- Date Of Birth: July 4, 1913
- Date Of Death: October 10, 2014
- State: North Carolina
Clarice Maxine Bayless Blake, 101, widow of Edward Ray Blake Sr., passed away in Durham, NC, on October 10, 2014, after a short illness. She was born on July 4, 1913 in Huntington, WV, the daughter of James Lee and Maggie Bayless. She was preceded in death by a son, Edward Ray Blake, Jr., and a daughter, Mary Lou Aldridge Shy. Maxine was a Stephen Minister, a devout Methodist and loved God. She took up white water rafting at age 76, karate at age 80 and made a mission trip to Nicaragua at age 92. She is survived by her younger brother, Joe (Betty) Bayless of Moline, IL; a daughter, Kenidee Blake of Raleigh, NC; grandsons Blake Edward (Angela) Aldridge of Nashville, TN, and Edward Ray Blake III, of Huntington, WV; a niece, Linda Kay (Ernie) Arvizu of Phoenix, AZ, and two nephews, Russ (Barbara) Bayless of Huntington, WV and George Alan Hodges of San Diego,Cal.
