2015-2019, OK, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net
2017, OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Donnie-Dean-Blankenship-104929810
Donnie Dean Blankenship, January 21, 1958 - June 23, 2017, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Adair
2019, Stilwell, Adair
Co., OK, Obituary
https://stilwell.hartfuneralhome.net/notices/Duane-Blankenship
Duane Blankenship the son of
Jesse
and Gladys (Long) Blankenship was born April 3, 1938 in Stilwell, Oklahoma and
departed this life on October 13, 2019 in Stilwell, Oklahoma at the age of 81
years, 6 months and 10 days.
Duane was one of a kind who loved his
family dearly. He enjoyed going to church and serving the Lord in any capacity.
He was a lifetime member of the Stilwell Church of Christ. Duane touched many
lives over the years and will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his parents
Jesse
and Gladys Blankenship.
He is survived by three cousins Jack
Guffey, Linda Jean Wollf, Judy Marlett and William D. Long. Several friends and
other relatives also survive him.
Funeral Service will be at 10:00 am, on
Thursday, October 17, 2019, at the Church of Christ. Hart
Funeral Home.
Blaine
+2018, Canton, Blaine
Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/195256048/kenneth-duane-paulsen
Kenneth Duane
Paulsen was born on December 25, 1932, to Edward Theodore and Osa Anna Blankenship Paulsen, on their farm in Canton,
OK. He went home to be with his Heavenly Father on December 6, 2018, just
nineteen days short of his 86th birthday.
He met the love
of his life, June Avonne Duncan, at a Blaine County 4-H event. They were
married in New York City on The Bride & Groom TV Show, on August 4, 1953,
and enjoyed 65 years and 4 months of wedded bliss. To this union, they were
blessed with three daughters, nine grandchildren and sixteen great
grandchildren.
Kenneth
graduated from Canton High School in 1951. He attended Oklahoma A&M until 1953, when he married. He then served in the
U.S. Army from 1954 to 1956, and was stationed in El Paso, TX. Once discharged,
he went back to finish college and graduated in 1958. He was in the Army
Reserves from 1956 to 1962. He owned and operated Ken’s Texaco and Paulsen Oil
Company from 1958 to 1978. His greatest passion was being a farmer and rancher.
Caring for his cattle was life blood to him. He continued his passion, with the
help of his family and friends, until his death.
Kenneth was a
kind and giving person, known for his constant smile. Many people referred to
him as a pillar of the community. In his younger days, he spent snow and ice
storms digging people out, providing shelter for out of town people who were
stranded, and delivering groceries to those who could not get out. He planted
crops and harvested fields for widows who had lost their husbands. His heart
was made of gold. His love for his family was huge. They were his everything.
Teaching his grandkids to drive and hunt was a priority for him. He was loved
so much.
Kenneth was
preceded in death by his parents, Ed and Osa Paulsen; his brother Ronald Eugene Paulsen;
and son-in-law Don Doyel.
He is survived
by his wife June; his brother Edward Deward Paulsen and wife MaryAnn; daughters
Brenda Doyel, Shelly Barton and her husband Kyle, Rhonda Lance and husband
Chris; grandchildren Keith Parsons, Colby Doyel and wife Sandi, Lindsey Doyel
and J.D. Edsall, Josh Doyel, Ciara Doyel and Willie Galindo, Tanner Barton and
wife Felicia, Logan Barton, Garrett Lance and wife Chelsey, Taylor Ransom and
husband Levi; great grandchildren Shane and Stanton Parsons, Zoie and Landin
Doyel, Joey, Nicolas, Adrian, and Marisol Mata, Wyatt and Emmett Doyel,
Maileigh Murphy, Laityn Doyel, Taighan Galindo, Rilynn and Ayden Kenneth
Barton, Colt Ransom and many nephews, nieces, cousins, and close friends.
Funeral services
will be held at 2:00 pm, Tuesday, December 11, 2018, at the Canton Christian
Church with Steve Driskill and Pastor Kraig Birchfield officiating. Interment
will follow in the Paulsen Family Cemetery. Pierce Funeral Home, Canton, OK.
+2017, Watonga, Blaine
Co., OK, Obituary
Enid News and Eagle (OK) - March 22, 2017
Betty Gean Hites, 80 year-old Watonga, Oklahoma, resident, passed
away Sunday, March 19, 2017, in Brookdale Sterling House in Weatherford. Betty
was born Sept. 17, 1936, in Fay, to Carl and Charlotte (Bingham) Elston.
Betty was raised in the Fay area and attended school at Eagle City.
On Oct. 2, 1952, she married Harvey Blankenship. They made their home in California for
two years while Harvey was in the military. Betty and Harvey returned to
Oklahoma and lived in Clinton. Later, they moved around to Amarillo, Liberal,
and Watonga. She settled in Oklahoma City in 1965, and worked as a machinist
for L & S Bearings, retiring in 2005. Betty enjoyed playing bingo,
crossword puzzles, and spending time with family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, George; one
sister, Eileene; one grandson, Terry Lee Blankenship II
[1977]; one great-grandson, Brody Sims; and
brother-in-law, Roy Hart.
Betty is survived by one son,
Terry Blankenship and wife, Janet of Watonga; one brother,
Dale Elston and wife, Ann of Watonga; two sisters, Pepper Hart of Watonga, and
Carolyn Howard and husband, Jack of Ringwood; five grandchildren; and two
great-grandchildren.
The funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday, March 22, 2017,
at the Trinity Baptist Church in Watonga, with Carol Gilliland officiating.
Burial follows in West Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Watonga, under the direction
of Lockstone Funeral Home of Weatherford.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Bryan
+2015, Calera, Bryan Co., OK, Obituary
Published in Durant Daily Democrat from Aug.
11 to Aug. 12, 2015
Billy "Bill" Gene Glenn, of Calera, Oklahoma, passed from
this life in Sherman, [Grayson
Co.,] Texas, on August 9,
2015, at the age of 82. He was born in Silo, [Bryan Co., OK] on
April 8, 1933, to Earl Robert and Lillie Violet (Blankenship) Glenn.
Bill lived all his life in Bryan County. He married Dorothy Jo Lee
on March 28, 1952, in Durant, and they celebrated 63 years together this year.
Bill worked at many things during his life including cabinet making, carpentry,
and farming; finally retiring in 1999. Bill and Dorothy loved to go camping and
listening to bluegrass music. They made many friends through their trips. In
the late 70's and 80's, he was an active member in the CB club where many
life-time friends and memories were made. Bill enjoyed playing the guitar and
mandolin and in later years, the tub. Many family get togethers included some
picken' and grinnin'.
Bill's favorite time of year was Easter and the annual family
Easter egg hunt at Silo. Young and old learned to watch their baskets when
hunting eggs with Uncle Bill. A craftsman at heart, Bill was always working on
a project while tinkering in his shop. Many were blessed with his is wood
crafts and other "creations." Once he retired, you could always find
him out under his shade tree drinking coffee. He loved watching his birds and
waging war on gophers. Bill was a member of the Calvary Baptist Church in
Durant and was active in the Adult 3 Sunday School department. He served as an
usher until he was unable to do so due to his declining health.
Bill is survived by his wife, Dorothy, of the home; daughter, Debra
Eddie Luke and husband of Calera; grandson, Lance Luke and wife Kristie of
Calera; granddaughter, Stephanie Williams and husband Nathan of Calera; great
grandchildren Maddison Williams, Sydney Williams, Evan Luke and Kelsey Luke,
all of Calera; sister, Lura Peoples of Silo; sister-in-law, Margie Glenn of
Calera; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Preceding him in death are his parents, Earl and Lillie Glenn;
brothers, Robert and Wilburn Glenn; and sisters, Virginia Slaten and Eva Lee
Hider.
A funeral service to honor his life will be held at 11:00 a.m.,
Wednesday, August 12, at Calvary Baptist Church, Durant, with Bro. Darel Bunch
officiating. Pallbearers will be Dewayne Slaten, Ronnie Slaten, Steven Glenn,
Darwin Atwood, Donald Robinson, Larry Proctor, J. D. Harlin, Neal Hider and
Randall Robinson. Honorary Pallbearers will be the Adult 3 Men's Class and
Quinton Jones.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Colbert, Bryan
Co., OK, Obituary
Bobby Dean Barnett 67, of Colbert, Oklahoma passed away Wednesday
evening August 24, 2016 at his home with his loving family at his side. He was
born September 1, 1948 in Denison, Texas to Jack and Ruby Blankenship
Barnett.
He was educated in Panhandle, Texas schools. He was a former
Borger, Texas resident was employed in Quality Control with Kawneer and was a
welder at Western Canwell.
He was preceded in death by his Parents and a Brother Jay Barnett.
Surviving is his Wife Dena Joy Miller. Son Jesse
Barnett of Colbert. Daughter Shellie Doughty and husband Ken of
Paradise, Texas. Step-Son Clint Miller and wife Elise of
Allen. Step-Daughter Brandy Miller of Colbert. Seven Grandchildren. Brothers Bill Barnett
and wife Linda of Borger, Texas and Smokey Barnett and wife Margaret of
Panhandle, Texas. Many Nieces, Nephews and Cousins.
A Graveside Service for Bobby Barnett will be held at 11:00 a.m.
Saturday Morning August 27, 2016 at the Garden of Memory Cemetery Pavilion in
Colbert with Burial to follow. Pastor Sammy Stephenson will officiate.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Colbert, OK, Bryan Co., OK, Obituary
Herald Democrat (Sherman, TX) - October 16, 2016
Elbert (Sonny) Claude Richardson, 76, of Colbert, Oklahoma, died
Thursday at his residence.
He is survived by his children, Wade Richardson of Colbert and
Wendy Richardson of Colbert; brothers, Edwin Richardson of Colbert, James
Robert Richardson of Durant, Okla., and Earnest Richardson of Dallas; sisters, Clara Turnbull of Kemp, Okla.,
Phyllis Blankenship of Achille, Okla., and Patricia Garvin of
Cartwright, Okla.; and six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held at 1 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist
Church in Colbert. Roddy Arnold will officiate.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Colbert, Bryan
Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Herald Democrat on Feb. 19,
2017
Judy McDonald O'Boyle, age 73, of Colbert, entered into eternal
life at 2:35 p.m. Friday, February 10, 2017 at home, surrounded by loved ones.
Judy was born February 27, 1943, during an ice storm in Denison, Texas to
Clarence and Agnes Blankenship
McDonald.
A devoted mother and grandmother, Judy was also an award-winning
cook, toy collector, and movie buff. She was an outstanding employee and served
Barrett's store for 10 years, Southern Point Living Center for 10 years, and
Wal-Mart for 25 years. After graduating from Achille Public School in 1961,
Judy left her childhood home in Hendrix. She lived in Oklahoma City, Dallas,
New Orleans, Pennsylvania, and, in 1977, became a resident of Colbert. She
adopted Catholicism in the 1970's and was a faithful servant of Jesus Christ.
Judy's mother and father preceded her in death.
Judy was the oldest of four children and her siblings are Tommy
McDonald of Hendrix, Lana Hill of Sherman, and Brenda Perryman of Achille, who
all survive her. She married Edward O'Boyle on June 18, 1965 at Perrin Air
Force Base in Grayson County and he survives. Also surviving are her children,
Monica and Keith Wakefield, Marcella Perry, April and Russell Hill, and Edward
O'Boyle Jr., as well as eleven grandchildren, three great-grandchildren and
numerous cousins.
The Rosary will be recited at 9:30 a.m. Monday, 20, 2017 followed
by the Funeral Mass at 10:00 a.m. at St. Patrick Catholic Church, 314 N. Rusk
Avenue, Denison. Inurnment will follow at Calvary Cemetery in Denison
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Durant, Bryan
Co., OK, Obituary
Published in Durant Daily Democrat from Mar.
15 to Mar. 17, 2016
Travis Leon Blankinship, 62, of Durant, OK passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2016 in Oklahoma City, [Oklahoma Co.,] OK. Travis was born on January 19, 1954
in Madera, CA to Homer
Blankinship and Mary Ellen (Cope) Blankinship.
He was born and raised in California; he was an employee of
Southeastern Oklahoma State University. Travis liked fishing, hunting, and
woodworking.
He is preceded in death by his parents, wife Shirley Mann, and one
brother Roger Dale Helms.
Travis is survived by his son
Nick Blankinship and wife Jessica of Calera, daughter Rebecca
Grijalva of Sacramento, CA, two brothers
Larry Blankinship of Sacramento, CA and Phillip Bowers of
Mead, OK, six sisters Kathy Blankinship of Colbert, Denise Cheathan of Turlock,
CA, Jeanie Davidson of Portland, OR, Janice Stanley and husband Tom of Mustang,
OK, Shirley Blankenship of Durant, OK, and Anita Smith of Denison,
TX., step mother Shirley
Blankinship, grandkids Zack and Caleb
Blankenship and Natalia
Grijalva, and numerous nieces, nephews, aunts, uncles, and cousins.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 AM, Thursday, March 17,
2016 at Brown's Funeral Service Chapel.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Durant, Bryan
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.brownsfuneralservice.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1768564
Shirley Ann Blankenship entered this life on February 28, 1958 in Boston, Mass. Shirley
went home to be with her Lord and Savior on March 30, 2016 in Denison, [Grayson Co.,] TX at the age of 58 years, 1 month and 2
days.
Shirley attended school at Northwest Heights. She was a devoted and
faithful member of White Sands Methodist Church. She loved her church family
and reading her cherished bible. Shirley enjoyed writing, drawing, coloring and
singing. She was a precious soul that loved to laugh and brightened everyone’s
day. She will be dearly missed by all that knew and loved her.
Preceding her in death are her father, her step father, one
brother, and her maternal and paternal grandparents.
Shirley is survived by her mother,
Shirley M. Blankinship of Durant; sisters, Anita Smith and
husband Danny of Sherman, TX, Jan Stanley and husband Tom of Mustang, OK, Kathy Blankinship of Durant, and Denise Cheatham of Turlock,
CA; brothers, Larry Blankinship of Sacramento, CA, and Brad Moyer of Iowa;
and numerous nieces, nephews, cousins, aunts, and uncles.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM Tuesday, April 5, 2016 at
Brown’s Funeral Service Chapel with Adam Cantrell and Ronnie Ford officiating.
Interment will follow at Bentley Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Durant, Bryan
Co., OK, Obituary
Durant Daily Democrat (OK) - December 10, 2018
Dennis Robert (Denny) Houx went home to be with Jesus on Tuesday,
Dec. 4, 2018 in Denison, [Grayson
Co.,] TX. He was born in
Warrensburg, MO, on Jan. 28, 1946 to William Perry and Pearl Erline (Lehnert)
Houx.
Denny married the love of his life, Janice Sue Sutton, on Sept. 15,
1967 in Warrensburg. He proudly served in the United States Army, 101 st
Airborne Division, from 1967-1969 and during that time served in Vietnam. He
also served in the Missouri National Guard at Whiteman Air Force Base until
1984. He and his family moved to Durant, Okla., in 1984. He worked for more
than 25 years as a territory manager and sold aftermarket tractor parts.
Denny was active in his church, Abundant Life Temple, and served as
a deacon and an elder. He also had a clowning ministry. He was a member of the
B.P.O.E. in Warrensburg and rose to the level of Exalted Ruler and was also a
member of the Masonic Lodge in Warrensburg.
Denny enjoyed spending time with people. He loved vacationing with
his family and he and Janice loved outdoor activities. He lived his life as a
servant. He was always willing to give of his time to help someone, no matter
what the need.
Denny was preceded in death by his parents.
Denny is survived by his wife, Janice, of the home; sister, Donna
Eppright and husband Bill of Centerview, Mo.; daughters, Jodi McWilliams and husband Joey of Durant, and Stephanie Blankenship and husband
Shawn of Bells, Texas; grandchildren, Jacelyn McWilliams, Jenna McWilliams, Jayla
McWilliams, Jolie McWilliams and Jake McWilliams, of Durant and Kylie Blankenship and Addison Blankenship
of Bells; great-granddaughter, Jayleigh McWilliams-Woods; and numerous nieces,
nephews, cousins and more.
A memorial service will be held at Holmes-Coffey-Murray Funeral
Home in Durant on Saturday, Dec. 15, 2018 at 10 am, with Joey McWilliams
officiating. The burial will be Monday, Dec. 17 at 11 a.m. at the Dallas/Fort Worth National Military Cemetery. Honorary pall bearers are Jake McWilliams, Bill Eppright, Steve
Dill, Bubby Hart, Gordon Bruce, Stan Perkins, Roger McCoy, Chuck Barrineau,
Kenneth McCalib, Mark Blankenship , Martin Boyd, Randy Sullivan, Brian Carter
and Jim Thorpe. Holmes~Coffey~Murray Funeral Home in Durant,
Oklahoma.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Hendrix, Bryan
Co., OK, Obituary
Published in Durant Daily Democrat from Mar.
15 to Mar. 16, 2017
Carolyn Paulette Blankenship, a cherished family member and lifelong resident of Hendrix,
Oklahoma, passed from this life on Monday March 13, 2017 at the age of 69 years
and 5 months. She was born in Hendrix, Oklahoma on October 13, 1947 to Clyde
and Myrtle (Sinor) Riley.
Carolyn Riley married Leslie Dewayne "Moe" Blankenship in Carpenters Bluff, Texas on December 15,
1966. Carolyn was a member of the Hendrix Baptist Church. She was employed by
Johnson & Johnson for 32 years, Texoma Medical Center in Denison for 4
years, and the Big Five Community Service, Inc. for 11 years. Carolyn was
deeply committed to serving her hometown, and neighbors. She served as the
clerk and treasurer for the Town of Hendrix, Board of Directors for the United
Way, Board of Directors for Hendrix, and the Hendrix/Kemp Water District.
Mrs. Blankenship was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde and
Myrtle Riley; beloved husband Leslie Dewayne
"Moe" Blankenship
(March 25, 2013); and sisters, Lucretia Wesberry and Wanda Hobbs.
Mrs. Blankenship is survived by her brother, J. C. Riley and wife
Carol of Bracketville, Texas; brother-in-law,
Jerry Blakenship and wife Sandy of Frisco, Texas;
sisters-in-law, Patsy Schindler and husband James of Denison, Texas, and Treva
Taylor and husband Tommy of Dallas, Texas; special brother-in-law, L. C.
Wesberry of Hendrix, Oklahoma; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A chapel service will be at 10:00 AM Friday March 17th at the
Holmes Coffey Murray Chapel with Jason Patton officiating. Burial will follow
at the Kemp Cemetery in Kemp, Oklahoma. The pallbearers will be Stacy Peebles,
Blake Logan, Marty Sinor, Chris Wesberry, Randy Stone, and Michael Schindler.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Canadian
2016, Yukon, Canadian
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/James-T.-Blankenship-104133811
James T. Blankenship
of Yukon, Oklahoma, was born on March 12, 1942 and passed away on Monday,
November 14, 2016.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m. on November 18th at the Good News
Church 1054 E. Main Street Yukon OK.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Yukon, Canadian
Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Nov. 17, 2016
James Thomas "Jim" Blankenship, 74, of Yukon, OK, passed away Nov. 14,
2016 in OKC, [Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma Co., OK]. He was born Mar. 12, 1942 in Dallas, TX
to Atley and Glenna (Jones) Blankenship.
He served in the US Air Force Reserves in the early 1960's. Moving
with his wife Mary to Oklahoma City, OK in 1970, they relocated to Yukon, OK in
1973. He was a member of the Yukon City Council, serving one term as
Vice-Mayor, May 1988 to May 1989 and one term as Mayor of Yukon, May 1989 to
May 1990. Jim was also a faithful member of Good News Church in Yukon.
Jim is preceded in death by his father, Atley
Blankenship and mother, Glenna Blankenship.
He is survived by wife, Mary Blankenship; sons,
Jason Blankenship and Brian Blankenship;
and sister, Cheryl Schmidt.
Services will be held at 1 pm, Fri., Nov. 18, 2016, at Good News
Church, 1054 E. Main St., Yukon, OK, with interment following at the Yukon
Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Carter
+2015, Ardmore, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) Date: May 19, 2015
Services for Carra Sue Davis will be 10 a.m. Thursday, May 21,
2015, at the Craddock Memorial Chapel with the Rev. Steve Kirby officiating.
Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Larry
Davis, Mark Davis, Ryan Davis, Andy Davis, Eddy Atkins and Richard Beavers.
Eternal rest grant unto her, Lord, And let perpetual light shine upon her. May
she rest in peace.
Carra Sue was born April 3, 1926, in Courtney, Okla., to Pony G.
and Ruby L. Hogue. She passed from this life on Friday, May 15, 2015, at Lake
Country Nursing Center in Marietta, at the age of 89. She lived in Ardmore
until a stroke forced her to give up independent living. She worked at the
Ardmore Memorial Hospital, now Mercy Hospital Ardmore as a Medical Records
Librarian until retiring in 1985.
Carra Sue was preceded in death by her parents, Pony G. and Ruby
Hogue; sisters, Leoda Davis, Ramona Blankenship, Roberta Atkins and Virginia May; and a
brother, Duain W. Hogue. Also preceding Carra Sue in death was a daughter, Deborah
Sue; and a son, Douglas Louis.
Survivors include two sons, Larry C. of Horseshoe Bay, Texas, and
Mark D. of Lawrence, Kan.; two sisters, Rebeca Atkins of Henrietta, Texas, and
Roxanna Cox of Bridgeport, Texas; eight grandchildren; and 13 great grand children.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Ardmore, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - November 29, 2016
William "Buck" Luther Gibson, age 84, passed away on
Sunday, Nov. 27, 2016, at his home in Ardmore. He was born on Aug. 24, 1932, to
Samuel Luther Gibson and Ruffie (Gold) Gibson at Ardmore.
Buck attended Dickson Schools. Buck was self-employed most his life
as a landscaper and truck driver but was best known for owning Buck's Small
Engine Repair. Buck married Ruthie Odell Jack in Sept. of 1978 in Ardmore. In
his youth, he enjoyed fishing, but later he enjoyed getting out and driving on
the back road of the lake.
Buck is survived by his children,
Brenda Brown, Mary Blankenship and husband,
Terry, Linda Haynes and husband, Doyle, all of
Stratford, Okla., William "Bucky" Gibson and wife, Sherry, of
Ardmore, Joyce Brown of Stratford, and Jackie Gibson of Ardmore; 10
grandchildren; and 23 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 1, 2016, at
Newport Cemetery, Lone Grove.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Ardmore, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - January 29, 2017
Lula Mae (Berry) Wigginton Grayson Smith, age 83, passed away on
Friday, January 27, 2017, at Ardmore, Okla. She was born to on February 17,
1933, to Arthur Berry and Alvenia (Forbes) Berry at Ardmore, Okla.
Lula was a homemaker all of her life. She loved working in her
flower beds. Lula's doors were never locked and her kitchen was always open. If
you needed a place to rest your head, she had a place for you. Lula will be
remembered for her kindness and generosity to her family and neighbors.
Lula was preceded in death by her husband, Luther "Ed"
Smith; sons: Sonny Wigginton, Eddie Wigginton, and David Grayson; grandson, Mark Blankenship; parents, Arthur and Alvenia Berry;
grandparents: Jim and Narcissy Berry and Charlie and Emelia Yarby.
Lula is survived by her children:
Bobby Wigginton, Donnie Grayson and wife, Carol, Kathy Grayson, Debbie Blankenship, Sheila Grayson, David Elmore, Edward
Smith, and Diane Salmon; twenty-six grandchildren, 47 great-grandchildren,
eight great-great-grandchildren, numerous nieces, nephews, and all the
neighborhood kids she treated as her own throughout the years.
Graveside services will be 2 p.m., Tuesday, January 31, 2017, at
Provence Cemetery, Ardmore, Okla.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Ardmore, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - December 25, 2017
Mr. Wallace Keith
Blankenship, 70, of Ardmore
passed from this life on Friday, December 22, 2017 at Ardmore after a 30-year
battle with Parkinson's disease. Keith was born Dec. 30, 1946, at Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma to the late Mr. Bob
Blankenship and Mrs. Dequita
Ashcraft. He
Keith was raised in California, spent several years in Oklahoma
City and lived in Ardmore for the last 50 years. He was an avid collector of
antiques and enjoyed restoring antique lamps and cars. His hobbies included
attending estate sales and garage sales and being a member of several antique
car clubs. Keith also loved to travel for his business which was the
restoration and resale of antique auto electrical parts. Several of his works
are featured at the Smithsonian Museum in Washington, DC.
Keith married Connie Beth
McGowan on Feb. 2, 1968, in Ringling and they were
blessed with a son, Bryan. They would have celebrated their 50th wedding
anniversary in February.
Keith was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. Bob Blankenship and
Mrs. Dequita Ashcraft.
Survivors include his loving wife,
Connie Blankenship of the home; son, Bryan
Blankenship and husband John
Jones of Washington DC.; brother, Bobby Gerald Blankenship of Ardmore; sister, Suzette Paxton of Placerville, CA; mother-in-law,
Colleen Grant of Ringling; brother-in-laws, Terry Grant of Ardmore and Lanie
McGowan of Ringling; and a host of other family and friends.
Funeral Services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Saturday, Dec. 23, 2017,
at the Alexander Funeral Home Chapel in Ringling with Terry Grant officiating
and Lee Grant assisting. Interment will follow at Ringling Memorial Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Jerry Day, Andy Devoud, Lance Grant, Quinton Rouse, James
Schmukal and Sparky Surrell. Honorary bearers will be Odell Frier, Preston
Grubbs and Greg Holland.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Ardmore, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - January 5, 2018
Marie Ethel Watson, 83, passed away with family by her side on Jan.
2, 2018. She was daughter of the late John Allen and Della (Blankenship) Allen, Marie was
born on Jan. 22, 1934 in Dickson.
She married Wayland Watson on Dec. 24, 1955. A life-long resident
of Ardmore, Marie graduated from Dickson High School. Marie began working at
Texoma Office Supply in sales, a career that lasted for over 30 years. She then
spent the next several years working at Uniroyal. Marie and Wayland accumulated
many memories and miles wintering in south Texas in their travel trailer. Marie
enjoyed gardening and was known to have a big vegetable garden each year. She
also enjoyed preparing big meals for her family. In her spare time she would do
quilting, sew dresses for her granddaughters and do arts and crafts, but her
favorite thing in the world was spending time with her family and her beloved
grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She was a member of the Southwest
Baptist Church and a devout Christian woman. Marie lived a quiet life of
devotion to family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, granddaughter,
four brothers and two sisters.
She is survived by her son, Steve Watson and wife, Denise;
daughter, Janet Biddick and husband, Matt; grandchildren: John Owens, Ashley
Watson, Emily Cahill, Drew Mierva and Morgan Kaleiwahea; and nine
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018 in the
Centennial Chapel of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home with the Rev. Bruce Kirby
officiating. Interment will follow at Hillcrest Memorial Park. Pallbearers will
be: Matt Biddick, Nick Cahill, Larry Case, Parish Kaleiwahea, Jim Michael and
John Owens. Honorary bearers will be: John Butanda, Zach Mierva and Zachary
Owens.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Ardmore, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/James-Freeman-Blankenship-106186291
James Freeman Blankenship, June 15, 1925 - June 16, 2018, Oklahoma
He graduated from Meadowbrook High School and served his country in
the US Army.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Ardmore, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - June 17, 2018
James Freeman Blankenship was born Sept. 15, 1925, in Marland, OK, to Shell and Max Alvin
"Freeman" Blankenship. He passed this life on June 16, 2018, at his residence in
Ardmore.
Freeman graduated from Meadowbrook High School and served his
country in the US Army. He was retired from the Maintenance Dept at the Bell
Oil and Gas Refinery.
Freeman married Irma-dene Mapp in Marietta, OK, on Oct. 23, 1954.
She preceded him in death in 2013.
He is survived by his sons,
David Blankenship and Lynn Blankenship
both of Ardmore; cousins, Danna Kay Trueblood, Sharon Bean and Brenda Lindsay.
Funeral Services are scheduled for at 2pm, Tuesday in the Craddock
Memorial Chapel with Dr. Alton Fannin officiating.
Serving as Pallbearers will be Jimmy Lindsay, Dudley Smith, Lloyd Gentry, Tony
Keith, Rob Porter and Dennis Chaney.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Ardmore, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - May 19, 2019
Lucy Ann Blankenship,
77, passed away peacefully Monday evening, May 14, 2019, at a local nursing
facility. The daughter of the late Fred Dale and Mae Irene Norville Coffey, Lucy was born Nov. 14, 1941, in Ravia.
Following the death of her mother, when Lucy was just over a year
old, she was adopted by Maxine Toone Carter. They lived in Ardmore, and Lucy
graduated from Ardmore High School in 1959. During her teenage years, she
showed her American Saddle Bred Horses, Startling Melinda, Champagne Lady and
Dornick King. After graduating she attended college for a couple of years
before moving to Dallas. She was a dance instructor for the Arthur Murray
Studio in Dallas before becoming a legal and executive assistant.
She met Cooper
Blankenship while working for
his law partner as a legal secretary. She ran his successful political
campaigns, first for Dallas County Court Judge and then later for the Texas
House of Representatives. She began a Charitable
organization in Dallas, the Society for Abandoned and Neglected Children Initiative
She returned to Ardmore with her children where they both graduated from
Ardmore High School, Steve in 1983 and Julie in 1984. They both graduated from
the University of Oklahoma in 1988. Even though divorced, they stayed friends
till his death in 2015, during that time she traveled
back and forth to Dallas to help her children care of Cooper.
She was preceded in death by her brothers, Haskell Dale, Dan
Norville, Jack Wayne and Jerry Oliver Coffey, and sister Edythe G. Burrell.
Lucy is survived by her son,
Stephen Blankenship of Ardmore, daughter Julie
Blankenship Mazur of Dallas,
and her grandchildren, Lauren Ruth and Parker
William Blankenship, Marc
Maximillian "Max" and Sasha Michelle Mazur.
Cremation-With-Care was provided by Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2019, Ardmore, Carter Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - June 9, 2019
Frank Morlan Ritter, 80, passed away at his Ardmore residence,
Tuesday, June 4, 2019, following an extended illness. The son of the late
Robert Cleveland Ritter and Jessie Josephine (Faison) Ritter, Frank was born on
July 25, 1938 in Ivor, VA.
Frank grew up in Southern Virginia and graduated from Southampton
High School in 1957. The following year he enlisted in the U.S. Air Force and
was stationed at Ardmore Air Force Base. He also served in Iceland and Florida.
Frank married Josephine DuBiel in 1960 and made Ardmore his permanent home.
Upon discharge from the Air Force, he worked at Torrance Monument Co. for 12
years and then began a lengthy career with Uniroyal Tire Co. until his
retirement. After retiring, Frank became a fully devoted grandpa attending all
school and sports events of his three grandsons. They were the pride and joy of
his life.
Frank was an avid fisherman. Most recently he was a proud member of
the Dirty Dozen Bass Club. He also enjoyed photography, winning several awards
for his pictures. Frank and Betty were married Oct. 17, 1996 in Ardmore. They
spent the last 23 years enjoying traveling and spending time with family.
Frank was preceded in death by his parents and a brother, R. J.
Ritter.
Frank is survived by his wife, Betty Ritter; two sons, Joe Bob
Ritter and wife Ronna, Vernon Ritter and wife Hope; three grandsons, Jake
Ritter and wife Beth, Clint Ritter and fiancée Ashley, Britton Ritter and one
great-granddaughter Addison Ritter. He is also survived by his mother, Jodie
Ritter, brothers, Jack Wayne Blankenship and wife Deloris, David Ritter and wife
Sandra, Kenny Ritter and wife Beth; sisters, Ellen Lassiter and husband Joe,
Jean Saunders and husband Bobby and families; four step children, Mark,
Michele, David, Nathan Swanner and their families; numerous nieces, nephews and
other extended family.
Funeral services will be at 10 am, Monday, June 10, 2019, in the
Centennial Chapel of Harvey-Douglas Funeral Home, with Reverend Bruce Kirby
officiating. Interment with US Air Force honors will follow at Rose Hill
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Jake Ritter, Clint Ritter, Britton Ritter, Steve
Perry, Mike Horstkoetter and David Swanner.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2019, Ardmore, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - November 20, 2019
Former Ardmore resident, Dorothy Ebberts, 92, passed from this life
on Nov. 4, 2019, at a residential facility in Oklahoma City, [Oklahoma Co., OK]. She was
born in Rock Springs, WY, to Pinkney Gerald (Jerry) and Hazel Belle (Payne)
Linn on Feb. 6, 1927.
Dorothy was the youngest child and fifth daughter born to the
Linns. Dorothy grew up and attended school in the small northern California
mountain town of Westwood. She graduated from high school there in the class of
1944.
Dorothy married Rodney Orin (Bud) Ebberts, also of Westwood, on March 29, 1947, in
Westwood. Bud served in the U.S. Navy during World War II. Following their
marriage, the couple made their home in Reno, NV, and later settled in
Susanville, CA.They were the parents of two sons, Daniel, and Jeff. Dorothy
moved to Ardmore from Reno in 2011 to be close to son, Jeff and his family.
Dorothy's career was as that of an executive secretary. She served
as secretary to the Lassen County, California Fairgrounds manager and later as
personal secretary to a Bank of America executive in Reno. Dorothy was a member
of the Methodist faith. She also loved to square and line dance, read, sew,
knit, crochet, golf and bake. Her many grandchildren can attest to the joy of receiving
a "goodies" package from Grandma "Dot!" In addition to her
husband and parents, Dorothy was preceded in death by her siblings, Esther
Snook, Carrie Hilton, Lois Lee, Alice Powers, and John Linn.
Dorothy is survived by her sons, Daniel Ebberts and his wife Annie
of Folsom, CA, and Jeff Ebberts and his wife Rieta of Ardmore; grandsons,
Nathan and wife Delilah of Coeur d'Alene, ID; Kevin and wife Beth of Ardmore;
Adam and wife Tory of Edmond; Kelly and wife Abigail of Ardmore; granddaughters, Tracy and husband Dallin Blankenship of Provo, UT; Stephanie and husband Dennis
Dart of Seattle; Candice Walker of San Diego; and Vicki and companion, Jason
Stokes of Seattle; many great-grandchildren and nieces and nephews.
Private family services will be held at a future time in Westwood,
Calif.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Healdton, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - March 11, 2018
David B. West was born June 13, 1944, in Ardmore, to Joseph (Buck) West
and Mary Pearl (Moon) West. He left this life here on Earth on Thursday, March
8, 2018, to be with family and loved ones in heaven.
He was preceded in death by his father and mother, two sisters
(Barbara Gillum and Marilyn Calger) and daughter (Janice Royal).
He is survived by his wife, Jannett West; son, Brian West and wife,
Holly (of Healdton); son, Fred McCabe (of Healdton); son, Tommy Mc-Cabe and
wife, Darla (of Healdton); and daughter, Joyce Craddock and husband, Arley (of
Wilson). Grandchildren are: Christi, Amy, Freddie, Jesse, Amber, Kalla, Josey,
River and Hunter. Sisters are: Norma west Blankenship (of Healdton) and Carol Wise and husband,
Dale (of Kingston). Numerous aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces,
cousins and friends.
Memorial services will be 12 p.m. on Saturday, March 17, 2018, at
Bethel Baptist Church of Healdton, Okla. All friends and family welcome.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Ratliff City, Carter Co., OK, Obituary
The Duncan Banner, (OK) - August 6, 2018
James Ray Smart 73, of Ratliff City, was born January 17, 1945 in
San Francisco, CA to the late Mr. L. C. Willard Smart and Mrs. Francis
"Maudine" Jackson Smart. He departed from this life on Friday, August
3, 2018 at his home.
James graduated from Fox High School in 1963 enlisting in the Air
Force during the Vietnam War on January 8, 1964 serving honorably for 4 years.
He married the former Mrs. Jimmie Faye Pierce on November 29, 1965 in Wichita
Falls, TX. James was a dedicated employee for Nubs Well Service for the past 37
years and resided most of his life in the Fox area. He enjoyed raising show
pigs and going to pig shows with his grandkids. James loved his family
especially his kids and grandkids, following the grandkids for many miles to
their sporting events. He was a great fisherman and was of the Pentecostal
faith.
Preceding him in death by his parents;
sister in law, Barbara Smart and numerous aunts and uncles.
James is survived by wife, Jimmie Faye of the home; daughters,
Terri Honeycutt of the home and Dana Hoggard and husband Sammy of Fox; son, Ray
Smart and wife Tarrah of Falconhead; grandchildren, Justin Smart and wife Haley
of Ratliff City, Kyle Smart and wife Baylee of Ratliff City, Kent Smart and
fiancée Staci of Lone Grove, Brent Smart of Mississippi, Avery Hoggard of Fox
and Maci Kinard of Lone Grove; great grandchildren, Bentley, Cash, Bowen,
Oakley, Lucca, Maverick, Major, Malachi and Elijah; brothers, Charlie Smart of
Lone Grove, Dennis Smart and wife Suzanne of Oklahoma City; sisters, Mary Ann
Chambers and husband Jay of Enid and Pam Evans and husband C.D. of Marietta;
special cousin, Sherian Blankenship and husband
Larry of Courtney and many other family and
friends.
Funeral Service with Military Honors are scheduled for 2:00 P.M.
Wednesday, August 8, 2018 at the First Baptist Church with Rev. Mike Johnston
and Bro. Mike Cox officiating. Interment will follow to Ratliff City Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Larry Smart, John
Hankins, Ricky Stewart, Kerry
Blankenship, Tra Milburn and
Pinkey Hurley. Honorary pallbearers
will be Nub Sullivan, Mike Kirkpatrick, Glen Brown, Carl Stewart, Larry Blankenship, Jim Burton, David Gayanich, Kip Martin
and Ernest Franklin.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Wilson, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - February 16, 2017
Lou Ann Fox was born Nov. 18, 1954, to Knox and Patsy (Blankenship) Thompson in Wilson,
OK. She passed from this life on Feb. 5, 2017, in Ardmore, [Carter Co., OK].
She worked as a Parts manager at Michelin. Lou Ann loved the
outdoors and quilting. She cherished her family and always looked forward to
spending time with them.
She was loved and survived by daughter, Mindy and her husband,
Brian Woodward; grandchildren, Raven Geist and Tristan Geist; brothers, Waylan
Thompson and Ron Thompson; two sweet kitty cats; and much extended family. She
will be missed by all who knew her.
Services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, 2017, at Rubottom
Baptist Church, 30111 OK-32, Wilson, OK.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Cherokee
+2017, Park Hill, Cherokee
Co., OK, Motorcycle Crash
Tahlequah Daily Press (OK) - July 6, 2017
A motorcycle crash on June 25 claimed the life of a Park Hill man
who was reportedly driving under the influence. Johnny Blankenship, 54, Park Hill, and Marina Skaggs, 36, Park Hill, were southbound
on State Highway 80 on a 1995 Harley Davidson motorcycle. The driver, Blankenship,
reportedly failed to negotiate a left curve, striking the guard rail. Both
passengers were ejected from the motorcycle.
Skaggs was transported to St. Francis Hospital in Muskogee, where
she was treated and released. Blankenship was transported to St. Francis Hospital in
Tulsa in critical condition with head injuries. He was pronounced dead July 3
at the Tulsa hospital.
Investigators reported helmets were not worn by either passenger,
and Blankenship was under the influence of alcohol.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2015, Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK, Obituary
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat
(OK) Date: September 2, 2015
Kamryn Graece Wallis was born March 25, 2014 to Kevin and Karissa
Wallis in Tahlequah, OK. She was the baby sister
of Kendyl Jade Blankenship. She left this life on August 30, 2015.
Though her time here was short, her beautiful smile reached many,
and she was loved by all. She loved her movies, popcicles, her baby dolls and
playing with her family and friends.
She is survived by her parents and brother of the home; grandparents, Junior & Paula
Blankenship, Chuck &
Belinda Wallis; great-grandmother, Pauline Russell; great-grandmother, Audrey Wallis; Stephanie & Nathan
Palmer; James & Lindsey Blankenship;
Katie & Justin Sellars; Dean & Jennifer Sharp; Matthew & Adam
Palmer; James Blankenship , Jr.; Chris & Nick Blankenship ; Madison Berger, Garrett Blankenship ; Darby, Jacob, & Braylie Sellars;
Daxton Burch; Laikyn Palmer; Rayden & Tatum Sharp; and many other friends
and family.
Kamryn's memory will be honored on Thursday, September 3, 2015 at
10:00 am at Oldham Memorial Baptist Church in Muskogee, under the directions of
Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home, with Interment immediately following at Greenhill
Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK, Obituary
http://obituaries.tahlequahdailypress.com/story/johnny-blankenship-1962-2017-949545431
Johnny Ray Blankenship was born September 18, 1962 in Dimmitt, Texas to Albert Ray and Lou Juanita (Parker)
Blankenship. He passed away on
July 3, 2017, in Tulsa, Oklahoma at the age of 54 years 9 months and 15 days.
Johnny was a graduate of Altus High School. He went on to attend
and play baseball at Western Oklahoma State College, Southwestern State
University and Oklahoma State University. While attending college he married
Michelle Stubblefield. They began their family and went on to have three children Rachel, Cassie, and Tyler.
They moved to the Tenkiller area in 1988 and Johnny worked at
Hopkins / Yates dealership. He eventually opened and operated Keys Automotive
Service for eight years. He was and automotive service technician instructor at
ICTC for seventeen years, retiring in 2015. Johnny enjoyed hunting, fishing,
camping, boating, sports and family time. His friends and family enjoyed all
these activities along with him.
Johnny has been preceded in death by his father Albert Ray
Blankenship.
He is survived by his three children,
Rachel Blankenship, Cassie Shores and
husband Shiloh, and Tyler Blankenship all of
Park Hill, Oklahoma; his mother, Juanita Blankenship of Altus, Oklahoma; three sisters, Glenda
Wagoner, Judy Box and husband Brent, and Sonya Elkins and husband Mike; the mother of his children, Michelle
Foster; and many other friends and loved ones to numerous to mention.
Funeral services are 10:00 am, Monday July10, 2017, at Green
Country Funeral Home. Officiating will be Reverend Matt Lawrence. Serving as pallbearers are Chad Blankenship, Brent Box, Braden Box, Mike Elkins, Shilo
Shores and Richard Wagoner. Honorary pallbearers are Nick Humphrey, Dylan
Humphrey and Chayne Sauders. Interment will follow in the Cookson Proctor
Cemetery under the care of Green Country Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Tahlequah, Cherokee
Co., OK, Death
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Franklin-Victor-Blankenship-105706786
Franklin Victor Blankenship, December 24, 1938 - January 9, 2018, Tahlequah, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Franklin Victor Blankenship – b.24Dec1938
- Tahlequah, OK:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KRFV-P5T
Relatives -
Blankenship Barbara Blankenship, Barbara Jean Blankenship, Dawn Allison
Thomure, Lawrence S. Blankenship.
+2019, Tahlequah, Cherokee Co., OK, Obituary
Tahlequah Daily Press (OK) - February 5, 2019
James Andrew Kaufman the son of Louis Sr. and Lillian (Thomas)
Kaufman was born June 3, 1938 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma and departed this life on
February 3, 2019 in Tahlequah, Oklahoma at the age of 80 years and 8 months.
James enjoyed life and loved his family. He enjoyed camping and
hunting and he loved shooting guns. He was a master marksman. He served as High
School Principal in Windsor, MO for 20 years before retiring and returning home
to Tahlequah. He could do just about anything, one
thing that he excelled at was working on cars. He built his very first car and
was always a good mechanic. James touched many lives over the years and will be
dearly missed by all who knew and loved him.
He was preceded in death by his parents and his brother Louis
Kaufman Jr.
He is survived by a loving family which includes his wife Kay Kaufman of the home; his daughter Lori Blankenship and husband David of Belton, MO; his sister Carolyn Rhodes and husband Jack
of Choteau, OK; his sister-in-law Gail Kaufman of Owasso, OK; his grandsons Andrew Blankenship of
Tahlequah, Maichael Blankenship of Raymore, MO and Jacob
Blankenship and wife Kaylin of Grandview, MO;
his great grandson Keyan Blankenship of
Tahlequah and his little yorkie Bella. Several friends and other relatives also
survive him.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Choctaw
+2015, Boswell, Choctaw Co., OK, Obituary
Durant Daily Democrat (OK) Date: August 4, 2015
Homer "Jr." Blankinship was born on March 17, 1930 in Snyder, Oklahoma to Homer Fletcher and Anne Laura (Adams) Blankinship and passed from this life on July 30, 2015
at his home in Boswell, Oklahoma at the age of 85 years, 4 months and 13 days.
Homer lived and worked in his early years in California and married
the love his life, Shirley Merline Settlemire in 1967 in Carson City, Nevada.
They returned to Oklahoma in 1973 and he continued to work in the construction
business until his retirement. He enjoyed playing the guitar, fishing, riding
his tractor, hunting, and he loved to be outdoors. He was a loving husband and
father who dearly loved his family and friends.
Homer is survived by his wife
of 48 years, Shirley Blankinship of the home; children, Travis Blankinship of Durant, OK, Larry Blankinship of Sacramento, CA, Kathy Blankinship of Durant, OK, Denise Cheatham of Turlock, CA, Shirley Ann Blankenship of Mustang, OK, Anita Smith and husband Danny of Durant, OK and Janice Stanley and husband Tom of Mustang, OK; brother, Zane
Blankinship of Madera, CA; sisters, Maxine
Simpson and husband Frank of Madera, CA and Irene Helm of
Madera, CA; nephew, Edward Gordon of Madera, CA and numerous grandchildren,
great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and extended family.
Homer was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, James
Blankinship, JD Ward and Bud Blankinship; sisters,
Mattie Croun, Sally Scott, Elizabeth Ward and Ruby Miller and granddaughter, Spring Stephens.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 3, 2015
at the Brown's Funeral Service Chapel in Atoka, OK. Interment will follow in
Bentley Cemetery with Anthony Stephens, Tony Stephens, Paul DeVault, Jerry
Miller, Howard Larkins and Rick Jennings serving as pallbearers. Honorary
pallbearers will be Joe Crites, Wayne Mayo, Tom Stanley, Phillip Bowers, Danny
Smith and Keoki Puana.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2015, Boswell, Choctaw
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Connie-Gi-Gi-Pierce-Moore-103085259
Connie Lynne "Gi Gi" Moore, age 47, was born March 20,
1968 in Hugo, OK.
She was preceded in death by a son, Aaron Moore in 1991.
Connie married Mark Wayne Moore in April of 1987 in Paris, TX. She
loved to read and listen to music. She also enjoyed reminiscing with family and
spending time with her children and grandchildren.
Survivors: husband, Mark Wayne Moore of Boswell; two sons, J. L. Blankenship and wife, Michelle of Lawton, OK and Seth Wayne Moore and wife,
Jordan of Soper, OK; one daughter, Falyn Leigh Ann Moore of Boswell, OK;
father, Sammy Lee Pierce of Boswell; mother, Rubye (Winters) Glenn of Hugo; grandchildren, Draven Layne Moore,
Trenton Wade Robinson, Payton Alaine Moore, Mason Lee Blankenship and Savannah Bell Blankenship;
brothers and sisters: Sammye Michelle Lofton of Mineral Wells, TX, Kimberly
Crawford of Valliant, OK, Chris Lee Pierce of Durant and Jessica Chavarria of
Durant along with many other relatives and friends.
Graveside Services, Friday, December 11,
2015, 2:00 P.M., Restland Cemetery, Boswell, OK.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Boswell, Choctaw Co., OK, Obituary
The Antlers American, (OK) - July 20, 2017
William Christopher (Chris) Archey, 26, of Boswell, passed from
this life on Wednesday, July 12, 2017, in Hugo. He was born on November 17,
1990 in Antlers to Randy Wayne Archey and Tammy Sue Secrest.
Chris graduated from Soper High School in 2009 and married Shonna Denise Blankenship on October 18, 2013 in Hugo. Chris enjoyed spending time with his
family and friends. Hunting, fishing and running trot lines is
what he loved doing.
Chris is preceded in death by his grandfather, Lonnie Taylor and
grandmother, Darlene Jobe.
He is survived by: Wife Shonna Archey of Boswell, Sons; Kristopher
Archey and Kolt Archey of Boswell: Stepdaughter: Sadie Massengale of Boswell,
Parents; Randy Archey of Soper, and companion Regina Tedder of Antlers, and
Tammy Secrest of Sherman, TX, Brothers: Brandon Archey of Soper, Dedrick Archey
of Sherman, TX, Jayden Tedder, and Jacob Tedder of Antlers, Sister; Taylor
Tedder of Antlers, Grandparents: Gearl Archey of Soper, and Ann Taylor of
Soper, along with numerous other family members and friends.
Funeral Services were held at Soper High School Gym on Monday, July
17, 2017, at 9:30 a.m. with Bro. Larry Minche and Bro. Tim Harless officiating.
Interment followed at Sugar Creek Cemetery in Soper.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Boswell, Choctaw
Co., OK, Obituary
The Antlers American, (OK) - June 14, 2018
Thomas Morgan Ansley was born August 9, 1949, in Hugo, the son of
Floyd Ansley and Bett (Walker) Ansley, and had lived all of his life in the
Boswell area.
He married Debbie Blankenship on June 12, 1971, in Boswell. Thomas was a
rancher and had served in the U.S. Army Reserve. He was a member of the Church
of Christ in Boswell. Thomas enjoyed ranching and looking at cattle. He also
enjoyed his Brahma Bulls, especially "Charlie". Most of all, he loved
spending time with his family.
Thomas was preceded in death by his parents.
He is survived by his wife, Debbie Ansley; son, Thomas Morgan
Ansley, Jr. and wife, Elaine, of Boswell; daughter, Patricia Ann Ansley, of
Boswell; grandson, Thomas Morgan Ansley III; along with many other relatives
and friends.
Graveside services were held at the Restland Cemetary in Boswell on
June 1, 2018, at 10:00 a.m. with Wiley Copeland and Dale Pardue officiating.
Interment followed at the Restland Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Deborah Ann
Ansley – b.16Mar1953 – Boswell, OK: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M5X-B3N
Relatives -
Thomas Morgan Ansley Jr.
+2017, Hugo, Choctaw Co.,
OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Delores-Earthman-104539005
Opal "Delores" Earthman, age 81, was born December 1, 1935 in Virgil, OK, the daughter of William Blankenship and Farra Mae (Matthews) Blankenship and had lived most of her life in Choctaw
County. She passed away from this life on March 6, 2017 at the age of 81.
Delores was a loving and devoted mother and grandmother. She was
known as "MeMe" to her grandchildren. She loved to visit and
thoroughly enjoyed every opportunity to be with family and friends. She was a
member of Sawyer Baptist Church where she attended until her health declined.
Delores married Ray Earthman on March 18, 1957 in Paris, TX. He
preceded her in death. She was also preceded in death by her parents; daughter,
Cheryl Earthman; brother, Bill Blankenship; three sisters: Corrine Blankenship, Allene Pulliam, and Ruth Young.
Survivors Include: four sons, Mark Earthman and wife, Gail of
Sawyer, OK; Walter Earthman and wife, Vikki of Spencerville, OK; Mike Earthman
and wife, Lynia of Spencerville, OK; Eddie Earthman and wife, Shay of Sawyer,
OK; one brother, Jimmy Blankenship and wife, Mary Lou of Hugo, OK; nine grandchildren,
Michael Earthman and wife, Meagan of Powderly, TX; Christopher Earthman and
wife, Mallory of Durant, OK; Shadera Martin of McAlester, OK; Derek Earthman of
McAlester, OK; Rayna Noah and husband, Willie of Clayton, OK; Nicole Hill and
husband, Buck, of Antlers, OK; Colby Earthman of Spencerville, OK; Rhett
Earthman of Sawyer, OK; and Drew Earthman of Sawyer, OK; six great
grandchildren, Ansley and Acen Earthman of Powerderly, TX; Kaiya Earthman of
Durant, OK; McKaya Aldridge of McAlester, OK; Kambria Earthman of McAlester,
OK; Hunter and Rylan Noah of Clayton, OK; Haze and Hank Hill of Antlers, OK;
and numerous other relatives and friends.
Funeral Services: Thursday ~ March 9, 2017 Time: 2:00 P.M.,
Spencerville Community Church ~ Spencerville, OK, Bro. Burgie Thompson.
Interment: Spencerville Cemetery ~ Spencerville, OK
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Soper, Choctaw
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Mary-Helen-Harless-104723766
Mary Helen Harless, age 81, of Soper, Oklahoma passed away April
26, 2017. She was born October 24, 1935
in Lamasco, TX, the daughter of Aubrey Eric Haynes and Ora Jo (Bowling) Haynes
and had lived in Soper since 1963.
Mary Helen married Billy R. Harless on August 28, 1954 in Durant,
OK. She enjoyed cooking and baking for her family and especially loved keeping
her grandchildren and great grandchildren. Mary Helen also loved to travel to
places of interest after she and Bill retired.
Her parents, three sisters and one brother preceded her in death.
She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Eric Cole Harless in 1984.
Survivors Include: her husband, Billy Harless; two daughters,
Patricia Finch and husband, Larry of Boswell, OK and Donna Griffin and husband,
Hal of Montgomery, TX; seven grandchildren,
Tricia Keyes, Jacob Keyes and wife, Candice, Tarrah Sumner, Seth Finch, Lauren
Finch, Eric Blankenship and wife, Carissa and Jaye Peery and
husband, Eddie; six great grandchildren, Tiara, Taylor, Jayden, Jet, Ava,
Elijah, and great great grandchild, Paisley; one brother, James R. Haynes of
Texas; a host of nieces and nephews along with many life long friends.
Funeral Services: Date: Saturday ~ April 29, 2017 Time: 2:00 P.M.;
Place: First Baptist Church ~ Soper, OK; Officiating: Bro. Rick Westbrook;
Interment: Mt. Olivet Cemetery ~ Hugo, OK
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Soper, Choctaw
Co., OK, Obituary
Herald Democrat (Sherman, TX) - March 2, 2018
Mr. Pervis Ray Blankenship, 70, passed away Monday, February 26 at Pushmataha Hospital, [Antlers,
Pushmataha Co., OK]. He was born March 15, 1947 in Gainesville to the late James and Helen (Trammell) Blankenship.
Pervis graduated from Callisburg schools and joined the US Air
Force in October 1966. Pervis served four years before being honorably
discharged. On January 31, 1969, he and Debbie Hall were married in Sherman.
Mr. Blankenship was raised on a farm and worked in farming and
ranching all his life. He also worked for Gibson's from 1968-1978. In
retirement, he continued ranching on his farm near Soper. He was an avid
outdoorsman and a longtime member of the American Legion and NRA.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Monica.
Pervis is survived by his wife
of 49 years, Debbie of Soper; two sons Rodney
Blankenship and Chris Blankenship and his wife Kim, all of Soper; six
grandchildren; niece, Sabrina Huckaby and her husband Randall of Lake Worth;
and other family members.
Graveside funeral services will be held at 10:00 AM Saturday, March
3 at West Hill Cemetery. Rev. Brian Taylor will officiate and military honors
will be performed by the Shepherd Air Force Base Honor Guard.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Spencerville, Choctaw Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Jack-Cloud-103266064
Jackie Sheridin "Jack" Cloud, age 80, was born October 5,
1935 in Quinton, OK, the son of Bernie Cloud and Ruby (Mathis) Cloud and had
lived most of his life in the Sawyer area.
He married Helen Spears in February of 1954 at Lequire, OK. She
preceded him in death. He was also preceded in death by his parents, a
granddaughter, Sheridan Lynn Potts, a sister, Bonnie Pugh, brother, James Cloud
and two infant siblings.
Jack raised cattle and operated a saw mill. He also worked for
Weyerhaeuser as a millright. He enjoyed hunting and fishing with his wife and
enjoyed family gatherings. Jack especially enjoyed his grandchildren and great
grandchildren.
Survivors Include: daughter, Barbara Cloud of Ft. Towson, OK; sons,
Jackie D. Cloud and wife, Melba, Gerald D. Cloud, Ronald Cloud and wife,
Katherine, Darryl Cloud and Timothy Leroy Cloud and wife, Twyla all of Sawyer,
OK; brothers and sisters, Leon Cloud
and wife, Shirley of McAlester, OK, Ray Cloud of Stigler, Arlie Cloud of
Haileyville, OK, Gary Cloud and wife, Barbara of Quinton, OK, Sue Blankenship and husband,
Bill of Hugo, Shirley Braswell and husband,
Tommy of McAlester, OK, Linda Reeder and husband, Tommy of Savannah, OK;
grandchildren, Jackie Everest Cloud, Waylon Cloud, Reilly Cloud, Ronan Cloud,
Brandon Cloud, Kyle Cloud, Shania Cloud, Justin Cloud, Tyler Cloud, Hunter
Cloud and Shelby Cloud; 18 great grandchildren; Honorary family members are
Dennis and Judy Cochnauer and family of Sawyer, OK along with many other
relatives and friends.
Funeral Services: will be on Friday ~ February 5, 2016 Time: 2:00
P.M. at Victory Baptist Church ~ 506 West Osage ~ Hugo, OK. Officiating will be
Bro. Wendell Greer and Bro. David Ward, Graveside Services will be held
Saturday, February 6, 2016, 2:00 P.M., San Bois Cemetery, Kinta, OK
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
William F. Blankenship – b.13Aug1943 -
Hugo, OK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGZF-CMZ
Relatives - Audie F. Blankenship, Audie
Sue Blankenship, Bill Blankenship, Sue Blankenship.
Cleveland
2015, Moore, Cleveland Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Jan. 11, 2015
Eldon Woodrow Wilson (June 21, 1933 - Jan 8, 2015) of Moore, entered into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior,
Jesus Christ, on Thursday January 8, 2015. He was a three-year cancer survivor
before he lost the short battle with MDS. He grew up in the Yukon/ Mustang
area.
Eldon dated Charlene, the love of his life, for three months and
married on August 22, 1954. In 1964, he designed and self-built his home in
Moore with the help of family and friends. The home is a testament for his love
of woodworking. He was a Korean War veteran, Navy Corpsman. After leaving the
Navy, Eldon enjoyed a 40-year career with OG&E. He was in charge of all
Facility Group Construction Inspectors at the time of his retirement. He loved
fishing at his retirement home at Lake Texoma. Eldon touched many lives with
his care-giving spirit.
He was preceded in death by his parents; and his brother, Robert.
Eldon is survived by his wife, of the home, Charlene; his devoted
children, Eldon "Jim" Wilson (Kathy), of Moore; Brenda King (Jim), of
Newcastle; Donna Reynolds (Kevin), of Moore; Christy Huffman (Scott), of Moore;
and grandchildren, Ginny Whomble
(Michael), of Moore; Stephen Wilson (Shannon), of Moore; Justin King
(Samantha), of Newcastle; Emilie Fallwell (Jeff), of Moore; Shane King
(Heather), of Edmond; Sgt. Tyler King USMC (active duty); Vicki Barnes (Brett),
of OKC; Susan Morris (Matt), of Goldsby; Anthony Reynolds, of Madill; Billy Blankenship, of Moore; and Natasha Blankenship (James), of Moore; and 16
great-grandchildren, Ellarie, Araeyah, Attikus, Makenzie, Payton, Josephine,
Tanner, Haylee, Chaseton, Bree, Zachariah, Joshuah, Mitchell, Elizabeth,
Andromeda, and Tristain. He is also survived by one sister, Emagene Barela, of
Moore; and numerous nephews and nieces.
A Funeral Service to celebrate his life will be at 2 p.m. Monday,
January 12 in the chapel at Resthaven Funeral Home, interment with military
honors immediately following the service.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2015, Moore, Cleveland Co., OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) Date: January 13,
2015
Mark Wayne Blankenship, 54, valve tester, oilfield equipment, died Sunday.
Private services (John M. Ireland, Moore).
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Moore, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
Darrell Wayne Blankenship, 61, of Moore, OK passed away November 11, 2015. He was born
January 3, 1954 to George and Lenora Blankenship
in Oklahoma City.
Darrell gave 42 years of loyal service to the Oklahoma Department
of Transportation. There he developed many wonderful relationships with
co-workers and contractors alike. Darrell was a man of many talents and
passions. He enjoyed woodworking, remodeling the house, going to the casino and
generally just helping people. Darrell’s biggest passion was his family. He was
also a big jokester. Darrell loved to torment the grandchildren and tell them
stories to where they wouldn’t believe him and they would have to go and ask
Grammy to make sure he was telling the truth.
Darrell coached Chris in baseball and enjoyed going out in the yard
and playing catch with Chris and Renee. He taught Bodie and Kim how to build
things. Most of all Darrell, enjoyed spending time
with his family, especially his grandchildren.
Darrell is survived by his wife
of 38 years, Barbara
Blankenship of the home; son, Chris Blankenship and wife, Michele; daughter,
Renee Blankenship and Jason Ringwald of Moore; 4 grandchildren, Brittney Pearson, Bodie Blankenship, Kimberley Blankenship and Connor Ringwald all of Moore; 2 sisters, Shirley
Blankenship of Del City and Elsie Triplett and Donnie Hill of Choctaw; 2 brothers, Frank
Blankenship of Choctaw and Troy Blankenship and wife, Lisa of Newalla; mother-in-law,
Nora Hutto of Moore; brother-in-law, Ronnie Buckmaster and wife, Cindy of Elk
City. A host of numerous other loving family members and
friends.
He is preceded in death by his parents; twin brothers, Jerry and Larry Blankenship;
2 brothers-in-law, Ronald Triplett and Robert Shield; nephew, Lyndell Hill; and
father-in-law, Otha Buckmaster and Marie.
Memorial services will be held 3:30 PM, Friday, November 13, 2015
at St. Andrew’s United Methodist Church, 2727 SW 119th, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
SSDI: Blankenchip,
George, 74, 07Jun1910 - ??Jan1985, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK, OK-448-07-9592
SSDI: Blankinship,
Leona, 74, 21Apr1907 - ??Jul1981, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK, OK-444-28-7192
+2018, Moore, Cleveland Co., OK, Obituary
The American, (Moore, OK) - January 17, 2019
Darrell Wayne Blankenship, 61, of Moore, passed away Nov. 11, 2015. He was born Jan. 3, 1954, in Oklahoma
City to George and Lenora
Blankenship.
Darrell gave 42 years of loyal service to the Oklahoma Department
of Transportation. There, he developed many wonderful relationships with
co-workers and contractors alike. Darrell was a man of many talents and
passions. He enjoyed woodworking, remodeling the house, going to the casino and
generally just helping people. Darrell's biggest passion was his family. He was
also a big jokester. Darrell loved to torment the grandchildren and tell them
stories to where they wouldn't believe him and they would have to go and ask
Grammy to make sure he was telling the truth. Darrell coached Chris in baseball
and enjoyed going out in the yard and playing catch with Chris and Renee. He
taught Bodie and Kim how to build things. Most of all, Darrell enjoyed spending
time with his family, especially his grandchildren.
Darrell was preceded in death by his parents; twin brothers, Jerry and Larry Blankenship;
two brothers-in-law, Ronald Triplett and Robert Shield; nephew, Lyndell Hill;
and father-in-law, Otha Buckmaster and Marie.
Darrell is survived by his wife
of 38 years, Barbara
Blankenship of the home; son, Chris Blankenship and wife Michele; daughter,
Renee Blankenship and Jason Ringwald of Moore; four grandchildren, Brittney Pearson, Bodie Blankenship , Kimberley Blankenship and Connor Ringwald, all of Moore; two sisters, Shirley
Blankenship of Del City and Elsie Triplett and Donnie Hill of Choctaw; two brothers, Frank
Blankenship of Choctaw and Troy Blankenship and wife Lisa of Newalla; mother-in-law,
Nora Hutto of Moore; brother-in-law, Ronnie Buckmaster and wife Cindy of Elk
City; and a host of numerous other loving family members and friends.
Memorial services were Friday at St. Andrew's United Methodist
Church, 2727 SW 119th, Oklahoma City. John M. Ireland Funeral Home and Chapel in Moore.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Moore, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Dec. 21, 2016
April 17, 1916 -
Dec. 18, 2016 MOORE
December 18, 2016, brought to close Dalton C. Langley's 100 years
of a life well lived. He was born in Harriman, TN on April 17, 1916, to William
and Kate (Montgomery) Langley.
He graduated Whartburg Central High School and joined the Army Air
Corps. On November 16, 1950, he married
the love of his life, Doris
Aileen Blankenship, and to the
union, three children were born. Dalton retired from Tinker Air Force Base
after 33 years of civilian service. Dalton enjoyed fishing, hunting, camping,
reading, writing, baseball, Dallas Cowboys, OU Sooners, but especially, loved
volunteering in the Moore Community. He served as the President of the Moore
Council on Aging and subsequently, served as treasurer. Dalton's hard work and
determination was instrumental in constructing the beautiful and functional
Brand Senior Citizens Center. He and Doris worked tirelessly on behalf of
senior citizens. Dalton's biggest contribution to Moore was his efforts to
build affordable housing for seniors and, as a result, there are fifty-one
affordable housing units available in Moore, OK. The complex is known as
Langley Village I and Langley Village II. He also served as Chief Executive
Officer and later, President Emeritus of the Senior Citizens Housing Authority,
having served from 1978 until his death. In appreciation for his endeavors,
Dalton and his wife Doris were selected as part of the "1993 Maxwell House
Real Heroes."
Dalton was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Doris; grandson,
Cameron Langley; and sister, Daveen McPeters.
He is servived by his children, Cathy Sorenson & husband Mike,
Paul Langley & wife Pam, and David Langley & wife Donna; grandchildren,
Chris Langley, Brittany Sweeney, Chanae Krahn, Madison Langley, Ryan George,
Allison Horn, Cippy Sorenson, and Jessie Sorenson; several great-grandchildren;
and a host of other extended family and friends.
Services to Celebrate Dalton's Life will be 10 a.m. Thursday,
December 22, 2016, at The Chapel at Resthaven with interment to follow at
Resthaven Memory Gardens.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Moore, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Charles-Ray-Blankenship-105664424
Charles Ray Blankenship, Jr., June 17, 1953 - December 31, 2017, Moore, Oklahoma
Memorial Service at the Chapel of Moore Funeral and Cremation at
10:00 AM on January 13, 2018.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Charles R.
Blankenship – b.17Jun1953 – Norman, OK: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGS3-JZ3
Relatives -
Charles R. Blankenship, Kathleen Marlow Blankenship, Lindsay R. Blankenship,
Russell Lee Blankenship.
2017, Noble, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
The Norman Transcript, (OK) - January 10, 2017
Mrs. Alma Ruth (Musgrave) Bunch was born to Levi and Frances
(Jennings) Musgrave on August 10, 1934 at Norman, Ok. She departed this life on
January 8, 2017 in Oklahoma City [Oklahoma
Co., OK] at the age of 82
years.
She graduated from Noble High School and married the love of her
life Glenn Bunch on November 22, 1954 in Norman, Ok. They had celebrated 62
years of marriage in 2016. They both loved the country life so they made their
homes between Macomb and Noble during their marriage. Mrs. Bunch was employed
with the U.S. Postal Service as a Rural Route Mail Carrier for Cleveland and
Pottawatomie County before her retirement. They were both Free Will Baptist and
were always active and loved volunteering in the churches they attended. Their
relationship with God was very important to them. Mrs. Bunch was an excellent
seamstress and sewed many of her children's clothes. She and Glenn enjoyed
garage sales together, they loved gardening and she loved to work in her flower
beds. She loved her family dearly and spending time with family activities was
most important to her.
She was preceded in death by her Parents, a Grandson Michael Bunch,
2 Sisters and Brothers-in-law; Agnes and Roy McCrory and Alice and Preston
Tolson and a Sister-in-law Dorothy and Buck Blankenship.
Those who survive her include her Husband Glenn, Son Duane Bunch
(Linda), 2 Daughters; Glenda Blanton and Dana Northrup (Tony), 2 Brothers; Earl
Musgrave (Judy) and Alvie Musgrave (Bobbie), 2 Sisters; Anita Doussett
(Rayburn) and Aline McDaniel, many Grandchildren and Great Grandchildren and other
relatives.
Funeral Service will be 2:00pm Thursday, January 12th,
Noble Assembly of God Church Interment will be in the Noble IOOF Cemetery
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Noble, Cleveland Co., OK, Obituary
The Norman Transcript, (OK) - October 11, 2018
Glenn Eldon Bunch was born to Samuel and Mexola (Jennings) Bunch on May 19, 1935 at
Norman, OK. He departed this life on October 5, 2018 in Oklahoma City at the
age of 83 years.
Glenn was a lifetime resident of Cleveland County. He and Alma Ruth
Musgrave were United in Marriage on November 22, 1954
in Norman. They both loved the country life so they made their home in Macomb
and Noble. In 2016 they celebrated 62 years of marriage. Glenn loved the Lord
and was one of the founding members of the Maguire Baptist Church. In later
years they became members of the Skyridge Free Will Baptist Church. They were
both very active in the Church. They started the Angel Food Program within the
church and fed many people in the community. They were known for the many
hospital visits they would make each week to church members and anyone in the
community. They both served the Lord all of their lives.
Glenn was a carpenter by trade and belonged to the OKC Carpenters
Union for over (30) years before his retirement. After retirement they enjoyed
going to garage sales, gardening and family. Family always came first.
Glenn was preceded in death by his Parents, a Sister Dorothy
Blankenship and a Grandson
Michael Bunch.
Those who survive him include his Son Duane Bunch and wife Linda of
Norman, 2 Daughters; Glenda Blanton of Moore and Dana Northrup and husband Tony
of Oklahoma City, he also considered Alma's family Brothers and Sisters his
they include Earl and Judy Musgrave of Sulphur, Alvie and Bobbie Musgrave of
Purcell, Anita and Rayburn Doussett of Noble and Aline McDaniel of Moore,
Grandchildren; Meagen Attebery(Adam), Ashley Owens (Josh), Shyvonne Gray (MJ),
Nicholas Blanton (Shonda), Tristianne Asbury (Jesse), Bryttani Wood (Daniel),
Jared Northrup, Ryan Northrup and Jake Northrup, Great Grandchildren; Aaliyah
Attebery, Raelynn Elston Blanton, Kyra Brooke, Mikeyla Attebery, Dalton Wood,
Blake Owens, Sterling Gray, Ryder Wood and other relatives and friends
Funeral Service will be 11:00am Saturday, October 13th, at the
McMahans Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will be in Noble IOOF Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Norman, Cleveland
Co., OK, death
The Norman Transcript, (OK) - April 22, 2017
Brynda Kay Blankinship, 57, Norman, passed away Wednesday, April 12, 2017 at home.
No services are currently planned.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Norman, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tribute.care/obituaries/Brynda-Kay-Blankinship?obId=1714737#/obituaryInfo
Brynda Kay Blankinship, 57, of Norman,
was born on June 21, 1959 to William David “Bill” and Willa Mae Blankinship in Ada, OK.
Brynda passed away on Wednesday, April 19, 2017, at the home in Norman.
She was a graduate of Norman High School
in 1977.
She is preceded in death by her father,
William
David “Bill” Blankinship.
She is survived by her mother, Willa Mae
Blankinship; brother, William Gregory “Bill” Blankinship (spouse,
Cherity); sister, Amy Elizabeth Gregg (spouse, George); niece, Sabrina Diane
Blankinship; nephew, Brandon Michael Williams; grand-niece, Nova Rae Williams and
extended family Christian Green and Jordin Peavler.
At Brynda’s request, there will be a
private service held for immediate family.
+2017, Norman, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/186363536/charles-ray-blankenship
Charles Ray Blankenship, Jr. “Charlie” was
born June 17, 1953 in Ft. Bliss, El Paso, Texas to Charles Ray Blankenship, Sr. and Beverly Ann Piper
Blankenship. He passed from this life December 31, 2017 at his home in Norman,
Oklahoma at the age of 64 years, 6 months, and 14 days.
He was a hard worker that spent his time
off gardening in his vegetable garden, making homemade salsa, jalapeno peppers
and jarring pickles. He also enjoyed building stuff, artsy crafts, watching his
OU Sooners football team, listening to Jethro Tull and his favorite flute
player. The family had 3 dogs, but his dog was “Stewie” the Chihuahua.
Charlie was preceded in death by his father,
Charles
Ray Blankenship, Sr., a brother Alan Blankenship and a sister,
Susie Schondel.
He is survived by his wife of 45
years, Kathleen Uht Blankenship; a son, Russell Blankenship and daughter
Lindsay
Rae
Tucci; a brother Jeffrey Blankenship, and 2 sisters, Nancy Farris and Donna Gilles. He is
also survived by 5 grandchildren, Sicily Jane Blankenship, David Charles
Blankenship, Jeffrey Alan Blankenship and Rewdan Tucce and Kyler Tucci.
A memorial Ceremony for Charlie will be
held at 10:00 am, Saturday, January 13, 2018 at the chapel of Moore Funeral and
Cremation with funeral celebrant Harold Branstetter officiating.
+2019, Norman, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
The Norman Transcript, (OK) - March 29, 2019
Luetta Sue Davis
passed away peacefully with family at her side on 24 March, 2019 at the Grace
Living Center in Norman, Oklahoma. Sue was 84 years old. The eldest of five
children, Sue was born September 16, 1934 to Calvin and Geneva "Welton" Blankenship in Hodgens, Oklahoma.
When Sue was young the family moved to Stringtown, Oklahoma where
she lived with her parents and her dad's parents until her marriage. Sue began
working with her family in the cotton fields, and raising and selling
watermelons at an early age. These physically demanding experiences honed Sue's
tenacious work ethic and her diligence to complete tasks; characteristics she
carried with her the rest of her life. At the age of eleven Sue helped
financially support her family by washing dishes after school at a local café.
By the age of fourteen she was working as a waitress, a career she continued
for many years.
As a seventeen year old waitress working a summer job in Fredrick,
Oklahoma, Sue met and fell in love with a charming patron who was on wheat
harvest at the time. After a brief courtship Sue and Harold Leon Davis were
married on June 11, 1952 in Wichita Falls, Texas. Their union was the beginning
of a marriage that lasted fifty-one years until Harold's death in 2003. To this
union, two children were born; a son Dale and a daughter Brenda. As Sue and
Harold enjoyed adventure and travel, their early years of marriage found them
residing in Kansas, Oklahoma and Texas before moving to Laguna Beach,
California in 1959. Missing Oklahoma, Sue and Harold returned to and settled in
Fort Supply, Oklahoma in 1969. In Fort Supply, Sue went to work for the State
of Oklahoma at Western State Hospital as a nursing aid, the beginning of a
medical career that would continue over the next 27 years. Continuing with
State employment, she transferred to Norman, Oklahoma in 1974, where she worked
at the Norman Veterans' Center then to Griffith Memorial Hospital.
Always the caregiver, Sue moved her mother into their home for the
last 18 years of her mother's life. As a fighter and a survivor of cancer and a
heart attack, Sue remained active even into retirement. In addition to her
daily workouts at the YMCA, Sue worked part time at the Norman North High
School cafeteria and she volunteered with the Cleveland County YMCA and the
Norman Regional Hospital.
Sue is preceded in death, by her parents, brother's Archie and Carl, a sister Margret, a
grandson Donald, and her husband Harold
Sue is survived by her brother
William F. Blankenship and wife Sue of Hugo, Oklahoma, son Dale
Davis and wife Adrion of Norman, daughter Brenda Keene and husband Steve of
Norman, and grandson's Thomas, Jeff, Jason, Devin, and Bradley, seven
great-grandchildren and a host of wonderful friends.
A memorial service will be held at Havenbrook Funeral Home on
04/06/2019 at 11:00 am.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Comanche
2016, Cache, Comanche
Co., OK, Obituary
Altus Times (OK) - May 11, 2016
Funeral service for Jake Addison Burk, 89, of Cache, Oklahoma will
be at 2:00 p.m. on Friday, May 13, 2016 at Lawton First Assembly with Rev. Don
Barnes, and Rev. Gary Pratt officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial
Gardens under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home.
Mr. Burk passed away on Saturday, May 7, 2016 in Oklahoma City, [Oklahoma
Co.,] Oklahoma. He was
born on June 14, 1926 in Lawton, Oklahoma to James Marion and Alta (Bradford)
Burk.
Jake grew up on a small farm south of Lawton. The family lived in
Manitou, Oklahoma for a time before returning to the Lawton area. He worked on
the family farm where he milked cows. He also hauled sand, gravel, and rock to
Fort Sill to build streets in preparation for WWII.
He met his future wife, Violet Colvin at a movie theater in Cache,
Oklahoma and knew right away that was the girl he was going to marry and did
just that on February 5, 1944 in Walters, Oklahoma. They celebrated their 72nd
wedding anniversary this year.
Jake joined the United States Army on April 16, 1946 and was
transferred to the Active Reserves on November 21, 1946 and was stationed at
Fort Sill, Oklahoma. He was honorably discharged on November 1, 1951 with the
rank of Staff Sergeant. He worked for Crossland Auto Parts/Auto Glass for
approximately 10 years and later joined the insurance business and made
application for a salesman license. On March 15, 1956, he was selected to be a
District Manager with Farmer's Insurance Group in Altus, Oklahoma. In three
years, he recruited and trained 30 salesmen and his district became #1 in a 7
state area. He later sold life and health insurance for Paul Revere Insurance
Company. He was also a general agent for Aetna Life and Casualty. In 1962, he
became a Real Estate Broker and owned and operated Jake Burk Realty for over 20
years. He also owned and operated Burks Kwik Stop in Cache, along with Jake
Burk Realty in adjoining buildings. He was also a home builder. Jake retired in
2008.
He was active in many organizations and served as President of
Junior Chamber of Commerce, Altus, President of the Southwest Oklahoma Life
Underwriters Association, President of the Southwest Oklahoma Home Builders
Association, First Vice President of Altus Chamber of Commerce, Chairman of the
Committee of 100 Altus Businessmen, President of Altus Industrial Committee,
two times, Fourth Congressional District Advisory for Tom Steed, six years,
President, Altus Lions Club, two times, Zone Chairman of District Three Lions
Club International, Deputy District Governor Zone Three Lions Club
International, 60 Clubs, and Co-Chairman of Tom Steed Reservoir. He also served
as City Councilman for Altus, Oklahoma for two terms. Jake was also a 32nd
Degree Mason.
He was a member of the Altus First Baptist Church where he served
as Sunday School Director for Senior Adults, Deacon and later General Sunday
School Director. He later was a member of the Lawton First Assembly where he
served as Sunday School Superintendent.
He is survived by his loving wife, Violet, of the home; his
daughter and son in law, Vickie and Sonny Merrick, of Ocala, Florida; three
sons, and a daughter in law, Ron and
Lucia Burk, of Oklahoma City, Don Burk, of Cache, and Richard Burk and Kim Blankinship , of Blanchard, OK; two sisters, Joyce
Grayson, of Yukon, OK, Oleta Dean, of Lawton; one brother, Tommy Paul Burk and
wife, Betty, of Duncan, OK; nine grandchildren, Dianne Martin and her husband,
John, Tim Burk, Don Burk II and his wife, Morgan, Brandon Burk, and his wife,
Gina, Billy Stevens, Justin Burk, Trenna Burk, Joshua Burk, and Chris Burk;
great grandchildren, Travis Burk and his wife, Samantha, Corbin Burk, Trinity
Burk, Sophia Martin, Grace Martin, Dillon Burk, Lauren Burk, Ava Burk, David
Burk, Jennifer Burk, Samantha Galberth, Selestial Gurau, Aiden Reilly-Stevens,
Courtney Burk, and Kayla Burk; great great grandchildren, Bentley Burk, Luke
Gurau, and Jase Gurau; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of loving friends
and neighbors including Dawn and Scott.
He is preceded in death by his parents; his daughter in law, Sue
Burk; his siblings, John Everett Spangler Burk, Clarence Irving Burk, Lora Mae
Kovacs, Earlene Burk, James Howard Burk, Welton Veto Burk, Carl Lee Burk,
William Neal Burk, Wanda Evelyn Pickens Brookings, Delores Barthene Ryans, and
Hershel Eugene Burk; and his great great grandaughter, River Renee Galberth.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Geronimo, Comanche
Co., OK, Obituary
The Lawton Constitution, (OK) - December 5, 2016
Gloria Yvonne Warren, 68, Geronimo, passed away Friday, Dec. 2,
2016, in a Lawton hospital, [Comanche
Co., OK]. She was born
July 3, 1948, in Starkville, Miss., to Maston Levi and China Ray (Yeates)
Prewitt.
Gloria married Deyo W. Warren March 15, 1978, in Lawton. Gloria
loved her grandchildren, enjoyed gardening, singing, gospel and bluegrass
music. She was a loving mother and friend to all.
She was preceded in death by her father, and an infant sister, Wilda
Gale.
She is survived by her husband, of the home; seven children:
Melissa Karen Henry, Eupora, Miss., Tamila Yvonne Metzger and husband Eric B,
Wichita Falls, Texas, Deyo William Warren II and wife Cindi, Leander, Texas,
Christopher M. Henry, Elgin, Michael Anthony Warren, Austin, Texas, Eric Wayne
Warren, Leander, Texas, Chesley Levi Warren and wife Amy Marie, Geronimo; her
mother, Eupora, Miss.; five siblings:
Rebecca Carol Doyle and husband Ronald, Brandon, Miss., Barbara Elaine Bennett,
Eupora, Miss., Nathan Coleman Prewitt and wife Tracye, Vicksburg, Miss.,
Stephen LeRay Prewitt, Europa, Miss., Rachel Anice Blankenship and husband Anthony, Mt. Hope, Ala.; and eight grandchildren: Ashlynn, William,
Christopher, Chase, Mason, Jack, Emilee and Ellie-Kate.
Funeral will be 11 a.m. Thursday, in the Becker-Rabon Funeral Home
Chapel. Burial will be in Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Anthony J.
Blankenship – b.13Apr1954 - Mount Hope, AL: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KPH1-FFT
Relatives -
Blankenship Kelly, Katie Blankenship, Rachel P. Blankenship, Reggie K.
Blankenship, Reggie Blankenship, Rita K. Blankenship
2016, Geronimo, Comanche Co., OK, Obituary
The Lawton Constitution, (OK) - December 6, 2016
Gloria Yvonne Warren 68, Geronimo, passed away Friday, Dec. 2, 2016
in a Lawton hospital. She was born July 3, 1948, in Starkville, Miss., to
Maston Levi and China Ray (Yeates) Prewitt.
She was preceded in death by her father; and an infant sister,
Wilda Gale.
She married Deyo W. Warren on March 15, 1978, in Lawton. Gloria
loved her grandchildren, enjoyed gardening, singing, and gospel and bluegrass
music. She was a loving mother and friend to all.
She is survived by her husband of the home; seven children: Melissa
Karen Henry of Eupora, Miss.; Tamila Yvonne Metzger and husband Eric B. of
Wichita Falls, Texas; Deyo William Warren II and wife Cindi of Leander, Texas;
Christopher M. Henry and his girlfriend Shelly McQueen of Elgin; Michael
Anthony Warren of Austin, Texas; Eric Wayne Warren of Leander, Texas; and
Chesley Levi Warren and wife Amy Marie of Geronimo; her mother, China Ray
Prewitt of Eupora, Miss.; five siblings:
Rebecca Carol Doyle and husband Ronald of Brandon, Miss.; Barbara Elaine
Bennett of Eupora, Miss.; Nathan Coleman Prewitt and wife Tracye of Vicksburg,
Miss.; Stephen LeRay Prewitt of Europa, Miss.; and Rachel Anice Blankenship and husband
Anthony of Mt. Hope, Ala.; and eight
grandchildren: Ashlynn, William, Christopher, Chase, Mason, Jack, Emilee and
Ellie-Kate.
Funeral for will be at 11 a.m. Thursday, Dec. 8, 2016, in the
Becker-Rabon Funeral Home Chapel. Burial will be in Fort Sill National
Cemetery, Elgin.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Lawton, Comanche
Co., OK, Obituary
The Lawton Constitution, (OK) - April 22, 2017
Retired Warrant Officer Denver C. Stovall, 86, of Lawton, passed
away peacefully at his home on Monday, April 17, 2017. Denver was born in
Dallas on Oct. 15, 1930, to Denver and Mary Katherine Coppage Stovall.
He joined the United States Army in 1949. While in the Army, he met
and married the love of his life, Rosa Marie Bauer Stovall. They were married
in Kusal, Germany, and would spend the next 60 wonderful years together. He
retired from the military in 1971, after proudly serving 20 years and seven
months for his country. He was a good man, an amazing husband and a loving
father and grandfather. He will be remembered for many things, but most of all
for his love and dedication to his family.
Denver was preceded in death by his parents: Denver and Mary
Stovall; his sister, Mary Lee Haley and husband Elton; and two granddaughters:
Adelie and Abigail Kalchik.
Denver is survived by his wife, Rosa M. Stovall of the home; four daughters:
Marie Kalchik and husband Robert of Indiahoma, Jeanniene Simon of Lawton,
Suzette Barnett of Lawton, and Brigette Stovall of Indiahoma; one
brother-in-law, Karl Heinz Bauer and wife Lilo of Germany; one sister-in-law,
Inga Keller and husband Agon of Germany; three nieces: Joanna Bohannon and
husband Bill, Rebecca Romano and husband Fred, and Sherri Page and husband
Wayne all of Texas; one nephew, David Haley and wife Shirley of Alabama; grandsons: Denver Kalchik and wife
Brittany of Cache, Jonathon Kalchik of Illinois, Kristopher Raatz of Michigan, Cody Blankenship of Lawton, Anthony Pla of New York and
Benjamin Barnett and wife Ellisia of Lawton; three granddaughters: Jeannie Tate and husband Montana (Will) of Cache,
Brigette Whitehead and husband Michael of Maryland, and Rachel Blankenship of New York; along with 15
greatgrandchildren who love their Opa very much.
Graveside service for Denver C. Stovall will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday,
April 25, 2017, at Fort Sill National Cemetery, Elgin, with Pastor Jim Roberts
officiating under direction of Whinery-Huddleston Funeral Service.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Lawton, Comanche
Co., OK, Obituary
The Lawton Constitution, (OK) - March 13, 2018
Mrs. Doris I. Traister, 72, of Lawton, departed to her heavenly home on Saturday,
March 10, 2018. She was born Nov. 30, 1945, in Oakland, Neb., to Arthur and
Elsie Grenier.
Doris grew up and attended school in Oakland. She married Richard
Traister in 1963. She moved to Lawton in 1971. She took pleasure in eating and
was very fond of anything sweet. She was often found watching TV and especially
loved watching game shows like Jeopardy. She enjoyed visiting with her friends,
but the most important thing to her was spending time with her grandchildren
and great- grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her daughter, Amy
Blankenship; her sister,
LaRita Lindstrom; her son-in-law, Billy Gibson; and her grandson-inlaw, James
Hill.
She is survived by her daughter, Gina Gibson of Lawton; her
brother, Larry Grenier and his wife Joan of Omaha, Neb.; her sister, Mary
Pearson of Oakland, Neb.; her grandchildren: Jennifer Watson and her husband
Sean of Lawton, Morgan Armstrong and her husband Travis of Crossroads, Texas,
and Nathan Gibson of Lawton; her great-grandchildren: Paisley and Phoenix Hill
of Lawton, Hallie Armstrong of Crossroads, and Myla Watson of Lawton. She also
leaves behind numerous nieces and nephews.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, March 15, 2018, at
Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home Chapel with Sean Watson officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Sterling, Comanche
Co., OK, Obituary
The Lawton Constitution, (OK) - May 1, 2016
Phyllis Dianne Milam McDonald was born May 9, 1945, in Bennington
to Gordon Ray and Vallie Ruth Blankenship Milam. Mrs. McDonald passed away Thursday, April 28, 2016, in Sterling.
She started school in Miami, Ariz., before graduating from Sterling
High School in 1964. After high school, she went to Draughon's Business School
in Wichita Falls, Texas, where she obtained her degree in 1965. She worked on
Fort Sill as a civil servant for 38 years. Dianne married Bob J. McDonald on
Feb. 4, 1972. The couple was married for 44 years. They built their home in
Sterling shortly after getting married and have lived there ever since. Dianne
and Bob attended Grand Assembly of God Church in Chickasha where she enjoyed
doing her puppet ministry for over 20 years. Dianne was a wonderful woman and
will be dearly missed by all those who knew her.
Survivors include her husband, Bob J. McDonald, of the home; a
brother, Gordon Lee Milam and wife Judy, Sterling; a sister, Gwyn Elaine
Steele, Duncan; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
She was preceded in death by her parents: Gordon Ray and Vallie
Ruth Milam; her maternal grandparents:
Tom and Ruby Blankenship; and her paternal grandparents: Gene and
Edna Milam.
Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Monday, May 2, 2016, at Grand Assembly of
God Church with Pastor Gary Rogers and Pastor Larry Hatfield officiating.
Burial will follow at Sterling Cemetery
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Cotton
2016, Walters, Cotton
Co., OK, Obituary
The Lawton Constitution, (OK) - August 9, 2016
Florene Meraline "Meral" (Costen) Thomas was born Aug.
24, 1914, in Tillman County west of Chattanooga to John and Nancy Emmaline
"Emmy" (Lewis) Costen. Meral went to be with her Lord on Monday, Aug.
8, 2016, in Lawton.
Meral grew up in Tillman County, Ryan, Ringling
and in Cotton County where the family settled in the Ahpeatone community. She
married Lester Thomas on Dec. 23, 1933, in Walters. They lived in the Ahpeatone
and Emerson communities west of Walters, where they farmed until health
problems caused them to move to Walters in 2001. Mrs. Thomas was a wife,
mother, homemaker and a helpmate to her husband. She enjoyed cooking and having
friends and family visit. The coffee pot was always on and usually something
delicious was served with the coffee. She was an active member of Emmerson
Baptist Church for many years. She was involved in WMU, served as church clerk
and taught Sunday School for many years. She was a
wonderful mother, grandmother, greatgrandmother and great-greatgrandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Lester; four
brothers: Clyde, Tommy, Houston and Polk Costen; and five sisters: Ena Harris, Willie Mitchell, Estaline Smith, Geraldine
McCoy and Bell Blankenship.
She is survived by two daughters and a son-in-law: Bob and Judith
"Judy" Quickle, and Glenda Garison, all of Walters; two grandsons:
Greg and Shanci Garison of Atoka, Okla.; and Brad and Charisa Garison of
Walters; two step grandsons: David Garison of Interlachen, Fla.; and Joe Dan
Garison of Wichita Falls, Texas; four greatgrandchildren: Conner, Abby, and
Cody Garison of Atoka; and Aubrey Garison Nance and husband Nick of Walters;
one fifth generation great-great-grandchild, Ryker Garison Nance of Walters;
two step great-grandchildren: Andrew Garison of Katy, Texas; and Gabriel
Garison of Wichita Falls; and many extended family members and many friends.
Funeral for Meral Thomas, 101, Walters, will be at 10 a.m.
Thursday, Aug. 11, 2016, at Hart-Wyatt Funeral Home Chapel, Walters, with the
Rev. Charlie Kriss and the Rev. Phillip Beard officiating. Burial will be in
Walters Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Craig
+2018, Vinita, Craig
Co., OK, Obituary
The Vinita Daily Journal, (OK) - August 17, 2018
James Alan Hall, 69-year old Vinita resident, passed away
Wednesday, Aug. 15, 2018, at his home. He was born on Oct. 4, 1948, in
Fayetteville, Ark., to Lewis and Margaret Euphama (Dunlap) Hall.
After graduating high school Alan married the love of his life,
Amanda Allen, on June 29, 1968, in Gentry, Ark. They moved to Vinita in 1971.
Alan later went to work for KAMO and Amanda for C & L Supply. After many
years at KAMO, Alan and partner Kimsey Wade opened Daylight Donuts in Grove.
Alan later went to work for the McKee Bakery (Little Debbie) in Gentry, Ark.,
before retiring. He was very active in the local Boy Scouts, serving as
assistant leader, and was lovingly nick-named Chainsaw Hall for snoring so
loud. Alan really enjoyed fishing and going camping with his family and
friends.
Preceding him in death were his parents; a son, James Robert Hall,
in 1983; and a sister, Sharon K. Blankenship, in 2010.
The family includes: his wife, Amanda Hall, of the home; daughter
Katie Hall of Vinita; son Craig Hall and wife Cynthia of Coweta; and a
grandson, Trace Hall, of Coweta.
The celebration of life will be held Saturday, at 2 pm., in the
Burckhalter-Highsmith Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Skip McClain
officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Jimmy Lewis
Blankenship – b.19Sep1941 – Tulsa, OK: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGHN-YLX
Relatives -
Sandra K. Blankenship, Zehra Blankenship.
Creek
2015, Bristow, Creek Co., OK, Funeral
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat
(OK) Date: September 1, 2015
Virginia Mae Blankenship, 89, Safeway sales clerk, died Aug. 29, 2015.
Services 1 p.m. Wednesday, Pioneer
Cemetery, Wagoner, Hersman-Nichols Funeral Home, Wagoner.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Sapulpa, Creek
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.siensheltonfh.com/notices/Nolly-Blankenship
Nolly Ann Blankenship, age 79, of
Sapulpa, passed away Tuesday, January 3, 2017 at the St. John Medical Center in
Tulsa, [Tulsa Co., OK]. She was born
April 25, 1937 in Coalgate, Oklahoma to Clarence Eugene and Fannie Ironee
(Scott) Wolf.
Nolly grew up and received her education
at Bethany graduating in 1954. Nolly married Darrell D. Blankenship on April 3, 1953
in Bethany making their home in Skiatook most of their married
life. She was a telephone operator, worked in sales and a
homemaker. Nolly was an avid reader, enjoyed crochet, playing cards
and dancing. She attended the Freewill Baptist Church.
Nolly was preceded in death by her mother
and father, husbands: Darrell Blankenship and Ernest Blankenship, two brothers, stepson:
Jackie
Lee Blankenship, two daughters, Teresa Lynn Strickland and Dawn Renee Mills.
Nolly is survived by her sons: Rick Blankenship, Bryan Blankenship and Shawn Blankenship, three stepchildren:
Sterling
Blankenship, Michelle Mendez and Wesley Blankenship, sister: Lois Pendergrass, twenty seven
grandchildren, seventeen great grandchildren, and a host of other relatives and
friends.
Funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m.
Saturday, January 7, 2017 at the the Sien-Shelton Funeral Home Chapel with
Pastor Robert Lokey and Shawn Blankenship, officiating. Interment will
follow in the Osage Gardens Cemetery under the direction of the Sien-Shelton
Funeral Home. Music for the services will be: “Go Rest High on That Mountain”
“Lord I Hope This Day Is Good” and “Amazing Grace.” Casket escorts: Dakota Blankenship, Tucker Blankenship, Seth Blankenship, Noah Blankenship, Coltin
Strickland and Elijah Blankenship. Honorary casket escorts: Benjamin Blankenship, Simon Blankenship, Grayson
Blankenship, J.J. Blankenship and Jimmy Blankenship.
Delaware
2018, Colcord, Delaware
Co., OK, Obituary
The Siloam Springs Herald-Leader, (AR) - March 4, 2018
Wenford Owens, 85, of Colcord, Okla., died on Feb. 26, 2018, at his
home. He was born on Feb. 27, 1932, in Alene, Ark., to Ted Owens and Othia Hunt
Owens.
He was a plant manager for over 35 years with Webb Wheel. He was a
member of West Siloam Springs (Okla.) Assembly of God.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Reba.
He is survived by a son, Ronnie Owens and wife Janita of Colcord; a
daughter, Gail Blankenship and husband
David of Colcord; five grandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; four brothers, Norman Owens
of Phoenix, Ariz., Fred Owens of Tecumseh, Okla., Leroy Owens of Phoenix and
Curtis Owens of Claremore, Okla.; and a sister, Gladys Brown of Denton, Texas.
Funeral services were March 2, 2018, at West Siloam Springs
Assembly of God, with Pastor Terry Scott officiating. Burial was at Oak Hill
Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Grove, Delaware Co., OK, Death
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Bobby-Frank-Blankenship-103125750
Bobby Frank Blankenship - April 27, 1928 - December 21, 2015 - Grand Lake Villa, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Grove, Delaware Co., OK, Obituary
The Grove Sun, (OK) - February 23, 2018
William Carl "Billy" Porter, 86, died Monday, Feb. 19,
2018 in Joplin, [Jasper
Co.,] Missouri. He was
born June 11, 1931 in Pryor, to the late William Clyde and Etta May (Kating)
Porter.
Billy grew up in Cherokee, OK, where he attended school from
kindergarten through the 12th grade. While in high school, Billy was the lead
singer in a band he and his friends formed. They called their band, Spike
Porter and the Cherokee Slickers. After high school, he attended Central State
College. On Jan. 8, 1951, Billy joined the United States Navy, serving during
the Korean Conflict as an aviation mechanic. He was honorably discharged from
the Navy on Nov. 12, 1954.
Billy and the former Ms. Reba Jo Sewell were married on Nov. 25,
1958 in Oklahoma City. Following their marriage, Billy and Reba made their home
in Oklahoma City from 1958 until 1969, where he and his brother owned and
operated several Texaco Service Stations. Late in 1969, the family moved from
Oklahoma City to the Wynnewood area where they remained until 1997 when they
moved to Grove.
Billy also spent many years working as a route salesman for the
Jewel Tea Company and Lance Foods. In his spare time, Billy enjoyed riding
across the United States on his Honda Goldwing, with Reba right behind him. He
also enjoyed fishing and gardening.
In addition to his parents, Billy was preceded in death by his
brother John Porter.
Survivors include his loving wife, Reba Jo Porter; three daughters:
Donna Green and husband Charles of Paoli, Shirley Crawford of Oklahoma City and
Pam Redburn and husband Russell of Plattsburg, Missouri; six grandchildren, Christopher Blankenship, Tammy Ketch, Lisa Zastrow, Chase Parkey,
Jay Cloud and Mark Cloud; eight great-grandchildren; as well as his beloved
dog, Lucy Jo Porter.
Services took place on Thursday, Feb. 22, at Hale's Memorial Chapel
in Davis with Pastor Willard McCartney, Jr. officiating. Interment, with
military honors, followed at the Green Hill Cemetery in Davis. Serving as pallbearers were his grandsons and
son-in-laws: Chris Blankenship, Chase Parkey, Russell Redburn, Charlie
Green, Jason Ketch and Jay Cloud.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2019, Grove, Delaware Co.,
OK, Obituary
Pauls Valley Daily Democrat (OK) - April 7, 2019
Reba Jo Porter was born February 16, 1928 in Davis to the late
William "Day" and Faye (Cone) Sewell. She went to be with the Lord on
Tuesday, April 2, 2019 in Norman, at
the age of 91 years, 1 month and 26 days.
Reba grew up in the Davis area. She attended Woodland School during
her early years and later attended Davis Public Schools. On November 25, 1958, She married the love of her life and soulmate, William Carl
"Bill" Porter. At the time of their marriage, Reba had three small
daughters. Bill quickly became a very loving and devoted father to her three
young daughters.
Bill and Reba spent the next 30 years in the Wynnewood area, where
they raised their daughters. It was during this time in her life that she spent
many years working at the Wacker's Retail Store. In 1999, after she and Bill
had both retired, the couple moved to Grove, OK. It had been a life-long dream
for them to be able to retire and spend their final years together on the
shoreline of the Grand Lake. The Lord allowed them 19 years to enjoy their
dream together, there on the lake.
In addition to her parents, Reba was preceded in death by her
loving husband, Bill Porter on February 19, 2018; as well as her beloved dog,
Lucy.
Survivors include three daughters – Donna Green and husband Charles
of Paoli, Shirley Crawford of Oklahoma City, and Pamela Redburn and husband
Russell of Las Vegas, Nevada; six grandchildren
– Tammy Ketch and husband Jason, Christopher Blankenship and wife Rebecca, Lisa Zastrow and husband Aaron, Jay Cloud, Mark
Cloud and Chase Parkey and wife Becky; and eight great-grandchildren – Halley Cloud, Aubrey Ketch, Sarah Blankenship, Lillian Ketch, Ryker Frendian, Mallory
Cloud, Abigail Parkey and Beau Zastrow.
Funeral services were held at 10 a.m. Friday, April 5, 2019 at the
Hale's Memorial Chapel in Davis with Reverend Seth McDevitt officiating.
Interment followed at the Green Hill Cemetery in Davis. Serving as pallbearers were Charles Green, Russell
Redburn, Christopher
Blankenship, Chase Parkey, Jay
Cloud and Jason Ketch.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Garfield
2015, Enid, Garfield Co., OK, Obituary
The Duncan Banner, (OK) Date: March 13, 2015
Louise Stubblefield Bond died peacefully Monday, March 9, 2015,
with family around her after a long journey with alzheimer's. She was born Aug.
13, 1930, in Charleston, Arkansas, to Bert and Hettie (Clevenger) Stubblefield.
The funeral service for Louise will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, March
14, 2015, in the Emmanuel Baptist Chapel. The Rev. Wade Burleson will
officiate. Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2015, in the
Garden of Memory Cemetery in Charleston, Arkansas, under the direction of
Henninger-Hinson Funeral Home.
Louise had one brother, J. B. Stubblefield Jr., better known as
"Sonny." She loved her brother very much and was so
proud of his military accomplishments as a full Colonel in the U.S. Army They
had a wonderful childhood growing up in this small farming/coal-mining
community. She graduated from the University of Arkansas and pursued a career
in education and then later became a dietician with a private practice and
consulting services. She loved cooking and was always sharing her talents and
feeding everyone. She was a charter member of the Stephens County Medical
auxiliary and continued her volunteer work over 30 years in various hospitals
along the way. She became an active member of the "First Ladies Republican
Women's Organization" on a state and national level. A big highlight of
her life was going to the White House to have tea with Laura Bush.
She shaped her life around her church activities and friends and
developed some wonderful relationships along the way. She was devoted to her
God, her family, and her country. She was passionate about her grandchildren
and leaves them with many special memories. She was fierce, funny, bossy, nurturing
and loving all at once. She is a lot to miss and we are so thankful for her
life and love as she rests in peace with our Heavenly Father. Hugs to you Mimi!
Hope they wear red, white and blue up there ...
Louise is survived by her brother Col. J. B. Stubblefield Jr. and
family of San Antonio; her children, Carol Bond Zaloudek and husband, Tim, of
Enid, Larry and Robbin Bond, of Edmond, and Gary and Sheila Bond, of
Stillwater. Grandchildren are: Haley
and Nathan Huddleston, of Stillwater, Natalie Blankenship
, and Heather Bond, both, of Edmond, Blake Bond, of Denver, Brian Bond, of
Dallas, Tessa Bond, of Austin, Tara Zaloudek, of Oklahoma City, and Mitch and
Ryan Zaloudek and daughter Maye, of Enid. Great-grandchildren are Hunter and
Conner Huddleston, of Stillwater.
She was preceded in death by her parents J. B. Stubblefield Sr. and
Hettie Clevenger Stubblefield.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Garvin
2016, Elmore City, Garvin Co., OK, Obituary
Pauls Valley Daily Democrat (OK) - July 26, 2016
Jordan Michael Jackson of Elmore City, Oklahoma was born to Billy
and Lisa (Turner) Jackson on December 3, 1994 in Pauls Valley, Oklahoma and
passed from this life on July 23, 2016 at the age of 21 years.
Jordan grew up and attended school in Elmore City, Oklahoma. He
attended Vo-Tech in Wayne where he studied auto body repair. Jordan worked in
home construction. In his spare time he enjoyed playing guitar, fishing, and
spending time with his friends.
Jordan was preceded in death by his mother Lisa Jackson; and grandfather Daryl Studdard
Jordan is survived by his father Billy Jackson; sister Sarah
Jackson of Pauls Valley, Okla.; grandparents
Jackie Studdard and Gary
Blankenship of Foster, Okla.;
Denise McKee and Derrell of Elmore City, Okla.; Benny and Susan Turner of
Elmore City, Okla; niece Elisabeth Gail Lambert aunts Kari Wilson and husband
Ron of Elmore City, Okla.; Jennifer Riddle and husband Mark of Elmore City,
Okla.; uncle Brian Hayes of Elmore City, Okla.
Funeral services are scheduled for Thursday, July 28, 2016 at 10:00
a.m. in the Foster Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Lindsay,
Garvin Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/nelda-blankenship-obituary?pid=192979388
Nelda Ann Blankenship, May 2019, Lindsay, Oklahoma
Ms. Blankenship attended and graduated from Texas Public Schools in
Forestburg, Texas.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Lindsay,
Garvin Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.meaningfulfunerals.net/obituary/nelda-blankenship?fh_id=15081
Ms. Nelda Ann (Shults) Blankenship was born on the
21May1935, to the proud parents Louise M. and Dee H. Shults of Texas. She passed from this world on the 15May2019.
Ms. Blankenship enjoyed a wide variety of
interest including gardening, reading, writing, collecting, interior design,
fashion, baking, Texas-size family reunions, and travel. She was also an avid supporter of six charities
that were dear to her.
She had one brother and one sister of
Texas. Ms. Blankenship attended and graduated from Texas Public Schools in
Forestburg, Texas. She was united in
Holy Matrimony to John C. Blankenship of Texas, on the 15Mar1952. They established their
home in Lindsay, Oklahoma. They had four
children: Denise, Craig, Russell, and Ricky; seven grandchildren, and eight great grandchildren.
Ms. Blankenship She lived a full,
wonderful and fascinating life and will be missed by all those who loved and
adored her.
Cooke Co., TX,
Marriage; https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPQL-BWCF
John C.
Blankenship, 1926 – Nelda Ann Shults, 1933 – m.15Mar1952
+2018, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - April 10, 2018
Mrs. Annie Wanell (Martin) Williams, age 87, departed this life on
Saturday, April 7, 2018, in Pauls Valley. Annie was born on Jan. 16, 1931, in
Hannah, Okla., to the late Mr. George Martin and Mrs. Gertrude (Pendley)
Martin.
Mrs. Williams attended the Sulphur School for the deaf for 10
years. She was passionate about teaching sign language to others. Annie married
the love of her life Mr. Albert D. Williams and they made their home in Wilson
where they raised their family. She always had a smile on her face and a little
spunk to her step. Mrs. Williams enjoyed coloring and in her earlier years
sewing. Mrs. Williams also loved getting out and going shopping. Annie was a
member of the First Baptist Church in Wilson. She loved her family and will be
truly missed by her children and grandchildren.
Preceding her in death are her parents; husband, Albert D. Williams; infant son, Ronnie
Lee Williams; grandson, Micheal D. Williams; daughter, Vickie Nolan and
son-in-law, Tom Nolan; sister, Edna Rodgers; brothers, Jack, Cecil, Leonard,
and Lloyd Martin; and great-grandson John Mitchell.
Annie is survived by her daughters,
Jackie Hut-sell and husband Rex, of Dayton, WA, Carla Blankenship and husband Jimmy, of Wynnewood; sons, Wayne Mitchell and significant other Sharon
Shook, of Dayton, WA, Lee A. Wiliams of Reno, NV, Kenneth Williams and wife
Tracey, of Kingston; brothers, Hershal Martin and Floyd Martin; sisters, Betty
Cousins and Virginia Smith; 20 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and four
great-great-grandchildren. Many nieces, nephews, other
relatives and a host of friends.
Services are scheduled for 2 p.m. Tuesday, April 10, 2018, at the
Alexander Funeral Home Chapel in Wilson with Rev. Roy Rodgers officiating.
Interment will follow in the Bomar Point Cemetery in Wilson. Serving as Pallbearers will be Ivron McClendon,
Ryan Rankin, Donny Blankenship, John Cousins, Jesse Northam, and Brandon
Williams. Honorary Pallbearers will be her grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Jimmy David
Blankenship – b.01Oct1954 – Wynnewood, OK:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGSF-86K
Relatives -
Carla A. Blankenship, Donnie Blankenship, Jimmy Blankenship, Richard
Blankenship.
+2018, Pauls Valley, Garvin Co., OK, Obituary
https://obituaries.paulsvalleydailydemocrat.com/obituary/peggy-perry-1078136335
Peggy Jean Perry of Pauls Valley
passed away December 22, 2019 in Norman, Oklahoma at the age of 68 years. Peggy Jean
Blankenship was born October 3, 1951 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to Ralph and Beatrice
(Hicks) Blankenship.
She graduated from Wynnewood High School
in 1969. The Pauls Valley area has been her home most of her life. She and
Ronnie Perry were married in Wynnewood, Oklahoma on January 3, 1971. Peggy
furthered her education by attending the Oklahoma School of Banking and
Business. Peggy returned to Pauls Valley and worked at the Pauls Valley
National Bank, Valley Blossom Shop and in the Pauls Valley School System for 39
years beginning at Jefferson Elementary School and later at the Lee Elementary
School where she worked until her retirement. After retirement she continued to
enjoy subbing in classes and the office at the high school. Peggy was an active
member of the First Baptist Church of Pauls Valley. Among her many church
activities, she was especially active in the church choir. She loved being part
of The Singing Churchwomen of Oklahoma even though it was for a short time.
Peggy was preceded in death by one son,
Rodney Neal Perry.
Surviving family include her husband of
over 48 years, Ronnie Perry of the home; their children - Stacee Dingler and
her husband Robbie of Norman, and Greg Perry and his wife Shawna of Pauls
Valley; four grandchildren - Mollee Dingler, Matthew Perry, Jared Perry, and
Tanner Perry; her parents, Ralph and Beatrice Blankenship of Wynnewood;
one sister, Dianna Cunnius and her husband Ed of Wagoner; three brothers - Ronnie Blankenship, Richard
Blankenship and his wife Mickie, and Jimmy Blankenship and his wife
Carla, all of Wynnewood; as well as a host of nieces and nephews, including a
special niece, Kim Tyler of Norman.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm,
Thursday, December 26, 2019, at First Baptist Church of Pauls Valley,
officiated by Pastor Bryan Trant and Dr. Joe Elam. Interment will be at Mt.
Olivet Cemetery under the direction of Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home.
+2018, Stratford, Garvin
Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) - May 9, 2018
Audie P. Fisher of Stratford was born April 19, 1942, to Odie and
Virginia (Wood) Hinkle. She passed away May 9, 2018, in Norman, [Cleveland Co., OK] at the age of 76 years and 20 days.
Audie grew up in the Stratford area. She married Charles Fisher on
April 21, 1958, in Stratford. They traveled all over the world while he was in
the military. She graduated from high school from Vilonia High in Arkansas. She
and Charles made their home in the Stratford area and were members of the Byars
Pentecostal Holiness Church, where she served as secretary for many years.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Charles Vernon
Fisher; two sisters, Elaine Cottrell
and Lela Blankenship; and two brothers, Lewis and Willard
Hinkle.
Survivors include her husband, Charles Fisher, of the home; one
daughter, Darla Kay Ruminer and husband, J. L.; one son, Clint Fisher and wife,
Teresa, all of Stratford; two brothers, Dewayne Hinkle and wife, Joyce, Melvin
Hinkle and wife, Phyllis; one sister, Lola Spikes, all of Stratford; six
grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and many step-grandchildren and
step-great-grandchildren that she loved as her own.
She is also survived by her loving church family and a multitude of
friends.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at Life Point Church, south of
Stratford on Highway 177. The Revs. Justin Blankenship and Frank Trent will officiate. Burial
will be in McGee Cemetery, Stratford.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Grady
2015, Alex, Grady Co., OK, Obituary
Sidney William “Sid” Hill, 94, of Alex, died Tuesday, October 6,
2015 in Oklahoma City, [Oklahoma
Co., OK]. The son of Abner D. Hill and Victoria (Fitzpatrick) Hill, he was
born July 19, 1921 in Blanchard, Oklahoma.
Sid married the love of his life, Mittie Louese Clark on August 6,
1943 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Sid was a veteran of the United States Coast Guard
and served during World War II. He received the American Area Campaign Medal,
Phillipine Liberation Medal with one Bronze Star, Asiatic Pacific Campaign
Medal with one Bronze Star, and the Good Conduct Medal. He worked as a Cargo
Agent for Braniff Airlines and retired after more than 30 years of service. In
his spare time, Sid enjoyed farming and ranching. He was a member of the Midway
Baptist Church, Teamsters Union, and American Legion. Sid’s passion was music
and he loved playing the guitar, banjo, mandolin, and bass.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of nearly 61
years, Mittie Hill; one son, Jerry Hill; a grandson, Jason Mayo; a son-in-law,
Gerry Mayo; and his brothers and sisters.
Sid is survived by his three daughters,
Jackie Rowe and her husband, Jacques, of Edmond, Jeannie Mayo of Purcell, and Judy Blankenship and her husband, Rick, of Fort Worth, Texas; eleven grandchildren, Michael Rowe and his
wife, Jennifer, of Harrah, Daniel Rowe and his wife, Lucinda, of Oklahoma City,
Tamatha Simons and her husband, Eddie, of Edmond, David Mayo of Edmond, Sara
Dewbre and her husband, Billy, of Dibble, Becky McElhaney of Purcell, Hannah
Martinez and her husband, David, of Purcell, Thomas Mayo of Norman, Ruth Mayo
of Purcell, Kyle Blankenship of Lubbock, Texas, and Garrett Blankenship of Minot, North Dakota; twenty-six great
grandchildren; and many other loved ones and friends.
Graveside memorial service and burial with military honors will be
at 2:00 PM, Friday, October 9, 2015, at the Dibble Cemetery. Cremation
arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Amber, Grady
Co., OK, Obituary
The Express Star, (Chickasha, OK) - December 12, 2016
James Wayne Blaine, 62, of Amber, known as Jim or J.W., was born on
January 28, 1954 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, the son of Reynold James Blaine
and Opal Laverne (Blankenship) Blaine. He passed away surrounded by his family Sunday, December 11, 2016
at his home in Amber, Oklahoma.
Jim grew up in Midwest City and graduated from Midwest City High
School in 1972. He was drafted by the Milwaukee Brewers Organization and played
for two years, then returned to Oklahoma.
He married Debbie Bonsall and from this union his son, Ryan, was
born. On October 13, 1980, Jim married Reginia Carole Morrison and they had 36
years together.
Jim worked as a machinist and field service technician for Cameron
Ironworks. He worked in the oil and gas industry for more than 25 years. He
went on to work for Flintco as an assistant superintendent, retiring in 2008
due to health problems.
He liked fishing, golf and old movies, especially John Wayne
movies. He loved sports of all kinds and had coached various sports for each of
his children and some of his grandchildren. He was proud of his American Indian
heritage and his Pawnee name was Ku-rux Sa-waaki,
which means "Young Spotted Bear".
Jim was preceded in death by his father, Reynold James Blaine.
He was loved and will be missed by his wife of the home, Reginia;
daughters, Dana James and husband, Ben, of Chickasha and Lydia Blaine of Amber;
sons, Ryan Blaine of Mustang and Levi Blaine and wife, Adrienne, of Amber;
grandchildren, Ethan James, Stanton James, Abbey James and Ryleigh Blaine;
mother, Opal Martin of Oklahoma City; and other extended family and friends.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Saturday, December 17,
2016 at Son Rise Baptist Church with Bob Gordon officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Blanchard, Grady Co., OK, Obituary
Nancy Ellen Collins, 92, of Blanchard, died Monday, August 31,
2015, in Blanchard. The daughter of Robert Lee Dennie and Anner (Johnston)
Dennie, she was born August 10, 1923 in Konawa, Oklahoma.
Nancy worked many years on her dairy farm. In her spare time, she
enjoyed embroidery, gardening, watching hummingbirds, and going to the casino.
Her greatest enjoyment came from spending time with her family, especially her
grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Clarence
Collins; one son, Barry Collins; her son-in-law, Sonny Brandt; two sisters, Mildred Bullington and Anice Blankenship; and two brothers, Gene Dennie and Wade
Dennie.
Nancy is survived by her daughter, Debbie Brandt, of Blanchard;
daughter-in-law, Angie Collins, of Washington; five grandchildren, Michelle
Norman and her husband, Mike, of Amber, Chad Brandt of Moore, Cheyenne Collins
of Choctaw, Courtney Collins of Choctaw, and Nick Collins of Blanchard; six
great-grandchildren, Cameron, Maegan, Sadie, Reagan, Cambrey, and Lane; one
brother, Tom Dennie and his wife, Roberta, of California; and many other loved
ones and friends.
Funeral service will be held at 10:00 A.M., Friday, September 4,
2015 at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard. Burial will follow in
the Blanchard Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Chickasha, Grady
Co., OK, Obituary
The Express Star, (Chickasha, OK) - February 15, 2016
Martha Jean Schenk of Chickasha passed away at home surrounded by
her family on February 12, 2016. She was born Martha Jean Smallwood on October
18, 1939 in Broxton, Oklahoma to Martha Dora Reiss and Grover Newton Smallwood.
She graduated from Chickasha High School in 1957. Upon graduation,
Martha Jean married Ed Schenk of Chickasha. Together they raised three children
- Kari, Rod and Karla. Martha Jean was a devoted mother who could often be
found at basketball games, 4-H & FFA events and stock shows across the
country supporting her children.
In 1990, Martha Jean united with her best friend in life Dr. Linda
Johnson. Together they built a home and shared their lives together with their
children and many friends who became family. They split their time between
their home in Chickasha and their cherished house overlooking Lake Texhoma,
which Martha Jean considered a little bit of heaven. Martha Jean loved to fish
and garden, spending time with her beloved grandchildren and caring for her
dogs, cats, chickens and koi.
A gentle and compassionate soul, Martha Jean had a lifelong passion
of caring for the elderly. Besides caring for her own parents, she founded
Helping Hands, a home health care agency, in 1990 where she cared for many as
if they were her own family.
Martha Jean is preceded in death by her parents, brother Butch
Smallwood and sister Ruth Brennan.
She is survived by Dr. Linda Johnson, her daughter and son-in-law
Kari & Tim Henricks, son and daughter-in-law Rod & Stephanie Schenk,
daughter and son-in-law, Karla & Mark Chaffin, and grandchildren Colton
Henricks, Braden Henricks, Brittni Boyer, Tyler Schenk, Sage Schenk, and Ella
Chaffin. As well she is survived by her sisters
Jackie Wege and Elizabeth
Blankenship and many loving
nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Martha Jean's life will be held at 1:30 p.m. on
Tuesday, February 16 at the First Baptist Church of Verden.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Chickasha, Grady
Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Jan. 16, 2018
Denial A. Blankenship, 79, of Chickasha, was born Nov. 21, 1938, in Wapanucka, OK to Bud Blankenship and Ova Ada (Johnson) Blankenship. He passed away on Friday, Jan. 12, 2018.
Denial worked as the founding welding instructor with the Vo-tech's
new welding program and as a welder in the oil field and started his own
welding business.
Denial was preceded in death by both parents; his wife, Arletta Blankenship; brother, Buddy Blankenship; and sister,
Sue Pettigrew.
Survivors include his son,
Denial Blankenship and his granddaughter, Jessica
Blankenship, both of Oklahoma
City; his brother, Benny Blankenship, of Arkoma; his sisters, Janette Vaughn, of McAlester; and Sonda Jansen, of Gowen; many nieces and nephews and other extended
family and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018, in
the Ferguson Funeral Home Chapel with Seth Johnson officiating. Interment will
be in the Fairlawn Cemetery under the direction of Ferguson Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Rush Springs, Grady Co., OK, Obituary
The Jonesboro Sun, (AR) Date: August 15, 2015
James "JJ" Shepard, 64, of Rush Springs, Okla., passed
away Aug. 12, 2015, in Oklahoma City, [Oklahoma
Co., OK].
Mr. Shepard was the owner-operator of ARKMO Livestock Market. He
was a member of the National Auctioneers Association, licensed in both Arkansas and Missouri, United States Team Roping
Championships, Quails Unlimited and Farm Bureau. He was involved in team
penning and team roping competitions. He loved spending time with his family
and going on trail rides with his two granddaughters. He was a member of the
First Baptist Church in Marlow, Okla.
On Aug. 2, 1969, he married Hilma Kirby (now Shepard) in
Pocahontas. She survives. Other survivors include a daughter, Heather Castle
and son-in-law, Kerry Castle, both of Rush Springs; two granddaughters, Chloeva
and Kinley Castle of Rush Springs; a brother, Ray Dean Shepard of Doniphan,
Mo.; several nieces and nephews, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Vern and Cloeva
Lorene Blankenship Shepard.
Funeral services will be conducted at 10 a.m. Monday at the Ermert
Funeral Home in Corning, with the Rev. Richard Robinson officiating. Burial
will follow services in Richwoods Cemetery at Corning.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Greer
+2015, Willow, Greer Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.greerfuneral.com/ObituaryDetails.aspx?did=67a76078-ca80-4fae-a18b-ea2c48eb32d9
Ruby Lorene Blankenship, age 94, of Willow, passed away Friday evening, September 25,
2015, at her residence, northeast of Willow. Mrs. Blankenship was born in
Quanah, Texas on October 16, 1920, to Wendell and Opal (Arrington) McGee.
As a child, the family moved to their farm northeast of Willow.
During her senior year at Ocina, Ruby married the love of her life, J. E. Blankenship, and they spent the next seventy-four
wonderful years together before his death on November 24, 2011. After their
marriage, they established their home northeast of Willow where J. E. farmed.
Ruby was a farmwife in all ways. She hoed the cotton, drove the tractors, hauled
the hay, fed the cattle and anything else to help on
the farm. In her spare time, Ruby enjoyed working with her flowers, but the
special times were spent with her family and friends.
Preceded in death by her parents; one sister, Velma
Blair; two brothers, Leon McGee and Lee McGee; one son-in-law, Ron Fair and one
daughter-in-law, Shirley Blankenship.
She is survived by three children,
Donnie Blankenship and wife Judy of Willow, Jean Fair of Yukon and Mikie
Blankenship of Willow; eight grandchildren, Tammy Blankenship, Shawn Mosley and husband Larry, Shalynna Blankenship, LaGenna Attebery and husband Mike, Lewis
Berry, Melissa Vaught and husband Rodney, Blaine Litle and Craig Litle and wife
Laura; eleven great grandchildren; one great-great grandchild; one sister,
Juanita Hopper of Mangum along with many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m., Monday, September 28, 2015, at
the Willow Church of Christ with Ken Hamilton officiating. Interment will
follow at the Willow Cemetery under the direction of Greer Funeral Home of
Mangum.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Haskell
+2017, Kinta, Haskell
Co., OK, Obituary
McAlester News-Capital & Democrat (OK) - March 30, 2017
John W. Clawser, of Kinta, was born on June 26, 1946, in
Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, to Robert Elias and Hilda Mae (Barto) Clawser and
passed away Monday, March 27, 2017, in Stigler,
[Haskell Co., OK] at the age of 70.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and one brother, Jim
Clawser.
He is survived by his wife, Rose Clawser, of the home; two daughters, Katie Davison and husband,
Jerry, of Porum, and Karen
Blankenship and husband, Brad, of
Kinta; one sister, Patricia Hanshaw and husband, Richard, of Mechanicsburg,
Pennsylvania; one brother, Robert Elias Clawser Jr., of Mechanicsburg; nine grandchildren, Victoria, Tayler and
Tannah Davison, and Jordan, Bryce, Noah, Kenslee, Elias and Dylan Blankenship , and numerous nieces, nephews, and
brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law.
Graveside services will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, March 31, at
Palestine Cemetery with Randy Callaway, Susan Callaway, John Callaway and David
Wilson officiating. Memorial services will follow at Palestine Community
Church. Pallbearers will be Brad Blankenship, Jerry Davison, Sean Callaway, Brian
Callaway, Scott Callaway, Sam Callaway and Nathan Dennison. Honorary pallbearers will be Jordan,
Bryce, Noah, Eli and Dylan Blankenship.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2019, Stigler, Haskell
Co., OK, Obituary
McAlester News-Capital & Democrat (OK) - February 23, 2019
Ray Arland Cloud of Stigler, Oklahoma, was born April 18, 1938,
near Quinton, Oklahoma, to Burnie Sherman and Ruby Esther (Mathis) Cloud. He passed from this
earthly life to his heavenly home on February 22, 2019, in Fort Smith, [Sebastian Co.,]
Arkansas.
A 1955 graduate of Kinta High School, Ray was a drafted Army
veteran who guarded the Berlin Wall as a military police officer during the
Berlin Crisis. He retired from Oklahoma Natural Gas Company after nearly 30
years. For the past 46 years, he has served as a deacon and an active member of
Main Street Baptist Church in Stigler. He served on the board for the Southside
Fire Department. He was also a farmer.
Ray was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Patricia; one
sister, Bonnie Pugh and her husband, Lowell; three brothers, James Cloud, Jack
Cloud and his wife, Helen, and Arlie Cloud, and his wife, Joyce; two infant
siblings; his in-laws, Cecil and Jessie Wallace, and sister-in-law, Sue Ellen
Wallace Russell.
Ray is survived by: One daughter: Pam Cloud Fioretti, and husband,
Mike, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma. One son: Mike Cloud, and wife, Scarlett, of
Muldrow, Oklahoma. Four Grandchildren: Garrett Cloud and Emmy Cloud, of
Muldrow, OK, Heidi Couch, and husband, Alex, of Edmond, OK, Sydney Fioretti of
Oklahoma City. Two Great-Grandsons: Landon and Cade Couch of Edmond, OK. Two
Brothers: Leon Cloud, and wife, Shirley, of McAlester, OK. Gary Cloud, and
wife, Barbara, of Quinton, OK, Three Sisters:
Sue Blankenship, and husband,
Bill, of Hugo, OK, Shirley Braswell, and
husband, Tommy, of McAlester, OK, Linda Reeder, and husband, Tom, of Savanna,
OK. One sister-in-law, Carol Cloud of McAlester; and numerous
nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral service will be at 1:00 pm on Monday, February 25, 2019 at
Main Street Baptist Church in Stigler, Oklahoma with the Rev. Jeff Berger and
Rev. Jarrod Cloud, Ray's nephew, officiating. Burial will follow at Featherston
Cemetery under the direction of Mallory Martin Funeral Home of Stigler.
Pallbearers: His nephews: Ron Cloud ~ Ryan Braswell ~ Jeremy Cloud
~ Brandon Reeder ~ Daniel Cloud ~ James Ray Cloud. Honorary Pallbearers:
Deacons of Main Street Baptist Church: Fred Russell ~ Chick Kelley ~ Jerry
Fowler ~ David Ward ~ Sam Kennon ~ Joe Benham ~ Tom Highfill ~ Bob Alley ~
Conard Hurst
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
William F.
Blankenship – b.13Aug1943 - Hugo, OK: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGZF-CMZ
Relatives -
Audie F. Blankenship, Audie Sue Blankenship, Bill Blankenship, Sue Blankenship.
2019, Stigler, Haskell Co., OK, Obituary
McAlester News-Capital & Democrat (OK) - April 18, 2019
Ray Arland Cloud of Stigler, Oklahoma, was born April 18, 1938, near
Quinton, Oklahoma, to Burnie Sherman and Ruby Esther (Mathis) Cloud. He passed from this
earthly life to his heavenly home on February 22, 2019, in Fort Smith, [Sebastian Co.,]
Arkansas.
A 1955 graduate of Kinta High School, Ray was a drafted Army veteran
who guarded the Berlin Wall as a military police officer during the Berlin
Crisis. He retired from Oklahoma Natural Gas Company after nearly 30 years. For
the past 46 years, he has served as a deacon and an active member of Main
Street Baptist Church in Stigler. He served on the board for the Southside Fire
Department. He was also a farmer.
Ray was preceded in death by his wife of 50 years, Patricia; one
sister, Bonnie Pugh and her husband, Lowell; three brothers, James Cloud, Jack
Cloud and his wife, Helen, and Arlie Cloud, and his wife, Joyce; two infant
siblings; his in-laws, Cecil and Jessie Wallace, and sister-in-law, Sue Ellen
Wallace Russell.
Ray is survived by: One daughter: Pam Cloud Fioretti, and husband,
Mike, of Sallisaw, Oklahoma; One son: Mike Cloud, and wife, Scarlett, of
Muldrow, Oklahoma; Four Grandchildren: Garrett Cloud and Emmy Cloud, of
Muldrow, OK, Heidi Couch, and husband, Alex, of Edmond, OK, Sydney Fioretti of
Oklahoma City; Two Great-Grandsons: Landon and Cade Couch of Edmond, OK; Two
Brothers: Leon Cloud, and wife, Shirley, of McAlester, OK, Gary Cloud, and
wife, Barbara, of Quinton, OK; Three Sisters:
Sue Blankenship , and husband,
Bill, of Hugo, OK, Shirley Braswell, and
husband, Tommy, of McAlester, OK, Linda Reeder, and husband, Tom, of Savanna,
OK; One sister-in-law, Carol Cloud of McAlester; and numerous nieces, nephews
and cousins.
Funeral service will be at 1:00 pm, on Monday, February 25, 2019,
at Main Street Baptist Church in Stigler, Oklahoma, with the Rev. Jeff Berger
and Rev. Jarrod Cloud, Ray's nephew, officiating. Burial will follow at
Featherston Cemetery. Pallbearers: His nephews: Ron Cloud ~ Ryan Braswell ~
Jeremy Cloud ~ Brandon Reeder ~ Daniel Cloud ~ James Ray Cloud. Honorary
Pallbearers: Deacons of Main Street Baptist Church: Fred Russell ~ Chick Kelley
~ Jerry Fowler ~ David Ward ~ Sam Kennon ~ Joe Benham ~ Tom Highfill ~ Bob
Alley ~ Conard Hurst. Mallory Martin Funeral Home of Stigler.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
William F.
Blankenship – b.13Aug1943 - Hugo, OK:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGZF-CMZ
Relatives -
Audie F. Blankenship, Audie Sue Blankenship, Bill Blankenship, Sue Blankenship.
Jackson
+2015, Altus, Jackson Co., OK, Obituary
Published in Altus Times from July 29 to July
30, 2015
Funeral service for Imogene King, 86,
of Altus, will be held at the Lowell Tims Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, July
30, at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Doug Altom and Erin Martinez officiating. Burial
will be at the Altus City Cemetery under the direction of Lowell Tims Funeral
Home.
Mrs. King passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2015 at her home in
Altus. Imogene King was born to Albert and Lettie (Bartlett) Blankenship in
Ozark on Aug. 28, 1928.
She was a lifelong resident of Jackson County and attended school
at the Ozark School until the fifth grade and graduated from Friendship High
School in 1946. She married Andrew E. King in Mangum on Nov. 10, 1945 and he
passed away on Oc. 2, 2001. Imogene was a
exceptionally skilled seamstress, she spent several years as a supervisor at
the Kellwood plant, a former clothing factory in Altus. She was a licensed
Beautician and also owned her own shop. She was a member of First Baptist
Church, Altus and a long time active member of Friendship Baptist Church
serving as a teacher and youth leader. She and her husband sang as a couple for
many years at church, funerals and weddings until his death, Music was a big
part of her family. She was a devoted homemaker and an avid gardener,
she took great pride in her flowers and her beautiful yard. Imogene was a
creative person, fearless of attempting almost any project. She was a dedicated
Oklahoma City Thunder fan and enjoyed visiting with her friends and spending
time with her family.
She was preceded in death by her husband; parents; four brothers, Monroe, Hubert, Johnny and A. Q. Blankenship; and a sister, Evelyn Ewing.
Survivors include a son, Jim King and wife Helen of Altus; a
daughter, Rita and husband Gordon Smalts of Altus; four grandchildren, Perry
Smalts of Mustang, Jeana and husband Mike Conn of Duncan, Shellie and husband
Curtis Thornton of Duncan and Shawn Whorton of New Orleans, La.; seven
great-grandchildren, Andrew Smalts, Raylee Conn, Jackson Conn, Jacob Conn,
Collin Thornton, Garrett Thornton and Hunter Whorton; and many other relatives
and friends.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Jefferson
2018, Ringling, Jefferson
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - July 8, 2018
On June 6, 1931, Faydell (Davis) Pearson, surprised her parents
Manila (Nell) Fish-Davis and Wesley Verbin (Bervin) Davis with her early
arrival. She was born premature at Orr, at their farm home during the Great
Depression.
Baby Faye had to be tough from the get-go just to survive. When
Faye was only a few weeks old she was wrapped and taken to the cotton fields
with her mother. It was told that Mama was laid at the end of a cotton sack
while her own mother picked cotton and dragged the sack. One could say Mama
learned her strong work ethics at a very early age. Times were hard and
desperate, but our Mama's childhood was filled with love and a large, close
family. She had four older brothers: Lillard, Virgil, Warren, and John Henry
Davis along with two older sisters: Lou Nora "Sis" (Davis) George and
Lorene "Rene" (Davis) Wade. Mama was small in stature, with brown
eyes and dark, curly hair. Her Daddy nick-named her
"Skinny" which stuck for many years. It was told Mama was a
little on the feisty side, loving to dance and get into her sister's make-up.
Mama often told about her fond memories in her life expressing how blessed she
was.
With the help of her aging parents, Mama pretty much raised all
four children as a single parent. She struggled to make ends meet, working two
and three jobs as a waitress to avoid public assistance. Later she managed to
buy a new VW bus to drive 45 miles one way, in all kinds of Oklahoma weather,
to a job with Stromberg-Carlson at the Springer Air-park. She paid for that VW
by transporting other co-workers at a charge of $5 a week. Funny stories were
told about surviving those trips riding in an overloaded VW on sheets of ice
and other calamities.
During the Oil Boom she went to work for Ron Elmore at Sanford's
Steakhouse. It was during this time she also was hired to work part-time at the
Healdton Post Office. Mama lacked one year of high school to complete and did
earn her G.E.D. She took college courses while working at the Ardmore Post
Office full-time. She retired from the postal service as a postmaster while at
the Springer Post Office after 25 years of postal service. Mama earned her
promotions and way in this world the old-fashioned way, with honestly, hard
work, and gratitude for a job.
Mama was preceded in death by both parents and all her siblings.
But her greatest sorrow was losing her eldest son, Danny "Happy Jack"
Southerland, in 1998.
Mama is survived by Danny's son, Travis Jack Southerland and wife
Tasha (Lone Grove), a second son, Kerry Don Southerland (Ringling) and his
children Levi (fiancee' Jill Pritchard) and Maggie Souther-land; oldest
daughter Rita Ann (Southerland) Zimmerman and Norris Box (Ardmore) and Rita's
two children Summer McDaniel (husband Max) and Gabe Zimmerman; daughter DaLana
Faye Dewbre and husband Gary (Chickasha) and their daughter Keri Ann Surber
(husband Patrick).
Mama Faye leaves behind seven great-grand-children: Creed
Southerland and Payton Hodges (Danny's grandchildren), James, Autumn, and Layton Southerland (Donnie's); Ethan and Emma
McDaniel (Rita's), Allie Faye and Karson Garrett Surber (DaLana's). Mama is
also survived by nieces and nephews that she loved dearly.
Being devoted to her children, Mama often worked long hours only to
attend various school activities at the end of that work day. She rarely missed
any event in the lives of her children and did everything in her power to be
supportive with encouragement and guidance. Each of her children had a special
relationship with her and were just as devoted to her
as she was them. She was Mama but she also became a best friend to each of her
adult children. She was a rock for her family. Mama was compassionate and
tender towards the suffering and generous to those in need.
Mama stood firm on her ethics of honesty and integrity. She was
forgiving to those that had wounded her. Mama knew these things are pleasing to
the Lord whom she loved dearly. She liked to talk about Jesus and her Heavenly
Home. Until her health declined, she was active in her home church, Ring-ling
First Baptist. She felt close to and dearly loved her Sunday School
classmates. Quick wit and the gift of being a captivating story-teller made
Mama a natural entertainer. She loved to make people laugh, even
during her hospital stays. She was an avid reader and wrote a couple of short
stories. She loved making quilts for her children and grandchildren to remember
her by. Mama loved to prepare for the holidays, decorating the house and
cooking incredible meals for her family. Perhaps because she was such a
people-person, she was like a magnet drawing others to herself.
She loved people from all walks of life. Yet Mama could also be plain spoken
and riled if someone messed with her family. That small 5'3", 120 lb.
heavy weight could transform into a ferocious Mama
Bear. When her dark brown Cherokee eyes looked as if they could penetrate a
brick wall, one would be in trouble. Mama feared no one and very little else,
not even death.
After fighting a strong fight against cancer, Mama slipped over to
her new eternal home on July 3, 2018 at the age of 87. She was brave even while
enduring pain. She achieved much during her walk on this earth, making a
difference in so many lives. Mama was always wise in discerning what was most
important and a beautiful example to her children teaching values. (Proverbs
31:29-31)Though we grieve your passing, we rejoice that you have been released
from pain and now abide with your Jesus. You are celebrating your reunion with
your son Danny and other loved ones that you have missed for so long. You
promised to be waiting and watching for each of your children by Heaven's
window at our own destined time. Until that time, you will be thought of often
leaving a part of yourself in our hearts.
Funeral services will be Monday, July 9, 2018 at 10 a.m. at the
First Baptist Church of Ringling with Pastor Ron Elmore and nephew Johnny Lee Blankenship officiating services. Interment will follow at the Ringling
Memorial Cemetery. Casket Bearers will be Travis Southerland, Levi Southerland,
Gabe Zimmerman, Max McDaniel, Patrick Surber and Chris Lee. Honorary Bearers
are Mike Davis, John W. Davis, Les Davis, Wes Wade and Mickey Dewbre.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Ringling, Jefferson
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - November 16, 2018
Mrs. Colleen (Lance) Grant was born on Apr. 25, 1930, in
Petersburg, to the late Mr. Virgil T. Lance and Mrs. Artie May (Shockley)
Lance. She departed this life Tuesday, Nov. 13, 2018, at her residence in
Ringling at the age of 88 years, 6 months, and 19 days.
Colleen married Sammie Fayne McGowan and together they had two
children Connie and Lanie. He preceded her in death at a young age and she then
married Marvin T. Grant. From this union their son Terry was born. Marvin and
Colleen made their home in Ringling where they would raise their family.
Colleen worked beside Marvin doing the accounting and keeping the
shop records. She was an excellent homemaker and loving mother. She was a
fantastic cook, who was known for her southern cooked meals with fresh
vegetables she grew in her garden. Colleen loved teaching other women how to
cook and was always a great example to others. Colleen and Marvin enjoyed
spending time at Lake Texoma and fishing.
Mrs. Grant was a devout Christian and faithful member of the Gospel
Tabernacle Church in Ringling all of her life. She led praise and worship for
many years. She enjoyed playing her guitar and singing.
Colleen was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Sammie
Mc-Gowan in 1953 and Marvin Grant in 1998; sisters, Joyce Lance, Marie Price,
Peggy Beyer, and Patsy Watkins.
Survivors include her daughter,
Connie Blankenship of Ardmore; sons, Lanie McGowan, of
Ring-ling, Terry Grant and wife Jaree, of Ardmore; sisters, Dixie Linn, of
Oklahoma City, and Dorothy Ledford, of Chickasha; a special friend, Summer
Skinner, of Ring-ling; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; Many nieces, nephews, other relatives and a host of friends.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Colleen (Lance) Grant is scheduled for 10
a.m., Saturday, Nov. 17, 2018, at the Church of Jesus Christ Gospel Tabernacle
with her son, Terry Grant and grandson, Lee Grant officiating. Interment will
follow to Ring-ling Memorial Cemetery. Serving as Casket Bearers will be Dale
Riley, Dale Richardson, Charlie Burk, Dewayne McCarty, Cody Hudspeth, and Lafon
Glenn. Honorary Casket bearers will be all the Coffee Drinking Friends at Moore
Drug. Alexander Funeral Home in Ringling.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2019, Ringling, Jefferson
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - April 14, 2019
Sherman
Grant, 80, of
Ringling, known as Cotton to all his family and friends was born July 8, 1938,
at Petersburg, to the late Mr. Hailey and Eula Grant. He departed from this
life on Thursday, April 11, 2019, in Marietta, [Love Co., OK].
Cotton attended school at Courtney, he was
the last to graduate to receive a Courtney High School diploma in 1957. At a
young age, Cotton began working at the Belleville Cotton Gin then for Badley
Burkett Well Service, from there, he began his life
long career of farming. Cotton was instrumental of starting the Courtney Fire
Department and was the first fire chief, he helped with the construction of the
Courtney Community Building and was a great help with the Belleville-Bourland
Cemetery by helping with the upkeep of the cemetery and donating land. Cotton
was a Dallas Cowboy, OU Sooners and Nascar fan. He married the love of his life, Jacqueline Blankenship on Jan. 31, 1959, at Ardmore, and they
began their journey in life together.
Cotton and Jacqueline started their own family in September of 1960
with their daughter, Deanne, followed by another daughter,
Lisha in January 1962, their family was completed with their son, Kevin in
December 1971.
Preceding him in death are his parents; brother, Harvey Grant; and
sisters, Marie Dewbre, Nelda Bechtol and Glenda Vinson.
Cotton is survived by wife Jacqueline of the home; children Sonia
Deanne Grant and fiancée Bill Caldwell of Marietta, Lisha Dawn Scifres of
Ringling and Kevin Dale Grant and wife Amy of Courtney; grandchildren, Heather
Longest, Jeremy White, Krista Longest and husband Chisium, Travis White, Derek
Grant, Joshua Grant and Kimberlyn Apala and husband Randy; great-grandchildren,
Connor, Rylee, Carter, Cannon, Ryker, Finley, Randon and Luke; sister, Lana
Ball of Fritch, Texas; brothers, Haskell Grant and wife Joann and Darrell Grant
and wife Linda all of Lone Grove; sister in law, Retha Grant of Ardmore;
brother in law, Jerry Vinson of Ardmore; brother-in-law
and sister-in-law, Larry
and Sherian Blankenship of
Courtney; and many other family and friends.
Funeral Services are scheduled for 10 am, Monday, April 15, 2019,
at Alexander Gray Funeral Home Chapel, with Bryan Spivey officiating. Interment
will follow to Belleville-Bour land Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kevin Grant, Randy Jackson, Denver Weatherly, Kerry Blankenship, Larry Don Blankenship and Johnny Dewbre. Honorary bearers
will be Tankie Spivey, Gene Jackson, Gale Black, Sonny Mobley, Larry Blankenship and Mickey Pettit.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Jacqueline Grant
– b.06Sep1942 - Ringling, OK: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJJT-HCQK
Kingfisher
2016, Hennessey, Kingfisher
Co., OK, Obituary
The Press of Atlantic City, (NJ) - July 22, 2016
Dawn G. Moore, age 34, a resident of Hennessey, OK, passed away
Sunday, July 17, 2016. She was born in Atlantic City, NJ.
She was a graduate of Egg Harbor Township High School, class of
2000. She loved the color pink, was an avid sports player, loved cars and
racing them, and enjoyed working in every facet of the auto industry. Dawn was
of the Jewish faith.
Dawn was preceded in death by her grandparents, Ernie and Gloria
Moore, and Joe and Sylvia Melanson.
Dawn is survived by her parents, Peter Moore of Ocean Springs, and
Gail (John) Youngman of Long Beach; her fiance,
Bryon Blankenship of Hennessey, OK; her step-son, Eli
Blankenship ; her brother, Sam
Moore of Ocean Springs; her sister, Brandi Moore of Diamondhead; her niece and
nephew, Bella Moore and Adam Moore.
Funeral service will be on Monday, July 25, 2016 at 1:30pm, at the
Riemann Family Funeral Home, 19130 Commission Road, Long Beach. Burial will be
in Gulf Pines Memorial Gardens.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Latimer
2018, Panola, Latimer
Co., OK, Funeral
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Dorothy-Marie-Blankenship-105741768
Dorothy Marie Blankenship, February 20, 1932 - January 17, 2018, Panola, Oklahoma
Funeral service will be at 2:00PM Sunday, January 21, 2018 at Red
Oak First Baptist Church in Red Oak, Oklahoma with Rev. Johnny Montgomery
officiating. Burial will follow at West Liberty Cemetery in Quinton, Oklahoma.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Wilburton,
Latimer Co., OK, Funeral
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - November 10, 2018
Terry Ray, Blankenship, 63, died Nov. 8.
Services 10 a.m Monday, Center Point
Baptist Church (Jones-Harkins, Wilburton).
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Wilburton,
Latimer Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.jonesharkinsfuneralhome.com/obituary/terry-blankenship
Terry Ray Blankenship, 63, of
Wilburton died Thursday, November 8, 2018 at the McAlester Regional
Health Center, [Pittsburg Co., OK]. He was born on May 1, 1955 in Allen, OK to L. C. Blankenship and Wanda Janet (Raney)
Blankenship.
Terry graduated from Allen High School
with the Class of 1973 and immediately attended Tulsa Welding School. Terry worked as a master welder. He married
Cindee (Collums) Conley in 1994 in Eureka Springs, Arkansas.
Terry is preceded in death by his sister,
Vickie
Blankenship.
Terry is survived by his wife of
twenty-four years, Cindee (Collums) Blankenship of the home; daughter, Rachel Conley of
Wilburton, OK; son, Benton Conley and wife, Karen of Bethel Acres, OK;
grandchildren, Tyler, Paige, Mason, Jasmine, Blayne, and Paisley; parents,
L. C.
and Wanda Blankenship of Allen, OK; nephew, Kelly Blankenship of Allen, OK;
great granddaughter, Harmony; brother-in-law, John Charles Collums, Jr. and
wife, Kelly of Helotes, TX; sister-in-law Valerie Grosskurth and husband, Paul
of Burleson, TX and sister-in-law, Janina Fox of Princeton, TX.
A funeral service will be held 10:00 a.m.
Monday, November 12, 2018 at the Center Point Baptist Church officiated by Bro.
Byron Vinson and Bro. Ed Rutherford.
Burial will be at High Bridge Cemetery. Pallbearers will be: Sean
O’Dell, Rocky Tomlin, Mark Ward, Steven O’Dell, Rex Koller, Tyler Conley, Mason
Sennett, Blayne Conley, Blake O’Dell and Brent Williams.
Le Flore
2015, Poteau, Le
Flore Co., OK, Obituary
Published in Poteau Daily News on Aug. 12,
2015
Ronald Lee Dill, 70, of Poteau died Tuesday, Aug. 11, 2015, in
Poteau. He was born July 20, 1945, at Monroe to Stanley and Hazel (Dunn) Dill.
He had a mechanical engineering degree from Southern Methodist University and
was a farmer.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Ronald is survived by his wife, Patricia of the home; two sons,
Reagan and wife Julie Dill of Sachse, Texas, and Justin and wife Julie Dill of
Monroe; a brother, Denver Blake Dill of Monroe; sister, LaJuan
Blankenship of Fort Worth,
Texas; five grandchildren, Jordan Dill, Shelby Dill, Taylor Rhodes, Rachel
Rhodes and Riley Dill; a host of other family members, friends and loved
ones.
Service will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 13, at Springhill
Baptist Church, Howe, with Brother Larry Stacy officiating. Burial will be in
Monroe Cemetery, Monroe.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Lajuan W. Blankenship – b.26Jun1937 - Fort
Worth, TX: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2MBR-3M3
Relatives, J. Blankenship, Lo Juan Blankenship.
+2019, Poteau, LeFlore
Co., OK, Obituary
Poteau Daily News & Sun (OK) - November 7, 2019
George Henry Blankenship, PhD, 87, of Poteau passed away Monday, Nov. 4, in Ft. Smith, [Sebastian
Co.,] AR. George was born
September 29, 1932 in Wichita Falls, Tex. to Billy and Bessie Mae (Tasker) Blankenship.
George graduated from Loyola University Pharmacy School. He owned
and operated a successful pharmacy in Baker, LA. for
many years before moving to Poteau in 2005, where he continued to practice
pharmacy in both Arkansas and Oklahoma. He was especially adept at building
tables and step stools from repurposed materials. George was a chief peanut
brittle consumer and expert homemade ice cream maker. He served in various
capacities in local government, civil service, church and community
organizations. He was an honorary member of the Baker Over-the-Hill Coffee
Club.
George was preceded in death by his sister, Florence
Blankenship and his parents.
Survivors include his spouse,
Verl Dougherty Blankenship; his children,
Karen Sue Blankenship Gross (Jeff), George Randall Blankenship (Gay), Georgette
Elaine Blankenship Teekel (Shane); stepchildren, Lyndell Kern Bezet (Neal), Jan Kern Miller
(Tom), Artie Kern Smith (Myron), Arthur J. Kern (Suzette); grandchildren, Andrew Stephen Gross, Adam Christopher Gross, Ashley
Elizabeth Gross Davis, Meriget
Blankenship Wilbur, Jonathan Randall Blankenship, Timothy James Blankenship, Shane Lee Teekel Jr., Allison Colleen Teekel, Joshua William
Teekel, Matthew Grant Teekel; step grandchildren, Mistie B. Stephens (Bruce),
Kristie B. Hornsby (Starr), Aubrey M. Myers (Troy), David Dearman (Megan), Alex
Kern (Lauren), Tara Kern; great
grandchildren, Tyler Stephen Gross, Riley Lane Gross, Caroline Elizabeth
Gross, Noah Douglas Davis, Eli Douglas Gross, Claire Elizabeth Gross, Isabella Meriget Blankenship, Lorelei Margaret Gross; great step
grandchildren, Chris Stephens, Riley Hornsby Nunez, Hudson Hornsby, Chapman
Hornsby, Stella Hornsby, Graham Myers, Hinton Dearman; step great great
grandchild, Lynnon Nunez; nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews, step
nieces and nieces.
Services will be 1 pm, Friday, Nov. 8, 2019, at Evans Chapel of
Memories, Poteau, with Jerry Williams officiating. Interment will follow in
Vaughn Cemetery, Gilmore. Pallbearers
will be Jonathan Blankenship, Andrew Gross, Adam Gross, Alex Kern, David Dearman. Honorary pallbearers will be Butch Gilstrap,
Dewey Shoup, Conroy Martin, Vern Martin, Martin Bosco and Myron Smith.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Spiro, Le Flore Co., OK, Obituary
http://swtimes.com/obituaries/shirley-blankenship
Shirley Blankenship,
of Spiro was born Aug. 24, 1936, in Lecompte, La., to Louis Edward and Rose
Viola (Terrell) Williams and passed away Jan. 30, 2015, in Fort Smith [Sebastian Co., AR] at the age of 78.
She is survived by one daughter,
Gina Huff and husband Clark of Spiro; three sons, Eddie Blankenship and wife Trinka of Spiro, Curtis Blankenship
and wife Ruby of Cowlington, Okla., and Jon Blankenship and
wife Honei of Spiro; two sisters, Darline McNeil of Tyler, Texas, and Glenda
Monroe and husband Frank of Pineville, La.; 17 grandchildren, Lee
Blankenship and wife Abbey,
Linzy Wylie and husband Caleb, Linlee
Blankenship, Lily Blankenship, Michelle Carter and husband David, Eugene Blankenship, Candice Irons, Dana Blankenship, George Blankenship,
Allen Blankenship, Jacee Lowe and husband Ethan, Cade Blankenship, Ethan Blankenship,
Regan Huff, Haley Huff, Toby Huff and Jared Huff; one great-grandchild, Cole
Anthony Blankenship; father to
her children, Rucker
Blankenship of Stigler; and
numerous nieces, nephews, other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents; and one brother, Thomas
Louis Williams.
Shirley had a passion for teaching children to read. She taught
school for more than 26 years while teaching at Florida, Louisiana and the
Spiro school system for 22 years. She was a member of Spiro Baptist Church and
was very active in her Christian faith. Shirley also loved reading and writing
poetry, and she loved her family and friends dearly.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m Monday at First Baptist Church with
Mr. Clark Huff and the Rev. Eddie Blankenship officiating.
Burial will follow at Fairview Cemetery under the direction of the Mallory-Martin
Funeral Home in Spiro.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Spiro, LeFlore Co., OK, Obituary
Times Record (Fort Smith, AR) - May 29, 2019
Shirley Ann Collins was born Aug. 12, 1944, in Tucker, OK, to Fred
and Ona Bell (Shehorn) Harper and passed away May 27, 2019, in Spiro at the age
of 74.
Shirley retired from Planters Peanuts, was a Spiro Future Farmers
of America supporter and active in Spiro Little League. She loved to fish
Shirley was preceded in death by her husbands, Cleo Collins and
H.B. Hayes; sisters, Dorothy Lovell and Carol Evans; and brothers, David Harper
and Billy Harper.
Shirley is survived by her children,
Trinka Blankenship, Anthony Collins, Brett Collins and wife
Stacy, Mike Hayes and wife Lisa and Pam Hayes; sister, Francis Dees; brothers,
Elmer Harper, Junior Harper, Robert "Pig" Harper and Jerry Harper; grandchildren, Lee Blankenship and wife Abbey, Linzy Wylie and husband
Caleb, LinLee Blankenship, Lily Blankenship,
Arron Collins and wife Haley, Garrett Collins, Austin Collins, Neal Hayes,
Brittany McLauglin and husband Tyler, T. J. Hayes and wife LeiLani, Hayley
Baxter and husband Shawn and Hunter Baxter; great-grand children, JayLah Collins, Brett Lee Ryder Collins, Cole Blankenship, Clay Blankenship, Addie McLaughlin, Allie McLaughlin, Hayes McLaughlin,
Hadleigh Hayes, Cannon Hayes, Jett Hayes and Easton Hayes; and numerous nieces,
nephews, other relatives, and loved ones.
Funeral service will be 11 am, Thursday, May 30, 2019, at Victory
Worship Center in Spiro, with the Revs. Josh McElyea and
Bryan Fouts officiating. Burial will follow at New Hope Cemetery in
Spiro, under the direction of Mallory-Martin Funeral Home in Spiro.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2015, Wister, Le Flore Co., OK, Obituary
Times Record (Fort Smith, AR) Date: May 27, 2015
Randi Kathleen Thompson, 30, of Wister died Saturday, May 23, 2015,
in Poteau. She was born Sept. 15,
1984, in Poteau. She worked in sales.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Friday at Evans & Miller Funeral Home
Chapel of Memories in Poteau with burial at Reichert Cemetery. Pallbearers will
be Bryan, Bradly, Casey and Jamin Thompson, Carl Odom, Jason Wooten, Correy
Harris, Tyler Kirkpatrick, Joe Wade and Zeke Norman.
She is survived by her mother, Carolyn Davis of Wister; her father,
Hal Thompson of Van Buren; a sister, Abby Cornell; and brothers, Bryan Thompson of Hodgen, Billy, Shawn, Taylor, Tommy and Collin Blankenship and Jason and Johnnie Cornell.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Lincoln
2017, Chandler, Lincoln
Co., OK, Funeral
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Evelyn-Blankenship-104760842
Evelyn Blankenship
- October 14, 1943 - May 6, 2017- Oklahoma
Funeral Service in Chandler, Oklahoma MAY 13. 02:00 PM Kingdom Hall
of Jehovah's Witnesses, 1015 S Rozell Lane Chandler, OK, US, 74834, with
Brother Gary Miller officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Chandler, Lincoln
Co., OK, Funeral
http://www.parksbrothers.net/obituaries/Evelyn-Blankenship/#!/Obituary
Evelyn Blankenship, Chandler,
Oklahoma, resident was born October 14, 1943, in Taos, New Mexico, and departed
this life May 6, 2017, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, at the age of 73
years. Evelyn was the daughter of James A. and Flora Elizabeth (Pringle) Watts.
She married David Blankenship on March 25,
1963, in Chandler, Oklahoma. Evelyn worked in retail sales for many years.
Her parents, and two sisters, preceded
Evelyn in death.
Survivors include her husband, David Blankenship of the home; one
son and daughter-in-law, David and Rebecca Blankenship of Spring
Branch, Texas; one brother Clarence Watts of El Paso, Texas; one sister,
Patricia Taylor of Las Cruces, New Mexico; other relatives and many friends.
A memorial service will be held 2:00
P.M., Saturday, May 13, 2017, at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in
Chandler, with Brother Gary Miller officiating. Arrangements are under the
direction of Parks Brothers Funeral Service in Chandler, Oklahoma.
John David
Blankenship – b.15Oct1965 – Chandler, OK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KPLD-JRX
Relatives - Anne
Blankenship, Dave Blankenship, Evelyn Watts Blankenship, Jr John D.
Blankenship, Jrjohn D. Blankenship, P. Rebecca Blankenship, Paula R.
Blackenship, Rebecca Rebecca Blankenship.
+2016, Prague, Lincoln Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=158560624
Myrla Anita
Rohling was born on July 10, 1936, in Mulvane,
Kansas, and departed this life on Thursday, February 18, 2016, in Okemah,
[Okfuskee Co.,] Oklahoma, at the age of 79. She was the daughter of Ernest and Velma (Jain) Blankenship,
Myrla was a
resident of Prague. She married Ralph Herman Rohling on November 10, 1964.
Myrla loved working in her yard and enjoyed fishing, but her favorite passtime
was her dogs, especially her beloved JoJo.
Myrla's
parents, husband, and one brother, Gary Blankenship preceded her in death.
Survivors
include: sons, Kelly Rohling of Prague, Scott Rohling of Prague and Randy
Barnett of Tecumseh; one brother, Bennie
Blankenship; two sisters, Treva Evans and Mary Sands; several grandchildren and great grandchildren; other family and
friends.
Logan
2017, Guthrie, Logan
Co., OK, Obituary
Guthrie News Leader (OK) - September 9, 2017
Darrell Wayne Biggs passed away September 4, 2017 after a
courageous battle with ALS with his loving family by his side. He was born on
September 20, 1952 in Guthrie, Oklahoma to Charlie and Imogene (Moad) Biggs.
Darrell lived in Guthrie his entire life, he graduated from Guthrie
High School in 1970, while in high school he was active in FFA and was FFA
State Farmer. In 1971 he attended Southwest Automotive School where he studied
Diesel Repair. He married Linda Shinpoch on July 14, 1973 in Guthrie. Darrell
was the County Commissioner for Logan County District 2 and at the age of 20
was the youngest elected official in the State of Oklahoma. He attended
numerous schools for Hazmat training. From 1988-1991 Darrell worked for the
City of Guthrie as Landfill Foreman. He was employed with Environmental
Restoration as a heavy equipment operator until his illness.
Darrell was preceded in death by his grandparents, Calvin and Edith
Moad and Carl and Irene Biggs.
Survivors include his parents Charlie and Imogene Biggs of Guthrie,
wife Linda of the home in Guthrie, his 2 daughters Julie Dickson-Grauberger and
husband Tim of Edmond and Jana Lynn Wanzer and husband Kelly of Guthrie, sister
Sharon Riebe and husband Michael of Guthrie, 5 grandchildren, Kayleigh Dickson
and fiancée James Fox, Kristyn Dickson, Kamri Dickson, Dakota Wanzer and
fiancée Macey Edelen and Zane Wanzer and sister in law Karen Ochs and husband
Dennis. He is also survived by his nieces,
Jackie and Andy Wolfington, Allison and Elliott Murray, Nikki and Chris Blankenship, Lindsey and Patrick Mallory and Jill and
Kyle White and his mother in law Frances Young-Field and husband Bob.
Services were held at 10:30 AM, Friday, September 8, 2017 at Hayes
Funeral Home Chapel with Chaplain Gene Owen officiating. Burial followed at
Summit View Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Love
+2015, Marietta, Love Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=146737881
Patsy Ruth
Thompson was born April 17, 1928 at Rubottom, the
daughter of S. A. “Bill” Blankenship and Mollie Lillian Taliaferro Blankenship. She passed away Tuesday, May 19, 2015 in Mercy Health Love County,
Marietta, at the age of 87.
Patsy had been
a resident of Love County most of her life. She and O.K. “Knox” Thompson, Jr.
were married at Courtney, OK on March 25, 1944, and he preceded her in death on
February 23, 1998. Mrs. Thompson had been an employee of Marietta Sportswear,
Little Brownie Cookie Factory and was retired from Michelin. She loved music,
especially playing the piano, and in her younger years also enjoyed quilting
and gardening. Patsy was a member of the Rubottom Baptist Church.
In addition to
her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents; daughter, Mary Elizabeth
Thompson; and two brothers, Earl Wayne
Blankenship and Billy Ray
Blankenship.
She is survived
by two sons, Ron Thompson of Rubottom and Waylan Thompson of Odessa, TX;
daughter, Lou Ann Fox of Ardmore, OK; brother and sister-in-law, Sam A. and Ann Blankenship, also of
Ardmore; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Shirley and Toney Hearell of Rubottom and Peggy and Charles McConnell of Duncan, OK; five grandchildren; and several
great-grandchildren.
Serving as
casket bearers will be Harold Greene, Cody Greene, Larry Fox, Kenny Carlile,
Larry Gilcrease, and Casey Thom
+2018, Marietta, Love
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - April 25, 2018
Randall K. Keller of Rubottom, OK, passed away Monday, April 23, in
Mercy Health Love County, Marietta, at the age of 66. Born January 17, 1952 in
the Eastman Community of Love County, Randy was the son of Rhul Wesley Keller
and Mable Beatrice Turner Keller.
A resident of Love County all of his life, Randy attended Turner
Schools for 11 years, graduated from Marietta High School and then attended
Southeastern Oklahoma State University, Durant, for three years. He and Debra Kay Blankenship were married
on June 10, 1972 at Eastman.
In addition to being a rancher, raising hay and cattle, Randy
worked as a paramedic at the Love County Health Center for 14 years beginning
in the late 1970s. He was also an employee and retiree of Love County District
#1 and District #2, working as a gravel truck driver. Randy loved music and
played with several bands, including Desperadoes, Country Illusion, and Whiskey
River. He and his bands provided entertainment at the Love County Frontier Days
Association and the street dance for many years. Since the early 1970s he had
played at numerous community fish fries and barn dances and was also the house
band at Red River Ranch for many years. Randy also enjoyed fishing on Red
River, watching the Texas Rangers, and making bbq and sauces and sharing them
with relatives and friends. Most of all he loved visiting with people and being
happy. Randy also enjoyed his pet Chihuahuas. Of the Baptist faith, Randy was baptized
at the Eastman Baptist Church in 1961.
Preceding him in death were his parents; two brothers, Richard
Wesley "Dick" Keller and Rhul Keller, Jr; and sister, Quetha Jo
Gonzales.
He is survived by his wife, Debra Keller of the home; three
daughters, Lisa Ramon and Karla Smith and husband Ronnie of Rubottom, and
Sherry Sanchez and husband Ernesto of Jacksonville, North Carolina; brother,
Jimmy Keller and wife Jean of Sacramento, CA; sister, Betty Rackley and husband
Buford of Eastman; six grandchildren, Aaron Ramon, Tyler Smith, Brayden Ramon,
Hunter Smith, Jersie Ramon, and Brianne Sanchez; and several nieces and
nephews.
Services are set for 2 p.m. Thursday, April 26, 2018, in Freeman
Auditorium of Turner School, Burneyville, OK. Officiating will be Lawrence
Anderson assisted by Mike Buxton. Interment in the Rubottom Cemetery will
follow under the direction of Flanagan-Watts Funeral Home & Cremation
Services, Marietta, OK. Serving as casket bearers will be Devon Reed, David
Howard, Johnny Reed, Tony Hodges, Ray Willingham, Dale Lyons, Ron Westfall, and
Jay Clark. Honorary bearers are other musicians with whom he played.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Major
2016, Ringwood, Major
Co., OK, Obituary
www.meaningfulfunerals.net/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3546923&fh_id=14204
Longtime Ringwood resident, Vergie L. Blankenship, age 83, passed away Wednesday January 6, 2016, at the Noble Health Care Center, [Cleveland Co., OK]. Vergie LaWanda Barrick was born April 2,
1932 in Arapaho, OK, the 3rd daughter of 5 born to Claud Stewart Barrick and
Ida Florene (Burton) Barrick.
As a young girl, she learned the value of hard work, side by side
with her family in the cotton fields. She grew up in Arapaho and attended
school there, graduating in 1950. She later married Willie B.
Blankenship and they made
their home in Clinton. For several years, Vergie and her husband owned and
operated the “B & V” Thrift Store in Clinton. By the time Willie had
retired, they decided it was time for a change and moved to Ringwood in the mid
1980’s.
Vergie was a gifted artist who enjoyed drawing, embroidery and
sewing. She loved cooking, gardening, camping, anything to do with horses, and
her beloved dogs. She was a talented musician and would play the banjo while
Willie played the guitar, along with her father Claud playing his fiddle. She
never missed a good card game. She will be dearly missed by all who knew her.
She was preceded in death by: Her husband, Willie B.
Blankenship; Her parents,
Claud and Ida Barrick and 3 sisters, Florene Carr, Irene Barrick and Jayne
Barrick.
Vergie leaves behind: Her sister, Claudeen McLaughlin of Clinton;
Several close cousins, nieces and nephews and a host of other family and
friends.
Graveside Funeral Services are scheduled for 1:00 P.M. Thursday,
January 7, 2016, at the Glenwood Cemetery near Ringwood, OK.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
SSDI: Blankenship,
Willie B., 74, 15Dec1924 - 11Jun1999, Ringwood, Major, OK, OK-444-28-3336
Marshall
+2018, Kingston, Marshall
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Almon-Lewis-Blankenship-106747147
Almon Lewis Blankenship, October 21, 1938 - January 14, 2019, Kingston, Oklahoma
Almon was raised in Woodville where he attended school and
graduated from Kingston High School in 1959.
Watts Funeral Home - Kingston 707 Highway
70 East Kingston, Oklahoma 73439.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Kingston, Marshall
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.wattsfuneralhome.com/obituary/almon-blankenship?lud=42A8D397C1FF01D889801F04B894F85D
Almon Lewis Blankenship 80, of Kingston,
Oklahoma passed away Monday, January 14, 2019.
He was born on October 21, 1938 in Woodville, Oklahoma to the late Ruel Earnest
Blankenship and Elnora Beatrice Cobb Blankenship.
Almon was raised in Woodville where he
attended school and graduated from Kingston High School in 1959. He worked as a carpenter and did masonry
work. Almon worked in France and did
granite work in Oklahoma City. He also
did granite work at the entrance of the Ritz Carlton Hotel. He lived in Enid
for a short while and Big Lake, Texas where he volunteered at the elementary
school with crafts and whittling with the kids. In 2000 Almon moved back to
Kingston. He was affiliated with the
Pentecostal Holiness faith and he enjoyed fishing, gardening, and raising
chickens. Almon greatest love was his
grandkids.
Almon married Bertha Phyllis Oldham on
February 1, 1959 in Marshall County and she preceded him in death on December
7, 2014.
Almon was preceded in death by his
parents, wife, and 2 brothers; Lloyd and Troy.
He is survived by: Children: Betty Blankenship, Kingston,
Oklahoma, Thomas Blankenship, Anderson, Missouri, Almon Lewis Blankenship, Big Lake,
Texas, Hodge Blankenship, Fairview, Missouri, Brothers: Donald Blankenship, Kingston,
Oklahoma, Jerry Blankenship, Kingston, Oklahoma, Sisters: Beatrice Beal, Colbert,
Oklahoma, Thelma Bush, Colbert, Oklahoma, Glenda Stoltzman, Kingston, Oklahoma, Dorothy Holley,
Kingston, Oklahoma, Jane Mayo, Duncan, Oklahoma, and Numerous Grandchildren.
Mayes
+2015, Chouteau, Mayes Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Times, (Pryor, OK) Date: March 10, 2015
Funeral services for Willie Mae Wishard, 81, of Chouteau, will be
held on Wednesday, March 11, 10 a.m. at Chouteau United Methodist Church. The
Rev. Connie Taylor will officiate and burial will follow at Chouteau West
Cemetery, Chouteau.
Wishard was born Sept. 10, 1933 in Chouteau to William
"Bill" and Flossie (Blankenship) Croft. She died March 7, in Chouteau at the age of 81.
She was a lifetime resident of Chouteau. She attended school there
and graduated from Chouteau High School with the class of 1952. She was married
to Riley Wishard on Aug. 12, 1950 in Chouteau; he preceded her in death on May
18, 2006. Wishard worked at St. John Medical Center for 48 years and had
achieved the position of Secretary #7. She retired twice, but both times the
hospital called her back to train the people that had taken her place. She was
very dedicated employee and was very well thought of by all her peers. She was
a very loyal member of Chouteau United Methodist Church. She was a Sunday
school teacher and a junior church teacher. She was also a member of the Red
Hat Society, United Methodist Women (UMW) and "Parents of Murdered
Children". She liked to spend time on the lake, but most important to her
was the time she got to spend with her family.
She is survived by one son Roger Wishard of Chouteau; daughter
Ellen Vanbrunt of Chouteau; 15 grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; one
great-great -grandchild; sister Jane Myers of Sacramento, Calif.;, sister Wilma
Lynch and husband Richard of Chouteau; brother Homer Croft and wife Diane of
Chouteau; sister Linda Moon and husband Bill of Pryor; sister Sue Atchley and
husband Jerry of Mazie and brother Forrest Croft of San Diego, Calif.
In addition to her husband, Riley, she was preceded in death by her
parents; daughters Beverly Wishard Meeker, and Carol June Stohler; son Billy
Ray Wishard ; and sister Virginia Taylor.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
McClain
2017, Blanchard, McClain
Co., OK, Obituary
Thomas Eugene “Cowboy” Buff, 62, of
Blanchard, died Friday, January 13, 2017, at his home. The son of Clarence Buff and Mary Edna (McKern)
Buff, he was born July 26, 1954 in McAlester, Oklahoma.
Tom married the love of his life, Rosalee Beatrice James, on June
10, 1975, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He worked as a supply clerk for Central
Plumbing Supply for over 21 years. Tom was a member of Pleasant Hill Baptist
Church in Blanchard. In his spare time, he enjoyed woodworking, gardening, and
being in the outdoors, camping and fishing. Tom enjoyed watching sports and was
an avid OU fan. His greatest enjoyment came from spending time with his family
and friends, especially his grandchildren. He will be greatly missed by all who
knew him.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and a brother, Alonzo
Buff.
Tom is survived by his wife of 41 years, Rosalee Buff of Blanchard;
two daughters, Linda Kay Buff of
Texas, and Rosanne Blankenship and her husband, Hoyt, of Oklahoma City; two sons, David Buff of
Blanchard, and Clarence Buff and his wife, Ashley, of Texas; fourteen
grandchildren; two great grandchildren; two sisters, Wanda Eberle and her husband,
Larry, of Missouri, and Linda Joyce Buff of Bixby; two brothers, Bill Buff of
Eufaula, and Charles Buff and his wife, Marina, of Florida; numerous nieces and
nephews; and many other loved ones and friends.
A memorial service to celebrate Tom’s life will be held at 10:00
AM, Monday, January 16, 2017, at Pleasant Hill Baptist Church in Blanchard.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Byars, McClain
Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) - November 12, 2019
Mr. Wendell Weaver 75, of Byars, passed away Monday, Nov. 11, 2019,
at an Oklahoma City hospital, [Oklahoma
Co., OK]. He was born
March 18, 1944, at Allen to Jake and Carrie Larabee Weaver. He attended
Spalding schools.
Mr. Weaver was a truck driver and a member of the Byars Pentecostal
Holiness Church. He married Gayle Blankenship on Nov. 6, 1964.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Danny Weaver; and a
daughter, Cynthia Weaver.
Survivors include his wife, Gayle, of the home; a son, Steve Weaver
of Stratford; six grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services are at 1 pm, Friday, at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel.
The Rev. Frank Trent will officiate. Burial will follow at McGee Cemetery,
Stratford.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Newcastle, McClain
Co., OK, Death
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - May 23, 2018
Willa M. Blankinship,
79, died May 21, 2018.
Services 10 a.m. June 2, 2018, Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, Norman (Cremation Society, Oklahoma City).
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Newcastle, McClain
Co., OK, Funeral
https://newsok.com/news/obits/deathnotice/149321
Willa M. Blankinship, Jul 22, 1938 - May 21, 2018, Newcastle
Willa M. Blankinship, 79, died May
21.
Memorial services 10 a.m. June 2, Sunset
Memorial Park Cemetery, Norman (Cremation Society, Oklahoma City).
Willa Mae Draper
Widow of William D. Blankenship
+2015, Purcell, McClain Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.wilsonlittle.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=2926439&fh_id=14204
Bri Blankenship,
age 26 of Purcell, passed away Saturday January 24, 2015. Briannon Marie Hill
was born May 4, 1988 in Oklahoma City, OK, the older of 2 children of Scott
Alan Hill and Mignon Marie (Waldrip) Hill.
Bri spent her early childhood and began school in Yukon. Her family
settled in Purcell in 2001 and Bri graduated from Purcell High School in 2006.
After school, she took some classes at O.C.C.C. and Rose State. Bri was a
wonderful mother to Deiken, her 5 year old son. She cherished him and worked hard to provide for his every
need.
On November 1, 2014, Bri married
the love of her life, Rev.
Justin Blankenship, and she
felt such peace as her family was complete. She loved the Lord, and boldly
shared her love for Christ, impacting many. She loved people and especially
enjoyed working with young people. Bri was a faithful member of the Landmark
Church in Purcell. She had such a heart for worship and was so encouraging and
inspiring in leading others to the Lord. Bri and Justin were a good team, and
they dreamed of their future and how God could use them. Bri was a bright soul
and a friend to many and now she stands in the presence of God.
She was preceded in death by: Her grandparents, Nana (Carolyn) and
Papa Jim Heartsill and Great grandpa, Papa Charles Fisher.
Bri leaves behind: Her husband,
Justin, of the home; Her greatest joy, Deiken of the home; Her parents, Scott and Mignon Hill of Purcell;
Brother, Curtis Hill of Purcell; Grandparents, Keith and Betty Berry of Yukon;
Great grandparents, Othela and Cecil Lowell of Del City; Great aunts, Charlene
Eyler of Del City; Shirley and Jerry Roberts of Brownwood, TX Great Uncles, Don
and Jackie Walker of Minco, OK; Harry and Vickie Waldrip of Choctaw, OK; Ozell
and Denise Berry of Oklahoma City; Matt and Vett Berry of OKC; 2 Aunts, Mikala
Watkins of Yukon and Kathy Fisher of Bethany; 3 uncles, Dahl Hendrickson and
wife Kimber of Minco, Les Wortham of Yukon and Roshad Berry of OKC; Adopted
Grandmother, Thurza Gruver of Yukon, OK Numerous cousins and a host of other
family and friends.
Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 A.M. Wednesday, January
28, 2015, at Landmark Church, 1106 W. Grant, Purcell, OK.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
McCurtain
+2017, Broken Bow, McCurtain
Co., OK, Death
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Betty-Jo-Blankenship-104401110
Betty Jo Blankenship,
March 29, 1925 - January 25, 2017, Broken Bow, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Garvin, McCurtain
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/George-Dutch-Bryant-104531481
George "Dutch" Oran Bryant was born April 17, 1945 in
Garvin, OK the son of George W. Bryant and Emily M. (Box) Bryant and had lived
the last 50 years in the Garvin area.
Dutch was a former pastor of the Family of God Non Denominational
Church and a heavy equipment operator. He loved working, fishing, hunting,
watching old westerns and visiting with his family and friends.
Dutch was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, Albert
Bryant and Billy Ray Bryant.
Survivors include: sons: Kim Bryant & wife Anita of Antlers,
OK; James Bryant & wife, Breanna of Idabel, OK; daughters: Schellye Bryant, Kellye Blankenship
& husband James and Shawna Bryant all of Konawa, OK; a sister, Sue Carter of
Garvin, OK; nineteen grandchildren, eleven great grandchildren along with a
host of other family and friends.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Idabel, McCurtain
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.brumleyfuneralhome.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=1913670
Betty Jo Blankenship of Idabel, OK
passed away January 25, 2017 at McCurtain Memorial Hospital peacefully and with
family & friends by her side. Betty Jo was born March 29, 1925 and was the
daughter of Zeno & Vera Young.
She married Reed Blankenship when he
returned from the war on the porch of her family home in Hodgen, OK, they were
married 53 years. After graduation from Heavener High School, Betty attended
St. Edwards Mercy Hospital School of Nursing and became a Registered
Nurse. Betty was very proud to have been one of the Registered Nurses who
helped open the original McCurtain Memorial Hospital in 1952 and would share
how she helped “deliver many babies in this county!” As well as reminisce
about fascinating late night emergency room experiences.
In her younger years Betty played piano
at church and taught Bible studies. Betty took her responsibility of
teaching the bible seriously and would spend hours preparing her lessons,
occasionally making a call to her son to ask his interpretation of a scripture.
Betty could be heard behind closed doors praying softly for her family every
night after she went to bed.
Betty’s husband Reed preceded her in
death as well as her 4th granddaughter Victoria Hope Blankenship &
grandson-in-law Scott Moore.
Betty Jo is survived by her son, Steve
Blankenship and his wife Wenda of Hochatown, OK. 3 granddaughters:
Stephenie Blankenship, Elisha Krauss & Rachel Blankenship. A grandson-in-law Eric Krauss and 2 great granddaughters; Victoria
Lynn Moore & Stevie Louise Krauss.
A “Celebration of Life” will be graveside
at Canfield Cemetery in Idabel at Noon, Thursday, February 2, 2017.
2018, Idabel, McCurtain Co., OK, Obituary
Texarkana Gazette (TX) - December 4, 2018
Jodi Leann Watson Baxter, 42, of Idabel died Sunday, Dec. 2, 2018,
at her home. Ms. Baxter was born March 28, 1976, in De Queen, Ark.
Survivors include her father, Jimmy Watson of Jefferson, Texas; her
mother, Alice Parks Ebert of Idabel; four brothers
and two sisters-inlaw, B. J. Billy John and Katrina Watson of Harleton, Texas,
Cody Watson of Jefferson, James and Dana Hallum of Broken Bow, Okla., and Scott Blankenship of Dallas, Texas; one sister and
brother-inlaw, Candy and Bryan Doss of Camden, Ark.; and a number of other
relatives.
Private memorial services will be held at a later date. whitefamilyfh.com.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
McIntosh
+2018, Eufaula, McIntosh
Co., OK, Death
http://wwwtributes.com/obituary/show/Virgil-Orbry-Blankenship-105702137
Virgil Orbry Blankenship, December 21, 1953 - January 5, 2018, Eufaula, Oklahoma
Private services for Virgil are to be held at a later date.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Eufaula, McIntosh
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.moorefuneralcremation.com/tributes/Virgil-Blankenship
Virgil Orbry Blankenship, 64, of Eufaula,
passed from this life January 5, 2018. He was born December 21, 1953 in Marble
City, OK to Dorsey and Grace Blankenship.
Virgil enjoyed watching old movies and
listening to music of all genres. He taught himself to play the guitar. He was
also a truck driver for more than 25 years. His pride and joy were his 3 Boston
Terriers, Lady Bug, June Bug, and Big Sister.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sisters,
Lorene
and Donnie; and brothers,
Jimmy
Don,
Marvin, Teddy, and Lonnie.
Survivors include his brothers, Vernon Blankenship and Kathy of
Moore, Leo Blankenship of Sallisaw, and W. J. Blankenship and Cynthia of
Tenessee; sister, Patsy Chmieleski and Danny of Moore; he is
also survived by a host of loving nieces, nephewes, cousins, and extended
family and friends.
Private services for Virgil are to be
held at a later date.
Murray
2017, Sulphur, Murray
Co., OK, Obituary
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - April 9, 2017
Maxine Lannom, a resident of Sulphur was born August 14, 1923, in
the Red Oak Community North of Sulphur, Okla. to Amos Luther and Annie Julie
(Sparks) Arms. She passed away Thursday April 6, 2017, at Ardmore, [Carter Co.,] Okla. at the age of 93 years 7 months and
22 days.
Maxine was the ninth of 11 children. She grew up in the Red Oak
Community where she attended school until 7th grade when she transferred to
Sulphur High School. After her marriage to Harold Lannom at Austin, Texas, on
April 23, 1943, they lived in Platt National Park, where Harold was employed.
They moved into the Sulphur city limits in 1957. She worked for her sister and
brother-in-law, James and Opal Howe, and helped to open Sooner Foods where she
worked for 15 years. She had worked as a volunteer for the Callaway Nursing
Home while her mother was a resident there.
Maxine had worked as a receptionist for Dunn Funeral and later
Clagg Funeral Home for over 15 years. She was a lifelong member of the Vinita
Ave Church of Christ. She had been a member of the Oaklawn OHCE for over 60
years, the Historical Society, and a former member of Artist of the Arbuckles,
and the Firemen's Auxiliary Maxine was a longtime cancer survivor.
Maxine was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Harold on
February 9, 1997; four brothers: Hubert, Buford, Loyd and Roy Arms; five
sisters: Hazel Bass, Opal Howe, Christene Pilgram, Bertie and Mary Lue Arms;
her sons-in-law: Dave Anderson and Clellon Lyons.
Survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Jimmy Lannom and Bobbye of
Newcastle, Okla.; daughters, Linda Boyer of Ardmore, Okla., and Gail Anderson
of Ardmore, Okla.; brother and sister-in-law, Glen and JoAnn Arms, of Davis,
Okla.; brother-in-law and his wife, DeLannom and Ruth of Sulphur, Okla.;
sister-in-law, Maxine Morton of Sulphur, Okla.; six grandchildren: Jamie
Montgomery and husband, Matt of Gentry, Ark., Robert Lannom of Newcastle,
Okla., Shawn Boyer and wife, Holly of Ardmore, Okla., Clint Boyer of Ardmore,
Okla., Chris Lyons of Houston, Texas, and Kevin Lyons of Ardmore, Okla.; seven great-grandchildren, Ryan Lannom,
Mattie Montgomery, Kelsey
Blankenship, Jarod Boyer,
Logan Lyons, Noah Lyons and Collin Koehn; three great-great-grandchildren many
nieces and nephews.
Services will be 1 p.m., Tuesday at Vinita Ave. Church of Christ
with Allan Wynn and Richard Day officiating. Her grandchildren will serve as
pallbearers. Interment will follow in Oaklawn Cemetery under the direction of
DeArman Funeral Home of Sulphur, Okla.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Muskogee
2017, Fort Gibson, Muskogee Co., OK, Obituary
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat
(OK) - April 26, 2017
Loyd Jr Clopton, 81, of Fort Gibson, OK, was born June 22, 1935 at
Fort Gibson, OK, the son of Sam and Bertha (Brondage) Clopton and died Monday,
April 24, 2017 at Muskogee.
Loyd was a long time resident of Fort Gibson. On June 22, 1935 he
married Deno Lucille Logston in Miami, OK. Prior to retirement, Loyd was a
heavy equipment operator. For the last several years he was a regular at the
Farmer's Market selling produce.
He was preceded in death by his parents; brother, Glen Clopton; two
sisters, Wanda Maddocks, Lorene Osgood; daughter,
Tammy Blankenship; granddaughter, Catherine Spencer; twin
great-grandsons, Henry and Devon; daughter-in-law, Marie Clopton; and nephew,
Jerry Clopton.
Survivors include his wife, Deno, of the home; children, Loyd
Clopton of Muskogee, Tina Lumpkins of Porter, Mark Hoyd, Dorena Chambers and
husband, Johnnie, John Clopton, Jim Clopton, Glen Clopton and wife, Trisha, all
of Muskogee; special daughters, Tommie Beavers of Porter, Trena Clopton of
Muskogee; brothers, Gene Clopton and Jimmy Clopton both of Fort Gibson;
sisters, Ann Smith of Lubbock, Linda Snow of El Paso, Joyce Jordan of Sand
Springs, Judy Yandell of Santa Maria, CA. Jr was known as "Junebug"
to his grandchildren, those surviving him are: Tonya Alvarez, Ashley Lumpkins,
Justin, Dustin, Austin, and Westin Storm, Chelsea Clopton, Bradley Burkett,
Michael Durossette, and Samantha Sanchez; 22 great-grandchildren; and one
great-great-granddaughter.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m. Friday, April 28, 2017
at Lescher-Millsap Funeral Service Chapel in Fort Gibson with Reverend Pat Ford
officiating. Pallbearers will be Billy Hughes, Jeremy James, David Hughes,
Randy Clopton, Justin Storm, Austin Storm, and Westin Storm. Honorary
pallbearers will be Charlie Hughes, Johnnie Chambers, Rockey Jones, Matt Nail,
Jeff McLain and Hoy Storm. Burial will be in South Bethel Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK, Obituary
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat
(OK) Date: January 19, 2015
Alice Baker Parker, 90, died January 18, 2015 surrounded by her
loved ones; she was a magnificent woman who left a legacy of love and adventure
to all she touched. She "seized the day" and encouraged others to
follow her example. She never met a stranger and acted with a generosity of
spirit that is seldom duplicated. She made everyone she encountered feel
special and appreciated. Alice was born October 1, 1924 in Englewood NJ. to Lawrence and Helen (Fitzgerald) Baker.
She spent her formative years surrounded by a large Irish extended
family. In Brooklyn, NY. and
summers in Port Ewen, NY. She often recalled fond memories of swimming with her
cousins in the Hudson River at her grandmother's home. She married James W.
"Pokey" Parker in 1952 and subsequently moved to Muskogee, at her
husband's request. She resided with his
mother and step-father, Gilford and Viola Blankenship,
while her husband traveled the world as a Merchant Marine. She formed and
intense bond with her in-laws that spanned may decades until their deaths. She
made every life event a celebration and made a loving home for them and for her
two children.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her brother
"Bowie" her husband, her in-laws, her son James, her beloved brother
in law Edward Parker and her special friend "Woody".
She leaves to cherish her memory her daughter Joyce Smithling
(Randy), seven grandchildren; Michelle Ingle, Jade Day (Adam), Autumn Pofahl
(Kevin), Heather Blackwelder (Rob), Nick Smithling (Suwunna), Ashleigh
Smithling (Jeremy), and Megan Briggs (Michael). She has nine great
grandchildren and two great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by two
sister-in-laws; Henrietta McMillin and Carolyn Parker and their families, also
by her special cousin Helen Wittenbauer of Maderia Beach, Fla. They stayed in
constant touch despite the miles that separated them.
Mom will be missed by all that knew her and loved her. She reminds
us that life is not a dress rehearsal and to live each day to the fullest. She
surly did.
Memorial Services will be held on Wednesday January 21, 2015 at
10:00 a.m. in the Bradley Belltower Chapel.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK, Obituary
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat
(OK) Date: June 14, 2015
Stephanie "Michelle" Riley, 45, of Muskogee, Oklahoma passed
away Thursday, June 11, 2015. She has worked hard, earned her angel wings, and
is now in heaven with her daddy who has been waiting to see his "Sissy
Gal's" smiling face since 1993. She was born January 23, 1970 to Michael
and Iris Riley in Muskogee, Oklahoma.
Michelle graduated from Muskogee High School with the class of
1988. She then attended Southwestern State University in Weatherford, Oklahoma
where she obtained her Bachelor's Degree in Nursing in 1993. She has been an RN
for the past 22 years, most recently employed as Night Charge Nurse at
Cornerstone Healthcare Systems in Muskogee. Michelle loved attending rock
concerts, both near and far; playing with her dog
Macey and hanging out with her nieces and nephew.
She was preceded in death by her father, Michael G. Riley; paternal
grandparents, Gordon and Ruby Riley; maternal
grandparents, Gordon S.
Blankenship and Evelyn L.
Smith; and step grandfather, AC Smith; and her cousin, Nathan D. Thomas.
Michelle is survived by her mother, Iris A. Riley of Muskogee, OK;
brother, Mike Riley and wife Tracy of Dayton, OH; two nieces, Alexis and Hayley
Riley; one nephew, Michael "The Beast" Riley; her beloved Akita,
Macey; several aunts, uncles, cousins, best friend, Janet Brown of Sweet and
Sassy; and a host of other good friends and coworkers.
A celebration of Michelle's life will be held at 11:00 A.M.,
Tuesday, June 16, 2015 at Cornerstone Funeral Home with Rev. Tim Salters
officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Steve Blankenship, Steve Thomas, Lee Smith, James King, Ed
Ross, and Justin Roberts. Honorary
pallbearers will be Kelly Smith, Leslie Blankenship,
Lori Thomas-Walker, Hilary Thomas-Herd, Julie Henning, Janet Brown, and Kelli
Atwell.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Muskogee, Muskogee
Co., OK, Obituary
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat
(OK) - January 1, 2016
Doris Davis Carter was born on January 17, 1941 in the community of
Smyre, in Gastonia, NC, to Willis Douglas and Minnie Stiles Davis. She passed
away suddenly at her home on Monday, December 28, 2015. She was 74 years old.
Doris was the 4th of six children. She attended Ranlo Elementary
School and graduated from Holbrook High School where she was an honor student
and active in many clubs. She especially loved the Bible class and often
referred back to her notes for many church activities. She had a beautiful alto
voice and enjoyed singing in the church choir and also part of a trio with her
sisters. Her love for singing never stopped, as you could
always hear her singing in the kitchen while she cooked or singing to her
grandchildren.
After graduation, she moved to Virginia and worked for Chesapeake
Potomac Bell in Washington, DC. where she met the love
of her life. After marrying Kerney Carter on October 8, 1965, she moved to
Muskogee, Oklahoma to start her new life with her husband.
Doris was the owner of the Hair Pin Beauty Shop located in the back
of the old Lakeland Shopping Center from 1986 to 1996. There she built many
wonderful relationships with the people she met. After retiring, she devoted
herself to her family, especially her 2 sets of twin grandchildren.
Doris is survived by her son, Michael and his wife, Janet, and
their twin children, Noah and Ashlyn of Lake Jackson, TX; daughter, Debbie
Young and her fiancé, David Russell, and her twin children, Aaron and Corey of
Muskogee, OK; sisters and brothers-in-law, Iva Lee and her husband Bud Groves
of Midland, VA; Willene and her husband Robert Wagoner; Faye and her husband
Sidney Holcombe all of Gastonia, NC.; brothers-in-law, R. B. Breshears of
Tahlequah and Roy Carter of Shawnee; sister-in-law, Alice Ray of Muskogee.
Doris is preceded in death by her husband, Kerney; parents;
brothers and sisters-in-laws, Frone Davis, Annuella Carter, Mae Breshears,
Walter Davis, Rev. Mitchell and Annie Mae Davis, Jennie and her husband Glen
Harrison; sisters and brothers-in-law, Marie and Terry
Harrison, Mildred and Willie Blankenship,
Ellie and Leonard Lowe, Hattie and Elisha Elliott; Francis Carter, father and
mother-in-law, Roy and Johnnie Carter.
The funeral will be held at 10:00am, Saturday, January 2, 2016 at Lescher-Millsap
Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Glen Little officiating. Burial will be in
Greenhill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Trey & Christopher Holcombe, Aaron
& Corey York, Noah Carter, and Phillip Garner.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Muskogee, Muskogee
Co., OK, Obituary
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat
(OK) - August 6, 2016
Funeral services for Brenda Sue Haxton, a lifetime resident of
Muskogee, will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, August 8, 2016 at Cornerstone Funeral Home
Chapel with Rev. Lawrence R. Hitchens officiating. Honorary pallbearers will be
Dustin Moran, Parker McCracken, Kenton McCracken, Grant Phipps, John Phipps,
and Aydan Phipps.
Brenda was born at the Baptist Hospital on August 19, 1945, in
Muskogee, OK, to Vivian A. (Watson) Seabolt. She grew up and attended the
public schools in Muskogee.
Her professional career included working as a Nursing Home
Administrator and working with B-Sew Inn, from which she retired. She was a
member of the Muskogee Quilt Guild. Her family recalls she had a passion for
quilting and also being a volunteer. Those passions she used to help others.
She made several quilts that she donated to the Muskogee Police Department to
give to children in need. Brenda loved spending time with her family and going
out with her girlfriends.
On July 10, 1980, Brenda married her best friend, Harold Haxton in
Muskogee. They have shared over 36 years of marriage together. Brenda was a
member of the First Presbyterian Church and was very active in the Women's
Association.
She is preceded in death by her mother; her grandparents, Nathaniel and Patty (Blankenship) Watson; and many aunts and uncles.
Brenda is survived by her husband, Harold of the home; her
children, Jimmy D. Moran, Jr., David Moran, Susan Moran, Charleen McCracken and
her husband Kenton, Anthony Haxton and his wife Heather and Roger Haxton and
his wife Jennifer; grandchildren, Kendra Phipps and her husband Grant, Dustin
Moran, Ashley Haxton, Parker McCracken and Chelsea Haxton; great grandchildren,
John and Aydan Phipps; her brothers, Gene Seabolt and his wife Mary and Randy
Seabolt; many nieces, nephews, cousins and friends who will miss her dearly.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Muskogee, Muskogee
Co., OK, Obituary
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat
(OK) - April 19, 2017
Evelyn Marie Mullins, 66, of Muskogee, OK, was born April 7, 1951
at Clinton, OK, the daughter of James and Mamie (Causey) Mullins and died
Monday, April 17, 2017 in Muskogee.
Evelyn worked as a caregiver She enjoyed watching cartoons and
taking care of her dogs.
Survivors include her son, Ricky Prescott; daughter, Tina Neese
both of Muskogee; step-daughter, Enola Justin; sister, Debra Mullins of
Muskogee; brothers, Larry Mullins of Owasso, Everett Mullins of Neodesha, KS;
step-granddaughter, Corey Ballinger; step-grandson, Brian Ballinger; ten
grandchildren; 49 great-grandchildren; and longtime friend, Carl Phillips.
He was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Debra
Jean Blankenship; son, Wesley Lee Blankenship; granddaughter, Rachel Kinisley; brothers, Paul and Bob
Mullins.
Funeral services for Evelyn will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, April
21, 2017 at Greenhill Cemetery in Muskogee with Reverend Chuck Myers
officiating. Burial will be under the direction of Lescher-Millsap Funeral Home
of Muskogee.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
SSDI:
Blankenship, Wesley L., 31, 11Apr1974 - 09Feb2006, (FO), OK-446-68-4026
+2018, Muskogee, Muskogee Co., OK, Obituary
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat
(OK) - February 2, 2018
Petronella "Pat" Adams passed this life February 1, 2018
at the age of 77. She was born January 16, 1941 in Muskogee, Oklahoma to James
Tracey and Mary Agnes (Humm) Cullen.
Pat received her early education in the Catholic School System in
Muskogee and in the 9th grade, she transferred to Porter. On July 8, 1960, Pat
married the love of her life, Ernest Adams. Pat was a strong, independent woman
who truly loved life. She enjoyed square dancing, bowling, camping and spending
time at the lake. She spent over 40 years as a school bus driver, a job which
she loved. Pat also spent several of her summers working on a combine, cutting
alfalfa. Pat was the foundation of her family and truly had a huge heart.
Whenever there was a need, Pat was there. Above all, she loved her family and
cherished her time spent with each of her children and grandchildren.
Pat was preceded in death by her parents, James Tracey and Mary
Agnes Cullen, along with six brothers; James, Vick, Bernie, John, Tom and Mike
Cullen and three sisters; Mary Blankenship, Loretta Seabolt and Annie Greuel.
She is survived by her husband, Ernest Adams, three children; Leroy
Adams and his wife, Cleda, of Porter, Joyce Case and her husband, Jeff, of
Muskogee and Tammie Lane and her husband, John, of Muskogee, two sisters; Helen
Coppock of Muskogee, and Becky Harding of Wagoner, three sisters-in-law; Mary
Cullen of Texas, Marlette Cullen of North Carolina and Vonnie Cullen of Okay,
six grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and numerous other family and
friends.
A service will be held at 11:00A.M., Wednesday, February 7, 2018 at
St. Joseph's Catholic Church in Muskogee, OK. Sunday, February 4th, there will
be a prayer service at 7:00 P.M. at the Shipman Funeral Home Chapel.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Muskogee, Muskogee
Co., OK, Obituary
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat
(OK) - December 11, 2018
Joyce Elaine (Long) Eller was born August 10, 1933 to James
Augustus "Gus" Long and Essie Irene (Humphrey) Long. She passed from
her earthly life on Saturday, December 8, 2018 surrounded by her loved ones.
She was 85 years old.
Joyce married the love of her life, Orville Junior Eller, on
September 19, 1951. Her family recalls the story she told them that she saw him
at the age of 12 as she was friends with his sisters, and thinking he was quite
handsome, decided she was going to marry him, and she did! Together they worked
hard to build a successful dairy farm and raise five children. She worked for a
brief time for the telephone company as an operator before having children.
Joyce was a wonderful mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother.
She thought the "babies" should have unrestricted access to candy,
ice cream, and pop when visiting her house. "Nanny" thought she has
the smartest and best looking grandchildren and great-grandchildren in the
world. Their pictures were in every nook and cranny in her home. She was a
homemaker and enjoyed cooking and cleaning. She never made just one pie. She
would make Junior's and each child's favorite every time she baked making a
cinnamon roll with any leftover dough. Joyce and Junior opened their home to
anyone needing a place to stay.
Joyce was saved while attending Keefeton Assembly of God Church in
Keefeton, Oklahoma. She has missed dad every day for the past eleven years. Her
greatest desire was to be able to live out her days in their home until her
final home going. She was able to do this with the help of some fine ladies,
Johnna Downing, Geraldine Cannon, and Cheryl Sexton. Thank you for the care and
companionship you provided.
Joyce was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Orville
"Junior" Eller; grandson, Waco Lee Eller; daughter-in-law, Ellen
Barbara Jean Lawhorn Eller; brothers, James "Bucky" Long, Wayne Long,
and Sherman Long; sisters, Katherine Long, Nancy Irene Fanton, and Sally
Robertson; and Junior's family.
Joyce is survived by her children, LaDonna Edwards (Steven), Randy
Eller (Vicki), Robert Eller (Susan), Lea Ann Herriman (Steve), and Roger Eller
(Nancy); grandchildren, Kris Edwards (Lori), Kaitlynn Schneider (Tyler), Brandi
Cook (Marc), Joshua Eller (Debbie), Ryan Strunk (Tyler), Jayson Eller, Derek
Eller, Brooke Mathis (Cliff), Bethany Clark (Nick), Rachel Hannon (Daniel),
Bailey Eller, (MaRanda); Richie Morris (Amber), Morgan Morris, Mabrey Morris,
Chad Morris (Mandy), Karsyn Morris; great-grandchildren, Chandler Mathis,
Camden Mathis, Colt Mathis, Wyatt Strunk, Zane Strunk, Brodi Cook, Braden Cook,
Jace Hannon, Mackenzie Hannon, Hayden Eller, Maggie Murphy, John Wayne Eller,
Hudson Clark, Sawyer Clark, Allyson Edwards, Kasper Eller, Kactus Eller, and
Kassidy Eller; sister, Faye Curry (Steve); aunt,
Allene Mae Featherson
Blankenship; sisters-in-law,
Mildred Paris, Dessie Hobbs, Saundra Parker, Sandra Eller, Cookie Eller, Bennie
Eller, and Maygene Eller; brother-in-law, Wayne Mullen; along with many
cousins, nieces, nephews, other family members and friends.
Funeral services celebrating Joyce's life will be 10 am, Wednesday,
December 12, 2018 at Cornerstone Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Darren Wright
officiating. Interment will follow at Brushy Mountain Cemetery with Kris
Edwards, Joshua Eller, Bailey Eller, Tyler Strunk, Nick Clark, Marc Cook, Cliff
Mathis, Daniel Hannon, and Tyler Schneider serving as pallbearers. Honorary
pallbearers will be Robert Woods, Keith Long, Brian Long, and Steve Curry.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Warner, Muskogee Co., OK, Obituary
Muskogee Daily Phoenix and Times-Democrat
(OK) - June 27, 2017
Erma Lee Tarkington, 89, of Warner, Oklahoma passed away on
Saturday, June 24, 2017. She was born November 1, 1927 to William
"Buck" and Eliza (Purdom) Rains in McLain, Oklahoma.
She grew up attending Warner Public Schools and graduated with the
class of 1944. On April 18, 1945, Erma married the love of her life, John M.
"Jake" Tarkington. They celebrated over 49 years of happy marriage
and life together. They worked side by side, owning their own motel and
furniture store. She later retired from the tag agency so she could care for
Jake when he became ill. She enjoyed many hobbies such as fishing, cooking, and
playing dominoes and cards. Erma especially loved spending time with her
family. She was of the Baptist faith and a longtime member of Warner First
Baptist Church.
Erma was preceded in death by her husband John M. "Jake"
Tarkington; son, Phillip W. Tarkington; parents, William "Buck" and
Eliza (Purdom) Rains; sisters, Marie
Revell, Evelyn Blankenship
Smith, and Sue Overbey; and
brother, Bill Rains.
She is survived by her sons, Anthony "Lucky" Tarkington
(Lorri) of Warner, OK, and Johnie Tarkington and wife Paula of Muskogee, OK;
granddaughters, Tammy Longcrier and husband Matt of Muskogee, OK, Michelle
Tarkington (David) of Oktaha, OK, Christy Tarkington of Sapulpa, OK, Andrea
Mann and husband Joe of Houston, TX, Amanda Allen and husband Josh of Owasso,
OK; grandson, Jess Watson and wife Amanda of Warner, OK; granddaughter, Sarah
Stewart and husband Robert of Muskogee, OK; sister-in-law, Margie Rains; along
with 19 great-grandchildren, 3 great-great-grandchildren, and many friends who
will miss her dearly.
A celebration of Erma's life will be 2:00 P.M., Thursday, June 29,
2017 at Warner First Baptist Church with Rev. Cardell Coppin officiating
assisted by Pastor Sam Dunn. Interment will be at Warner Memorial Cemetery with
grandsons and family serving as pallbearers. Honorary Pallbearers will be Bill
Gardner, Dick Goss, Bob Keene, Jerry Hiseley, Charlie McGrew, Dale Whitby, and
Leo Smithson.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Oklahoma
2018, Bethany, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - June 10, 2018
Annie Michele Lillard, age 38, of Bethany passed away June 5, 2018,
in Murray County, OK. She was born
on Feb. 13, 1980, in Moorland, OK to Julia Ann Lillard (nee Flock) and Fenton Miles.
She was a self-employed entrepreneur and owned a consulting company
that focused on leadership strategies. She was an advocate for overcoming
systemic poverty and inspired those around her to succeed despite any obstacle.
Annie met someone that would forever change her life at the young age of 19
when she gave birth to her most treasured possession, her daughter, Audrey
Grace Walker. She enjoyed spending time with friends and family and especially
loved showering her many nieces and nephews with love, attention and candy. She
instilled the quality of JOY into her daily life and energized those she
mentored to do the same.
She is survived by her mother, Julia; her dad, Dan Johnson; her
daughter, Audrey; her sisters, April
Lillard-Gomez, Amanda
Blankinship, and Abigail
Johnson; her brothers, Jerod, Jesse, and Micah Miles; and many nieces and
nephews as well as an extended tribe of loved family, friends and colleagues.
Those whose lives Annie touched are invited to Smith & Kernke
Funeral Home, 14624 N. May Ave., June 11 at 2 p.m. to
celebrate, reminisce, grieve and support.
In lieu of flowers, please contact Mandy Blankinship at
mandyblankinship.com for charity options.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Choctaw, Oklahoma
Co., OK Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - September 17, 2017
Franklin Lewis "Frank" Blankenship, 62 [1955], died Sept. 7, 2017.
Memorial services 4 p.m. Saturday (Hibbs, Choctaw).
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Frank Lewis
Blankenship – b.01Sep1954 – Choctaw, OK: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG97-CK7
Relatives -
Christina Shane Blankenship, Diana Blakenship, Dianna Blankenship.
http://newsok.com/news/obits/deathnotice/136823
Franklin Lewis
"Frank" Blankenship - Jul 24, 1955 - Sep 7, 2017
+2015, Del City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Loyce Maxine King, 92, entered the gates of Heaven on March 7,
2015. She was born on August 9, 1922 in Loveland, Oklahoma to Thomas Harrison
and Mattie Frances (Blankenship) Amyx.
Loyce and her family were charter members of Country Estates
Baptist Church. She was a devoted Christian who loved her church and her family
dearly. Loyce enjoyed working puzzles, playing Krazy Bee, and dominoes. She was
a fantastic cook. Loyce played basketball during high school and loved to watch
the OKC Thunder, in fact, Kevin Durant was her hero. She also loved to watch
OSU football and basketball and was a fan of the Texas Rangers baseball team.
Loyce was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, Leonard
Devon King; siblings, Oleta Dunham and Leo Amyx.
Survivors include her children, Michael King and wife, Pam, Stephen
King and wife, Debbie; grandchildren, Michelle Spencer and husband, Charlie,
Timothy King and wife, Tuttie, Stephen Don King and wife, Jill, Sean King;
great-grandchildren, Dalton King, Hannah, Jack and Ryan Spencer, Mia, Logan,
Caroline and Tanner King; and a host of extended family and friends who will
all miss her.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 11,
2015 at Country Estates Baptist Church. Interment will follow at Arlington
Memory Gardens.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
1930 Census, Loveland, Tillman Co., OK,
Amyx, Tom H. 41, M, KY, Head,
Amyx, Mattie F. 36, F, KY, Wife,
Amyx, Oletta A. B. 17, F, OK, Dau,
Amyx, Leo 15,
M, OK, Son,
Amyx, Lois 07,
F, OK, Dau,
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC42-5WK
1940 Census, Loveland Twp., Tillman Co.,
OK,
Amyx, Tom H. 51, M, KY, Head,
Amyx, Mattie F. 45, F, KY, Wife,
Amyx, Leo H. 25, M, OK, Son,
Amyx, Loice M. 17, F, OK, Dau,
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBK5-CW3
2017, Del City, Oklahoma
Co., OK, Funeral
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - January 3, 2017
Shirley L. Blankinship, 77, died Dec. 31.
Services 10 a.m. Thursday (Bill Eisenhour
SE, Del City).
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Del City, Oklahoma
Co., OK, Obituary
Pawhuska Journal-Capital (OK) - January 11, 2017
Shirley Lee Blankinship, 77, passed away on Dec. 31, 2016. She was born on Sept. 4, 1939,
in Pawhuska, Oklahoma, to Rollins Robert and Julia Juanita (Johnson) Swan.
Shirley enjoyed gardening, crocheting, ceramics, watching RFD and
HDTV and spending time with her beloved family. She was the strong matriarch of the Blankinship family and will be deeply missed by all that knew
and loved her.
Shirley was preceded in death by her parents; loving husband, Jack;
sister, Pat Decker.
Survivors include her children,
Janet Council (Paul), Jackie Blankinship (Robert Moody), Bob Blankinship (Sherri), Jody Harris;
grandchildren, Jennifer Garrison
(Gregg), Jamie Carey (Dale), Christopher and Matthew Lee, Robbie Blankinship (Stefanie Ellis), Robin Trotter (Jerrami),
Jeni Petersen (Jeremy), Randi Rae and Brice Clark; great-grandchildren, Avery Dockrey, Emery Garrison, Jacksen Jacobs,
Caitlynn and Bennett Carey, Hunter Ellis, Dolton Blankinship,
Pure Elizabeth Blankinship, Larrami Trotter, Paislee Petersen;
siblings, Jim Swan (Kathryn), Robert "Butch" Swan, Rick Swan (Sharon)
and Sherry Clickner.
Services were held at 10 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 5, 2017, at the Bill
Eisenhour Southeast Chapel. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in
Norman, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Jack Leroy
Blankinship – b.23Oct1939 - Oklahoma City, OK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KL47-3BB
Relatives - Shirley
L. Blankenship.
2017, Del City, Oklahoma
Co., OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - October 13, 2017
Zona Lee Haynes, 96, of Del City, passed away Oct. 11, 2017. She
was born Sept. 14, 1921, at Fort Smith, AR to parents Jim and Retha (Meddlin) Irwin.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Jess Haynes; daughter,
Helen Dunn; son, Bob Haynes; and many brothers and sisters.
She is survived by her daughter, Vicki Flowers and husband Kenny;
son-in-law, Eddie Dunn; her sister, Judy Blankenship; and a host of grandchildren and
great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held Monday, Oct. 16, 2017, at 10 a.m. at
the Sunnylane Family Church of Del City.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2019, Del City, Oklahoma
Co., OK, Obituary
Weatherford Daily News (OK) - April 24, 2019
Andrew Benjamin Blankenship: 83 [1936], Del City, died April 17, 2019.
Private services (Cremation Society,
Oklahoma City).
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2019, Del City, Oklahoma
Co., OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - May 18, 2019
Helen Louise Swanda, 81, passed away, surrounded by her loving
family, on May 16, 2019, in Del City. She was born Nov. 30, 1937, in Apache, OK
to Charles and Helen (Cunningham) Moore.
Helen graduated Newcastle High School, then
began her working career at Downtown Chevrolet in the financing department. She
later met the love of her life, Daniel Swanda, at a weekly Czech Hall dance in
Yukon. Helen retired the first time from GMAC Financing at the age of 62. She
then went to work for Southwest Airlines and retired from there ten years
later.
Helen was preceded in death by her parents; husband; brothers, Jim
Moore and Ed and wife Pat Moore; nephew, Ed, Jr. Moore; and sister-in-law,
Cindy Moore.
She is survived by her daughter, Mary Katterhenry and husband Daniel;
son, Guy Charles; granddaughters, Sarah and husband Justin Blankenship and Lydia Katterhenry; sister, Charlotte
Tippit; brothers, Bob and wife Ladonna Moore, Tom Moore, and John and wife
Carol Moore; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be 10 am, Monday, May 20, 2019, at Smith and
Kernke, 23rd Street Chapel.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Edmond, Oklahoma
Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Sept. 20, 2016
Robert Anthony "Tony" Murphy, born Nov. 6, 1938, passed
away Sept. 17, 2016. Tony was born in Hughes Springs, TX to Robert Murphy Sr.
& Otha Virginia Murphy.
Tony was a graduate of Central High School, Class of 1956. Tony
excelled in football and baseball and played both sports while in high school.
He was a member of the O Club and Black Shirts and was also an active member of
the Alumni Association. He attended Northeastern A&M
on a scholarship, however, due to a knee injury, Tony's dream of playing ball
came to an end.
After leaving college, Tony spend 40 years
in the luxury automobile business and was very successful and well respected.
In his 70's, Tony accepted Jesus Christ as his Lord and Savior and was
baptized. Our family rejoices in that he is no longer suffering and is
celebrating his new life in heaven. Tony and his (bride), Shirley Ann, were
married for 18 years and reside in Edmond, OK. They were members of the
Chisholm Creek Baptist Church.
Tony was preceded in death by his nephew, James Dean Cooper.
He is survived by his wife, Shirley Ann; sister, Kay Cooper, of
Tampa, FL; and niece, Linda Buttitta, also of Tampa, FL. In addition, he is
survived by four stepchildren, Suzie
Thole (Dave), Scott Yerby, Chas Rooks (Lisa), and Allison Blankenship (Brad). He is also
survived by seven grandchildren and four great-grandkids.
Services will be conducted on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2016, at the
Chisholm Creek Baptist Church at 11 a.m., 17600 N. Western Ave., Edmond, OK
73012.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Edmond, Oklahoma
Co., OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - July 10, 2019
Edmond: Mary Marcella Melton, or "Marty", left this world
to join her Savior in Heaven on July 6, 2019 at the age of 96 years. She was
born December 17, 1922 to Benjamin David and Mary Etta (Blankenship) Selvidge in Sawyer, Oklahoma; the eldest of six
children.
Her family eventually moved to Hinton, Oklahoma, where Marty
graduated from high school in 1942. She obtained a Bachelor's Degree from
Central State College in 1952 and began to teach in a one room schoolhouse just
outside of Hinton. She married Thelbert Glenn Melton in 1951, and they were
married for forty-nine years. She continued to teach school, first in Nicoma
Park, then later in the Putnam City School system. She obtained her Master's
Degree from Central State in 1972, and counseled students for the rest of her
teaching career. Marty was a compassionate person, and loved her family deeply.
Though she never had children of her own, she took a personal
interest in every student she taught, and was a devoted aunt to her nieces and
nephews. She loved Jesus, and was a member of Faith Tabernacle Church for 52
years.
We know she is thrilled to be reunited with her parents, Ben and
Mary, her husband, Glenn, her brothers, Donald Selvidge and Doyal Selvidge,
sisters, Wilomet Young and Anna Ruth Selvidge, niece, Jan Young, and her grand-
niece, Lucy Marcella McCollom.
She leaves behind many who loved her, including her remaining
sister, Wanda Jean Baxter and husband Francis of Edmond who took amazing care
of her in her later years. Other surviving family members include her
sister-in-law, Betty Selvidge, niece Susie Moore of Edmond, OK, grandniece,
Alyssa McCollom of Oklahoma City, nephew Mark Selvidge of San Jose, CA,
grandniece Katherine Selvidge of Oklahoma City, and niece Shelly Whitmire of
Hinton, and many other nieces and nephews.
Services are 10:00 am, Thursday, July 11, 2019, at Matthews Funeral
Home Chapel (405-341-2787) located at 601 S. Kelly, Edmond, OK, 73003.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Harrah, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Mar. 13, 2016
James A. Raglin, 83, of Harrah, Oklahoma, passed away on March 10,
2016. James was born in Oklahoma City April 10, 1932, to James Alexander
Raglin, Sr. and Rhoda Catherine Thoms. He was the only son with five older
sisters, all of whom preceded him in death.
James graduated from Capitol Hill High School in 1950, where he
excelled in athletics, particularly track, basketball, and football, setting
several track records and helping achieve a state football championship. He
went on to play basketball for the legendary Abe Lemons at Oklahoma City
University. After high school, he enlisted in the Navy and was stationed in San
Diego. Assigned to the U.S.S. Essex, he participated in Operation Ivy,
witnessing the first successful detonation of a hydrogen bomb at Eniwetok Atol
in the Marshall Islands.
After discharge, he attended Central State College, where he
received his BS in education in 1959, and his master's degree in 1968.
James is survived by his loving wife of 64 years, Vella Jean
(Rhodes) Raglin; their sons, James Michael Blankenship (Debbie), Michael Duane Raglin (Arlene),
James David Raglin (Anita), and Jonathan Andrew Raglin (Sara); and one
daughter, Linn Denise Probasco (Jeff).
James began his teaching career in 1959 in Perry, OK. Three years
later, he moved to Central HS in Oklahoma City working as a teacher, coach and
counselor. In 1967, he took a position as counselor at Star Spencer HS. He went
on to become assistant principal at Classen HS in 1972. James stayed at Classen
until 1976, then took advantage of the opportunity to
return to his home town of Harrah. For the next 14 years, he served as vice
principal and athletic director of HHS, retiring in 1990.
James was an avid fisherman and successfully plied his trade on the
helpless bass in the ponds and lakes of Oklahoma. He also played a mean game of
wallyball. If you were on the opposing court, you know how competitive he was.
He played the sport weekly until he was 73. He maintained his lifelong
friendship with his buddies in Capitol Hill for the past twenty years. With his
sons in tow, they enjoyed Tuesday hot dogs at Coney Island religiously.
James loved babies. Their innocence would fill him with tears.
Luckily enough, there were plenty to go around: five children, 17
grandchildren, and 24 great-grandchildren.
Funeral Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, March 15, 2016,
at First Baptist Church, Harrah, OK, where he served as a Deacon for 50 years.
He will be laid to rest at Dale Cemetery, 36406 Westech Rd., Shawnee, OK.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Luther, Oklahoma
Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Oct. 26, 2016
Ronald Everett Wilkson, 55, was born December 4, 1960 in Winter
Park, Florida to Jess Wilkson and Evelyn (Blankenship). His wife Valerie Kay Wilkson, 54, was born May 9, 1962 in
Kingsburg, California to Alfred Ray Smothers and Ella Mae Thomas. They both
passed away together October 23, 2016 at their home in Luther.
Ron and Kay were great parents to their four children. They loved
their grandchildren who were the light of their lives. Ron was a truck driver
and lawn care specialist who obsessed with his lawn. Kay was known for her work
at the Luther Cafe where she was loved by all, she never met a stranger. They
together often joked about who would leave this life first and what the other
was to do in their absence. In the end, they both got their wish and were able
to go to heaven together.
Ron was preceded in death by his mother, Evelyn
Blankenship; and his daughter,
Nicole Fitzgerald. He is survived by his father, Jess Don Wilkson; sisters,
Catherine Coover of Carney, Brenda Danker of Wellston, and Joni Harding of
Colorado Springs.
Kay is survived by her parents, Alfred Ray Smothers and Ella Mae
(Thomas); siblings, Butch Smothers of Chandler, Andy Smothers of Sparks, Vickie
Henninger of Stroud, and Janet Hicks of Wellston.
Together Ron and Kay were preceded in death by their grandbabies,
Jesse Wilkson and Rozie Wilkson. They are survived by their children, Donald
Wilkson of Ada, Cassie Sproul of Paden, Shawn Wilkson of Luther, Evelyn Prince
of Luther; (23) grandchildren; other family and many friends.
A funeral will be held at 2:00 Friday, October 28, 2016, at the
Luther Auditorium with burial following at a later date in the Luther Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2015, Midwest City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Esther Helen Bickford, 70 of Midwest City, OK passed away on May
15, 2015. Esther was born September 6, 1944 to Sam and Ruth Rodgers in Iowa
City, Iowa.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Gaylen F. Bickford and
both of her parents.
She is survived by her son, Derek Bickford of the home, Darin
Bickford and wife Cindy of Tacoma, Washington, her sister Elnora Smith and
husband Stan of Iowa City, Iowa and sister-in-law
Marlis Blankenship of LaVale, Maryland. Esther is also survived
by grandsons Jeremy, Zachery, Dakota and Jordan. She is also survived by many
neices, nephews and friends.
Esther retired from Integris Baptist Hospital as a medical
transcriptionist. She was an active member of First Baptist Church Midwest City . After serving on staff of the Midwest City Area-Wide
Mobile Meals Ministry for several years, Esther became the coordinator for the
last 4 years until she became ill. Her faithful service will always be
remembered.
Services will be 2:00 pm, Tuesday, May 19, 2015, at First Baptist
Church Midwest City with Interment at Arlington Memory Gardens.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Midwest City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on July 10, 2016
Gwendolyn Sue (Jurina) Hoskins, 75, of Midwest City, OK, died the
morning of July 7, 2016. Gwen was born May 11, 1941, in Oklahoma City and was
one of eight children born to Bethel
Lois Blankenship and Steven
Jurina.
Gwen wed Raymond Hoskins Sr. July 15, 1957. She and Raymond made
their home in Del City for more than 20 years and later moved to Midwest City
and resided there for more than 15 years. Gwen worked for the state for 25
years until her retirement in 2003 from the Oklahoma Health Care Authority as a
Provider Relations Manager. At only 4 feet 9 and 1/2 inches, she often
surprised those around her with her strength and tenacity, saying,
"Dynamite comes in small packages." Born with spina bifida, she never
let that affect her livelihood. She cared for Raymond after he was diagnosed
with Lou Gehrig's disease and continued to be a wonderful and caring mother,
grandmother and "GG Gwen" to her family. She loved Elvis Presley and
she and Raymond both enjoyed watching NASCAR and the OU Sooners, gardening and
cooking for their family.
Gwen was preceded in death by her firstborn son, Raymond Keith Jr.,
who passed away at the age of 12 from cancer; her husband of more than 50
years, Raymond Hoskins Sr.; her mother,
Bethel Blankenship; her daughter-in-law, Jan Hoskins; and
three sisters, Doris Williams, Glenda Brown, and Mary Settle.
She is survived by four siblings and their spouses, Nancy and
Everett Lynch, of Purcell; Jim Jurina and Deanna, of Guthrie; Robert Jurina and
Darlene, of Earlsboro; and Tommy Jurina, of Pennsylvania; her children and
their spouses, Scott Williams and wife Cindy, of Florida; Larry Williams and
wife Lesa, of Faxon; Debbie Michels and husband David, of Florida; Tom Hoskins,
of Oklahoma City; Susan Blackmore and husband Ron, of Oklahoma City; and Todd
Hoskins and wife Marcie, of Midwest City; 16 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren; her two beloved dogs, Holly and Teddy; and numerous other
family, friends and neighbors.
Graveside Service will be held at 10 a.m. on Monday, July 11, 2016,
at Arlington Memory Gardens in Midwest City.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Canadian Co., OK, Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XVP2-P31
Wooldridge, Bethel Lois, 19, 1914 – Jurina, Stephen Martin, 26,
1907 – m.11Feb1933
Oklahoma Co., OK, Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVPX-MFJJ
Blankenship, Spencer, 29, 1916 - Jurina, Bethel Lois, 30, 1915 –
m.22Mar1945
+2016, Midwest City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
LeRoy John Spahr Jr., 94, passed away on September 5, 2016 in
Midwest City, OK. He was born on January 17, 1922 in Middletown, PA to LeRoy
John Sr. and Laura Mildred (Yeater) Spahr.
LeRoy loved to play the guitar, and when he was 12 he sang on a
public radio station in Harrisburg. He also went through the ranks of Boy
Scouting, becoming an Eagle scout. In 1939, Leroy
graduated from Middletown High School in Middletown, PA. He joined the Army Air
Corp, graduating the Academy in Florida. Leroy married Shirley Kehres in 1944
and together they had one daughter, Sharon. In 1956, he and Shirley built a
house in Elizabethtown, PA and lived there until moving to Midwest City, OK in
1966. Upon retiring, LeRoy was an avid golfer, enjoyed wood working, spending
time with his family at his lake house in Eufaula, fishing, and traveling in
his motor home. He even drove the motorhome to Alaska. He was very involved in
his only grandson's, Zachary's, life. LeRoy was a member of the Legion of Honor
unit of the Shriner's and was a 32nd degree Mason. He was involved with driving
the children in need to the Shriner's hospital in Shreeveport, LA, and flying
the urgent cases to Philadelphia, PA.
He was preceded in death by his parents; loving wife, Shirley
Spahr; and life partner, Dorothy Walter; and son-in-law, Charles
"Chuck" Blankenship.
Survivors include his daughter,
Sharon Blankenship; grandson,
Zachary Blankenship and wife Melissa and their children, Vincent and Erin; daughter of life partner, Dorothy, Sarah
Mayko and husband Glenn and their children Tina Sneeden, John Sneeden, and Joey
Amico; and many other friends and family members who will miss him dearly.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, September 9,
2016 at the Bill Eisenhour Northeast Chapel. Interment will be held at
Middletown Cemetery in Middletown, PA.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2015, Newalla, Oklahoma
Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on July 26, 2015
On July 18, 2015, Jeanie R. Forrest, of Newalla, OK, lost her long
and tough battle with cancer. Jeanie was born on August 11, 1959, in Oklahoma
City to J C & Patricia Stephens.
She graduated from Choctaw High School in 1977. She later married
and was blessed with her two children, Tiffany and Michael, whom she dedicated
her entire life to loving and supporting. Jeanie worked as a billing clerk for
the last 15-plus years at Fowler Toyota, where she made many lifelong
friendships. Jeanie had two grandkids, Tamara and Diontae, whom she loved more
than anything, because they kept her young! She will always be remembered for
her contagious laugh and her strong will.
Jeanie was preceded in death by both her parents and grandparents.
Surviving relatives are daughter, Tiffany Forrest, and son, Michael
Forrest, both of Newalla, OK; grandchildren, Tamara Fisher and Diontae Fisher,
both of Newalla, OK; sister, Debbie Lambert, of Harrah, OK; sister, Lisa Blankenship and husband Troy, of Newalla, OK; several aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, and
nephews; as well as a countless number of friends.
Service will be Wednesday, July 29, 2015, at 2 p.m. at Lynlee Mae
Chapel & Event Center, 508 E. Main Street in Moore, OK 73160.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Mar. 28, 2015
Gerry Newton Blankenship entered into heaven's gates and was reunited with family and
friends on March 25, 2015. Gerry was born on Oct. 31, 1957, in Woodward, OK.
He was raised in Pauls Valley and graduated high school in 1975. He
lived in Oklahoma City and worked for OGE/ Enogex/ Enable Midstream Partners
for 27 years. He attended Life Church, loved to spend time with his family and
friends, and enjoyed playing golf and cheering on OU football and the Thunder.
He was lovingly known as husband, Dad, Poppy, brother and friend.
He regretfully left behind his wife, Kathy; Joshua
Blankenship, his son; Stephen and
Candice Berschauer, his son and daughter-in-law, and Caleb, his grandson. He is
survived by his sister, Toni Livingston, her husband Jeff, his nephew, Caleb Livingston, and
niece, Molly Livingston, of Pauls Valley, OK; and his brother, Darryl
Blankenship, of Pauls Valley,
OK; as well as many uncles, aunts, cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Sam & Ramona Blankenship.
Funeral Service will be at 11 a.m. Monday, March 30 at the Vondel
Smith Mortuary North Chapel at 13125 North MacArthur Blvd. Interment will
follow at Resurrection Cemetery, located at 7801 NW Expressway.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Mar. 15, 2015
Paul James Lane, Oklahoma City, went home to his Savior, Jesus
Christ, on Friday, March 13, 2015. Paul was born to Vera Blankinship Lane and Noel Edwin Lane on July 12, 1932, in
Granite, Oklahoma.
After graduating from Central High School in 1950, he worked at
Tinker Air Force Base and married Hettie Lee Hall in December 1952. Paul served
in the U.S. Navy from June 1952 to May 1956, having twice circumnavigated the
globe. Upon his return, Paul studied at The University of Oklahoma while again
working at Tinker Air Force Base. He began working at the FAA in 1960 and
graduated from Oklahoma City University in 1981 with a bachelor's degree in
human resources. He retired from the FAA as an Electronics Supervisor in 1985.
Paul is survived by his wife of 62 years, Hettie; his sister,
LaVonne; his brother, Richard; Richard's wife, Wanda; and many nieces and
nephews. To say merely that he will be dearly missed is to understate the grand
influence Paul had on the lives of those he touched.
Services are to be held at 2 p.m. Monday, March 16, 2015, in the
Chapel at Southern Hills Baptist Church.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Apr. 10, 2015
Earl Tillery, 82, went to be with the Lord on April 7, 2015. He was
born June 19, 1932 in Okla. City, OK, to Elmer Buck & Nora (Blankenship) Tillery.
Earl was a 1951 graduate of Capitol Hill HS. Earl married Jerlene
Stewart on Dec. 31, 1951. He proudly served his country in the USAF from
1951-1954 & was fortunate to work on our first launching into outer space.
He retired from Tinker Air Force Base where he was a computer specialist for 40
years. In his spare time, he enjoyed genealogy.
Preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Shelia Stanley.
He is survived by his wife, Jerlene; daughter, Janice McDonald,
son, Gregory Tillery, granddaughters, Amber McDonald Huston, Mandy McDonald
Summers, Asheli Nall, Whitney Nall, Lauren Tillery, & Tyler Tillery; sister,
Annie Meek; & numerous other extended family members & friends.
He was dedicated to his family & will be forever missed.
Services to celebrate his life will be 2:00 PM Fri. April 10, 2015
at Vondel L. Smith & Son Mortuary, 6934 S. Western Ave. with burial
following at Resthaven Memory Gardens.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
1940 Census, Ward 4, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma Co., OK,
Tillery, Elmer
B. 58,
M, TX, Head,
Tillery, Nora A. 48, F, TX, Wife,
Tillery, Annie Ruth 15, F, TX, Dau,
Tillery, Lillian L. 12, F, OK, Dau,
Tillery, Earl
E. 07,
M, OK, Son,
Tillery, Bernice R. 04, F, OK, Dau,
Nesmith, John F. 45, M, AL, Lodger,
2015, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Apr. 13, 2015
Dale G. "Dib" Dibler, 83, passed away on Saturday, April
11, 2015. Dale was born to George and Anna Dibler on April 12, 1931, in
Seminole, OK and later, moved to Shawnee, OK. He retired from Tinker AFB as
Aircraft Electrician Foreman.
Dale was preceded in death by his brothers, Damon, J. R. Elmer,
Edgar, and Andy; and his nephew, Steve Dibler.
Dale is survived by his loving wife of 53 years, Patricia;
daughter, Cindy Jenkins, and son-in-law, Tony Scott; grandchildren, Stephanie
Jenkins and Ryan Jenkins; great-grandchild, Jaelyn Jenkins; nephews, Danny
Dibler, Daryl Dibler, Bobby Dibler, and Jim Dibler; nieces, Linda Lowry, Annita Simpsen, Carla Bryce, Denise Kelly, Diane Blankenship, and Joyce Leivas; and a dear family
friend, Dan Smith.
Funeral Service will be Wednesday, April 15, 2015, at Ford Funeral
Service in the Candlewood Chapel.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2015, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Daniel O'Neal Ferrell, 52, of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, passed away
on Tuesday, April 28, 2015.
Danny spent most of his adult life in retail management, but in his
early adulthood, he was involved with traveling Christian ministry teams
throughout the United States and Canada, doing what he loved, playing piano and
singing. At the time of his death, he was the pianist for his local church.
Besides his love of music, he loved his puppies and his family.
Danny was preceded in death by his parents, Frank and Mary Alice
Ferrell and a brother, David Allen Ferrell.
He is survived by a sister,
Vicki Ferrell Goodrich (Thomas) of Brunswick, Georgia; brothers, Dusty Ferrell
(Kathy) of Atlanta, Georgia, Bill Ferrell (Deborah) of Darien, Georgia; four nieces, Heather Blankenship, Allison Ferrell, Sarah and Maggie Tarplee; five nephews, Jeremy
Goodrich, Jarred Ferrell, Justin Ferrell, Ashley Ferrell, Jonathan Tarplee; and
several great nieces and nephews.
Family will receive friends in the chapel of Edo Miller and Sons Funeral
Home from 10 a.m. – 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 5, 2015, followed by a funeral
service 11 a.m., with Reverend
Jon Blankenship officiating. Burial will follow the
service at St. Andrews Cemetery in Darien, Ga. Dusty Ferrell, Bill Ferrell,
Jeremy Goodrich, Jarred Ferrell, Justin Ferrell, and Ashley Ferrell serving
pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers are Tommy Stewart and Gary Gault.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2015, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Times on Sept. 20, 2015
Richard "Dick" Summers, age 79 of Oklahoma City, OK and
formerly of Valparaiso, IN passed away on Wednesday, September 16, 2015. He was
born on December 4, 1935 in Wabash, IN to Carl Seth and Carrie Marie (Crumrine)
Summers.
He is survived by his wife, Barbara (Thorne) Summers of Oklahoma
City, OK; daughter, Monica (Charles) Clennon of Rochester, IN; brothers: Glen
of North Manchester, IN, Jim of Wabash, IN; Jack of Wabash, IN, Bernard of Ft.
Worth, TX and Robert Summers of Wabash, IN; sister, Helen Roush of Peru, IN;
grandchildren: Timothy "Richard" Clennon of San Diego, CA and Amanda
(Clennon) (Corbin) Benzing of Akron, IN; step
children: Rick Blankenship, Kay Pratt, David Blankenship and Jeff Wargin; step
grandchildren: Eric
Blankenship, Jaye Perry, Sam Blankenship, Emily Matthews, Adam Pratt, Harris Blankenship, Hayden Blankenship,
Austin Wargin and Jackson Wargin; and great grandchildren: Dalten Chapman,
Kaitlyn Reber and Jamison and Charlie Pratt.
He was preceded in death by his parents; first wife, Charlene
Summers; son, Timothy Summers; brothers: Maurice, Rex and Ralph; sisters,
Phyllis and Judy and step son, Terry Blankenship.
Dick served in the U.S Army from 1954 through 1957. He was a
lifetime member of Local 150 Operators Union.
Funeral Services will be held on Wednesday, September, 23 2015 at
11:00 a.m. Edmonds & Evans Funeral Home, 517 Broadway, Chesterton,
IN 46304. Burial will follow at Chesterton Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Oklahoman on Dec. 1, 2015
Oneta Anderson Ryser
- April 3, 1927 - Nov. 29, 2015 - Oklahoma City
Oneta, 88, died Nov. 29, 2015. She was born April 3, 1927, in Rose,
OK to Archie & Alice Anderson. She grew up in Wagoner, OK, graduating
Wagoner HS in 1945.
Oneta and Clark Ryser were married Dec. 3, 1946, in Columbus, KS.
They lived in several Oklahoma towns, and she always made lasting friendships
in all places. Her two sons were always considered her greatest accomplishments,
and she was very close to her "girls," Linda and Donna.
Preceded in death by her parents; husband; son,
Mike Ryser; brother, Alva Anderson; sister
and brother-in-law, Leota
& Carl Blankenship; and
sister-in-law, Mary Anderson;
Oneta is survived by her son and daughter, Bryan and Donna Ryser,
of Loganville, GA; daughter, Linda Ryser, of OKC; brother, Col. Amel Anderson,
of Shawnee, OK; grandchildren, Curtis and Ryan Ryser, of Loganvillle, GA; Tracy
and Pete Johnson, of Moore, OK; Heather and Jack Robertson, of Piedmont, OK;
and Courtney Wells, Louisiana; and great-grandchildren, Peyton and Lauren
Johnson; Mysti, Emily, and A.B. Duncan Robertson. Oneta was a longtime member
of Draper Park Christian Church.
Services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 3, 2015, at Draper Park
Christian Church, 8500 S. Walker, OKC, with burial following at Resthaven
Memory Gardens.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Young-Young-Blankenship-103909185
Young Blankenship, Jr., of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, was born on September 19, 1930 and
passed away on Monday, August 29, 2016.
He was married to Dorothy.
The family will receive friends at a memorial wake service for Buck
from 1:00-4:00 PM Saturday September 3 2016 at Mustang Town Center 1201 N.
Mustang Rd. Mustang OK 73064 Banquet Hall B.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Funeral
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - September 1, 2016
Luther Young "Buck," Blankenship, Jr., 85 [1931], switchman and brakeman for the Santa Fe
Railway, died Aug. 29.
Wake 1 p.m. Saturday, Mustang Town Center,
Mustang (John M. Ireland, Moore).
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=169168789
Luther “Buck” Young Blankenship Jr., 85, of Oklahoma
City, passed away Monday, August 29, 2016. He was born September 19, 1930, in
Muskogee, Oklahoma, to Luther “Jack” Y. Blankenship Sr. and Sadie Bell (Pratt) Blankenship.
Buck married the love of his life Dorothy Irene
(Bunch) Blankenship June 3, 1950. They were married 58 years until Dorothy preceded him in
death in 2009. He worked for the Santa Fe Railroad 30 years as a brakeman and
switchman from July 28, 1957 until August 10, 1987. As well as other various
entrepreneurial endeavors.
Buck is survived by his son, Curtis
Blankenship and wife Tonia of Newcastle, daughter, Donna Carrell and husband
Walter of Mustang; six grandchildren, Mark Blankenship, Luther “Craig”
Blankenship, Melissa Tilley, Kendra Tilley, Heather Blankenship and Steve Carrell;
nine great-grandchildren, Ember Blankenship, Baylea Carrell,
Jordan
Blankenship, Crysta Blankenship-Carillo, Bradeyn Carrell, Breanna Carrell, Cody Blankenship, Paul Ryan Blankenship and Victor Eric
Blankenship; and one great-great-grandchild, Adrian Carrillo.
Buck is preceded in death by his parents,
his wife, Dorothy, and two sons, Gordan Blankenship and Victor Blankenship and Sister
Lela
Margaret Botello.
+2017, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK Funeral
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - January 8, 2017
Dorothy Jean Blankenship, 86 [03Mar1930], died Jan. 6.
Graveside services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Gotebo Cemetery, Gotebo
(Mercer-Adams, Bethany)
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Dorothy
Blankenship – b.03Mar1930 - Oklahoma City, OK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGS1-CBW
Relatives -
Francis E. Blankenship, Gene Blankenship.
Gene Blankenship
– b.Nov1927 - Oklahoma City, OK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGS1-CBF
Relatives - Dorothy
Blankenship, Francis E. Blankenship.
+2017, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Death
The Lawton Constitution, (OK) - May 3, 2017
Donnie Lee Blankenship, 78, of Oklahoma City, passed away late Friday evening, April 28,
2017, while visiting family in Texas.
Services are pending with Greer Funeral Home, of Mangum.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=178900844
Donnie Lee Blankenship was born
September 10, 1938 in his grandmother’s house in Willow, Oklahoma; he died late
Friday evening April 28, 2017 while visiting with family in Carrollton,
Texas.
He was the firstborn child of J. E. and Ruby
Blankenship. He was an all-around athlete throughout his school years, but his
favorite sport was baseball. He played Legion Ball and he played for
Southwestern State. Don obtained Don obtained his bachelor’s degree and his
Master’s in Education from Southwestern State University. From 1960 to 1970 he
taught school, and from 1970 to 2000 he was superintendent of various schools
in Texas and Oklahoma. He also loved farming, and would often be at school
during the day and farm most of the night.
In 1960 he married Phyllis Garner. From
that marriage they had three daughters, Tammy Jean, Shawn Donette, and Shalynna Faye. In March of
1995, Don met Judy Litle. One day five years later, he turned to Judy and
asked, “Miss Judy, when are we going to get married?” They wed June 30, 2000,
and to that marriage came Blaine and Craig Litle. Over
the years the family grew. Shawn and Larry Mosley had two sons, Joshua and Toby
Mosley. Tammy had Bailee Iris Jackson Blankenship. Craig and Laura Litle had Tanner,
Sarah, and Caitlyn Litle.
Don answered to several names. His family
and lifelong friends called him Donnie. His co-workers and newer friends called
him Don. Tammy, Shawn, Larry, Shalynna, Blaine, Craig and Laura called him Dad.
His favorite name from Josh and Toby was Grandpa. From Bailee it was Pawpaw,
and from Tanner, Sarah, and Caitlyn it was Pop. Don
was a faithful member of the North MacArthur Church of Christ and enjoyed
fellowship with the brethren.
Don left behind his loving wife Judy; daughters,
Tammy
Blankenship, Shawn and husband Larry Mosley; and grandsons, Josh and Toby and Shalynna
Blankenship; step sons, Blaine Litle, and Craig and wife Laura Litle; and
grandchildren, Tanner, Sarah, and Caitlyn. He also left behind his sister,
Jean Fair; and brother Mikie Blankenship.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 p.m.,
Thursday, May 4, 2017, at the Willow Church of Christ, with Brother Tim Lewis
officiating. Interment followed at the Willow Cemetery, under the direction of
Greer Funeral Home, of Mangum, Oklahoma.
+2017, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK Death
In Memory of Clara
Belle Blankenship, August 28,
1936 - September 29, 2017
Arrangements under the direction of Bill Eisenhour Funeral Home,
Del City, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Clara Bell Blankenship – b. 28Aug1936 – Oklahoma City, OK: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG3K-322
Relatives - William B. Blankenship, William Alton
Blankenship.
+2017, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.okcremation.com/notices/Billy-James-Blankenship
Billy James Blankenship, beloved husband, daddy, grandpa, and great-grandpa. Bill was
born April 4, 1934 in Pottsboro, Grayson County, TX to Earnest Lee
and Avis Marie (Watson) Blankenship. Bill went home to be with the Lord on
Wednesday, October 4, 2017 in Edmond,
[Oklahoma Co.,]
OK at his son’s home.
Bill was a graduate of Sherman High School, Sherman, TX. On
September 6, 1955 he married Doris Evelyn Ford and they were married for 55
years until Doris’ death in 2010. Three children
were born to them: Carl Thomas
Blankenship of Edmond, OK; James Earl Blankenship of Yukon, OK; and Elizabeth (Beth) Blankenship of Bethany, OK.
Bill proudly served his country in the United States Army. Bill and
Doris moved to Oklahoma City in 1961 where he was a diesel mechanic for Cummins
Diesel for 37 years. His dream after retirement was to drive
the big trucks cross country with his wife Doris which they did for a
short time. He had attended and was active at the Portland Avenue Baptist
Church for almost 20 years. Bill was heavily involved in the Woodmen of the
World having served in all local and jurisdictional offices. He was also a
member of the American Legion and served in many offices.
Bill and Doris enjoyed traveling and taking their children and
grandchildren with them. The family has many fond memories of their adventures
and misadventures during these travels. Bill and Beth were planning a trip when
he became ill. Bill was very social and never meet a
stranger. Once, on a trip to see family in Texas for the weekend, he and Doris
encountered a group of college kids on a mission trip to Mexico for spring
break whose car had broken down on I-35 in southern Oklahoma. They stayed with
them until the tow truck arrived then loaded the kids in their car and took
them to their destination near the Mexico border. One of many examples of them serving others.
Bill was preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Doris,
of 55 years; sisters, Rhetta Lynett Jebbins, and Maxine Lavelle
Grigg; and special friend/companion Shirley Pritchett.
He is survived by his three children,
Carl, Earl, and Beth and their families; 9 grandchildren and 12
great-grandchildren also being known as “grandpa” to many others; and many
friends especially at the Danforth Senior Living Center.
Memorial Service will be Saturday, October 7, 2017 at 11:00 am at
the Canadian County Cowboy Church, 550 E. Main St., Yukon, OK 73099 with
interment on Monday, October 9, 2017 at 1:00 pm at the Cedar Lawn Cemetery in
Sherman, TX.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Pauls Valley Daily Democrat (OK) - October 19, 2017
Randall (Randy) Dean Cozad of Oklahoma City passed away October 12,
2017 in Durant, [Bryan
Co., OK] at the age of 62
years. Randy was born September 1, 1955 in Wynnewood, Oklahoma to Cleo and Mary
Ruth (Adkins) Cozad.
He was raised in the Pauls Valley area most of his life. He later
moved and made Oklahoma City his home.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Cleo Cozad and Mary
(Adkins) Cozad; his sister, Francis Sue Evans; nephew, Charles Dewayne Evans;
nephew, Chad Dee Hamilton; and niece, Lisa Suzette Evans.
Surviving family include his 3 daughters
- Maranda Blankenship of Pauls Valley, Shana Blankenship of Davis, and Cara and Alex Carlock; two
grandchildren, Grayson and Raylee Carlock, all of New Port News, Virginia; his
sister, Sandra Hamilton and Frankie of Pauls Valley; and several nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, October 21, 2017 at 11
a.m. at the pavilion in Mount Olivet Cemetery in Pauls Valley. Pastor Bruce Ford officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - February 13, 2018
Jack Don Tabor passed away Feb. 9, 2018, at the age of 51. He was born
March 26, 1966, in Sulphur, OK.
Jack enjoyed playing music. He played the guitar. Jack also enjoyed
singing. He enjoyed singing country and rock, and he loved singing to his wife.
Jack was a huge Oklahoma Sooners fan. He enjoyed fishing, hunting, and going to
Fort Cobb Lake. Jack enjoyed family reunions at Lake Arbuckle. Jack enjoyed
watching "Little House on the Prairie," "Touched by an
Angel," "Mash," and "Daniel Boone." He also enjoyed
watching Fox News and listening to Rush Limbaugh. He enjoyed debating politics
and you always knew where he stood on issues. Jack collected clocks and his
favorite hobby was fixing clocks and anything to do with clocks. Jack attended
high school at Northwest Classen and he also attended Rose State College. Jack
was self-employed and was the owner and operator of Central Core Supply. He was
very outgoing and had a kind and loving heart and would help anyone in need.
Jack had a witty sense of humor and a zest for life and he had a heart bigger
than life His first love was his Lord and Savior and being with his wife,
Stacey, the love of his life for 33 years, his children, grandchildren, and
family.
Jack was preceded in death by his sister, Dee Ann Osborn.
Jack is survived by his wife, Stacey, of the home; two sons, Jack
Tabor II & wife Danielle, of Sulphur; and Jacob Tabor, of Sulphur; three daughters, Stephanie Blankenship, of Oklahoma City; Jacqueline Shupe &
husband Nick, of Moore; and Stacey Layton & husband Wilbur, of Harrah; 11
grandchildren; mother, Julie McBride; one brother, Joe Kain, of Mustang; and
two sisters, Bobbie Kain, of Mustang; and Julie Little, of Yukon.
Funeral services will be held at 2 pm Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018, at
Meeks Family Church, 11417 SE 149th in Oklahoma City. Interment
to follow at Pleasant Valley Cemetery in Wheatland, OK.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Funeral
The Daily Ardmoreite, (Ardmore, OK) - February 15, 2018
LaDonna Jean Blankinship, 77, died Tuesday, Feb. 13, 2018.
Services are 1 p.m. Friday, Feb. 16, 2018, at Hale's Memorial
Chapel, Davis.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/ladonna-blankinship-obituary?pid=188200337&view=guestbook
LaDonna Jean Blankinship a resident of
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma was born on February 26, 1940 and passed away on
Tuesday, February 13, 2018.
LaDonna then spent 20 years working as a
System Analysts at Tinker Air Force Base.
Funeral services will be held 1:00PM,
Friday, February 16, 2018 at Hale's Memorial Chapel in Davis, with Pastor
Willard McCartney, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at the Oaklawn
Cemetery in Wynnewood.
+2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/152446643/ladonna-jean-blankinship
LaDonna J. Blankinship was born
February 26, 1940 in Ada, OK to the late James Arthur and Margarette Virginia
(Jeter) Cradduck. She died Tuesday, February 13, 2018 in Oklahoma City, at
the age of 77 years, 11 months and 17 days.
LaDonna grew up in Ada and Oklahoma City.
She was a stay at home mother, caring for her sons for the first 12 years of
their lives. She then spent 20 years working as a System Analysts at Tinker Air
Force Base. Following retirements, LaDonna and Glenn moved to Davis in 1997. In
2016, she moved to Midwest City, to be near her sons. In her spare time she
enjoyed genealogy, reading, knitting, cross stitching and collecting antique
glass. LaDonna was known for being a very kind hearted, gentle, caring person
with a good sense of humor. She will be deeply missed by those who loved and
cared for her.
LaDonna and Alvin Glenn
Blankinship were married on July 13, 1956 in Pauls Valley, OK. He preceded her in death
on December 5, 2008.
Survivors include her two sons, Tracy Blankinship & wife
Natalya of Edmond and Terry Blankinship of Tecumseh; as well as four
grandchildren, Ryan, Stasia, Kalina and Kyle; and one great-granddaughter,
Taylor.
Funeral services for LaDonna will be held
1:00pm, Friday, February 16, 2018 at Hale’s Memorial Chapel in Davis, with
Pastor Willard McCartney, Jr. officiating. Interment will follow at the Oaklawn
Cemetery in Wynnewood. Serving as pallbearers will be Tracy Blankinship, Terry Blankinship, Ryan Blankinship, Kirk Newby, Jay
Kelly and Tony Wheeler.
+2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - March 29, 2018
Crystelle V. Blankinship, 78 [1940], died March 26.
Services 11 a.m. Friday, Resthaven Memory
Gardens (Resthaven, Oklahoma City).
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK, Death
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Blanche-Blankenship-106357360
Blanche Blankenship,
April 7, 1924 - August 20, 2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Mercer-Adams Chapel 3925 N. Asbury Bethany, OK 73008.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co, OK, Obituary
http://www.mercer-adams.com/obituary/blanche-blankenship
Blanche Lawanda Blankenship died on August
20, 2018 in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born April 7, 1924 in Marsden, OK to
William and Jennie (Willingham) Talley.
She married Deb Blankenship on July 15, 1945
in Oklahoma City, OK. Blanche retired from Hartford Insurance after 30 years of
service. She enjoyed traveling, going to church, and spending time with family.
She was preceded in death by her parents
and beloved husband, Deb Blankenship.
She was loved by her family: son, William
Blankenship and wife Margaret, and their boys, Scott and Michael; daughter, Debbie Coleman and
husband Charles and their daughters, Kathy and Kelli.
Services will be Saturday, August 25,
1:30pm at Mercer-Adams Chapel with interment in Chapel Hill.
+2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - August 24, 2018
Blanche Lawanda Blankenship died on August 20, 2018 in Oklahoma City, OK. She was born April
7, 1924 in Marsden, OK to William and Jennie (Willingham) Talley.
She married Deb Blankenship on July 15, 1945 in Oklahoma City, OK.
Blanche retired from Hartford Insurance after 30 years of service. She enjoyed
traveling, going to church, and spending time with family.
She was preceded in death by her parents and beloved husband, Deb Blankenship.
She was loved by her family: son,
William Blankenship and wife Margaret, and their boys, Scott and Michael; daughter,
Debbie Coleman and husband Charles and their
daughters, Kathy and Kelli.
Services will be Saturday, August 25, 1:30pm at Mercer-Adams Chapel
with interment in Chapel Hill.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - September 9, 2018
Ruby Lenora Blankenship, 75 [1943], homemaker, died Sept. 3.
Memorial services 6 p.m. Saturday, Redemption United Methodist
Church (Absolute Economical, Oklahoma City).
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Funeral
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - October 3, 2018
Daniel Lynn Blankenship, 74, electrician, died Sept. 29.
Memorial services 2 p.m. Friday (Demuth, Oklahoma City)
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.facebook.com/DemuthFuneralHomeAndCremationSociety/
Daniel Lynn Blankenship, 1943 – 2018,
Oklahoma City, OK
Daniel L. Blankenship, 74, of Oklahoma
City died on Saturday, September 29, 2018. He was born October 22, 1943.
He worked for TP&L as a line man,
OPUBCO, Washington Post, and Levelor as an electrician and heavy machinist. He
loved to camp, fish, and hunt with his brothers Jim and Tom. He loved the beach
in Galveston, TX. He later passed on his love of the outdoors to his children,
grandchildren, and great-grandchild.
Survived by daughter Kelly Ingham of
Oklahoma City, granddaughter Lacy (Ingham) and Joshua Rice, great-granddaughter
Madison, granddaughter Kellina (Ingham) and Adrian Williams, great-grandson JJ,
granddaughters Stevee & London, granddaughter Korey Oliver and Kevin
Barnicoat, son Daniel Cross and wife Maria of Dayton, OH, granddaughter Justine
(Cross) and Andrew Neel, great-granddaughter Layla Neel, grandsons Ian Cross,
Zachary Cross, granddaughter Abby Cross, older brother James Blankenship of Galveston,
TX, younger brother Tommy Blankenship and wife Sharon of Dallas, TX, and sister
Shawn “Kitty” Houston
of Galveston, TX.
A memorial service will be held on
Friday, October 5, 2018 at Demuth Funeral Home at 2:00 P.M.
+2019, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - March 9, 2019
Eudeana Blankenship Newcomb April 26, 1918 - Feb. 1, 2019
Oklahoma City Memorial services will be held 1 pm, today, Saturday,
March 9, 2019, at Westminster Presbyterian Church. www.smithandkernke.com
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - August 1, 2019
Ruth Viola Brewer,
94, died July 30, 2019 in Oklahoma City. She was born February 28, 1925 in
Louisville, KY to Ernest and
Lillian (Haragon) Blankenship.
She graduated from Shawnee High School and retired from Putnam City
School District as a Cafeteria Manager. On a blind date she met the love of her
life, Charles Brewer. They were married 63 years. Ruth was a proud volunteer at
Integris Baptist Hospital since 1965 having 16,000+ hours of service. She was a
member of the Putnam City Baptist Church for over 50 years.
Ruth was preceded in death by her husband, Charles, her sister, Dorothy Fox,
and brother, Ernie Blankenship.
She is survived by her daughters, Linda McCright and husband Pat of
Garland, TX, Betty Molloy and husband George of Fredrick, CO; son, Bruce Brewer
and wife Sharen of Stonewall, LA; beloved grand-children, Kim Wedeking, Tara
Molloy, Sherri Ann Miller and husband Matt, Chris Brewer and wife Brandy, Bryon
Brewer and wife Nikki; 7 1/2 great-grandchildren; sister, Mildred Tucker of Louisville, KY; many loving
nieces and nephews and cherished friends.
Services will be Saturday, August 3, 10:00am at Mercer-Adams
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Osage
2016, Pawhuska, Osage
Co., OK, Obituary
Pawhuska Journal-Capital (OK) - January 27, 2016
Dale Donaho, 71, of Pawhuska, died Thursday, Jan. 21, at Tulsa's Hillcrest Medical Center, [Tulsa
Co., OK]. .
Forbest McDale "Dale" Donaho, the son of Truman Lee and Hazel
(McGuinness) Donaho, was born Aug. 8, 1944, in Talala.
A memorial service was conducted Monday, Jan. 25, at the Lynn
Baptist Church. The Rev. Roger Clark officiated and McCartney's Johnson Funeral
Home was in charge of arrangements.
Dale married the former Judith Ann Truitt in Claremore on May 1,
1971. A veteran, Dale served in the U.S. Army during the Vietnam Era. He was a
member of the Cherokee Tribe. Dale had attended Rogers State University and,
for eight years, was the plant supervisor at American Castings. He later worked
as a truck driver, hauling oversized loads, until his retirement.
Survivors include his wife, Judith Donaho, of the home; three daughters, Gina Blankinship and her husband, Rance, Melissa Donaho and Christina Simmons;
brothers, Donnie Donaho and his wife, Brenda, and Larry Donaho and his wife,
Linda, all of Owasso; four grandchildren, Jeremy, Cody, Madelyn and Jacob;
three great-grandchildren, Allie, Kyleigh and Gunner Radford; 14 nieces and
nephews, plus a host of other family and friends.
Dale was preceded in death by his father and two brothers, Anthony
Dean Donaho and Danny Donaho.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Pawhuska, Osage
Co., OK, Obituary
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise (OK) - September 12, 2018
Longtime Pawhuska resident Betty Louise Reeves
went home to Heaven on September 10, 2018. She was 87 years old. She was born
March 22, 1931 to Henry and
Winnie Blankenship in
Delaware, OK.
Betty married Ira Truman Reeves on December 26, 1953 in Delaware.
He preceded her in death after 50-plus years of married on November 13, 2004.
She is survived by her children Lena Louise Simmons and husband,
Johnny; Ira Franklin Reeves and wife, Monica; Johnny Ray Reeves and Dale Lee
Reeves; grandchildren James McKenzie and wife, Kalyn; Luke McKenzie and wife,
Jolene; Beth McKenzie, Truman Reeves and Colene Reeves; and great grandchildren
Matthew, Lily, Oz, Charley Faye, Connor, Eli and Kenny.
Services are pending with Kendrick McCartney Johnson Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Ponca City, Osage
Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The Herald Democrat on Feb. 26,
2016
Gwendolyn "Hope" Hall, 95, passed away February 23, 2016,
at Via Christi Village, Ponca City, OK. Hope Hall was born February 2, 1921, in
Princeton, Collin County, Texas, the daughter of E. L. (Dock) and Myra Chafin
Gray.
The family moved to Sherman, Texas in 1924. Hope graduated from
Sherman High School in 1938 and married the love of her life, Harmon Hall, in
1939. To this marriage were born two daughters and one son. Throughout the
years, Hope worked in several different businesses, retiring in 1984 from
BancTexas in Sherman. Hope was a member of North Park Baptist Church for 71
years. She enjoyed working in many activities of the church including teaching
Primary Sunday School for many years. She was a member of Gleaners Sunday
School Class and Golden Agers. Hope also loved to read, do crossword puzzles,
and work on crafts. Her family and many of her friends have enjoyed her
creative work. Hope was a very good cook. Her grandchildren say her chocolate
chip cookies were "the best". They could always count on
"Memaw" having cookies baked for them when they came to visit. In
2008, Hope moved to Ponca City, OK, to be near her family.
Hope is survived by her daughter Beverly and husband Clifton Poet
of Ponca City, OK, and her son David and wife Pat Hall of Owasso, OK; Two
grandsons, Craig and wife Becky Poet of Ponca City, OK, and Marc and wife Ann
Hall of Southeast Asia, and granddaughter Shelly and husband Rob Pringle of
Owasso, OK. Eight great-grandchildren include Charlie and Harrison Poet of
Ponca City, OK; Eli, Callie, Brooke, and Malachi Hall of Southeast Asia; and
Anna and Liam Pringle of Owasso, OK; a beloved niece June and husband David
Reynolds, and four wonderful nephews,
Jerry and wife
Anita Blankenship, Mark and wife Judy Blankenship, Ron and wife Doris Gray, and Mike and wife Patti Gray.
Preceding her in death were her husband Harmon in 1984, their
infant daughter Sandra in 1943, her parents E. L. and Myra Gray, brother Wallace Gray, sister
Dorothy Blankenship, and nephew David Lawrence Gray.
Services will be held at Waldo Funeral Home chapel on Saturday,
February 27, at 10:30 a.m. with Pastor David Murphy presiding. Burial will be
in West Hill Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Skiatook, Osage
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Nolly-Ann-Blankenship-104323808
Nolly Ann Blankenship, Skiatook, Oklahoma, April 25, 1937 - January 3, 2017
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Nolly Ann
Blankenship – b.25Apr1937 - Skiatook, OK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG4P-8JH
Relatives -
Ernest D. Blankenship, Nolly Ann Blakenship, Ricky Darrell Blankenship, Teresa
Lynn Strickland.
+2017, Skiatook, Osage
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Ricky-D.-Blankenship-104955938
Ricky D. Blankenship,
March 5, 1957 - July 4, 2017, Skiatook, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Skiatook, Osage
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.siensheltonfh.com/notices/Ricky-Blankenship/services
Ricky Darrell Blankenship, age 60, of
Skiatook, passed away Tuesday, July 4, 2017 at his Skiatook residence. He was
born March 5, 1957 in Oklahoma City to Darrell and Nolly (Wolf) Blankenship.
Ricky grew up and received his education
in Skiatook where he graduated in 1975. Ricky married Lorena Sue Delk on
December 13, 1975 in Skiatook making their home in Tulsa, Oklahoma City and
Skiatook. Ricky was employed with B&T Engineering where he was a Structural
Designer and retired April of this year. Ricky liked going to concerts,
building and flying model airplanes.
Ricky was preceded in death by his mother
and father and by 2 sisters: Teresa Strickland and Dawn Mills
Ricky is survived by his children:
Danyell
Blankenship, Dakota Blankenship and Tucker Blankenship, two brothers:
Bryan
Blankenship and Shawn Blankenship, two grandchildren: Annastasia
Blankenship and Gracyn Blankenship and a host of other relatives and friends.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00
p.m. Saturday, July 8, 2017 in the Sien-Shelton Funeral Home Chapel with Shawn Blankenship, officiating.
Ottawa
2017, Afton, Ottawa
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.miamiok.com/article/20170314/OBITUARIES/170319754
Miami News-Record (OK) - March 14, 2017
Harriett Ann Klaus, 80, a longtime Afton resident passed away at a Tulsa Hospital, [Tulsa
Co., OK] on Sunday, March
12, 2017. Harriett was born on April 30, 1936 to Bert and May (Higgins) Brewster
in Miami, Oklahoma.
She attended Wyandotte High School and graduated in 1954, and also
attended the Northeast Technology Center in Afton. She married Douglas Klaus on
February 4, 1955 in Miami. Harriett worked in Afton at Farmland Feed Mill for two
years and went on to work as a secretary for Farmers Insurance in Grove for
sixteen years, where she retired in 2002.
She is preceded in passing by her parents Bert and May, her husband
Douglas, her father and mother-in-law Buck and Eva Klaus, sister and
brother-in-law Billie and Jack Potts and their son James Potts, brother Robert
Brewster, brother and sister-in-law James and Rosalee Brewster, and great grandson Braxton Blankenship .
Survivors include her two children Allen Klaus and his wife Barbara
of Okmulgee, and Melanie Bearden and her husband Ted of Miami along with her grandchildren Matt Blankenship , Brian Klaus, Ryan Blankenship , Brittany Klaus, John Bearden and Jeremy
Bearden, and seven great grandchildren.
Services are at 1:00 p.m. Friday, March 17, 2017 at Trinity
Southern Baptist Church in Afton with Reverend Blake Wallace and Reverend Brian
Gibson officiating. Interment will follow at the Fairland Cemetery. Casketbearers will be John Bearden,
Jeremy Bearden, Michael Robinson, Brian Klaus, Matt Blankenship, Ryan Blankenship and
Jordan Boyd. Honorary Casketbearers are Phil Oakley, Charlie Gibson, Charles
Spurlock, Bob Attaway, Kevin Payne, Ted Bearden, Sonny Jones, and Charles
Enyart.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Miami, Ottawa
Co., OK, Obituary
Miami News-Record (OK) - April 11, 2016
William R. "Bill" Phillips, 70, of Miami, Okla. passed
away April 9, 2016 at Integris Baptist Regional Hospital in Miami, Okla. He was
born Dec. 8, 1945 in Jonesboro, Ark. to Russell and Mattie (Blankenship) Phillips.
Mr. Phillips served in the United States Air Force during the
Vietnam era. He married Florence O'Brien on Aug. 3, 1987 in Tuscaloosa, Ala. He
moved to Miami 12 years ago after retiring with B.F. Goodrich in Alabama and
was employed in the electrical department at Locke Supply.
Preceded in death by parents and one brother Larry
Phillips.
Survivors wife Florence of the home, one son Tyson and wife
Jennifer of Catoosa, Okla., six daughters Sheila Coker of Miami, Okla., Cheryl
and husband Barry Faulkner of North Port, Ala., Shawn and husband Scott Reaume
of Wesley, Ark., Perrianne and husband Chris of Rogers, Ark., Shannon Coker of
Shreveport, La., and Cobe and husband Ray of Tuscaloosa, Ala., 17 grandchildren
and 7 great grandchildren.
Graveside services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at
the G.A.R. Cemetery. Interment will follow under the direction of the Paul
Thomas Funeral Home of Miami, Okla. Honorary Pallbearers will be Rome Russell,
Chris Herrin, Ryan Herrin, Caleb Stockburger, Matthew Reaume, Scottie Reaume,
Loren Ball and Garret Ball.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Miami, Ottawa Co., OK, Obituary
Miami News-Record (OK) - June 7, 2016
JoAnn Clark, 82, passed away at home Friday, June 3, 2016, with her
family by her side. She was born Dec. 2, 1933 in Columbus, Kan., to Arthur and
Christine Doty.
JoAnn was a 1951 graduate of Columbus High School. She had a large
circle of life-long friends from school and others she met throughout her many
years as a businesswoman. She lived her life to the fullest. JoAnn was
beautiful, strong, smart, sassy and stubborn, but most of all she loved her
family and friends. She was the matriarch of her family and an inspiration to
many. She will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents and two sisters, Norma
Williams and Janice Wilson.
She is survived by her two daughters, Melanie Rollins and her
husband Rob Rollins of Miami, Okla., Kim Hurt and her husband Russell Hurt of
Tulsa, Okla.; and son, Steve Perry of Springfield, Mo. She has five grandchildren: Steve Perry and wife
Merissa of Miami, Okla., Megan
Blankenship of Bella Vista,
Ark., Sean Hurt of Philadelphia, Pa., Lauren Hughes and husband Cody of
Scottsdale, Ariz., and Rachel Hurt of Dallas, Texas. She has five great-grandchildren, Mya Perry, Clare
Perry, Shauna Perry, Cameron Perry, all of Miami, Okla., and Grayson Blankenship of Bella Vista, Ark. She is also survived
by her nephew and nieces who loved her dearly.
A celebration of life will be held for JoAnn from 12-3 p.m.,
Monday, June 13, 2016 at Tranquil Oaks Gardens, 10200 S. 652 Rd., Miami, Okla. Cremation arrangements were coordinated by
Brown-Winters Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Miami, Okla.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Miami, Ottawa
Co., OK, Obituary
Miami News-Record (OK) - December 27, 2016
http://www.miamiok.com/article/20161227/OBITUARIES/161229670
Carol Maxine Murphy of Miami, Okla. passed away Thursday, December
22, 2016 at Eastwood Manor in Commerce, Okla. She was 97. She was born August
19, 1919 in Bentonville, Ark. to William Clarence and Lillybelle (Ford)
Hammack.
Carol was a Miami area resident since 1950. She worked for Hargrove
Casket Company in Miami as a seamstress. She also worked for Miami High School
as a pastry cook and for B. F. Goodrich as a cook. She was a member of Immanuel
Baptist Church in Miami.
Carol married U. V. Edward Phillips and he preceded her in death in
1978. She later married John Murphy and he preceded her in death in 1998. Carol
was also preceded in death by two sons, Edward Wayne Phillips and Jackie Lee
Phillips, and her siblings, Edith May Hammack, Rubia Francis Hammack, William
Loyd Hammack, Lela Fay Hammack, Auburn Franklin Hammack, Eva Lena Hammack, and
Anna Ruth Hammack.
Carol is survived by her son Curtis Dean Phillips and his wife Ann
of Tulsa, Okla., two daughters, Carolyn Sue Blankenship and husband
Ernie of Fairland, Okla. and Donna Kay Benson
and her husband John of Broken Arrow, Okla., nine grandchildren, 14
great-grandchildren and seven great great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 1:00 p.m. Monday, December 26, 2016 at Immanuel
Baptist Church in Miami, Okla. Randy
Blankenship and Rev. C. C.
Craig will officiate. Interment will be in Turkey Ford Cemetery northeast of
Grove, Okla. with Matthew
Blankenship, Ryan Blankenship, Evan Cook, Shawn Haynie, Eddie Cook and
Doug Wegner serving as pallbearers. Honorary pallbearers will be Ernie Blankenship, John Benson and Mark Blankenship.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Ernest A. Blankenship, Jr. – b.09Jun1940 -
Fairland, OK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGCX-V6C
Relatives - Carolyn Sue Blankenship.
+2018, Miami, Ottawa
Co., OK, Obituary
Miami News-Record (OK) - June 21, 2018
Virginia Lee Weigl of Fairland went to be with her Lord on
Wednesday, June 20, 2018 at Leisure Living in Miami with her husband by her
side. She was born on November 26, 1930 in Wyandotte, Okla. to Ira Louis and Jennie Ellen (Blankenship) Crow.
Virginia graduated from High School with the Class of 1948 in
Fairland; she went to State Business College in Miami and received a
Secretarial School Certificate. January 28, 1952 at the United Methodist church
in Miami Virginia married John Richard Weigl She and John lived in several
places as he was in the Military. This led to her employment at Coolerator
Company in Duluth, Minn., US Air Force, Transportation Command at Elmendorf Air
Force Base in Anchorage, Alaska, Also Assistant to the Inspector General at the
Alaskan Tri Service Command in Anchorage and then Jorgenson Steele in Tulsa.
Mrs. Weigl was preceded in passing by her parents Ira and Jennie,
her siblings Louise Irene Crow Greninger Carver and Wilbur Louis Crow, along
with her nieces and nephews John Greninger, Peggy Ellen Greninger, Larry
Greninger (Twin) and Garry Greninger (Twin).
Surviving family are her husband of sixty-six years John Weigl of
the home, Nephews and nieces; Jerry Samuel Greninger, Kenny Carver, Leslie
Greninger, Jennie Lynn Carver, Lonnie Leroy Carver, Jr., Connie Carver, Dean
Carver, Cathy Carver Redden, Carol Jean Crow, Steve Crow, Sharon Crow Forest,
Terry Crow and his wife Julie, Great nieces Megan Woods and Tara Donatelli and
great great niece Paton Woods.
Funeral service will be 11am, Friday, June 22, 2018 at First United
Methodist Church in Fairland with Reverend Shannon Rodenberg officiating.
Interment will follow at the Fairland Cemetery under the care of Brown-Winters
Funeral Home and Cremation Service in Fairland. Casketbearers will be Dewayne
Langley, John Butler, John McFerron, Argyle Hill, Alan Loehr, Lee Hall, Jr. and
Jakob Butler.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Miami, Ottawa Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Ernest-Auston-Blankenship-106737892
Ernest Auston Blankenship, June 9, 1940 - January 10, 2019, Miami, Oklahoma
He had lived in Miami most of his life and graduated from Miami
High School Class of 1958.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Miami, Ottawa Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.paulthomasfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/obituary-listings?obId=4009567#/obituaryInfo
Ernest Auston Blankenship, Jr. of Miami, OK,
passed from this life Thursday, January 10, 2019 at Freeman Hospital in Joplin,
[Jasper Co.,] MO. He was 78.
He was born June 9, 1940 in Manila, AR to Ernest A. and Ora Jamie (McElfresh)
Blankenship, Sr.
Ernie had lived in Miami most of his life
and graduated from Miami High School Class of 1958. He was a territorial sales
manager for lawn and garden equipment with Rasor – West Distributing of Miami,
OK. He was founder and guitarist for the Whipper Snappers County Gospel Band.
He was a member of the Immanuel Baptist Church in Miami, OK.
Ernie was preceded in death by a great
grandson Braxton Jay Blankenship, his parents, and siblings, Jerry Blankenship, Donald Ray
Blankenship, Donna Faye Blankenship and Shelby Way.
Ernie married Carolyn (Phillips)
Blankenship December 26, 1958 and she survives of the home. Additional survivors
include 2 sons, Randall Auston Blankenship and wife
Jeanette of Grand Prairie, TX and Mark Edward Blankenship of Miami, OK, sister,
Joyce Bass of Picher,
OK, 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
The family will receive friends in
celebration of Ernie’s life on Monday, January 14, 2019 from 2 to 4 p.m. at the
Paul Thomas Funeral Home Chapel in Miami, OK. Services have been placed in the
care of the Paul Thomas Funeral Home and Cremation Service of Miami, OK.
Payne
+2015, Cushing, Payne Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.palmermarlerfh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=3224284&fh_id=13294
Roy Jerome Blankenship “Jay” as those who knew him, age 54 a longtime resident of Cushing
passed away on June 27, 2015 at his home in Cushing. He was born on May 12,
1961 in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to the late Roy C. Blankenship
and Evelyn (Hopson) Blankenship.
Memorial services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Thursday, July 2,
2015 at the Palmer Marler Funeral Home Chapel in Cushing. Pastor Randy Whitlow
will officiate.
Roy grew up and attended school in Cushing, graduating from Cushing
High School in 1979. Roy attended the University of Oklahoma, before taking a
job in the oilfield. Roy was a hard worker, he managed the sonic in Mannford
for a number of years, he also worked as a truck
driver before his health forced him to take a desk job for Avis Rental Company.
Roy enjoyed hunting and fishing, but his true passion was riding his Harley
Davidson across the country.
Roy is survived by his mother:
Evelyn Blankenship of Cushing, one brother: Joe
Blankenship and wife Shelly of
Guthrie, Oklahoma, sisters: Becky Champlain and husband Robert of Pryor, Paula Brensing and husband Joe of Drumright, Hootie Tinnie of Cushing, Shortie Pierce of
Cushing, Dian Blankenship of Cushing, Rhonda
Bagwell and husband Noel of Cushing, one Godchild:
Jayme Blankenship.
He was preceded in death by his Father, grandparents, great
grandparents, two: brother’s in-law, and partner Vickie.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
SSDI: Blankenship, Roy C., 66, 18Nov1935 -
31Jul2002, Cushing, Payne, OK, OK-443-32-2640
+2016, Cushing, Payne Co., OK, Obituary
Stillwater News Press (OK) - February 4, 2016
Crystal Michelle Tinnie, 37, passed away on Feb. 3, 2016, in
Cushing, Oklahoma. She was born Feb. 25, 1978, to Everett and Debora "Hootie" Tinnie.
A graveside service will be held at 2 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 7, 2016,
at Fairlawn Cemetery in Cushing, Oklahoma. Rev. Michael Chace
officiating.
Crystal attended Cushing schools and graduated from Cushing High
School in 1997. Crystal has been active in the Life Adult Day Center at First
Christian Church in Stillwater for the past three years.
Crystal is preceded in death by her Paternal Grandparents, Ruby and
Edmond Tinnie; her Maternal Grandfather
Roy Blankenship; and
her Father Everett Tinnie.
Crystal is survived by her Mother Hootie Tinnie; sisters, Andrea
Mercer and husband Jeff, Stacie McEntire and Husband Jeremy; three Nephews,
Matthew Mercer, Logan Mercer, and Trenton McEntire; one Niece Lani McEntire; in
addition Crystal is survived by many aunts, uncles and cousins.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Cushing, Payne
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Evelyn-Fern-Blankenship-104927603
Evelyn Fern Blankenship, June 20, 1938 - June 26, 2017, Cushing, Oklahoma
She grew up and attended school in Carney.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Friday, June 30, 2017
at the Chapel of Palmer Marler Funeral Home, Cushing, Ok.
Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery, Cushing, OK.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Cushing, Payne
Co., OK, Obituary
http://1600kush.com/wp/2017/06/27/evelyn-fern-blankenship/
Evelyn Fern Blankenship, a longtime
Cushing resident, passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017 in Tulsa, [Tulsa Co., OK], with her family by her side at the age
of 79. She was born on June 20, 1938 in Lovell, Oklahoma to the late
Royce and Alice Rebecca (Story) Hopson.
Evelyn was one of eight children.
She grew up and attended school in Carney. Evelyn married the love
of her life Roy C. Blankenship on June 3, 1954 at the Lincoln County Court House
in Chandler to this union eight children were born Becky, Paula, Hootie, Shortie, Dian, Jay, Joe and Rhonda. They made
their home in Cushing where they raised their family. Evelyn was baptized
at the Oak Street Baptist Church. She enjoyed cross word puzzles,
crocheting, watching Rangers Baseball and golf, and reading her Bible
daily. Since Evelyn was raised in a large family and had a large family,
she was in her element with family get-togethers.
Evelyn was preceded in death by her
parents, her husband Roy Blankenship, son Jay Blankenship, infant sibling
Loveless, brothers Bill Hopson and Thomas “Buzz”Loveless, sister JoAnn Gwyn,
sons-in law Everett Tinnie and David Pierce, and granddaughter Crystal Tinnie.
Evelyn is survived by her children
Becky Champlain and
husband Robert of Pryor, Paula Brensing and husband Joe of Drumright, Hootie Tinnie of
Cushing, Shortie Pierce of Cushing, Dian Blankenship of Cushing, Joe Blankenship and wife Shelly
of Guthrie, Rhonda Bagwell and husband Noel of Cushing, brother Royce “Butch”
Loveless and wife Marilyn of Tulia, Tx., sister Norma Lowe of Oklahoma
City, Joyce “Susie” Varner of Anchorage, Alaska, sister-in-law Agnes Higgins of
Bowie, Maryland, grandchildren Michael Champlain, Jeff Champlain
and wife Julie, Bradley Champlain, Alicia Brensing, Andrea Mercer and husband
Jeff, Stacie McEntire and husband Jeremy, Courtney Pierce, Alyson Pierce,
Levi
Blankenship, Ashley Blankenship, Cole Blankenship, April Bagwell and Ryan Bagwell, great grandchildren
Ashley DeLong, Bobby Champlain, Derrian Champlain, Caleb Champlain, Robert
Champlain, Jacob Champlain, Danielle Champlain, Matthew Mercer, Logan
Mercer, Trenton McEntire, Alaina McEntire, Laila McEntire, and Easton
Blankenship.
Funeral services will be held at 2:00
p.m., Friday, June 30, 2017 at the Chapel of Palmer Marler Funeral Home,
Cushing, OK. Pastor Josh Seabolt will
officiate. Interment will follow at Fairlawn Cemetery, Cushing, OK.
2018, Stillwater, Payne
Co., OK, Obituary
Stillwater News Press (OK) - August 23, 2018
Tony Leigh Osborn, 49, suddenly went to be with the Lord on Monday,
August 20, 2018. He was born on September 15, 1968 in Stillwater, Oklahoma to
Oren Osborn and Linda Leigh Osborn.
Tony married Michelle Lopez on August 8th, 1998 and they recently
celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary. Tony attended Morrison Schools and
graduated from Stillwater Christian Academy in 1987 in a class of two. He
worked at Frontier Engineering for eight years and for nearly 20 years he
served as a Payne County Deputy Sheriff, Lieutenant. He found his calling as a
law enforcement officer. He truly cared, not only about the safety of the
citizens of our community but also about the rehabilitation of those not making
the best life choices. He was a hot rod enthusiast, on wheels and water, and an
electronics technician who loved sound equipment and rockin loud music! He was
the coolest bald dude you could ever know. He was known for his awesome black
and blue 72 Road Runner, or Racing at Ark City in his Dodge Dart and could be
heard racing his boat, Purple Haze, across Lake Carl Blackwell. Tony was a true
man of God, and never judged anyone. He was patient, kind, open minded, and he
loved his family incredibly. He was the greatest friend to many people in all
circles of the Stillwater community and will be missed by all.
Tony was preceded in death by his father; maternal grandparents,
Saint Elmo and Ruby Leigh; paternal grandparents, Archie and Winnie Osborn.
Tony is survived by his wife; mother; two sons, Brady and Dylan
Osborn; sister, Tina Whitaker; his In-Laws Marty and Candy Yundt, Charles Yundt
and wife Misti; nieces and nephews,
Mason Wheatley, Savana Wheatley, Josie Blankenship,
Ruthie Yundt, and Levi Yundt.
Tonys life will be celebrated at 2:00pm on Saturday, August 25,
2018 at New Covenant Fellowship in Stillwater, OK. Interment will follow at the
Leigh Family Cemetery, 3504 E Burris Rd, Glencoe, OK.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Stillwater, Payne
Co., OK, Obituary
Stillwater News Press (OK) - October 22, 2018
Frank LeRoy Smith passed away peacefully at his home on Friday,
October 19, 2018 surrounded by his children. He was born on September 7, 1931
in Tryon OK to Lawrence and Alice Culie Smith.
Frank married Leona Whitmore on June 23, 1954. They had 4 children, Ruth McCandless, Richard
Smith, Deborah Thomason and Cathy
Blankenship. He served 20
years with the Stillwater Fire Department retiring in 1977 as Fire Chief.
Frank was preceded in death by his parents, one older sister, Leora
Chilton; one nephew, Lewis Keith Chilton; one niece, Gayla Sue Winterhalter and
one grandchild, Alicia Ann Thomason.
He is survived by one sister, Twyla Winterhalter, of Stillwater
Oklahoma; one brother, Marvin Smith of Paris Texas; four children; 12
grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren, and five great-great grandchildren. He
remarried bringing into his life, two step children, seven step grandchildren,
11 step great grandchildren and 1 step great-great grandchild.
Services will be held at 2:00pm on Tuesday October 23, 2018 at the
Strode Funeral Home Chapel.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Pittsburg
2017, Haileyville, Pittsburg Co., OK, Obituary
McAlester News-Capital & Democrat (OK) - September 13, 2017
Arlie E. Cloud, 69, of Haileyville, died Sunday, Sept. 10, 2017, at
his home. He was born on Jan. 15, 1948, in Kinta, to Burnie and Ruby (Mathis)
Cloud.
Arlie graduated from Quinton High School as Salutatorian of the
Class of 1966, where he played basketball and was awarded the American Farmer
Decree. He then attended Eastern Oklahoma State College at Wilburton for two
years then transferred to Oklahoma State University, where he graduated with a
bachelors of science degree in vocational agriculture.
He was a faithful member of First Assembly of God in Haileyville and loved
teaching, agriculture, his church and grandkids. He married Barbara Joyce
Alexander on Oct. 27, 1978, in Boynton. He was an AG teacher for many years
with most of those coming in Haileyville and Savanna.
Arlie was preceded in death by his wife, Joyce; parents; one
sister, Bonnie Pugh-Shields; two brothers, Jack Cloud and James Cloud, and s
sister-in-law, Cindy Cates.
Survivors include three sons and daughters-in-law, Rick and Bonnita
Cloud, Jeremy and Jessica Cloud, and the Rev. Jarrod and Jeni Cloud;
grandchildren, Ashleigh Cloud, Paige Cloud, J.D. Cloud, Jaxy Cloud, Jocey
Cloud, Zoey Cloud, Rylee Cloud, Jentry Cloud and Piper Rose Cloud; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Sue and Bill Blankenship, Shirley and Tom Braswell, and Linda and
Tom Reeder; three brothers and sisters-in-law, Leon and Shirley Cloud, Ray
Cloud, and Gary and Barbara Cloud; brothers-in-law and spouses, Larry and Pam
Alexander, and Kenny and Lori Alexander; sister-in-law and spouse, Patsy and
Johnny Linden, and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, Sept. 14, at First
Assembly of God Church in McAlester with the Rev Jarrod Cloud, the Rev. Chester
Cooley and the Rev. Barry Prock officiating. Burial will follow at Sans Bois
Cemetery near Kinta. Active pallbearers will be Kenneth Miller, Daniel Cloud,
James Ray Cloud, Brandon Reeder, Gary Cloud and Mike Cloud.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2015, Kiowa, Pittsburg
Co., OK, Obituary
www.meaningfulfunerals.net/home/index.cfm?action=public:obituaries.view&o_id=3372591&fh_id=12327
Toni Martin-Freeman, Age 59, a resident of Kiowa, Oklahoma, died
Tuesday, November 3, 2015, at Sparks Medical Center – Ft. Smith, [Sebastian
Co.,] Arkansas. Toni was
born to Lewis and Joy (Zin) Brumley November 21, 1955 in Altus, Oklahoma.
Time of Service will be Saturday, November 7, 2015, 10:00 a.m. at
the Pittsburg First Baptist Church - Pittsburg, Oklahoma, Officiating Rev.
Brent Davis with interment Kiowa Cemetery – Kiowa, Oklahoma. Active Pallbearers
will be: Bobby Burget, Jimmy Smith, Randy McMath, Joe Edwards, Tommy Mitchell, Ron Huff. Honorary Pallbearers will be: Clyde Swain, Charles
Gibbs, Jim Ward, J. O. Cravins, Ty Martin and Kyle Martin.
She moved to Pittsburg with her family when she was two years old.
She attended Pittsburg School and graduated in 1974. Toni worked at Wheeler’s
Café for thirty-five years. She married Jesse Martin June 22, 1990 in Pittsburg
and he preceded her in death. She owned and operated the Brass Rose Café in
Kiowa for the last six years. She enjoyed horseback riding and camping. She was
a member of the First Baptist Church of Pittsburg. Toni married Billy Freeman
November 21, 20110 at Ft. Smith, Arkansas.
Survived by, Husband, Billy Freeman of the home; Daughter, Eva
Perteet of Pittsburg, Oklahoma; Grandchildren: Morrison Lambert of Kiowa,
Oklahoma, Sydnee McCoy of Durant, Oklahoma, Tyler Lambert, of Wardville,
Oklahoma, Randi Jo Lambert of Wardville, Oklahoma; Sisters: Anna
Blankenship of Pittsburg,
Oklahoma, Mary Brumley-Strange of Blanco, Oklahoma; Brother, Ed Brumley of
Pittsburg, Oklahoma; Step-son, Robert Freeman of Kentucky; Step-daughters:
Charity Freeman, Rachel Reed both of Kentucky; Step-grandchildren: Peyton
Beckham, Eleanor Grace Reed, Lucas Reed all of Kentucky; Numerous nieces,
nephews and other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Lewis and Joy Brumley;
and her husband, Jesse Martin September 9, 2005.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Krebs, Pittsburg Co., OK, Obituary
Coy Ray Blankenship,
83, of Krebs, died Wednesday, January 17, 2018 in McAlester, [Pittsburg Co., OK]. Coy was born to Dallas and Madge Ellen (Weiher) Blankenship on September 17, 1934 in Blocker.
He grew up in Oregon; Phoenix, Arizona; and California. Coy served
in the U.S. Navy and was honorably discharged. He married Wynema Long on March
23, 1957 in Stigler.
Coy worked for Shipley’s Bakery in McAlester from 1954 to 1965. He
then worked as a correctional officer at Oklahoma State Penitentiary for over
26 years, and retired as the rank of Sergeant in 1988. Coy liked to work out
and lift weights at Dave’s in McAlester and enjoyed playing guitar. He was a
member of First Assembly of God Church in McAlester.
He was preceded in death by his parents: Dallas and
Madge Blankenship, and a
special aunt: Delta Weiher.
Survivors include his wife:
Wynema of the home; son: Larry Ray Blankenship of Krebs; sisters-in-law: Wilma Hale and
husband, JW. and Shirley Hale, all of Owasso; and
numerous other family members and friends.
A funeral service will be held at 2:00 p.m. Tuesday, January 23,
2018 at Bishop Chapel of Memories officiated by the Rev. Jerry Burnside. Burial
will follow at Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Randy Harmon, Carl
Tedrick, Tommy Tedrick, Frank Tedrick, Ricky Weiher, and David Martin. Honorary
pallbearers will be Jack Giadrone, Gwin Engleman, and Ron McMurtry.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, McAlester, Pittsburg
Co., OK, Obituary
McAlester News-Capital & Democrat (OK) - December 19, 2017
Christine (Bailey) Quaid passed away on Dec. 16, 2017, at the age
of 90, in McAlester. She was born on July 8, 1927, in Wardville, to Claude and
Inez (Delk) Bailey.
Christine married Jack Quaid on June 23, 1945, in Atoka, and he
preceded her in death on Aug. 4, 2008. She worked at Blue Bell and the
McAlester Army Ammunition Plant. Her greatest joy was being a homemaker. She
was a member of Wardville Baptist Church where she enjoyed doing church work.
She loved flower gardening, traveling and was an avid reader.
Christine was preceded in death by her parents; husband; one son,
James Glenn Quaid Jr., and five sisters.
She is survived by two daughters, Patricia Valdez and husband,
Tommy, of McAlester, and Peggy Cosgrove and husband, Travis, of Arpelar; two
sons, Leonard Quaid and wife, Kay, of Davis, and Richard Quaid, of Wardville;
14 grandchildren, Keith Quaid, Kevin
Quaid, Kyle Quaid, Maria Wilson, Keegan Heard, Cadence Murray, Angus Quaid, Doyle Blankenship, Johnny Blankenship,
D. J. Blankenship, Lisa Kirkes, Shelia Blankenship, Clinton Cosgrove and Jaclyn Cosgrove; 11 great grandchildren, Lauren Unwin, Max
Quaid, Madilyn Quaid, Kyleigh Ann Quaid, Gannon Blankenship,
Gage Blankenship, Lillian Blankenship,
Laney Blankenship, Forest Kirkes, Luke Kirkes and Kennedy
Cosgrove; one great-great-grandchild, Raelynn Unwin, along with many nieces,
nephews and dearly loved family and friends.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 21, at Brown's
Chapel in Coalgate.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Pontotoc
+2015, Ada, Pontotoc
Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) Date: July 13, 2015
Services for Carolyn
Sue Pettigrew, 70, of Ada will
be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel; Seth Johnson will
officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Bearers will be Jacky Pettigrew, Shane Tatum, Ben Blankenship, Brian Blankenship,
Timmy Wilson, Kerry Sutton, Daniel
Ray Blankenship and Seth
Johnson. Honorary bearers will be Dwayne Boucher, Jayme Gore, Brown Wilmoth and
Parker Gore.
Mrs. Pettigrew died Friday, July 10, 2015, at her home surrounded
by family. She was born Jan. 25, 1945, in Wapanucka to Bud and Ova Smith
Blankenship.
She attended Latta High School. She married Jackson D. Pettigrew
May 21, 1962. They were married for 53 years. She worked at Valley View
Regional Hospital as a cook for several years. She attended Kiamichi Vo-Tech
and received a license as a Dietary Technician and worked for Ada Retirement
before finally starting her own business, Sue's Fried Pies.
Survivors include her husband, Jack Pettigrew, of the home; three
children, Sheila Boucher and husband Dwayne, Jacky Pettigrew and Anna Gore and
husband Jayme, all of Ada; eight grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; two brothers, Daniel Blankenship and Benny Blankenship;
and two sisters, Janette Vaughn and husband James and Sondra Jansen and
husband Randy; and many other family members and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Bud and Ova Blankenship,
and one brother, Buddy Blankenship.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2015, Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) - October 14, 2015
Services for Wilburn Lee Keeling, 82, of Ada are at 10:30 a.m.
Thursday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Jarrod Newby will
officiate. Burial will follow at Maxwell Cemetery. The Chickasaw Honor Guard
will conduct military honors at the cemetery. Bearers will be Shawn Keeling,
Chris Keeling, Jamie Yarbrough, Daniel Brewton, Josh Powell and Danny Davis.
Mr. Keeling died Saturday, Oct. 10, 2015, at a Shawnee hospital. He
was born April 29, 1933, in the Bebee community in Pontotoc County to Nathan
Herd and Susie Alma Palmer Keeling.
He married Denzil Ruth Newby July 12, 1954, in Ada. Mr. Keeling
served in the U.S. Air Force during the Vietnam War. He served in Japan,
Iceland and Vietnam. He was honorably discharged as a staff sergeant. After he
was discharged from the service, he attended Rose State College in Del City.
Mr. Keeling was employed with the Oklahoma Department of Corrections in
Lexington as a lieutenant until his retirement. Later, Mr. Keeling grew
vegetables and sold them at the Ada Farmers Market.
Survivors include his wife, Denzil, of the home; two sons, Larry
Don Keeling and his wife Debbie, and Randy Lee Keeling and his wife Glenda, all
of Ada; five grandchildren, Jennifier Keeling Yarbrough and husband Jamie,
Michelle Keeling Powell and husband Josh, Stacy Keeling Brewton and husband
Daniel, Shawn Keeling and wife Pattie and Chris Keeling; his 12 great-grandchildren, Kaylee Grim,
Brayden and Caleb Yarbrough, Jonathan Turner, Tyler and Kelsey Brewton, Amiee Blankenship , and Sherrie, Brooke, Jocelyn and Taylor
Keeling and Olivia Powell; and other family members and friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; his brothers, Matt Monroe
Keeling, Vaughnie Darrel Keeling and Billy John Keeling; a sister, Joann
Keeling Bagwell; a grandson, Craig Keeling; and a great-granddaughter, Marissa
Turner.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Ada, Pontotoc
Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) - September 23, 2016
Mrs. Doris Lee
Scott of Ada died Thursday,
Sept. 22, 2016, at a local assisted living center. She was born June 23, 1924,
in Allen to Lonnie Leon and Cara Wilkerson Blankenship.
Mrs. Scott worked for the Ada Food System and was a member of
Church of God of Prophecy in Allen. She married Bill Scott Dec. 14, 1946. He
preceded her in death Sept. 16, 2004.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Bill; two brothers, Andrew and Bobby Blankenship; and
three sisters, Florence Boyd, Viola Herrin and Wanda
Jackson.
Survivors include one daughter, Doretta Sellers and her husband,
Jerry, of Ada; two grandsons, Scott Sellers of Ada and Jeramy Sellers and his
wife, Rhonda, of Ada; one brother, L. C. Blankenship and his wife, Wanda, of Ada; two sisters, Evelyn Davis
and her husband, J. R., of Fresno, California, and Carolyn Henderson of Allen; and many other relatives and friends.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday at the Criswell Funeral Home
Chapel. The Revs. Ed Rutherford and Steve Hogue will
officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Bearers will be Marty
Jackson, Dusty Henderson, Brad Faust, Kendall McKibben, Bryan Smith and Steve
Timmons. Honorary Bearers will be James Abbott, Luther Green and Glen Walker.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Ada, Pontotoc
Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) - January 3, 2018
Mr. Loyd Donly Miller, 92, of Ada died Monday, Jan. 1, 2018, at an Owasso [Tulsa Co., OK] nursing home. He was born March 27, 1925,
in Ahloso to Walter Edwin and Nellie Dee Henderson Miller.
Mr. Miller attended Ahloso grade school and Stonewall High School.
He was a rancher and was also employed with Brockway Glass and Douglas Aircraft
of Tulsa. He was a fuel transport truck driver for Henson Oil Co. and Sanford
Oil Co. He was a member of the Stonewall First Baptist Church.
He married Joyce Dean Coble on April 30, 1948, in Tupelo. He later
married Leona May Miller on Nov. 15, 1968, in Stonewall. She preceded him in
death Oct. 5, 2012.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two wives, Joyce Miller
and Leona Miller; eight brothers and
sisters, Essie Oliver, Clifford
Miller, Cecil Blankenship, Ruby Dell McFarland, Edwin Miller,
Milburn "Bib" Miller, Isabel McNinch and J.W. "Dub" Miller;
one great-grandson, Blake Austin Miller; and a stepson, Ronnie Miller.
Survivors include one daughter, Carolyn Sue Murray and husband,
Dennis, of Owasso; one son, Steven Loyd Miller and wife, Kala, of Seminole; one
stepson, Larry Joe Miller of Wasilla, Alaska; six grandchildren, Carrie Walls
and husband, Brian, Wesley Murray and wife, Stephanie, Steven Paul Miller,
Brett Chase Miller and wife, Kendell, and Tyler Ross Miller and wife, Jolee;
two step-grandchildren, Tia Miller Beckham and husband, Kevin, and Misty
Miller; eight great-grandchildren; and other relatives and friends.
Services for will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Stonewall First
Baptist Church. The Rev. Richard Dickerson will officiate. Burial will follow
at Rosedale Cemetery. Bearers will be grandsons.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Ada, Pontotoc
Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/donnie-blankenship-obituary?pid=189054175
Donnie Blankenship,
Sep 20, 1971 – May 18, 2018, Ada, Oklahoma
Donnie of Ada was born on September 20, 1971 and passed away on
Friday, May 18, 2018.
He attended Wilson and Vanoss grade schools and graduated from
Vanoss High School.
Burial will follow at McGee Cemetery at Stratford. Criswell Funeral
Home
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Ada, Pontotoc
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.criswellfh.com/obituary/donnie-blankenship-ii
Donald Ray “Donnie” Blankenship, II, 46 of Ada,
passed away Friday, May 18, 2018 at a local hospital. He was born September 20,
1971 at Pauls Valley to Donald “Buddy” Blankenship and Gail Adams
Blankenship.
Donnie attended Wilson and Vanoss grade
schools and graduated from Vanoss High School. He married Karen Ezell December
8, 2005 at Pauls Valley. He was a truck driver.
Survivors include his mother, Gail Blankenship; his wife,
Karen, of the home; two children, Brittany Blevins and husband Kolby and Blake Blankenship; step-daughters,
Rayne Luke, Diane Gustafson and husband Matt and Kelli Loper and husband
Travis; and four grandchildren, Sydney, Caden, Carlee and Tayler.
Services will be at 10:00 a.m. Tuesday at
the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, Rev. Charles Dial will officiate. Burial will
follow at McGee Cemetery at Stratford. Bearers will be Blake Blankenship, Kolby Blevins,
Travis Loper, Wes Fore, Matt Gustafson and Shane Horton.
+2018, Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) - May 21, 2018
Donald Ray "Donnie" Blankenship II, 46, of Ada passed away Friday, May 18,
2018, at a local hospital. He was born Sept. 20, 1971, at Pauls Valley to Donald "Buddy" Blankenship and Gail Adams Blankenship.
Mr. Blankenship attended Wilson and Vanoss grade schools and
graduated from Vanoss High School. He married Karen Ezell on Dec. 8, 2005, at
Pauls Valley. He was a truck driver.
He was preceded in death by his father, Donald
"Buddy" Blankenship;
a sister, Darla Coffee; grandparents,
Helen and Louie Adams, and Herman
and Lois Blankenship; and an
uncle, Larry Adams.
Survivors include his mother,
Gail Blankenship; his wife, Karen, of the home; a daughter, Brittany Blevins and husband, Kolby; a son,
Blake Blankenship; step-daughters, Rayne Luke, Diane
Gustafson and husband, Matt, and Kelli Loper and husband, Travis; and four
grandchildren, Sydney, Caden, Carlee and Tayler.
Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home
Chapel. The Rev. Charles Dial will officiate. Burial will follow at McGee
Cemetery at Stratford. Bearers will
be Blake Blankenship, Kolby Blevins, Travis Loper, Wes Fore,
Matt Gustafson and Shane Horton. Honorary bearers will be Shawn Horton, Rick
Parsley and Caden Gustafson.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Ada, Pontotoc Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) - March 21, 2019
Glen Burle Owens passed peacefully from this life to reunite with
his wife of 65 years, Imogene, on March 20, 2019, at the Oklahoma Veterans
Hospital. Glen was born May 22, 1932, north of Ada to Minnie Noel Owens and
Walter Owens.
Mr. Owens lived most of his life in Ada, attending the River Church
(formerly the First Pentecostal Holiness Church), where he served in many
capacities. He had accepted Jesus as his Lord and Savior at the age of 4 and
lived for God his entire life. He enlisted in the U.S. Air Force during the
Korean conflict, where he proudly served with his unit, 1094th AVM DEPRON(HEDCOM USAF) from 1952 to 1956, when he was honorably
discharged with commendations.
After returning to Ada, Glen began working for Brockway Glass until
his retirement. He then began working at various grocery stores in Ada: Dicus,
Dutch Robbins and Save-a-Lot He did this for 20 years, then
was hired by Nissan Ada to be a transporter to other dealerships throughout the
Midwest. At the age of 80, it was "suggested" that he go into full
retirement.
Mr. Owens married Imogene Leonard on April 7, 1953. He was preceded
in death by his wife, Imogene, on Oct. 13, 2017; his parents; and three siblings, Irene Owens, Raymond Owens
and Loretta Owens Blankenship.
He is survived by two daughters, Becky Handley (Rice), Edmond, and
Lynn McNeill (Bart), Ada; one cousin, Patsy Hill, Ada; five grandchildren; and
nine great-grandchildren, along with many friends whom he loved dearly.
Services are at 10 am, Saturday at the Criswell Funeral Home
Chapel. The Rev. Matt Brown will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Rice Handley, Bart McNeill, Scott Stallings,
Gavin Meimyer, Michael McElroy and Chris Owens. Honorary pallbearers will be
his great-grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Allen, Pontotoc
Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) - September 6, 2016
Ms. Vickie Vernell
Blankenship of Allen, passed away Sunday, Sept. 4, 2016, at an Ardmore hospital, [Carter
Co., OK]. She was born
Dec. 19, 1951, in Ada to L. C. and Wanda Raney Blankenship.
Ms. Blankenship attended Allen schools and graduated from Allen
High School. She was a licensed practical nurse for 40 years, having previously
worked in the emergency room department at the Holdenville hospital. She worked
for several nursing homes and McCalls Chapel. She last worked at Featherstone
Assisted Living Center in Ada, and she was a member of Church of God of
Prophecy in Allen.
Survivors include a son,
Kelly Blankenship of Allen; her parents, L. C. and
Wanda Blankenship of Allen;
one brother, Terry Blankenship and his wife, Cindee, of Wilburton; a
niece, Rachel Conley; and a nephew, Benton Conley.
Services are at 10 a.m. Thursday at Church of God of Prophecy in
Allen. The Rev. Ed. Rutherford will officiate. Burial will follow at the Allen
Cemetery. Bearers will be Dusty Henderson, Judd Henderson, Gary Cooley, Dale
Johnson, Darrell Boyd and Ed McKerly.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Pickett, Pontotoc
Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) - October 25, 2019
Charles C. Sutton, 85, of Pickett passed away Thursday, Oct. 24,
2019, at his home. He was born Oct. 20, 1934, at Center to Alfred and Edith
Farr Sutton. He graduated from Vanoss High School.
Mr. Sutton worked for Howard Sheet Metal and had also worked in the
maintenance department at the Social Services Center. He was a member of Abba's
House Church of God and served as a deacon and Sunday school teacher at the
Pentecostal Holiness Church. He was a member of the Cattlemen's Association and
had served for 6½ years with the National Guard.
He married Ruth Blankenship on March 24, 1956, in Ada.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Paul Sutton;
and a sister, Evelyn King.
Survivors include his wife, Ruth, of the home; two daughters,
Carletta Barnes and husband, Dean, Pickett, and Donnetta Nelson and husband,
Gary, Carrollton, Texas; a son, Kevin Sutton, Pickett; three brothers, David
Sutton, McKinney, Texas, and Delton Sutton and L.W. Butch Sutton, both of
Pickett; two sisters, Elwanda Kelso, Purcell, and Donis McDonald, Pickett;
eight grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 am Tuesday, at the Abba's House Church of
God. The Revs. Ken Angel and David Sutton will
officiate. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Bearers will be his
grandsons and great-grandsons. Criswell Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Union Valley, Pontotoc Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) - August 4, 2017
Mr. Jim Carter, 77, of Union Valley, passed away Thursday, Aug. 3,
2017, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born June 19, 1940, in
Tyler, Texas.
He graduated from Tyler High School and attended East Central
University. He married Marcia Tucker Sept. 24, 1965. Mr. Carter was a brick
mason until his retirement. He was a charter member of Cross Cut Cowboy Church.
Survivors include his wife, Marcia of the home; two sons, Jimmy
Carter of Union Valley and his children, Laura Brooke, Andy and Braden Carter
and Keith Carter of Canadian and his children, Ryan and Kelsey Carter; a daughter, Jeni Carter of Ada and her children, Carter Blankenship and her husband, Colton, and Cameron Lehman; and two brothers,
Charlie Carter and his wife, Karen, and Johnny Carter and his wife, Debbie, all
of Ada.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at the Criswell Funeral Home
Chapel. Dan Megehee and Lonnie Manuel will officiate. Burial will follow at
Memorial Park Cemetery. Bearers will
be his nephews, Don Tucker, Bobby Tucker, Chris Tucker and J. L. Carter; a grandson, Colton Blankenship; and a cousin, Greg Carter.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Vanoss, Pontotoc Co., OK, Obituary
The Ada Evening News, (OK) - February 12, 2016
Services for Darla
Kay Coffey, 47, of Vanoss are
at 1 p.m. Saturday at the Criswell Funeral Home Chapel. The Rev. Seth Johnson
will officiate. Burial will follow at McGee Cemetery in Stratford.
Mrs. Coffey passed away Tuesday, Feb. 9, 2016, at an Ada [Pontotoc Co., OK] hospital. She was born Oct. 4, 1968, in
Idabel to Donald
"Buddy" and Gail Adams Blankenship.
She attended Vanoss Grade School and graduated from Vanoss High
School. She married Danny Coffey on March 29, 1991. Mrs. Coffey was a certified
medical assistant at McCall's Chapel and the Baptist Village. She was also a
phlebotomist. When she was younger, she was a pianist for gospel singings. She
was an animal lover and loved to ride her John Deere tractor and mow. Mrs.
Coffey was a former secretary and an active member of the Ada Amateur Radio
Club.
Survivors include her husband, Danny Coffey of the home; her
stepdaughter, Lavina Coffey of Tulsa; two grandchildren, Eav and Abigail
Sherman; her mother, Gail Blankenship of Vanoss; a brother, Donnie Blankenship of Pickett; her mother-in-law and
father-in-law, Patsy and Ed Coffey of Vanoss; and a niece and nephew, Brittany and Blake Blankenship.
She was preceded in death by her father, Buddy
Blankenship.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Pottawatomie
2018, McLoud, Pottawatomie
Co., OK, Obituary
The Shawnee News-Star, (OK) - October 26, 2018
Phillip Lee Terrel passed away at The Oklahoma Heart Institute in Tulsa, [Tulsa Co., OK] on Monday, Oct. 15, 2018, in the presence
of his son, Eric Terrel. Phillip Lee was born on Dec. 4, 1949, in Chandler to
Terry and Rosie Terrel.
Phil loved to fish, rarely missed a Sooner game, and was crazy
about his grandchildren, James, Chelsea, Nathan, Lisa, Hagen, Chloe, Muhammad,
and Muneeb. Papaw's pride was complete when he helped care for his
great-grandsons, Colton, Kason, and Blain, and he always enjoyed his time with
his great-granddaughters, Aspen and Kadie.
On May 13, 1966, Phil married Sharron Lee McAlister in Oklahoma
City.
Phil is preceded in death by his parents and wife.
He is survived by his children, Eric Terrel, Chandler, Angie and
Ken Woolbright, Braggs, and Ayesha Terrel and Muhammad Imran, Cushing. He will
be greatly missed by all of his siblings,
Terry and Paula Terrel, Wellston, Johnnie Rose and Jim Treat, Cushing, and
Glenda Campbell and Phillip
Blankenship, Davenport, as
well as numerous nieces, nephews, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
Phillip Lee's children and grandchildren will have a gathering in
loving memory of Papaw at Greenleaf Lake on Nov. 10 at 1 p.m.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Shawnee, Pottawatomie
Co., OK, Obituary
The Hays Daily News, (KS) - March 14, 2016
Janell Carlile, 65, Shawnee, Okla., died Friday, March 11, 2016, at
her home. She was born Dec. 12, 1950, in Helena, Ore., to Leighton and Oma
(Gibson) Goble.
She married Floyd Carlile Jr. on June 27, 1982 in Glenpool, Okla.
She worked in medical records at Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa, Okla.
Survivors include a daughter, Makala Carlile, Shawnee, Okla.; two sisters, Julie Stanford, Oklahoma City,
and Lois Blankenship, Glencoe, Okla.; and a brother, Jerry
Goble, Santee, Calif.
Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Walker Funeral Service
Chapel, Shawnee, with graveside services at 10:30 a.m. Thursday in Monument
Township Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Shawnee, Pottawatomie
Co., OK, Obituary
The Salina Journal, (KS) - March 14, 2016
Joyce Janell Carlile, 65, of Shawnee, died Friday, March 11, 2016,
at home. She was born Dec. 12, 1950, in Helena, OR, daughter of the late
Leighton and Oma (Gibson) Goble.
She worked in medical records at Hillcrest Hospital, Tulsa.
Survivors include daughter, Makala Carlile, of Shawnee; sisters, Julie Stanford, of Oklahoma
City, and Lois Blankinship, of Glencoe; and brother, Jerry Goble, of
Santee, Calif.
Graveside service will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday, March 17, at
Monument Township Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Shawnee, Pottawatomie
Co., OK, Obituary
Fred Jack Akin, age 84, of Shawnee passed away Tuesday, April 26,
2016 in Shawnee. He was born July 23, 1931 in Hollis, OK to Thomas E and Anna
Lee (Thomas) Akin.
Fred was born and raised in Hollis, OK and at age 16 he and his
family moved to Shawnee, where he has been a resident ever since. He graduated
with the Shawnee Class of 1949 and married Colleen Jones in 1956. He retired
from Tinker Air Force Base after 28 years. Fred was a member of Liberty Baptist
Church. He enjoyed swap meets and woodworking. Fred loved visiting with friends
and was a proud member of the “Carl’s, Jr. Coffee Club.”
Fred was preceded in death by his parents; his twin brother, Ted
Akin; and brothers, Jim Akin and Jerry Akin.
He is survived by his wife of 60 years, Colleen Akin of the home;
daughter, DeAnna and Chuck Thomas of Tulsa; son, Dean Akin of Shawnee;
grandchildren, Matt Thomas and spouse, Theresa, Lindsey Thomas, Spencer Thomas
and Andrew McKinney and spouse, Mallory Blankenship;
3 great granddaughters, Madison Thomas, Mia Thomas and Emma McKinney; many
nieces and nephews; and extended family and friends.
Funeral service will be 10:00 a.m. Monday, May 2, 2016 at Cooper
Funeral Home with officiating. Burial will follow at Resthaven Memorial Park
Cemetery under the direction of Cooper Funeral Home of Tecumseh.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Shawnee, Pottawatomie
Co., OK, Obituary
Wagoner Tribune (OK) - May 3, 2017
Colonel Amel Anderson was born on October 17, 1918. He passed away
at home on April 29, 2017 at the age of 98.
Amel graduated from Wagoner High School in Wagoner, OK. He
graduated from the University of Omaha, Omaha, Nebraska with a BS Degree in
Political Science & Economics. He joined the Oklahoma National Guard, 180th
Infantry Regiment after high school. He was a veteran of three wars, Would War
II, Korea, and Viet Nam. He received 23 awards and citations in his 33 years of
service. He retired as a Colonel. His National Guard unit was mobilized with
the 45th Infantry Division and made the famed military push from Sicily into
France and into Germany. He was given a field commission during this campaign.
His unit was demobilized in the fall of 1945.
After WWII, Amel worked for Evans Construction Company in Pryor,
Oklahoma. On April 9, 1949 he married Mary Ann Cannon. He returned to the Army
on January 27, 1951 and served on active duty until his retirement on July 31,
1974. He served in the Korean War with the 40th Infantry Division and commanded
an Army field hospital in Qui Nhon, Viet Nam. In addition to his war time
service, he served two tours in Washington, D.C., one tour in Germany and as
advisor to General Kai-Shek in Taiwan. He served as Advisor to the U. S. Army
Artillery for three years at Ft. Sill, OK and served as Deputy Director to
OCHAMPUS in Denver, CO for four years. He graduated from the Command and
General Staff College in Fort Leavenworth, KS.
After retirement, he returned to Wagoner with his wife, Mary, and
lived there for 22 years raising cattle. He was a member of the First Baptist
Church, Retired Officers Association, American Legion, Oklahoma History
Society, and the Cattleman's Association. In 1996, he and his wife, Mary, moved
to Shawnee, OK to be near his daughter, Pamela, and his two grandsons, Kyle and
Logan Richardson.
Amel was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ann (Cannon) Anderson,
father Archie Anderson, mother Dorothy Alice Anderson, two sisters Leota
Blankenship and Oneta Ryser,
and one brother, Alva Anderson. He was also preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Carl Blankenship and Clark Ryser as well as several nieces
and nephews.
Amel is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Pamela and Mike
Chambless of Edmond, OK, grandsons Kyle Richardson and wife Brenna of
Brockport, NY and Logan Richardson of Bartlesville, OK, and two great-grandsons,
Grady and Hayes Richardson.
Amel always had a smile on his face for anyone who came to visit
him. In his later years, he was lovingly cared for by Debra Robinson of
Seminole, OK, Cassandra Smith of Prague, OK, Shaina Johnson of Shawnee, OK, and
several others. He loved God, his family and his country.
The funeral service will be held at 1:00 PM Thursday at the Chapel
at Mallett Funeral Home and Crematory in Wagoner. The Reverend Wade Robertson
will officiate. Interment will be in Elmwood Cemetery. Pallbearers will be
Logan Richardson, Robert Cannon, Dakota Cannon, Roger Anderson and Gary
Anderson
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Shawnee, Pottawatomie
Co., OK, Obituary
The Shawnee News-Star, (OK) - August 23, 2018
Betty Louise Casey, age 80, of Shawnee, passed away Saturday, Aug.
11, 2018, in Shawnee. She was born April 1, 1938, in Nashville, Tennessee, to
Charles Cletus and Onie Mae
(Blankenship) Hayes.
Betty was raised in Seminole. She was a lifelong Seminole and
Shawnee area resident. Betty graduated from Seminole High School with the class
of 1956. She then attended Tulsa Business School. She was an in home caregiver
for many years. She enjoyed sewing and loved taking her grandchildren shopping
and to the movies.
Betty was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Linda Rhodes;
and brothers, John Hayes, Nick Hayes, Cotton Hayes and Clyde Hayes.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Serina Brown;
grandchildren, Falisa and Chrystal Alexander; great-grandchildren, Aaliyah,
Joseph and Averie; favorite nieces, Angela and Shannon Tooley of Stinnett,
Texas, and Lisa and Marcus Llanusa of Norman; and her cat, "Kittie."
A celebration of life service will be 2 p.m., Saturday, Aug. 25, at
Shawnee Community Center, 804 South Park, Shawnee.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
1940 Census,
Miller Twp., Seminole Co., OK,
Hays, Cletds 32, M, MO, Head,
Hays, Ona May 29, F, TN, Wife,
Hays, Charly
James 11, M, MO, Son,
Hays, Eural
Clyde 09, M, TN, Son,
Hays, Melvin
Eugene 07, M, TN, Son,
Hays, Gerald
Eward 04, M, TN, Son,
Hays, Betty
Louise 02, F, TN, Dau,
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VBKK-YMN
+2019, Shawnee, Pottawatomie
Co., OK, Obituary
The Shawnee News-Star, (OK) - June 7, 2019
Edward D. Paulsen, 89, of Shawnee, died Tuesday, June 4, 2019, in a
local hospital. He was born June 18, 1929, in Canton to Edward and Osa (Blankenship) Paulsen.
Ed served in the United States Army during the Korean Conflict. Ed
served in various executive positions within the aerospace industry, with his
focus on art and IT desktop publishing.
Ed was an accomplished artist all of his life. In his later years
he took up wood carving. Some of his most notable projects were hand carved
rocking horses that were gifts for his grandchildren, over 100 folk art canes,
many given to wounded warriors, and caricature scenes. He won many awards for
his pieces and he was made a member of the Rocking Horse Guild of Great Britain
for his exceptional work on the carousel rocking horses.
Ed had a great love of flying. He went for his first plane ride at
3 years old when his uncle bought him a ride at the fair on a bi-plane.
Although he never learned to fly, he made model airplanes and flew them. After
retirement he taught model airplane building at Gordon Cooper Vocational
Technical School.
He was preceded in death by his parents, infant son, Lawrence
Wesley Paulsen, and two brothers, Ronald Paulsen and Kenneth Paulsen.
He is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Paulsen; his children: Alice
Tomlin (Scott), Phillip Paulsen (Denise), Christy Davis (Lee), Erik Paulsen,
Steven Paulsen, Laura Roddy (Justin), Carol Schovanec (Butch), and Larry
Lindsay; sister-in-law: June Paulsen; 11 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; and many nieces, nephews, cousins and close friends.
Services will be 10 am, Tuesday, June 11, in the chapel of Walker
Funeral Service. Burial will be 3 pm, Tuesday, in Canton Cemetery, Canton,
Oklahoma,
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2019, Shawnee, Pottawatomie
Co., OK, Obituary
The Duncan Banner, (OK) - July 13, 2019
Sibyl Janis Greenwood of Shawnee, passed
away at St. Anthony's Hospital in Oklahoma
City [Oklahoma Co., OK] on Saturday, June 29, 2019, after a short illness. At the age of 82. She was born in Waurika, OK on April 12,
1937.
Sibyl graduated from Duncan High School in 1955. She retired from
Haliburton Services after 30 years of dedicated service. She enjoyed her
grandchildren and followed them in all of their sporting events, gardening, and
holding hands with Bill during daily walks around Shawnee Mall.
Sibyl was preceded in death by her dad and stepmother, Leo and Ruby
Fincher, mom Mildred Fincher, paternal grandparents Oscar and Maude Fincher and
Maternal grandmother Wavy McCarthy.
Sibyl is survived by her loving husband William (Bill) Greenwood of
61 years. They were married in Duncan, Oklahoma on December 21, 1957. Sibyl is
lovingly remembered by two daughters, Leslie Grovey and husband Reggie of
Shawnee, Staci Adams and husband John of Harrah, four Grandchildren: Aaron
Blankenship and husband Justin of
Harrah, Kasey Grovey of Fayetteville, Arkansas, Makayla Adams of Edmond, Kelsee
Grovey of Tulsa, and one Great-grandson Jaxon Blankenship of Harrah.
Graveside Service will be held in Duncan, Oklahoma at Resthaven
Memorial Garden, 4302 N Hwy-81, on Wednesday, July 3, 2019, at 11:00 am. Walker
Funeral Service, 201 E 45th Street, Shawnee, OK,
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Tecumseh, Pottawatomie Co., OK, Obituary
The Shawnee News-Star, (OK) Date: August 20, 2015
Evelena LaValley was born Feb. 21, 1941, in Wetumka to Blanche (Blankenship) Cook and passed
from this life Aug. 15, 2015, in Tuttle,
[Grady Co., OK] at the age of 74.
Ms. LaValley was raised in the Wetumka area and attended the
Wetumka School system. She was a 1959 graduate of Wetumka High School. Later
that year she was married to Thomas LaValley and to this
union two children were born, Tommy and Sulyne.
Tommy preceded her in death in 2005 as did her parents, Susie
Kinnamon, Cathie Anderson, and other extended family members. Her sister,
Virginia Grove, died earlier this year.
She settled in Tecumseh in the 1970s and worked for several years
for the First American Title and Abstract Company as a title clerk until
retiring in 2006.
She was an avid Sooner football fan and enjoyed working in her
yard. She loved her family and eagerly waited for holidays where they would
have family gatherings. She always insisted on preparing special dishes when
they got together. Her family fondly recalls her dedication to them. She
collected Anna Lee dolls and she loved to have frogs and birds in her garden.
Survivors include: a daughter Sulyne Cuellar of Shawnee; two
sisters, Wanda Washburn and Jeanette Harrell of Wetumka; a brother Lowell Cook
and wife Millie of Auburn, California; two granddaughters Rebecca Pool and
husband Waylon of Tuttle and Chandler Cuellar of Shawnee. Among her many nieces
and nephews, whom she all held dear, she had a special bond with Dale McCallie,
Jack Tony, and Brenda Phares. She was also especially fond of her great-nephew
Jason Hudson.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Wetumka Assembly
of God Church with Rev. Chester Cantrell, Rev. Claude Butler, and Rev. Tony
Buck officiating. Pallbearers will be Robbie Cuellar, Jason Hudson, Jody Black,
Stan Stapp, Cole Harris, and Jeff Van Arnam. Rick Griggs, Dale McCallie, Jimmy
Washburn, and Jack Toney will serve as honorary bearers. Interment will be in the
Wetumka Cemetery under the direction of Williamson-Spradlin Funeral Home of
Wetumka.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Pushmataha
+2015, Antlers, Pushmataha
Co., OK, Obituary
The Antlers American, (OK) Date: July 16, 2015
Hettie Frances Bernice Thornton of Antlers, passed from this life on
Monday, July 6, 2015 in McAlester, [Pittsburg
Co., OK] at the age of 83.
She was born April 7, 1932 in Red Oak, to Bill and Della (Harden) Blankenship.
Hettie loved being outdoors, gardening, canning, fishing and she
loved flowers. She was a great cook and made great homemade biscuits and jelly
and she was a loving wife and mother.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Bill and Della Blankenship,
husband, Lonnie Thornton, 2 sons, Lonnie James Thornton and Steve Thornton, 2
grandchildren, Dean Carr and Christopher Rentza.
Hettie is survived by her 3 daughters, Ann Carr and husband William
of Rattan; Debbie Rentza of Spokane, Washington; Winifred Rose McDaniel of
Missouri; 3 sons, Bill Thornton of Antlers; Marty Thornton of Antlers; Glen
Thornton and wife Alice of Antlers; 12 grandchildren, 8 great grandchildren, 1
great, great grandchild. as well as numerous other
relatives and a host of friends.
Cremation services provided by Burkhart
Funeral Service of Antlers. Memorial arrangements have been entrusted to Burkhart Funeral
Service in Antlers.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Antlers, Pushmataha
Co., OK, Funeral
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Sammie-Lucille-Blankenship-103575821
Sammie Lucille Blankenship - July 17, 1947 - May 13, 2016 - Antlers, Oklahoma
Funeral services for Sammie will be held 2:00 PM Monday May 16 2016
at the Fresh Beginnings Church in Finley Oklahoma.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Antlers, Pushmataha
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.burkhartfuneralservice.com/obituaries/Sammie-Blankenship/#!/Obituary
Sammie Lucille Blankenship, 69, passed from
this life May 13, 2016 after a long illness in McAlester, Oklahoma. She was
born to Arbie and Billie (Morgan) Blankenship January 17, 1947 in Hugo, Oklahoma.
Sammie worked as a grocery store clerk
for many years. Sammie's favorite sports team was OU. She liked to watch them
play and also went to numerous rodeos as she was a huge fan. She also enjoyed
listening to music spending time with her family, but most of all she loved
being with her grandkids.
Sammie is preceded in death by her
parents; one sister: Bobbie Lovitt and one brother: David Blankenship.
She is survived by her two sons: Bryan
Luman and his wife Denise of Mena, Arkansas and Brad Luman of Arlington, Texas;
one brother: Kenny Blankenship and his wife Alveda of Savanna, Oklahoma; four
grandchildren: Chelsea Sauer, Justin Sauer, Billy Luman and Ty Luman; along
with numerous other family and friends.
Funeral services for Sammie will be held
2:00 PM Monday, May 16, 2016 at the Fresh Beginnings Church in Finley,
Oklahoma. Pallbearers will be: Blake Lovitt, Todd Stone, Monty Hamman, Rodney
Lovitt, Clark Kelley and Larry Luman. Honorary pallbearers will be Thomas
Wilson, Larry Luman Sr. and Everrett Cannady. The church choir will be singing
"What A Day That Will Be", "Take My
Hand Precious Lord" and "Amazing Grace".
+2016, Antlers, Pushmataha
Co., OK, Obituary
The Antlers American, (OK) - October 27, 2016
Marania Rachel Hill
passed from this life October 23, 2016 in Antlers, at the age of 82. Marania
was born March 11, 1934 to Mack and Martha (Darling) Blankenship in Atoka.
Marania has been a member of the Antlers community her entire life.
She enjoyed spending her time outside gardening, growing flowers, and making
flower arrangements. Marania loved when she got to spend her time listening to
Gospel music. She was very devoted to her family, when someone needed her
caring hand she was always there.
Marania is preceded in death by her parents; husband J. W. Hill; brothers Arbie Blankenship, Archie Blankenship, James
Tramble, and Roger Tramble; cousin Amie Jones; nieces Bobbie sue Lovitt and
Samie Luman.
Marania leaves behind a loving family that includes her sons
Clayburn Jay Hill of Antlers, James Earl Hill of Antlers, and Steven Eugene
Hill of Antlers; brothers Charles Tramble and Allen Tramble; granddaughter
Marania Rowland Hill of McAlester; cousins Ellen Taylor of Tulsa, Margie
Tompkins of Antlers, and Joy York of Atoka; nephew Kenny
Blankenship of Kiowa, as well
as many of other relatives and a host of friends.
Services were held Thursday, October 27, 2016 at 1:00 PM at
Burkhart Funeral Service of Antlers. Interment was in Hall Cemetery under the
direction of Burkhart Funeral Service of Antlers. Honorary pallbearers will include Bill Hill, Jimmy Hill, Gary Hill,
Kenny Blankenship, Gary Tramble, Wayne Talbott, Kelly
Cathey, Mitchel Tompkins, Wesley Hindman, and Brian Hindman.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Antlers, Pushmataha
Co., OK, Obituary
The Antlers American, (OK) - November 16, 2017
Carolyn Blankenship,
72, passed from this life peacefully at her home October 31, 2017 in Antlers.
She was born October 23, 1945 to Harvey Ray and Lorraine (Lee) Wells in Abilene, TX.
Carolyn worked at many places and worked as a cook, waitress,
microfilming for a medical firm in Dallas and worked at the V.F.W., where she
enjoyed visiting with everyone. Carolyn liked to dance, play bingo, go to the
casino and spend quality time with all of her grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband: Jackie
Blankenship; her parents:
Harvey and Lorraine Wells; daughter:
Heather McBride Bridges; sister: Linda Lee Walls;
two great nephews: Dakota Ray Light and James Thomas Martin.
Carolyn is survived by her children:
Carolyn Hawley-Knighton and husband Robert of
Antlers, Ricky Parham of Dallas, TX, Amber Blankenship
of Antlers, Rick and Melinda
Blankenship of Sayre; brother:
Donald Ray Wells; grandchildren: Kyle Wayne McBride, Roudey Lee McBride, Tuff
Chance Maynard, Grace Ann Parham, Elizabeth Shannon Parham; great
grandchildren: Jazmine Bridges, Donovan Bridges; nieces and nephews: Johnny and
Cendy Martin, Thomas Davis and Wally Light; along with other relatives and
friends.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 7, 2017,
at the Family Christian Worship Center on Ethel Road with Pastor Billy Hunter
officiating. Interment followed at Finley Cemetery. Pallbearers included David
Bridges, Mark Allman, John Muller, John Teafatiller, Chuck Maynard, and Brandon
Smith. Honorary pallbearers were Kyle McBride, Roudey McBride, Robert Knighton,
Thomas Davis, Johnny Martin and Wally Light.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Antlers, Pushmataha
Co., OK, Obituary
The Antlers American, (OK) - September 26, 2019
Rickey Don Blankenship II, age 34, passed from this life on September 18, 2019 in Tulsa. He
was born October 11, 1984, to Rickey
Don Blankenship and Cathy Ruth
Ferguson (Conley).
Rickey enjoyed gaming with his friends, fishing, bonfires, and
spending time with his son, Vincent.
He is preceded in death by his mother, Cathey Ruth Ferguson.
Rickey is survived by his son:
Vincent Blankenship; father: John Ferguson; sister: Brittney Blankenship; and brother: Rodney Cochran.
Services were held Tuesday, September 24, 2019, at 11:00 am, at the
Serenity Funeral Service Chapel.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Tuskahoma, Pushmataha
Co., OK, Obituary
Broken Arrow Ledger (OK) - January 19, 2017
Jimmy Don Blankenship, 60 [19Jan1956], seismograph operator and veteran, died
Jan. 13.
Services pending. Schaudt's.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Tuskahoma, Pushmataha
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.kten.com/story/34262695/man-killed-in-house-fire
Authorities in Pushmataha County say a
house fire claimed the life of a 61 year old man Friday.
The Pushmataha County sheriff says 61
year old Jimmy Don Blankenship of Tuskahoma was killed when his mobile home caught
fire. The sheriff's office says fire started around 9p.m. Friday night.
Authorities say it's unclear how the fire started but it does appear to be
accidental.
The state fire marshal has been called in
to investigate.
Roger
Mills
+2017, Cheyenne, Roger
Mills Co., OK, Obituary
Terry Lynn Beavin
was born August 15, 1958 in Pawhuska, Oklahoma to Louis Ray and Fox Marie (Myers) Blankenship. She passed away February 25, 2017 at Cheyenne, OK, at the
age of 58 years, 6 months and 10 days.
Terry was raised in Rush Springs, Oklahoma as a child. At the age
of 16, Terry met Edward Stibick and they were married shortly after. On
September 20, 1976, Terry gave birth to her first boy, Terry Edward Stibick,
also known as Dig'em. They lived together as a family in Rush Springs.
Eventually Terry and Dig'em moved to Cheyenne, Oklahoma where she met Craig
Beavin in 1978. They married and lived their lives together in Cheyenne. On
July 8, 1987 Terry completed her little family when she gave birth to her baby
boy, Joseph Craig Beavin. She and Craig separated in 1993 and in 1997 she met
the love of her life, Bobby Lee Turpin. They lived in Cheyenne with their
little family until Terry lost Bobby to a tragic accident in 2001. Terry never
married again and just continued living her life in Cheyenne, being a single
mom, still raising Joe.
Terry was a wonderful mother and loved her two boys with all of her
heart. Terry also enjoyed watching her OU Sooners play football, having
cookouts with family and friends, getting in her truck and rolling the windows
down while turning the radio up and just driving around. Terry loved spending
time with her grandkids and all her family.
She was preceded in death by her father, her husband, Bobby Turpin,
sister-in-law, Sheila and her best friend, Rena Moore.
She is survived by her 2 sons, Terry (Dig'em) Stibick and wife,
Tammy, of Cheyenne, OK, Joe Beavin and wife, Kim, of Cheyenne, OK; a step
daughter, Brandi Turpin, of Phoenix, AZ; an adopted daughter, Tiffany
Cunningham, of Clinton, OK; 6 grandchildren,
Olivia Lucas, Alyssa Bonser, Ashlee and Gunner Stibick, Aubrey Beavin
and Brilyn LeGrand; her mother, Fox
Myers of Elk City, OK; 4 brothers and
sisters, Rick Blankenship and wife, Bev, of Rush Springs, OK, Timmy Blankenship and wife, Glenda, of Rush Springs,
OK, Dolores Diane (DeDe) Blankenship, of
Rush Springs, OK and Shelley
Blankenship, Cheyenne, OK;
many nieces, nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Rogers
+2016, Inola, Rogers
Co., OK, Obituary
Coweta American (OK) - September 25, 2016
Wanda Lee (Harmon) Blankenship, 85, retired from Safeway, died Wednesday.
Visitation 1-6 p.m. Sunday, Inola Funeral Home, and service 2 p.m.
Monday, First Baptist Church
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Sequoyah
2019, Gans, Sequoyah Co., OK, Obituary
Times Record (Fort Smith, AR) - April 3, 2019
Shirley Henson Mattingly, 82, of Gans died Saturday, March 30,
2019, in Gans.
She is survived by three children and their spouses, Doug and his
wife Corrie Mattingly of Mountainburg, Mary and her husband Max Tan Smith of
Sallisaw and Gina Mattingly of Sallisaw; five grandchildren, Jeremy Williams, J.C. Mattingly, Todd Mattingly, Amy
Williams and Whitney
Blankenship; eight
great-grandchildren, Stetson, Sierra, Bailey, Zachary, Madison, Breyanna, Emily
and Hanna; one great-great-grandchild, Tucker; two sisters, Betty Copeland of
Sallisaw and Linda McAlister of Muldrow; and one brother, Jim Henson of McLoud,
Okla.
Graveside memorial service will be at 10 am, Saturday, April 6,
2019, at Akins Cemetery, in Sallisaw, under the direction of Agent
Mallory-Martin Funeral Service.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Sallisaw, Sequoyah
Co., OK, Obituary
Times Record (Fort Smith, AR) - November 22, 2016
James Woodrow Laymon, 75, of Sallisaw died Saturday, Nov. 19, 2016,
in Vian, [Sequoyah
Co., OK]. He was a general laborer and of the Holiness faith.
He is survived by his wife, Allene; two daughters, Tammy
Blankenship and Della Wadkins,
both of Sallisaw; two sons, James Laymon Jr. and Phillip Laymon, both of
Sallisaw; a sister, Linda Webb of Warner, Okla.; 19 grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be 1 p.m. Wednesday at Agent Mallory-Martin Chapel in
Sallisaw with burial at Box Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tommy Wadkins, Doug
White, Gary Blankenship, Brian Vance and Travis and Trey Carter.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Sallisaw, Sequoyah
Co., OK, Obituary
The Claremore Daily Progress, (OK) - November 8, 2017
Loyd James Hubbard, age 86, of Sallisaw, Okla. Loyd passed away Nov. 5, 2017,
at home. Born March 9,
1931 in Chelsea, Okla. son of the late Thomas Edgar and Ethel (Henderson)
Hubbard.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Leola Marie Hubbard of 60
years, and two brothers Marvin and Richard.
He is survived by his children, four sons - Loyd Ray and wife
Darlene of Craigsville, Virginia; Larry and wife Lavonda of Sapulpa, Okla.;
Lonnie and wife Joyce of Wynnewood, Okla.; LeRoy and wife Ginger of Webb City,
Missouri. One daughter
- Linda Blankenship and husband Gary of Mannford, Okla. 12
grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. Two sisters
- Velma of Sapulpa, Okla. and Hazel of Foyil, Okla. As
well as a number of nephews and nieces. He is also survived by his wife,
Jo Ford Hubbard of four years and step-daughters - Myrna, Karen, Valorie, and
Tammy. And a special friend, Bacil Smith, and a host of
relatives and friends.
Funeral services are scheduled for 11 a.m., Thursday, Nov. 9 at
Westside Holiness Church in Claremore.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Gary L.
Blankenship, Jr. -10May1956 – Mannford, OK: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG8M-B53
Relatives -
Andrea M Blankenship, Monica L. Blankenship, Monica L. Blankenship.
2019, Sallisaw, Sequoyah Co., OK, Obituary
The Courier, (Russellville, AR) - March 14, 2019
Gary Blankenship, Sr.,
55, of Sallisaw, OK, passed away Tuesday, March 12, 2019, at Sparks Medical
Center in Fort Smith, [Sebastian
Co., AR]. He was born May 14, 1963, in Danville.
Gary was a retired truck
driver.
Gary was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Elizabeth.
Gary is survived by his wife,
Tammy Blankenship ; three sons, Gary
Blankenship II, Ray Milligan
and James Laymon; three daughters, Crystal Pitts, Tasha and husband Ronnie
Nichols and Amanda Contreras; 17 grandchildren; brother, Timothy Bradford and
wife Amy; and a sister, Terri and husband David Bearden.
Funeral services are at 3 p.m. on Saturday at West Mt. Zion Church
in Hartman with Paul Bowden officiating. Burial will follow in West Mt. Zion
Cemetery under the direction of Lemley Funeral Service of Atkins. Pallbearers
are Tony Clark, Jr., Michael Mullen, Jason Ewing, Braylon Nichols, Carlito
Marcellino-Pitts and Ronnie Nichols. Honorary pallbearers are grandkids, John
Ewing, Bill Ewing and James Laymon.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Vain, Sequoyah Co., OK, Obituary
Times Record (Fort Smith, AR) - February 8, 2017
Brandon Lee Reece, 28, of Vian died Saturday, Feb. 4, 2017, in
Vian. He was a Baptist.
He is survived by his mother, Leota Garrett of Oklahoma City; his
father, Randy Reece of Vian; three sisters, Cheryl Neal of Cashion, Okla.,
Daisy Schaeffer of Sallisaw and Courtney Wilson of Oklahoma; two brothers, Terry Blankenship of Oklahoma City and Brian Wilson of Vian.
Graveside service will be 1 p.m. Friday at Garden of Memories
Cemetery in Vian under the direction of Agent Mallory-Martin Funeral Service
Inc. in Sallisaw.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Stephens
+2015, Duncan, Stephens
Co., OK, Funeral
The Duncan Banner, (OK) Date: February 4, 2015
Alma Jo Blankenship, 96 [1919], of Duncan, passed away Thursday, Jan.
29, 2015.
A family burial will be followed by a celebration of life at 10:30
a.m. Saturday, Feb. 7, 2015, at West Side Christian Church with the Rev. Terry
Schlein and the Rev. Tracy L. Wilson officating. Services are under the
direction of Don Grantham Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Alma Jo Blankenship – b.14Jul1918 -
Duncan, OK; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG75-5SS
Relatives: M. Blankenship, Marvin Harold
Blankenship.
Marvin Harold Blankenship – b.09Oct1918 -
Duncan, OK; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG75-5SZ
Relatives: Alma B. Blankenship, Alma J.
Blankeship.
2015, Duncan, Stephens Co., OK, Obituary
The Duncan Banner, (OK) Date: July 7, 2015
Lela Inez Mitchell Hatch, 90, passed away Sunday, July 5, 2015, in
Duncan. Lela was born July 25, 1924, in Duncan to W.B. "Cotton" and
Alice Mitchell.
A graveside service is at10 a.m. Wednesday, July 8, 2015, at the
Resthaven Memorial Gardens in Duncan with Ron Stough officiating. Pallbearers
will be Tom Tyler, Jack James, Jerry Strickland, John Cunningham, Vince Freeman
and Larry Vandiver.
She was one of eight children. She attended Duncan schools through
the 11th grade prior to her parents moving to Velma, where she graduated from
high school in 1942. Following graduation, Lela worked at the B & B
Restaurant and at a fabric store in Velma. In 1951, she married Herman R.
Hatch. They were married for 63 and one-half years before his death on July 25,
2014.
Lela and her family lived in the Healdton area for 13 years before
moving to California in 1964. While there, Lela obtained her nursing license
and did both hospital and private care work. Upon returning to Oklahoma in
1969, she continued her nursing career until retiring. Lela and Herman resided
in Velma for 32 years before moving to Duncan in 1995. She was an avid
fisherman, seamstress and a great cook. She loved her family and loved
attending all their sporting activities. She was a member of the Eastside
Church of Christ and enjoyed her sewing club, Love in Action, in which she
helped make numerous items for nursing home residents.
Survivors include two sons, C. E. Hatch, of Duncan, and Mike Hatch
and wife, Anita, of Marlow; three granddaughters, Kristie Sralla and husband,
Bryan, Stacy Smith and husband, Scott and Audra Hermanns and husband, Tom; one step-grandson, Larry Don Blankenship and wife, Gina; 11 great-grandchildren;
one sister, Juanita Dewey and husband, Bill, of Denver, Colorado; two brothers,
Bob "Hershel" Mitchell and wife, Harriet, of Duncan, and Robert
Mitchell and wife, Charlene, of Washington state; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Lela was also preceded in death by her parents; two brothers,
Donald Ray Mitchell and Pat Mitchell; and two sisters, Imogene Dove and Billie
Dillon.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Duncan, Stephens
Co., OK, Obituary
The Duncan Banner, (OK) - November 25, 2016
David Wayne Westbrook, of Duncan, Oklahoma, was born Jan. 12, 1959,
to J. E. "Dee" and Fayetta Franklin Westbrook. He passed away on
Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2016, at the age of 57.
He graduated from Duncan High School in 1977 and then acquired a
welding certificate from Red River Technology Center. He was employed as a
service technician for Arkla Gas for 20 years. After his retirement from Arkla,
he worked for Goodner's Supermarket until his passing. He married Regina Fay
Hicks on Feb. 7, 1981. He loved watching western movies and listening to the
oldies - '70's rock music. He adored his granddaughter and enjoyed his family
very much.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Joshua Miller
Westbrook; and many aunts and uncles.
David is survived by his wife, Regina; his daughters, Emily Deanna
Westbrook, of Duncan and Elizabeth and husband Aaron Patterson, of Lawton; his
granddaughter, Miriam Jane Patterson; his sister,
Deanna Blankenship, of Duncan; and many cousins.
A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Billey Randall
Blankenship – b.05Apr1951 – Duncan, OK:
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG7G-XFX
Relatives -
Brent D. Blankenship, Deanna Blankenship, Tanna Charlene Montroy.
[Billey’s
Obituary listed Deanna as his best friend, but not as a wife]
Texas
2016, Hooker, Texas
Co., OK, Obituary
Guymon Daily Herald (OK) - May 31, 2016
Helen Martha Hoeme Herbel, 95, of Hooker, reached her heavenly home
on Thursday, May 26, 2016 as she passed from this earthly life, peacefully at
her home. Born July 23, 1920 to Richard and Marie (Kirmse) Hoeme at the family
home in Hooker, she was the second of four children and the only daughter.
Helen attended St. John's Lutheran Parochial School through the
eighth grade and then attended Hooker High School, graduating with the HHS
Class of 1938. As a young girl, she worked summers for several rural families,
helping out with household chores and caring for babies and toddlers. A few
weeks after high school graduation, Helen entered nursing school at St. Luke's
Hospital in Denver. Colo. with encouragement and a
recommendation from Dr. Blackmer. She graduated in 1941 and worked in a
clinic in downtown Denver before enlisting in the U.S. Army Air Corp in 1943.
Helen served at Lowry Field in Denver until she entered flight nurse training
at Randolph Field in San Antonio, Texas. After graduating from the Army Air
Forces School of Aviation Medicine, she was assigned to an air evacuation unit
and served in the Hawaiian Islands, Japan, Guam, the
Philippines and stateside during World War II. After achieving the rank of
First Lieutenant, she received an honorable discharge and returned to Hooker in
May 1946.
Helen had met Albert Herbel at St. John's when they were eight
years old. The two had become close and exchanged letters during the war. Once
they were each discharged and back in Hooker, the couple
became engaged and were married Oct. 5, 1946.
A homemaker and full-time mother, she still made time to offer help
and volunteer. Helen taught Sunday school, Vacation Bible School and midweek
school at St. John's. She was an active member of the Lutheran Women's
Missionary League through St. John's Ladies Aid Society and the Oklahoma
District LWML. She also served on the Olive Warner Memorial Library board and
often provided in-home nursing services to those in need. She was naturally
empathetic and eagerly shared her generous, kind, compassionate spirit with
others.
Helen began oil painting in the mid 1960s and was a member of the
Hooker Art Club. Helen was also a member of the local TOPS Club for several
years.
Preceding her in death are her parents; her beloved husband, Albert
R. Herbel on June 12, 2001; one son, Charles A. "Chuck" Herbel; two
brothers, Walter Hoeme and Clarence Hoeme; sisters-in-law, Margaret
"Bobbye" Hoeme, Viola Hofferber, Leona Dorsch, Marie Bruton and
Pauline Lane; brothers-in- law, Jay Bruton, Dave Dorsch, Alex Hofferber and Ed
Lane; and adopted son-in-law, Ed Hendricks.
Those remaining to celebrate her life and the blessings of God she
generously shared are one son, Richard G. Herbel of Oxford, Mich.; one daughter, Sheila Blankenship of Hooker; one daughter-in-law, Barbara
Herbel-Hendricks of Englewood, Colo.; three grandchildren, Emily Ulrich and husband Zach of Aurora, Colo.,
Katie Herbel of Parker, Colo. and Ian Blankenship of
Wichita, Kan.; one brother, Marland Hoeme and wife Daisy of Aurora, Colo.; and
nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 1,
2016 at St. John's Lutheran Church in Hooker, Oklahoma with Rev. Conrad Oehlert
officiating. Interment will be in the Hooker Cemetery directed by Roberts
Brothers Funeral Home in Hooker, Ok.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Tillman
2015, Davidson, Tillman Co., OK, Death
Enid News and Eagle (OK) Date: August 2, 2015
Daniel Lee Blankenship, 64, of Davidson.
Service pending with Amy Stittsworth
Funeral Service and Cremation Directors.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Frederick, Tillman Co., OK, Obituary
The Lawton Constitution, (OK) - November 2, 2016
Mrs. Carol Griffith 73, of Frederick, passed away Monday, Oct. 31,
2016, at her home in Frederick, surrounded by her loving famiy. She was born
May 19, 1943, in Coleman, Texas, to Cecil and Myrtle (Reed) Eppler.
She graduated from Vernon High School in 1961, where she shared her
beautiful voice in the Acapella Choir. She worked various jobs raising her
three children. One of her greatest personal accomplishments was obtaining her
insurance and securities license and opening her own office in Wichita Falls,
Texas. She was united in marriage to Bobby Lee "Bob" Griffith on Jan.
27, 1979, at Altus, and they made their home in Frederick. She enjoyed making
porcelain dolls and woodworking. Nothing compares to the joy she received from
her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Family meant everything to her.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her
husband, Bob Griffith, on Dec. 26, 2008; and three sisters: Betty Jean,
Clorando and Ernestine.
She is survived by a son, Ronald Keith Thomas; and two daughters:
Sandie Cotten and husband Tommy, and Penny Newman and husband Tracy, all of
Frederick; three sisters: Johnie Baldwin, Dale Thomas and husband Mervin, and
Cecilene Krebs and husband Ken, all of Vernon, Texas; her very best friend,
Linda Winegar and husband Harvey, of Cleveland, Texas; seven grandchildren: Amanda Blankenship and husband
Dusty, Katie Stultz and husband Rob, Brandon
Cotten and wife Keli, Abby Flores and husband Trevor, Christian Thomas, all of
Frederick; and Emily Thomas, of Cave Junction, Ore.; 11 great-grandchildren:
Maggie, Dyson, Zoe, Evan, Owen, Caroline, Kalynn, Alexander, Marlee, Brody and
MaKenna.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 3, 2016, at Orr Gray Gish
Chapel, Frederick, with the Rev. Josh Peaslee, pastor of Lighthouse Assembly of
God Church, officiating. Burial will be in Eastview Cemetery, in Vernon, Texas.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Frederick, Tillman
Co., OK, Obituary
Frederick Press-Leader (OK) - August 14, 2018
Leola Faye (Barker) Maddux 81 of Frederick,
was born on Feb. 20, 1937 in Madill to Arthur Lee and Clara Belle (Elmore)
Barker. Mrs. Maddux passed away on Saturday evening, Aug. 11, 2018 at her home
in Frederick.
She attended Hollister Public Schools and graduated Hollister High
School. She had worked for Texas Instruments in Richardson, Texas. She was
later married to Dale Edward Maddux on Dec. 2, 1966 in Durant. She and Dale
returned to Frederick in 1976 where she worked at Prather Brown for many years.
They then moved back to the Dallas/Fort Worth metroplex. In 2010, Lee and Dale
returned to Frederick to be close to family. Lee enjoyed shopping, spending
time at the lake and her grandchildren. Lee was a member of the Choctaw Nation
and was a fun, sweet lady who loved her Bible studies, music and dancing.
She married Johnny Bob Blankinship in Frederick. To this union was born three
children, Johnny Mark, Kristi
Jane and James Arthur.
She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Johnny Mark
Blankinship; one grandson,
Zachary Williams; and two brothers, Bill and A.L. Barker.
Lee is survived by her husband Dale of the home; one daughter, Kristi McCullough and her husband Earl of Chanute, Kan.; one son, James Arthur Blankinship and his wife Carolyn of Troutville, Virginia; one step-son, Troy
Maddux of Frederick; one brother, Jim Barker of Frederick; four grandchildren, Katie Chapman and her
husband Chris, Micah
Blankinship, Jesse Blankinship and his wife Charlie and Jeremy Besson and
his wife Laura; six great-grandchildren, Aaron Blankinship , Bryan
Blankinship , Klaya Blankinship , Nyla Blankinship ,
Josily Chapman and Carly Chapman; and a host of nieces, nephews and many
cousins.
Funeral services were scheduled for 1 p.m., Wednesday, Aug. 15,
2018 at Jackson Funeral Home Chapel with Elder Art Barker officiating. Burial
was scheduled to follow at the Spring Hill Cemetery near Cooperton.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Frederick, Tillman
Co., OK, Obituary
The Lawton Constitution, (OK) - September 9, 2018
Annie Mae Forbes Robbins 90, Frederick, was born Aug. 29, 1928, in
Stringtown to Ocie Ola "O. C." and Lillie May (Blankenship) Forbes. She passed away Saturday, Sept. 8, 2018, in Frederick.
She attended Atoka Public School. She was a homemaker and a member
of the Pentecostal church
She was united in marriage to Roy Jackson Robbins, who preceded her
in death in 1997. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; and
two brothers: T. A. and Ed Forbes.
She is survived by one son, David Robbins, and his wife, Kristine,
of Frederick; four grandchildren: Chancie Davila and her husband Victor of
Frederick, Justin Robbins and his wife Nikki of Frederick, Haley Munro and her
husband Brandon of Manitou and Acelynn Robbins of Frederick; nine
great-grandchildren: Jaidyn Thompson, Cianna Thompson, Dalton Davila, John
Thompson, Kolby Robbins, Quaid Robbins, Eli Robbins, Easton Munro, Weston
Munro; and a host of other relatives and many friends.
Funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept 11, 2018, at Jackson
Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor James Johnson officiating. Burial will follow
in Frederick Memorial Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
1930 Census,
Lewis, Atoka Co., OK,
Forbs, Oce C. 34, M, TX, Head,
Forbs, Lily 30, F, OK, Wife,
Forbs, Tempo 11, M, OK, Son,
Forbs, Edward 06, M, OK, Son,
Forbs, Annie Mae 01, F, OK, Dau,
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCQR-7MM
2018, Frederick, Tillman
Co., OK, Obituary
The Lawton Constitution, (OK) - October 25, 2018
Mr. James Eddie Barker age 78, of Frederick, Oklahoma, passed away
Tuesday, October 23, 2018, at a Lawton
hospital, [Comanche Co., OK,]. He was born August 17, 1940, in Madill,
Oklahoma, to Arthur Lee and Clara Belle (Elmore) Barker.
Jim attended Hollister Public School, graduating from Frederick
High School in 1958. He later attended Oklahoma State University in Stillwater.
He started working as a plumber at the age of seventeen and worked in the
business his entire life.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Bill and A.
L. Barker; and one sister, Le Maddux.
He is survived by one daughter, Kelly Jo Gonzales of Bonham, Texas;
two grandchildren, Zachry and Haley Hines both of Bonham, Texas; one
great-granddaughter, Kynzlee Hines of Bonham; one brother-inlaw, Dale Maddux of
Frederick, Oklahoma; one sister-in-law, Charlotte Barker of McAlester, Oklahoma;
and his niece and nephews, Kristi
McCullough, Jimmy Blankinship, Art Barker, Craig Barker and Troy Maddux.
Graveside service will be at 2 pm, Thursday, October 25, 2018, at
the Hollister Cemetery with Elder Art Barker officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Frederick, Tillman Co., OK, Death
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/William-Rob-Blankenship-106904239
William Rob Blankenship, March 2019, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Frederick, Tillman Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.jacksonfuneral.net/obituary/bill-blankenship
William Rob “Bill” Blankenship was born on
August 26, 1952 in Frederick, Oklahoma to Robroy and Norma Sue (Conditt) Blankenship. He passed away
on Wednesday evening, March 6, 2019 in Frederick, Oklahoma.
He attended Frederick Public Schools
graduating from Frederick High in 1970. He attended Cameron University and
later graduated from Oklahoma State University with a Bachelor Degree in
Agriculture Education.
He taught Agriculture education classes
in Eldorado, Davidson and Frederick. Bill retired from Frederick Public Schools
in 2014. He was a Master Mason and a Perpetual Member of the Frederick Masonic
Lodge #249 in Frederick, Oklahoma and a member of the Frederick Lion’s Club.
Bill received the Frederick’s Most Useful Citizen in 2015 and was also given
the Honorary State FFA Degree. He was a member of the First Baptist Church in
Frederick. Bill did not just touch the lives of his kids, but all the kids he
came in contact with.
On August 12, 1977, he was united in
marriage to Patti Maines. She preceded him in death on September 5, 2012. He
was also preceded in death by his parents; his wife, Patti Blankenship; father-in-law,
James “Jug” Maines.
He is survived by one daughter, Blair McMillin and her
husband Beau of Edmond, Oklahoma; one son, Bob Blankenship and his
girlfriend Maryann Rosenberry of Frederick; ; one sister, Brenda Challacombe and
her husband Tommy of Frederick, Oklahoma; one brother, Brad Blankenship and his wife Coni
of Enid, Oklahoma two granddaughters, Madison McMillian and Bailey McMillin of
Edmond, Oklahoma; step mother-in-law, Kati Maine of Frederick, Oklahoma and
step father-in-law, Burl Dooley of Grand Prairie, Texas; nieces and
nephew, Haley Huddleston, Natalie Blankenship, Johnrob Challacombe, and Causby
Challacombe.
Funeral service will be at 2:00 pm,
Sunday, March 10, 2019, at the Frederick High School Bomber Hanger with Rev.
Brent Morey officiating. Burial will follow in the Frederick Memorial Cemetery
under the direction of Jackson Funeral Home of Frederick.
+2019, Frederick, Tillman
Co., OK, Obituary
The Lawton Constitution, (OK) - April 11, 2019
Mrs. Opal Florene (Jack) French age 84, Frederick, Oklahoma, passed
away on Monday afternoon, April 8, 2019 at her home in Frederick. She was born
on October 17, 1934 in Atoka, Oklahoma to John L. and Allie Bell (Blankenship) Jack.
She attended Atoka Public Schools. In 1978, she was united in
marriage to Harold Dale French in Vancouver, Washington. He preceded her in
death on April 19, 2016. She attended church with her husband, Rev. Harold Dale
French at their church, Family Worship Center in Davidson, Oklahoma. She was
dearly loved and will be greatly missed.
She was preceded in death by her parents, John and Allie Bell Jack;
her husband, Rev. Harold Dale French; one daughter, Vickey Fouts French; one
son, Michael Rushin; three brothers, Leander Jack, Marvin "A. J." Jack, and Jessie Jack; three sisters, Marjie Reeves, Lou Etta
Rushin, and Margaret "Juanita" Maxey.
She is survived by one son, Carl Rushin of Davidson, Oklahoma; four
daughters, Judie Villanueve and her husband Larry of Davidson, Oklahoma, Sharon
White and her spouse David Ballew of Frederick, Oklahoma, Brenda Chambers and
her spouse Toni Tyner of Lawton, Oklahoma and Lisa Pettis and her spouse Enos
of Davidson, Oklahoma; one brother, Johnny Carrol and his wife Ann of
Blackwell, Oklahoma; one sister, Elsie Brown of Paden, Oklahoma; fifteen
grandchildren, thirty-seven great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandsons; and
a host of nieces, nephews, other family members and many friends.
Funeral service will be at 2:30 pm, Saturday, April 13, 2019, at
Jackson Funeral Home Chapel, with Rev. Robert Wright officiating. Burial will
follow in the Davidson Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Tulsa
2015, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co., OK, Death
Tulsa World (OK) Date: April 3, 2015
Robbie Blankenship,
56, died March 25 in Broken Arrow.
No services planned.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2016, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
Tulsa World (OK) - May 22, 2016
Mary Ann Blankenship
was born June 30, 1932 in Tulsa, the daughter of Clyde and Sylvania (Show)
Beemer, and died in Coweta on Thursday, May 19, 2016 at the age of 83.
Mary is survived by her son,
Robert "Bob"
Blankenship and wife Gloria,
of Coweta; four grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Truman; and siblings, Dorothy Forney and Yvonne
Morrey.
A Celebration of Life service has been scheduled for 11 a.m.
Tuesday, May 24, at Arrow Heights Baptist Church in Broken Arrow, Rev. Bob
Green officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
SSDI: Blankenship,
Truman E., 71, 10May1931 - 30Mar2003, Sand Springs, Tulsa, OK, OK-440-28-6627
+2016, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
Tulsa World (OK) - June 22, 2016
Shirley Marie Miller
passed away peacefully in Broken Arrow on Friday, June 20, 2016, at the age of
87. Shirley was born near Boones Mill, Virginia, on May 30, 1929 to Bill and Mildred
Blankenship.
Her father was a factory-trained mechanic and milkman. Her mother
was a homemaker and raised five children to adulthood. After growing up in
Virginia, Shirley's family moved to Neosho, Missouri, in the summer of 1945.
She graduated from Neosho High School shortly before the family moved to Joplin
in the summer of 1946. Shirley attended Joplin Junior College, paying her own
way, for the next two years. While attending Joplin Junior College, she met her
husband, Bob Miller.
Shirley served in a number of volunteer roles both before and after
a twenty-year career at Shell Oil. Her most notable roles were centered around gardening and the environment. She served more than
25 years as a member, mentor and leader in the Tulsa County Master Gardeners
organization. She was very involved in the Blue Thumb and other organizations
that protect the environment.
Mrs. Miller is survived by two sisters,
Mary Casady of Keokuk, Iowa, Mildred Banks and husband, John of Tulsa; brother-in-law, Don Miller and
wife Rilla, of Joplin, MO; son, Rick, and wife, Lila, of Tulsa; daughter, Robin
and partner, Leslie Brown, of Broken Arrow; six grandchildren and two
great-grandsons.
Shirley was preceded in death by her father, William
"Bill" Blankenship; mother, Mildred Irene Moffett Blankenship; brother,
Jim Blankenship; sister,
Billie Sue Flournoy, of Joplin, MO; and her beloved
husband of 63 years, Robert E. "Bob" Miller.
Arrangements were entrusted to Floral Haven, Broken Arrow
918-528-4238.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co., OK, Death
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Dortha-Blankenship-104572691
Dortha Blankenship,
May 29, 1929 - March 14, 2017, Broken Arrow, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Broken Arrow, Tulsa Co., OK, Funeral
http://www.hayhurstfuneralhome.com/obituaries/Dortha-Blankenship/#!/Obituary
Dortha Jean Blankenship, May 29, 1929 -
March 14, 2017
Services will be 11:00 a.m., Wednesday,
March 22, 2017 at Abiding Harvest United Methodist Church, Broken Arrow. Burial
will take place prior to the service on Monday, March 20, 2017 at 1:00 p.m. at
Fairview Cemetery, Spiro, Oklahoma.
+2015, Glenpool, Tulsa
Co., OK, Funeral
Tulsa World (OK) - December
14, 2015
Betty Jane Blankenship, 80, homemaker,
died Saturday in Tulsa.
Visitation 5-8 p.m. Monday, Schaudt's
Okmulgee Funeral Service and graveside service 1 p.m. Tuesday, Okmulgee
Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2015, Glenpool, Tulsa
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Betty-Jane-Blankenship-103102427
Betty Jane Blankenship - February 5, 1935 - December 12, 2015 - a
resident of Glenpool, Oklahoma.
She grew up in Morris and attended Morris High School. She was
married to Albert.
Graveside Service will be held 1:00pm Tuesday December 15th 2015 at
Okmulgee Cemetery with Pastor Wesley Berry officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2019, Jenks, Tulsa Co., OK
Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - December 2, 2019
Keith Riggs sat inside the building overlooking the football
stadium named after Allan Trimble, looking for ways to describe his close
friend.
Riggs got his start in coaching in 2003 thanks to Trimble, who has
the most state championships in state history. When Riggs took over as Jenks'
head coach in 2018, he kept Trimble, the former Trojan head coach, on speed
dial and would constantly bug him on how to handle different situations, other
times just calling to check in. Many of Trimble's qualities stick with Riggs,
but it was Trimble's humility and desire to serve
others that Riggs will miss most about his former boss. Trimble died Sunday
morning following a three-year battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He
was 56. Funeral arrangements are pending, and the family is asking for
donations to the Allan Trimble Foundation. "We all knew this day was
coming with Allan's diagnosis back in 2016," Riggs said, "but you're
never really prepared for it."
When he retired in April 2018 due to his battle with ALS, Trimble
left as the state's most successful high school football coach with 13 state
championships in 22 seasons. Later that year, Trimble became the first high
school coach inducted into the Oklahoma Sports Hall of Fame
Trimble became Jenks' head coach in 1996. He built the state's
greatest dynasty, compiling a 242-41 record and 17 state championship game
appearances.
"We are so deeply saddened by the passing of Allan
Trimble," Dr. Stacey Butterfield, Jenks Public Schools superintendent,
said in a release. "Our hearts are with his family and we offer them our
most sincere condolences. Allan will certainly be remembered for what he accomplished
on the football field, but his legacy is in the lives of the student-athletes
he mentored and all those he impacted with his example of humility, service,
and courage. "He lifted up everyone around him and he will be greatly
missed by so many in our community."
Trimble's impact was felt beyond the confines of Jenks High School,
particularly with coaches he battled with and against. For Bill Blankenship, those matchups were always special. As
Trimble constructed Jenks, Blankenship built Tulsa Union into a power, forming
the state's biggest rivalry. Although the two never became close friends,
Blankenship said they grew to respect each other because they constantly pushed
their teams to be better and built the rivalry to heights it had never reached.
"It was legendary," said Blankenship , now
the coach at Owasso High School. "It just didn't feel like it was real
life, and yet we were a part of it." Owasso and Jenks face off at 8 pm,
Saturday at Central Oklahoma's Wantland Stadium in the Class 6A-I state title
game.
Broken Arrow coach David Alexander coached under Trimble for eight
seasons. He spent two years as the head eighth-grade coach before Trimble
brought him on the varsity staff. Alexander said Trimble was ahead of his time
with his coaching philosophies, but Trimble stood out because he changed the
landscape of high school football in the state. "He's the one that raised
the water level," Alexander said. "All of the other programs had to
try and raise their boats up on top of the water or sink. He started lifting
weights and doing things that other teams didn't"
Trimble's fingerprints are scattered throughout Oklahoma high
school football. Numerous former assistants now lead their own programs while
many former players are also following in his footsteps. News of his death
spread quickly Sunday morning, with hundreds of former players, coaches and
others offering condolences. Oklahoma coach Lincoln Riley, Oklahoma State coach
Mike Gundy and Tulsa coach Philip Montgomery were a handful of the dozens who
shared their stories Sunday of Trimble on social media.
Riggs was one of thousands who struggled to find words Sunday about
the impact Trimble had on their life. Yet the community he built at Jenks and
the stadium that bears his name will carry his legacy forever. "Even
through his illness, it was always about other people," Riggs said.
"It was never about him."
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Owasso, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
Skiatook Journal (OK) - October 18, 2017
Lois Jean Pendergrass-Snively, 87, left us on October 6, 2017 to
join her fellow angels. She peacefully passed after several years of fighting
dementia. She was born in Coalgate, Oklahoma on January 23, 1930 to Eugene and
Fannie Ironee (Scott) Wolf.
Her family moved to Bethany, OK where she graduated high school.
Lois met and married David Pendergrass and they moved to California until 1965.
They moved to Skiatook in 1966, where both of their children graduated high
school. Lois worked as a medical secretary and retired in 1995 from the OU
Medical College in Tulsa. She moved with her daughter to Owasso in 2001.
Lois was preceded in death by her parents Fannie Scott Wolf and
Eugene Wolf, her siblings Roy Wolf,
Richard Wolf, Nolly Blankenship, her husbands: David Pendergrass and Ervin
Snively.
She leaves behind a family that loves her dearly. Her son Paul
Pendergrass and wife Cheryl of Ponca City; their four daughters: Cassie Irving
of Skiatook; Stacy Hesler, Mikel Harrison and Samantha Harrison and 12 great
grandchildren all from Ponca City; a daughter Sharon Lynch and Tim Baltz of
Owasso; her grandson Nick Lynch and Sandy Brooks of Owasso; her two great
grandchildren Dylan Lynch of Edmond; and Jenna Lynch of Nashville, TN. You will
be greatly missed and always loved! R.I.P. Mom and fly high with those Angel
Wings and Heavenly body!
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Owasso, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
Owasso Reporter (OK) - August 8, 2018
J. W. "Butch" Hale Jr., 78 of Owasso, OK passed away
Thursday July 26, 2018. He was born on April 29, 1940 in Crowder, OK. J.W. was
a loving husband, father, grandpa, and great grandpa.
J. W. was a family man loved by all. He was kind, giving, and had a
smile that would light up a room. He participated in many activities. He had
been a part of the Tulsa Race Way Park since it opened. He was always racing
one of his Mustangs. He was very good as well, he was
the one to beat on any given weekend and walked away with many wins. He loved
to go camping in his fifth wheel and travel with his wife Wilma. He enjoyed
fishing, being outside, spending time with friends, and above all spending time
with his family. It is rare in the world that you truly meet someone who
touched everyone they met and left a positive impact. That was J. W. He was one
of a kind The kind of person we all strive to be. He
taught so many people how to race, fish, have fun, be positive and live your
best life. No matter what kind of day you were having he was there to listen
and make you smile. His smile and laugh were truly contagious.
J. W. lived a full life. He married his wife Wilma Hale on November
21, 1957. They celebrated their 60th wedding anniversary last year. In
September 1960 they started their family together. They had 3 boys who became
their life. They moved to Owasso in 1962. J. W. was a construction
superintendent for Hale Brothers before starting his own company in 1980 with
his wife and three sons called "Hale and Sons Construction." Their
family grew with 5 grandchildren and 2 great grandchildren. J. W. left a legacy
here on earth that will live on forever. He may be gone but, he will never be
forgotten.
J. W. is preceded in death by his parents J. W. "Berl"
Hale and Ruby Jabara; special brother in
law, Coy Blankenship; and
his beloved grandson, Sean Hale
J. W. leaves behind his wife, Wilma Hale; his oldest son John Hale;
his middle son Rocky Hale and wife Kim; his youngest son Randy Hale and wife
Bonnie; one sister Phyllis Hubert; sister's
in law Shirley Hale and Wynema
Blankenship; grandson Johnny
Hale and wife Tiffany; granddaughter Shelby and husband Jarod Groves; grandson
Josh Hale; granddaughter Kaycee and wife Alexis Jackson; granddaughter in law
Jordan Hale; great grandchildren Connor and Makena Hale; numerous nieces and
nephews.
The family will be doing a Celebration of Life Ceremony in Owasso
at the Owasso High School Wellness Center. The celebration will be on Tuesday
August 14th from 2pm-5pm.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Sand Springs, Tulsa Co., OK, Death
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Shirley-Ann-Blankenship-105416648
Shirley Ann Blankenship, January 2, 1939 - October 23, 2017, Sand Springs, Oklahoma
Shirley was raised and attended school in Keystone.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral
Service of Sand Springs.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Sand Springs, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.mogro.co/obituary/shirley-blankenship
Shirley Ann Blankenship departed this life on Monday, October
23, 2017, at her home at the age of 78. The daughter of Wheeler Coleman and Muriel (Page) Coleman was born January 2, 1939, at their family home near Paden,
Oklahoma.
Shirley was raised and attended school in
Keystone. As a teenager, the family relocated to Tulsa. While walking down
North Atlanta Court, Shirley noticed a cute young man driving up and down the
street trying to get her attention. On March 1, 1958, she married that
man, Jimmie
Blankenship at their family home in Keystone. In 1964, their family home was flooded
to make Keystone Lake. Jimmie and Shirley made their home in Stillwater and
Tulsa, before moving outside of Sand Springs where they raised their children. Shirley will be remembered as a tenacious
and strong woman. She enjoyed working in the yard, reading, and spending time
with her best friend, Cocoa, her Chihuahua of 14 years.
She is preceded in death by her husband
and love of her life, Jimmie, in 1984; her infant daughter, Jamie Lynn Blankenship in 1973; and her
parents.
Survivors include her children: James Blankenship and wife, Joyce
of Laurel, MD, and Julie Chenoweth and husband, Steve of Sand Springs; brothers: Charles Coleman
and wife, Marcia of Berryhill, Joe Coleman and wife, Mary of Cherryville, MO,
and Leona Firey and husband, David of Sand Springs; grandchildren: Cara,
Caitlin, Amber, Andrew, and Jimmie; and 5 great-grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be 10 a.m., Friday, October
27, at Oak Hill Cemetery, Mannford, with Pastor Joe Shepard officiating.
Arrangements are entrusted to the care of Mobley-Groesbeck Funeral Service of
Sand Springs.
SSDI: Blankenship,
James 45, 10Dec1938 - ??Jan1984, (not
specified), OK-444-38-5825
+2018, Sand Springs, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/Emmet-Blankenship-106294187
Emmet Blankenship,
November 22, 1943 - July 25, 2018, Sand Springs, Oklahoma
He attended school at Charles Page High School and enlisted in the
United States Army.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Sand Springs, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/emmet-blankenship-obituary?pid=189727243
Emmet Blankenship was born Monday,
November 22, 1943 in Wagoner, Oklahoma, to Emmet and Cleo (Blevins)
Blankenship. He died on Wednesday, July 25, 2018 in Sand Springs, OK.
A graduate of Charles Page High School,
Emmet was a Plant Supervisor for A. B. Jewel Water Treatment Plant
He is survived by his wife Virginia
Blankenship, and his children Sandy Blankenship of Sand Springs,
Kathy Schulz and
husband Tim of Skiatook; Siblings one sister; Ollie Martin of Sand
Springs, a brother; Leon Blankenship and wife Delores of Mannford
2015, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
Tulsa World (OK) - October 20, 2015
Odell Hoyt Gamble was born Monday, April 27, 1925 in Cowlington,
and passed away Saturday, October 17, 2015 in Tulsa.
Odell grew up in Oklahoma and was one of eight children born to Ira
and Ruby Gamble. He married Ella Pauline Rehm on February 20, 1954 in Bokoshe,
Oklahoma, and they were married for 61 years. Both Odell and Ella worked and
retired from Rockwell/Boeing in Tulsa. Odell enjoyed sports (OSU, Dallas
Cowboys and St. Louis Cardinals), fishing, carpentry, putting puzzles together
and his family.
Odell was preceded in death by his parents, Ira and Ruby Gamble;
wife, Ella Pauline Rehm Gamble; son, Ricky McDowell; brothers, Aubry and Bonner
(Joe) Gamble; and sisters, Lucille Dyer and Bonnie Wilkerson.
He is survived by his daughter,
Sue Blankenship and husband,
Lee; son, Walter Gamble and wife, Reva;
granddaughters, Paula Mowry and Tierza Gamble; grandson, Bobby Gamble and wife,
Amanda; great granddaughters, Caleigh Standfield and Samantha Gamble; great
grandsons, Cameron Standfield, Samuel Gamble, and Connor Romero; brother, Jewel
Gamble; sisters, Opal Morehead and Kiawana Bozarth; as well as several nieces
and nephews.
There will be a Celebration of Life Graveside Memorial Service at
1:00 PM, Wednesday, October 21, 2015 at Floral Haven.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Death
http://www.tributes.com/obituary/show/James-A.-Blankenship-103371853
James A. Blankenship,
November 10, 1957 - February 28, 2016, Tulsa, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2016, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
Tulsa World (OK) - May 19, 2016
Having lived a large and amazing life, Joseph Francis Wilson passed
away Tuesday May 17, 2016 at the age of 95. He was born February 25, 1921 and
raised in Cushing, OK.
Joe served as a medic with the 45th infantry and saw 511 days of
combat during WWII. He liberated Dachau and is a silver star
recipient. Joe worked at the Cushing post office for over 50 years. He was a
timekeeper for decades at cushing football games. He
loved music and told great stories of skipping school and hitching a ride to
Cain's Ballroom to watch Bob Wills. In later years, Joe worked for SpiritBank
and Driller baseball.
Joe was preceded in death by four sisters and a brother. He
excelled in high school football and baseball.
Joe's first wife was Elizabeth Thompson. They had two children,
Robert and wife Linda, Catherine and husband Mike Leland; grandchildren, Tanya,
Scott, Matthew and Elizabeth.
Joseph and his second wife, Nelda Rice, enjoyed nearly 45 years of
marriage until her death in 2011. They had one daughter, Lori Lynn and husband
Kerry Blankenship; and grandchildren, Lindsay, Will, Kennedy
and Ellie.
Joe's love for his grandkids kept him going strong! Joe lives on
through the people he inspired with his stories, wit and determination. Joseph
was the living embodiment of what "the greatest generation"
represented.
Service will be held 10 a.m. Friday, May 20, 2016 at Christ Church
Episcopal,10901 S Yale Ave, Tulsa.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Tulsa, Tulsa
Co., OK. Obituary
Tulsa World (OK) - August 13, 2017
Marilyn "Jo" (Prince) Moore was born on August 28, 1926
in Birmingham, AL to Josephine Hearn Prince and James Preston Prince. She
passed away on August 1, 2017, at Inverness Village in Tulsa, OK.
Jo attended Auburn University and married Steve Moore on September
13, 1946. They were happily married for more than 60 years. Both Jo and Steve
retired from Amoco Oil in Tulsa.
Jo was preceded in death by: her loving husband, Steve; and her
much-loved son, Steve, Jr. She was also preceded in death by her two sisters, Bettye Prince and Mary Ann Prince Blankenship.
Jo is survived by: her daughter, Marilyn Moore Livingston, son-in-law,
Jamie Livingston, their daughter, Ann Hynecek and her husband, Bryan Hynecek,
and their son, Lee Livingston, and his wife, Annie Livingston. She is survived
by her four great-grandchildren, Cooper and Cameron Hynecek and Holt and Luke
Livingston. She is also survived by her daughter-in-law, Lorna Moore, and her
children, Preston Moore and Keely Moore Welborn.
Daughter, sister, wife, mother, mother-in-law, grandmother,
great-grandmother, co-worker, friend---Jo was many things to many people. She
will be greatly missed by all.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
Tulsa World (OK) - September 24, 2017
Maryle Council Kremer, 80, passed away September 21, 2017. She was
the daughter of the late Howard and Lois Council of Heavener, OK.
Maryle was a 1959 graduate of OU with a Bachelor of Arts &
Science. As an interior designer/decorator she worked at Neiman Marcus and the
Dallas Design Center doing window displays. Later Maryle worked with Gloria
Lange Interiors of Tulsa and with Southern Satellite Systems/TEMPO of Tulsa.
Maryle enjoyed knitting and crochet, donating baby caps to local
hopsital neo-natal units. When not traveling around the world, Maryle loved
spending time with her family, friends and cats.
Maryle was preceded in death by her husband of 24 years, Selman M.
Kremer.
She is survived by her son, Sean, and daughter, Tracy;
grandchildren Chris, Cody, Lilly and Anthony; her brother and sister-in-law,
John and Debbie Council and niece Katy; her step-children, Frank and Carol
Kremer and Julie Kremer and Bill Rich; step-grandchilden,
Amie and Jeremiah Blankenship, Emily and Matt Rusnak, Abigail Kremer,
Jacob Rich, Emma Rich and step-great grandchildren, Mara, Mollie, Owen and
Scarlett.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Funeral
Broken Arrow Ledger (OK) - October 1, 2017
Thomas W. Blankenship, Sr., 76 [1941], self-employed and Marine Corps veteran, died Sept. 25,
2017.
Funeral service will be at 2 pm, Tuesday, [03Oct2017] at Fitzgerald
Southwood Colonial Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Thomas William
Blankenship – b.05Sep1941 – Tulsa, OK:
https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2SRV-XVR
Relatives -
Ashley E. Blankenship, Dee C. Blankenship, Maydean C. Blankenship, Maydean
Clemons Blankenship, Tom D. Blankenship.
+2017, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Death
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/thomas-blankenship-obituary?pid=1000000186833618
Thomas William Blankenship, September 5, 1941 - September 25, 2017, Oklahoma
Attended the University of Arkansas and then became a United States
Marine.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
The Times-Picayune, (New Orleans, LA) - January 13, 2018
Albert Hamilton Davis, 85, passed away peacefully with family by
his side January 7, 2018 in Tulsa, Oklahoma, after a long fight with
Alzheimer's. Albert was born at home April 11, 1932, in Lacombe, St. Tammany
Parish, Louisiana.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 49 years, Nelwyn Leone, his
parents, John Jennings Davis of St. Tammany Parish and Gladys Whitehead of
Taylor, Arkansas, and six siblings.
Although having a severe hearing loss from birth, he graduated from
Slidell High School and attended Louisiana State University receiving his
Bachelor of Science in Engineering. Albert was a successful mechanical and
electrical consulting engineer in Little Rock, Arkansas for thirty-eight years
where he was particularly proud of his ASHRAE award for the first commercially
successful gas fired ice storage human comfort system. After consulting, Albert
became a prolific innovator holding two patents outright and contributing to
the development of several others. Believing that education is the only asset
no one can take away from you, he spent hours with his children and
grandchildren performing experiments, reading, and building
mechanical/electrical gadgets.
Additionally, he loved "Rat Killing", an activity with
disadvantaged children, where he would dumpster dive for mechanical and
electrical equipment, which the children would dissect and learn their
workings.
Albert enjoyed playing tennis, playing bridge with Nel and the
"Doo-Dads", and had a passion for reading and science. His mind was
constantly working; he had a magnificent laugh and captivating blue eyes. He
was loved and will be missed.
Albert was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, and
great-grandfather. Albert will be deeply missed by his four children and their
families: Albert Hamilton "Kip" Davis, Jr., his wife Maria Ida Rourk
and their children Juan Carlos Solorzano, Michelle Francis Davis and Carolyn
Ashley Davis; Lisa Newlyn Davis and her children Stefani Emma Lee Priskos, and
Andrew Alexander Priskos; Frances Titone "Ti" Davis and her children
Acadia Titone Roher, Davis Franklin Roher, his wife Melissa Martin Roher and
their son Davis Franklin "Frankie" Roher, Jr., and Hannah Frances
Roher; Paul Leone Davis, his wife Amy Beth Blankenship and
their children, Paul Leone "Lee" Davis, Jr. and his wife Sara
Christian Niemann, Bryan Terrell Davis, his wife Shannon Maxine Denney and
their children Bryan Terrell "B.T." Davis, Jr. and
Scarlett Elizabeth Davis. He will also be missed by his sole surviving
sister Winnie "B'Dutz" Schilling of River Ridge, Louisiana, and his
many nieces and nephews.
A Funeral Mass will be celebrated at Our Lady of the Holy Souls
Catholic Church in Little Rock, Arkansas on January 19th at 10:30 a.m. Albert
will be laid to rest with his wife and family in Mandeville Cemetery, St.
Tammany Parish, Louisiana. The graveside service will be January 20th at 10:00
a.m.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Tulsa, Tulsa
Co., OK, Obituary
Owasso Reporter (OK) - February 21, 2018
Clara Sue Harris
was born July 1, 1943, in Corpus Christi, Texas, to Harlan Thaddeous and Alice Gertrude Allen Blankenship. She passed from this life Wednesday,
January 24, 2018, in Tulsa, Oklahoma, at the age of 74 years.
Sue was raised primarily in Texas and California and graduated with
Corpus Christi's W. B. Ray High School Class of 1961. She spent most of her
working life working in secretarial positions. She loved spending time gardening
and was recognized as a master gardener. Sue was community minded and
volunteered throughout her lifetime, most recently at a local consignment shop.
She was an international traveler, loved meeting new people, playing bridge and
crossword puzzles, fishing and camping and especially ballroom dancing. She
will be missed by many and was a loving mother, step-mother and grandmother.
She was preceded in death by her parents and one brother, Joe Harlan Blankenship.
Those she leaves behind who hold many cherished memories include:
Her daughter; Diana Ogden. Two grandchildren; Meredith Sneed and
Kurt Sneed. Cousins; Derrel Free and Rebecca Free.
In accordance with Sue's wishes, a private family memorial will be
held at a later date.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
Tulsa World (OK) - May 27, 2018
Oliver Sterling Howard died peacefully surrounded by his family on
Monday, May 21, 2018 after a brief hospitalization. He was 72 years old. Oliver
was born on October 24, 1945 in Oklahoma City to F. S. and Ann Howard.
He grew up in Holdenville, Oklahoma and was the youngest of four
siblings: Dr. Frank Howard, Dr. George Howard and Mary Helen Rusher He
graduated valedictorian of his Holdenville High School Class in 1963.
Oliver's first profession, the ministry began when he was 16 years
old. His parents were active members in the Holdenville Church of Christ and
Oliver preached for small churches around Holdenville. Oliver attended Oklahoma
Christian College in Oklahoma City, where he earned a degree with high honors
in History and Biblical Literature in 1967. It was there he met his wife of 52
years, Meredith (Siner) Howard. Oliver and Meredith's early life together
centered around Oliver's studies and ministry. Oliver
served many small congregations in Oklahoma, Texas, New Mexico, and later in
Indiana and Ohio. Oliver graduated from Abilene Christian College in 1970 with
a Master's Degree in Biblical and Patristic Greek and Biblical Literature. That
same year, Oliver and Meredith welcomed the first of their three daughters,
Heather. The family moved to Sunman, Indiana in 1970 where Oliver preached and
began studying for his Ph.D. at Hebrew Union College in Cincinnati, Ohio. In
1973 the family moved to Cincinnati, where Oliver would serve his last
congregation at the Norwood Church of Christ. During their years in Cincinnati,
Oliver and Meredith welcomed two more daughters, Jennifer and Amber.
1975 was a turning point in Oliver's life. He decided to leave
church work and pursue a new career in law. He entered law school at the
University of Cincinnati in 1975, though he continued to complete his doctoral
degree. Oliver earned his Ph.D. from Hebrew Union in 1978 in Biblical and Early
Rabbinic Jewish literature. He graduated from law school the following year,
where he was Order of the Coif and editor of the Law Review.
In 1979 the family returned to Oklahoma and Oliver began his legal
practice at the Gable Gotwals firm in Tulsa. He would work there for the next
thirty-nine years. Oliver handled complex litigation matters and excelled as a
trial attorney, obtaining numerous successful outcomes for his clients.
Notably, in 1996, Oliver served as lead trial lawyer in a case arising from a
failed merger between two energy companies and obtained a jury verdict and
judgment in the amount of $742 million, the largest judgment ever awarded in
Oklahoma.
Over the course of his legal career at Gable Gotwals, Oliver served
in various positions of firm management including President and Chairman of the
Board of Directors. He also had served for more than ten years as an Adjunct
Settlement Judge for the United States District Court for the Northern District
of Oklahoma and served on the Committee on Admissions and Grievances for the
Northern District. From 1991 to 2000 Oliver served as a member of the Board of
Visitors of Pepperdine University College of Law. He was named to Best Lawyers
in America and Best Lawyers in Oklahoma. He was inducted as a fellow into the
American College of Trial Lawyers and the International Academy of Trial
Lawyers.
Throughout his legal career Oliver remained engaged in religious
life. He and Meredith were members of Harvard Avenue Christian Church. Oliver
regularly taught Sunday school for his beloved "Challengers" class.
He served on various church leadership boards and was a member of the choir. Oliver
served on the board of the Phillips Theological Seminary, where he also taught
as an adjunct professor. Oliver also served for many years on the board and was
past president of the Oklahoma Center for Community and Justice (OCCJ), an
organization that promotes interfaith dialogue, diversity and inclusion. Over
the years, Oliver also officiated at many marriage ceremonies and gave many
eulogies for family and friends.
Despite a demanding career, Oliver remained a loving husband,
father, uncle, grandfather, and friend. His wise counsel was sought by many,
and he freely provided loving guidance and support to those who asked. He loved
hosting gatherings of family and friends, preparing meals, and reminiscing
about loved ones and happy memories. Above all, Oliver loved his wife,
Meredith. Together they raised their three daughters, traveled the world, and
played many rounds of golf. They embraced their six grandchildren, and went to
great lengths to ensure that each of them felt loved and special. Oliver's kind
heart, generous spirit, keen intellect, and wise counsel brought such lovely
light into the world. He will be greatly missed.
Oliver was preceded in death by his parents, Ann and F. S. Howard;
his parents-in-law, Mildred and T. H. "Booster" Siner; his sister,
Mary Helen Rusher; his brother-in-law, Jim Siner and sister-in- law, Shirley
Howard.
He is survived by his wife, Meredith Howard, of Tulsa; his daughters, Dr. Heather Revelis and her husband, Dr. Andrew Revelis,
of Tulsa, Jennifer Blankenship and her husband,
Bill Blankenship
, of Dallas and Amber Howard Cornelius and her husband, Carl Cornelius of
Tulsa; grandchildren, Frank and
Nikos Revelis, William and Caroline Blankenship and Oliver and Samuel Cornelius; brothers, Frank Howard and
wife, Betty, of Shawnee and George Howard of Athens, Georgia; brothers-in-law,
Dennis Siner of Muskogee and Tim Rusher of Oklahoma City; sister-in-law, Dianne
Gustin of Knoxville, Tennessee; and many nieces and nephews.
A celebration of Oliver's life will be held at Harvard Avenue
Christian Church at 10:00 a.m. on Friday, June 1.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
William F.
Blankenship – b.19Nov1971 – Dallas, TX: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGV6-D35
Relatives - Bil
Blankenship, Dorothy Blondersonskip, J. William Blankenship, Jennifer H.
Blankenship, Stephen Melton Blankenship, Steve Blankenship, William F.
Blankenship, Wm F. Blankenship.
2018, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Death
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/name/nancy-blankenship-obituary?pid=190282019
Nancy Jane Blankenship, September 19, 2018, Tulsa, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman, (Oklahoma City, OK) - September 21, 2018
Nancy J. Blankenship,
81, food service worker, died Sept. 19, 2018.
Services 2 pm Tuesday, Woodland Cemetery,
Sand Springs (Gary Kelley's Add'Vantage, Tulsa).
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2018, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.garykelleyafs.com/m/?p=memorial&id=2137513
Nancy Jane Blankenship, 81 year old
resident of Tulsa, passed away Wednesday, September 19, 2018 in Tulsa,
Oklahoma. She was born May 30, 1937 to William Wass and Pearl Lena
(Hensley) Wass in Tulsa. Nancy worked in the food service and motel industries.
Services, Tuesday, September 25, 2018,
2:00 pm, Woodland Cemetery, Sand Springs, OK
Nancy J.
Blankenship – b.30May1938 - Tulsa, OK: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXR-L7T8
Relatives - Tony
Blankenship.
+2018, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
Tulsa World (OK) - December 12, 2018
Della Fay Blankinship passed away on December 9, 2018. She was born in Oil Hill, Kansas
to Sam and Nettie Rutherford Blankinship on September 4, 1922.
Della was raised in Oil Hill, on a farm near Wentworth, Missouri
and graduated from high school in Potwin, Kansas. After high school she became
a sheet metal worker. During the war she worked on Army planes in Hawaii as a
"Rosie the Riveter." Because she was the smallest on the crew she
always had to work on the tail gunner space. After the war she became a
bookkeeper and worked in Oklahoma City, Honolulu, Denver, Tulsa and finally
Dallas. She always loved traveling and visited 30 countries, many more than
once. Her favorite trip was to Australia where she celebrated her 80th birthday
with a hot air balloon ride over the Outback. Della was a voracious reader and
loved movies and the theater. Her mother lived with her for 22 years until
Della retired at age 75 and they both moved back to Tulsa to be near family.
She was predeceased by her sister
and brother-in-law, Dorothy and John Elliott.
She is survived by her nieces and nephew, Susan Harris (Jim) of
Tulsa, John Elliott (Sandy) of Bremerton, WA and Patty Elliott of St. Paul, MN;as well as three great nieces and a great nephew; and 7
great-greats. Numerous cousins include Ruth and Curt Jacobs of Jenks and Chuck
and Judy Jacobs of Plainfield, IL.
A celebration of her life will be held at Hope Unitarian Church,
8432 South Sheridan Road, on Saturday, December 15, at 12:30 pm. Moore's
Southlawn 918-663-2233.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Wagoner
2015, Coweta, Wagoner
Co., OK, Obituary
Coweta American (OK) - November 25, 2015
Paula Kay Mills On November 15, 2015, the passing of Paula
"Kay" Mills made the world sadder and the heavens brighter. She was
the very spoiled baby girl of Pauline Snelson and Arley Todd. Her two older
siblings, Fay Mills and Ronald Todd loved her fiercely, although before they
brought her home, Ronald did ask if they could trade her in for a red headed
boy.
Being her parent's baby girl had its' perks, around 1950, her Dad
took her to a fireworks stand where she ended up buying $50 worth of fireworks,
because, "he just wanted to see how much she'd spend." She was
curious her entire life and told a story about intentionally setting fire to
her grandparent's bedroom curtains. When her Mother came back and tried to
discipline her, her grandparents said she didn't mean to but she'd tell you she
did mean to just wanted to see what would happen.
She met the love of her life, Orville Lee Mills, at age 9. Her
sister, Fay had married Orville's brother Ray and as Ray liked to say,
"Pauline managed to find 2 dummies in the same family." She married
Orville on December 1, 1958, after being proposed to in a letter. All Kay ever
wanted to be was a wife and mother and in 1961 she delivered a baby girl, Debra
Kay Mills (Younger), and in 1963 another girl, Sherry Lee Mills (Anderson),
their family was complete. Kay took being a housewife to an entirely different
level, making breakfast each morning, packing Orville's lunch, and supper on
the table when he came home, Budgeting, housekeeping, yardwork, everything so
all Orville had to worry about was making a living for their family. Although
at times she didn't make this easy as he did have to quit an out of town job
because Kay called him crying that she missed him.
She was avid about teaching her girls that everyone is equal and
should be treated with respect. She never lost her child like spirit and could
often be found sitting on the floor playing jacks with their girls when Orville
came home. Even in her retirement years she could still be seen dancing and
singing around her house.
When their girls were raised she decided to go back to school and
obtained a degree in Business Administration while working her way from a
volunteer receptionist to the Director of Administration of Legal Services of
Northeastern Oklahoma. While working downtown, she usually had a cheese
sandwich in her purse for the homeless people because she couldn't stand the
thought of someone being hungry. In 1985 she left Legal Services to manage the
office in her husband's new paint company, Traditional Decorators. And then eventually opened Kay's Home Fashons in Coweta.
The next phase of Kay's life was the one she relished the most,
being a Nanna. She was blessed with 4 grandchildren whom she loved dearly. Her
first grandchild was Kandi, who was handicapped from birth and Kay made it her
duty to make sure she was always heard, even though she was non-verbal. Her and Orville even built a room in the back of their paint
shop so that she could go to Little Light House. Anything her family needed,
her and Orville would find a way to provide. Even up until last week, Kay
continued to help care for Kandi so her daughter could go back to school.
Although Kay is not physically here with us, the love her family
felt from her will never die. She had a natural ability to make others feel
loved and wanted. Her sensitivity to the feelings of others was such that you
couldn't hide an emotion around her without getting caught. The person trying
to quietly hide at the back of a filled room would find an outstretched hand
and an eager ear in her. She would also be the first to speak up in any
scenario where someone seemed to be being treated unfairly. Those she had a
hand in raising will certainly spread their Nanna seed wherever they go, but
even those of you that just knew her as a friend won't be able to avoid the
subtle "Kay-ness" that will inevitably affect your actions and spread
through their consequences. It was truly a blessing to be loved by her.
Some words of wisdom that she passed on were: Your credibility is
your most valuable thing you own, it is much easier to keep than to get it
back; Family is Everything; and Money is never a
reason for not doing the right thing. No words can heal this wound, and if time
can, there will inevitably be quite a scar remaining. But, if we hold ourselves
to a higher standard to honor this incredible woman, perhaps together we can
accomplish something worthy of her. But no matter what, we can't escape, that
we miss you Momma, Nanna, Kay. More than you'd be okay with. We miss you.
Although her parents died many years ago, she never quit missing
them. Charged with carrying on her spirit is her husband of 57 years, Orville Mills,
2 daughters and their spouses, Debi Younger and her husband Andy and Sherry
Anderson and her husband Nick (whom Kay loved like a son). 4 grandchildren and their spouses that
she considered hers too. Damon and Brianna Daulton, Chelsea and Brandon Blankenship,
Caelan and Amanda Matney, and her forever baby girl Kandi. Her sister and her husband, Fay and Ray Mills, her brother and his
wife Ronald and Christine Todd, her brother-in-law and his wife, Bud and Nona
Mills, and a host of nieces and nephews.
It would be a gross oversight to not end this tribute to Kay by
again mentioning the love fairy tale of Kay and Orville. After 57 years it was
still common to see one of them pinch the other one if they bent over. Their
open PDA's could still make their daughter's blush. A love this strong
transcends mortal boundries. They are the example that everyone should aspire
to have with their spouse.
Funeral services celebrating Kay's life were at 2 PM on Thursday,
November 19, 2015 at the Coweta Church of God of Prophecy in Coweta, OK with
Pastor Larry Duncan officiating. Burial followed in Vernon Cemetery in Coweta.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Coweta, Wagoner
Co., OK, Obituary
Wagoner Tribune (OK) - April 18, 2018
Norma Jean McKinney, age 78, resident of Coweta, OK went to be with
her Lord and Savior on Tuesday morning, April 10, 2018 at Coweta Manor Nursing
Home in Coweta, OK. Norma was born on February 27, 1940 to Leo Daniel Blevins and Violet (Blankenship) Summer in Visalia, CA.
She worked as a Nurse Assistant at St. Francis Hospital for many
years until she retired. Norma enjoyed going to thrift stores, garage sales and
flea markets. She loved spending time with her family.
Norma was preceded in death by her husband, Floyd McKinney, her
parents, Leo Blevins and Violet Summer and 1 grandson, Camron Bradshaw.
Norma is survived by 8 sons, Roy Bradshaw and wife, Kerri of
Coweta, OK, Danny Bradshaw of Tulsa, OK, Roger Bradshaw of Tulsa, OK, Brian
Bradshaw of Tulsa, OK, Michael Bradshaw of Inola, OK, Christopher Duran of
Tulsa, OK, Ronald Duran and wife, Toni of Nixa, MO and Donald Duran of Tulsa,
OK; 1 brother, Kenneth Tarr and wife, Bernadetta of Prattville, OK; 10
grandchildren; 11 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces, nephews, other relatives
and friends.
A graveside service celebrating Norma's life was at 11 a.m. on
Monday, April 16, 2018 at Rose Hill Memorial Park Cemetery in Tulsa, OK with
Chaplain John Taylor officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
1940 Census, Visalia
Twp., Tulare Co., CA,
Blevin, Leo 22, M, OK, Head,
Blevin, Violet 21, F, OK, Wife,
Blevin, Norma J. 00, F, CA, Dau,
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K96K-PHB
Washington
2015, Bartlesville, Washington Co., OK, Funeral
Tulsa World (OK) - February 13, 2015
Bonnie Jo Blankinship, 76, retired from the Bureau of Indian Affairs Osage Agency, died
Wednesday in Bartlesville.
Service 11 a.m. Saturday, First Baptist Church. Powell.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2017, Bartlesville, Washington Co., OK, Obituary
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise (OK) - July 7, 2017
Mr. Wayne R. Smith, 83, of Bartlesville, died at 4:20 A.M. on
Sunday, July 2, 2017 at his home in Bartlesville. He was born at Muskegon,
Michigan on June 1, 1934 the son of Roy C. and Vesta (Parrett) Smith.
Mr. Smith grew up and received his education at Fruitport, Michigan
prior to graduating from high school at Muskegon Heights, Michigan. He entered
the United States Air Force on January 24, 1953 and served at various locations
until receiving his Honorable Discharge on June 29, 1960. He was married to
June Lorraine Newman at Muskegon, Michigan on June 7, 1952. They made their
home in Alaska and Shreveport, Louisiana during Mr. Smith's military service
and then moved to Muskegon, Michigan for several months. They moved to the
Tulsa area in 1961 and Mr. Smith was employed with American Airlines in 1961 as
a painter and mechanic until his retirement in 1988. They moved to Bartlesville
to make their home in 2002. Mr. Smith liked to ride motorcycles, paint, do
pencil sketches and go hunting and fishing. He also liked his rocking chair.
Mr. Smith was preceded in death by his parents and one sister,
Patricia.
Mr. Smith is survived by his wife, June Lorraine Smith of the home,
two daughters, Judy Ragan of
Cushing, Okla., and Penny
Blankinship and husband Clifford of
Bartlesville, two sons, Daniel Smith and wife Gabriel of Collinsville, Okla.,
and David Smith and wife Patricia of Tahlequah, Okla, 7 grandchildren, 19 great
grandchildren and 3 great great grandchildren.
Memorial services will be held at 11 A.M. Saturday, July 8, 2017 at
the Humble Road Church in Bartlesville. Following cremation, interment will be
in the Ft. Gibson National Cemetery at Ft. Gibson, Oklahoma.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Clifford R.
Blankinship – b.15Jun1975 – Bartlesville, OK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2SNW-3R9
Relatives -
Penny Lee Blankinship.
CA, Birth Index,
http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/
Blankinship,
Clifford R., M, b.1975/07/23 – McDowell - Fresno
CA, Birth Index,
http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/
Blankinship,
Melissa L., F, b.1972/05/26 – McDowell - Fresno
Fresno Co., CA,
Marriage; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V6X3-2RP
Don R.
Blankinship, 19 - Sandra A. Mcdowell, 19 - 14Mar1969
CA, Birth Index,
http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/
Blankinship,
Donnie Ray, M, b.1949/08/02 – Brannum - Madera
CA, Birth Index,
http://www.vitalsearch-ca.com/
Blankinship,
Ronnie Glen, M, b.1945/06/27 – Brannum - Alameda
Carter Co., OK,
Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXL1-5DG
Wesley Clifford
Blankenship, 23 - Katie Mae Brannum, 21 - 09Jun1935
+2019, Bartlesville, Washington Co., OK, Obituary
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise (OK) - October 4, 2019
Mary Grace Anderson,
67, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away October 1st, 2019 in Niceville, [Okaloosa Co.,] Florida. She was born August 14, 1952 in
Oklahoma and later adopted by Carl and Thelma Blankenship, who proceed her in passing.
She was a retired bookkeeper and real estate broker. She was a
devoted mother, grandmother, and friend.
She is survived by her children Dean Wise and Matt Wise, along with
her grandchildren Jacob Wise, Angel Wise, Madison Wise, Katherine Wise, Kaitlyn
Wise and Ainsley Wise, and her nieces/nephews Sarah Lore, John Nikka and Lacey
Nikka. She will be loved and missed by all who knew her.
A memorial service is scheduled to be held at the First Baptist
Church in Bartlesville , OK on Monday October 14, at
10:30 am.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2019, Bartlesville, Washington Co., OK, Obituary
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise (OK) - October 6, 2019
Mary Grace Anderson, 67, of Bartlesville, Oklahoma passed away
October 1, 2019 in Niceville, [Okaloosa
Co.,] FL. She was born
August 14, 1952 in Oklahoma and later adopted by Carl and Thelma Blankenship, who proceed her in passing.
She was a retired bookkeeper and real estate broker. She was a
devoted mother, grandmother, and friend.
She is survived by her children Dean Wise and Matt Wise, along with
her grandchildren Jacob Wise, Angel Wise, Madison Wise, Katherine Wise, Kaitlyn
Wise and Ainsley Wise, and her nieces/nephews Sarah Lore, John Nikka and Lacey
Nikka. She will be loved and missed by all who knew her.
A memorial service is scheduled to be held at the First Baptist
Church in Bartlesville, OK on Monday October 14th at 10:30am.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2018, Dewey, Washington
Co., OK, Obituary
Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise (OK) - September 9, 2018
Mr. John Maurice Flanigan, 72, of Dewey, died at 5:29 P.M. on
Wednesday, September 5, 2018 at the Hillcrest South Hospital in Tulsa, [Tulsa Co., OK]. He
was born in Ochelata, Oklahoma on December 4, 1945 the son of John Hendricks
Flanigan and Ruby Irene (Buttman) Flanigan.
Mr. Flanigan spent most of his time in Bartlesville and Dewey and
learned carpentry and building skills from his dad at an early age. In his
younger years he loved to ride motorcycles. He married the love of his life,
Joyce Elaine Flatt on August 7, 1965 in Bartlesville. John was active as a
machinist and they moved to Dallas in 1969, and briefly to Denver until
returning to Bartlesville in 1970. Due to health reasons he became active in
sales of automobiles, insurance, real estate and auto parts. If someone wanted
it, he would sell it. After 20 years a health change created another career change
and he bought land north of Dewey and opened a utility trailer business. He
sold the business in 2002 and was planning on manufacturing a trailer lock he
had invented but due to health reasons it was put on hold again. In 2003 he suffered a stroke after triple bypass surgery and he
fought back and built a home in which he resided with Joyce until his death.
Major frustration in his final years was that he could no longer work with his
hands. He was a member of the Town and Country Christian Church and a member of
the Bartlesville Masonic Lodge where he was a 32nd degree Mason.
Mr. Flanigan was preceded in death by his parents and two sisters, Julia Blankenship and Phyllis Stewart.
Mr. Flanigan is survived by his wife, Joyce of the home, two
children, Michael Flanigan of Bartlesville and Cindy Flanigan of Duncan, Okla.,
one brother, Bill Picaman of Princeton, Missouri, three sisters, Betty Sue
Franklin of Tulsa, Saralou Williams of Disney, Okla., and Kay Allan of Tulsa,
five grandchildren, Domonique Downing and wife Jeanette of Nowata, Ashley
Pickett and husband Joe of Hominy, Okla., Shelby Wilmes and husband Ryan of
Houston, Texas, Aubrey Mouser of Kerrville, Texas and Jarrett Reynolds of
Duncan, Okla., eight great grandchildren, Davionn Downing, Thadious Downing,
Makinze Flanigan, Jaxson Pickett, Drew Graham, Jenna Graham and Spencer
Pickett.
Memorial services were held at 2 pm, on Saturday, September 8, 2018
in the Stumpff Funeral Home Chapel with Lanny Smith, minister of the Town and
Country Christian Church officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Woodward
+2015, Woodward, Woodward
Co., OK, Obituary
Woodward News (OK) Date: May 1, 2015
Jimmy Don Witt, 76 year old Woodward area resident, died Wednesday,
April 29, 2015 at the Mooreland Heritage Manor. Jimmy Don Witt was born on
February 6, 1939 at the family home in Carter, Oklahoma to Joseph Oscar and Nora (Blankenship) Witt.
Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, May 2, 2015
at the Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church with the Reverend Jason Dirks officiating.
Burial will follow in the Elmwood Cemetery. Military graveside rites will be
conducted by the United States Air Force.
Don grew up in Carter and attended school at Carter. He enlisted in
the United States Air Force and served his country before being honorably
discharged in 1964 with the rank of Aircraft Mechanic. He was united in
marriage to Gloria Jeanette Maxey in Carter, Oklahoma. They were blessed with four
children, Donnie, Jimmie, Becky, and Jennifer.
Don worked at Republic Gypsum and the MK&T Railroad and the
family traveled a lot during the 1960's and 1970's. The family moved to
Woodward in 1975 and Don worked as a Truck Driver for Tidwell until 1985. He
continued working until his retirement in 2001.
He was united in marriage to Billie Jo Wood Taylor on April 20,
1979 in Canadian, Texas. They made their home in Woodward and have lived there
since that time. Don enjoyed fishing, spending time with friends and family,
watching NASCAR, watching westerns, and watching football. He took great pride
in his yard and he was always giving back to his community. Don would rebuild
bicycles for children and loved seeing the joy that it gave them. He loved his
animals, especially his dog Penny.
He was a member of the Lincoln Avenue Baptist Church and was
baptized at a young age in a creek by the Carter First Baptist Church. Don was
also a member of the Moose Lodge and the VFW of Woodward.
He is survived by his mother, Nora Witt; wife Billie Witt of the
home; children, Donnie Witt and Freda; Jimmie Witt and Mike Bull; Becky
Anderson and Bubba; Jennifer Pisonero and Steve; Debbie Goree and James; one
sister Nettie Sue Watson; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; three
great-great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Oscar Witt,
brother-in-law, Darrel Watson, son, Kenneth Taylor, son-in-law, Rick Jackson,
granddaughter, Paula Anderson and daughter Cherry Burns.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2017, Woodward, Woodward
Co., OK, Obituary
Weatherford Daily News (OK) - March 16, 2017
Burnice Loomis, 94-year-old Woodward resident, died Tuesday, March
14, 2017, in Weatherford, [Custer
Co., OK]. Erma Burnice (Van Winkle) Loomis was born December 19, 1922, in
Dewey County; she was the daughter of James Edman and Cora Alice (Lyon) Van
Winkle.
Burnice's parents moved to Woodward County in 1925. She attended
grade school at the Woodward View District and later at Tangier. She graduated
from Tangier High School in 1940.
Burnice married James Mrylen %Jim & Loomis on October 12, 1940,
in Buffalo. They made their home in Dension, Texas; later moving to Texarkana,
Texas, and Pueblo, Colorado, before moving back to Woodward. They farmed and
operated a dairy, until the 1947 tornado, when the dairy was discontinued.
Burnice was employed at Orie's Grocery from 1954-65. She then worked at Shean's
Hardware until December of 1970, retiring to become a full time housewife.
She was a member of the Woodward First Baptist Church, and taught
Sunday school classes and other biblical programs for several years. She served
many years with the Woman's Missionary Union %WMU. & She
also attended the Extension Homemakers Organization serving as President of her
local group and several county offices through the years.
Burnice was married for 66 years until the passing of her husband
in 2007. In late 2006, she moved to Brookdale Weatherford Assisted Living. At
Brookdale, she taught Sunday school class, started a program called %Just for
Women & and provided encouragement to staff and residents. She organized
Brookdale's library and planted flowers in the courtyard.
Through the years, she loved to cook, sew, crochet, make quilts and other craft hobbies. Many family members
have quilts that she made. Jim and Burnice enjoyed gardening, camping, and
spending thirteen winters in Arizona. She loved each member of her family and
wanted the very best for each of them.
She was preceded in death by her parents, James and Cora Van
Winkle; husband Jim Loomis; one son, Jackie Dee Loomis; grandson, Steven
Loomis; son-in-law, Dan Brooks; and eight brothers.
Survivors include daughter, Erma Murlin and husband Gerald of
Woodward; son Jim Loomis and wife Jeanne; daughter,
Anita Blankenship and husband
Ron all of Weatherford; daughter, Alice Brooks
of Tacoma, Washington; eight grandchildren; seventeen great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren; other relatives and many friends.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, March 17, 2017, in the
First Baptist Church with Rev. Tony Barros officiating. Interment will follow
in Elmwood Cemetery with the Billings Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Anita L.
Blankenship – b.10Jun1949 – Weatherford, OK: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KGSX-XQ4
Relatives - Amy
Michelle Blankenship, Eric Douglas Blankenship, Heather Dianne Blankenship,
Ronnie L. Blankenship.