Kathy (Kanipe) Blackwell

Mary Catherine “Kathy” Blackwell, nee Kanipe, of Thomasville, passed away peacefully into the hands of the Lord, Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at High Point Medical Center with her family by her side.

She was born on Monday, November 5, 1945, in Winston Salem, NC to the late Jack Edgar Kanipe and the late Mildred Deal Kanipe.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Rachel Denham.

Kathy married Dr. Michael Clitus Blackwell, Sr. Saturday, August 12, 1967, and they spent the next 57 years together. She was a loving and supportive wife to Michael and their children, Julie and Michael, Jr.

She received a two-year degree from Brevard College and in her later years, she graduated from High Point University with a psychology degree.

Left to cherish Kathy’s memory: her beloved husband Dr. Michael Blackwell; daughter, Julie Blackwell; son, Michael Blackwell, Jr.; grandchildren, Gabriella Curtis and Sam Curtis; brother, Stephen Kanipe and wife C.P.; brother-in-law, Bob Denham; nephews, Tristan Kanipe and wife Jenny and Scott Denham and wife Cathy; and her nieces, Marina O’Keefe and husband Tim and Kristin Denham and husband Hugh Conroy.

A Celebration of Life Service will be held at a later date.

Wright Funerals-Cremations, High Point, is in charge of the arrangements.