Ruby Arthur Benson Blaylock
1920 - 2011 (90 years)
Generation: 1
Generation: 3
1. Ruby Arthur Benson Blaylock was born on 26 Feb 1920 in Grenada County, Mississippi (son of Hardy Benson Blaylock and Ruby Jewel Prichard); died on 14 Feb 2011 in Grenada County, Mississippi; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi. Notes:
Ruby B. Blaylock, 90, of Grenada, died Monday, Feb. 14, 2011, at Grenada Lake Medical Center. He was born Feb. 26, 1920, to Hardy Benson and Ruby Jewell Pritchard Blaylock.
Mr. Blaylock was a member of First Baptist Church and a retired communications superintendent with the Burlington Northern Railroad. He was a pilot during World War II serving in the U.S. Air Force; he was discharged with the rank of captain.
Visitation was Wednesday, Feb. 16, from noon to 2 p.m. at Garner-Harper Funeral Home. A graveside service followed in Woodlawn Memorial Park with Dr. Jim Nunnelee.
Mr. Blaylock is survived by his wife of 67 years, Erma Blaylock; two nieces, Donna Perry of Baton Rouge, La. and Paula Collins of Grenada; two brothers, Ralph Blaylock of Southaven and Robert Blaylock of St. Louis, Mo.; four sisters, Dorothy Marie Counts of Donathan, Mo., Joyce Helen Maness and Pearl Rose Sparks, both of Memphis, and Emeline Coffeen Payne of Potts Camp, Miss. He was preceded in death by his parents, Hardy Benson and Ruby Jewell Pritchard Blaylock; and a brother, Bill Blaylock.
Garner-Harper Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/65872766/ruby-benson-blaylock
2. Hardy Benson Blaylock was born on 12 Jan 1897 in Montgomery County, Mississippi (son of William Henry Blaylock and Sarah Louise Collins); died on 9 Nov 1975 in Grenada, Mississippi; was buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi. Other Events:
- Census: 1920, Grenada County, Mississippi
Notes:
MHR note: Hardy was in camp during WWI but did not go overseas. He is a member of the American Legion.
Hardy was a widower with one son when he married Myrtle.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23632537/hardy-benson-blaylockHardy married Ruby Jewel Prichard on 2 Mar 1919. Ruby was born on 20 Mar 1904 in Tennessee; died on 18 Mar 1920 in Montgomery County, Mississippi; was buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
3. Ruby Jewel Prichard was born on 20 Mar 1904 in Tennessee; died on 18 Mar 1920 in Montgomery County, Mississippi; was buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi. Notes:
Mrs. Hardy Blaylock Died.
Mrs. Hardy B. Blaylock died at her home near Kirkman of flue-pneumonia on Tuesday, March 16. She was formerly Miss Ruby Prichard. She was married a year ago March 2. At the time of her death her father, mother and four brothers were bedfast with flu, and her husband and his sister, Miss Bessie Blaylock of Duck Hill, who was visiting her, were convalescent from the same malady. She left a little son not quite three weeks old.
The Grenada Sentinel, Grenada, Mississippi. Friday, 26 march 1920, page 1.
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23632538/ruby-jewell-blaylockChildren:
- 1. Ruby Arthur Benson Blaylock was born on 26 Feb 1920 in Grenada County, Mississippi; died on 14 Feb 2011 in Grenada County, Mississippi; was buried in Woodlawn Memorial Park, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi.
Generation: 3
4. William Henry Blaylock was born on 16 Sep 1865 in Mississippi; died on 5 Sep 1947; was buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi. Other Events:
- Census: 1900, Winona, Montgomery County, Mississippi
- Census: 1920, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi
Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23632533/william-henry-blaylockWilliam married Sarah Louise Collins. Sarah was born on 29 Mar 1865 in Mississippi; died on 7 Dec 1949; was buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
5. Sarah Louise Collins was born on 29 Mar 1865 in Mississippi; died on 7 Dec 1949; was buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi. Notes:
Buried:
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23632534/sarah-l.-blaylockChildren:
- Claude Henry Blaylock was born on 11 Dec 1887 in Montgomery County, Mississippi; died on 10 Feb 1971 in Winona, Montgomery County, Mississippi; was buried in Bethlehem Methodist Church Cemetery, Winona, Montgomery County, Mississippi.
- 2. Hardy Benson Blaylock was born on 12 Jan 1897 in Montgomery County, Mississippi; died on 9 Nov 1975 in Grenada, Mississippi; was buried in Mount Pisgah Cemetery, Duck Hill, Montgomery County, Mississippi.