Blackshire, Columbus B. Sr.

1923 - 2005  (81 years)

• Name	Blackshire, Columbus B.
  Suffix	Sr.
  Birth	27 May 1923	Sissonville, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 Feb 2005	Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States   [1]
  Burial	19 Feb 2005	Sunset Memory Gardens, Wood, West Virginia, United States
  Person ID	I2294	Krieger - Lawrence
  Last Modified	27 Dec 2012

  
  

  Father	Blackshire, Sylvester Columbus
  Mother	Nichols, Sylvia Myrtle
  Family ID	F792	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Naylor, B.M.
  Last Modified	19 Oct 2008
  Family ID	F791	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 27 May 1923 - Sissonville, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States Death - 17 Feb 2005 - Parkersburg, Wood, West Virginia, United States Burial - 19 Feb 2005 - Sunset Memory Gardens, Wood, West Virginia, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

  [S46] The Parkersburg News. Columbus B. Blackshire, 81, of Davisville died Thursday February 17, 2005 at Camden Clark Memorial Hospital. He was born in Sissonville, WV a son of the late Sylvester Columbus and Sylvia Myrtle Nichols Blackshire. He was a sheet metal worker and retired from Kaiser Aluminum. He was a member of South Parkersburg Baptist Church where he served as a Deacon and a Sunday School teacher. He was a very clever and creative craftsman as well as an avid gardener and deer hunter. Some of his favorite outdoor activities include: the Blennerhassett Gun Club; training bird dogs, for which he had received numerous awards; and the Oldie Wheelers, a four wheeling club. He is survived by his wife of 22 years Beulah Naylor Cheatham Blackshire; children Judy Davis Miller of Parkersburg, Columbus (Chris) Blackshire, Jr. and his wife Gwendolyn of Raleigh, NC, and Susan Tucker of Morgantown; four grandchildren Richard Davis, Joni Wedekamm, Timothy Davis, and Matthew Miller; eight great-grandchildren; and one sister Hermie Eary of Charleston. He was preceded in death by his 1st wife Alice Abbott Blackshire, three sisters, and a great great grandchild. Services will be Saturday 1:0 PM at Leavitt Funeral Home, Parkersburg with Reverends Don Whiteman, Joseph Busch, and Jerry Caplinger officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memory Gardens. Visitation will be Friday 3-5 and 7-9 PM. Memorial contributions may be made to South Parkersburg Baptist Church, Building Fund, 1655 Blizzard Drive, Parkersburg, WV 26101. An online guest book may be signed at www.leavittfuneralhome.com.