Juanita Jean

Knapp

Juanita Jean (Blair) Knapp, 72, of Newcastle, Oklahoma, passed away on Tuesday, November 8, 2022, in Lawton, Oklahoma. The daughter of Warren Eugene Blair and Juanita Fern (Lynn) Blair, Juanita, or "Cissy" as she is known by most of the family,  was born on February 11, 1950, in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Juanita attended Capitol Hill High School.  She lived in Oklahoma City and Moore before moving to Newcastle in 1984.  Juanita retired from Lucent Technologies, where she had worked for many years, beginning when it was Western Electric and then AT&T Technologies.  She married Richard Dwain "Dick" Knapp on February 28, 1981.  They attended the Church of Christ in Newcastle and were also a part of a classic car club.  Juanita and Dick loved to travel, especially to the lake.

Juanita is preceded in death by her parents; husband, Dick Knapp; and step-son, Brett Knapp.

Juanita is survived by her son, Darrell Bearden of California; granddaughter, Brittnie Knapp of Oklahoma City; grandsons, Maxwell and Nathaniel Bearden; step-grandchildren, Troy and Kenneth Knapp; brother, Jack Blair and wife Lesley of Cropwell, Alabama; sister, Shelly Milligan and husband David of Elgin; nieces, Emily Britton, Elizabeth Griffin, Ashley, Riley, McKenzie and Anna Blair; and one nephew, Jacob Milligan.

Funeral services for Juanita will be held at 10:00 A.M., Saturday, November 12, 2022, at the Eisenhour Funeral Home Chapel in Blanchard. Interment will follow in Green Hill Cemetery in Lindsay.  Arrangements are under the direction of Eisenhour Funeral Home of Blanchard.  Online obituary and guestbook are available at www.eisenhourfh.com .