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William Ernest “Ernie” Blitch

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William Ernest “Ernie” Blitch

Birth
Trenton, Gilchrist County, Florida, USA
Death
20 Nov 2020 (aged 85)
Matthews, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA
Burial
Mint Hill, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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--Son of William Wallace Blitch and wife Esther A."Essie" NesSmith. He gre up in Trenton and graduated from Trenton High School. He then attended Florida State University.
--U.S. Navy Veteran; he served from 1955-1959.
--Occupation: He worked for Georgia Pacific in Savannah, GA until 1970 and then moved to Charlotte, NC where he invented & patented 'Spraymaid' Shower Guards'. He grew Spraymaid into a successful business and then purchased property on Smith Farm Road in Matthews, where he built a new place for his business, The Webline Corporation. He developed the remaining land into an office/warehouse complex, now known as Smith Farm Enterprises, LLC. He then purchased property on Matthews-Indian Trail Road in Matthews and expanded by building a 30 unit office/warehouse complex, known as Webland Enterprises, LLC.
--Ernie married Mrs. Marie Wilkinson Sawyer on December 24, 1980.
--He was the father of 4 children: Diana, Debbie, Cindy, and William P. Blitch. He had 4 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
--Longtime member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church.
--Son of William Wallace Blitch and wife Esther A."Essie" NesSmith. He gre up in Trenton and graduated from Trenton High School. He then attended Florida State University.
--U.S. Navy Veteran; he served from 1955-1959.
--Occupation: He worked for Georgia Pacific in Savannah, GA until 1970 and then moved to Charlotte, NC where he invented & patented 'Spraymaid' Shower Guards'. He grew Spraymaid into a successful business and then purchased property on Smith Farm Road in Matthews, where he built a new place for his business, The Webline Corporation. He developed the remaining land into an office/warehouse complex, now known as Smith Farm Enterprises, LLC. He then purchased property on Matthews-Indian Trail Road in Matthews and expanded by building a 30 unit office/warehouse complex, known as Webland Enterprises, LLC.
--Ernie married Mrs. Marie Wilkinson Sawyer on December 24, 1980.
--He was the father of 4 children: Diana, Debbie, Cindy, and William P. Blitch. He had 4 grandchildren and 4 great-grandchildren.
--Longtime member of Hickory Grove Baptist Church.


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