MITCHELL COUNTY, NC - OBITUARIES - John Leonard Blalock, 27 Oct 2003 ----¤¤¤¤---- JOHN LEONARD BLALOCK SPRUCE PINE - John Leonard Blalock, 87, of Greenwood Road, died Monday, Oct. 27, 2003 in a Spruce Pine rest home. He was the son of the late Samuel and Grace Riddle Blalock. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Edith Weatherman, and two brothers, Kenneth and George Blalock. A member of First Presbyterian Church of Spruce Pine, he was retired from Tri-County Oil. Survivors include his wife, Virginia Rice Blalock of the home; a son, James Blalock of Greensboro; a sister, Louise Blalock of Burnsville; brothers, Clyde Blalock of Burnsville, and Frank Blalock of Largo, FL; two granddaughters; and eight great grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 1 p.m. Thursday at First Presbyterian Church. Rev. Mark Wright officiated. Burial was in Spruce Pine Memorial Cemetery. The family received friends from 6-8 p.m. Wednesday at Webb Funeral Home in Spruce Pine. Memorial donations may be made to Hospice of Mitchell County, P.O. Box 38, Spruce Pine, NC 28777. Mitchell News-Journal 11/05/03 ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by: Mitchell News Journal www.mitchellnews.com/ -----------------------------------------------------------------------------