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Casey Jay Blackwelder Obituary

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Casey Jay Blackwelder

Cherryville, NC

June 18, 1993 - June 18, 2017

Casey Jay Blackwelder Obituary

Lincolnton - Mr. Casey Jay Blackwelder, 24, passed away on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center - Lincoln. Casey was born in Catawba County, NC on June 18, 1993. He was a 2011 graduate of West Lincoln High School and also graduate in May of 2017 from UNCC with a Bachelor of Arts in Music Performance and also played with the Frank Love Orchestra. Casey was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Cherryville where he served as the Youth and Music Director for three years. He was preceded in death by grandparents, Jane and Burt Blackwelder; Paul Barger; Danny Leonard and Roy and Kathleen Foutz. Survivors include his wife, Bethany Burress Blackwelder of the home; his parents, Andie and Jeff Gavin of Lincolnton and Bobby and Robin Blackwelder of Kannapolis; a brother, Gabriel Gavin of Lincolnton; a step-brother, Dennis Bost of Kannapolis; step-sister, Samantha Lefler and husband Ronnie of Kannapolis; grandparents, Kelly and Sherree Stroud of Lincolnton and Ann and Gene Gavin of Toms River, New Jersey; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Denise and Randy Burress; a brother-in-law, Ben Burress all of Cherryville; also surviving are numerous aunts, uncles, cousins, extended family and his church family. The family will be accepting visitors at the home, 211 N. High Street in Lincolnton, on Thursday and Friday until 8:00PM. A Celebration of Life Service will be held at 11:00AM on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at Mt. Zion Baptist Church in Cherryville with Rev. Wayne Key officiating. The family will also have a reception following the service in the fellowship hall at Mt. Zion Baptist Church to greet guests. Burial will be Private Memorials may be made to Mt. Zion Baptist Church, Youth or Music Program, 112 Mt. Zion Church Road, Cherryville, NC 28021. Stamey-Cherryville Funeral Home & Cremation Service is serving the Blackwelder family.

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