New Holland – Alberta Virginia Blackwell, 82, of New Holland Road, entered into eternal rest on Sunday, November 1, 2009. Ms. Alberta is survived by her niece; Debra Blackwell-Wall (Rodney); nephews, Stephen Blackwell-Lodato (Nancy), Lee Blackwell (Robin), and Craig Blackwell (Peggy); a sister-in-law Denise Russo-Blackwell; and beloved cousins, Harold Hutto, Pat Quick-Bernard, Jamie Hutto-Christmas, Eleanor Hutto-Slater, Mayhew West, and many others. She was preceded in death by brothers, Garner Ray and Chalma O’Neal Blackwell and sisters, Margaret and Norma Blackwell.
Ms. Alberta was born in Pelion, SC and was the beloved daughter of the late Lee Andrew Blackwell of Pelion and the late Lillie Mae Hutto of Andalusia, AL. She moved from Pelion with Lillie Mae and her second husband, Julian Lee Heyward to King’s Park, Long Island, NY. As a Senior Stenographer, Alberta retired from the King’s Park State Hospital after 29 years. At age 55, Ms. Alberta returned to New Holland to care for her mother and happily made it her home for the past 30 years. She loved to travel, read, and exercise with her church friends. She was an active member of the New Holland Baptist Church and gratefully thankful for their many acts of kindness and prayers. Ms. Alberta will be dearly missed by her family and friends.The family will receive friends in the Chapel of Blizzard Funeral Home, 163 Main St. South, Wagener, SC (803) 564-5333 from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, November 4, 2009 with a Chapel Service to begin at 7 p.m. officiated by the Rev. Owen McAlister. Ms. Alberta will be laid to rest at the Hutto-Berlin Cemetery at Berlin Baptist Church at a future date. 
