Blackburn, Thomas

Passed:

Age: 65

Source:

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 2:00 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 1, at Straight-Tucker Funeral Home, Ravenswood with the Rev. Darrell Johnson officiating.  Burial will be in Ravenswood Cemetery.