Raymond Kenneth & Jessie Morgan (Warden) Blackburn

Cemetery Photo
Oak Grove Cemetery
Nida, Johnston County, Oklahoma

© by Matt Swearengin

Obit posted by Jo Aguirre

Holmes-Coffey-Murray Funeral Home

Jessie Morgan Blackburn of Nida, Oklahoma, loving wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother peacefully passed away on October 24, 2015 to be with God in Heaven. She was born on March 28, 1928 in Roberta, Oklahoma to Willard and Gracie Jewel (Allen) Warden. She was preceded in death by two infant sisters, brother Doyle Warden and sisters Wilma Walker and Wyndol Damron.

Jessie married Raymond Kenneth Blackburn on October 2, 1948. They were married for 63 years prior to his passing on July 19, 2012. She is survived by her three daughters and sons-in-law; Paula and Scott Moore of Durant, Cindy Ballard of Durant, and Mitzi and Phillip Cleveland of Frisco, Texas. She was Me Ma to her grandchildren and their spouses, Dustin and Monica Moore of Nida, Darron and Chanda Moore of Nida, Derek and Kelli Jon Proctor of Durant, Rachel and Rylee Cleveland of Frisco, Texas and her great-grandchildren Daylon, Dawson, Drake, Coy and Chloey Moore of Nida and Reece Proctor of Durant.

Jessie attended school at Nida and Cobb and was a life-time member of the Nida Baptist Church. She was a business woman with a very strong work ethic. Jessie was an exception for women of her era. She went to work as a secretary for Durant Stockyards at the age of 17 and also worked many sales in the area. Jessie was co-owner of Bonham Stockyards for several years and owner of Durant Stockyards for 28 years. She owned and operated the stockyards until she was 74. Kenneth and Jessie Blackburn owned and operated Blackburn Propane for 55 years, and she was also the owner of Texoma Mini Storage for 18 years. She was a conservative, hardworking lady that enjoyed spending time with her family and friends. Jessie especially loved the many visits with all of her grandchildren and great-grandchildren. She enjoyed attending church, reading her bible and shopping with her girls. God, family and work were the important things in her life.

A special thank you is extended to Jackye Russell, Tony Webb and Elaine Whitmire for their loving care; also the family would like to thank her physical therapists Jodi and Theresa. Memorials may be made to the Oak Grove Cemetery at 394 W. Mockingbird, Durant, Oklahoma 74701.

A gathering of family and friends will be from 7-8:00 PM Wednesday, October 28, 2015 at the Holmes Coffey Murray Funeral Home in Durant, Oklahoma. A funeral service will be at 10:00 AM October 29, 2015 at the First Baptist Church in Durant, Oklahoma with Rev. Ron Armitage officiating. Pallbearers will be George Johnson, Bill Gordon, Richard West, Mike Nelson, Tony Webb and Brian Glenn. Honorary pallbearers will be George Tarr, Bobby Dobbins, Ronnie Fitzwater, Charlie Baker, Benny Holt, Larry Hughes, Dudley Rowland and Robert Self. Interment will be at the Oak Grove Cemetery in Nida, Oklahoma.

Family and friends may send online condolences and view tributes at www.holmescoffeymurray.com.

Services are under the direction of Holmes-Coffey-Murray Funeral Home, Durant, Oklahoma.