Spouse & Children

Nell Rook Nell Rook Blakeney (1921-2012) Walter Thomas Blakeney (1926-2012)

Brothers & Sisters

John Henry Blakeney (1858-1922) James M. Blakeney (1863-) Barkley T. (Bettie) Blake... (1865-1926) Bessie L. Blakeney (1895-1983) Erwin Dewey Blakeney (1898-1958) Georigia M. Blakeney (1901-1989) Alice Lena Blakeney (1907-1940)

W.L. Blakney, 83, of 511 Poplar died at 4:30 p.m. Tuesday in his home after a lengthy illness. Services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Elliott-Hamil Chapel of Faith, Highway 277. Dr. Chris Diebel, pastor of First Christian Church, will officiate. Burial will be in Elmwood Memorial Park. Born April 6. 1894, in Burnsville, Miss., he was a retired district manager for Southwestern Bell. He started work with Bell in 1920. He was manager at the office in Marshall until 1933. He had lived in Abilene since 1933. He married Nell Rook in 1920 in Florence, Ala. She was a member of First Christian Church. He was a first lieutenant in the Army in World War I. He was a member of the American Legion and a 42-year member of the Abilene Rotary Club. Survivors Include his wife; daughter, Nell Evans of Richardson; a son, Tom of Providence, R.I.; two sisters, Georgia Rushing and Bessie Dickinson Miss.; and five grandchildren.^{3 4 1}

Sources:

1. Ancestry.com. Texas, Death Certificates, 1903-1982
2. Ancestry.com. Alabama, U.S., Select Marriage Indexes, 1816-1942
3. Abilene Reporter-News, 22 Sep 1977, Thu, Page 67
4. Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010