Ouachita County Louisiana Archives Obituaries.....BLACKMON, EDWARD S. JR. September 30, 2010
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News Star World - October 02, 2010
EDWARD S. BLACKMON JR.

Graveside Funeral Services for Doctor Edward S. Blackmon, Jr. will be held on 
Sunday October 3, 2010 at 2:00 PM at Mulhearn Memorial Park Cemetery under the 
direction of Mulhearn Funeral Home in West Monroe. Reverend Mark Fenn, Global 
Ministries Pastor of First Baptist Church, West Monroe will be officiating. Dr. 
Blackmon was born July 10, 1920 in El Paso, Texas. He was the 3rd child of Mary 
Amelia Kornman and Edward Sylvester Blackmon. After the death of his mother in 
1936, he moved to Louisiana to live with his aunts and graduated from Ouachita 
Parish High School. Sergeant Blackmon began serving in the U.S. Army in 1942 
and spent 9 months in Germany. After his discharge in January 1946, he enrolled 
at Southern College of Optometry in Memphis, Tennessee. Upon graduation he 
opened a practice in Delhi then later in West Monroe where he practiced 
Optometry for over 50 years. In 1966 he was elected Alderman for the City of 
West Monroe and enjoyed serving his community. He and Evelyn toured Europe, 
Asia, Australia and The Holy Lands and had great stories to tell about their 
travels. They even escorted two of their granddaughters to Russia for their 
high school graduations. He was a member of First Baptist Church of West Monroe 
and the Monroe Lions Club. Dr. Blackmon is survived by his wife of 68 years, 
Evelyn Louise Kinnison Blackmon, his son Dr. Larry Blackmon and wife Dency, and 
his daughter Jan Blackmon Mattingly and husband Dale. He is also survived by 5 
granddaughters, D'Anne and Corey Bennett, Angela and Rob Hammond, Amy and 
Jeremy Many, Ashley and Shannon Harper, and Kinbur Blackmon. He has 9 great-
grandchildren Reed and Emma Bennett, Abby and Garrett Hammond, Mase, Kross, and 
Brees Many, and Cam and Crew Harper and his faithful and loyal feathered 
friend "Willie" from Caney Lake. He was affectionately known as "Granny" by his 
granddaughters and great-grandchildren. He is survived by 3 nieces Betsy 
Blackmon Smith, Beverly Blackmon Guthrie, and Jayne Griffis Smith. He was 
preceded in death by his sister, Roslyn Griffis and his brother Paul Blackmon. 
Memorial gifts can be made to the Gideon Bible Fund, McGuire Methodist Church 
Building Fund or 1st Baptist Church, West Monroe.

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