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Submitted: 5/4/15 • Approved: 5/7/15 • Last Updated: 5/10/15 • R1074033-G0-S3
Dec. 8, 1936 - Oct. 18, 2007
Married Hattie Elizabeth Nov. 17, 1956.
Obituary
Elton Lloyd Blake, 70, of Greenbrier, passed away, Thursday, October 18, 2007. He was born December 8, 1936, in Piggott, AR, to the late Ezra and Edna Blake.
Elton was a member of the Greenbrier church of Christ from 1972 to 2007, where he served as an elder. He was recently a member of the White Oak church of Christ. He retired from the United States Postal Service.
He is survived by his wife of 50 years, Hattie Doughten Blake of Greenbrier; two sons, Scott Blake and wife, Michelle, of Mountain View , and Tim Blake and wife, Laura, of Greenbrier; two daughters, Donna Blake Mills and husband, Tim, of Greenbrier and Julie Blake Permenter and husband, Mike, of Greenbrier; seven grandsons, Alex Mills, Clay Blake, Seth Mills, Stephen Blake, Adam Blake, Samuel Blake and Luke Permenter; one granddaughter, Bonnie Permenter; and two brothers, Clayton Blake of Conway and Bill Blake of Piggott, and two sisters, Betty Blake Moody and Bonnie Blake Bell of Piggott.
Funeral services will be Saturday at 2:00 p.m. at the church of Christ in Greenbrier with Ted Knight and Charles Bane officiating. Interment will follow at Thorn Cemetery in Greenbrier.
Visitation is Friday 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. at the church of Christ in Greenbrier.
Pallbearers will be his nephews, Larry Moody, Johnny Moody, Steve Bell, Clay Bell, David Bell and Tony Blake.
Arrangements are by Roller-McNutt Funeral Home in Greenbrier.
Contributed on 5/4/15 by hawkinsdonna
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