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The Hartwell Sun
Ruby Blackmon
Ruby McCollum Blackmon, 82, of Canon, passed away Saturday, December 5, 2020 at Piedmont Athens Regional Medical Center.
Born August 3, 1938, in Franklin County, she was the daughter of the late John Daniel McCollum and Magie Royster McCollum. She retired from the Milliken & Co. Avalon Plant. After retirement she worked as a substitute teacher at Hart County High School. She was a member of Community Harvest Church.
She is survived by her daughter, Vicky Carter; son, Jerry Blackmon; grandchildren: Josh Blackmon, Megan Hall, Maggie Blackmon, Daniel Carter, and Ashley Childs; and great-granddaughter, Ruby Marie Blackmon.
A funeral service was held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, December 8, at the chapel of Strickland Funeral Home of Lavonia with the Rev. Teddy King and Rev. Tim Bennett officiating. Burial followed in Franklin Memorial Gardens - North.
To sign the online guest register and leave personal condolences to the family, please visit www.stricklandfh.com.
Strickland Funeral Home of Lavonia was in charge of the arrangements.