Howard Blakley

Howard Blakley, age 89 of the Pearl community, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2017. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Saturday, July 8, 2017 at Scott’s Funeral Home, with Rev. Jess McCabe officiating. Visitation will be one hour prior to services at the funeral home. Mr. Blakley was born on August 2, 1927 in the Pearl community to the late Joe and Hayden Keeton Blakley. He grew up in Pearl and graduated from Pearl High School. He was drafted into the US Army in 1946 and served in WWII, until being honorably discharged in 1947. He married Faye Smith in 1952 and they have resided in Pearl all their married lives. He worked for the Gatesville State School for Boys for many years until its closing and then at Texas Instruments in Temple until his retirement. He was preceded in death by two sons, Jimmy Todd Blakley in 1964 and Joe Blakley, II in 2016. He is survived by his wife of 65 years, Faye Blakley; granddaughter, Kally Blakley; and two great-grandchildren, Jason and Adilyn Blakley.