Joseph Arthur “Joey” Blazer Jr., 42, Northup, Ohio, passed away unexpectedly Friday, October 1, 2004, at Daytona Beach, Florida. He was employed by the Jividen Power Equipment Co., Gallipolis, Ohio. He was a U.S. Army Veteran having served in Germany for three years and had previously been employed by Bob Evans Farms, Restaurant Division, for fifteen years. In 1994 he was honored by the Bob Evans Corp. as General Manager of the Year. He was also a member of the Simpson Chapel United Methodist Church, Rio Grande. Joey was a lively, courageous community minded man who had been involved with numerous activities in the Gallia County area for many years including being a leader for the local Boy Scout Troop. He was a 1980 Gallia Academy High School Graduate and an avid fisherman and hunter.
Joey was born May 18, 1962, in Portland, Oregon, son of Sarah Tucker Blazer Hohman, Rio Grande, Ohio and the late Joseph Blazer Sr.
He married Sarah Jane Hood on April 29, 1990, at Rio Grande and she survives.
In addition to his wife and mother, he is survived by two sons:
Joseph A. Blazer III, Pomeroy, OH
John Adam Blazer, Northup, OH
Brother, James A. Blazer, Patriot, OH
Sister, Judith (Robert) Loucks, Molalla, OR
Step-father, Fritz Hohman, Rio Grande, OH
Mother and Father-in-law:
Mary (Jack) Lane, BIdwell, OH
Robert (Janis) Hood, Oklahoma
Sisters-in-law:
Leah Fink, Mason WV
Lora (Charlie) Lester, Patriot, Ohio
Carey (J.R.) Wright, Bidwell, Ohio
step-brothers and sisters:
Gregory Hohman, Jeffery Hohman, David Hohman and Marilee Bercik, Columbus, OH
Susan Ricker, Cathedral City, CA
two special friends:
Mike Bastiani, Gallipolis, OH
Barry Plymale, Bidwell, OH
and numerous aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins
Funeral Services will be held 11:00 AM, Thursday, October 7, 2004 at Simpson Chapel United Methodist Church, Rio Grande, with Rev. Pat King officiating. Interment will follow in the Calvary Cemetery. Full military rites will be conducted by The Gallia County Veterans Service Organizations.
Friends may call at the McCoy-Moore Funeral Home, Wetherholt Chapel, 420 First Ave., Gallipolis on Wednesday 4:00-9:00 PM.
In lieu of flowers, the family request that memorial gifts be given to the John Adam Blazer College Fund, Ohio Valley Bank, 420 Third Ave., Gallipolis, Ohio 45631. Condolences can be emailed to mccoymoore@charter.net or www.timeformemory.com.
