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Ruth Morris Blackburn

Birth	:	29 Oct 1921 Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Death	:	12 Apr 2013 Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Skyline Memory Gardens, Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate	:	36.4745610, -80.5856500
Description	:	Mrs. Ruth Morris Blackburn, age 91 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Blackburn was born in Surry County on October 29, 1921 to Victor and Jessie Webb Morris. She was the co-owner/operator of Blackburn Coal Yard and was well known in the area for cake baking and decorating and even taught cake decorating through Surry Community College. Mrs. Blackburn was a charter member of Franklin Heights United Methodist Church. Surviving are daughters and son-in-law, Lynn and Earl Shelton of Mt. Airy; Detra Michaels of Stephens City, VA; Guyda and Terry Willmann of Mebane; a son... Read More	Mrs. Ruth Morris Blackburn, age 91 of Mt. Airy, passed away Friday, April 12, 2013 at Central Continuing Care. Mrs. Blackburn was born in Surry County on October 29, 1921 to Victor and Jessie Webb Morris. She was the co-owner/operator of Blackburn Coal Yard and was well known in the area for cake baking and decorating and even taught cake decorating through Surry Community College. Mrs. Blackburn was a charter member of Franklin Heights United Methodist Church. Surviving are daughters and son-in-law, Lynn and Earl Shelton of Mt. Airy; Detra Michaels of Stephens City, VA; Guyda and Terry Willmann of Mebane; a son and daughter-in-law, Maylon and Cheryl Blackburn of Cranbury, NJ; eight grandchildren; ten great grandchildren and one on the way; sisters, Marguerite Brown, Dorothy Boyles and Myrtle Morris all of Mt. Airy and a sister-in-law, Maude Morris also of Mt. Airy. In addition to her parents, Mrs. Blackburn was preceded in death by her husband, Guy R. Blackburn; a daughter, Eleanor Watson; a sister Katherine Brown and a brother, Howard Morris. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 PM, Monday, April 15, 2013 at Franklin Heights United Methodist Church by Rev. Brenda Brashears. Burial will follow in Skyline Memory Gardens. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 12:30 prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to Franklin Heights United Methodist Church at 416 S. Franklin Rd., Mt. Airy, NC 27030 or to Mountain Valley Hospice & Palliative Care at 401 Technology Lane, Suite 200, Mt. Airy, NC 27030.

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Ruth Morris Blackburn's memorial is located at: Skyline Memory Gardens, Mount Airy, Surry County, USA.
When did Ruth Morris Blackburn death?
Ruth Morris Blackburn death on 12 Apr 2013 in Mount Airy, Surry County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 36.4745610
Longitude: -80.5856500

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Guy Robert Blackburn

(1918 - 1993)

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Nearby Cemetories:

1. Skyline Memory Gardens
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4745610, -80.5856500

2. Smith Family Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4773598, -80.5760269

3. Southside Baptist Church Cemetery
Boones Hill, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4725280, -80.5729720

4. Oak Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery
Oak Grove (Mount Airy South), Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4899770, -80.5757520

5. Haymore Family Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4812486, -80.5608610

6. McGee Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4550800, -80.5700400

7. Old Methodist Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4948349, -80.6033630

8. Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery
Holly Springs, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4625816, -80.5570297

9. Mount Calvary Christian Methodist Episcopal Cemetery
Combstown, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5005470, -80.5794810

10. W.C. Hiatt Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4484329, -80.5796204

11. First Presbyterian Church Columbarium
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4971990, -80.6057260

12. Norman Family Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4867516, -80.6183090

13. Doss Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4553337, -80.6131363

14. Forkner Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4978900, -80.5628510

15. James Monroe Hiatt Memorial Cemetery
Sheltontown, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4937782, -80.5521698

16. Midkiff Cemetery
Flat Rock, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5038986, -80.5642014

17. Flat Rock Baptist Cemetery
Flat Rock, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5085983, -80.5749969

18. Peoples Church Cemetery
Holly Springs, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4501100, -80.5525000

19. Kirkman Family Cemetery
Sheltontown, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4851110, -80.5421120

20. Shelton Church Of The Brethren Cemetery
Sheltontown, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4945180, -80.5473210

21. First Baptist Church Columbarium
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5071760, -80.6085860

22. Kirkman Cemetery
Sheltontown, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4974420, -80.5485980

23. Catus Cemetery
Mount Airy, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.5006111, -80.6212222

24. White Plains Baptist Church Cemetery
White Plains, Surry County, USA
Coordinate: 36.4534820, -80.6296600