Obituaries:  Pearlie Mae Rigdon Blake, Sabine Parish       B-420
Source:  Sabine Index, Many, La., May 26, 1983
Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck
              carlrad@earthlink.net


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Pearlie Mae Rigdon Blake

  Services for Mrs. Pearlie Mae Rigdon Blake, 76, of Shreveport,
were held at 11 a.m., Saturday, May 21, at the Wellman Funeral
Home Chapel. Minister Mike Gamble officiated, with the Church of
Christ. Burial was in Ebenezer Cemetery in Castor.

  Mrs. Blake, born in Castor, a resident of Shreveport since 1965,
died Thursday, May 19, 1983, at Guest House Nursing Home. She was
a housewife, and was Baptist affiliated.

  She is survived by her father, T. L. Reeves of Minden; six sons,
Joe W. Blake of Shelbyville, Texas, Mack S. Blake of Chandler,
Texas, Donald R. Blake of Port Allen, La., Linale D. Blake of
Shreveport, Jimmy B. Blake of Zwolle, and Johnny R. Blake of
Grand Cane; one daughter, Mrs. Bill (Patsy Dean) Slayden of
Mesquite, Texas; 24 grandchildren; and 14 great grandchildren;
two brothers, Charlie Reeves of Minden, and Dallas Reeves of
Freeport, Texas three sisters, Mrs. Dallas Henley of Kerrville,
Texas, Mrs. Gertis Stenson of Minden, and Mrs. Cleve McCort of
Castor.

  Pallbearers were grandsons, Gregory D. Blake, Gary L. Blake,
Barry L. Gamble, Kevin R. Blake, Johnny Mack Blake, and Wylie
Buck Mayne.