Jesse Blackwelder

On Saturday, April 3, 2010, we lost one of the greatest gifts God blessed our family with. Jesse Wayne Blackwelder of Harrisburg was only 18, but he touched all our lives with such love and compassion. Jesse was so full of life and always had a smile for everyone, he never met a stranger. So many people were drawn to him. He was always there for his family and friends. Jesse’s time with us was so very short. We all have so many amazing memories of Jesse and when God called him home that day he took a piece of each and everyone of us with him. Born on January 29, 1992 in Cabarrus County. Jesse loved hunting, fishing and singing. He enjoyed going to classic car shows and farming. Jesse lived life to the fullest and enjoyed being with family and friends. He was a member of Broadus Baptist Church, and was a farmer for Blackwelder Farms. The family meeting place will be at the home of his mother at 273 Homerine Street NE Concord, NC. A visitaion will be held at Hartsell Funeral Home Concord on Wednesday, April 7, 2010 from 5 until 7 PM. Funeral services will be held at Broadus Baptist Church on Thursday, April 8, 2010 at 11 AM, with the Rev. Rodney Quesenberry officiating. Burial will follow at West Concord Cemetery. Survived by: mother, Cari Lynn Blackwelder Lambert and husband Kevin of Concord; sister, Amber Self of Concord; grandparents, Delores Blackwelder of Concord, Clifford and Debra Blackwelder of VA, Wayne and Brenda Norris of Harrisburg, and Susie Lambert of Concord; great-grandparents, Marshall Blackwelder of Concord, Hazel Sigmon Norris of Concord; aunts and uncles, Chris and Michelle Blackwelder of Concord, Marty Norris of Concord, Scotty and Trina Thomas of Midland; step aunt and uncle, Sherry Sehorn of Mt. Pleasant, Johnny "Stump" Sehorn of Concord; fifteen cousins; and numerous great-aunts, uncles, and distant cousins. Jesse was preceded in death by his grandfather Red Lambert, great-grandparents Lottie Blackwelder, Rev. Harless J. Norris, Pearlie and James Kindley, and Mary Frances and Robert Bruce Overcash. Memorials may be made to Cari Lambert DBA Jesse Blackwelder fund C/O Suntrust Bank 31 Union Street North Concord, NC 28025. Hartsell Funeral Home Concord is serving the Blackwelder family. Online condolences may be made at www.hartsellfh.com