Benny Blackburn Jr., 73, a native of Verdunville and resident of Patterson, died Saturday, May 5, 2018 at his residence. Visitation will be Saturday from 9 a.m. until services at 11 a.m. at New Salem Baptist Church in Patterson. Burial will follow in Nazarene Cemetery in Verdunville. He is survived by two sons, Benny Blackburn III of Bethany, Oklahoma and Gregory Hunt of Patterson; three daughters, Barbara Blackburn, Shantel Gant and Tonya Hunt, all of Patterson; two brothers, the Rev. Henry Harris Sr. of Verdunville and Herbert Blackburn of Patterson; eight sisters, Arlene Lightfoot of Houston, Christine Taylor of Franklin, and ...