Obituary of Dorothy Blackburn

Dorothy Irene Blackburn, 90, of Fort Pierce, Florida, passed away on Sunday, April 19, 2015 at her home.

Born in Campbell, Missouri, she had been a resident of Fort Pierce coming from Stuart, Florida where she resided since 1979.

She was a member Southside Christian Church, Fort Pierce and was a former member of Bethel Baptist also in Fort Pierce. Her peach cobbler, one year, received a first place ribbon at the St. Lucie County Fair.

Survivors include her son, Ronald L. Blackburn and his wife Elizabeth of Albers, Illinois; her daughters, Barbara K. Clevinger, Judy E. Jones and her husband Ray, Ponda Goni and her husband Bill and her daughter-in-law Dottie Blackburn all of Fort Pierce; her brothers, Eugene Shelton of Bradenton, Florida, and Lloyd Shelton of Belleville, Illinois; her sisters, Shirley Dobler, Diane O'Dell and Lela Ruth Goodman all of Illinois; eight grand children, twenty-two great grandchildren and three great great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband Frank Blackburn, daughter, Sharon R. Dodd, son James E. Blackburn, sister, Ponda Kivelham and brother, Basil Shelton.

Visitation will be from 11:00 AM to 12:00 PM on Wednesday, April 22, 2015 at the Southside Christian Church, Edwards Road, Fort Pierce with a service at 12:00 PM. Interment will be private in Forest Hills Memorial Park, Palm City.

For those who wish, contributions may be made to the Treasure Coast Hospice, 5000 Dunn Road, Fort Pierce, FL 34981 or on line at www.tchospices.org in Dorothy's memory.