Beard Mortuary
Obituaries
(2010)

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    1.    Mewaldt,  David H.

    2.    Davis,  Hazel

    3.    Bentley,  Dennis Keith

    4.    Blake,  Velma G.

    5.    Dalton,  Gerald Herbert

    6.    Appledorn,  Sharon

    7.    Black,  Michael David

    8.    Imperi,  Cynthia Louise

    9.    Edmonds,  Garland Denver

    10.  Fetty,  John Wesley

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Obituary

Velma G. (Long) Blake
Dec 14, 1936 - Feb 13, 2010


Velma G. Wilcox Blake, 73, passed away Saturday, February 13, 2010 in Cincinnati, OH.  Funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Thursday, February 18, 2010 at Beard Mortuary, Huntington with Minister Willie Purdee officiating.  Burial will follow in Ridgelawn Memorial Park, Huntington.  A lifelong resident of Huntington, Velma was born December 14, 1936 in Huntington, a daughter of the late James and Myrtle Long.  She was also preceded in death by her husband, Robert “Dock” Blake.  She was a member of Guyandotte Church of Christ.  She is survived by two sons and daughters-in-law, James R. and LouAnne Wilcox of Cincinnati, OH and Donald C. and Mandi Wilcox of Louisa, KY; one daughter and son-in-law, Debbie and Phil Shoemaker of Proctorville, OH; one sister, Zelpha Adams of Huntington; two step-daughters, Sabrina Edwards of Milton and Gwendena Pinkerton of Indiana; nine grandchildren, Danielle Adkins, Joshua Shoemaker, Sara Shoemaker, Jamie Wilcox-Dunford, April Misner, Jenny Elliott, Kadon Wilcox, Kenlee Wilcox and Garrett Edwards; nine great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday, February 17 at the mortuary.

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