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William Hiram “Bill” Blaylock

Birth
Montgomery County, Mississippi, USA
Death
15 Dec 2019 (aged 97)
Burial
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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William "Bill" Hiram Blaylock, 97 years old, died on Sunday, December 15, 2019.

Bill was born on August 21, 1922 in Montgomery County, Mississippi to the late Claude H. & Dorothy Brown Blaylock.

He attended high school in Kilmichael, Mississippi. Bill and his wife Onnie were longtime members of Ardmore Baptist Church until it closed. Recently they have been attending Crossroads Baptist Church.

Mr. Blaylock starting working in 1954 for W.D.I.A. radio in Memphis as a technician and later worked for Auditronics.

Mr. Blaylock is survived by his wife of 73 years Onnie Lee Carpenter Blaylock; children Shelley Hurst, Jeff Blaylock and Harvey "Bill" Blaylock; grandchildren Bryan Barnett, Justin Barnett, Derek Blaylock and Thomas Hurst; great-grandchildren Payton Barnett, Meagan Barnett, Samantha Barnett and Lauren Barnett.

Thursday, the 19th of December, funeral services begin at two o'clock all at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Chapel, Memphis, TN 38119.

An escorted funeral procession will follow to Memphis Memory Gardens for interment.

Memphis Funeral Home
William "Bill" Hiram Blaylock, 97 years old, died on Sunday, December 15, 2019.

Bill was born on August 21, 1922 in Montgomery County, Mississippi to the late Claude H. & Dorothy Brown Blaylock.

He attended high school in Kilmichael, Mississippi. Bill and his wife Onnie were longtime members of Ardmore Baptist Church until it closed. Recently they have been attending Crossroads Baptist Church.

Mr. Blaylock starting working in 1954 for W.D.I.A. radio in Memphis as a technician and later worked for Auditronics.

Mr. Blaylock is survived by his wife of 73 years Onnie Lee Carpenter Blaylock; children Shelley Hurst, Jeff Blaylock and Harvey "Bill" Blaylock; grandchildren Bryan Barnett, Justin Barnett, Derek Blaylock and Thomas Hurst; great-grandchildren Payton Barnett, Meagan Barnett, Samantha Barnett and Lauren Barnett.

Thursday, the 19th of December, funeral services begin at two o'clock all at Memphis Funeral Home, 5599 Poplar Chapel, Memphis, TN 38119.

An escorted funeral procession will follow to Memphis Memory Gardens for interment.

Memphis Funeral Home


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  • Created by: KLS
  • Added: Dec 22, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205647383/william_hiram-blaylock: accessed ), memorial page for William Hiram “Bill” Blaylock (21 Aug 1922–15 Dec 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205647383, citing Memphis Memory Gardens, Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by KLS (contributor 47564246).