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Preston William Blackwell

Birth
Stanley, Page County, Virginia, USA
Death
16 May 1982 (aged 65)
Mesa, Maricopa County, Arizona, USA
Burial
Cremated, Location of ashes is unknown Add to Map
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Tuesday, May 18, 1982
Rochester Sentinel

Preston BLACKWELL, 65, of 345 S. 58th St., Mesa, Ariz., died Sunday evening in Mesa Lutheran Hospital. He had been ill for several years.

A native of Indiana, he and his wife moved to Mesa in 1946 from Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a 32nd Degree Mason.

He is survived by his wife, Louella KLINKHAMER BLACKWELL; a daughter, Patricia MAGEE, of Nebraska; two sons, James [BLACKWELL], of Missouri, and Richard [BLACKWELL], of Ohio; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Preceding in death
were the parents and a brother.

Cremation and private services were conducted. The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society. Handling arrangements was the Larry C. Melcher Mortuary, 6625 E. Apache Trail, Mesa.

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Info provided by FAG member Cyndi Bennett.

Birth name Preston W. Aleshire. Apparently adopted by aunt and uncle after parents' death. Living with Harris and Maude (Stroupe) Blackwell in Indiana in 1930.
Tuesday, May 18, 1982
Rochester Sentinel

Preston BLACKWELL, 65, of 345 S. 58th St., Mesa, Ariz., died Sunday evening in Mesa Lutheran Hospital. He had been ill for several years.

A native of Indiana, he and his wife moved to Mesa in 1946 from Cincinnati, Ohio. He was a 32nd Degree Mason.

He is survived by his wife, Louella KLINKHAMER BLACKWELL; a daughter, Patricia MAGEE, of Nebraska; two sons, James [BLACKWELL], of Missouri, and Richard [BLACKWELL], of Ohio; seven grandchildren; and a great-granddaughter. Preceding in death
were the parents and a brother.

Cremation and private services were conducted. The family requests memorials be made to the American Cancer Society. Handling arrangements was the Larry C. Melcher Mortuary, 6625 E. Apache Trail, Mesa.

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Info provided by FAG member Cyndi Bennett.

Birth name Preston W. Aleshire. Apparently adopted by aunt and uncle after parents' death. Living with Harris and Maude (Stroupe) Blackwell in Indiana in 1930.


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