Leroy Blake Sr., 81

PRESTON - Leroy Blake Sr., 81, passed away at his home on Saturday, March 15, 2008.

He was born on Sept. 25, 1926, the son of the late Charles Albert Blake and Lydia Moaney Blake.

He was a farmer and also a trucker driver. He was a life member at Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church in Preston where he served on the trustees board and sang in the Methodist Mens Choir. He loved to talk about the farm and enjoyed going fishing.

He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Marjorie Sharpe Blake whom he married on Feb. 8, 1947; five children, Delores Lake of Denton, Joanne Greene and her husband, Rufus of Washington, D.C. Joyce Hynson and her husband, Maurice, of Preston, Leroy Blake Jr., of Stone Mountain, Ga., Bruce Blake of Preston; 22 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; six great-great-grandchildren, and a sister, Hester Dorsey, of Damacus.

He was preceded in death by three brothers, Albert Blake, John Blake, and Frederick Blake, and a sister, Alice Dobson.

Funeral services will be held at noon on Saturday, at Mt. Calvary United Methodist Church with the Rev. Arthur George officiating. Burial will follow at Mt. Pleasant Cemetery in Preston. Friends may call at the church on Friday from 6-8 p.m.

Arrangements by Framptom Funeral Home in Federalsburg.