Blake excelled in football and baseball while attending John Horn High School. Cpl. Blake McCraw served in the United States Marine Corps from 2008 to 2012. He deployed with 1st LAR and completed two tours in Afghanistan. He had a passion for fishing, hunting, and camping. If you had the honor to know Blake, you instantly liked him. Though he was tough on the exterior, he had a kind heart. He will be greatly missed and know that this is not "goodbye", this is "I will see you later".
He is preceded in death by his beloved grandpa, John Dennis Smith; his great-grandmother, Virginia Miller; his great-grandmother, Peggy Latham; his great-grandfather, Jack Miller; and his fallen Brothers.
Survived by mother, Tonya Shanz and her partner, Scott Cribbs, children; Skylar McCraw and Kane McCraw; sisters, Morgan Shanz and partner Cody Redd and their children; Katherine and Avery Redd; Madison Owens and husband Donovan Owens and their son, Daxton Owens; grandmothers, Melva Smith and Linda Smith; uncle, Chad Smith and his wife Kristi Smith and their children Harper and Hayes Smith; partner, Lillie Testa and her daughter, Violet Fitzgerald; along with numerous great aunts, great uncles, and cousins.
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