Obituary of Clifford Blackwell

BLACKWELL, Clifford Gilbert Mr. Clifford Blackwell passed away on August 2, 2008 at age 81. Mr. Blackwell's 26 year service in the US Navy included WWII demolitions where he assisted with the pre-invasion and bombing of the beach at Normandy. He retired from Grumman Aerospace after 23 years, where he did hydraulic testing on Navy A/C (F-14 Tomcat, etc) and the Lunar Module. The family will be receiving friends at Sellars Funeral Home in Lebanon on Tuesday, August 5, 2008 from 4-8 p.m., and on Wednesday from 4-8 p.m. The service will be held at the Middle Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery on Thursday, August 7, 2008 at 2 p.m. Survivors include daughter Amy Blackwell of Alexandria and brother Bill (Jere) Blackwell of California. He is preceded in death by parents William and Dolly Alexander Blackwell, wife Helen Masiuk Blackwell, sisters Annie Lumpkin, Era Raines, brothers Alexander Blackwell, James Blackwell, and twin Clarence Blackwell.