Dorothy "Dot" Blackledge's obituary , Passed away on September 19, 2022 in Laurel, Mississippi

Dorothy "Dot" Blackledge

May 20, 1931 - September 19, 2022 (91 years old)

Laurel, Mississippi

Dorothy "Dot" Blackledge's obituary , Passed away on September 19, 2022 in Laurel, Mississippi

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Memory Chapel Funeral Homes, Inc.

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Dorothy "Dot" Blackledge

May 20, 1931 - September 19, 2022 (91 years old)

Laurel, Mississippi

Dorothy Blackledge Obituary

We are sad to announce that on September 19, 2022 we had to say goodbye to Dorothy Blackledge (Laurel, Mississippi). You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Alex Sanders and Beatrice Sanders; her husband Harold Joyce "Bill" Blackledge; her brothers, Jessie Lamar and John Sanders; and her son-in-law Robert Jones.

She is survived by: her daughters, Rebecca McCown and Debra Jones; her son-in-law Dr. John McCown; her grandchildren, Cherilyn (Joshua Switzer), Robert (Taci Jones) and John Stephen (Saviz McCown); and her great grandchildren, Taylor Switzer, Breanna Rouse and Katelyn Jones. She is also survived by nieces and nephews.

She also worked at Rush Foundation Hospital in Meridian, Mississippi until she began working in the family business, Blackledge Drugs, in Laurel, Mississippi until 1989.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Memory Chapel Funeral Homes, Inc.



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Memory Chapel Funeral Home
3100 Audubon Dr, Laurel, MS 39440

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Hickory Grove Cemetery

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