Blake A. McClain was born August 15, 1985 in Selmer, TN the son of Tony McClain and Kathy Smith Bryant.
Blake graduated from the University of Memphis in 2008 with a BS in nursing. He touched so many lives through his career as a nurse, he connected with his patients no matter their age or who they were. He was currently working at Lakeside in Memphis as a charge unit nurse.
Blake loved his family! He was fun loving, always ready to grill and hang out with his family and friends. His love of music was an extension of his personality and who he was as a person – he loved all music just as he loved all people. He also played the guitar and loved to sing. Memphis Tigers, Tennessee Titans and St. Louis Cardinals were his favorite teams. He enjoyed watching sports and cheering his favorite teams.
Blake departed this life on August 12, 2021 in Memphis, Tennessee at the age of 35 Years, 11 Months, 28 Days. He is survived by his mother, Kathy Smith Bryant and husband Fuzz of Michie, TN; father, Tony McClain and wife Lindsey of Corinth, MS; two sisters, Amanda Moore and husband TJ of Corinth, MS, Shelby McClain of Corinth, MS; aunts, Patricia Ray and husband Duke of Savannah, TN, Belinda Butler and partner Jesse Roach of Selmer, TN, Angela Hughes and husband Steve of Guys, TN; his cousin who was more like a sister, Lindsey Franks Gray and husband Jon, their sons, Smith and Sam Gray all of Savannah, TN; step grandfather, Jerry Moore of Corinth, MS; and a host of extended family and friends.
He is preceded in death by grandparents, Donald Ray and Eleanor Smith, Wendell and Treva McClain, AG and Freda Bryant; uncle, Stanley McClain.
Family requests that all family and friends to please wear a mask while attending the visitation and/or funeral service.
