Blanche Puryear Blackford

Posted by on Apr 10, 2008

size=2Blanche Puryear Blackford of Louisville, formerly of Taylor County, daughter of the late Abel A. Puryear and Martha Jane Murray Puryear, was born February 28, 1915, in Taylor County, Kentucky. She died at 12:28 A.M., Tuesday, April 8, 2008 in Louisville. Age: 93 size=2She professed faith in Christ and was a member of Fourth Avenue United Methodist Church in Louisville. size=2She was a retired antiques dealer. size=2She united in marriage to H. Lee Blackford September 9, 1948. He preceded her in death March 10, 1961. size=2She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law: Sandra B. and Joseph Clark of Spartanburg, South Carolina; one granddaughter: LeeAnn Clark of New York City; cousins: Karl Schmidt and wife, Linda of Louisville; Charlotte Young and husband, Jack of High Point, North Carolina and several other cousins and relatives. size=2She was also preceded in death by one son, Jerry Wayne Blackford, one brother and one sister: Woodrow Puryear and Pearl P. Barnett. size=2 text-align: center size=2____________ size=2 size=2 size=2FUNERAL SERVICES: 1:30 P.M., Friday, April 11, 2008 at the Parrott size=2amp; Ramsey Funeral Home in Campbellsville by size=2Dr. Ted Beam size=2 size=2VISITATION: After 12:00 Noon Friday, April 11, 2008 at the Parrott amp; Ramsey Funeral Home size=2 size=2BURIAL: Brookside Cemetery