Overview

• Silver Bow County Coroner Dan Hollis confirmed that Blackstock died of melanoma on Aug. 7 in his Butte home, listing his death as natural causes.
• Axelson Funeral & Cremation Services published his obituary, which names Brittney Marie Jones as his “beautiful and loving partner in life and business.”
• The obituary credits Jones and Blackstock with building Montana enterprises including Headwaters Livestock Auction and the Valley View Rodeo in Bozeman.
• The obituary references his four children—River Rose and Remington with Clarkson and Savannah and Seth from his first marriage—but omits Kelly Clarkson even after she postponed her August Las Vegas residency to care for their children.
• Family tributes from Reba McEntire and Jones’s father praise Blackstock’s private cancer battle and request privacy for upcoming memorial services.