Gladys Blackwell, 85

Mrs. Gladys Chinney Mae Blackwell, 85, passed away on April 25, 2026. at Wesley Merit Health Hospital, Hattiesburg, MS.

Mrs. Blackwell joined Dry Ridge Missionary Baptist Church at an early age and remained there for many years; later joining The True Holiness Church, Mount Olive, MS., where she was a faithful member and Mother of the church.

She was preceded in death by her parents, Abraham and Bessie Mae Langston Quince; husband, Hurley "Skin" Blackwell; one son, David Blackwell; grandson, Denzel Keyes; 11 brothers, Willie Quince, James Quince, Joe Willie Quince, tommyb Dalke Quince, Howard Earl Quince, John Henry Quince, George Quince, Eathen Quince, Jacob Quince, Athen Quince, and Melvin Quince; sisters, Evelyn Quince, Tressie Lee Quince, Jettie McCullum, Orage Graves and Queen Ester Rogers.

Survivors include, 10 children, Teresa Duckwsorth, Hattiesburg, MS, Sarah Reed, Taylorsville, MS, Bernadine Blackwell, Hattiesburg, Rosie(John)Barnes, Mt. Olive, Linda Keyes, Hattiesburg, John( Katherine) Blackwell, Monticello, Don Blackwell, Kenny Blackwell Napolean Blackwell, DeWayne Blackwell, Mt. Olive; 19 grandchildren, 44 great grandchildren, 3 great great grandchildren; sisters, Annie Workman, North Carolina, Versie(Daid) Keyes, Taylorsville; brothers, Greg Quince, Jackson, MS and Robert Quince, Taylorsville and a host of nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.

Honorary Pallbearers: John Blackwell, Don Blackwell, DeWayne Blakwell, Kenny Blackwell, and Napolean Blackwell

Active Pallbearers: Family and Friends

Flower Bearers: Family and Friends

Elder Houston Keyes was the Officiant.