Jackson-Cedar County IA Archives Obituaries.....Blake, Alice May December 1, 1917
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Jackson Sentinel, Dec. 4, 1917
Jackson Sentinel, December 4, 1917

Mrs. George Blake, Sr., Passes Away Suddenly Sunday, A. M.
Parents Were Among the Oldest Settlers of Iowa. Funeral Held Today

The community was greatly shocked when the news came that Mrs. George Blake, 
Sr., had passed away about 8:40 o’clock that morning, death occurring while 
she was sitting in a chair in her home 2 ˝ miles west of this city. Only an 
hour previous to her death she had partaken breakfast and was discussing the 
advisability of attending church services.  Mrs. Blake was in town shipping 
Saturday and seemed to be in usual health.

Mrs. Blake was a good Christian woman, a loving mother, a devoted wife and a 
true friend, and her passing be deeply mourned  by a host of friends, among 
whom she ever willingly scattered assistance and good cheer in time of 
trouble. Her maiden name was Alice Mae Miller, born in Cedar County, Iowa, May 
16, 1863. Her parents were among the very earliest settlers in the state. She 
grew to young womanhood on the farm near Wilton Junction and on July 2, 1881, 
was united in marriage to George W. Blake, who with three children and one 
brother survive. The children left to mourn the loss of a kind mother are 
George F., Harry C., and Fred N., all of near Maquoketa, the brother George A. 
Miller of Sheldon, Iowa.

For nearly forty years Mrs. Blake had been a faithful member of the Methodist 
Episcopel Church and will be greatly missed in the various departments of the 
church in which she was always deeply interested. The funeral was held from 
the late home this Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o’clock, Rev. J. J. Kidder 
officiating. Interment was made in Mt. Hope Cemetery. 


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