J. Owen Blue, 82, of Brave, died at 5:50 PM Sunday, June 12, in the Greene County Memorial Hospital. He had not been in the best health for the past several weeks. He was born August 17, 1895, in Brave, the son of the late Spencer Lee and Leona Rice Blue. All of his life was spent in the Brave community.
He was a member of the Kent's Chapel United Methodist Church at Brave.
He was a retired employee of the People's Natural Gas Co. He worked for over 44 years at the Brave Compression Station, retiring in January of 1958. While his health permitted he was a member of the Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Company. His wife, Sylvia Keck Blue, died May 21, 1955. Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. George W. (Doris) Evans of Brave; one son, Harold M. Blue, El Paso, Texas; one granddaughter, Mrs. Roger (Libeth) Long of Falls Creek, Pa.; two grandsons, Edward O. Evans of Brave and Harold H. Blue of Greene Belt, Maryland; and one brother, Delmont Blue of Brave.
Two sisters, Grace Snell, and Clara Grossick and four brothers, Melbourne, Ralph, Merle and Raymond are deceased. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
He was a member of the Kent's Chapel United Methodist Church at Brave.
He was a retired employee of the People's Natural Gas Co. He worked for over 44 years at the Brave Compression Station, retiring in January of 1958. While his health permitted he was a member of the Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Company. His wife, Sylvia Keck Blue, died May 21, 1955. Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. George W. (Doris) Evans of Brave; one son, Harold M. Blue, El Paso, Texas; one granddaughter, Mrs. Roger (Libeth) Long of Falls Creek, Pa.; two grandsons, Edward O. Evans of Brave and Harold H. Blue of Greene Belt, Maryland; and one brother, Delmont Blue of Brave.
Two sisters, Grace Snell, and Clara Grossick and four brothers, Melbourne, Ralph, Merle and Raymond are deceased. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
J. Owen Blue, 82, of Brave, died at 5:50 PM Sunday, June 12, in the Greene County Memorial Hospital. He had not been in the best health for the past several weeks. He was born August 17, 1895, in Brave, the son of the late Spencer Lee and Leona Rice Blue. All of his life was spent in the Brave community.
He was a member of the Kent's Chapel United Methodist Church at Brave.
He was a retired employee of the People's Natural Gas Co. He worked for over 44 years at the Brave Compression Station, retiring in January of 1958. While his health permitted he was a member of the Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Company. His wife, Sylvia Keck Blue, died May 21, 1955. Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. George W. (Doris) Evans of Brave; one son, Harold M. Blue, El Paso, Texas; one granddaughter, Mrs. Roger (Libeth) Long of Falls Creek, Pa.; two grandsons, Edward O. Evans of Brave and Harold H. Blue of Greene Belt, Maryland; and one brother, Delmont Blue of Brave.
Two sisters, Grace Snell, and Clara Grossick and four brothers, Melbourne, Ralph, Merle and Raymond are deceased. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
He was a member of the Kent's Chapel United Methodist Church at Brave.
He was a retired employee of the People's Natural Gas Co. He worked for over 44 years at the Brave Compression Station, retiring in January of 1958. While his health permitted he was a member of the Wayne Township Volunteer Fire Company. His wife, Sylvia Keck Blue, died May 21, 1955. Surviving is one daughter, Mrs. George W. (Doris) Evans of Brave; one son, Harold M. Blue, El Paso, Texas; one granddaughter, Mrs. Roger (Libeth) Long of Falls Creek, Pa.; two grandsons, Edward O. Evans of Brave and Harold H. Blue of Greene Belt, Maryland; and one brother, Delmont Blue of Brave.
Two sisters, Grace Snell, and Clara Grossick and four brothers, Melbourne, Ralph, Merle and Raymond are deceased. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
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