Charles Harold “Chuck" Blaylock, 92, formerly of Harrisonville, Missouri, died on July 11, 2015 at the Mar-Saline Manor in Marshall, Missouri. He was born on January 27, 1923 in Emmet (Pottowatomie County) Kansas to Charles R. and Lena (Page) Blaylock. He grew up in Eastern Kansas and graduated from Onaga Kansas High School. After a short time as a salesman, he signed up for the Merchant Marine in 1943 and took the train to New York to enlist. As a Merchant Mariner he traveled all over the world during World War II delivering wartime supplies including boats and horses. During his World War II service he earned Service Bars for the Atlantic, Pacific and Mediterranean-Middle East War Zones. In 1946, after the war, he returned to his life as a salesman across Missouri and Kansas. When the Korean War began he was again called to serve in 1948 -- this time as a member of the U.S. Army rising to the rank of Sergeant First Class and serving in some of the hardest fought battles of the war. He earned a Combat Infantry Badge and Korean Service Medals with 3 bronze Service Stars. He was awarded a Purple Heart for his service in the 1st Cavalry Division, 8th Cavalry Regiment on February 24, 1951 at Kwongton-ni, Korea. In November 1951, he again returned home to Kansas and his sales career. He worked in sales his entire life; his last job was as a salesmann for Midwest Glove. He was a woodworker and a golfer. He was preceded in death by his parents, of Onaga, Kansas; and his sister and brother-in-law, Blanche and Dewey DeGraw, of Topeka, Kansas. He is survived by his wife of more than 45 years and her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren. Memorial service: 11:00 a.m. July 16, 2015 at the Atkinson Funeral Home, Harrisonville, Missouri.