James M. Blackwell Sr. Obituary
We are sad to announce that, on April 21, 2026 we had to say goodbye to James M. Blackwell Sr. of Keokuk, Iowa. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
As we bid James farewell, let us not mourn the absence of his physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of his spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For James is not truly gone, but merely transformed, his energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Charles H. Blackwell and Ardeth L. Blackwell (Johnson); his daughter Lee Ann Blackwell; his brothers, Gale, Jerry and Larry Blackwell; and his nephew William "Billy" Blackwell.
He is survived by: his girlfriend Marlene M. Prince of Fort Madison, Iowa; his children, James M. Blackwell, Jr. of Burlington, Iowa and Carma S. Broome (Dale) of Des Moines; and his brother Lee Blackwell of Fort Madison. He is also survived by numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, nieces, nephews, great-nieces and nephews, and very close friends that become his family.
