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Submitted: 6/8/23 • Approved: 6/9/23 • Last Updated: 6/12/23 • R1487647-G1487647-S3
John
July 8, 1921 - November 24, 2006
*Obituary
He was preceded in death by his parents, James A Blackwood and Elizabeth Farris Blackwood; 3 brothers, Clarence, Gideon and Robert; and 3 sisters, May, Georgia and Ruby.
He is survived by his wife, Nina, of 63 years; daughters, Marilou Marlar and husband Edwin of Tulsa, Pamela Gulley and husband Mike of Fort Smith; 2 grandsons, Michael and Dillon Gulley of Fort Smith.
Nina
January 7, 1923 - January 9, 2013
*Obituary
Nina Mary Blackwood, 90, of Fort Smith died Wednesday, Jan. 9, 2013, in Tulsa.
She was born Jan. 7, 1923, in Mountain View. She was the daughter of Clarence R. Decker and Addie Dearien Decker.
She and her husband, Ralph, were married for 63 years prior to his death, and they spent most of their adult lives in Fort Smith. Nina was a bookkeeper during her working years and was active in the different ministries of the First Baptist Church, where she was a member for 59 years. Nina was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. She loved growing beautiful flowers. She discovered in her 50s that she was an artist and spent the next 30 years painting portraits for family and friends.
Nina is survived by her two daughters, Marilou Marlar of Tulsa and Pamela Kaye Gulley of Fort Smith; a grandson, Michael Gene Gulley II of Fort Smith; one brother, Richard Decker of Mountain View; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Ralph Blackwood, and one grandson, Dillon Patrick Gulley.
Funeral service will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday in the Edwards Funeral Home Chapel with burial to follow at Roselawn Cemetery, all under the direction of Edwards Funeral Home.
Pallbearers will be Hinkle Decker, Joe Hogg, Johnny Scroggins, Frank Tidwell, Ed Marlar and Bill Rebsamen.
Photo courtesy of Frances Allen Titsworth
Contributed on 6/8/23 by Billsully060
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