Greg Blackwood
Greg Blackwood, 62, rural Liberal, Kansas, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 at his home.
The son of Beil Robert and Tinie Cozette (Cash) Blackwood, he was born May 20, 1947, at Lubbock, Texas.
He and Michael Ann Buck were married May 29, 1971, at Stephenville, Texas. They moved from Hereford, Texas to Garden City, Kansas in 1976 and later to Seward County.
He loved his family and enjoyed being with them. A farmer and rancher. His hobbies were golfing, hunting, fishing and team roping with family and friends. He never met a stranger and enjoyed visiting. He was a member of the Sublette Southern Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife, Michael Ann Blackwood, Liberal, KS; one son, Shane Blackwood and wife Keely, Liberal, KS; one daughter, Cynthia Diann Moree, Liberal, KS; his mother, Tinie Cozette Blackwood, Lubbock, TX; one brother, Beil Rodney “Rod” Blackwood, Lubbock, TX; seven grandchildren and a God Child and other relatives and friends.
He was preceded in death by his father, a son-in-law, Tony Moree.
Memorials have been established for either the Sublette Southern Baptist Playground, Cal Farley Boys Ranch, Amarillo or St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital. Memorials may be mailed to Haskell County Funeral Home, Box 607, Sublette, KS 67877.
Funeral services were held on Friday, April 9, 2010 at 3 pm at the Haskell County Fairgrounds Arena, Sublette, Kansas with Pastor Shane Lester presiding and burial in the Arkalon Cemetery, Liberal, Kansas.