Visitation will be from 4 - 8 PM, both Monday and Tuesday, with family greeting friends at the funeral home from 5-7 PM on Tuesday February 20, 2024 (6934 S. Western). A service to celebrate Dorothy's life will be held at 11:00 AM February 21, 2024 at Vondel Smith & Son - South Western Colonial Chapel (6934 S. Western Ave) with burial following at Resthaven OKC.

- Dorothy Maxine Blackburn

- April 8, 1928 – February 16, 2024

Dorothy entered Heavens gates on Friday, February 16, 2024 at the age of 95. The daughter of Flim Benjamin Fennell & Athel Icephene (Walker) Fennell, she was born on April 8, 1928 in Holdenville, Oklahoma. She and her siblings grew up in the Holdenville area and she was a 1946 graduate of Holdenville High School. On April 5, 1947, Dorothy married the love of her life Nolen Blackburn and they relocated to Oklahoma City, where they established their family. In addition to being a loving wife, devoted mother, and doting Mimi, she was also a dedicated homemaker and a skilled seamstress, making many outfits for her children as they grew. Dorothy and Nolen celebrated 52 years of marriage before his passing in 1998. She enjoyed many hobbies and activities throughout her lifetime. She and Nolen loved to travel and spend time with friends dancing at the Moose Lodge. She loved watching OU football, the PGA, and game shows. She loved playing dominoes, card games and "word search" books. But above all, she loved her family, especially her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Dorothy will be fondly remembered as a loving, compassionate, kind, generous, thoughtful woman with an infectious smile and she will be held close to our hearts each day.

She was preceded in death by her:

Parents; Flim and Athel Fennell

Husband, Nolen Blackburn

Daughter: Brenda Faye Drummond

Two Brothers: Desmar and Densil Fennell

She leaves behind her loving family:

Daughter, Marsha & husband Jack Killingsworth

Son, Hal Blackburn & wife Karen

Sister-In-Law, Betty Stephenson;

Six Grandchildren: Brent Hall & wife Kim; Todd Killingsworth & wife Lori; Derek Hall & wife Shelly; Kristi & husband Garrett Campbell; Tammy & husband Kyle Lonsbury; Ryan Blackburn & wife Amy.

Ten Great Grandchildren: Alyssa, Jase, Kody, Cruz, Jett, Hailey, Reagan, Emery, Abby, & Ethan.

As well as countless nieces, nephews and friends.

The Family wishes to express their gratitude to Humanity Hospice, and Meadowlake Estates, for their tender and attentive care.