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SEVIERVILLE — Wayne Blalock, owner of Wayne Blalock’s Home Center, passed away Thursday, Jan. 21, 2021.
Blalock and his wife, Mary Lou, opened the store in November 1981, and it has always been a family business. His three children, Sherry Stiles, Mira Blalock and Michael Blalock, will continue to run the store moving forward.
When the Home Center opened, the Blalocks were the only employees.
“He said microwaves and kerosene heaters are what got him though that first winter,” Mira Blalock said. “He would work the floor during the day, close at 6 and him and papaw would go deliver at night.”
In the decades since, Wayne Blalock built a trusted business and is remembered for his willingness to help others whenever possible. His children said he often extended credit to people just starting out who weren’t able to get credit at other places, because he remembered what it was like to work hard without much in the early days.

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