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Carl Johnson “Jay” Blackmon Jr.

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Birth	:	20 Jun 1936 Chappells, Newberry County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	16 Mar 2021 Chapin, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Edgewood Cemetery, Greenwood, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.2078018, -82.1639023
Description	:	Carl "Jay" Johnson Blackmon, Jr., 84, resident of Chapin, SC, husband of Sarah Mauldin Blackmon, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at his home. Born June 20, 1936, in Chappells, SC, he was a son of the late Carl Johnson, Sr. and Alma Pearl Hatfield Blackmon. He was a graduate of Ninety-Six High School, class of '55, a graduate of the University of South Carolina, and received his Master's in Mechanical Engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Jay was a US Army Veteran and was stationed at Fort Monmouth Army Base in New Jersey. Jay was a member... Read More	Carl "Jay" Johnson Blackmon, Jr., 84, resident of Chapin, SC, husband of Sarah Mauldin Blackmon, passed away Tuesday, March 16, 2021 at his home. Born June 20, 1936, in Chappells, SC, he was a son of the late Carl Johnson, Sr. and Alma Pearl Hatfield Blackmon. He was a graduate of Ninety-Six High School, class of '55, a graduate of the University of South Carolina, and received his Master's in Mechanical Engineering from Fairleigh Dickinson University. Jay was a US Army Veteran and was stationed at Fort Monmouth Army Base in New Jersey. Jay was a member of First Baptist Church of Greenwood SC, and Lake Murray Presbyterian of Chapin, SC. Surviving in addition to his wife are his two sons, William Jeffery Blackmon of Raleigh, NC, and John Monroe and Tuula Blackmon of Boca Raton, FL; daughter, Sarah Blackmon Malloch of Greenville, SC; ten grandchildren, Rebekah (Blake) Wilson, Will, Matthew (Sarah), and Jacob Blackmon, Tia Moraes (Dr. Bruno), Tanya Blackmon and Tess Goldsmith (Adam), Christopher, Asher, and Steven Malloch; four great-grandchildren, Oliver and Jax Wilson, and Ava and Scarlet Blackmon; sister, Joni Blackmon Sloan of Columbia, SC; brother Jimmy (Marilyn) Blackmon of Houston, TX. Many nieces and nephews all of whom he taught to water ski. He was predeceased by 6 of his brothers and sisters and his parents Carl Johnson, Sr. and Alma Pearl Hatfield Blackmon. He graduated from NSHS in 1955 and earned a football Scholarship to USC. He received a ME degree in 1959. He spent 2 years in the US Army at Communications Electronics Command at Fort Monmouth, NJ. After one year in the service he married Sarah, "the love of his life". During his tenure in NJ he held several engineering and management positions, retiring as Chief of Mechanical Engineering Branch after 36 years. After 42 years in NJ Jay and family moved back to SC, first in Greenwood on the Golf Course at Greenwood Country Club and then to Chapin, SC where he built the house of his dreams on Lake Murray. On this peninsula he had a 360 degree view of his beautiful Lake Murray and did lots of boating with children, grandchildren and friends. He played lots of golf at Timberlake in the beginning then in the last few years enjoyed fixing about anything and everything and still lovin his lake. © Blyth Funeral Home

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Where is Carl Johnson “Jay” Blackmon Jr.'s memorial?
Carl Johnson “Jay” Blackmon Jr.'s memorial is located at: Edgewood Cemetery, Greenwood, Greenwood County, USA.
When did Carl Johnson “Jay” Blackmon Jr. death?
Carl Johnson “Jay” Blackmon Jr. death on 16 Mar 2021 in Chapin, Lexington County, South Carolina, USA
Where are the coordinates of the Carl Johnson “Jay” Blackmon Jr.'s memorial?
Latitude: 34.2078018
Longitude: -82.1639023

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Parent

Carl Johnson Blackmon

(1897 - 1949)

Alma Pearl Hatfield Blackmon

(1897 - 1983)

Spouse

Sarah Mauldin Blackmon

(1940 - 2022)

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