Dec 15, 2007

Mae Arthurs was born on February 7, 1919, in Perry, Oklahoma, to Albert and Elizabeth (Harrington) Thiele and grew up on a farm east of Blackwell. On October 20, 1936, she married Kenneth C. Arthurs in the St. John's Lutheran Church northeast of Blackwell. In 1939 they moved to Maywood, California, to make their home. In 1942, they returned to...

Dec 15, 2007

William Brownlow Jones was born on September 29, 1924, in Braman, Oklahoma, to Hobart B. and Ruby Marie (Orr) Jones. He grew up in Braman attending Braman Public Schools. Following his graduation he continued his education by attending Northern Oklahoma Junior College in Tonkawa, Oklahoma, and then Oklahoma A. & M. in Stillwater, Oklahoma. He entered the United States Army...

Dec 11, 2007

Alva Wayne Kivett was born on November 23, 1913, in Page, Nebraska, to Aldur O. and Edna May (Buster) Kivett. As a young boy he moved with his family to Kansas where he graduated from Friends Academy in Haviland, Kansas, in 1932. In 1933 he moved to Manchester, Oklahoma, where he began his farming operation. On March 11, 1934, he...

Dec 8, 2007

Harriett Helen Huston Gurley, 88, died December 8, 2007, in Scottsdale, Arizona. Mrs. Gurley was born on Winfield, Kansas, on July 28, 1919, and moved to Blackwell when her father accepted a job as a high school teacher and coach. Mr. Huston was later appointed high school principal and superintendent for many years. She was preceded in death by her...

Dec 6, 2007

Joan Marion (Anderson) Arnold was born on April 28, 1932, in Dilworth, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Levi and Leona (Bryan) Anderson. She grew up in the Dilworth Community and attended Dilworth Grade School and then Braman High School. As a young girl she attended the First Baptist Church in Braman and at the age of 15 she accepted...

Dec 2, 2007

Vickie Jo Smith was born on January 22, 1952, in Blackwell, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Roy and Georgia (Baker) Lively. She grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools and graduated from Blackwell High School in 1970. She then attended beauty school in Enid, Oklahoma, from 1970-1971. She married Jerry Smith on May 15, 1971, in Blackwell and...

Nov 30, 2007

Lillie Simunek was born on July 12, 1915, on the family farm east of Hennessey, Oklahoma, to Joseph and Louise (Vrska) Kudlac. She was the eldest of six children. Lillie attended Centerview School and graduated the 8th grade. On January 8, 1935, she married Anton J. Simunek and they settled on a farm in the Hennessey - Marshall area. In...

Nov 27, 2007

Lena Marie Smith was born on April 1, 1922, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to William McKinley and Hazel (James) Bonewell. She grew up in Blackwell attending rural school and Blackwell Public Schools graduating in 1940. She married Myron Harold Smith on April 24, 1940, in southern Kansas, and they settled in Blackwell. During World War II she worked as a riveter...

Nov 22, 2007

Douglas Lloyd Mercer, longtime Blackwell resident died early Thursday morning, November 22, 2007, at his home at the age of 82. Doug was born August 19, 1925, in Blackwell, the son of Stanton and Ethel (Diemer) Mercer. Doug attended and graduated from Blackwell Public Schools. At the age of 17, he enlisted in the military and served with the 78th...

Nov 18, 2007

Wanda Lee Miller was born on July 27, 1928, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Lloyd "Sandy" and Mamye (Peddicord) Richardson. She grew up in Blackwell attending Blackwell Public Schools graduating in 1946. She married Rodney L. Miller on November 3, 1946, in Blackwell and they settled in Blackwell where she worked with her mother at the Snow White Market. She later...

Nov 17, 2007

Alta E. Hertje was born on December 23, 1912, near Stillwater, Oklahoma, to Henry Martin and Abbie Lena (Bennett) Oldham. She attended a one room country school at Olive Grove. In 1922 the family moved to Braman, Oklahoma, where she graduated from Braman High School. On August 20, 1932, she married Verne George Hertje in Winfield, Kansas, and they lived...

Nov 16, 2007

Jimmie Dale Briggs Jr. was born on March 30, 1981, in Woodward, Oklahoma, to Jimmie Dale and Rosalie (Patterson) Briggs Sr. He grew up in Woodward and Buffalo, Oklahoma before moving to Blackwell in 1990. In 1995 he moved to Billings, Oklahoma, where he resided in the Billings Fairchild Center and attended Billings High School graduating in 2000. He participated...

Dec 7, 1941

Rex Elwood Wise, Fireman First Class, U.S. Navy, lost his life on 12/7/1941 when Pearl Harbor, HI was attacked. He was stationed on the U.S.S. Oklahoma which capsized at that time. He died along with 400 or more sailors. His remains were identified from the defense POW-MIA Accounting Agency.

He was born on October 14, 1920 in...