This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Lace_Lynch Surnames: Blackshear, McCloud, Revish, Guilford, Watts Classification: obituary Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.blackshear/185/mb.ashx Message Board Post: James Hamilton Blackshear, 81, departed this life Saturday, July 10, 2010, at Forum Health Northside Medical Center. Mr. Blackshear was born Nov. 5, 1928, in Youngstown, Ohio a son of James H. Sr. and Bertha McCloud Blackshear. He retired as a letter carrier for the U.S. Post Office after 32 years, retiring in 1987. He was captain at Youngstown Club, retiring after 35 years in 2003, and he was a waiter and bartender for Tippecanoe Country Club. He was a member of the church and Covenant Masonic Lodge No. 59, was an avid Cleveland Browns fan and a lover of Jazz. He served in the U.S. Army and was known as a gentleman by all. He leaves his wife, the former Beverly A. Thomas, whom he married July 29, 1950; children, Gail J., James W., Robert V. Blackshear, all of Youngstown, Ohio; Gerald B. (Cynthia) Blackshear of Pittsburgh, and Terri D. (Timothy) Tarr of Vienna; 12 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; and a host nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; a son, Richard A. Blackshear; a grandson, Christian Blackshear; two brothers, McKinley and Wesley Blackshear; and three sisters, Gladys Revish, Thelma Guilford and Dorothy Watts. Calling hours Wednesday from 5 to 7 p.m. at the F.D. Mason Memorial Funeral Home, where The Masons will hold a memorial service at 6 p.m. There will be a funeral service at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Third Baptist Church. Friends may call one hour prior to the service at the church. Youngstown Vindicator July 13, 2010 www.vindy.com photo accompanied obituary Mahoning County, Ohio Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.