Richard L. Blake
October 20, 1928 - February 4, 2020
Richard L. Blake, 91, of Sulphur Springs, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Mr. Blake was retired from DuPont following 30 plus years of service and was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Hazel Williams Blake, son, Wesley Blake, and parents, Borden & Bonnie Blake. Survivors include his children, Shirley (Brad) Wilkes, Huntsville, AL, Nancy Peppers and Cole (Summer) Blake, all of Sulphur Springs, AL; four grandchildren, seven great-grandchildren, one great-great-granddaughter. Funeral services will be held Friday, February 7th at 11:00 a.m. in the chapel of Ryan Funeral Home with Pastor David Durham officiating. Interment will follow in Sulphur Springs Cemetery. To share expressions of sympathy, visit ryanfuneralhome.net. The family will receive friends on Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. and Friday from 10:00 a.m. until the funeral hour at Ryan Funeral Home & Crematory, Trenton.
Richard L. Blake, 91, of Sulphur Springs, Alabama, passed away on Tuesday, February 4, 2020. Mr. Blake was retired from DuPont following 30 plus years of service and was preceded in death by his wife of 67 years, Hazel Williams Blake, son,... View Obituary & Service Information