George Henry Blalock Jr., 82: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Delaware State News (Dover, DE) - Saturday, March 27, 2004
Deceased Name: George Henry Blalock Jr., 82
SEAFORD - George Henry Blalock Jr. of Seaford died of cancer Thursday, March 25, 2004, in his home. He was 82.
Mr. Blalock was born in Ansonville, N.C., son of the late George Henry Sr. and Myrtle Hathcock Blalock.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps as a master sergeant. While on a bombing mission over Germany in the B-17 bomber Lazy Baby, he was shot down and spent almost two years as a prisoner of war. His and his crew's experience during this mission was featured in an article in the October 1993 edition of Reader's Digest.
He worked as a lineman-foreman for C.W. Wright Construction Co., of Richmond, Va., retiring in 1983 after more than 30 years' service. He owned and operated the Dairy Bar Restaurant with his wife, Pearl, in Seaford for 20 years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Blalock.
He is survived by his wife, Pearl Billings Blalock; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Myra Luesa and Ed Kunzelman of Grand Junction, Colo., Laura and Norman Burke and Marsha Blalock, all of Seaford; three sisters and two brothers in law, Peggy and Caswell Bell and Evelyn Ingold, all of Albemarle, N.C., Rena and Merrill Russell of Salisbury, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Betty Blalock of Badin, N.C.; a grandson, Chris Pierson of Denver; six stepchildren and their spouses, Pat and Gary Taylor of Salisbury, Md., Warren and Melody Fletcher of Hebron, Md., Pamela Justice of Greenwood, Linda and Joel Gossett of Athens, Ga., Mike Fletcher of Seaford, and Phyllis and Dennis Morgan of Laurel; 11 step-grandchildren; and 18 step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Front and King streets, Seaford, where friends may call one hour earlier. The Rev. Douglas Albert will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Johnstown Cemetery in Greenwood.
Name: George H. Blalock
State of Issue: North Carolina
Date of Birth: Tuesday April 05, 1921
Date of Death: Thursday March 25, 2004
Est. Age at Death: 82 years, 11 months, 20 days
Delaware State News (Dover, DE) - Saturday, March 27, 2004
Deceased Name: George Henry Blalock Jr., 82
SEAFORD - George Henry Blalock Jr. of Seaford died of cancer Thursday, March 25, 2004, in his home. He was 82.
Mr. Blalock was born in Ansonville, N.C., son of the late George Henry Sr. and Myrtle Hathcock Blalock.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps as a master sergeant. While on a bombing mission over Germany in the B-17 bomber Lazy Baby, he was shot down and spent almost two years as a prisoner of war. His and his crew's experience during this mission was featured in an article in the October 1993 edition of Reader's Digest.
He worked as a lineman-foreman for C.W. Wright Construction Co., of Richmond, Va., retiring in 1983 after more than 30 years' service. He owned and operated the Dairy Bar Restaurant with his wife, Pearl, in Seaford for 20 years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Blalock.
He is survived by his wife, Pearl Billings Blalock; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Myra Luesa and Ed Kunzelman of Grand Junction, Colo., Laura and Norman Burke and Marsha Blalock, all of Seaford; three sisters and two brothers in law, Peggy and Caswell Bell and Evelyn Ingold, all of Albemarle, N.C., Rena and Merrill Russell of Salisbury, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Betty Blalock of Badin, N.C.; a grandson, Chris Pierson of Denver; six stepchildren and their spouses, Pat and Gary Taylor of Salisbury, Md., Warren and Melody Fletcher of Hebron, Md., Pamela Justice of Greenwood, Linda and Joel Gossett of Athens, Ga., Mike Fletcher of Seaford, and Phyllis and Dennis Morgan of Laurel; 11 step-grandchildren; and 18 step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Front and King streets, Seaford, where friends may call one hour earlier. The Rev. Douglas Albert will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Johnstown Cemetery in Greenwood.
Name: George H. Blalock
State of Issue: North Carolina
Date of Birth: Tuesday April 05, 1921
Date of Death: Thursday March 25, 2004
Est. Age at Death: 82 years, 11 months, 20 days
George Henry Blalock Jr., 82: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice
Delaware State News (Dover, DE) - Saturday, March 27, 2004
Deceased Name: George Henry Blalock Jr., 82
SEAFORD - George Henry Blalock Jr. of Seaford died of cancer Thursday, March 25, 2004, in his home. He was 82.
Mr. Blalock was born in Ansonville, N.C., son of the late George Henry Sr. and Myrtle Hathcock Blalock.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps as a master sergeant. While on a bombing mission over Germany in the B-17 bomber Lazy Baby, he was shot down and spent almost two years as a prisoner of war. His and his crew's experience during this mission was featured in an article in the October 1993 edition of Reader's Digest.
He worked as a lineman-foreman for C.W. Wright Construction Co., of Richmond, Va., retiring in 1983 after more than 30 years' service. He owned and operated the Dairy Bar Restaurant with his wife, Pearl, in Seaford for 20 years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Blalock.
He is survived by his wife, Pearl Billings Blalock; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Myra Luesa and Ed Kunzelman of Grand Junction, Colo., Laura and Norman Burke and Marsha Blalock, all of Seaford; three sisters and two brothers in law, Peggy and Caswell Bell and Evelyn Ingold, all of Albemarle, N.C., Rena and Merrill Russell of Salisbury, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Betty Blalock of Badin, N.C.; a grandson, Chris Pierson of Denver; six stepchildren and their spouses, Pat and Gary Taylor of Salisbury, Md., Warren and Melody Fletcher of Hebron, Md., Pamela Justice of Greenwood, Linda and Joel Gossett of Athens, Ga., Mike Fletcher of Seaford, and Phyllis and Dennis Morgan of Laurel; 11 step-grandchildren; and 18 step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Front and King streets, Seaford, where friends may call one hour earlier. The Rev. Douglas Albert will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Johnstown Cemetery in Greenwood.
Name: George H. Blalock
State of Issue: North Carolina
Date of Birth: Tuesday April 05, 1921
Date of Death: Thursday March 25, 2004
Est. Age at Death: 82 years, 11 months, 20 days
Delaware State News (Dover, DE) - Saturday, March 27, 2004
Deceased Name: George Henry Blalock Jr., 82
SEAFORD - George Henry Blalock Jr. of Seaford died of cancer Thursday, March 25, 2004, in his home. He was 82.
Mr. Blalock was born in Ansonville, N.C., son of the late George Henry Sr. and Myrtle Hathcock Blalock.
He was a veteran of World War II, serving in the Army Air Corps as a master sergeant. While on a bombing mission over Germany in the B-17 bomber Lazy Baby, he was shot down and spent almost two years as a prisoner of war. His and his crew's experience during this mission was featured in an article in the October 1993 edition of Reader's Digest.
He worked as a lineman-foreman for C.W. Wright Construction Co., of Richmond, Va., retiring in 1983 after more than 30 years' service. He owned and operated the Dairy Bar Restaurant with his wife, Pearl, in Seaford for 20 years.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Robert Blalock.
He is survived by his wife, Pearl Billings Blalock; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Myra Luesa and Ed Kunzelman of Grand Junction, Colo., Laura and Norman Burke and Marsha Blalock, all of Seaford; three sisters and two brothers in law, Peggy and Caswell Bell and Evelyn Ingold, all of Albemarle, N.C., Rena and Merrill Russell of Salisbury, N.C.; a sister-in-law, Betty Blalock of Badin, N.C.; a grandson, Chris Pierson of Denver; six stepchildren and their spouses, Pat and Gary Taylor of Salisbury, Md., Warren and Melody Fletcher of Hebron, Md., Pamela Justice of Greenwood, Linda and Joel Gossett of Athens, Ga., Mike Fletcher of Seaford, and Phyllis and Dennis Morgan of Laurel; 11 step-grandchildren; and 18 step-great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Monday in Watson-Yates Funeral Home, Front and King streets, Seaford, where friends may call one hour earlier. The Rev. Douglas Albert will officiate.
Burial will be in St. Johnstown Cemetery in Greenwood.
Name: George H. Blalock
State of Issue: North Carolina
Date of Birth: Tuesday April 05, 1921
Date of Death: Thursday March 25, 2004
Est. Age at Death: 82 years, 11 months, 20 days
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