Robert Dennis Mitchell
Oct 1, 2026
Robert “Bob” Dennis Mitchell was born on February 22, 1959, to Robert Francis and Sandra Lea (Lemley) Mitchell, and entered heaven’s gates on October 1, 2026.
Bob attended Moravia Community School in Moravia, Iowa, for all but two years, and graduated from Centerville High School with the class of 1977. He was the FFA President and enjoyed playing the trumpet in...
Elaine Ruth Hoober
Sep 28, 2026
Elaine Ruth Hoober, 74, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2026, in Ponca City, Oklahoma.
Elaine Ruth Hoober was born on May 21, 1952, in Washington, DC, and was adopted by Joseph Moller and Alice (Sandhimier) Moller. She graduated high school from Hillcrest Heights High School, in Hillcrest Heights, Maryland, where she participated as a Majorette. She would...
Bonnie J. Judd
Sep 27, 2026
Bonnie Jean Judd, 85, passed away early morning on Sunday, September 27, 2026, in Overland Park, Kansas.
Bonnie Jean Judd was born on July 20, 1941 to William H. Atwell and Mary K. Johnson in Lexington, Kentucky. The family would later move to Hamilton, Ohio, where Bonnie attended Hamilton High School, graduating with the class of 1957.
Bonnie married Bernie Judd Jr....
Rodney "RJ" Jay Ruiz
Sep 23, 2026
Rodney Jay “RJ” Ruiz of Nardin, Oklahoma, passed away on September 23, 2026, in Blackwell at the age of 80 years.
RJ was born on August 10, 1946, in Portland, Oregon. He was the son of Manuel and Virginia (Maxwell) Ruiz. He grew up in Nardin attending Nardin, Public School, graduating from Blackwell High School in 1964, never missing a day...
Paul Jordan
Sep 23, 2026
Ronald Paul Jordan, 84, of Blackwell, peacefully entered his eternal home on September 23, 2026.
Born on July 28, 1942, in Briartown, Oklahoma, he was the son of Joe and Pauline Jordan. Paul held many cherished roles throughout his life: a loving husband, devoted father, proud grandfather and great-grandfather, beloved brother, Navy veteran, and treasured friend. Paul graduated from Blackwell High...
Tamara Maureen Carbajal
Sep 21, 2026
Tamara Maureen Carbajal passed away at home on September 21, 2026, she was 70.
Tamara Maureen Carbajal was born on March 9, 1956 in Portland, Oregon. She attended public school in California. Following high school, she would further her education at UCLA. She went on to be a Computer Engineer for several federal and state agencies.
She married Paul Carbajal on May...
Shayla Arielle Crawford
Sep 10, 2026
Shayla Arielle Crawford, 37 years old, of Lexington, Oklahoma, but now having lived in Moore, Oklahoma, passed away on September 10, 2026 at 5:35 AM from breast cancer with her husband, Jeremiah Crawford by her side.
Shayla Arielle Crawford was born November 7, 1988 to parents Randy Deaton and Gloria Parker. She graduated from Purcell High School.
Shayla Arielle Deaton married Jeremiah...
Emma Diaz Lopez
Sep 10, 2026
Emma Diaz Lopez of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on September 10, 2026 at Hillcrest Manor Nursing Home at the age of 77.
Emma Diaz Lopez was born in Nueces County, Texas to Florencio Sanchez and Guadalupe Rivera (Sanchez) on August 26, 1949. The family shortly moved to Durango, Mexico, where she would attend school there until middle school.
She would return to...
Robert Dale Godbehere
Sep 8, 2026
Robert “Bobby” Dale Godbehere, of Holiday Island, Arkansas, passed away September 8, 2026, in Rogers, Arkansas, at the age of 75.
Robert Dale Godbehere was born on November 16, 1950, in Ponca City, Oklahoma, to Daniel B. and Leta Mae (Rusher) Godbehere. He attended Blackwell Public Schools, graduating with the Blackwell High School class of 1969. He would go on to...
Trudy Gail Farmer
Sep 6, 2026
Trudy Gail Farmer, a cherished member of the community and a beacon of kindness and dedication, passed away peacefully at Greenbriar Skilled Nursing in Enid, Oklahoma, on September 6, 2026.
Trudy Gail Farmer was born on June 29, 1949, in Tahlequah, Oklahoma. Trudy’s life was a testament to compassion, resilience, and love. She was the daughter of the late John and...
Debra Ann Lovell
Sep 3, 2026
Debra Ann (Denning) Lovell, 66, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on Thursday, September 3, 2026, at her home, surrounded by her loving family.
Debra was born on January 3, 1960, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to Francis Linus Denning and Laurabelle (Reinert) Denning. She graduated from Blackwell High School in 1978 and studied business technology at Pioneer Technology Center. She made her home...
Kathleen Ann Newman
Aug 26, 2026
Kathleen Ann Newman, 70, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on August 26, 2026, at her lake house.
Kathleen Ann Newman was born on February 15, 1956, to Roy Coonrod and Mary Ellen (Pierce) Wood, in Stillwater, Oklahoma. She graduated High School from Morison, Oklahoma, and would go on to get her Associates Degree in Archaeology from Western Wyoming College, Rock Springs,...
Jovita S Snow
Aug 26, 2026
Jovita Socorro Snow passed peacefully on August 26, 2026, at the age of 96.
Jovita was born in Arkansas City, Kansas, to Conception and Porfirio Garcia, May 11, 1930.
In 1957, she married Lincoln Day and moved to Blackwell, where they raised their three children. They later moved to Grand Lake, Oklahoma. In 2007, she met and married Billy Snow in Tazewell,...
Cecil Chester Lattimer
Aug 25, 2026
Cecil Chester Lattimer, Sr., of Braman, Oklahoma, passed away on August 25, 2026, at the age of 64.
Cecil Chester Lattimer was born in Perry, Oklahoma, on August 22, 1962, to Polly and Wilbur Lattimer.
Cecil graduated in 1979, at 16 years old, from Wellington, Kansas.
Cecil married Janet in 1979, and they had three children: Cecil, Justin, and Christopher. They would later...
Jacob Dylan Martinez
Aug 21, 2026
Jacob “Jake” Dylan Martinez, 27 of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away August 21, 2026, at St. Francis Hospital in Tulsa, Oklahoma.
Jacob Dylan Martinez was born in Durango, Colorado, on August 2, 1999, to Randy and Robbin (Martin) Martinez. He was the youngest of four, welcomed by his sisters and brother: Elisha, Kyle, and Kristen.
He attended kindergarten at Christian Life Academy in...
Patricia Ann Sodowsky
Aug 21, 2026
Patricia Ann Sodowsky of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away early August 21, 2026 at the age of 90.
Patricia Ann Sodowsky was born on September 22, 1935, to Russell and Mildred (Weise) Clinton, in Ponca City, Oklahoma. She received her education through Blackwell Public Schools. She married Donald Sodowsky and they made their home in Blackwell, and raised seven kids together.
Patricia cooked...
Thomas William Prather
Aug 20, 2026
Thomas William Prather, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away, Thursday, August 20, 2026, at the age of 76.
Thomas William Prather was born on October 25, 1949, at St. Mary's Hospital in McAlester, Oklahoma, to James David Prather and Thelma Joanne Prather.
He graduated from Coalgate with the class of 1967, after attending elementary in Oklahoma City and Wardville. Following his education, he...
Thelma Ruth Mitchell
Aug 16, 2026
Thelma Ruth Mitchell of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away on Sunday, August 16, 2026, in Blackwell, Oklahoma, at the age of 87 years.
Thelma Ruth Mitchell was born on December 13, 1938, in Alva, Oklahoma. She was the daughter of Chester and Ruby (Tucker) Stone. She grew up in Alva, attending and graduating Alva Public Schools. During her school years she worked...
LuGene Clark Bellin
Aug 14, 2026
LuGene Clark Bellin, 74 of Deer Creek, Oklahoma, passed away August 14, 2026 at Community Health Center in Wakita, Oklahoma.
LuGene was born October 9, 1951 in Enid, Oklahoma. He was the son of Merble and Carol Bellin (Clark).
LuGene graduated from Deer Creek High School in 1970. He also attended Northern Oklahoma College and Autry Tech.
LuGene married Diana Holmes on August...
Marilyn Paxton
Aug 12, 2026
Marilyn Paxton, of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away at home August 12, 2026, at the age of 89.
Services are pending.
