Cloyd Joe Blake

Cloyd Joe Blake died at the age of 79 on July 31 in Ritzville.

He was born May 9, 1934, in Orofino, Idaho. He attended and graduated from Walla Walla High School in 1952.

He served in the U.S. Marine Corps from 1958-1962 and earned the rank of Corporal E-3.

He married Helen L. Perrine in September 1961 and together they had four children.

He was a member of the Ralston Grange and enjoyed his hobbies of crocheting, gardening and flowers.

He is survived by daughters, Joanne Schubert of Japan and Phyllis Werner of Walla Walla; sons, Doug Blake of Pullman and Bryant Blake of Airway Heights; seven...