Marjorie E. Blackman | ||
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| Marjorie Evelyn Blackman, one of nine children of Cora Edna Alice Frednette (Moore) Hunt and Charlie Lee Hunt, was born on her parent’s farm near Silver City, IA on February 14, 1920. At the age of four, her family moved to the West Oak Community, north of Glenwood, IA, where Marjorie attended country school at West Oak and Glenwood High School. She was baptized at West Oak Baptist Church and later became a member of the First Baptist Church in Glenwood. Following school, Marjorie worked in the homes of families needing extra help and assistance. In 1941, the family moved to the Hillsdale neighborhood, west of Malvern, IA, and during this time of World War II, Marjorie worked at the crystal plant in Council Bluffs, IA.
On March 30, 1946, Marjorie and Wayne Ernest Blackman were married at the First Baptist Church in Glenwood. They lived on a farm west of Malvern where they made their home for 62 years. Their marriage was blessed with two children, Evelyn Diane and Charles Lee Roy. In addition to her duties at home, Marjorie worked at the Malvern Egg Processing Plant, the Glenwood and Malvern care centers, and had a wallpapering and painting business. She loved working with flowers, gardening, and cooking. She was well known for her potato salad, deviled eggs, and famous chocolate pie. For many years, Marjorie baked all the pies for the Ponderosa Truck Stop from her humble kitchen on the farm. She and Wayne also cleaned the First Baptist Church and the First Christian Church in Glenwood. Marjorie was active in the First Baptist Church where she was a Sunday School teacher and deaconess for many years. She was also an active member of the Farm Bureau Women’s group, the American Legion Auxiliary, and a 4-H leader. She and Wayne enjoyed traveling and had taken many trips with their family. They especially loved the time spent with their granddaughter and great granddaughters. Wayne and Marjorie had been married 62 years, when Wayne passed away on November 2, 2008. Marjorie suffered a broken hip the morning of Wayne’s visitation and passed away at Jennie Edmundson Hospital in Council Bluffs, IA the following month on December 30, 2008, at the age of 88 years, 10 months, and 16 days. She was preceded in death by an infant brother and sister; her parents; husband Wayne Blackman; son-in-law Duane Clay; sister May Johnson and husband Dr. C.O. Johnson; brothers Ed Hunt and wife Edna, Lyle Hunt and wives, Lyla and Eunice, Bacil Hunt and wife Hilda, Burdette Hunt, George “Jud” Hunt and wife Amy; brothers-in-law Harold “Blackie” Blackman and wife Wilma, Floyd Blackman and wife Katie, Donald “Skeets” Blackman and wife Lucille; sisters-in-law Edna “Sis” Powles and husband Lyle, and Ruth Blackman. Marjorie is survived by her children, Diane Clay and Lee Blackman; granddaughter Denise Bainter and husband John; great granddaughters Ashleigh, Haleigh, Emileigh, and Ryleigh Bainter, all of Malvern; sister-in-law Janice Hunt of Glenwood; brother-in-law Everett “Corky” Blackman of Malvern; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends. Interment in the Malvern Cemetery. Memorials suggested to: Malvern Volunteer Rescue, Malvern Volunteer Fire, or Malvern American Legion Auxiliary. | ||