John Blackwell's Obituary
Funeral services for John Wayne Blackwell, 53, of Paris, Texas will be held Tuesday, March 21, 2017, at 2 pm at Labby Memorial Funeral Home Chapel in Leesville, with Rev. Greg Blackwell officiating. Burial will follow in the Comrade Cemetery, under the direction of Labby Memorial Funeral Home of Leesville.
Visitation will be Tuesday, March 21st, from 1 pm until service time at the funeral home.
John, the son of Rudolph W. Blackwell and Norita Gordy, was born on February 17, 1964, in Leesville, Louisiana. He passed away on Thursday, March 16, 2017, in Texas.
John was a native of Simpson. He was living in Houston working as a Rigger for an onshore rig.
He is survived by his wife, Patricia Blackwell of Houston, TX; sons, Patrick Mark Blackwell of Gonzales, LA and Jacob Scott Blackwell & wife Tori of Gonzales, LA; daughter, Jessica Nicole Braud of Gonzales, LA; step-daughter, Jennifer Gauthier Clement & husband Timothy of Thibodaux, LA; mother, Norita Helton of Mountainview, AR; father, R. W. Blackwell & wife, Janice of Hemphill, TX; brothers, Randall Wade Blackwell & James Sidney Blackwell; sister, Sherri Lynn Blackwell; step-sisters and brothers, Kimberly Fulks Dease, Clarence Allen Fulks, Marlana Connaly & Chelsei Alana Fulks and four grandchildren.
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