Hollis Blackburn

Mr. Hollis Raymond Blackburn, age 94, of Dyer, Tennessee, passed from this life on February 5, 2012, at Gibson General Hospital. Funeral services for Mr. Blackburn will be conducted on Wednesday, February 8, at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Karnes & Son Funeral Home of Dyer with Bro. Don Barnett and Bro. Jerry Legg officiating. Interment will follow in Oakwood Cemetery of Dyer. Mr. Blackburn was born September 25, 1917, in Gibson County; the son of the late Ransom and Mettie McConnell Blackburn. He retired from Brown Shoe Company. Mr. Raymond is survived by his wife, Christine Cook Blackburn; one son, Johnny Blackburn (wife Jewell) of Trenton; two grandson, Rodney and Craig (wife Jeannine) of Dyer; three great-grandchildren, Jacob, Nikki , and Noah Blackburn; two sisters, Rebecca Augustinis and Vernell Harrell of Michigan; a stepdaughter, Nancy Brooks of Iuka, Mississippi; three step-grandchildren, Kimberly Bedrossian, Caton Brooks of Olive Branch, Mississippi, Bryant Brooks of Memphis; seven step great-grandchildren, Raymond, Elise, Daniel, Rochelle, Garrett, Hunter, Ryan, Caitlin, Hillary, and Zazie. He was preceded in death by his parents and first wife Dovie Blackburn. The family will receive friends from 5-8 p.m. on Tuesday, February 7, and Wednesday, February 8 from 9 a.m. till service time. Karnes & Son Funeral Home is honored to serve the family of Hollis Raymond Blackburn.