Our dear mother, grandmother, and friend, Patricia Geraldine (Lane) Blackmore passed away peacefully at home at the age of 83 on March 2, 2025. Pat is now and forever in the arms of her beloved Chuck, square-dancing to her heart’s content.

She was born in 1941, in Sevierville, Tennessee, the daughter of Ida S Hixon and John L Lane. She was the youngest of six and a survivor of Rheumatic Fever. She graduated from Farmville High School in 1959 and Longwood College in 1962 with a degree in Business. After college, Pat worked in a fun variety of settings as a waitress, campground host, owner of a skate rink, owner and founder “Playland” daycare center in Oak Ridge, and finished out her working years with National Economic Research Associates (NERA) in Washington, D.C. Pat bounced back and forth between Virginia and Tennessee her whole life, always drawn back to her Appalachian roots.

Pat married the love of her life, Charles John Blackmore, on June 9th, 1984. They met in DC and retired in Tennessee spending their time square dancing, traveling, and tending their land. She was a member of the Three Rivers Ramblers and Secret City Squares Dance Clubs and served as the President of the Council of East Tennessee (CET) Square and around Dance Club for years and created the CET Database. She lost Chuck to lung cancer on January 1, 2015, but remained in Oak Ridge where she was an avid square dancer and a member of Central Baptist Church where she loved to volunteer for Vacation Bible School.

Pat is survived by her relatives Kevin (Jean), Kayla, and Elaine; Kim (Rick); Tina (Bob), Greta, and Michelle; and Chuck (Alissa) and Sarah.

The family would like to thank the staff at Canterfield Assisted Living Community and Amedisys Hospice for the loving care they provided to Pat and her daughter.

Receiving of family and friends will be held on Tuesday March 11th, 2025 between 1030a – 1130a in the Activity Center on the 3rd floor at Canterfield Assisted Living Community in Oak Ridge.

She will be laid to rest with her husband Chuck at East Tennessee State Veterans Cemetery in a private interment on Wednesday, March 12th, 2025. In lieu of flowers, please donate to your favorite charity.

We invite you to share your thoughts and memories with the family at jacksonfuneralservices.com.

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