James Dean “Jim” Thilsted of Blackwell, Oklahoma, passed away early Thursday morning, July 6, 2023, in the Wesley Medical Center in Wichita, Kansas, at the age of 68 years.

A funeral service is scheduled for 1:30 p.m., Tuesday, July 11th in the Roberts and Son Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Adam Phillips of the First Free Will Baptist Church in Ponca City officiating. Military honors will presented by the United States Air Force from Vance Air Force Base.

Visitation will be on Sunday afternoon from 2:00 – 6:00 p.m. and again on Monday from 9:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. at the funeral home.