Col. Isaac Blake Obituary

COL. ISAAC BLAKE DEAD.

A VENERABLE CITIZEN OF BAR
BOURSVILLE PASSES INTO
THE GREAT BEYOND.    There are very few of the older settlers of this section of West Virginia that were not personally acquainted Col. Isaac Blake, who died at his home in Barboursville last evening after a lingering illness due to lung and stomach trouble. He was born in this county a few yards from where he passed away sixty-eight years ago and outside a few months spent in the southwest had passed his entire life in this community. For over forty years he had been a cattle buyer and in this capacity became intimate with the country and the people who had learned to love him for his many good qualities.
   The deceased was generous and true to all and was always an advocate for good. A true and untiring democrat, defeat never lessened his labors for the party he admired and fought for throughout his career. He was married to Miss Mary Kilgore, a splendid lady, shortly after he reached his majority and a large family of children was the result of the union. They are Mrs. Levi Jones, of this city, Mrs. Jennie Merritt, Mrs. Wm. Shipe, Mrs. Dr. Hallanan and Mrs. A. W. McLean of Barboursville, Mrs. Wm. Hedrick, of Russell, and J. N. Blake, a traveling salesman for Biggs, Watts & Co., of Huntington. The colonel had many friends in this city and was a frequent visitor here. The funeral will take place from the old Blake homestead tomorrow.
   The deceased was one of the valuable men who went into the Confederate service with General Jenkins. He spent time as a prisoner on Johnson Island.
   The funeral will occur tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock from the M. E. church, south, Barboursville.

-The Huntington Advertiser, Saturday Evening, August 23, 1902

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