Gene Blackburn, 72, of Brooklyn died April 4, 2010, at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb.
He was born Dec. 16, 1937, in Macomb, a son of Cyril E. and Reatha Reeves Blackburn. He first married Lucille Burnside on May 28, 1958, in Rushville. He later married Rose Benjamin Clayton on Feb. 13, 1993, in Kahokia, Mo. She survives.
Also surviving are his mother, Reatha Blackburn of Macomb; two daughters, Jo Ann (and Dennis) Billingsly of Camden and Marcia (and Kerry) Azbell of Peosta, Iowa; two stepsons, Sean (and Andrea) Clayton of Henrietta, N.Y., and Brent (and Kathy) Clayton of Rushville; and one brother, Jim (and Sally Jo) Blackburn of Brooklyn.
He was preceded in death by his father, Cyril Blackburn; one stepdaughter, Loy Clayton; and two nephews, Steve and Mark Blackburn.
He was a farmer in the Brooklyn area for most of his life, retiring in 2008.
He was a member of Camden Masonic Lodge #648 AF and AM, Two Rivers Regional Council, Mid America Intermodal Port Authority, Schuyler County Republican Precinct Committeeman and Rushville Flying Club.
He served on the Schuyler County Board and Rushville School Board.
In 2009, he received the Conservation Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Agency.
Burial will be in Brooklyn Cemetery.
Full obit in the Astoria South Fulton Argus - April 7, 2010.
He was born Dec. 16, 1937, in Macomb, a son of Cyril E. and Reatha Reeves Blackburn. He first married Lucille Burnside on May 28, 1958, in Rushville. He later married Rose Benjamin Clayton on Feb. 13, 1993, in Kahokia, Mo. She survives.
Also surviving are his mother, Reatha Blackburn of Macomb; two daughters, Jo Ann (and Dennis) Billingsly of Camden and Marcia (and Kerry) Azbell of Peosta, Iowa; two stepsons, Sean (and Andrea) Clayton of Henrietta, N.Y., and Brent (and Kathy) Clayton of Rushville; and one brother, Jim (and Sally Jo) Blackburn of Brooklyn.
He was preceded in death by his father, Cyril Blackburn; one stepdaughter, Loy Clayton; and two nephews, Steve and Mark Blackburn.
He was a farmer in the Brooklyn area for most of his life, retiring in 2008.
He was a member of Camden Masonic Lodge #648 AF and AM, Two Rivers Regional Council, Mid America Intermodal Port Authority, Schuyler County Republican Precinct Committeeman and Rushville Flying Club.
He served on the Schuyler County Board and Rushville School Board.
In 2009, he received the Conservation Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Agency.
Burial will be in Brooklyn Cemetery.
Full obit in the Astoria South Fulton Argus - April 7, 2010.
Gene Blackburn, 72, of Brooklyn died April 4, 2010, at McDonough District Hospital in Macomb.
He was born Dec. 16, 1937, in Macomb, a son of Cyril E. and Reatha Reeves Blackburn. He first married Lucille Burnside on May 28, 1958, in Rushville. He later married Rose Benjamin Clayton on Feb. 13, 1993, in Kahokia, Mo. She survives.
Also surviving are his mother, Reatha Blackburn of Macomb; two daughters, Jo Ann (and Dennis) Billingsly of Camden and Marcia (and Kerry) Azbell of Peosta, Iowa; two stepsons, Sean (and Andrea) Clayton of Henrietta, N.Y., and Brent (and Kathy) Clayton of Rushville; and one brother, Jim (and Sally Jo) Blackburn of Brooklyn.
He was preceded in death by his father, Cyril Blackburn; one stepdaughter, Loy Clayton; and two nephews, Steve and Mark Blackburn.
He was a farmer in the Brooklyn area for most of his life, retiring in 2008.
He was a member of Camden Masonic Lodge #648 AF and AM, Two Rivers Regional Council, Mid America Intermodal Port Authority, Schuyler County Republican Precinct Committeeman and Rushville Flying Club.
He served on the Schuyler County Board and Rushville School Board.
In 2009, he received the Conservation Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Agency.
Burial will be in Brooklyn Cemetery.
Full obit in the Astoria South Fulton Argus - April 7, 2010.
He was born Dec. 16, 1937, in Macomb, a son of Cyril E. and Reatha Reeves Blackburn. He first married Lucille Burnside on May 28, 1958, in Rushville. He later married Rose Benjamin Clayton on Feb. 13, 1993, in Kahokia, Mo. She survives.
Also surviving are his mother, Reatha Blackburn of Macomb; two daughters, Jo Ann (and Dennis) Billingsly of Camden and Marcia (and Kerry) Azbell of Peosta, Iowa; two stepsons, Sean (and Andrea) Clayton of Henrietta, N.Y., and Brent (and Kathy) Clayton of Rushville; and one brother, Jim (and Sally Jo) Blackburn of Brooklyn.
He was preceded in death by his father, Cyril Blackburn; one stepdaughter, Loy Clayton; and two nephews, Steve and Mark Blackburn.
He was a farmer in the Brooklyn area for most of his life, retiring in 2008.
He was a member of Camden Masonic Lodge #648 AF and AM, Two Rivers Regional Council, Mid America Intermodal Port Authority, Schuyler County Republican Precinct Committeeman and Rushville Flying Club.
He served on the Schuyler County Board and Rushville School Board.
In 2009, he received the Conservation Award from the Soil and Water Conservation Agency.
Burial will be in Brooklyn Cemetery.
Full obit in the Astoria South Fulton Argus - April 7, 2010.
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