Blackburn, Thomas

Passed: 1987-09-29

Age: 65

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1987-09-30

Information: Thomas Blackburn, 65, of Ravenswood, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 1987, at home after a long illness. Mr. Blackburn was born in Sesser, Illinois. He was a Baptist. He retired from Kaiser Aluminum in 1978 and was a member of Ravenswood VFW, the Kera Gun Club and the Isaac Walton League. He was a veteran of World War II with the Army Air Force. Surviving: wife, Marcella Lilly Blackburn; daughters, Janet Williams and Karen Lawson, both of Ravenswood, Trudee Kondos of Hunting Town, Md., and Dona Davisson of Jacksonville, Fla.; sister, Lavena Stubblefield of Sesser, Ill.; four grandchildren; one great-grandchild. Services will be at 2 pm Thursday, Oct. 1, at Straight-Tucker Funeral Home, Ravenswood, with the Rev. Darrell Johnson officiating. Burial will be in Ravenswood Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home, Wednesday, from 2-4 and 7-9 pm.