Obituary for Patricia L Blackman
Patricia Jones Blackman, also known as Miss Pat, passed away November 29,2024.
Services are to be held at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. Visitation is Sunday, December
8th, 2pm-4pm. Funereal Service is Monday, December 9th at 2 pm. She was born
October 9, 1940 in Altus, Oklahoma, the twin daughter of Harold William and Laura
Margaret Jones. She graduated from Altus High School in 1958 and attended
Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha for one year on scholarship and Oklahoma
State University for one semester before heading to California where she continued to
work for the next forty years. Patricia retired from the Los Angeles County School
system after 23 years of accounting. She and her husband moved to Altus in 2000 to
care for her father who passed away in 2005. Her mother passed away in 1992.
Patricia went to work briefly for the Altus Police Department as a 911Dispatcher in
March 2010 and found the work exciting and very fulfilling.
Patricia's hobbies included playing with her cats, solving puzzles of all kinds, crochet,
winning at cards, reading good mysteries, drinking coffee with friends at The Friendship
Inn and McDonald's, and baking cakes to give to the Altus Fire Department and Altus
Police Department, where she was affectionately known as The Cake Lady. She loved
people and no one she met remained a stranger. A true patriot she loved this country
and was an animal lover.
In 1953 when she was 12 years old, she was named Jr. Fishing Queen of Oklahoma
when she won the fishing derby held at the city reservoir in Altus and won a rod and
reel. As a teenager, Patricia taught swimming for the City of Altus and was a lifeguard at the City Pool and at the Officer's Club at Altus Air Force Base. In high school, she was a member of That Altus Band, Pep Band, mixed chorus, and glee club. She was named
Miss Altus Amvets in 1958 and participated in two beauty contests that summer. She
was a member and past president of the Altus Literary Club, a member of the
Southwestern Oklahoma Republican Women's Club, a past president of the local AARP
and active in many charities. She served on the Altus City Council until April 2023,
representing Ward II and all of the citizens of Altus. She was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church in Altus.
Patricia's husband, Donald Blackman, passed away on January 12, 2010 after a long
battle with cancer. Her grandson, Joseph Jones, of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
passed away the summer of 2018. She is survived by her twin brother, Patrick and his
wife, Barbara, of Bellevue, Nebraska; her brother, Bob Jones of Altus; her brother-in-
law, David Blackman and his wife, May, of Hawaii; her four children, blessed biologically,
Mason Craig Dickerson of Sacramento, California; a twin daughter, Deborah L. Viggiano of California; a twin daughter, Deanna M. Dickerson of Altus, Oklahoma; and John S. Jones of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts; five children, blessed by marriage, Sharon Battles and her husband, Bill, of Arizona; Donald Blackman II of Arizona; Chris
Blackman of Arizona; Michael Blackman and his wife, Cindy Maxwell, of Texas; and
Tamara Blackman and her husband, Joe Thomas, of Japan; and grandchildren David
Jones and his wife, Raleigh, and Shelly Jones and her husband, Phil Reed of Vineyard
Haven, Massachusetts; Ryan Battles of Arizona; Aaron and Shaunacy Blackman of
Texas; Jason Blackman of Texas; Sean Blackman of New Mexico; and five great
grandchildren, Cole, Damon, and Jesse Reed and Lyla and Nico Jones of Vineyard
Haven, Massachusetts; Patricia is survived by cousins, Karen Knox of Altus, and Shirley
Updegraff of Oklahoma City; a niece, Kelly Allen and her husband, Lembo, of Texas; a
nephew, Rick Jones and his wife, Heidi, of Texas; a nephew, Collin Carabine, of Texas;
and many cousins.
In lieu of flowers, Patricia requested donations be made to animal rescues or to the
charity of your choice.
Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Lowell - Tims Funeral Home, ALtus, Oklahoma.
Funeral services be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 9, 2024 at Lowell - Tims Funeral Home Chapel, Altus, Oklahoma with interment to follow at Altus City Cemetery, Altus, Oklahoma with Chaplain Erin Martinez officiating.
Services have been entrusted to Lowell - Tims Funeral Home and Crematory.
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Services are to be held at Lowell-Tims Funeral Home. Visitation is Sunday, December
8th, 2pm-4pm. Funereal Service is Monday, December 9th at 2 pm. She was born
October 9, 1940 in Altus, Oklahoma, the twin daughter of Harold William and Laura
Margaret Jones. She graduated from Altus High School in 1958 and attended
Oklahoma College for Women in Chickasha for one year on scholarship and Oklahoma
State University for one semester before heading to California where she continued to
work for the next forty years. Patricia retired from the Los Angeles County School
system after 23 years of accounting. She and her husband moved to Altus in 2000 to
care for her father who passed away in 2005. Her mother passed away in 1992.
Patricia went to work briefly for the Altus Police Department as a 911Dispatcher in
March 2010 and found the work exciting and very fulfilling.
Patricia's hobbies included playing with her cats, solving puzzles of all kinds, crochet,
winning at cards, reading good mysteries, drinking coffee with friends at The Friendship
Inn and McDonald's, and baking cakes to give to the Altus Fire Department and Altus
Police Department, where she was affectionately known as The Cake Lady. She loved
people and no one she met remained a stranger. A true patriot she loved this country
and was an animal lover.
In 1953 when she was 12 years old, she was named Jr. Fishing Queen of Oklahoma
when she won the fishing derby held at the city reservoir in Altus and won a rod and
reel. As a teenager, Patricia taught swimming for the City of Altus and was a lifeguard at the City Pool and at the Officer's Club at Altus Air Force Base. In high school, she was a member of That Altus Band, Pep Band, mixed chorus, and glee club. She was named
Miss Altus Amvets in 1958 and participated in two beauty contests that summer. She
was a member and past president of the Altus Literary Club, a member of the
Southwestern Oklahoma Republican Women's Club, a past president of the local AARP
and active in many charities. She served on the Altus City Council until April 2023,
representing Ward II and all of the citizens of Altus. She was a member of the First
Presbyterian Church in Altus.
Patricia's husband, Donald Blackman, passed away on January 12, 2010 after a long
battle with cancer. Her grandson, Joseph Jones, of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts
passed away the summer of 2018. She is survived by her twin brother, Patrick and his
wife, Barbara, of Bellevue, Nebraska; her brother, Bob Jones of Altus; her brother-in-
law, David Blackman and his wife, May, of Hawaii; her four children, blessed biologically,
Mason Craig Dickerson of Sacramento, California; a twin daughter, Deborah L. Viggiano of California; a twin daughter, Deanna M. Dickerson of Altus, Oklahoma; and John S. Jones of Vineyard Haven, Massachusetts; five children, blessed by marriage, Sharon Battles and her husband, Bill, of Arizona; Donald Blackman II of Arizona; Chris
Blackman of Arizona; Michael Blackman and his wife, Cindy Maxwell, of Texas; and
Tamara Blackman and her husband, Joe Thomas, of Japan; and grandchildren David
Jones and his wife, Raleigh, and Shelly Jones and her husband, Phil Reed of Vineyard
Haven, Massachusetts; Ryan Battles of Arizona; Aaron and Shaunacy Blackman of
Texas; Jason Blackman of Texas; Sean Blackman of New Mexico; and five great
grandchildren, Cole, Damon, and Jesse Reed and Lyla and Nico Jones of Vineyard
Haven, Massachusetts; Patricia is survived by cousins, Karen Knox of Altus, and Shirley
Updegraff of Oklahoma City; a niece, Kelly Allen and her husband, Lembo, of Texas; a
nephew, Rick Jones and his wife, Heidi, of Texas; a nephew, Collin Carabine, of Texas;
and many cousins.
In lieu of flowers, Patricia requested donations be made to animal rescues or to the
charity of your choice.
Visitation will be 4:00 p.m. - 6:00 p.m Sunday, December 8, 2024 at Lowell - Tims Funeral Home, ALtus, Oklahoma.
Funeral services be 2:00 p.m. Monday, December 9, 2024 at Lowell - Tims Funeral Home Chapel, Altus, Oklahoma with interment to follow at Altus City Cemetery, Altus, Oklahoma with Chaplain Erin Martinez officiating.
Services have been entrusted to Lowell - Tims Funeral Home and Crematory.
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Visitation
Sunday
8
Dec
4:00 PM
- 6:00 PM
Lowell-Tims Chapel
1100 East Tamarack Road
Altus, OK 73521
Funeral
Monday
9
Dec
2:00 PM
Lowell-Tims Chapel
1100 East Tamarack Road
Altus, OK 73521
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