Blackburn, Wade Everett
Passed:
Age: 62
Source:
Death Notice:
Obituary Date: 1966-01-21
Information: Wade Everett Blackburn, 62, Mt. Alto, Jackson County, died at his home yesterday morning after a long illness. He was born at Cottageville, son of the late William O. and Daisy Davis Blackburn and was a member of the Hopewell Baptist Church at Mt. Alto. He was a retired carpenter and a member of Union 1159, United Brotherhood of Carpenters and Jointers. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Hattie Blackburn; a son, Eugene Blackburn, Akron, O.; two daughters, Mrs. Ethel Mae Pickens and Mrs. Opal Abbott, both of Parkersburg; three brothers, Ralph Blackburn, Evans, Von Blackburn, Ravenswood, and William Blackburn of New Brighten, Pa; and one sister, Mrs. Ada Hamilton, Akron. There are 10 grandchildren surviving. Services will be held Saturday at 11 a.m. at the Hopewell Baptist Church, Mt. Alto with the Rev. Milton Haskins officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery. Friends may call at the Casto Funeral Home at Evans.