No services are planned for Irma B. Blackburn, 92, Lawrence. Mrs. Blackburn died Saturday, Dec. 1, 2012, at Lawrence Memorial Hospital.
She was born Oct. 2, 1920, in Waldron, Arkansas, the daughter of Joseph and Della Eppler Blackburn. She graduated from Waldron High School.
Mrs. Blackburn worked in the packaging department at Hallmark Cards from 1970-86. She enjoyed gardening, and always had a wonderful vegetable garden. She enjoyed spending time with family and her cat, Minnie. She attended First Church of the Nazarene.
Survivors include a daughter, Sharon Wright and husband Mike, Lawrence, and a grandson, Rusty Wright and fiance Lizzie Linderer, Lawrence. She was preceded in death by her parents, and a brother, Burl Blackburn.
Memorial contributions in Irma’s name may be made to First Church of the Nazarene, or the Lawrence Humane Society, in care of Rumsey-Yost Funeral Home & Crematory, 601 Indiana St., Lawrence, KS, 66044.
