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Rev Jesse Byron Blackburn

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Rev Jesse Byron Blackburn

Birth
Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA
Death
16 Mar 1942 (aged 71)
Shreveport, Caddo Parish, Louisiana, USA
Burial
Homer, Claiborne Parish, Louisiana, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section 6A
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The Guardian-Journal
Homer, La
Mar. 19, 1942

Rev. J.B. Black-
burn Died Monday
In Shreveport

Pneumonia Fatal To
Aged Superanuated
Methodist Minister


Rev. J.B. Blackburn, 71, superanuated Methodist minister residing south of the Homer Oil Field, died Monday, March 16, at a Shreveport hospital of pneumonia.

Funeral services were held at the Homer Methodist church Tuesday, Rev W.H. Giles, pastor, and Rev. A.L. New, of Bernice, officiated. Burial was held in the Arlington cemetery here.

Rev. Blackburn had filled appointments in Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana. He resided here for the last ten years. His wife died about fourteen months ago.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. E.M. Pittman, Homer; Mrs. R.P. Dunaway, New Iberia; Mrs. J.C. Ferguson, Fort Wayne, Ind.; six sons, J.A. of Tulsa, Okla.; P.D. of Oiltown, Okla.; C.B. and H.H., both of Shreveport; Paul, of Paris, Texas, and Morris of Magnolia.
The Guardian-Journal
Homer, La
Mar. 19, 1942

Rev. J.B. Black-
burn Died Monday
In Shreveport

Pneumonia Fatal To
Aged Superanuated
Methodist Minister


Rev. J.B. Blackburn, 71, superanuated Methodist minister residing south of the Homer Oil Field, died Monday, March 16, at a Shreveport hospital of pneumonia.

Funeral services were held at the Homer Methodist church Tuesday, Rev W.H. Giles, pastor, and Rev. A.L. New, of Bernice, officiated. Burial was held in the Arlington cemetery here.

Rev. Blackburn had filled appointments in Mississippi, Texas, Arkansas, Missouri and Louisiana. He resided here for the last ten years. His wife died about fourteen months ago.

Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. E.M. Pittman, Homer; Mrs. R.P. Dunaway, New Iberia; Mrs. J.C. Ferguson, Fort Wayne, Ind.; six sons, J.A. of Tulsa, Okla.; P.D. of Oiltown, Okla.; C.B. and H.H., both of Shreveport; Paul, of Paris, Texas, and Morris of Magnolia.


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