Obituary of Samuel A. Blackmon

Samuel A. (Sam or S.A.) Blackmon, Age 90, of Johnstown, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Mountain Valley Hospice, in Gloversville, with his family by his side. Samuel was born April 18, 1928, in Bartlett, Texas, to Samuel and Kate Blackmon. He married his, love, Jane Ann Easterly, on April 30, 1948.  Samuel retired from the Johnstown Knitting Mill after some 45 years where he supervised 200 women as production manager of the sewing floor.

One of the more memorable things he did, was creating a group for the Bicentennial Celebrations for Johnstown, New York in 1958, called “The Fuzzy Wuzy Sons of Molly Bran”. The group of 27 young men, who all grew beards & wore colonial costumes, marched in the huge parade in July of 1958.

S.A. is survived by his brother, Walter Blackmon of Napa, California, his three loving sons, John Blackmon and wife Sunday of Gloversville, NY, Richard Blackmon and wife Miki of Fort Myers, Florida and Thomas Blackmon and wife Paulette also of Gloversville, NY.  He was preceded in death by his wife, Jane Ann, his sister, Juanita “E” Forrister of Napa, CA and both parents of Rogue River, Oregon.

Sam Blackmon served in the 511^th U.S. Army Airborne – Parachute Infantry and was stationed in Japan at the end of WW II during the occupation of Japan.

Visitation for family and friends will be on Monday, June 4, 2018 from 3 to 6 p.m. at Walrath & Stewart Funeral Home, 51 Fremont St., Gloversville, where a brief service will follow at 6 p.m.

A reception will follow in the Great Room at the Mountain Valley Hospice, 108 Steele Avenue, Gloversville, NY 12078.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made in Mr. Blackmon’s honor to Mountain Valley Hospice, 108 Steele Avenue, Gloversville, NY 12078 or to Twin Rivers Council Boy Scouts of America, 253 Washington Avenue Ext., Albany, NY 12205.