Background
Blakely, Given Obed was born on November 3, 1935 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Fred Orville and Rubye W. (Burnham) Blakely.
Blakely, Given Obed was born on November 3, 1935 in Evansville, Indiana, United States. Son of Fred Orville and Rubye W. (Burnham) Blakely.
Bachelor, Lincoln Christian Seminary, Illinois, 1956. Postgraduate, Indiana University, 1960. Postgraduate, Purdue University, 1964.
Cost accountant Simmons Company, Munster, Indiana, 1958-1960. Finance accountant Lever Brothers Company, Hammond, 1960-1971, supervisor maintenance, 1971-1973, supervisor payroll, data processing, 1973-1978, director management information systems, since 1978.
Minister Pilgrim Tabernacle, Merrillville, Indiana, since 1960. Member American Management Association.
Married Adanna LeDean Matias, March 17, 1956 (deceased January 1979). Children: Pamela, Michelle, Rochelle, Michael, Leah, Mark. Married June Ellen Raymond, June 16, 1980.
Children: Adah, Benjamin, Jonathan, Eva.