Rev David Dazell Blackledge

I miss you Dad, I had a friend working with a AI program to recreate your face from the poem I wrote about you. What it is missing is the physical booming joy that you exudes that a AI can never touch. Love you dad

I miss you, Daddy. I miss your shining eyes, you marvelous laughter. Your gentle hands, and, most of all, your passion in message of the Lord Jesus.

Dad we sure missed you & mom this past Wednesday. Johnny lost Hope on Saturday, 11-8-08, to cancer. Her homegoing celebration was Wednesday. I kept thinking "what would mom & dad do if they were here?" Our family came together and the love that you guys instilled in our hearts for each other once again pulled us through this tragic loss. Family... being there for each other, through the thick and the thin. Love you dearly... miss you tremendously! - Your daughter

Time has dulled the sense of loss but not the sharp pain I have as I walk through the old home place. Working to repair the damage time has done to the old home has brought sharp empteness in my heart. I miss hearing your voices and the little songs you sang as you worked. I smell the welding sulphur and hear the crack of the spark. I wonder if I could ever accomplish a portion of the good work you completed in your life and feel inadequate. I know you would tell me to go on faith and I...

There has been plenty of time to honor Dad's memory before now and I was shocked to find that I hadn't done so already.
Dad was a great believer in the fact that if you are a christian you should tell people about it everywhere you meet.
Dad was much like any of us; not perfect, but striving each day to live his life the way Jesus instructed us.
I miss visiting him and mom from time to time mostly when I discover something in the bible that I hadn't seen before and I want to share...

Hey Pawpaw and Grandma! I was reading an e-mail earlier and thought about you guys...

You know, it's going to be National Grandparent's Day this coming Sunday.. gosh, I miss yall so bad! I really wish I had been able to see you guys before you both went to be with Jesus. I know there's no need to cry, because I know yall are happier than you ever were here on this old world.. but I just miss yall terribly.

I miss getting hugs from you Pawpaw, and hearing your gentle, loving, 3...

Daddy, I heard you preach again. I foung a tape and your voice came booming through. I cried when you sang because I miss you. Father;s day is coming and I will miss you even more. Watch over me, Daddy and tell the good Lord to keep His hand over me. Wanda

Well, Mom, Dad, Carl buried his Aunt May Etta, yesterday. She fought a VERY short battle with an agressive cancer, Leukemia. You and Mom will probably find her sitting at the feet of Jesus, next to where you are, listening to him tell her everything she's been wondering about. Mom, Mother's Day was spent with Edwin & Ethel as that was when Aunt May Etta passed. I love you mom and I miss you terribly. Dad, I love you too. I think of you both often and draw strength from the wisdom and...

I miss my Daddy's booming voice, blue eyes twinkling and rough,gentle hands. Father's day will be hard for me. He never knew I made it through college (a dream of his for his children) and I have no one to talk to about difficult situations in my life. I miss your life sermons and practical examples of how to live. Father's Day will be spent in memory of you. I Love You so much, Daddy.