1927
Ethel
2010
Ethel Beatrice Blackwell
July 24, 1927 — October 25, 2010
Ethel Beatrice Blackwell was born to Ida Whitfield on July 24, 1927, in Texarkana, Texas. Her uncle and aunt, Jim and Dresser Glenn, reared Ethel.
Ethel accepted Christ at an early age and continued serving God all her life. She was a faithful believer in the word of the Lord and loved to share his word through song. She was a member of the Idabel Seventh-day Adventist Church where she served as a Sabbath School teacher, Clerk and Deaconess.
March 1, 1946, Ethel joined in matrimony with Jodie Blackwell. In 1950, they moved to Idabel, OK where they established the first veterinary practice in this region. She retired from Hill's Nursing Home in 2008 after many years of dedicated service.
Ethel was preceded in death by her mother Ida Whitfield, uncle and aunt Jim and Dresser Glenn, ex-husband, Jodie Blackwell, daughter, Beanell Blackwell, brother, John Finney, sisters, Minnie Mitchell and Dorothy Finney.
She is survived by two daughters, Belinda Bradford of Oklahoma City, OK, Pamela (husband Edward) Shoals of Edmond, OK, two sons Michael (wife Christine) Blackwell of Knoxville, TN and Carlos (wife Willene) Blackwell of Houston, TX. She also leaves 13 grandchildren, many more great-grandchildren, great great-grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.
The Queen Bea
Life often regales us with that which is beautiful
That which is poise and grace.
And when this happens we take notice for it stands out in its place.
For such is the queen, the center of her world
And centered in her soul.
Regal is the queen, noble is the lady
that rules from her palatial adobe
She reigns supreme, a charming countenance,
Bestowing love and light
She's the elegance of fairy tales written by day
And dreamt of in sleep by night
The queen wears proud her native heritage and values tradition and family.
She's royalty personified, her inherent birthright,
Befitting her humble majesty.
Saucy, sassy, the spice of abundant life, her appeal is glorious to behold.
The Bea is the celebrated lady of the day;
A queen sent from Heaven above.
By Lavonne Kelley
Ethel accepted Christ at an early age and continued serving God all her life. She was a faithful believer in the word of the Lord and loved to share his word through song. She was a member of the Idabel Seventh-day Adventist Church where she served as a Sabbath School teacher, Clerk and Deaconess.
March 1, 1946, Ethel joined in matrimony with Jodie Blackwell. In 1950, they moved to Idabel, OK where they established the first veterinary practice in this region. She retired from Hill's Nursing Home in 2008 after many years of dedicated service.
Ethel was preceded in death by her mother Ida Whitfield, uncle and aunt Jim and Dresser Glenn, ex-husband, Jodie Blackwell, daughter, Beanell Blackwell, brother, John Finney, sisters, Minnie Mitchell and Dorothy Finney.
She is survived by two daughters, Belinda Bradford of Oklahoma City, OK, Pamela (husband Edward) Shoals of Edmond, OK, two sons Michael (wife Christine) Blackwell of Knoxville, TN and Carlos (wife Willene) Blackwell of Houston, TX. She also leaves 13 grandchildren, many more great-grandchildren, great great-grandchildren and a host of relatives and friends.
The Queen Bea
Life often regales us with that which is beautiful
That which is poise and grace.
And when this happens we take notice for it stands out in its place.
For such is the queen, the center of her world
And centered in her soul.
Regal is the queen, noble is the lady
that rules from her palatial adobe
She reigns supreme, a charming countenance,
Bestowing love and light
She's the elegance of fairy tales written by day
And dreamt of in sleep by night
The queen wears proud her native heritage and values tradition and family.
She's royalty personified, her inherent birthright,
Befitting her humble majesty.
Saucy, sassy, the spice of abundant life, her appeal is glorious to behold.
The Bea is the celebrated lady of the day;
A queen sent from Heaven above.
By Lavonne Kelley
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