David Wayne Blake
January 1, 1953 ~ December 8, 2022
David Wayne Blake, 69, of Falls Church, VA, peacefully passed away on Thursday December 8, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones after a long battle with pulmonary disease. David was born on January 1, 1953 in Oak Hill, WV to Clyde and Nellie Irene (Comer) Blake. At 5 years old, he moved with his family to the Northern Virginia area and in 1970 graduated from Washington-Lee High School. He had a love of cars, which lead him to his chosen profession as an auto mechanic. He thoroughly enjoyed camping with his family and friends, attending car shows and cruising the roads with his 2 hot rods. David was a devoted husband and father and loved striking up a conversation with anyone whom he met.
David is survived by his wife of 50 years, Kathy Sue (Browning) Blake and daughter Crystal Nicole Blake of Falls Church, VA; his brother Clyde Eugene Blake of Sophia, WV; his sister Loretta Joan Graham of Beckley, WV; and his many nieces, nephews and special friends. He is preceded in death by his parents Clyde Blake and Nellie Irene (Comer) Blake, his brother Roger Lee Blake and his sister Brenda Sue Ellison.
Services to honor David’s life will be held on Saturday December 17, 2022 at 2:00pm at Buckhall United Methodist Church (10251 Moore Dr. Manassas, VA 20111). A second service will be held in Beckley, WV at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Inova Health Foundation.
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from www.moneyandking.com (Money & King Funeral Home)
Edward W. Peetz
David Wayne Blake
January 1, 1953 ~ December 8, 2022
David Wayne Blake, 69, of Falls Church, VA, peacefully passed away on Thursday December 8, 2022, surrounded by his loved ones after a long battle with pulmonary disease. David was born on January 1, 1953 in Oak Hill, WV to Clyde and Nellie Irene (Comer) Blake. At 5 years old, he moved with his family to the Northern Virginia area and in 1970 graduated from Washington-Lee High School. He had a love of cars, which lead him to his chosen profession as an auto mechanic. He thoroughly enjoyed camping with his family and friends, attending car shows and cruising the roads with his 2 hot rods. David was a devoted husband and father and loved striking up a conversation with anyone whom he met.
David is survived by his wife of 50 years, Kathy Sue (Browning) Blake and daughter Crystal Nicole Blake of Falls Church, VA; his brother Clyde Eugene Blake of Sophia, WV; his sister Loretta Joan Graham of Beckley, WV; and his many nieces, nephews and special friends. He is preceded in death by his parents Clyde Blake and Nellie Irene (Comer) Blake, his brother Roger Lee Blake and his sister Brenda Sue Ellison.
Services to honor David’s life will be held on Saturday December 17, 2022 at 2:00pm at Buckhall United Methodist Church (10251 Moore Dr. Manassas, VA 20111). A second service will be held in Beckley, WV at a later date. In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Inova Health Foundation.
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from www.moneyandking.com (Money & King Funeral Home)