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Jewell F. Blackmon

Jewell F. Nottage Blackmon, 92, of Little Rock, went to be with her Heavenly Father September 7, 2014. She was born August 3, 1922 in Texarkana, Arkansas. Jewell was preceded in death by her husband, Bynum O. Blackmon, her parents, Royse and Helen Nance Nottage, and her sisters, Jackie Hudson and Jean Wilson. Jewell, a secretary for Tosco in El Dorado, also played the organ for Vantrease Methodist Church and the Order of the Eastern Star in El Dorado. After retiring, she and her husband moved to Homer, La. She is survived by her son, Dr. Chet (Pat) Blackmon, Little Rock; daughter, Rebecca Tull, El Dorado; grandsons, Dr. Chris (Heather) Blackmon, and Josh Keene; and great-granddaughters, Bailey and Marley Blackmon and Katy Parker. Visitation will at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, September 10, 2014, with a funeral service following at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Griffin Leggett Healey & Roth, 5800 W. 12th St., Little Rock (501) 661-9111. Interment will follow in Roselawn Memorial Park. To sign the online guestbook, go to www.griffinleggetthealeyroth.com.

Published September 9, 2014

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