Obituaries:  Mrs. Edna O. Blackwell, Sabine Parish       B-424
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., Feb 28, 1985
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Mrs. Edna O. Blackwell

  Mrs. Edna O. Blackwell, 77, of Many, died Wednesday evening,
Feb. 20, 1985, at the Sabine Medical Center. Funeral services
were held at 2 p.m., Friday, Feb. 22, at Calvary Baptist Church
in Many. Rev. Bobby Dye, and Rev. Dan Perego officiated.

  Mrs. Blackwell was preceded in death by her husband, James
Alford Blackwell; one son, Floyd Blackwell; and one daughter,
Leatrice Nichols.

  She is survived by two sons, James (Burt) C. Blackwell of Many,
and David Kenneth Blackwell of Lake Charles; four daughters, Mary
Edna Keith of Moreland, Kansas, Marjorie Cook of Anacoco, Dianne
Polk of Little Rock, Ark., and Joyce Walker of Shreveport; two
brothers, Joe Self of Houston, Tex., and Albert Self of Robeline;
one sister, Viola Brumley of Cleveland, Texas; 20 grandchildren;
and 18 great grandchildren.

  Pallbearers were Mike Nichols, Rickey Blackwell, Scott
Blackwell, Dale Blackwell, Craig Hartley, Darin Walker, Mark
Walker, and Greg Booker, all grandsons. Honorary pallbearers were
Benny Funderburk, David Barnhill, Larry Morris, Bud Frey, Gene
Lawrence, and Joe DeBose.

  Interment was at Fenders Cemetery, under the direction of Warren
Meadows Funeral Home of Many.