Stephen Otto and Evelyn Bernice (Marr) Lute. She grew up in Peckham, Oklahoma, and attended Newkirk Public Schools. During her senior year of...

Sep 11, 2023

Laurence "Bo" Craig Riseling of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, September 11, 2023, at his home at the age of 93 years.

Laurence "Bo" Craig Riseling was born on October 14, 1929, in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, to Laurence and Mabel Riseling. Bo enjoyed a wonderful life and loved his family. Although he is absent from the body,...

Sep 1, 2023

Donna Dean Dunham of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Friday evening, September 1st, 2023, in the Norman Regional Hospital in Norman at the age of 51 years.

Donna Dean Dunham was born on November 28th, 1971, in Wichita, Kansas, to William Dean and Louella Ann (Ellis) Dunham. She grew up in Blackwell and graduated from Blackwell High School...

Aug 28, 2023

Galen Hailings of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away Monday, August 28, 2023, at his home at the age of 63 years.

Services are pending with Roberts and Son Funeral Home.

Aug 28, 2023

William Victor Miller of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died Monday afternoon, August 28, 2023, in Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home at the age of 61 years.

William Victor Miller was born on August 26, 1962, I Blackwell to Victor Lloyd and Virginia Lee (Dougherty) Miller. William grew in Blackwell, living with his parents, and as a young boy attended the...

Aug 25, 2023

Russell Lee Claybaker of Overland Park, Kansas, passed away Friday, August 25, 2023, in Prairie Ridge in Overland Park at the age of 74 years.

Russell Lee Claybaker was born on August 24, 1949, in Independence, Kansas, to Wayne Clifton and Hilda Lolita (Ramhorst) Claybaker. He grew up on a farm in Chautauqua County, Kansas, twenty miles...

Aug 17, 2023

Sandra Lou Pinegar, age 82, passed away peacefully on Thursday, August 17th, 2023, in Oklahoma City surrounded by loved ones. Sandra was born on June 28th, 1941, in Blackwell Oklahoma to Twila (Denton) Haskins and Bud Haskins. Sandra graduated from Tonkawa High School in 1959. She married Henry Jesse Pinegar in February 1960, and together they had three children...

Aug 11, 2023

Donna Kay Teer of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away early Friday morning, August 11, 2023, in the O.U. Medical Center in Oklahoma City at the age of 65 years.

Donna Kay Teer was born on October 6, 1957, in Blackwell to Donald Ray and Shirley Mae (Arnold) Mayden. She grew up and attended Blackwell Public Schools through kindergarten...

Aug 5, 2023

James Marvin Landers of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on August 5, 2023, at his home at the age of 73 years.

James Marvin Landers was born on October 14, 1949, in Earlham, Iowa, to Jack and Edith Mardena (Herman) Landers. He grew up in Iowa and attended schools there. He entered the United State Army and served...