Surviving are her daughter, Caroline Blackwell Saleeby (George) of Fuquay Varina; three granddaughters, Alex Lawrence of Dunn, Amanda Kain of Willow Spring, Melissa Godwin of Durham; a grandson, Spencer Godwin and four great-grandchildren, Andy, Henry Lee, Grace and Luke. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reuben Blackwell and a daughter, Sandra Godwin.
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