Butler County KS Archives Obituaries.....Blackmore, Cora M. May 1964
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The El Dorado Times, May 11, 1964
The El Dorado Times 
May 11, 1964 

MRS. CORA BLACKMORE DIES; RITES TUESDAY 

Mrs. Cora M. Blackmore, 75, of 104-1/2 West First, died Saturday evening at her 
home. Although she had been in failing health for several years, her death was 
unexpected.

She was born at Rushville, Ark., August 27, 1888, and was married to John B. 
Blackmore at Harrison, Ark., Oct. 29, 1908. A daughter died at birth and Mr. 
Blackmore died in El Dorado Feb. 6, 1959. The family came to El Dorado from 
Rushville, in 1922.

She was a member of the First Baptist Church of El Dorado and was active in the 
Opal stoner Circle and the Friendly Sunday school class of the church. She also 
was affiliated with Friendship Rebekah Lodge No. 10.

Surviving are one son, Galen E. Blackmore, 502 North Jones, El Dorado; five 
brothers, Lon Cox, Shawnee, Okla., John L. Cox, and Henry Cox, both of Sanger, 
Calif., J. W. Cox and Edgar Cox, both of Harrison; four sisters, Mrs. Ruth 
Langston, Tuttle, Okla.,. Mrs. Maude Reed, Hesperia, Calif., Mrs. Nora Pressley 
and Mrs. Esther Sneeringer, both of Harrison; four grandchildren and one great-
grandchild.

The casket will not be opened during the funeral hour. Friends may call at the 
funeral home prior to the services. 

Services will be conducted Tuesday at 10 a.m. at Dietz-Pittman Colonial Chapel 
by the Rev. Donald McCracken, pastor of the First Baptist Church. Interment 
will be made in Sunset Lawns Cemetery.

The El Dorado Times 
May 13, 1964 

FUNERAL RITES FOR CORA BLACKMORE HELD 

Funeral services for Mrs. Cora M. Blackmore, 75, who died Saturday, were held 
Tuesday at the Dietz-Pittman Colonial Chapel.

The Rev. Donald D. McCracken, pastor of the First Baptist Church, officiated. 

Serving as casket bearers were Frank H. Steiger, Lloyd C. King, Roy Wallace, 
Archie Green, Ellis Rounds and Alvin D. Wilson.

Members of the Undenominational Church, Friendly Class of the First Baptist 
Church, Rebekah Lodge and local Salvation Army attended the services in a group.

Interment was made in Sunset Lawns Cemetery. 



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