Obituary
Rodger Alan Blake, MD
(October 29, 1960 - October 11, 2021)
Rodger A. Blake, MD, age 60, of
Huntington, WV went to be with the Lord on Monday, October 11, 2021, at
Cabell Huntington Hospital. Funeral services will be held on Saturday,
October 16, at 1:00 p.m. at Lewis Memorial Baptist Church with Pastors David
Lemming and Tim Yates officiating. The family will receive friends from
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m. at the church. Rodger was born October 29, 1960, in
Pequannock, NJ, and was the son of the late Neal and Barbara Pelchar Blake.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Ann
Conjura, MD. Rodger received a Bachelor of Science at the University of
Virginia and earned his medical degree from Johns Hopkins School of
Medicine. He then served his residency at the University of Maryland. Rodger
served the community as a board-certified radiologist for all 29 years he
called Huntington his home. He was an excellent doctor and was always there
to help family and friends when they had medical questions. He was a member
of Lewis Memorial Baptist Church, the former Scoutmaster of Boy Scout Troop
#12, and a proud member of the Order of the Arrow. Rodger was the life of
the party and will be remembered by his loved ones as a life-long student
with a passion for history, astronomy and travel. He is survived by his
loving wife, Debby Lewis Blake; son Justin Blake of Aberdeen, MD; daughter
and son-in-law, Brittany Blake and Dustin Trujillo of Greensboro, NC; sister
and brother-in-law, Wendy Blake and Chris Kaczmarek of Arlington, VA;
brother and sister-in-law, Bill and Diane Blake of Columbia, MD; a
sister-in-law, Carol Conjura of Alexandria, VA; brother-in-law, John Conjura
of Hollywood, MD; brother-in-law, Art and wife, Marsha Lewis of Huntington;
father-in-law, John “Jack” Conjura of Lansdowne, VA; step-children and
daughter-in-law, Kelly Stephens and Matthew and Caitlyn Newcome of
Huntington; grandchildren, Jackson Fahsholz, Abigail, Kaylynn and Emma
Newcome; nieces, Summer, Lexie, Chloe and Cate; nephews,
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