Willard Blackwood Jr. Obituary

Name: Military honors
Start: 2023-08-18T14:30:00
End: 2023-08-18T14:30:00
Location: Sunset Cemetery

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Willard Blackwood Jr. of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, born in Cleveland, North Carolina, who passed away at the age of 78, on August 14, 2023. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Willard Blackwood Jr. to show support.

He was predeceased by: his parents, Willard Ray Blackwood, Sr. and Leona Mae Jolley Blackwood; and his son Jonathan Cort Blackwood. He is survived by: his wife Rhonda Gamble Blackwood; his son Adam Tyler Blackwood of Shelby; and his siblings, Gary Blackwood (Donna) of Shelby and Kay Blackwood (Dale Wellmon) of Boulder, CO. He is also survived by nephews and nieces.

In lieu of flowers donations may be made to Shelby Presbyterian Church to the Patricia B Harris Youth Scholarship Fund or to Wendover Hospice in Shelby.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Cecil M Burton Funeral Home & Crematory

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August 16, 2023

Jewel Lynn Wellmon Director of Sales & Marketing wrote a sympathy message

“There are no words for such a sad time. We would like to extend our condolences and caring thoughts to you during this difficult time as you grieve the loss of your beloved Ray Blackwood. Those we love never truly leave us, as we hold memories close to our hearts and minds. Sending our love and sympathy from our family to yours. The Wellmon Family.”

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412 W Sumter St, Shelby, NC 28150

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