Blanche Mae Dobson, 62, of Altus, Oklahoma, formerly of Chetopa, died at 7:50 p.m., Wednesday, March 21, 2007, at the Comanche County Memorial Hospital in Lawton, Oklahoma. She had been in failing health.
She was born on April 26, 1944, in Miami, Oklahoma, to Rex and Lillie (Kinder) Davis. She was raised in the Chetopa area.
She worked at several food establishments in Pittsburg, Coffeyville, Arkansas City, Kansas and served as Food Service Manager in Clarendon, Texas, until she moved to Altus, Oklahoma. At that time, she became the Food Service Manager for Great Western Dining Food Service at Western Oklahoma State College until retirement.
On November 10, 1959, she and Charles E. Rickman were married in Miami, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on October 6, 1982. She and Floyd Dobson were married April 26, 1993, in Miami, Oklahoma. He survives of the home.
SURVIVORS:
Husband - Floyd Dobson of the home, Altus, OK
Two Sons - Charles J. Rickman and his wife, Martha Chesapeake, VA
Joe Rickman and his wife, Kathy Benicia, CA
One Sister - Barbara Dale and her husband, Mike Coffeyville, KS
One Brother – Elmer Davis and his wife, Juanita Picher, OK
Seven Grandchildren –
Ashley, Cole, Katelyn and Tommy Rickman Benicia, CA
Heather and Levi Rickman Chetopa, KS
Cody Lawson Oswego, KS
Two Step-Granddaughters – Monica and Raquel Chesapeake, VA
One Step-Great-Granddaughter – Alaina Chesapeake, VA
Numerous Nieces and Nephews
She was preceded in death by her parents and first husband, Charles E. Rickman.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 26, 2007, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa, Kansas. Burial will be in Ottawa Indian Cemetery, rural Miami, Oklahoma. The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Sunday, March 25, 2007, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the National Kidney Foundation. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Blanche Mae Dobson, please visit our flower store.
She was born on April 26, 1944, in Miami, Oklahoma, to Rex and Lillie (Kinder) Davis. She was raised in the Chetopa area.
She worked at several food establishments in Pittsburg, Coffeyville, Arkansas City, Kansas and served as Food Service Manager in Clarendon, Texas, until she moved to Altus, Oklahoma. At that time, she became the Food Service Manager for Great Western Dining Food Service at Western Oklahoma State College until retirement.
On November 10, 1959, she and Charles E. Rickman were married in Miami, Oklahoma. He preceded her in death on October 6, 1982. She and Floyd Dobson were married April 26, 1993, in Miami, Oklahoma. He survives of the home.
SURVIVORS:
Husband - Floyd Dobson of the home, Altus, OK
Two Sons - Charles J. Rickman and his wife, Martha Chesapeake, VA
Joe Rickman and his wife, Kathy Benicia, CA
One Sister - Barbara Dale and her husband, Mike Coffeyville, KS
One Brother – Elmer Davis and his wife, Juanita Picher, OK
Seven Grandchildren –
Ashley, Cole, Katelyn and Tommy Rickman Benicia, CA
Heather and Levi Rickman Chetopa, KS
Cody Lawson Oswego, KS
Two Step-Granddaughters – Monica and Raquel Chesapeake, VA
One Step-Great-Granddaughter – Alaina Chesapeake, VA
Numerous Nieces and Nephews
She was preceded in death by her parents and first husband, Charles E. Rickman.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 p.m., Monday, March 26, 2007, at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa, Kansas. Burial will be in Ottawa Indian Cemetery, rural Miami, Oklahoma. The family will receive friends from 7:00 – 8:00 p.m., Sunday, March 25, 2007, at the funeral home.
Memorial contributions are suggested to the National Kidney Foundation. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Blanche Mae Dobson, please visit our flower store.
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