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- [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Mar 1979.
Genola Best Blalock obituary
- [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 19 Jul 2005.
Mayford Earnest Blalock
April 03, 1935 - July 19, 2005
Birthplace: Sevier County, Tennessee
Resided In: Sevierville Tennessee USA
Visitation: July 22, 2005
Service: July 23, 2005
Cemetery: Middle Creek Cemetery
Mayford Earnest Blalock, age 70 of Sevierville passed away Tuesday July, 19, 2005. He attended Smoky Mountain Christian Church. He was a retired driver with Roadway for 24 years, where he drove over 2 million miles with no accidents. He was a member of Teamster’s Union Local 519.
He was preceded in death by his parents Earnest and Genola Blalock, sister, Ethel Watts, and brother, Arthur Blalock.
Survivors:
Wife of 35 1/2 years: Charlotte Blalock
Son and daughter-in-law: Jeff and Judy Blalock
Grandson: Andrew “Andy” Blalock
Brother and sister-in-law: Pearl Ed and Bonnie Blalock
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Smoky Mountain Christian Church, Building Fund, 125 South Boulevard Way, Sevierville, TN 37862.
Funeral service 10AM Saturday in the West Chapel of Atchley Funeral Home with Pastor Steve McClure and Pastor David Bean officiating. Interment will follow in Middle Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers will be James Youngblood, Shane Youngblood, Wayne Blalock, Stan McCarty, Marty Jett, and Jerry Bradford. The family will receive friends from 6-8PM Friday at Atchley Funeral Home, Sevierville. (www.atchleyfuneralhome.com)
- [S106] The Mountain Press, 21 Jul 2005.
Local dies after tractor accident
Family: Man may have had heart attack before incident
By: JEFF FARRELL
Staff Writer July 21, 2005
SEVIERVILLE - A local man died Tuesday after an accident that happened while he was working on his farm off North Panther Creek Road.
Mayford E. Blalock, 70, was operating a tractor at his home when the vehicle overturned and rolled down a steep embankment, pinning him underneath, according to family members and authorities.
Family members said emergency responders told them that based on his injuries, it appeared Blalock may have suffered a massive heart attack or stroke before the accident.
A spokesperson for the ambulance service said they could not make judgments as to the cause of death.
Blalock died doing the thing he loved to do the most on the same farm where he was born and raised, they said.
"He was a farmer," said Judy Blalock, his daughter-in-law. "That's what he loved."
A road sign for North Panther Creek Road had been knocked down, and Blalock's neighbors said that emergency responders had to stop for directions to find their way to the scene.
A spokesperson for the ambulance service said they did have some difficulty finding the scene. According to the central dispatching system, the inital call about the incident was issued at 11:13 a.m. and emergency responders arrived at 11:29 a.m.
Judy Blalock said the family was satisfied with the response time.
* jfarrell@themountainpress.com
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