{"id":27929,"date":"2023-03-22T08:21:00","date_gmt":"2023-03-22T12:21:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=27929"},"modified":"2023-03-22T08:27:02","modified_gmt":"2023-03-22T12:27:02","slug":"billie-blaze","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=27929","title":{"rendered":"In Loving Memory of Billie Blaze"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1487\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-1487x1500.jpg\" alt=\"BIllie Blaze\" class=\"wp-image-133758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-1487x1500.jpg 1487w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-397x400.jpg 397w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-1523x1536.jpg 1523w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-1246x1257.jpg 1246w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-946x954.jpg 946w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-675x681.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-480x484.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n.jpg 1998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1487px) 100vw, 1487px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BIllie Blaze<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\">Billie Blaze was an entertainer out of Lexington, Kentucky but also called Traverse City, Michigan home.  We sadly lost this light in our community on July 13th, 2022. We salute the artistry that was Billie Blaze.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><span style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"><strong>Titles and Awards<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-center\"><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=27886\">Miss Gay Lexington 2008<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1487\" height=\"1500\" data-id=\"133758\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-1487x1500.jpg\" alt=\"BIllie Blaze\" class=\"wp-image-133758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-1487x1500.jpg 1487w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-397x400.jpg 397w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-768x775.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-1523x1536.jpg 1523w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-1246x1257.jpg 1246w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-946x954.jpg 946w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-675x681.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-480x484.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n-100x100.jpg 100w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/192945965_3716928541749152_8860894999813765018_n.jpg 1998w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1487px) 100vw, 1487px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">BIllie Blaze<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10339687_10207081643383095_8938006843272482884_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"460\" height=\"673\" data-id=\"27930\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10339687_10207081643383095_8938006843272482884_n.jpg\" alt=\"Billie Blaze\" class=\"wp-image-27930\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10339687_10207081643383095_8938006843272482884_n.jpg 460w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10339687_10207081643383095_8938006843272482884_n-103x150.jpg 103w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10339687_10207081643383095_8938006843272482884_n-205x300.jpg 205w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/10\/10339687_10207081643383095_8938006843272482884_n-326x477.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 460px) 100vw, 460px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Billie Blaze<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Billie Blaze: Archives<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Below is the obituary of Billie Blaze:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1101\" height=\"1500\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/294652485_10159221180048264_2672526436648577031_n-1101x1500.jpg\" alt=\"Billie Blaze Obituary\" class=\"wp-image-133759\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/294652485_10159221180048264_2672526436648577031_n-1101x1500.jpg 1101w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/294652485_10159221180048264_2672526436648577031_n-294x400.jpg 294w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/294652485_10159221180048264_2672526436648577031_n-768x1046.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/294652485_10159221180048264_2672526436648577031_n-1127x1536.jpg 1127w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/294652485_10159221180048264_2672526436648577031_n-1246x1698.jpg 1246w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/294652485_10159221180048264_2672526436648577031_n-946x1289.jpg 946w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/294652485_10159221180048264_2672526436648577031_n-675x920.jpg 675w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/294652485_10159221180048264_2672526436648577031_n-480x654.jpg 480w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/294652485_10159221180048264_2672526436648577031_n.jpg 1503w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1101px) 100vw, 1101px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Billie Blaze Obituary<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Billie Blaze: Links<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/billie.blaze.9\">Facebook<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div style=\"height:20px\" aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"wp-block-spacer\"><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong>Billie Blaze<\/strong>: Select Ad History<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-3 is-cropped wp-block-gallery-2 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12376864_868828893242935_6533708030828492758_n.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"630\" height=\"960\" data-id=\"33684\" src=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12376864_868828893242935_6533708030828492758_n.jpg\" alt=\"Show Ad | Side Traxx (Traverse City, Michigan) | 4\/8\/2016\" class=\"wp-image-33684\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12376864_868828893242935_6533708030828492758_n.jpg 630w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12376864_868828893242935_6533708030828492758_n-98x150.jpg 98w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12376864_868828893242935_6533708030828492758_n-197x300.jpg 197w, https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/12376864_868828893242935_6533708030828492758_n-326x497.jpg 326w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 630px) 100vw, 630px\" \/><\/a><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\">Show Ad | Side Traxx (Traverse City, Michigan) | 4\/8\/2016<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><a 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We sadly lost this&#8230; <span class=\"gridview-grid-post-read-more\"><a href=\"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/?p=27929\">read more<span class=\"gridview-sr-only\"> In Loving Memory of Billie Blaze<\/span><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":133758,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[22,40,39],"class_list":["post-27929","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-entertainers","tag-in-loving-memory","tag-kentucky","tag-michigan","wpcat-6-id"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27929","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=27929"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/27929\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/133758"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=27929"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=27929"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ourcommunityroots.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=27929"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}