Obituaries:  Mrs. Bettye Blackwell, Sabine Parish       B-424
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Apr 18, 1974
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mrs. Bettye Blackwell

  Mrs. Bettye Blackwell, 47, of Many, died on Friday, April 12, at
7 a.m., following a short illness.

  Mrs. Blackwell is survived by her husband, O. E. Blackwell of
Many; three sons, James A. McDowell of Casper, Wyoming, Fred
Allen McDowell, and Ricky Wayne McDowell, both of Many; two
daughters, Mrs. Linda Derr, and Nancy Ruth McDowell, both of
Many; her mother, Mrs. W. F. Stoker of Forest Hill; two brothers,
C. A. Stoker, and D. W. Stoker, both of Alvin, Tex.; two sisters,
Mrs. Naomi Samuels of Anchorage, Alaska, and Mrs. Retha
Frederikson of Black River Falls, Wisc.; two grandchildren, and a
host of nieces and nephews.

  Funeral services were held at the Bethsadia Baptist Church on
Monday, April 15, at 10 a.m., with the Rev. Willis Greer, and the
Rev. Howard Arnold officiating.

  Burial was in the Bethsadia Cemetery, under the direction of the
Warren Meadows Funeral Home.