April 2020

Alvin Omar Rascon was born on Saturday, June 6, 1987 in Blackwell, Oklahoma, to a life of music, fun and family.

Larry Merle Shields, loving Husband, Father, Grandfather, and Great Grandfather went to be with his heavenly Father and passed in his sleep in Blackwell, OK on April 25, 2020.

Laile Don Stagner, beloved husband, dad, papa and friend left this world unexpectedly and way too soon on Saturday, April 25, 2020 on his annual fishing trip in Tahlequah, Oklahoma with his buddies and partners in crime. He was 66 years old.

Dorothy Nell Claybaker was born on September 14, 1932, in Blackwell to Ray and Ella (Gilbert) Miller. She grew up in Blackwell with her brothers Don and Lloyd and was a member of the First United Methodist Church. There she was involved with the Methodist Youth Fellowship and played the piano for many of the Sunday evening services. While in junior high school, Dorothy was already quite an accomplished pianist and also played on the girls’ homeroom basketball team. Later at Blackwell High School she was a member of the Pep Cats, Vice President of her sophomore class, and a three year member of the National Honor Society. She met Max Claybaker as a freshman when he moved from the Star School District into Blackwell Public Schools. They became friends and were involved in many of the same school organizations and activities, many of which involved music. She was the librarian for the Blackwell High School band and accompanied Max on many of his competitive trombone solos.

Gary Bruce Robinson of Tonkawa, Oklahoma, passed away on April 23, 2020 in Oklahoma City at Bellevue Medical Center at 80 years old. He was born to Clyde and Martha Pickard Robinson on December 27, 1939 in the Tonkawa Hospital located on the property where Owen Auto Supply now stands.