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Nelda Lou Sterling Blackmon

12 Oct 1936 – 1 Aug 2013

Birth12 Oct 1936
Death1 Aug 2013
CemeteryTehuacana Cemetery
Tehuacana , Limestone County , Texas , USA
Added by8675309 on 28 Oct 2024
FaGhttps://www.findagrave.com/memorial/114803410

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Nelda Lou Blackmon, 76, of Mexia, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2013, in Mexia. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m., Saturday, August 3, 2013, at Blair-Stubbs Chapel with Pastor Earl Sterling officiating. Interment will follow in the Tehuacana Cemetery. Visitation will be from 7 to 9 p.m., Friday, at Blair-Stubbs Funeral Home. Nelda was born in Bremond, Texas, to the late George Minyard and Ethel Wiley Sterling. She had been a resident of Mexia for 60 years. Nelda married Fred Joseph Blackmon on April 24, 1953 in Mexia, Texas. Nelda loved anything that pertained to sewing; quilting, embroidering, crocheting, and knitting. She enjoyed riding country roads, chasing rabbits and garage sales. Nelda also loved to play softball, and did until she was over 50; this included playing on teams with her grown daughters for several years. Her passion for life was enjoying it to the fullest with her family and friends. She was a member of Wortham Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by her brothers, Alton, Maurice, Virgil, and John Earl Sterling; sister, Naomi Beldin; and sons-in-law, Glen Rogers and Jerry Duke. Nelda is survived by her loving husband of 60 years, Fred Blackmon; sons, Ricky Blackmon and wife, Dixie, and Joey Blackmon; daughters, Georgenia "Gena" Duke, Debra Rogers and husband, Richard, Scarlet Floyd and husband, Jace, and Charlotte Cook and husband; Ty; 17 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; brother, Sammy Sterling; many other relatives and friends. Sterling Family Homepage

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