Betty Lee Blackburn

Betty was born March 12, 1928, in Huntsdale, MO, to George C. and Kathryn Hunt Harper. In 1936, she moved to Rocheport, MO, where she was raised by George C. and Ophelia Chinn Harper. She would live most of her early life in Rocheport, MO. It was there she met and grew up with Lloyd Blackburn, whom she later married at the Rocheport United Methodist Church on November 23, 1950. She was a graduate of Christian College in Columbia and worked as a secretary at Hickman High School and as a social worker for the Ellis Fischel Cancer Center. She and Lloyd co-founded Employee Data Forms in 1969, a local printing company, where she would work until her retirement. After retiring, they enjoyed traveling together. She was an accomplished bridge player and enjoyed playing with her friends. She was an incredible mother, mother-in-law, and grandmother and will be missed by all.

She is survived by two children, Randy (Susan) Blackburn of Rocheport and Katy (Leroy) Kovar of Columbia; 5 grandchildren, Clay (Michelle Rippentrop) Blackburn, Cole Blackburn, Andy (Tara) Blackburn all of Rocheport, Bryan (Pam) Kovar of Wylie, TX and Kyle (Quenna) Kovar of Columbia; 8 great-grandchildren, Kannon, Kinley, Kourtlyn, Kamdyn, Drake, Jackson, & Amelia Kovar, and Josie Blackburn; and by a brother Richard Luckett of Albuquerque, NM. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lloyd; son Robert Lloyd Blackburn, brother Bob Harper, and her parents.

Memorial contributions may be made to Boone Hospital Hospice & Home Care 1605 E Broadway Suite #250, Columbia, MO 65201 or to a children’s charity of your choice.