Adele Blackadar Dunn

ADELE BLACKADAR DUNN – CANDLER Adele Blackadar Dunn, 94, of Candler, died Wednesday, November 24, 2010, in Memorial Mission Hospital. A native of Weymouth, Nova Scotia, she was a daughter of the late Harold and Mildred Frasier Blackadar. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Carl E. Johnson, second husband, Edward L. Dunn, and sister Audrey Hue, of Nova Scotia. Mrs. Dunn completed her registered nurse training in Lynn, Massachusetts. She retired from St. Joseph Hospital with 28 years of service. She was an active member of New Morgan Hill Baptist Church for 56 years. She loved her Sunday School class and supported many church projects, especially visiting the sick and homebound. She loved traveling not only in the mountains of Western North Carolina but made return trips to Nova Scotia, taking local friends to see Canada. She also enjoyed working in her yard and sharing flower bulbs with friends and neighbors. Survivors include a son, James E. Johnson of Candler; a grandson, Chris Johnson; a brother, Seymour Blackadar and his wife, Ruth, of Winnepeg, Manitoba; several nieces and nephews; and a special friend, Phyllis Vance, of Haywood Co. Funeral services will be 2:00 pm Saturday in the Patton Avenue chapel of Groce Funeral Home with the Rev. Roy Houston officiating. Burial will follow at Forest Lawn Memorial Park. The family will receive friends from 1:00-2:00 pm at the funeral home prior to the service. Memorials may be made to New Morgan Hill Baptist Church, 370 Lake Drive, Candler, NC 28715.