Humboldt, TN - Funeral services for William Odell Blakely, age 83, will be at 11 AM Today, August 7, 2010 in the chapel of Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home with Dr. Bill Espy and Rev. Jackie Wilkerson officiating. Burial will follow in Antioch Cemetery.
Mr. Blakely, a retired carpenter, died August 5, 2010 in Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
He was born in Gibson County, TN, son of the late W.U. and Bessie Mayo Blakely, and received his education in the county schools. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and was Baptist in belief. Mr. Blakely was a member of VFW Post 4798 in Trenton.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Shelby Terry Blakely; a son, Chuck Plunkett and wife Jeanette of Humboldt; two grandchildren, Kristin Plunkett and Kaitlyn Plunkett; two brothers, Bobby Blakely of Trenton and Donald Blakely of Atlanta, Georgia and a sister, Sue Sims of Flint, Michigan.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by brothers, Harold and Bill Blakely and sister, Peggy Young and Dorothy McEwen
Humboldt, TN - Funeral services for William Odell Blakely, age 83, will be at 11 AM Today, August 7, 2010 in the chapel of Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home with Dr. Bill Espy and Rev. Jackie Wilkerson officiating. Burial will follow in Antioch Cemetery.
Mr. Blakely, a retired carpenter, died August 5, 2010 in Jackson-Madison County General Hospital.
He was born in Gibson County, TN, son of the late W.U. and Bessie Mayo Blakely, and received his education in the county schools. He was a veteran of the Korean Conflict and was Baptist in belief. Mr. Blakely was a member of VFW Post 4798 in Trenton.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Shelby Terry Blakely; a son, Chuck Plunkett and wife Jeanette of Humboldt; two grandchildren, Kristin Plunkett and Kaitlyn Plunkett; two brothers, Bobby Blakely of Trenton and Donald Blakely of Atlanta, Georgia and a sister, Sue Sims of Flint, Michigan.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by brothers, Harold and Bill Blakely and sister, Peggy Young and Dorothy McEwen
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