Mr. Blackford was born 16 September 1916 at Moville, Iowa. He married Mildred J. UTTER 31 May 1941, in South Sioux City, Nebraska. He had been a resident of Sioux City for the last 38 years and was employed at American Equipment Co., retiring in 1974. He was an Army veteran of WWII.
Survivors include the widow; 1 son, Earl of Sioux City; 2 daughters, Mrs. Clifford (Sandra) DILLINGER of Sioux City and Mrs. Norman (Beverly) HANGMAN of Newcastle, Neb.; 4 brothers, Alfonso, Marvin, Everett and Jerry, all of Moville; 1 sister, Mrs. John (Melva Jean) STEVENSON of Sioux City; 4 grandchildren and his step-mother, Mrs. Edith BLACKFORD of Moville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. The Rev. Keith W. Johnson of Norfolk, Neb. will officiate. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Musical selections: "The Old Rugged Cross"
"Beyond the Sunset"
Casket bearers will be John Hintz. Oren "Bud" Jones, Mathew R. Kleinschmidt Jr., Kim Peniska, Daryl Johnson and Al Bradley.
source: Sioux City Journal
Mr. Blackford was born 16 September 1916 at Moville, Iowa. He married Mildred J. UTTER 31 May 1941, in South Sioux City, Nebraska. He had been a resident of Sioux City for the last 38 years and was employed at American Equipment Co., retiring in 1974. He was an Army veteran of WWII.
Survivors include the widow; 1 son, Earl of Sioux City; 2 daughters, Mrs. Clifford (Sandra) DILLINGER of Sioux City and Mrs. Norman (Beverly) HANGMAN of Newcastle, Neb.; 4 brothers, Alfonso, Marvin, Everett and Jerry, all of Moville; 1 sister, Mrs. John (Melva Jean) STEVENSON of Sioux City; 4 grandchildren and his step-mother, Mrs. Edith BLACKFORD of Moville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday in the Meyer Brothers Colonial Chapel. The Rev. Keith W. Johnson of Norfolk, Neb. will officiate. Burial will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery.
Musical selections: "The Old Rugged Cross"
"Beyond the Sunset"
Casket bearers will be John Hintz. Oren "Bud" Jones, Mathew R. Kleinschmidt Jr., Kim Peniska, Daryl Johnson and Al Bradley.
source: Sioux City Journal
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