Stanley Blake

Stanley P. Blake, 82,of Wapello, passed away peacefully Friday, April 9, 2010, at Wapello Nursing and Rehabilitation. He was born April 21, 1927, in Muscatine, the son of Ollie Theodore and Dorothy May Zimmerman Blake. He married Mary Charlisia Godfrey on January 13, 1951, in Wichita Falls, Texas. He was a United States Air Force veteran and retired from the service as a technical sergeant on October 31, 1966. He enjoyed fishing, watching baseball, and gardening. He loved his dog, Bingo. Those left to honor his memory include two sisters, Elaine Reid and husband John of Letts and Lois Jean Smith of Muscatine and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife in 2003, brothers Ollie and Donald, and sisters Erma Newton and Lavella Edgington. © 2010 ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. This obituary is a work protected under international and federal Copyright Laws and Treaties. Any unauthorized reproduction, distribution or use of this material is prohibited. No part of this compiled work may be reproduced, altered or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying, recording, or by information storage and retrieval system without express written permission from the author.