MELVIN E. BLOW

Graveside service for Melvin E. Blow, 80, of Flint, formerly of Bullard and Mt. Selman, was at 10 a.m. Friday at Larissa Cemetery with the Rev. Roy Thoene officiating. Mr. Blow died June 3. He was born Dec. 13, 1927 in Bullard to Marcus Hodges Blow and Ethel Orie Casey Blow. He served in the U. S. Army and was stationed in the Panama Canal Zone during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Blow was a member of Gresham Baptist Church, was formerly a farmer and was retired from Smith County Road and Bridge Dept. as a truck driver. He was preceded in death by his parents and sister Helen Louise Nance.Survivors include his wife Dorothy Spivey Blow of Flint; sister and brother-in-law, Marvis and Jack Stripling of Bullard, and several nieces and nephews. Honorary pallbearers were Bill Willis, Neil Nance, Bruce Stripling, Terry Hughes, Steve Hatten and Charles Ray. Arrangements were under the direction of Autry Funeral Home.

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