Cornelia Hughes Blackley

GARNER - Cornelia Hughes Blackley, 80, passed away Saturday. She was born in Mecklenburg County, to the late Clara Ruby Wood and James Edward Hughes. She worked many years as a tenant selector for the City Housing Authority of Raleigh. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Edwin Blackley, a daughter, Deborah Blackley Williams, and a sister, Ellen Ziegler. Memorial services will be 11:00 AM, Wednesday, July 13, 2011 in the Bryan-Lee Funeral Chapel, Garner. Survivors include her daughter, Jann Blackley Sorrell and husband, Glenn, of Garner; sons, Douglas Blackley and wife, Kathie, of Wendell, and David Wade Blackley, of Garner; eight grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; and sisters, Nancy Blackley, Shirley Staples, Tommie Massey, and Patricia Welty. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice of Wake County, 250 Hospice Circle, Raleigh, NC 27607, or the Arthritis Foundation, PO Box 96280, Washington DC, 20077-7491. The family will receive friends from 6-8:00 pm Tuesday, July 12, 2011 at Bryan-Lee Funeral Home, Garner.