John W. Blackburn

John W. Blackburn, 96, of Fairview Dr., died at 11:15 A.M. Thursday, June 30, 2016, at Columbus Regional Hospital. John was born May 16, 1920 in Baltimore, Maryland, the son of Lonnie and Lula Mae Dixon Blackburn. He married Dorothy M. Neat on July 17, 1941. John was a construction worker and was a member of the Laborer’s Union Local #741 for over 50 years. He enjoyed gardening, fishing, and playing pranks on people. When John was younger he enjoyed coon hunting with his coon dogs, and working with his work mules. Survivors include his wife Dorothy M. Blackburn of Columbus; daughters Mary (Ken) Bowling of Columbus and Alice (Jim) Palmer of Louisville; a son Bill (Brenda) Blackburn of Columbus; grandchildren Fred (Tina) Cave, Kenneth (RueAnn) Cave, Angie (Jimmy) Adair, Donna (Daymond) Jordon, Tamara (James) Cave, Shane (Amanda) Blackburn, Shannon (Max) Bullington, Trisha (Gary) Rudd, and Jenna Luken; 22 great-grandchildren; 16 great-great-grandchildren; a brother George Bottoms of Jeffersonville, Indiana; and sisters Luria Jenkins of Shelbyville and Joyce Walls of Rockford, Illinois. He was preceded in death by his parents Lonnie and Lula Mae Dixon Blackburn; a son Bobby Blackburn; grandchildren Terry Burton and Jeremy Luken;  great-great grandson, Theodore Blackburn; sisters Elenor and Jeston Neat; and brothers Charles, Thomas, and Joe Blackburn.