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Oma Lee Charleston Blackerby

31 Dec 1915 – 15 Sep 2013

Birth31 Dec 1915
Death15 Sep 2013
CemeteryHighland Cemetery
Lawton , Comanche County , Oklahoma , USA
Added byCokeman2 on 19 Sep 2013
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/117157966

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Obituary for Oma Lee BlackerbyMemorial service for former Lawton, Oklahoma resident, Oma Lee Blackerby, 97, of Bedford, Texas, will be at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, September 21, 2013, at the First United Methodist Church with the Rev. Al Potts, officiating. Mrs. Blackerby passed away on Sunday, September 15th, 2013, in Bedford, Texas. Private burial will be at Highland Cemetery, Lawton, Oklahoma, under the direction of Lawton Ritter Gray Funeral Home. She was born on December 31st, 1915, in Sulphur, Oklahoma, to Simeon Martin and Ara Mae Surginer Charleston. She married William Jennings Blackerby on July 23, 1941, in Walters, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on February 4, 1991. Mrs. Blackerby worked Civil Service at Fort Sill in the Finance Office and retired after 30 years of service. She was a member of the Kiwanis Club and Toastmistress. She was an active member of the Iris Society, the Lawton Garden Council, N.A.R.F.E., the Southwest Oklahoma Choctaw Club and the Center for Creative Living. She was also a faithful member of the First United Methodist Church where she was involved with the Singles Group for many years. Her family was the center of her world and she cherished them very much. She is survived by her daughter, Billie Jean Grayson of Bedford, Texas; five grandchildren: Darin Jennings Grayson, Dustin Heath Grayson, Courtney Paige Grayson Hickey, Joseph Daniel Blackerby, and Tammy Renae Wright; seven great grandchildren: Taylor Grayson, Haley Hickey, Heather Hickey, Kendyl Kercho, Taylor Blackerby, Hayden Hickey, and Jake Wright; three great - great grandchildren: Jaley Hickey, Braylie Hickey, and Kendyn Hickey; her brother and sister-in-law, Gilbert M. and Billie Charleston of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; her sister, Virginia Blaydes of Aurora, Colorado; and her former son-in-law, Doyce Grayson of Lawton, Oklahoma. She is preceded in death by her parents, husband, son, Gary Don Blackerby, step-daughter, Sonya Blackerby Griffin, step-grandson, Michael Griffin; and two sisters, Stella McCaskill and Mildred Hobbs. Memorial contributions may be made to the First United Methodist Church, 2602 NW Ferris, Lawton, OK 73505.

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