William Blackford : Obituary

Published in the Coventry Telegraph on 2nd September 2009 (Distributed in Coventry)
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BLACKFORD William Arthur (Had a pint for you Dad). Over the rainbow now, contact me soon Dad. All my love. - Your baby girl Dawn.xxxx

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  • Lit candles:

    • merry xmas grandad love you xx
      27th Dec 2011
    • to dad love you from your baby
      8th Jun 2011
    • still miss u grandad xxxxxxx
      3rd Jul 2010
    • amanda millerchip
      4th Apr 2010
    • amanda millerchip
      4th Apr 2010
  • 96th birthday on april 15th xxxxxxxx

    happy birthday grandad xxxxx we love and miss you sooooooooooo much and always will xx luv from manda , phil , niall ,curt ,lozzy xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx

    Report this message By happy 96th birthday grandad xx on 24th Apr 2011
  • happy 71st wedding anniversary

    To nan and grandad xx love manda ,phil ,niall curtis ,laurence xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxx

    Report this message By AMANDA MILLERCHIP on 30th Mar 2011
  • gone a whole year and i miss you everyday xxxx

    I can't believe that you are gone. I will miss you always. MY LOVING HUSBAND ARTHUR. we have had 69 loving years together and i miss you more than words can say. i love you and miss you everyday and wish you were with me!! all my love to my old faithful xxx your loving wife doris xx

    Report this message By laurence hodson on 24th Aug 2010
  • one year you have been gone today 25th august 2010..

    DEAR GRANDAD, you have been gone a whole year today!! and it feels like forever i have not seen you and kissed you goodbye.bringing you sweets and chocolate was lozzys favorite thing to do for you.WE all miss you so much it still hurts exactly the same today as it did last year when you decided to go to sleep, but not like when you used to say im not sleeping im just resting my eyes and you would laugh and smile with you beautiful smile that you always had! even if you were ill you always had a smile for us and when i think of you i remember that and it makes me smile... youare truly the greatest grandad we could ask for to all of us.. your grandchildren, your great grandchildren and your great greatgrandchildren!! !! because you lived to see them all, and i am so grateful to have you as my grandad because i know you are watching over us from your rainbow in the sky and you are the brightest star in the sky at night... all our love today and everyday and for eternity..as always love and kisses and hugs xxxx manda,phil.niall, curtis,lozzy,jake xxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxxxxxxxxxx

    Report this message By laurence hodson on 24th Aug 2010
  • DAD xx

    "DAD"I SLEEP WHERE YOU LEFT ME I WAKE THERE ASWELL, AND OVER OUR RAINBOW I WILL BE WITH YOU ASWELL, YOUR BABY GIRL FOREVER OVER OUR RAINBOW TOGETHER WE WILL R.I.P YOUR BABY GIRL DAWN XXX

    Report this message By laurence hodson on 26th Jul 2010
  • we miss you so much grandad xxxxxxx

    GRANDAD..its been nearly a year we have not seen you. nearly a year since we kissed you goodbye.i hope you can see us from your rainbow in the sky .. we will love you and miss you for the rest of our lives untill we meet again in heaven . big kisses to you as always !!!! all our love manda, phil, niall curtis and lozzy xxxxxx

    Report this message By laurence hodson on 24th Jul 2010
  • still missing you and always will xxx

    grandad we miss you everday xxx love always manda, phil, niall ,curtis, laurence xxxx

    Report this message By still miss u grandad xxxxxxx on 3rd Jul 2010
  • happy birthday 95th grandad!x

    happy birthday to our lovley grandad for april 15th.wish u was here with us we miss u lots u was the best grandad in the world ever! always talking and thinking of u grandad love you.chez keaton kia xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx xxx

    Report this message By cherry on 13th Apr 2010
  • HAPPY 95TH BIRTHDAY GRANDAD FOR APRIL 15TH 2010.XX

    HAPPY 95TH BIRTHDAY GRANDAD. ALL OUR LOVE KISSES AND HUGS ON YOUR BIRTHDAY AND EVERYDAY. LOVE ALWAYS . MANDA , PHIL, NIALL, CURTIS, LOZZY,JAKE. XXXXXXX

    Report this message By amanda millerchip on 11th Apr 2010
  • Lit candles:

    • amanda millerchip
      4th Apr 2010
    • sleep tight mum love you
      2nd Apr 2010
    • love you grandad xxxx
      12th Feb 2010
    • we love you grandad xx
      7th Feb 2010
    • still missing u grandad xxxxxx
      6th Feb 2010
  • happy easter

    happy easter grandad all our love kisses and hugs forever always and eternity. xx love manda ,phil,niall,curtis, and laurence xxxxxx

    Report this message By amanda millerchip on 4th Apr 2010
  • HAPPY 70TH WEDDING ANNIVERSARY GRANDAD XXXX

    HAPPY WEDDING ANNIVERSARY GRANDAD LOVE FROM PHIL MANDA AND BOYZ!!!! XXXXXX

    Report this message By amanda millerchip on 2nd Apr 2010
  • THE GREATEST GRANDAD EVER!!!!!!!!!!


    DEAR GRANDAD , WE LOVE AND MISS YOU MORE THAN WORDS CAN EVER SAY BUT WE ALL HAVE FAITH WE WILL SEE YOU AGAIN SOMEDAY LOVE AMANDA ,PHIL,NIALL,CURTIS, LOZZYxxxxxxxx

    Report this message By amanda millerchip on 14th Mar 2010
    • happy 70th wedding anniversary arthur all my love yor loving wife doris

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  • Other event

    70th wedding anniversary to my nan doris blackford on 30th march 2010..nearly made it grandad xxxxxxxxxxx

    Report this event By amanda millerchip on 21st Feb 2010
  • Lit candles:

    • see you in the fields of gold
      25th Jan 2010
    • HNY GRANDAD LUV NIALL XXXXXXX
      10th Jan 2010
    • HNY GRANDAD LUV CURTIS XXXXXXX
      8th Jan 2010
    • love you grandad x manda x
      6th Jan 2010
    • HAPPY NEW YEAR GRANDAD X X X
      30th Dec 2009
    • merry xmas grandad love loz x
      21st Dec 2009
    • love you grandad
      20th Nov 2009
    • Cathie Martyn
      6th Oct 2009
    • AMANDA
      8th Sep 2009
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About William Blackford

  • Date of Birth

    • 15th April 1915
  • Date of Death

    • 25th August 2009
  • Place of Birth

    • coventry
  • Places Lived

    • 15th Apr 1915 - 30th Mar 1940 holbrooks
  • Mother

    • ada blackford

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