Velma Faye Clawson Blackshear, 89, of Paris, passed away Thursday, December 16, 2021, at Legend Healthcare & Rehabilitation Center.
Services are scheduled for 10:00 a.m. Monday, Dec. 20th at Bright-Holland Funeral Home with Rev. Doug Holt officiating. Burial will follow in Tigertown Cemetery. The family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service.
Faye, the daughter of Sturlon R. Clawson & Trudie Nichols Clawson, was born July 7, 1932, in Big Cedar, OK. She married Rex B. Blackshear on June 18, 1951, building 38 years of family and memories before his death on Dec. 22, 1988.
Survivors include three children, Deborah Head & husband Mike, Phillip Blackshear, and Harvey Blackshear & wife Sharon, grandchildren, Cody Head & wife Kristi, Casey Meyer, Dana Blackshear, Colin Blackshear & wife Kirsty, Jordan Blackshear & wife Kori, Tracy Blackshear & wife Joyce, Jake Blackshear & wife Kenda, Jenny Fagan & husband Corey, Brooke Carter & husband Chad, Sarah Humphrey & husband Kelly, Aaron Moncibaiz & wife Kathryn, Maci Obennoskey & husband Jared, and Dyllon Adkins & wife Haley, 33 great grandchildren, four great great grandchildren, brother, Dean Clawson & wife Flora Mae, sisters-in-law & brothers-in-law, Pauleta Clawson, Wayne Blackshear & wife Alice, Paul Blackshear, Ron Culpepper, Marx Offutt & wife Shirley, and Mildred Clawson along with many nieces & nephews and a plethora of friends.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Rex (R.B.) Blackshear, her parents, Sturlon & Trudie Clawson, father-in-law & mother-in-law, Charlie & Maggie Blackshear, her twin brother, Delma Ray Clawson, brothers, Melvin Clawson and Bill Clawson, sister, Wanda St. Clair & husband Jim, brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Curtis Blackshear, Mary Culpepper, C. M. Blackshear & wife Virginia, Earnestine Hindman & husband Ode, Joe Blackshear, Wanza Offutt, L.C. Kilpatrick, and Elwanda Blackshear.
Faye loved being around people. She loved cooking and was the best! She always cooked big Sunday dinners and never knew who would be there but there was always enough for whoever showed up.
She went to work for Campbell Soup Company in 1965, and retired in 1986. Following her retirement, she and her husband managed Gordon Country Club, where she cooked for many organizations and family reunions. Following her husband’s death in 1988, she became a CNA. Faye was always a caregiver, but becoming a CNA made it official. After becoming a CNA, she did private sitting with elderly people who also became like family to her. Over a 25-year span she cared for more than 13 families.
She was a member of Paris Church of God. In 1950, during a revival held by Bro. Jack Kee the whole Blackshear family accepted Jesus as their Savior and lived for him.
The family would like to offer a special thank you to the staff and nurses at Legend Healthcare who loved and cared for Faye. Legend Memory Care will always have a special place in the hearts of her family.
Casket bearers will be: Cody Head, Tracy Blackshear, Jake Blackshear, Colin Blackshear, Jordan Blackshear, Janzen Welch, and T. J. Blackshear. Aaron Moncibaiz will serve as an honorary bearer.
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