Esther Joann Blackwell

ESTHER JOANN BLACKWELL, 64, OF 318 WEST WASHINGTON ST., CARRIER MILLS, IL DIED THURSDAY JUNE 3, 2010 AT 9:20 PM AT HER RESIDENCE. FUNERAL SERVICES WILL BE HELD TUESDAY JUNE 8, 2010 AT 1 PM AT FELTY FUNERAL HOME IN CARRIER MILLS, IL. BURIAL WILL BE IN LAKEVIEW CEMETERY IN CARRIER MILLS, IL AND REV. RONNIE WILLIAMS WILL OFFICIATE. SHE WAS BORN ON NOVEMBER 24, 1945 IN CARRIER MILLS, IL TO THE LATE ARCHIE AND OPAL (ROUSE) BLACKWELL SR. SHE WAS A RETIRED LIBRARIAN AND A MEMBER OF THE APOSTOLIC CHURCH OF GOD IN HARRISBURG, IL. SHE IS SURVIVED BY A DAUGHTER: TRACI BLACKWELL OF CARRIER MILLS, IL; A BROTHER: ARCHIE (ANN) BLACKWELL JR. OF CARRIER MILLS, IL; 2 GRANDCHILDREN: ANDREW AND NIA STERNBERG OF CARRIER MILLS, IL, SEVERAL NIECES, NEPHEWS AND COUSINS. SHE WAS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER PARENTS, A SISTER: JOYCE ANN BLACKWELL AND A BROTHER: ALTON “DUBBIE” BLACKWELL.