Patricia L. Blackburn Iams – Finleyville
Obituaries
September 17, 2021

Patricia L. Blackburn Iams – Finleyville

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Patricia L. Blackburn Iams, 87, of Finleyville, passed away on Sept. 11, 2021, in McMurray Hills Manor. She is the mother of William (Kim) Iams and Michael Iams; loving grandmother of Joshua (Julie) Iams, Kristan (Ryan) O’Rorke, April Iams and Brandon Iams; and great-grandmother of Pyper, Tessa, Emily, Savy, Isla and Ivory. She is the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Edna Blackburn; and is survived by two sisters, Jean Damis and Janet (Richard) Mori; and a brother, Lawrence Blackburn; as well as several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harold W. Iams; a sister, Dolores Miller; and a brother, Thomas J. Blackburn III. The family gathered Sept. 15 at FRYE FUNERAL HOME, 427 W. Main St., Monongahela, for a funeral service with the Rev. Jude Urso officiating. Interment was held in James Chapel Cemetery.

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