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Rev Earl Nelson Blake Jr.

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Rev Earl Nelson Blake Jr.

Birth
Muncie, Delaware County, Indiana, USA
Death
4 Apr 2015 (aged 86)
Burial
Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
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SECTION 39 SITE 322
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US ARMY
KOREA
BLAKE, Jr., Rev. Dr. Earl N. The Rev. Dr. Earl N. Blake, Jr., went home to be with the Lord, on Saturday, April 4, 2015.

Rev. Blake was born on November 5, 1928, in Muncie, Indiana, to the union of Earl and Luberta Blake, Sr. Rev. Blake was the Pastor of St. Paul Community Church for 43 years.

He served his country during two periods of enlistment in the US Army from 1947-1948 and 1950-1953.

He retired from the United States Postal Service in 1983. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Sara Blake, his mother and father, brothers Rosedale and Kaizell, and sisters Gertrude Calhoun, Grace Underwood, Mary, Ruth and Rachel Blake.

He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Evelyn, sister, Lena M. Ash, a host of nieces, nephews and cousins, his St. Paul Community Church family and cherished, lifelong friends from Muncie, Indiana.

Visitation (11am) and Funeral Service (12pm) will be held at St. Paul Community Church, 2190 Fairport Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday, April 11, 2015.

Services respectfully rendered by Bowman and Young Funeral Home.

Published in Dayton Daily News on Apr. 9, 2015
US ARMY
KOREA
BLAKE, Jr., Rev. Dr. Earl N. The Rev. Dr. Earl N. Blake, Jr., went home to be with the Lord, on Saturday, April 4, 2015.

Rev. Blake was born on November 5, 1928, in Muncie, Indiana, to the union of Earl and Luberta Blake, Sr. Rev. Blake was the Pastor of St. Paul Community Church for 43 years.

He served his country during two periods of enlistment in the US Army from 1947-1948 and 1950-1953.

He retired from the United States Postal Service in 1983. He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Sara Blake, his mother and father, brothers Rosedale and Kaizell, and sisters Gertrude Calhoun, Grace Underwood, Mary, Ruth and Rachel Blake.

He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Evelyn, sister, Lena M. Ash, a host of nieces, nephews and cousins, his St. Paul Community Church family and cherished, lifelong friends from Muncie, Indiana.

Visitation (11am) and Funeral Service (12pm) will be held at St. Paul Community Church, 2190 Fairport Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday, April 11, 2015.

Services respectfully rendered by Bowman and Young Funeral Home.

Published in Dayton Daily News on Apr. 9, 2015

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  • Added: Aug 19, 2016
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/168677347/earl_nelson-blake: accessed ), memorial page for Rev Earl Nelson Blake Jr. (5 Nov 1928–4 Apr 2015), Find a Grave Memorial ID 168677347, citing Dayton National Cemetery, Dayton, Montgomery County, Ohio, USA; Maintained by CindyS (contributor 18484625).