Bloomington (IN)) Telephone, Jan 3, 1928, p. 4.

DIES IN HIS CHAIR
Thomas Blackwell, Well Known Resident of The Smithville Community, Succumbs After Five Weeks Illness, Age 73

Thomas Blackwell, a well known resident near Smithville, in ill health for some five weeks, died suddenly yesterday at 2 o'clock while seated in his chair, aged 73. The cause was heart and dropsey trouble.

Mr. Blackwell was born in Polk Township and was married to Rachel Chambers. He was an upright and honest man and converted years ago, taking an active part in Sunday school and church work though he was not a member of any denomination.

Mr. Blackwell raised a large family, two of whom were deceased in infancy. There are to mourn his death, the widow, a brother, James Blackwell of Indianapolis; two sisters of Smithville, Mrs. Mary Clark and Mrs. Almiranda Clark; three half brothers, Green, John and George, two half sisters, Mrs. General Miers and Mrs. Jesse Deckard. The children are Mrs. Lawrence Turner of Guthrie; Mrs. Leafy Johns, Bloomington; Mrs. Charles Buchanan, Mrs. Posey Earl and Frank Blackwell of this city; and Mrs. Robert
Wooden, Clarence Blackwell and Mrs. Alonzo Hays. Besides there are many grandchildren, great grandchildren and other relatives.

The funeral will be Wednesday at 10 o'clock at the house in charge of Rev. Sanford Phillips and burial in the Prince Cemetery near the home. The pall bearers will be Lawrence Turner, Frank Blackwell, Charles Buchanan, Posey Earl, Alonzo Hays and Robert Wooden.

Bloomington (Monroe County, Indiana) Weekly Star, January 6, 1928, pg. 8.
Thomas T. Blackwell, age seventy-five, who died of dropsy while sitting in a chair at his home southeast of Smithville Monday, was buried in the Prince cemetery Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the Blackwell home.

Note: Thomas and wife were initially buried in Prince Cemetery, but were removed to the Allen Creek Cemetery by the US Army Corps of Engineers before 1964 during construction of Lake Monroe.

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