John Blackwell
John W. Blackwell, age 94, of 2527 Northbrook Road, Quincy, died on February 27, 2008 at 6:25 a.m. in Blessing Hospital. He was born on May 23, 1913 in Frankford, Missouri. He married Isa Mae Watts on April 13, 1941. She survives.
Mr. Blackwell was a member of Faith Christian Church.
He served in the United States Army during World War II. He retired in 1975 as a machinist from Caterpillar Company after 30 years of service.
In addition to his wife, survivors include:
SISTER-IN-LAW: Pauline Lock of Quincy;
BROTHER-IN-LAW: Howard K. Watts & his wife Doris of Quincy
NIECES & NEPHEWS: Wayne Lock and his wife Mary of Quincy, Karla Duesterhaus and her husband Jim of Quincy, Howard K. Watts II and his wife Galena of Albuquerque, NM and Beverly Bland and her husband Steve of Hannibal, MO;
COUSIN: Zelma Rucker of Frankford, MO,
Numerous great nieces, great nephews and other relatives also survive.
He was preceded in death by his parents, one brother, and two sisters.
Graveside services will be held on Monday, March 3, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in Greenmount Cemetery in Quincy by Rev. Kenneth Worcester. Visitation will be held Sunday evening from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the Duker & Haugh Funeral Home. Memorials may be made to Faith Christian Church.
I am so very sorry to find out that William (Bill) had passed. Both he and Mae were such a large part of my life when I was growing up..they truly shaped me in my life. My love goes out to Mae and the entire family for their loss.
With Love,
Vince & Kristen Arnold
1109 Kimberly Court
Roseville, CA 95661
916-781-3267
Mae, We are so very sorry to learn about Bill’s death. We are still in Texas and will not get home yet for another month so just wanted you to know you are in our thoughts and prayers and we will contact you when we get back home. Love and prayers – Gene and Audrey
Dear Mae, We are in Texas for the winter so were unable to see you and express our sympathy. We do so now and want you to know that we always enjoyed Bill so much, just as we do you and hope that you are doing as well as can be expected
One of the things we enjoyed and learned from was Bill’s vast knowledge of the Bible and marveled at his memory or the verses.
May God Bless you and your family at this time. In Christian Love, Aleen and Virgil