Mr. Alvin Lyde Blackmon

August 19, 1931 - September 12, 2021

A funeral service for Mr. Alvin Lyde Blackmon, 90, who entered into rest on Sunday, September 12, 2021, will be held at 3 o'clock on Wednesday, September 15, 2021, in The Chapel of Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Home. The Rev. Steve Winburn will officiate for The Rev. Ladell Humphries who is unable due to quarantine. A private family burial will follow in Florence Memorial Gardens. Brown-Pennington-Atkins Funeral Directors are caring for the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to North Hartsville Baptist Church, 1117 Patrick Hwy, Hartsville, SC 29550. Mr. Blackmon, the widower of Minnie Jacqueline Isgett Blackmon, was born in Darlington County, SC, on August 19, 1931. He was the son of the late William Bruce Blackmon and Mary Ellen Stokes Blackmon. Mr. Blackmon served his country in the United States Army. He was employed with Sonoco Products Corporation for over 46 years and was a member of the Sonoco Old Timer's Club. He was a Charter Member of North Hartsville Baptist Church and was a Master Mason in the Hartsville Masonic Lodge #173. He is survived by his son, Alvin Bruce (Katherine Katilda) Blackmon; daughter, Belinda Blackmon; grandchildren, David Lance (Katie) Blackmon, Andrew Lide (Kimberly) Blackmon; great-grandchildren, Emmaline Marie Blackmon, and Samuel Lide Blackmon. In addition to his wife and his parents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, John Cecil Blackmon, William Monroe Blackmon, Laurie Cephus Blackmon; sisters, Elizabeth Blackmon Watson, and Mary Blackmon Burdick.