obituaries

Aug 2, 2022

Lyndia Irene (Thompson) Williams, 74, passed away in Blanchard on August 2, 2022.  The daughter of Ira Monroe and Clairene (Adams) Thompson, Lyndia was born on April 3, 1948, in Hanford, California.

Lyndia lived in Newcastle most of her life and graduated from Newcastle High School.  She was a Christian woman who was saved when she was...

Jul 31, 2022

Carole Yvonne (Wilson) Caldwell, 79, passed away in her home in Blanchard, on July 31, 2022.  The daughter of George Edward and Mary (Fagan) Wilson, Carole was born in Blanchard, Oklahoma on October 8, 1942.

Carole was a proud member of the Blanchard High School graduating class of 1960.  She married Paul Allen Caldwell on October 9,...

Jul 28, 2022

Henry Eugene Keller, 80, passed away in his home in Bridge Creek, on July 28, 2022.  The son of Stanley James and Effie Faye (Thompson) Keller, Henry was born in Pawhuska, Oklahoma on May 26, 1942.

Henry married his high school sweetheart, Bonnie Jean Trippe in 1960.  He went to work for TWA and retired from American...

Jul 26, 2022

Patsy (Pat) Nell Welchel was born on March 14, 1930, to Aletha Velma and Harry Homer Dewbre.  She grew up in the Bridgecreek and Tuttle area. She passed away at her home surrounded by her loving family on July 26, 2022.

Pat graduated from Bridgecreek High School and worked in the Busy Bee Café owned by her...

Jul 26, 2022

Kenneth Edward Stanton, 82, of Bridge Creek, died Tuesday, July 26, 2022, in Perry, Georgia.  The son of Jack Edward Stanton and Mary Louise (Skinner) Stanton, Ken was born June 3, 1940, in Kansas City, Missouri.

Ken is survived by three daughters, Tina Lynn Stanton of Florida, Ann Ditlow and her husband, Thomas, of Colorado, and Carolsue...

Jul 24, 2022

Loretta Fay (Weaver) Cox, 80, died, Sunday, July 24, 2022, in Norman, Oklahoma. The daughter of J. Amert Weaver and Dorris Lavera (Carder) Weaver, she was born August 26, 1941, in Hammon, Oklahoma.

Loretta was Christian in faith and a proud member of the Washington Church of Christ. She married the love of her life, Loyal Celes...

Jul 24, 2022

Barry Loyd Sanders, 79, of Blanchard, passed away in Norman on July 24, 2022.  The son of Virgil Hall Sanders and Gladys Irene (Brazil) Sanders, Barry was born on June 1, 1943, in Halls, Tennessee.

Barry lived in Tennessee until he as eight, and then moved to Michigan where he lived until moving to Oklahoma in 1998. ...

Jul 16, 2022

James Sedall "Lefty" Brooks, 88, passed away on July 16, 2022, in Chickasha.  The son of Oscar Manley "OM" Brooks and Bonnie America (Bowling) Brooks, Sedall was born on January 7, 1934, in Blanchard, Oklahoma

Sedall lived in Blanchard for all but approximately seven years of his life.  He served in the United States Army as a...

Jul 16, 2022

J.B. Newsom, Sr., 83, of Dibble, died Saturday, July 16, 2022, at his home.  The son of John Burl Newsom and Mary Irene (Henderson) Newsom, J.B. was born on July 3, 1939, in Dyess Colony, Arkansas.

J.B. worked as a carpenter and was a founding member of New Home Full Gospel Church in Blanchard.  He was instrumental...

Jul 12, 2022

Donna Keck passed away on July 12, 2022 at the age of 84, surrounded by loved ones in Norman, OK.

Mrs. Keck was born June 24, 1938, in Grand Meadow, MN, to John and Emma (Kraft) Wohlers.

She graduated from Elkton High School in 1956. Shortly afterward she met A-2c Patrick W. Hawkins and married...

Jul 12, 2022

Joan Mae Barker, of Dibble, died Tuesday, July 12, 2022, at her home.  The daughter of George Turner and Ruby Elizabeth (Walker) Chambers, she was born March 2, 1945 in Paden, Oklahoma.

Joan grew up in Mangum and Reed Oklahoma, but also lived in Georgia for thirteen years.  But, she has lived in the Dibble area for...

Jul 9, 2022

Arlene Virginia (Vance) Potter, 92 of Blanchard Oklahoma died July 9 th , 2022, at her home. The daughter of Lula and Edward Vance, she was born in Skiddy Kansas.

Arlene moved to California in her early years before returning to Iola Kansas where she worked in retail in which she loved, until moving to Oklahoma to...

Jul 8, 2022

Sandra Lee (Keener) Williams passed away peacefully in her home on July 8, 2022.  She was born on February 25, 1947, in Orlando, Florida to Cora Agnes (Kelley) Metzner and Clifford Louis Keener, Sr.

She was an energetic girl with a contagious laugh you could hear from miles away.  She loved music and learned to play the...

Jul 4, 2022

Milly Jean "Jeannie" Graham, died on July 4, 2022.  Jeannie was born September 24, 1935, to Mildred Crayton Hogan Graham and Harold Cowden Graham, in Newport, Arkansas. She was preceded in death by her parents, an infant brother, Sonny, a sister, Haroldene "Liz" Jones Muncin and her husband of 25 years Jesse Tener.

Jeannie married her high...

Jul 3, 2022

Sharon Linda (Welch) Moore, 74, of Oklahoma City, died, Sunday, July 3, 2022. The daughter of William Junior Welch and Edna Jestine Welch, she was born in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Sharon married her high school sweetheart, Leland Kay Cable, in July 1965 and together they adopted their daughter, Kayla, from India. She later married Ronald Raymond Moore...

Jul 1, 2022

Sheri Alowyn Adair, 81, passed away on July 1, 2022. Sheri was born on May 3, 1941, in Van Nuys, California and was the daughter of Russell Lavern Rhodes and Ruby Loretta (Flanagan) Rhodes.

Sheri is survived by her husband, John Wayne Adair: children, Jan Lynnette (Scott) Blosch, Lisa Jean (Mike Countz) Colbert,...

Jun 28, 2022

William Joseph "Bill" Hook, 76, of Dibble, died, Tuesday, June 28, 2022, at his home.  The son of Lloyd Thomas Hook and Doretha Vernon (Cooper) Hook, Bill was born February 5, 1946, in Nowata, Oklahoma.

Bill served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War.  He married Linda Marie Wells on December 31, 1979, in Oklahoma...

Jun 27, 2022

Patrick Allen Tsotaddle, 49, of Blanchard, died Monday, June 27, 2022, in Oklahoma City. The son of Larry Bookout, Sr. and Lilly Yvonne (Tsotaddle) Bookout, he was born April 21, 1973, in Lawton, Oklahoma.

Patrick married his late wife, Bobbiejo Lee (Westmoreland) Tsotaddle, on October 15, 1997. They enjoyed 24 wonderful years of marriage. Patrick was the...

Jun 23, 2022

Shirley Jean (Jones) Rieger, 76, of Blanchard, Oklahoma, died Thursday, June 23, 2022, at her home.  The daughter of Edwin Morris Jones and Ella Ruth (Maier) Jones, she was born August 10, 1945, in Aberdeen, South Dakota.

Shirley married Kenneth Floyd Rieger on August 29, 1965, in Aberdeen, South Dakota.  She owned and operated Rieger's Airway Service...

Jun 18, 2022

Barbara "Sharon" Smith, passed away peacefully at her home in Moore, Oklahoma on June 18, 2022.   Sharon was born on November 25, 1941, in Altus Oklahoma to Burton Ora Smith and Barbara Lavelle (Daily) Smith.

Sharon married Harold Ray Smith on December 22, 1961.  Barbara enjoyed playing Bingo and working in her flower beds and was very...