Jessie James Blakely Jr. Obituary

It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Jessie James Blakely Jr. (Helena, Arkansas), who passed away on December 2, 2022, at the age of 80, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.

He was predeceased by: his parent Jessie Blakely, Sr.. He is survived by: his daughters, Adrian Yvette Blakely Yarbrough of Helena and Alysia Yvette Blakely of Helena; his uncle Jessie; his siblings, James Blakely, Jerry Jones, Peter Jones, Florence Blakely Taylor and Pearlean Blakely Britton; his siblings-in-law, Aonie, Emma Lue Jones, Sylvester Taylor, Aonie Jr., Elizabeth Jones, Earl, Dollie Gilcrest, Earnest McGinister, Sr., Murry, Mollie Johnson, Osley Cook, Sr. and Thomas Phillips; his wife Cora Jones Blakely; his grandchildren, Emily Symmone Yarbrough of Dallas, TX and Christian Blake Yarbrough of Madison, AL.; his great grandchild Christina Yarbrough of Elaine, AR.; his sisters, Rosie Lee Ward of West Helena, AR, Asalean Boyd of Searcy, AR, Darlene Austin of Winston-Salem, NC, Dorothy Blakely Rainey and Queen Ester Blakely of Chicago, IL.; his sisters-in-law, Erie Blakely of Little Rock, AR, Earline McGinister of West Helena, AR, Era Jean Cook of Dallas, TX and Vera Phillips of Overland Park, KS.; and his aunt Willa Grant Battle of Minneapolis, MN.. He is also survived by cousins, nieces, nephews, friends.

We will follow CDC guidelines: mask, hand sanitizer, and the social distance standard of 6ft apart.