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Stella Blackwell Obituary

Stella Mae Blackwell JOHNSON CITY, TN - Stella Mae Blackwell, age 90, of Johnson City, died Friday, April 22, 2011, in Johnson City. A Savannah, GA native, she was raised in Charleston, SC, and relocated to Tennessee in 1995. She was preceded in death by: her parents, her husband, Richard M. Blackwell, and six brothers and sisters. Survivors include: two sons, Richard M. Blackwell, Johnson City, Gregory Bruce Blackwell, Papillion, NE; one sister; six grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Committal services are scheduled for 4:00 PM Wednesday in the Old St. Andrews Parish Church Cemetery, Charleston. Please meet at the cemetery for those services. Memorials may be made to Princeton Presbyterian Church, 2703 East Oakland Avenue, Johnson City, TN 37601-1843. Condolences may be shared with the family via www.morrisbaker.com. Morris-Baker Funeral Home, Johnson City, TN (423) 282-1521 Visit our guestbook at www.postandcourier.com/ deaths

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Published by Charleston Post & Courier from Apr. 23 to Apr. 24, 2011.

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