Randall C Blaize, 97, died at 6:45 p.m. Tuesday (16 Jan 1996) at Wirth Regional Hospital.

He operated a gas station in Oakland City for 20 years, worked for Republic Aviation and International Harvester in Evansville and threshed wheat with his father.

He was a World War I veteran and a member of First Church of the Nazarene. He taught Sunday school for 40 years.

Surviving are three daughters, Betty Mason and Joanne Parke, both of Oaklnad City, and Elaine Parmenter of Conyers, Ga.; a son, Carl of Carmel; 11 grandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren; and on egreat-great-grandchild.

His wife, Dale (Battram,) died in 1990.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at First Church of the Nazarene, with burial in Montgomery Cemetery.

Friends may call from 3 to 9 p.m. today and from 8 to 10:30 a.m. Friday at Lamb-Basham Memorial Chapel and from 11:30 a.m. to service time Friday at the church.