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AUDREY BLACKBURN
PIKEVILLE, Ky. — Audrey Lynn Blackburn, 28, came into this world as an angel on February 3, 1987, with curly blonde hair, those stunning blue eyes, and a smile that was so infectious she made everyone smile. Her love and compassion were evident with everyone she met, even if she only knew you for a short amount of time. All who met her say the same. The impact that she made on people will stay with them a lifetime.
Audrey was a 2005 graduate from Pikeville High School. In 2010, she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in English from Columbia University in New York. She was just getting ready to complete her Masters Degree in English from Long Island University in New York.
She was employed with WyzAnt Tutoring, Teaching, and Coaching children. In 2012-2014, she was a Special Education Teacher. Audrey stated that she enjoyed working with the "beautiful people". She also directed a play which she said she loved and found it to be "utterly fundamental".
She tried to live her life carefree and happy. She had the opportunity to go to Europe where she backpacked for almost a year experiencing adventure and making friends that she still remained in contact with and went for another visit the following year.
Audrey is gone from this place that we call life but will now experience a new life that will allow her to have even greater adventure, love, and happiness.
Preceding her in death was her mother, Kathy Casey Blackburn; maternal grandparents, Willis and Ruby Miller Casey, and her paternal grandfather, Eddie Blackburn.
Those left behind to celebrate her life and memory is her dad and stepmom, Rick and Lesia Blackburn; her special aunt and uncle, Sissy Karen and Dennis Mills; two brothers, Brett (Ashley) Cline and Loren Swarz; her grandmothers, Jean Boren and Carol Ball; several aunts, uncles, cousins, and two special cousins that she was very close to, especially in childhood, Chris and Keith Mills. Also celebrating her life and memory are the many friends that she accumulated along her life's journey that meant so very much to her.
Audrey Lynn's Celebration of Life Memorial Service will be held at R.E. Rogers Funeral Home at 2p.m. Tuesday, April 14, with John Doug Hayes officiating.
Visitation will start at 1 p.m. Tuesday.
The family plans to create a memorial garden in her memory therefore, in lieu of flowers, request potted plants and anything fairies which she loved.
Online condolences at www.rerogersfuneralhome.com
R.E. Rogers Funeral Home of Belfry, Ky., is in charge of arrangements.
To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.
Audrey & Edmund at the NY Ren Fair, fall 2014
Edmund Voyer
April 30, 2015
Audrey was a brilliant and soulful lady, I along with everyone who knew her shares a deep pain in their soul.
Willie Williams
April 18, 2015
May you find comfort and strength in this time of sorrow - 2 Cor. 1:4
Jeanne Liotta
April 16, 2015
This is Jeanne Liotta, mother of Audreys good friend Chloe. The girls lived together in our apartment in New York for some time and were the best of friends. We loved Audrey so much and are sending our deepest heartfelt sympathy to her family from ours.
April 13, 2015
Jeremiah 29:11,12, says, "For I well know the thoughts that I am thinking toward you. thoughts of peace, and not of calamity, to give you a future and a hope. And you will call me and come and pray to me, and I will listen to you."
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Randall Farthing
April 13, 2015
Rick we are very sorry for your loss ur friend Randall .
Conie
April 11, 2015
Teachers, such as Audrey, are a gift, they just know how to touch our hearts.The prayers of many are with you at this time of sorrow. May God give you, "the power beyond what is normal", so that you can endure each day.
2 Corinthians 4:7
Mitzi Sanders
April 10, 2015
Praying for God's comfort in your loss.
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