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Jill Ann Blackmore

Joe Denoyer - February 7, 2023 5:53 pm

Jill Ann Blackmore, age 69, died February 4, 2023, in Wichita, Kansas.

She was born on October 8, 1953, to Vernon Chance and Frances Colleen Gentry in Liberal, Kansas.

Jill graduated Liberal High School and attended some college. On June 29, 1974, she was united in marriage to her husband, John Benjamin Blackmore in Liberal, Kansas. Jill raised two daughters, Crystal and Jennifer. She worked as an administrative assistant for Seward County and later worked in banking. Jill had a full life with volunteering at Southwest Medical Center, being a great wife, loving mother, and a much-loved grandmother. She enjoyed crocheting afghans, working in the church and as a Sister in the Soldiers of Christ. Jill will be fondly remembered by family and friends.

She is survived by her husband, John Blackmore of Liberal, Kansas,
Daughters, Crystal Clemens of Mead, Colorado, and Jennifer Antrim of Topeka, Kansas,
Brothers, Mike Chance (Linda) and Craig Chance (Marilyn) both of Wichita, Kansas, and
Four grandchildren, Ethan Clemens, Torren Clemens, Ash-Leigh Antrim, and Ashton Antrim.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Vernon and Frances Gentry.

A Memorial Service will be at 11:00 AM, Tuesday, February 21, 2023, at Turpin Baptist Church, 212 Reed Street, Turpin, Oklahoma, with Pastor Dan Cox presiding.

Private Inurnment will follow at Liberal Cemetery in Liberal, Kansas.

The family requests memorials in Jill’s Memory to the Turpin Baptist Church, 212 Reed Street, Turpin, Oklahoma 73950

Condolences may be sent to the family at www.hornungfuneralhome.com

 
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