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William Russell Blackburn
Male 1903 - 1992

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  • Birth  11 Apr 1903  Readsville, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender  Male 
    Died  31 Jan 1992  Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Obituary  4 Feb 1992  Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Fulton Sun 
    • William Russell Blackburn, 88, of Mexico, died Friday, Jan. 31 in the Audrain Medical Center in Mexico.

      He was born in Readsville April 11, 1903 to George A. Blackburn and Mary J. Maddox Blackburn. He married Alma Spears in 1924. She died Oct. 16, 1957. He married Dorothy Null Jan. 17, 1959 and she died Jan. 11, 1989.

      Survivors include two nieces, Mrs. John (Betty) Ferrier, of Mexico, and Mrs. Bud (Maxine) Thomas, of Mokane; and three step-granddaughters, Dorothy Kidd, of Owasso, Okla., Ann Williams, of Venita, Okla., and Sally McCalley, of Cushing, Okla. He was preceded in death by three brothers, including Walter Blackburn and Clarence Blackburn, both of Fulton.

      He was an oil distribution agent for Continental Oil for 28 years, served as presiding judge of the Audrain County Court from 1971 to 1975,
      and served as chairman of the county health board for three years. He also served as chairman of the Central Judges Association, a member of the Executive Committee of the Mid-Missouri Regional Planning Commission for four years, a vice chair-man of the Heart Fund Drive, chairman of the Task Force on Solid Waste countywide, a member of the committee that founded OATS; a member of the Mid-Missouri Goals Committee, and a member of the Mexico United Methodist Church. He was appointed special deputy sheriff
      in 1973.

      Funeral services were conducted Monday in Precht-Pickering Funeral Home, the Rev. Willard Spencer officiating. Burial was conducted in the Montgomery City Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Show-Me Dream Factory of Audrain County, the family said.
    Buried  Montgomery City Cemetery, Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID  I15451  Herring Family of Callaway County, Missouri
    Last Modified  28 Oct 2010 
     
    Father  George Andrew Blackburn,   b. 9 Dec 1849, , , Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Dec 1931, Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Mary Jane Maud Maddox,   b. 23 Sep 1868, , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 7 Jul 1932, Readsville, Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  3 Feb 1890  , Callaway, Missouri, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F14348541  Group Sheet
     
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - 11 Apr 1903 - Readsville, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 31 Jan 1992 - Mexico, Audrain, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsObituary - Fulton Sun - 4 Feb 1992 - Fulton, Callaway, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - Montgomery City cemetery, Montgomery City, Montgomery, Missouri, USA Link to Google Earth
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