Danny Blackman

Dunn, NC:  Mr. Danny Hal Blackman, age 68, died Tuesday, December 30, 2014.  Memorial service will be 6:00PM Friday, January 2, 2015 at the Benson United Methodist Church. Officiating will be Dr. Preston Heath and Rev. Ron Patton.      Mr. Blackman was born August 4, 1946 in Harnett County to the late C. M. Blackman, Sr. and Pernella Massengill Blackman. He was also preceded in death by a granddaughter, Reagan Hartley.  Mr. Blackman was the business administrator for Edenton Street United Methodist Church.  He was the Director of General Services and the editor of the "Messenger" newsletter for the Pentecostal Free Will Baptist Church headquarters.  Mr. Blackman was a member of Benson United Methodist Church.      Surviving are wife of 48 years, Peggy Allen Blackman; daughters & sons-in-law, Tiffany & Tim Barefoot of Dunn and Christy & Kenneth Dawson of Willow Spring; grandchildren, Tori Barefoot, Tala Barefoot, Timi Barefoot, and Jake Dawson; sister & brother-in-law, Jackie & Robert Smith of Hope Mills; and brother, C. M. Blackman, Jr., of Cary.      The family will receive friends in the Benson United Methodist Church fellowship hall immediately following the service.       In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Reagan Lee Hartley Scholarship Fund, WCU Office of Development and Alumni Affairs, 201 H. F. Robinson Building, Cullowee, NC  28733.