Virginia Jane (Gini) Parr Gentry Blackard

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Obituary- Blackard, Virginia

Mrs. Virginia G. Blackard
ROSSVILLE — Mrs. Virginia J. "Gini" Blackard, 61, Rossville, died Thursday, Feb. 7, 1991, at a Topeka hospital.
Mrs. Blackard taught two years in Russell schools and later was a bookkeeper for Rossville Truck and Tractor. She owned Rossville Hard¬ware many years.
She was born Aug. 7, 1929, In Rossville, the daughter of Joe and Esther Pratt Parr, and spent most of her life in Rossville. She attended Kansas State College of Agriculture at Manhattan.
Mrs. Blackard was a member of the United Methodist Church, Jimmie Lil- lard Unit No. 31 of the American Le¬gion Auxiliary and Amaryllis Chapter No. 321 of Order of Eastern Star, all in Rossville.
She helped research the book for the Rossville Centennial in 1971 and served several years on the Rossville Community Library board.
She was married to John Blackard March 20, 1985, in Chickasha, Okla. He survives.
Other survivors include a daughter, JoAnna Gentry, Atlanta, Ga.; a son, Jim Gentry, Rossville; two step-daughters, Brandi Blackard and Jen¬nifer Blackard, both of St. Marys; a stepson, George Blackard, Rossville; and a brother, Rolland "Red'' Parr, Rossville.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Verschelden Funeral Home in St. Marys. Burial will be In Rossville Cemetery. Mrs. Blackard will lie in state after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home where relatives and friends will meet from 7 until 8 p.m. today.
Memorial contributions may be made to the Rossville Community Li¬brary.

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