Ruby Arthur Benson Blaylock
1920 - 2011 (90 years)-
Name Ruby Arthur Benson Blaylock Born 26 Feb 1920 Grenada County, Mississippi 
[1, 2, 3] Gender Male Died 14 Feb 2011 Grenada County, Mississippi [2, 3, 4] Buried Woodlawn Memorial Park, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi [2, 3] Person ID I944 Hedges Last Modified 2 Sep 2023
Father Hardy Benson Blaylock, b. 12 Jan 1897, Montgomery County, Mississippi , d. 9 Nov 1975, Grenada, Mississippi (Age 78 years) Mother Ruby Jewel Prichard, b. 20 Mar 1904, Tennessee , d. 18 Mar 1920, Montgomery County, Mississippi (Age 15 years) Married 2 Mar 1919 [3] Family ID F559 Group Sheet | Family Chart
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Born - 26 Feb 1920 - Grenada County, Mississippi 
Died - 14 Feb 2011 - Grenada County, Mississippi 
Buried - - Woodlawn Memorial Park, Grenada, Grenada County, Mississippi = Link to Google Earth Pin Legend 
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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.
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- 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.
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