Ira Wyche Blackwell

Ira Wyche Blackwell, III, was born Nov. 18, 1959, in Cheyenne. He passed away on July 3, 2015, in Tyler, Texas.

Ira joined the Navy in 1980. He returned home after 12 years of service, spending most of his time on the USS Gridley 21. He moved to Colorado after his discharge, and was employed at a variety of places. As his health failed, he moved to Texas to live with his mother.

Memorial services for Ira Wyche Blackwell, 55, Callender Lake, Texas, are pending.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Sarah Christene Blackwell.

Survivors include his daughter, Jenna Dew of Helena, Mt.; mother, Edna Kennedy of Callender Lake, Texas; father, Ira W. Blackwell, Jr. and wife, Flossie, of Albuquerque, NM.