Valley-Canyon County ID Archives Obituaries.....Blackwell, Jr., George W. August 31, 1997 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/id/idfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: David Blackwell dcblackwell@clearwire.net October 17, 2009, 8:14 pm The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho The Idaho Statesman, Boise, Idaho 31 August 1997 George W. Blackwell, Jr. George W. Blackwell, Jr, 84, of Vale, Ore., died Tuesday, Aug. 26, 1997, from complications following surgery at an Ontario, Ore., hospital. Vigil services with rosary will be held at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Sept. 2, at St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Vale. Liturgy of Christian Burial will follow at 11 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Burial will follow in Kohlerlawn Cemetery, Nampa. Services are under the direction of the Vale Lienkaemper Chapel. George was born March 2, 1913, at McCall, Idaho, the son of George and Rosa Blackwell. He was reared and educated in McCall and Ontario, Ore., area. He later joined and served an enlistment in the U.S. Navy in the early 1930's. George worked at various jobs during his life, from working with his parents in the sheep business to driving ore truck out of Stibnite during World War II to working as a supervisor of slot machine operations at a casino in Las Vegas, Nev. During these years he married Eileen Scott in 1939; a son David was born of this marriage. He later married Donna Hanna in 1949; another son Josh was born of this marriage. George was an avid fisherman and hunter throughout his life, and enjoyed telling some of his fishing and hunting exploits. He is survived by his two sons, David and his wife. Sally of Boise, and Joshua of Colchester, Vt., a brother and his wife, Jim and Charlene Blackwell of Boulder City, Nev., a foster brother and his wife, Jack and Delores Hubbard of Boise; two granddaughters, Rebecca and Katie; a great-granddaughter, Payton [sic]; and cousins. The family requests no flowers, but suggests that donations be made to the Long Valley Historical Society, P.O. Box 444, Donnelly, Idaho 83615. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/id/valley/obits/b/blackwel2265nob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/idfiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb