Archie C. Sherrill
Feb 24, 2008
Archie Carlyle Sherrill was born on September 6, 1933, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Andrew Arthur and Leah (Hillyer) Sherrill. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools. He entered the United States Marine Corps in March of 1952 and served during the Korean Conflict. He was discharged in January of 1956. He then began working for the Sante Fe...
Jan Joan Angle
Feb 19, 2008
Jan Joan Angle was born on September 20, 1931, in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, to Charlie and Margaret (Kinney) Perkins. As a toddler, Jan was adopted by Andrew Thomas "A.T." and Blanche Crawford. She attended Blackwell Public Schools until moving to California just prior to high school graduation. Jan then attended the University of California at Berkley. She married Merle Angle of...
Esther H. Kahle
Feb 19, 2008
Esther Herolanda Kahle was born on October 4, 1909, near Braman, Oklahoma, to Francis Fredrick and Lillian Mae (Meier) Priboth. In 1926 she moved with her family to Blackwell where she attended Blackwell Public Schools. On October 10, 1929, she married Louis Adolph Kahle in Blackwell and they settled on a farm northeast of Peckham, Oklahoma, where she served her...
John Louis Towles
Feb 19, 2008
John Louis Towles was born on December 24, 1941, in Wichita, Kansas, to Charles Bryan and Otie M. (Williams) Towles. He grew up in Wichita attending Wichita Public Schools. He joined the United States Army in 1962 and in 1963 transferred into the Reserves. He worked construction, was an auto mechanic and ranch hand. He loved to travel the country....
Evelyn Eulon Denton
Feb 5, 2008
Evelyn Eulon Denton was born on September 15, 1929, in Enid, Oklahoma, to A. J. and Vera M. (Bennett) Conklin. She married Lester Franklin Denton on March 28, 1952, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She worked at the Hazel-Atlas Glass Plant in Blackwell before working at the Turvey Packing Company. She also worked for Hart Floral for a short time. She then...
Donald "Bud" Eakins
Feb 4, 2008
Donald Laverne "Bud" Eakins was born on December 6, 1927, in Nardin, Oklahoma, to Richard Charles and Dora Pearl (McKeehan) Eakins. He grew up on a farm near Nardin and attended Nardin Schools before attending Blackwell Public Schools graduating in 1946. While in school he was active in the wrestling program and F.F.A. In the summers he worked for the...
Wanda Louise Bartosovsky
Feb 3, 2008
Wanda Louise Bartosovsky was born on November 23, 1937, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to William David and Mable Lee (McCoy) Barrows. She grew up in Newkirk attending Newkirk Public Schools. During her junior high school years, she moved with her family to Blackwell where she attended Blackwell Public Schools. She married Paul Burris and they made Blackwell there home. She later...
Harriet Alice Determan
Feb 2, 2008
Harriet Alice Determan was born on January 1, 1913, in Wichita, Kansas. She was the daughter of Rev. Ray C. and Bonnie (Sitton) Millhollen. She grew up in Methodist Parsonages throughout Oklahoma. She graduated from Lamont High School in 1934. On October 1933 she married A. Norman Parker in Blackwell, Oklahoma, and they made Blackwell their home. In 1938 they...
Eugene Roy Orr
Feb 2, 2008
Eugene Roy Orr was born on June 29, 1941, in Doniphan, Missouri, to Ray Laverne and Docia Pauline (Wilson) Orr. He grew up in Doniphan attending Doniphan Public Schools. He entered the United States Army in 1958. He married Carol Jean Boullion on June 2, 1962, in El Paso, Texas, and they settled in Germany where he was stationed. They...
Wayne Wooderson
Jan 28, 2008
Verle Wayne Wooderson was born on June 28, 1962, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, to Verle and Phyllis (Tackett) Wooderson. He grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell and Braman Public Schools graduating from Blackwell High School in 1980. He then furthered his education by attending Oklahoma State University in Stillwater receiving a bachelor's degree. He later attended the University of Central...
Sally Jo Morrill
Jan 16, 2008
Funeral services for Sally Jo Morrill, 72, lifetime Blackwell resident, will be held on Saturday, January 19th, at 1:00 p.m., in the First Presbyterian Church in Blackwell with the Rev. Eric Dittman officiating. Burial will follow in the Blackwell Cemetery under the direction of Roberts and Son Funeral Home. Sally was born on October 16, 1935, in Blackwell to Irvin...
Dovie Lou Richmond
Jan 10, 2008
Dovie Lou Richmond was born on January 27, 1926, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Jesse and Myrtle (Gay) Webb. She grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools graduating in 1944. She married Lloyd Everett Richmond in 1947 in Wellington, Kansas, and they settled in Blackwell where she worked as a sales clerk for the Lew Howard Drug Store and worked...
Doris Evelyn Kracke
Jan 10, 2008
Doris Evelyn Kracke was born on June 12, 1933, in Winkler, Kansas, to Arthur Otto and Fern (Mueller) Popp. As a young girl she moved to various communities in Kansas, Nebraska and Oklahoma, where her father served as pastor of the Lutheran Church. She lived in Colorado for a while before moving to Leola, South Dakota. While living there she...
William Eugene Barber
Jan 9, 2008
William Eugene "Bill" Barber was born on December 22, 1925, in Canadian, Texas, to Elmer Matthew and Mildred Jane (Cathey) Barber. As an infant he moved with his family to Blackwell where he grew up and attended Blackwell Public Schools graduating in 1944. He entered the United States Army on June 28, 1944, serving during World War II. While serving...
Rae Catherine Arterburn
Jan 7, 2008
Rae Catherine Arterburn was born on November 22, 1914, in Cleora, Oklahoma, to Woot and Lillian (Devon) Preston. As a young girl she moved with her family to Webb City, Oklahoma, where she grew up and graduated from Webb High School in 1932. Following her education she married Fred Munroe in Newkirk, Oklahoma, and they settled for a short time...
Mary Jane Wood
Jan 1, 2008
Mary Jane Wood was born on January 6, 1908, on a farm near Kingfisher, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Antone Cerny and Mary Forman. She grew up near Kingfisher attending Kingfisher Public Schools and graduating form Capital Hill High School in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She then went on to further her education at the University of Central Oklahoma for...
Daisy Ann Watson
Dec 31, 2007
Daisy Ann Watson was born on September 14, 1946, in Century, Florida. She was the daughter of Finis Watson and Alice Angeline (Nims) Pruett. She grew up in Maysville, Oklahoma, attending Maysville Public Schools and graduating from Maysville High School. She then began working as a waitress in Maysville. On December 2, 1966, she married Stanley Joe Watson in Oklahoma...
Rozella Francis Goodwin
Dec 30, 2007
Rozella Francis Goodwin of Blackwell, Oklahoma, died early Sunday morning, December 30, 2007, in the Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home in Blackwell at the age of 89 years. Rozella Francis Goodwin was born on January 16, 1918, in Independence, Kansas, the daughter of Willard and Anna Lillibridge. She grew up in Tyro, Kansas, where she graduated high school. She was a...
Pearl Pauline Crittenden
Dec 24, 2007
Pearl Pauline Crittenden was born on April 11, 1920, in Greenburg, Kansas, to Oliver and Cora (Taylor) Selby. As a small girl she moved with her family to Braman, Oklahoma, where she grew up and attended Braman Public Schools graduating in 1938. She then furthered her education by attending St. Francis Nursing School in Wichita, Kansas, where she became a...
Myrtle Marie Staten
Dec 24, 2007
Myrtle Marie Staten was born on April 28, 1941, in Harrison, Arkansas, to George and Opal (Roberts) Creekmore. She grew up in the Rogers and Pea Ridge, Arkansas, area. As a young girl she moved with her family to Blackwell and attended Blackwell Public Schools. She married Bob Staten on May 15, 1956, in Perry, Oklahoma, and they settled in...
