He was the son of George Washington and Henrietta (Metcalf) Blake. His obituary follows:
Mr. William Wirt Blake, aged 80 years, died at the hospital at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, November 6, 1937, after an illness which extended more than two years. He was reared in Fayetteville, the son of Dr. G. W Blake, and Mrs. Henrietta Metcalf Blake. During his boyhood days, he united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and his life was lived on a high plane, he was clean in habit and thoughts with a due regard for the rights of others. -- it can be truthfully said of him that he never intentionally did anyone a wrong. On reaching manhood his first business activity was in publishing a newspaper in Fayetteville but gave that up to enter the government service and was engaged in the latter for perhaps 45 years, retaining his position through all the changing administrations. After reaching the age of which he was automatically retired he returned to Fayetteville to spend his remaining days. Funeral service was conducted at the Higgins Funeral Home Monday afternoon by the Rev. H. B. Robinson and interment was at Rose Hill Cemetery. Surviving are his brother, John B. Blake , and two half-sisters and two half-brothers, Mrs. Mamie Broecker of Pulaski, Mrs. Willa Eslick of New York City, Sam Blake of Birmingham, and Luther Blake of New York City.
Source:
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, November 10, 1938
He was the son of George Washington and Henrietta (Metcalf) Blake. His obituary follows:
Mr. William Wirt Blake, aged 80 years, died at the hospital at 3:30 o'clock Sunday afternoon, November 6, 1937, after an illness which extended more than two years. He was reared in Fayetteville, the son of Dr. G. W Blake, and Mrs. Henrietta Metcalf Blake. During his boyhood days, he united with the Cumberland Presbyterian Church and his life was lived on a high plane, he was clean in habit and thoughts with a due regard for the rights of others. -- it can be truthfully said of him that he never intentionally did anyone a wrong. On reaching manhood his first business activity was in publishing a newspaper in Fayetteville but gave that up to enter the government service and was engaged in the latter for perhaps 45 years, retaining his position through all the changing administrations. After reaching the age of which he was automatically retired he returned to Fayetteville to spend his remaining days. Funeral service was conducted at the Higgins Funeral Home Monday afternoon by the Rev. H. B. Robinson and interment was at Rose Hill Cemetery. Surviving are his brother, John B. Blake , and two half-sisters and two half-brothers, Mrs. Mamie Broecker of Pulaski, Mrs. Willa Eslick of New York City, Sam Blake of Birmingham, and Luther Blake of New York City.
Source:
The Fayetteville Observer
Fayetteville, Tennessee
Thursday, November 10, 1938
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