BLACKMON. . . . .

MR. CHESTER BLACKMON, age 71, of Rose Circle-Trion, Georgia passed away Wednesday night (January 14, 2009) in a Rome hospital. He was born in Paulding County, Georgia on June 28, 1937 to the late Rufus Harrison Blackmon and Lillian May Evans Blackmon who survives. Mr. Blackmon was Holiness by Faith and was employed in the Weaving Department of Mt. Vernon Mills. He was preceded in death by a brother the late Wayne Kenneth Blackmon and sister-the late Emma Jean Burroughs.

Surviving are wife-Bonnie Blackmon; mother-Lillian Blackmon of Paulding Co., GA.; daughters-Shelia Stanfield and Ava Hunter both of Trion; sons-Lamar Blackmon and Robin Blackmon both of Summerville; sisters-Annett Mauldin of Summerville, Betty Toris of Rex, and Gail Strickland of Henry Co., GA.; brothers-Leon Blackmon of Atlanta, Roy Blackmon of Conyers, Donnie Blackmon of Paulding Co., Ricky Blackmon of Cartersville, Rufus Blackmon of Rex, and Billy Blackmon of Rome; 11 Grandchildren, 9 Great Grandchildren, several Nieces and Nephews also survive.

Funeral services were held Saturday (January 17th) at 1:00 P.M. from the J. D. Hill Memorial Chapel of Earle Rainwater Funeral Home with Rev. Junior Evans and Rev. Billy Wright officiating, interment in Green Hills Memory Gardens. Active Pallbearers will be Greg Stanfield, Sr., Greg Stanfield, Jr., Dewayne Edwards, Bill Epps, Chris Tapp, and Billy Clark.

Earle Rainwater Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.