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In Loving Memory Of
Ott Blackwood, Jr.
Ott Blackwood Jr. was born June 1, 1922 in Non, Okla.
to Ott Blackwood and Addie Anderson Blackwood and died Thursday,
February 28, 2008 in Pauls Valley. He was raised in the Pauls Valley
area and attended Elmore City High School before joining the U.S. Navy
in 1943, serving in the South Pacific Theater.
He married Armintha Pickett in Yuma, Az. in 1945 and they owned and
operated Blackhawk Body Shop and Wrecker Service in Pauls Valley for
over 25 years. He later worked as an insurance adjustor and cattle
rancher in Foster, Okla.
Ott was a faithful member of the First Baptist Church of Pauls Valley
where he served as a deacon for 40 years, Sunday School teacher, Adult
Sunday School director and choir member. He and Armintha served as
directors of the church bus ministry for many years.
He served two terms as Worshipful Master of the Pauls Valley Masonic
Lodge # 6, receiving his 50-year pin, and was an active member of the
Gideons International.
Ott was preceded in death by his parents, one grandson, Cliff Blackwood,
and brothers, Gerald, LeRoy and James Blackwood
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Armintha, of the home; three
sons and their wives, Ron and Lynette Blackwood of DeSoto, Kan., Steve
and Marti Blackwood of Wagoner, Okla., and Criss and Becky Blackwood of
Pawhuska, Okla.; one brother, Dale Blackwood and his wife, Brenda, of
Calistoga, Calif.; three sisters, Cleo Coates of Pauls Valley, Alligene
Alexander and her husband, James, of Lexington, Okla., and Gaylon
Kastner and her husband, Bill, of Napa, Calif.; one granddaughter, Jean
Blackwood of Blanchard, Okla. and three grandsons, Richard Blackwood and
his wife, Amy, of Guadalajara, Mexico, Jeffery Blackwood of Washington,
D.C., and Phillip Blackwood and his wife, Faith, of Tucson, Az.; six
great-grandchildren, Morgan and Seth Blackwood of Blanchard and Caitlin,
Marianne, Brian and Julia Blackwood of Tucson; and numerous nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be held Monday, March 3, 2008 at 2:00 pm at the
First Baptist Church of Pauls Valley officiated by Dr. Joe Elam.
Interment will be at the Foster Cemetery under the direction of
Stufflebean-Coffey Funeral Home. |
