Richard Ray Ashford
Richard was born on Mar 9, 1948 and he passed on Nov 21, 2010.
Following high school Richard entered the US Armed Forces and served in Veitnam. He was honorably discharged in 1971. In 1986 Richard and his wife, Fonda, moved from Blanchard to Blackwall, Oklahoma where he managed the Blackwell Sale Barn.
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Gerald Wayne Bottoms
Gerald was born on Dec 21, 1947 and he passed on Mar 8, 2007.
He was a civil servant for over thirty years working at Tinker Air Force Base where he was an Aircraft Elecronic Special Logistics Manager.
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Jerry Don Brooks
Jerry was born on Aug 20, 1948 and passed on Apr 15, 1988.
Jerry was a dairy farmer in the Blanchard area.
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Donald Reece "Duck" Carter
Duck was born on Oct 6, 1947 and passed on Jul 13, 2019.
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Bruce Edward Carroll
Bruce was born in 1947 and he passed on Mar 23, 2016.
Bruce was an artist.
While Bruce was in his senior year at Blanchard he had twin cousins that were in the 8th grade at Blachard. They were Gary and Larry Crosby. Bruce's mother and their mother were sisters. They left Blanchard after the 8th grade and moved to Minco. They were football stars at Minco and the archives of The Daily Oklahoman are replete with articles about the their football days.
Here are Gary and Larry's 8th grade photos from the 1965-1966 Blanchard Lion Yearbook.
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Otha Douglas Gibson
Douglas was born on Dec 26, 1946 and made the ultimate sacrifice for his country on Jun 25, 1968 in Viet Nam.
On May 14, 1967 Douglas was inducted into the US Army and he arrived in Viet Nam on November 4, 1967.
The 1968 Blanchard Lion Yearbook was dedicated to Douglas.
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Shannon Bernice Goodman (Bryant)
Shannon was born on Mar 28, 1947 and passed on Jan 2, 2018.
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Larry Leon Hager
Larry was born on Jul 10, 1948 and passed on Aug 27, 2013.
In addition to being in the Concrete Construction Bussiness, he retired from the US Postal Service.
Larry's biological father was Bobby Doyle Hager (Apr 1, 1928 - Jan 16, 1997)
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Nolan Douglas Martin
Nolan was born on Dec 27, 1945 and passed on Nov 23, 2008.
After school, he worked in the oilfield industry, was a construction superintendent and a farmer.
Wilta Martin Gibson was Nolan's sister and Douglas Gibson's mother. Therefore Nolan was Douglas Gibson's uncle.
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Richard Dean Noffsinger
Richard was born on Dec 12, 1947 and passed on Mar 19, 2004.
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Lowell was born on Nov 14, 1948 and passed on Feb 29, 2000.
After graduating from Blanchard High School he was inducted into the US Army and served in Viet Nam.
Lowell and Patricia Ann spent most of their years living in Blanchard. Lowell became pastor of Bethal Free Holiness Church in 1998 and they moved to Colcord, OK.
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Kenny Joseph Wood
Kenny was born on Apr 30, 1947 and sadly, he was killed in an auto accident on Jun 24, 1967.
Kenny attended Blanchard Public School, but his last year was 1963, his freshman year. Had he remained in school he would have graduated with the class of 1966.
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