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OBITUARY OF HIS FATHER
Ronald Wesley Blaylock
Ronald Wesley Blaylock, 82, of Paris passed away at 6:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24,
2009, at Paris Regional Medical Center.
Memorial services are scheduled for 11 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 27, in the chapel of
Fry-Gibbs Funeral Home with Rev. Ken Cannon and Rev. Mike Atkins officiating.
Interment is to follow at Meadowbrook Gardens Cemetery.
The family receives friends from 7 to 8:30 p.m. Monday, at the home of Juanell
Ramsey 383 FM 2648 Powderly.
He was born March 21, 1927, in Alma, Ark., the son of Doc and Edna Blaylock. He
attended schools at Alma, Fort Smith, Arkansas Junior College and University of
Arkansas at Fayetteville, Ark. He also took correspondent courses from DeVry
Technology Institute. He married Billie Ruth Parks Dec. 31, 1952. He served in
the U.S. Navy in the mid forties and he was of the Baptist faith. Ronald retired
from Texas Instruments after 32 years of service. He was a long time member of
Alma, Ark., Masonic Lodge and he took his 32nd degree in Dallas.
He was preceded in death by his son, Ronald Steven Blaylock in 1991; and by his
parents.
Survivors include his wife, Billie; two brothers, Warren Blaylock and wife,
Donna, of Alma, Ark., and Russell Blaylock and wife, Yvonne, of Mountainburg,
Ark.; nieces and nephews, Dianna Lynn Blaylock of Fayetteville, Ark., Sherrie
Blaylock Kurkendall and husband, Robin, of Alma, Ark., Lucinda Blaylock DeBruce
and husband, Lane, of Rogers, Ark., Darrell Blaylock of Siloam Springs, Ark.,
Regenia Parks Geyer and husband, Michael, of Irving, Larry Parks and wife, Linda
Parks, of Irving, Kim Ramsey McClusky and husband, Mike, of Houston. He is also
survived by several great-grandnieces and nephews.
A special thanks to Dr. William Surber who made all of the decisions we needed
to make during Ronald’s 2 ½ months of hospitalization. We just had to follow his
suggestions. Dr. Strom was also helpful in providing prescriptions we needed
when he was on call for Dr. Surber. We also appreciated his visits and
encouragement when we visited with him at the hospital. Dr. Thurmond was very
helpful when Ronald was in Rehab at Paris Regional Medical Center North and
Chris Johnson and his staff were also helpful in Skilled Nursing at Paris
Regional Medical Center South. Our friend, Jason Proctor, visited us often and
he and his people were helpful with their suggestions. Thanks to both of our
ministers Ken Cannon and Mike Atkins for their visits and their services, and to
Katy Cannon, one of our nurses and a good listener. Also we want to thank Judy
Parks and her husband, Ron. Judy was Ronald’s nurse and neighbor. A special
thanks to all of our friends who dropped by. We couldn’t have made it through
this sad time without Ann and Bobby McMonigle and Mike and Debbie Boswell. This
is a long list of thanks, but when you are in the hospital a long time, there
are a lot of people to thank, and we sincerely thank each one of you.
Pallbearers will be Bobby McMonigle, Mike Boswell, Chief Addy, Jason Bounds,
Leslie Howie and Willis Monroe.
Honorary pallbearers will be the men in Verlon Vaughn’s Sunday School Class.
Online condolences may be sent to the family by visiting
www.fry-gibbs.com.
Published October 26, 2009 |
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