Mr. London Derrell Blackburn, Jr.
(March 6, 1979 – April 18, 2013)
A Precious one from us is gone
A voice we love is stilled
A place is vacant in the home
This can never be refilled
He will not be forgotten
Though on earth he is no more
But in Memory he is still with us
As he always was before.
We are very sad because our loved one has passed on but we are also rejoicing because we know that to be absent from the body, is to be present with the Lord. “ For the Lord does not abandon anyone forever. Though he brings grief, he also shows compassion according to the greatness of his unfailing love. Lamentations 3:32
Though we try to prepare, we are never prepared enough, but there’s a compassionate God in heaven Who sees, Who cares, Who comforts. Although it is difficult today to see beyond the sorrow, God has promised to be with us always and we know He is the “Great Promise-Keeper!”
The Celebration of Life service for our beloved London will be 2:00 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the Union Chapel Missionary Baptist Church (315 Winchester Road, Huntsville, AL 35811) with Dr. O. Wendell Davis officiating. Interment will be in the Valhalla Memory Gardens. Mr. Blackburn will lie in repose one hour prior to funeral time.
A Visitation with family and friends will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013, at the Royal Chapel of Memories.
Public Viewing will be held from 11:30 a.m. until 8:00 p.m. on Monday, April 22, 2013; and from 8:30 a.m. until 12:15 p.m. on Tuesday, April 23, 2013, at the Royal Funeral Home.
