Evans Funeral Home announces the death of Mr. Jason Anthony Blalock, age 37 of Buford, Georgia who entered into rest Sunday, April 24, 2016. Mr. Blalock was born in Commerce, Georgia the son of the late Deborah Harkins Blalock and Terry Lawrence Blalock of Nicholson. In addition to his mother, Jason is preceded by his grandfather, Fred Blalock and a brother Thomas Blalock. Jason was fully devoted to the Dekalb County Fire Department, for eleven years, most recently assigned to station 24 and was known as “Mookie” to his Fellow Firefighters, was a member of the Creighton Mixed Martial Arts Academy, and was a Wrestling Coach at Collins Hill High School.
Survivors in addition to his father are two sisters; Christina Crowe and her husband Charles of Commerce, Tabitha Wascher and her husband James of Jefferson. Two grandmothers; Gertrude Blalock of Nicholson and Elizabeth Eubanks of Jefferson. Jason was a devoted uncle to niece Debra Crowe, and nephews, Bradly Crowe, Thomas Wascher, and William Wascher, and baby girl dog “Meeka” and loyal to many brother and sister Firefighters.
Funeral services will be held at 1:00 P.M., Thursday, May 5, 2016 at The First Baptist Church of Atlanta, 4400 North Peachtree Road, Atlanta, Georgia, with Pastor Brent Lord officiating with burial to follow in the Center Methodist Church Cemetery, 426 Old Commerce Road, Ext., Athens, Georgia at 5:00 P.M.. Fellow Firefighters will be honored as pallbearers and honorary pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Tuesday, May 3, 2016 at Evans Funeral Home, 1350 Winder Highway, Jefferson, Georgia from 6:00 – 8:00 P.M. and Wednesday, May 4, 2016 from the Tom M. Wages Funeral Home, 3705 U.S. Highway 78, Snellville, Georgia from 4:00 – 8:00 P.M. and at The First Baptist Church of Atlanta from 11:00 – 1:00 prior to the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Georgia Firefighters Burn Foundation, 2575 Chantilly Drive, NE, Atlanta, Georgia 30324.
Evans Funeral Home, 1350 Winder Highway, Jefferson, Georgia. 706-367-5467.
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