Mr. Gary Wayne Blackmon

Mr. Gary Wayne Blackmon

Gary Blackmon Obituary

Published by Legacy Remembers on Dec. 4, 2008.
GARY WAYNE BLACKMON ALLGOOD - Funeral service for Gary Wayne Blackmon, 59, was Saturday, Nov. 29, at 10 a.m. at Lemley Chapel. Bro. Jeff Lyles and Larry Sorrow officiated. Entombment was in Blount Memory Gardens Mausoleum. Mr. Blackmon died Nov. 26, 2008 at St. Vincent's Blount Hospital. He retired from St. Clair Correctional Facility with 28 years of service and was a member of Clear Springs UMC. He was preceded in death by his parents, Dude and Virginia Smith Blackmon; wife, Glenda Darlene (Ballew) Blackmon; brother, Tim Blackmon; uncle and aunt, Roy and Vodius Poe; father and mother-in-law, David and Shirley Carroll. Survivors are his wife, Lois Blackmon of Allgood; daughter, Alicia Tolbert (Gary) of Straight Mountain; son, Bryan Blackmon (Courtney) of Trussville; grandchildren, Madison and Megan Tolbert of Straight Mountain; stepson, Richard Foister of Allgood; stepdaughter, Lisa Russell of Altoona; stepgrandchildren, Corey Mashburn and Austin Russell of Altoona; stepbrother, Steve Roddam (Betty) of Oneonta; stepsisters, Roxie Owens of Straight Mountain and Sandra Hogeland (William) of Oneonta. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Clear Springs UMC building fund, 395 County Hwy 15, Oneonta, Al 35121. Pallbearers were David Gaddy, Richard Foister, Delane Moon, James Moon, Howard Holmes and Robert Glandon. Lemley Chapel directed the service.

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Alicia Tolbert

December 2, 2008

Gary was the greatest dad in the world and will be greatly missed!

Linda Spurling

November 30, 2008

I thank God that the lord let me have Gary in my life, my life has been inriched with the gift of his friendship. My love and prayers to his famiy.

Derek Dover

November 29, 2008

I've known Gary for many years. A Great Man. He'll be missed.

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