Rosa Mae Barber Blackwell Obituary
We are sad to announce that on September 14, 2023, at the age of 75, Rosa Mae Barber Blackwell (Salisbury, North Carolina) passed away. Leave a sympathy message to the family on the memorial page of Rosa Mae Barber Blackwell to pay them a last tribute.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Willie Barber and Ethel Mae Barber; her husband John Lindsay Blackwell, Sr.; her son John Lindsay Blackwell, Jr.; and her sister Janette Rustin.
She is survived by: her children, Franklin L. Gillespie, Jr. of Woodleaf and Kimberly Bishop (Malcolm) of Raleigh; her siblings, Tommy Barber (Tina) of Salisbury, Willie Barber, Jr. (Laverne) of Woodleaf and Retta Barber of Woodleaf; her grandchildren, Rez Gillespie of Salisbury, Trey Gillespie of Huntersville and Mark Blackwell of Salisbury; and her cousin Hubert McNeely, Jr. (Pamela) of Dover, FL. She is also survived by nieces, nephews, cousins, other relatives and friends.
