BLACKETER, Pearl E.
Source: Crawfordsville Journal Review 22 Sept 1981 p 2
Pearl E. Blacketer of Kingman age 72 died Monday evening Sept 21 in St. Elizabeth Hospital at Danville, Ill. He was born in Parke County March 8, 1909 the son of David and Minnie Barcus Blacketer. On November 20, 1933 he married Mary Hatch, who survives. He attneded Cates Ccommunity Church and was a section crewman on the NIckle Plate and Norfolk & Western RR for 32 years before retiring in 1974. Also surviving are two daughters, Miss Joan Blacketer of Kingman and Mrs. Phyllis Weed of RR 2, Veedersburg; a son, Donald of Kingman; a sister, Mrs. Dorothy Massey of Veedersburg, a brother David of Mullan, Idaho; a half brother, Dewey Burns of Oxford, Ala; two half sisters, Pany Fulton of Gary and Jean Brazelton of Ponoma, Mo; and one grandson. Funeral services were held this afternoon Thursday at Bodine & Shelby Funeral Home in Covington with Rev. Dennis Keefer officiating. Burial in Kingman Fraternal Cemetery.
Source: Fountain County Star Thursday, Sept. 24, 1981
Pearl E. Blacketer of Kingman, age 72, died Monday evening, September 21, in St. Elizabeth Hospital at Danville, Illinois. He was born in Parke County, March 8, 1909, the son of David and Minnie Barcus Blacketer. November 20, 1933, he married Mary Hatch, who survives. He attended Cates Community Church and was a section crewman on the Nickle Plate and Norfolk & Western railroads for 32 years before retiring in 1974.
Funeral services were held this afternoon (Thursday) at Bodine and Shelby Funeral Home in Covington with Rev. Dennis Keefer officiating. Burial was in Kingman Fraternal Cemetery. – s
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