Christy Renee Blackard's Obituary
Christy Renee Blackard, 47, passed away May 20. 2015. She was born August 15, 1967 in Red Bud, Illinois to late Billy Joe and Linda (Bennett) Kirk. In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by her son, Joey and brother-in-law, Donald; mother-in-law, Janette.
Christy came to Hillsborough County in 1984 from Lakeland and was a member of River of Life Church there. She loved music.
Left to cherish her memory are her husband of 29 years, Gary; sons, Bryan and Christopher; father-in-law, Rollo Blackard; brother-in-law, Randy Blackard, all of Thonotosassa; sisters, Jolynn Chriswell, Kathy Floyd and her husband Joe, Deborah Gallaway and her husband Bill, Theresa Rose and her husband Chuck and Mary Ward and her husband Len, all of Lakeland, Florida; grandchildren, Ashton and Isabell.
There will be a visitation on Thursday, May 28, 2015 from 10:00 to 11:00 AM at the River of Life Church, 1126 East Main Street, Lakeland, Florida. Funeral will begin at 11:00 AM followed by interment at 1:30 PM at Sunset Memory Gardens, 11005 N. US Highway 301, Thonotosassa, Florida 33592.
Memorial contributions may be made in Christy’s honor to the St. Jude’s Children’s Hospital at www.stjude.org. Memories and condolences may be left online at www.sunset-fh.com.
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