Julius Lawrence Blackley, 87, of Concord, passed away peacefully, Monday evening, Jan. 1, 2018 at Tucker Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 29, 1930 in Zebulon NC to the late Gladys Bunn Blackley and Julius Samuel Blackley. Lawrence grew up on the farm and early learned the value of hard work, and passed that quality along to his children. He graduated from Wakelon High School, Zebulon, and completed the ICS Surveying Course and was a licensed surveyor. In 1950, he moved to Concord NC and worked for 32 years for the NC Dept of Transportation, retiring as a Highway Engineer. Lawrence was a revered surveyor in the area, and continued to work as self-employed owner of J.L. Blackley Land Surveying for 25 years. In Sept of 1951, he married the love of his life, Doris Verble Blackley, and they recently celebrated 66 years of marriage. Lawrence was a longtime member of McGill Baptist Church, and in earlier years, a member of the Jackson Park Lions Club.
Julius Lawrence Blackley, 87, of Concord, passed away peacefully, Monday evening, Jan. 1, 2018 at Tucker Hospice House, surrounded by his loving family. He was born May 29, 1930 in Zebulon NC to the late Gladys Bunn Blackley and Julius Samuel Blackley. Lawrence grew up on the farm and early learned the value of hard work, and passed that quality along to his children. He graduated from Wakelon High School, Zebulon, and completed the ICS Surveying Course and was a licensed surveyor. In 1950, he moved to Concord NC and worked for 32 years for the NC Dept of Transportation, retiring as a Highway Engineer. Lawrence was a revered surveyor in the area, and continued to work as self-employed owner of J.L. Blackley Land Surveying for 25 years. In Sept of 1951, he married the love of his life, Doris Verble Blackley, and they recently celebrated 66 years of marriage. Lawrence was a longtime member of McGill Baptist Church, and in earlier years, a member of the Jackson Park Lions Club.
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