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Elizabeth J. (King) Blackburn  Obituary

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by Cindy Osburn: rider10166@aol.com 1/15/2002
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Transcribe by: Bill Cook, Payne Co. Archivist
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December 26, 1940
Headline reads:
Pioneer Resident Dies Here today.

Mrs. Elizabeth J. Blackburn age 85 died at 3:20 a.m. at
her home 301 Central. Funeral services will be held Saturday
afternoon at 2:00 o'clock in the Fairley Memorial Chapel with 
the Cap. Alfred Parker of the Salvation Army in charge. Burial
will be in the Union Cemetery under direction of the Fairley 
Mortuary. 
The body will lie in state at the Fairley Mortuary until the
hour of the service.

Mrs. Blackburn born Sept. 2, 1855 in Centerville, Indian Territory.
Came to Oklahoma in 1892 and settled on a farm four and one 
half miles northwest of Cushing, living there until the death
with her husband in 1920 when she moved to her present home.
She was a member of the Salvation Army and was the oldest Home
League member in the United States, being active in the forming of 
the Cushing Home League of wich she was faithful worker.

Survivors include five sons, John W. and Marion F. and Charlie 
Blackburn of Cushing, Samuel B. of Jennings and Albert R. of Yale, 
one daughter, Mrs. Cal Boyles of Ripley; two brothers; William
King of Cushing and S.N. King of Chapute Kansas, twenty nine
grandchildren and sixteen great grandchildren and other relatives
and family members
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