Kayree Reel Blackburn

Kayree Reel Blackburn, 75, of Drexel, NC passed away Thursday, September 25, 2014 after a long battle with cancer. Born in McDowell County, NC on February 7, 1939, she was the daughter of the late Jack Reel and Verlie Marie Beach Reel. Kayree was a member of Amherst Baptist Church for 49 years where she taught children’s Sunday school for 40 years. She retired from Alba-Waldensian after 32 years.
Mrs. Blackburn is survived by her husband of 57 years, Paul Blackburn of the home; a daughter, Paula Kaye Lawing and her husband, Robert, of Conover, NC; a grandson, Nolan Isenhour of the home; a step-grandson, Noah Lawing of Franklin, TN; a brother, Clinton Reel and his wife, Joan, of Marion, NC; sisters, Doris Johnson of Valdese, NC and Sharon Vaughn and her husband, Ernest, of Florida; and several nieces and nephews.
Kayree’s family helped give her the strength to battle cancer for seven years.
The funeral will be held at 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 28, 2014 at Amherst Baptist Church with the Rev. Harold Joplin officiating. Entombment will follow in Burke Memorial Park Mausoleum. The family will receive friends Saturday evening from 5:00 until 7:00 p.m. at Sossoman Funeral Home and Crematory Center. At other times the family will be at the home.
Memorial contributions may be made to Amherst Baptist Church, 1024 Amherst Road, Morganton, NC 28655 or to Burke Hospice and Palliative Care, Inc., 1721 Enon Road, Valdese, NC 28690.