Henry Ernest Blake Obituary
We are sad to announce that on February 5, 2022, at the age of 82, Henry Ernest Blake of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, born in Alexandria, Louisiana passed away. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was loved and cherished by many people including: his parents, Violet Hardtner Howell (Blake) of Urania and James Dows Blake of Cedar Rapids, Iowa.; his son Harris Lyman Blake; his brother William Dows Blake; his children, Caroline Hardtner Blake Faris, William Henry Walker Blake, Catherine Loren Morris and Stephen Burnum Morris; and his grandchildren, Isabelle Burnum Ryland, Ellen Elizabeth Morris, Philip Lyman Faris, Justin Henry Morris, Catherine Garnett Ryland, Stephen Hardtner Faris, Lee Edward Morris, Jayne Holloway Morris, Caroline Juliet Faris, Rachel O'Connell Chase and Thomas James Chase.
In lieu of flowers, contributions can be made to St. James Episcopal Church, Alexandria, LA; St. John's Episcopal Church, Emigrant, MT; the Harris Lyman Blake Fund at Camp Hardtner, Pollock, LA; the Mount Olivet Cemetery Fund, Pineville, LA; or the Louisiana Forestry Foundation.
