DAVE BLACKFORD

LAMAR- Services will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, at Daniel Funeral Home for David W. Blackford, 74, Lamar, who died peacefully at his home on Friday afternoon, March 23, 2018, surrounded by family. Burial will be in Iantha Cemetery.

Visitation will be held from 6 p.m. to 7 p.m. Monday.

Memorial contributions are suggested to Lamar United Methodist Church, in care of the funeral home.

Condolences and memories may be shared at www.danielfuneralhome.net.

Survivors include his wife, Becky, of the home; his children, Carla Swartz and husband Kurt, Lamar, Tim Blackford and wife Michelle, Oronogo, Michael Blackford, Lamar and Megan Stefan and husband Doug, Golden City; 10 grandchildren, Bethany, Elly and Lyndey Swartz, Garrett, Madeline, Jaxon and Nolan Blackford and Cody, Gabriel and Levi Stefan; sisters-in-law, Judy Loch, Oswego, Ill. and Sandy Karas and husband Earl, Warrensburg; a large extended Blackford and Pennell family and many friends.

Mr. Blackford was born Oct. 20, 1943, in Barton County, to the late Ray and Viola (Pennell) Blackford. He graduated from Golden City High School in 1961 and began his career as a truck driver, with most of the countless miles accumulated from daily or nightly Kansas City runs. In addition to working for a time at Thorco, he owned and operated Dave’s Dry Cleaning for seven years. Selling his business and retiring in 1997 gave him more time for hunting, fishing and his favorite pastime, camping and boating with his family at Stockton Lake. A great day for him would include a few hours on his 1961 Allis Chalmers at the family farm. He was an active member of Lamar United Methodist Church.

He married the love of his life, Becky Robertson, on June 20, 1980.