Dwight Edwin Blackwood Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Dwight Edwin Blackwood of Chanute, Kansas, who passed away on September 5, 2024, at the age of 91, leaving to mourn family and friends. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Dwight Edwin Blackwood to pay them a last tribute.

He was predeceased by: his parents, C. D. Blackwood and Mary Blackwood; his wife Phyllis Beach; and his brother Byrne. He is survived by: his children, Tim Blackwood (Lori) of Louisburg, KS and Linda Hatch (Craig) of Yates Center, KS; his brother Kent Blackwood (Dorothy) of Louisville, KY.; his grandchildren, Chase Blackwood of Lawrence, KS, Karli Blackwood (Josh Campbell) of Ft. Collins, CO, Samantha Miller (Nathan) of Greenland, AR, Katelyn White (Blake) of Independence, KS, Rodney Hatch (Lynda) of Piedmont, OK and Amanda Wilson (Blake) of Yates Center, KS.; and his great grandchildren, Nolynn Miller, Greyson Campbell, Brady Hatch, Natalie Hatch, Fidel Hatch, Mattie Tadlock, Maci Tadlock and Keagan Tadlock.

The family asks expressions of sympathy be in the form of memorials to the Kansas Optometric Association or the Chanute Safari Museum.