Audrey Blackshear Bence, age 88, of Greenville, NC, formerly of West Mifflin passed away on Monday, December 29, 2003 in Pitt County Memorial Hospital in Greenville. A homemaker, she was a member of Beulah Baptist Church in Jefferson Hills. Born in Rochelle, LA in November 6, 1915, she was a daughter of the late Jasper and Henrietta Hand Blackshear and wife of the late Carl Bence. Surviving are a daughter, Sarah Wicker of Greenville; son, Charles T. Bence of Rockville, MD; four grandchildren; four great grandchildren; sister, Velma Bradford of Georgetown, LA; nieces and nephews. Friends will be received in the Paul E. Bekavac Funeral Home, Elizabeth on Friday, January 2nd from 2-4 & 7-9PM. Funeral services will be held in the chapel there on Saturday at 10AM with Rev. Donald Hazel officiating. Burial will follow in Greenwood Memorial Park, Lower Burrell. Memorial contributions can be made to St. Jude’s Hospital, 501 St. Jude’s Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
U S Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection

Name: Audrey Blackshear Bence
Gender: Female
Death Age: 88
Birth Date: 6 Nov 1915
Birth Place: Rochelle, LA
Residence Place: Greenville, NC, West Mifflin
Death Date: 29 Dec 2003
Death Place: Greenville
Burial Place: Lower Burrell
Parents: Jasper Blackshear; Henrietta Hand Blackshear
Spouse: Carl Bence
Child: Sarah Wicker
Charles T. Bence
Siblings: Velma Bradford∼Daughter of:
Jasper Redic BLACKSHEAR
and
Sarah Rhoda Henrietta (HAND) BLACKSHEAR.

Widow of:
Carl Bence

Mother of:
Sarah Wicker
Charles T. Bence

CENSUS RECORDS

1920 US CENSUS
Ward 5, Grant Parish, Louisiana
January 21, 1920
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BLACKSHEAR, J. R. [Jasper Redic], head, m, w, 53, married, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, carpenter, house
BLACKSHEAR, Henrietta [HAND], wife, f, w, 35, married, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
BLACKSHEAR, Luther, son, m, w, 15, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
BLACKSHEAR, Harvey, son, m, w, 12, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
BLACKSHEAR, Eben, son, m, w, 10, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
BLACKSHEAR, Eula, daughter, f, w, 8, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
BLACKSHEAR, Velma, daughter, f, w, 6, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none
BLACKSHEAR, Audria, daughter, f, w, 4, single, Louisiana, Louisiana, Louisiana, none

1930 US CENSUS
Ward 5, Grand Parish, Louisiana
April 17, 1930
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DWELLING 407/FAMILY 418
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BLACKSHEAR, Jasper, head, m, w, 63, married, Alabama, United States, Florida, farmer, own farm
BLACKSHEAR, Henrietta [HAND], wife, f, w, 45, married, Louisiana, United States, Louisiana, none
BLACKSHEAR, Harvey, son, m, w, 22, single, Louisiana, Alabama, Louisiana, laborer
BLACKSHEAR, Ebben, son, m, w, 20, single, Louisiana, Alabama, Louisiana, laborer?
BLACKSHEAR, Thelma [Velma], daughter, f, w, 16, single, Louisiana, Alabama, Louisiana, none
BLACKSHEAR, Audrey, daughter, f, w, 14, single, Louisiana, Alabama, Louisiana, none
BLACKSHEAR, Laveda, daughter f, w, 7, single, Louisiana, Alabama, Louisiana, none