OBIT: BLAKEMORE, Edward James, Carroll Co, KY to Mentor, OH, 1961 Submitted by: DBlake9783@aol.com This is the obituary of my grandfather, Edward James Blakemore. He was born in Carrollton, in Carroll County, but he died in Mentor, Ohio, on 18 Jul 1961. He was born on March 3, 1911 to Stephen Kirkpatrick Blakemore and Nadine Wilkerson Blakemore. He married Anne Elizabeth Hill on August 3, 1940. They had two sons, Leslie and James. My father is Leslie. THANKS Edward James Blakemore July 18, 1961 Funeral services will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. for Edward J. Blakemore, attorney, Juvenile Court officer and community leader, in Lane Metropolitan CME Church. Mr. Blakemore, age 50, was accidentally drowned over the weekend while fishing in Mentor Lagoons with his son, Leslie, 14, and his father-in-law, Leslie Hill. Mr. Blakemore was a probation officer for six years and for the past nine years had been a court referee. He belonged to the board of managers of Cedar YMCA for 26 years and was a deacon, trustee, and Sunday School superintendent at Lane Metropolitan Church. Mr. Blakemore graduated from Glenville High School in 1929, where he was a track star. He won his Bachelors' Degree from John Carroll University in 1933 and in 1938 received a Master's Degree in Social Administration from Ohio State University. His wife, the former Anne Hill, is a teacher at Miles Standish Elementary School. Mr. Blakemore belonged to Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity, the Gaylords Social Club, the Advisory Council of the East End Neighborhood Association, and the Cleveland Bar Association. He graduated from law school in 1950 and was admitted to the bar a year later. Memorial contributions are suggested to Cedar YMCA. Friends may call at the E.F. Boyd Funeral Home, 2165 East 89th Street, where Masonic rites will be held tonight at 10 p.m. and 12 midnight. Besides his wife and son, Leslie, survivors include another son, James E., and his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Stephen K. Blakemore. The family residence is at 10523 Gooding Avenue. Pallbearers: Roy Roseboro, Joseph Davenport, Raymond Johnson, Quinn F. Montgomery, Creed Ward, and Josephus Hicks. ************************************** USGENWEB NOTICE: In keeping with our policy of providing free genealogical information on the Internet, data may be freely used for personal research and by non-commercial entities as long as this message remains on all copied material. These electronic pages may not be reproduced in any format or presentation by other organizations or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material for profit or any form of presentation, must obtain the written consent of the file submitter, or his legal representative and then contact the listed USGENWEB archivist with proof of this consent.