Daniel Blake Walley

Funeral services are scheduled for today at 6 PM at First Baptist Church of Flora. Visitation will begin at 3 PM also at the church. Interment will follow in the Flora Cemetery.

Walley as he was known to his friends, which was everyone because he never met a stranger, was born in Hattiesburg, Mississippi on June 30th 1984. Walley was a Cowboy's Cowboy, that was actually born a 100 years after his time, loved horses, cattle and the wide open range.

Walley would have given John Wayne a run for his money. He loved his friends and family. Walley would jump from the cowboy range to the sands of a beach sipping a cool drink and listening to Jimmy Buffet wide open before you could say "Hey Walley want to go to the beach?"

Blake would help anyone from an elderly woman on the side of the road with a flat tire to perfectly healthy grown man. "No" was a word that didn't exist in Walley's heart or mind, he was a joy, a bright light that shone on everyone he was near. Kind words, funny words, always full of words that kept you on your toes and in stitches.

"Wallyisms" are what his best friends called them, the beautiful, witty words of wisdom that always flowed from his sweet mind and lips. I am sure we can all recall many "Wallyisms". He was our McClintock, our comedian, our star of stage and screen, he was our Star.

Julia and I thank God for the gift of Blake and the 26 wonderful years we were given. We know you all loved him dearly and we wish for you the same joy he had, as Blake would say "Everyday is a Holiday".

He is preceded in death by his grandfather, Lt. Col. D.R. Walley, Sr.

He is survived by his parents, Dan Walley and Julia Childress Walley; his maternal grandparents, William Lee and Mary Nell Childress; and his paternal grandmother, Jo Nell Walley.

The Blake Walley Memorial Fund will be at the Back of Yazoo, P.O. Box 360, Flora, MS, 39071.