Thomas Benjamin Blake Obituary
It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Thomas Benjamin Blake of Hayneville, Alabama, born in Faunsdale, Alabama, who passed away on January 13, 2021, at the age of 97, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
He was predeceased by : his siblings, Gene Gaston, George Blake, Webb Blake and James Blake; his cousins, Elizabeth Hooper and Ballard Blake; his son-in-law Dr. Carl Kellum; and also Mary Claire Reid Blake.
He is survived by : his former life partner Mary Claire Reid; his wife Joyce Harrell Blake; his daughters, Sarah Meadows (Bill), Becky Kellum and Anne Mitchell (Jent); and his grandchildren, Laura Blue (Jim), Jennifer Smith (David), Kathleen Haines (Tim), Tom Meadows (Susie), Jentry Mitchell, Thomas Mitchell, Martha Hovater (Michael), Luke Kellum (Lindsay), Jim Kellum (Sara) and Ben Kellum (Rachel).
Due to the COVID pandemic, a private family service will be held with burial in Ft. Deposit.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in his memory to Hayneville Christian Methodist Church, PO Box 173, Hayneville, AL 36040 or United Methodist Christian Children's Home, 3140 Zelda Ct., Suite 100, Montgomery, AL 36177-9257.
