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BLACKBURN -- Vesta Lee Blackburn, 86, a resident of Albuquerque since 1959, died Saturday, July 22, 2006. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Stanley Blackburn, Jr. of Albuquerque; sons, Robert L. Blackburn and wife, Melissa of Modesto, CA, Stanley E. (Ted) Blackburn and wife, Nancy of Albuquerque; John A. Blackburn and wife, Pam of Hanford, CA; granddaughter, Danielle Darpli and husband, John of Lemoore, CA; step-grandchildren, Curtis Alexander and wife, Michele, Rachel Acosta and husband, Joe, Karen Carr and husband, Jeffrey, Darcy Alden-Peltonen and Jonathan Alden; and step-great-grandchildren; sister, Audrey D. Anderson of Bryant, AR; niece, Dorothy Ellen Richards of Benton, AR; nephew, Leonard G. Anderson of Clarksville, TN. Mrs. Blackburn was a long-time member of St. John's United Methodist Church. She taught school at Zuni Elementary School for 20 years prior to retiring in 1980. She was a member and Past Worthy Matron of Adah Chapter # 5, Order of Eastern Star and also a member of Yucca Temple, Daughters of the Nile. Mrs. Blackburn was a member of the NM Education Association and of the NM Education Retirement Association. Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, July 27, 2006 at French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE with Rev. Clyde Stanfield, officiating. Private interment will take place at Sunset Memorial Park. Friends may visit at French Mortuary, 10500 Lomas NE, on Wednesday, July 26, 2006 from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Should friends desire, memorial contributions may be made to St. John's United Methodist Church's Organ Fund, 2626 Arizona NE, Albuquerque, NM 87110. French Mortuary 10500 Lomas Blvd. NE 275-3500
        Published on: Thu July 27, 2006