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Henry Cicero BLACKIE SITTON, .2

Male 1919 - 2001  (82 years)


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  • Name Henry Cicero BLACKIE SITTON 
    Suffix .2 
    Born 12 May 1919  Tyler, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 22 May 2001  Austin, Travis Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Valley Cemetery Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Santa Teresa, New Mexico.
    Person ID I194  Richard Patterson ON & MO
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2019 

    Family Fanny Perle ROBERTSON
              b. 19 Dec 1920, Gatesville, Coryell Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location
              d. 24 Mar 1998, Austin, Travis Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Married 4 Apr 1937  Gatesville, Coryell Co., Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Children 
     1. (Living) SITTON
     2. (Living) SITTON
    Last Modified 7 Jul 2013 
    Family ID F220  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Notes 
    • . Sitton, Henry Cicero "Blackie": Newspaper Obituary & Death Notice
      El Paso Times (TX) - May 22, 2001
      Deceased Name: Sitton, Henry Cicero "Blackie"
      Sitton, Henry Cicero "Blackie", graveside service: 11:00 A.M. Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery, in Santa Teresa, NM. Interment: Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery. Arrangements by Sunset Funeral Home West.
      Ref: El Paso Times, page 2B.

      . HENRY CICERO ''Blackie'' SITTON: Newspaper Obituary & Death Notice El Paso Times (TX) - May 21, 2001

      . HENRY CICERO ''Blackie'' SITTON, 82, passed away on May 19, 2001 in Austin, Texas. He was born May 12, 1919 in Tyler, Texas to Jack & Elizabeth Carter. Both parents died soon after his birth & he was adopted by Charlie Messer & Nora Garner Sitton.

      . Blackie served in the Navy during WWII. He was a mechanic & owned ''Blackie's Garage'' at Doniphan & Thorn in the Upper Valley for 9 years in the 1950's, & also served as the Chief of the Upper Valley Volunteer Fire Department. After closing the garage, he worked for the University of Texas teaching mechanics about automatic transmissions. General Motors hired him as a service representative for Chevrolet Motor Division & later was an instructor in several General Motors Training Centers, retiring in 1985.
      Blackie was preceded in death by his wife of 61 years, Fanny P. Sitton, & grandson, James Paul ''Jimbo'' Sitton.

      . He is survived by his sons, Jim H. Sitton & wife, Mary Ann of El Paso, & Nick B. Sitton & wife Ann of Austin, Texas grandchildren, Judy L. Allen of Hempstead, Texas, Mindy A. Sitton of Austin, Texas, Jo Ann Sitton of Memphis, TN, Brent A. Sitton of Austin & 6 great grandchildren.
      Visitation will be Monday, May 21, 2001, from 5 to 7 P.M. at Sunset Funeral Home West, located at 480 N. Resler. Graveside Service will be held Tuesday, May 22, 2001 at 11 A.M. at Memory Gardens of the Valley Cemetery in Santa Teresa, NM. In lieu of flowers, the family suggests contributions to the James Paul Sitton Memorial Fund c/o El Paso Community Foundation, P.O. Box 272, El Paso, TX 79943-0272 or Hospice of Austin, 2820 E. Martin Luther King Blvd, Austin, TX 78702. Services entrusted to Sunset Funeral Home West.
      Ref: El Paso Times, May 21, 2001. - - -