Rev. Dr. Earl N. Blake, Jr.

The Rev. Dr. Earl N. Blake, Jr., went home to be with the Lord, on Saturday, April 4, 2015.  Rev. Blake was born on November 5, 1928, in Muncie, Indiana, to the union of Earl and Luberta Blake, Sr.  Rev. Blake was the Pastor of St. Paul Community Church for 43 years.  He served his country during two periods of enlistment in the US Army from 1947-1948 and 1950–1953.   He retired from the United States Postal Service in 1983.  He was preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Sara Blake, his mother and father, brothers Rosedale and Kaizell, and sisters Gertrude Calhoun, Grace Underwood, Mary, Ruth and Rachel Blake.  He leaves to cherish his memory his wife, Evelyn, sister, Lena M. Ash, a host of nieces, nephews and cousins, his St. Paul Community Church family and cherished, lifelong friends from Muncie, Indiana.

Visitation (11am) and Funeral Service (12pm) will be held at St. Paul Community Church, 2190 Fairport Avenue, Dayton, Ohio, on Saturday, April 11, 2015.

Services respectfully rendered by Bowman and Young Funeral Home