Obituary:
FAYETTEVILLE - The year 1939 was a turbulent year. It was the year that World War II began. But, on March 29, 1939, there was a ray of light in Madison, Ill. because Shirley Ruth Jackson was born on that day, a day before her daddy's birthday. He always said that she was the best birthday present he had ever received.
Shirley was the first of six children born to Hilda Liberty (Bond) Jackson and Winfred Glenwood "Glen" Jackson. She was named after the popular child star Shirley Temple. She was as bright and spunky as her namesake. Even at a young age, she knew exactly what she wanted.
Her parents and maternal grandparents lived just blocks from each other. She used to go to her Grandma and Grandpa Bond's house every day and hang out there. One day, when she was five years old, her daddy told her that she might as well live at her grandparent's house as much as she was over there. She told him that that was exactly what she wanted. So, she moved in with her grandparents and lived with them until after she was married. Of course, she still visited her parents and siblings daily.
Shirley came to know Jesus at a young age and lived her life as God would want her to live. Probably the only real trouble she got into as a teen was in her biology class in 12th grade. First, there was the time that her class was supposed to dissect a frog. They only had one frog nailed to a board, and she was supposed to make the first cut. When she touched the frog with the scalpel, it moved. Until that moment, she didn't realize that it was still alive. She screamed, bolted out of the classroom, and ran all the way home! Later that year, the teacher wanted the class to write a paper on evolution. He wanted the paper to be written like evolution was a fact, not a theory. Well, Shirley would have nothing to do with that since it was against her beliefs. She refused to write the paper and she failed biology because of it. She found out on graduation day that she wouldn't be graduating from high school because of failing biology. After she finished high school, she got a job at the 7Up Company as a secretary even though she wasn't qualified for the job. She always felt that God had blessed her because she had stood up for her beliefs and that was why she was able to get that job.
When she was a teenager, she loved hanging out with her brother, Dale, who was closest in age to her. They enjoyed going to watch the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team play, or going to basketball games. They were so close that as children that she called him my buddy. The name stuck, and he was always called Buddy or Bud by the rest of the family. We always found that ironic, because she never called any of her children by nicknames, saying that she hated nicknames.
One day in 1958, she and her best friend, Helen, were hanging out at The Big Top drive-in restaurant in Granite City, Ill. Troy Powell (Helen's future husband) and his cousin, Clarence Blackburn, pulled up next to them in a convertible. Helen introduced Shirley to Clarence. Clarence was smitten, and talked up a storm. Their first date was to her church, to go to Sunday school. Their first "real" date was to dinner and a movie. It didn't take long before they were engaged. On June 6, 1959, Shirley married the love of her life at the First Baptist Church in Madison.
Shirley stopped working at 7Up when she got married because she wanted to be a stay at home wife and eventually, mother. Clarence joined the Army after they were married and soon they were off to Germany. They had only been married a couple of years when they moved to Germany. Shirley thought that she couldn't get pregnant because she hadn't yet. So, they looked into adoption. Shirley and Clarence were trying to adopt a toddler named Marty. They had taken care of him for about a year and were in love with him. They were getting close to adopting him when she found out she was pregnant. Someone from the adoption agency came to take Marty for a walk one day and didn't bring him back. They felt that since she was pregnant, they wouldn't love Marty like they would one of their own. They were wrong. It broke their hearts when Marty was taken away, and it was something that she never got over.
Once Shirley did get pregnant, she had three kids within 26 months. Her fourth child was born 10 years later. Shirley loved being a wife to Clarence and loved being a mom. She devoted her life to her family. She cooked them three meals a day, except on the weekends when she took a break. When she got married, the only thing she knew how to cook was spaghetti. By the time she had kids, she had learned to cook by reading her Betty Crocker cookbook! She was an excellent cook of southern cuisine. Her biscuits and pie crusts were so light and flaky. Her family raved about her biscuits and fried potatoes smothered in milk gravy. Another favorite dish was her green beans and potatoes cooked with bacon.
Shirley was diagnosed with scoliosis as a teen. As she aged her spine curved more and she had a lot of pain. But, she refused to take any pain medicine. She was a very strong woman. Because her of back problems, she was unable to do a lot of things with her kids that she would have liked to do. But she was able to teach them the most important things in life. She taught them that God was first, her husband 2nd, and her kids next. She showed them by example how to love unconditionally. She raised them to be good citizens who respected others. She taught them how to be self-sufficient so that when they moved into their own homes, they would know how to take care of themselves and their homes.
You know the old saying, "The pen is mightier than the sword?" Well, Shirley certainly lived by that. She may not have been physically able to get out and do things, but if she saw something in a newspaper or on the news that she didn't agree with, boy she let people know! She had dozens of "letters to the editor" published over the years. She believed that people should let their voices be heard and stand up for what they think is right.
Shirley is survived by her husband of 55 years, Clarence Edward Blackburn of Fayetteville. She is survived by her son, Kenneth Blackburn and three daughters, Lisa (Mario) Sepulveda, Cindy (James) Hardy, and Marjorie (John) Shull. John Shull was more like a son to Shirley than a son-in-law. Along with Marjorie, he was her caregiver for the last 2½ years. The family will be forever grateful to John and Marjorie for everything they did to take care of Shirley. She is survived by three granddaughters, Kristena (Russ) Mitchell, Heather Poindexter and Morgan Hardy; and by three great-grandchildren, Russ Michael Mitchell, Coby Mitchell, and Araynah Poindexter. She is survived by her brothers, Dale Jackson and David Jackson; and a sister, Myra (Bill) Robinson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Gary Lynn Jackson and Alan Roy Jackson; a sister-in-law, Joan (DeHart) Jackson; a nephew, William James Robinson Jr.; and two nieces, Anita Morgan and Treasa Halfacre.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Reeves Funeral Home, 3308 N. Main St., Hope Mills, NC 28348. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2014, in Reeves Funeral Home chapel. Her pastor, Jeff Eisenhower (of Aaron Lake Baptist Church) will be officiating. Interment will follow at Cumberland Memorial Gardens. Shirley's favorite color was red, so by all means, if you have something red to wear, wear it!
In lieu of flowers, Shirley wanted people to donate to The Billy Graham Association; or The American Cancer Society.
FAYETTEVILLE - The year 1939 was a turbulent year. It was the year that World War II began. But, on March 29, 1939, there was a ray of light in Madison, Ill. because Shirley Ruth Jackson was born on that day, a day before her daddy's birthday. He always said that she was the best birthday present he had ever received.
Shirley was the first of six children born to Hilda Liberty (Bond) Jackson and Winfred Glenwood "Glen" Jackson. She was named after the popular child star Shirley Temple. She was as bright and spunky as her namesake. Even at a young age, she knew exactly what she wanted.
Her parents and maternal grandparents lived just blocks from each other. She used to go to her Grandma and Grandpa Bond's house every day and hang out there. One day, when she was five years old, her daddy told her that she might as well live at her grandparent's house as much as she was over there. She told him that that was exactly what she wanted. So, she moved in with her grandparents and lived with them until after she was married. Of course, she still visited her parents and siblings daily.
Shirley came to know Jesus at a young age and lived her life as God would want her to live. Probably the only real trouble she got into as a teen was in her biology class in 12th grade. First, there was the time that her class was supposed to dissect a frog. They only had one frog nailed to a board, and she was supposed to make the first cut. When she touched the frog with the scalpel, it moved. Until that moment, she didn't realize that it was still alive. She screamed, bolted out of the classroom, and ran all the way home! Later that year, the teacher wanted the class to write a paper on evolution. He wanted the paper to be written like evolution was a fact, not a theory. Well, Shirley would have nothing to do with that since it was against her beliefs. She refused to write the paper and she failed biology because of it. She found out on graduation day that she wouldn't be graduating from high school because of failing biology. After she finished high school, she got a job at the 7Up Company as a secretary even though she wasn't qualified for the job. She always felt that God had blessed her because she had stood up for her beliefs and that was why she was able to get that job.
When she was a teenager, she loved hanging out with her brother, Dale, who was closest in age to her. They enjoyed going to watch the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team play, or going to basketball games. They were so close that as children that she called him my buddy. The name stuck, and he was always called Buddy or Bud by the rest of the family. We always found that ironic, because she never called any of her children by nicknames, saying that she hated nicknames.
One day in 1958, she and her best friend, Helen, were hanging out at The Big Top drive-in restaurant in Granite City, Ill. Troy Powell (Helen's future husband) and his cousin, Clarence Blackburn, pulled up next to them in a convertible. Helen introduced Shirley to Clarence. Clarence was smitten, and talked up a storm. Their first date was to her church, to go to Sunday school. Their first "real" date was to dinner and a movie. It didn't take long before they were engaged. On June 6, 1959, Shirley married the love of her life at the First Baptist Church in Madison.
Shirley stopped working at 7Up when she got married because she wanted to be a stay at home wife and eventually, mother. Clarence joined the Army after they were married and soon they were off to Germany. They had only been married a couple of years when they moved to Germany. Shirley thought that she couldn't get pregnant because she hadn't yet. So, they looked into adoption. Shirley and Clarence were trying to adopt a toddler named Marty. They had taken care of him for about a year and were in love with him. They were getting close to adopting him when she found out she was pregnant. Someone from the adoption agency came to take Marty for a walk one day and didn't bring him back. They felt that since she was pregnant, they wouldn't love Marty like they would one of their own. They were wrong. It broke their hearts when Marty was taken away, and it was something that she never got over.
Once Shirley did get pregnant, she had three kids within 26 months. Her fourth child was born 10 years later. Shirley loved being a wife to Clarence and loved being a mom. She devoted her life to her family. She cooked them three meals a day, except on the weekends when she took a break. When she got married, the only thing she knew how to cook was spaghetti. By the time she had kids, she had learned to cook by reading her Betty Crocker cookbook! She was an excellent cook of southern cuisine. Her biscuits and pie crusts were so light and flaky. Her family raved about her biscuits and fried potatoes smothered in milk gravy. Another favorite dish was her green beans and potatoes cooked with bacon.
Shirley was diagnosed with scoliosis as a teen. As she aged her spine curved more and she had a lot of pain. But, she refused to take any pain medicine. She was a very strong woman. Because her of back problems, she was unable to do a lot of things with her kids that she would have liked to do. But she was able to teach them the most important things in life. She taught them that God was first, her husband 2nd, and her kids next. She showed them by example how to love unconditionally. She raised them to be good citizens who respected others. She taught them how to be self-sufficient so that when they moved into their own homes, they would know how to take care of themselves and their homes.
You know the old saying, "The pen is mightier than the sword?" Well, Shirley certainly lived by that. She may not have been physically able to get out and do things, but if she saw something in a newspaper or on the news that she didn't agree with, boy she let people know! She had dozens of "letters to the editor" published over the years. She believed that people should let their voices be heard and stand up for what they think is right.
Shirley is survived by her husband of 55 years, Clarence Edward Blackburn of Fayetteville. She is survived by her son, Kenneth Blackburn and three daughters, Lisa (Mario) Sepulveda, Cindy (James) Hardy, and Marjorie (John) Shull. John Shull was more like a son to Shirley than a son-in-law. Along with Marjorie, he was her caregiver for the last 2½ years. The family will be forever grateful to John and Marjorie for everything they did to take care of Shirley. She is survived by three granddaughters, Kristena (Russ) Mitchell, Heather Poindexter and Morgan Hardy; and by three great-grandchildren, Russ Michael Mitchell, Coby Mitchell, and Araynah Poindexter. She is survived by her brothers, Dale Jackson and David Jackson; and a sister, Myra (Bill) Robinson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Gary Lynn Jackson and Alan Roy Jackson; a sister-in-law, Joan (DeHart) Jackson; a nephew, William James Robinson Jr.; and two nieces, Anita Morgan and Treasa Halfacre.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Reeves Funeral Home, 3308 N. Main St., Hope Mills, NC 28348. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2014, in Reeves Funeral Home chapel. Her pastor, Jeff Eisenhower (of Aaron Lake Baptist Church) will be officiating. Interment will follow at Cumberland Memorial Gardens. Shirley's favorite color was red, so by all means, if you have something red to wear, wear it!
In lieu of flowers, Shirley wanted people to donate to The Billy Graham Association; or The American Cancer Society.
Obituary:
FAYETTEVILLE - The year 1939 was a turbulent year. It was the year that World War II began. But, on March 29, 1939, there was a ray of light in Madison, Ill. because Shirley Ruth Jackson was born on that day, a day before her daddy's birthday. He always said that she was the best birthday present he had ever received.
Shirley was the first of six children born to Hilda Liberty (Bond) Jackson and Winfred Glenwood "Glen" Jackson. She was named after the popular child star Shirley Temple. She was as bright and spunky as her namesake. Even at a young age, she knew exactly what she wanted.
Her parents and maternal grandparents lived just blocks from each other. She used to go to her Grandma and Grandpa Bond's house every day and hang out there. One day, when she was five years old, her daddy told her that she might as well live at her grandparent's house as much as she was over there. She told him that that was exactly what she wanted. So, she moved in with her grandparents and lived with them until after she was married. Of course, she still visited her parents and siblings daily.
Shirley came to know Jesus at a young age and lived her life as God would want her to live. Probably the only real trouble she got into as a teen was in her biology class in 12th grade. First, there was the time that her class was supposed to dissect a frog. They only had one frog nailed to a board, and she was supposed to make the first cut. When she touched the frog with the scalpel, it moved. Until that moment, she didn't realize that it was still alive. She screamed, bolted out of the classroom, and ran all the way home! Later that year, the teacher wanted the class to write a paper on evolution. He wanted the paper to be written like evolution was a fact, not a theory. Well, Shirley would have nothing to do with that since it was against her beliefs. She refused to write the paper and she failed biology because of it. She found out on graduation day that she wouldn't be graduating from high school because of failing biology. After she finished high school, she got a job at the 7Up Company as a secretary even though she wasn't qualified for the job. She always felt that God had blessed her because she had stood up for her beliefs and that was why she was able to get that job.
When she was a teenager, she loved hanging out with her brother, Dale, who was closest in age to her. They enjoyed going to watch the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team play, or going to basketball games. They were so close that as children that she called him my buddy. The name stuck, and he was always called Buddy or Bud by the rest of the family. We always found that ironic, because she never called any of her children by nicknames, saying that she hated nicknames.
One day in 1958, she and her best friend, Helen, were hanging out at The Big Top drive-in restaurant in Granite City, Ill. Troy Powell (Helen's future husband) and his cousin, Clarence Blackburn, pulled up next to them in a convertible. Helen introduced Shirley to Clarence. Clarence was smitten, and talked up a storm. Their first date was to her church, to go to Sunday school. Their first "real" date was to dinner and a movie. It didn't take long before they were engaged. On June 6, 1959, Shirley married the love of her life at the First Baptist Church in Madison.
Shirley stopped working at 7Up when she got married because she wanted to be a stay at home wife and eventually, mother. Clarence joined the Army after they were married and soon they were off to Germany. They had only been married a couple of years when they moved to Germany. Shirley thought that she couldn't get pregnant because she hadn't yet. So, they looked into adoption. Shirley and Clarence were trying to adopt a toddler named Marty. They had taken care of him for about a year and were in love with him. They were getting close to adopting him when she found out she was pregnant. Someone from the adoption agency came to take Marty for a walk one day and didn't bring him back. They felt that since she was pregnant, they wouldn't love Marty like they would one of their own. They were wrong. It broke their hearts when Marty was taken away, and it was something that she never got over.
Once Shirley did get pregnant, she had three kids within 26 months. Her fourth child was born 10 years later. Shirley loved being a wife to Clarence and loved being a mom. She devoted her life to her family. She cooked them three meals a day, except on the weekends when she took a break. When she got married, the only thing she knew how to cook was spaghetti. By the time she had kids, she had learned to cook by reading her Betty Crocker cookbook! She was an excellent cook of southern cuisine. Her biscuits and pie crusts were so light and flaky. Her family raved about her biscuits and fried potatoes smothered in milk gravy. Another favorite dish was her green beans and potatoes cooked with bacon.
Shirley was diagnosed with scoliosis as a teen. As she aged her spine curved more and she had a lot of pain. But, she refused to take any pain medicine. She was a very strong woman. Because her of back problems, she was unable to do a lot of things with her kids that she would have liked to do. But she was able to teach them the most important things in life. She taught them that God was first, her husband 2nd, and her kids next. She showed them by example how to love unconditionally. She raised them to be good citizens who respected others. She taught them how to be self-sufficient so that when they moved into their own homes, they would know how to take care of themselves and their homes.
You know the old saying, "The pen is mightier than the sword?" Well, Shirley certainly lived by that. She may not have been physically able to get out and do things, but if she saw something in a newspaper or on the news that she didn't agree with, boy she let people know! She had dozens of "letters to the editor" published over the years. She believed that people should let their voices be heard and stand up for what they think is right.
Shirley is survived by her husband of 55 years, Clarence Edward Blackburn of Fayetteville. She is survived by her son, Kenneth Blackburn and three daughters, Lisa (Mario) Sepulveda, Cindy (James) Hardy, and Marjorie (John) Shull. John Shull was more like a son to Shirley than a son-in-law. Along with Marjorie, he was her caregiver for the last 2½ years. The family will be forever grateful to John and Marjorie for everything they did to take care of Shirley. She is survived by three granddaughters, Kristena (Russ) Mitchell, Heather Poindexter and Morgan Hardy; and by three great-grandchildren, Russ Michael Mitchell, Coby Mitchell, and Araynah Poindexter. She is survived by her brothers, Dale Jackson and David Jackson; and a sister, Myra (Bill) Robinson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Gary Lynn Jackson and Alan Roy Jackson; a sister-in-law, Joan (DeHart) Jackson; a nephew, William James Robinson Jr.; and two nieces, Anita Morgan and Treasa Halfacre.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Reeves Funeral Home, 3308 N. Main St., Hope Mills, NC 28348. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2014, in Reeves Funeral Home chapel. Her pastor, Jeff Eisenhower (of Aaron Lake Baptist Church) will be officiating. Interment will follow at Cumberland Memorial Gardens. Shirley's favorite color was red, so by all means, if you have something red to wear, wear it!
In lieu of flowers, Shirley wanted people to donate to The Billy Graham Association; or The American Cancer Society.
FAYETTEVILLE - The year 1939 was a turbulent year. It was the year that World War II began. But, on March 29, 1939, there was a ray of light in Madison, Ill. because Shirley Ruth Jackson was born on that day, a day before her daddy's birthday. He always said that she was the best birthday present he had ever received.
Shirley was the first of six children born to Hilda Liberty (Bond) Jackson and Winfred Glenwood "Glen" Jackson. She was named after the popular child star Shirley Temple. She was as bright and spunky as her namesake. Even at a young age, she knew exactly what she wanted.
Her parents and maternal grandparents lived just blocks from each other. She used to go to her Grandma and Grandpa Bond's house every day and hang out there. One day, when she was five years old, her daddy told her that she might as well live at her grandparent's house as much as she was over there. She told him that that was exactly what she wanted. So, she moved in with her grandparents and lived with them until after she was married. Of course, she still visited her parents and siblings daily.
Shirley came to know Jesus at a young age and lived her life as God would want her to live. Probably the only real trouble she got into as a teen was in her biology class in 12th grade. First, there was the time that her class was supposed to dissect a frog. They only had one frog nailed to a board, and she was supposed to make the first cut. When she touched the frog with the scalpel, it moved. Until that moment, she didn't realize that it was still alive. She screamed, bolted out of the classroom, and ran all the way home! Later that year, the teacher wanted the class to write a paper on evolution. He wanted the paper to be written like evolution was a fact, not a theory. Well, Shirley would have nothing to do with that since it was against her beliefs. She refused to write the paper and she failed biology because of it. She found out on graduation day that she wouldn't be graduating from high school because of failing biology. After she finished high school, she got a job at the 7Up Company as a secretary even though she wasn't qualified for the job. She always felt that God had blessed her because she had stood up for her beliefs and that was why she was able to get that job.
When she was a teenager, she loved hanging out with her brother, Dale, who was closest in age to her. They enjoyed going to watch the St. Louis Cardinals baseball team play, or going to basketball games. They were so close that as children that she called him my buddy. The name stuck, and he was always called Buddy or Bud by the rest of the family. We always found that ironic, because she never called any of her children by nicknames, saying that she hated nicknames.
One day in 1958, she and her best friend, Helen, were hanging out at The Big Top drive-in restaurant in Granite City, Ill. Troy Powell (Helen's future husband) and his cousin, Clarence Blackburn, pulled up next to them in a convertible. Helen introduced Shirley to Clarence. Clarence was smitten, and talked up a storm. Their first date was to her church, to go to Sunday school. Their first "real" date was to dinner and a movie. It didn't take long before they were engaged. On June 6, 1959, Shirley married the love of her life at the First Baptist Church in Madison.
Shirley stopped working at 7Up when she got married because she wanted to be a stay at home wife and eventually, mother. Clarence joined the Army after they were married and soon they were off to Germany. They had only been married a couple of years when they moved to Germany. Shirley thought that she couldn't get pregnant because she hadn't yet. So, they looked into adoption. Shirley and Clarence were trying to adopt a toddler named Marty. They had taken care of him for about a year and were in love with him. They were getting close to adopting him when she found out she was pregnant. Someone from the adoption agency came to take Marty for a walk one day and didn't bring him back. They felt that since she was pregnant, they wouldn't love Marty like they would one of their own. They were wrong. It broke their hearts when Marty was taken away, and it was something that she never got over.
Once Shirley did get pregnant, she had three kids within 26 months. Her fourth child was born 10 years later. Shirley loved being a wife to Clarence and loved being a mom. She devoted her life to her family. She cooked them three meals a day, except on the weekends when she took a break. When she got married, the only thing she knew how to cook was spaghetti. By the time she had kids, she had learned to cook by reading her Betty Crocker cookbook! She was an excellent cook of southern cuisine. Her biscuits and pie crusts were so light and flaky. Her family raved about her biscuits and fried potatoes smothered in milk gravy. Another favorite dish was her green beans and potatoes cooked with bacon.
Shirley was diagnosed with scoliosis as a teen. As she aged her spine curved more and she had a lot of pain. But, she refused to take any pain medicine. She was a very strong woman. Because her of back problems, she was unable to do a lot of things with her kids that she would have liked to do. But she was able to teach them the most important things in life. She taught them that God was first, her husband 2nd, and her kids next. She showed them by example how to love unconditionally. She raised them to be good citizens who respected others. She taught them how to be self-sufficient so that when they moved into their own homes, they would know how to take care of themselves and their homes.
You know the old saying, "The pen is mightier than the sword?" Well, Shirley certainly lived by that. She may not have been physically able to get out and do things, but if she saw something in a newspaper or on the news that she didn't agree with, boy she let people know! She had dozens of "letters to the editor" published over the years. She believed that people should let their voices be heard and stand up for what they think is right.
Shirley is survived by her husband of 55 years, Clarence Edward Blackburn of Fayetteville. She is survived by her son, Kenneth Blackburn and three daughters, Lisa (Mario) Sepulveda, Cindy (James) Hardy, and Marjorie (John) Shull. John Shull was more like a son to Shirley than a son-in-law. Along with Marjorie, he was her caregiver for the last 2½ years. The family will be forever grateful to John and Marjorie for everything they did to take care of Shirley. She is survived by three granddaughters, Kristena (Russ) Mitchell, Heather Poindexter and Morgan Hardy; and by three great-grandchildren, Russ Michael Mitchell, Coby Mitchell, and Araynah Poindexter. She is survived by her brothers, Dale Jackson and David Jackson; and a sister, Myra (Bill) Robinson.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Gary Lynn Jackson and Alan Roy Jackson; a sister-in-law, Joan (DeHart) Jackson; a nephew, William James Robinson Jr.; and two nieces, Anita Morgan and Treasa Halfacre.
The family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday, June 12, 2014, at Reeves Funeral Home, 3308 N. Main St., Hope Mills, NC 28348. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, June 13, 2014, in Reeves Funeral Home chapel. Her pastor, Jeff Eisenhower (of Aaron Lake Baptist Church) will be officiating. Interment will follow at Cumberland Memorial Gardens. Shirley's favorite color was red, so by all means, if you have something red to wear, wear it!
In lieu of flowers, Shirley wanted people to donate to The Billy Graham Association; or The American Cancer Society.
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Wife of Clarence E Blackburn
