FRED BLACKWELL, 48, died in 1999 following a
boating accident, with interment at Alameda
Cemetery near Ranger, TX.
Mr. Blackwell was born in Gorman and raised
in Ranger. In 1967, he was in the RHS Class
of 1969. He married Debbie Christian and
they moved to Fort Worth where he worked for
Buddy's Supermarket. He returned to Ranger
in 1971 and worked for Quality Supermarket
and later Adams Grocery. He married Betty
Nance. Fred was employed by the Eastland
Mental Health Mental Retardation office at
the time of his death. He was a member of
the Mesquite & Rusk Street Church of Christ.
Survivors at the time of his death include
one son, David Blackwell of Davis, CA; four
daughters, Tammy Weisman of Valley Center,
CA, Jenifer Blackwell of Cleburne, Anessa
Nance of Arlington, & Sandra Wuorinen of
Eugene, Ore.; his mother, Juanita Blackwell
of Ranger; one sister, Gay Blackwell Burnett
(RHS-1963) of Ranger; one brother, Larry
Blackwell (RHS-1967) of Bedford; and four
grandchildren.