OLIVER S. BLACKMAN,
Allentown –
Oliver S. Blackman, 89, of Drum Road, died Tuesday night in Jones Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness.
He was born Nov 6,
1887 in Leavenworth Ind, the son of Oliver and May Gleason Blackman.
He had lived in this
area since 1908. He was a drilling contractor in the local oil fields for 35 years. He was a member of the United Methodist Church of Allentown and was formerly on the Board
of Trustees of the church. Mr. Blackman was a veteran of World War I and a member of the Frank B. Church VFW Post in Wellsville. He was a member of the Modern Woodmen of
America. He was a member of the Allentown Fire Department.
In 1917, he married
May Tourtellotte who survives. He is survived by one daughter, Mrs Ronald (Jane R) Strum of Allentown, four grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren.
Calling hours will be
2 – 4 and 7 – 9 Thursday at Embsers Funeral Home, Wellsville.
Funeral and
Commitment services will be held at the Funeral Home, at 2PM on Friday, with the Rev. William Atkins officiating. Burial will be at Woodlawn Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers,
donations may be made to the Wellsville Volunteer Ambulance Corp.
December 8, 1977,
Wellsville Daily Reporter
Mrs. Oliver S.
Blackman
Allentown – Mrs. May
T. Blackman of 17563 Caroline Acres, Henderson, MD died Saturday at the Easton Memorial Hospital, MD, after a brief illness.
She was born on Nov
22, 1895, the daughter of Frank and Alice Clark Tourttelotte, in West Chicago, IL. She attended Wheaton College in Illinois.
On Aug 22, 1917, she
married Oliver S. Blackman who predeceased her on Nov 16, 1976. She had lived in Allentown since 1917, moving to live with her daughter in Maryland just over a year ago. She
had taught school in this area for 22 years.
She was a life long
member of the former Allentown Rebekah Lodge.
Surviving is one
daughter, Mrs. R. R. Michael (Jane) Strum of Henderson MD, four grandchildren and five great grandchildren.
Friends may call at
the J. W. Embser and Sons Funeral Home in Wellsville from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm today, where funeral services will be held at 1:30 pm on Friday. The Rev. William Atkins, pastor
at the Wellsville United Methodist Church will officiate.
Burial will be in
Woodlawn Cemetery.
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