Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BLACKMON, BOBBIE ANN February 12, 2015
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News Star World - February 14, 2015
BOBBIE ANN BLACKMON

Bobbie Ann Meredith Blackmon went home to eternal life with her Lord on 
February 12, 2015 in Pineville, LA, near the home of her son, Jerry Blackmon. 
Mrs. Blackmon was born to Robert W. and Katie Davis Meredith in Winnsboro, LA, 
on August 21, 1930. She attended school in Winnsboro and graduated from 
Winnsboro High School in 1947.

Throughout her life, Bobbie Ann loved her home town and the people who lived 
there. After high school, she worked in the office at Hatfield Hardware Store 
in Winnsboro. She often laughed as she told the story of her spending her 
paychecks buying records at Turner Mercantile from a new sales clerk, Elmo 
Blackmon.

On April 18, 1948, Bobbie Ann married the love of her life, Elmo B. Blackmon, 
at her parents' house in Winnsboro. They were married for 62 years. Winnsboro 
was their home until 2009, when they moved to Pineville. Bobbie Ann was a 
lifelong member of Winnsboro's First Baptist Church, where she accepted Christ 
as her personal Savior as a child. As an active church member, she worked in 
WMU, taught Sunday School and VBS, cooked for mission trips, and fed visiting 
preachers and missionaries. She loved the Lord and her church. Throughout 
Bobbie's life, her dearest friends were her fellow church members.

In 1957, Elmo and Bobbie opened Blackmon's Department Store in Winnsboro, where 
they served Franklin Parish for 43 years. She was Elmo's advisor, his 
encourager, and his partner in the store. Bobbie enjoyed working in DAR, having 
served the local White Oak Chapter as Regent. She enjoyed working on projects 
to beautify Winnsboro.

Bobbie Ann loved her family, her neighbors, and her friends. In the later 
years, she appreciated the cards and phone calls from those neighbors and 
friends. She is preceded in death by her husband, her parents, and her sisters, 
Dorothy Williamson and Mary Crowley. She is survived by her daughter, Sandra 
Bennett, of Irving, TX, and her son, Jerry Blackmon, and his wife Kathy of 
Pineville. Other survivors include her three grandchildren: Kim Bennett Green 
and husband Gardner of Coppell, TX, Jay Blackmon and wife Lacy of Pineville, 
and Jeff Blackmon and wife Haley of Pineville. Eight great-grandchildren 
brought great joy to Bobbie Ann's life. They are Abby Green, Davis Green, 
Mallory Blackmon, Grace Blackmon, Bode Blackmon, Molly Blackmon, Brian 
Blackmon, and Emily Blackmon. Bobbie is also survived by her brother and 
sister-in-law, Walter and Mona Meredith, five nieces, and one nephew.

Visitation was held on February 13th at Gill First National Funeral Home in 
Winnsboro, Louisiana. Memorial Services will be held Saturday, February 14th at 
the First Baptist Church in Winnsboro at 3:00 p.m. Memorials in Mrs. Blackmon's 
name may be sent to First Baptist Church, 502 Highland Street, Winnsboro, 
Louisiana, 71295.

On line condolences may be made at www.gillfirstnational.com

Gill First National Funeral Home

Winnsboro, LA 

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