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Arretta <I>Pearson</I> Blackburn

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Arretta Pearson Blackburn

Birth
Death
9 Nov 2000 (aged 83)
Burial
West Middlesex, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA GPS-Latitude: 41.1820569, Longitude: -80.4498385
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Arretta Blackburn
Homemaker was formerly of W.Middlesex, Sharpsville

Funeral will be Monday for Arretta Blackburn, Hermitage, formerly of West Middlesex and Sharpsville. She died at 11:03 p.m. Thursday (11-9-00) in John XXIII Home, Hermitage, after an extended illness. She was 83.

Mrs. Blackburn was born Jan. 25, 1917, in Braceville, Ohio, to Lynn and Martha A. Woods Pearson.

She attended West Middlesex area schools.

A homemaker, Mrs. Blackburn was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Sharpsville.

She enjoyed crafts and crocheting. was an avid reader and was a member of Degree of Honor Insurance Company.

Her husband, Talmadge Ross Blackburn, whom she married Dec. 28, 1935, died March 28, 1990.

Surviving are: three daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Bonita) Cousins, Sharpsville; Mrs. Rodney (Beverly) Heeter, Sligo; and Arda Morton, West Middlesex; four sons, Talmadge C., Melbro, Va.; Eldred L., Lisbon, Ohio; Ronald P., West Middlesex; and Lynn R., Boardman, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. William (Arda) White, Covina, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Joy Ruby; a son, Arley; and two brothers, Ray L. and C. Dane Pearson.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 700, Pittsburgh 15235; or the American Heart Association, 3168 E. State St., Hermitage 16148.



BLACKBURN
Mrs. Talmadge Ross (Arretta), 83, Hermitage, formerly of West Middlesex and Sharpsville.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday (11-12-00) in STEPHEN J. SHERMAN FUNERAL HOME, 2201 Highland Road, Hermitage.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Monday (11-13-00) in the funeral home, with the Rev. C. Robert Hibshman, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Sharpsville, officiating.
Burial: Haywood Cemetery, West Middlesex.
Arretta Blackburn
Homemaker was formerly of W.Middlesex, Sharpsville

Funeral will be Monday for Arretta Blackburn, Hermitage, formerly of West Middlesex and Sharpsville. She died at 11:03 p.m. Thursday (11-9-00) in John XXIII Home, Hermitage, after an extended illness. She was 83.

Mrs. Blackburn was born Jan. 25, 1917, in Braceville, Ohio, to Lynn and Martha A. Woods Pearson.

She attended West Middlesex area schools.

A homemaker, Mrs. Blackburn was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Sharpsville.

She enjoyed crafts and crocheting. was an avid reader and was a member of Degree of Honor Insurance Company.

Her husband, Talmadge Ross Blackburn, whom she married Dec. 28, 1935, died March 28, 1990.

Surviving are: three daughters, Mrs. Gerald (Bonita) Cousins, Sharpsville; Mrs. Rodney (Beverly) Heeter, Sligo; and Arda Morton, West Middlesex; four sons, Talmadge C., Melbro, Va.; Eldred L., Lisbon, Ohio; Ronald P., West Middlesex; and Lynn R., Boardman, Ohio; a sister, Mrs. William (Arda) White, Covina, Calif.; 19 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

Besides her husband, she was preceded in death by a daughter, Joy Ruby; a son, Arley; and two brothers, Ray L. and C. Dane Pearson.

Memorial contributions may be made to the American Diabetes Association, 300 Penn Center Blvd., Suite 700, Pittsburgh 15235; or the American Heart Association, 3168 E. State St., Hermitage 16148.



BLACKBURN
Mrs. Talmadge Ross (Arretta), 83, Hermitage, formerly of West Middlesex and Sharpsville.
Calling hours: 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday (11-12-00) in STEPHEN J. SHERMAN FUNERAL HOME, 2201 Highland Road, Hermitage.
Service: Funeral service at 11 a.m. Monday (11-13-00) in the funeral home, with the Rev. C. Robert Hibshman, pastor of First Presbyterian Church, Sharpsville, officiating.
Burial: Haywood Cemetery, West Middlesex.


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  • Created by: Ben York
  • Added: Apr 22, 2012
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/88994211/arretta-blackburn: accessed ), memorial page for Arretta Pearson Blackburn (25 Jan 1917–9 Nov 2000), Find a Grave Memorial ID 88994211, citing Haywood Cemetery, West Middlesex, Mercer County, Pennsylvania, USA; Maintained by Ben York (contributor 47157501).