Mary Wylene Blackburn, 81, of Lumberton, TX passed away December 18, 2013 after a brief illness. She was born February 15, 1932 in Silsbee, TX to Calvin and Mary Belle Releford.
Surviving Mrs. Blackburn are her sons, Philip David Blackburn, Jr. of Kountze, TX, Robert Earl Blackburn and his wife, Pamela, of Lumberton, TX, William Patrick Blackburn and his wife, Linde, of Polhiem, Germany and her daughter, Carolyn B. Charlton and her husband, Gerald, of Port Arthur, TX. Also surviving her are 10 grandchildren, Stacie Taylor, David Blackburn, Amanda Schultz, Jenny Sexton, Joseph Blackburn, Joshua Blackburn, Cheryl Gipson, Kathryn Griffith, Corey Griffith, Patrick Blackburn and 7 great-grandchildren, Ashley Sheppard, Dylan Gillis, Kynsi Gillis, Nicholas Schultz, Haleigh Taylor, and Caitlin Blackburn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Philip Blackburn, her brother, Ray Releford, sister, Alice Releford and grandson, Joseph Griffith.
A gathering of family and friends will be held Friday, December 20, 2013 from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at Claybar Kelley-Watkins Funeral Home. A service celebrating the life of Mrs. Blackburn will be Saturday, December 21, 2013 at 9:30 a.m. in the chapel of the funeral home.