1918 - 2004 (85 years)
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Name |
Leonard David Blalock [1, 2, 3] |
Birth |
29 Sep 1918 |
Evans, Georgia, USA [1, 2, 3] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
1920 |
Haw Pond, Evans, Georgia, USA [3] |
Residence |
1930 |
Haw Pond, Evans, Georgia, USA [1] |
Death |
22 Feb 2004 |
Claxton, Evans, Georgia, USA [2] |
SSN issued |
Georgia, USA [2] |
Social Security Number |
258-32-2862 [2] |
Death |
22 Feb 2004 |
St Joseph's Hospital, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA |
- Blalock, Leonard D.: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Savannah Morning News (GA) - February 24, 2004
Deceased Name: Blalock, Leonard D.
Claxton - Leonard D. Blalock, 85, died Sunday, February 22, 2004 at St. Joseph's Hospital in Savannah after a short illness.
Mr. Blalock was born in Evans County on September 29, 1918, and was a lifelong resident.
Mr. Blalock was a successful farmer, cattleman and avid deer hunter. As a Master Farmer, he was a member of Georgia's bale and one-half cotton club as early as 1954 and District Soil and Water Conservationist in 1994. He was a member of Bellville United Methodist Church, where he has served on the Board of Trustees and Administrative Board. He was also a long-time Director of Gold Kist, Inc., and a member of Evans County Farm Bureau and the Seaboard, Flatwoods, Slater, S.C. and Southern States Hunting Clubs.
Survivors: two sons and daughter-in-laws, David and Patsy Blalock of Vidalia and Chester and Wanda Blalock of Claxton; four sisters, Mrs. Rona Jane Wilkes, Mrs. Melba Rose, Mrs. Carolyn Rogers of Savannah and Mrs. Wyndol Smith of Gainesville, Florida; two brothers, Alvin Blalock of Bellville and Edward Blalock of Claxton; one sister-in-law, Mrs. Paula Blalock of Augusta; five grandchildren, Shane, Tim, Denise, Beth, and Becky; six great-grandchildren, Ryan, Ashley, Tyler, Cheligh, Katie and Logan. Also, surviving are several nieces and nephews and a caregiver, Melrose Jackson.
Mr. Blalock was preceded in death by his wife, Willie Elizabeth Grier Blalock, on January 27, 2003.
Visitation will be held Tuesday, February 24, 2004 6:00 p.m., until at J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home in Claxton.
Funeral service will be held Wednesday, February 25, 2004, 11:00 a.m. in the Bellville United Methodist Church with Reverend William David Blalock, Dr. Aubrey Alsobrook, Reverend Mike Myers and Elder Hubert Hendrix officiating.
Mr. Blalock will lie in state at the Church one hour prior to service.
Burial: Canoochee Cemetery.
Pallbearers: grandsons, Tim and Shane Blalock, great-grandson Ryan Blalock: Grandsons-in-laws: Hugh Glisson, Jim my Smith, Nephews, Derrick Rogers, Jeff Wilkes, Mitch Blalock.
Honorary Pallbearers: will be members of the Hunting Clubs in which Mr. Blalock held memberships.
Special Honorary: Tyler and Logan Strickland.
J. Mellie NeSmith Funeral Home
Savannah Morning News, February 24, 2004
Edition: HOME
Page: 2B
Copyright (c) 2004 Savannah Morning News
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Person ID |
I5056 |
tng Genealogy |
Father |
Jasper Melton Blalock, b. 9 Aug 1892, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 22 Nov 1986, Evans, Georgia, USA (Age 94 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Mother |
Matie Lee Sapp, b. 9 Jun 1895, Tattnall, Georgia, USA d. 12 Aug 1983, Evans, Georgia, USA (Age 88 years) |
Relationship |
natural |
Family ID |
F1998 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Willie Elizabeth Grier, b. 31 Mar 1915, Chatham, Georgia, USA d. 27 Jan 2003, Claxton, Evans, Georgia, USA (Age 87 years) |
Children |
+ | 1. Chester Grier Blalock, b. 8 Nov 1945, Claxton, Evans, Georgia, USA d. 17 Feb 2009, Evans, Georgia, USA (Age 63 years) [Father: natural] [Mother: natural] |
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Family ID |
F8644 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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Event Map |
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| Birth - 29 Sep 1918 - Evans, Georgia, USA |
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| Death - 22 Feb 2004 - Claxton, Evans, Georgia, USA |
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| SSN issued - - Georgia, USA |
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| Death - 22 Feb 2004 - St Joseph's Hospital, Savannah, Chatham, Georgia, USA |
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Sources |
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1930 U.S. Federal Census. Haw Pond, Evans, Georgia, ED 3, roll 355, page , image 572.0.
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Social Security Death Index 2007.Original data - Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=72576723&indiv=try
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=ssdi&h=72576723&indiv=try
- [S347] Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census, (Name: The Generations Network, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2005;).
Year: 1920; Census Place: Haw Pond, Evans, Georgia; Roll T625_254; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 111; Image: 477.
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=9099829&indiv=try
[ View Federal Census Document]
http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1920usfedcen&h=9099829&indiv=try
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