Spout Spring: Inez Giles Blackwell, 82, of 332 Snapps Mill Rd., died Wednesday, December 6, 2006 in the Appomattox Health and Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of Arthur Allen Blackwell.
Born in Appomattox County, April 11, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Orson T. and Etta Lawhorne Giles. Inez was a member of Liberty Baptist Church, the AARP, and the Spout Spring Ruritan Club. She was a retired employee of General Electric with 25 years of service.
In addition to her husband she is survived by two sons, Charles T. Blackwell of Appomattox and Arthur Ray Blackwell of Lynchburg; three sisters, Shirley G. Godsey, Nellie G. Jarrell and Jane G. Mann all of Appomattox and a granddaughter, Jill Lynn Blackwell of East Carolina University, Greenville, NC.
She was preceded in death by a grandson, Brent Blackwell; two brothers, Taylor and Edward Giles and two sisters, Elma Hoke and Laura Mann.
Funeral services will be held 2:00 PM, Saturday, December 9, 2006 at Robinson Funeral Home by the Rev. George Kreidel. Burial will follow in Liberty Cemetery.
The family will receive friends at the funeral home Friday from 7-8:30 PM.
Memorial contributions can be made to the Appomattox County Rescue Squad, PO Box 57, Appomattox, VA 24522.