Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
Whitesell-Somers Family Web Project - Person Sheet
NameIan Marshall BLAKE [53609], [53611], [53612]
BirthOct 9, 1978, Greensboro, Guilford County, North Carolina [53611]
DeathDec 22, 1996, Oak Ridge, Guilford County, North Carolina [53609], [53611], [53612]
BurialCremated [53611]
MotherCynthia Ann WARD (1958-1998)
Obituary Online notes for Ian Marshall BLAKE
OAK RIDGE - Mr. Ian Marshall Gentry Blake, 18, of 2096 Ashburton Court, died Dec. 22, 1996, at his home.

A memorial service will be held for Ian at 4 p.m. Thursday, Dec. 26, 1996, in Forbis and Dick Guilford Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service.

Ian Blake was born Oct. 9, 1978, in Greensboro, and was a 1996 graduate of Northwest High School.

Ian is survived by his parents, Thomas and Cynthia (Ward) Blake of the home; brothers, Adam Blake and Benjamin Blake of the home; grandparents, T. Howard and Venaway (Gore) Blake of Greensboro, and Robert and Dorothy Watkins Wilson of Oak Ridge; great-grandmothers, Mrs. Ruby Gore of Little River, S.C., and Mrs. Beatrice Wilson of Oak Ridge; and several aunts and uncles.

He was preceded in death by great-grandparents, C.O. and Vivian (Deed) Blake, and Samuel Gentry and Myrtle (Melvin) Watkins.

The family requests that memorial contributions be made to Hospice at Greensboro, 2500 Summit Ave., Greensboro, N.C. 27405.

Forbis and Dick Guilford Chapel, 5926 West Friendly Avenue, is serving the Blake family.
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