Loretah Field "Grandma Blake" Blake Obituary (1916

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mrs. Loretah Field "Grandma Blake" Blake Mrs. Loretah Field "Grandma Blake" Blake, age 98, of Paris Crossing, Indiana entered this life on May 24, 1916 near Blocher, Indiana. She was the loving daughter of the late, Clyde Raymond and Nancy Ellen Ulmer Field. She was raised near Deputy and was a 1935 graduate of Deputy High School. Loretah enjoyed playing basketball for Deputy High School from 1932-1935 and graduated with honors. On August 31, 1935 she was united in marriage to Merrill "Britner" Blake. This happy union of fifty five years was blessed with one daughter, Sudonna "Sue". Britner and Loretah enjoyed farming until December 1958 when they moved to Scottsburg, Indiana. They bought a grocery store on Green Street in Scottsburg and named it Blake's Grocery and operated it from 1958-1967. Loretah then began working at Fashion-N-Flowers in Scottsburg as a florist for the next six and a half years. Grandma Blake then went to work for the TV Cabinet Company on the South Side of Scottsburg retiring after ten years of service. Britner and Loretah moved to Paris Crossing in 1984 to be near their daughter. Loretah loved to baby sit and enjoyed caring for her grandchildren and at least six other children at a time at her home. She was the oldest living member of the Pisgah United Methodist Church near Deputy. She had served the church faithfully and devoted many years to teaching Sunday School to the children, conducting church plays and serving wherever needed. Loretah loved to write poetry, letters, enjoyed cooking, sitting on the front porch, bird watching, watching UK Basketball especially when Tubby Smith was coaching. She enjoyed attending and holding membership in the Deputy Alumni Association. Loretah died on Wednesday, March 25, 2015, at 9:55 a.m. at the home of her daughter near Deputy, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Loretah will be missed by her loving daughter, Sue Blake Webster of Deputy, Indiana; her loving granddaughters, Lisa Derringer and her husband, Randy of Deputy, Indiana, Julie Kiefer and her husband, Rod of Madison, Indiana; her adoring great grandchildren, Brandy Hendrix and her fiancee, Roland Cardinal; Brad Hendrix, Blake Kiefer and Emily Kiefer; her step great grandchildren, Travis and Sarah; her step great great grandchildren, Lyrik and Owen; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. She was preceded in death by her parents, Clyde Raymond and Nancy Ellen Ulmer Field; her husband of fifty five years, Merrill "Britner" Blake, died May 14, 1990; her sister, Regina Comer Cochran, her brothers, Evert and Aubrey Field; her son in law, George E. Webster, died August 20, 2014; her grandson, Michael E. Webster, died 1961. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, March 28, 2015, at 1:00 pm, by Rev. Chad Chamness at the Pisgah United Methodist Church on Deputy Pike near Deputy, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Pisgah Cemetery near Deputy, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may call Friday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana and Saturday from 12:00 Noon until the time of the service at the Pisgah United Methodist Church on Deputy Pike near Deputy, Indiana. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Pisgah United Methodist Church. Cards are available at the funeral home. Secure Payments To send a flower arrangement in memory of Loretah Field "Grandma Blake" Blake, please click here to visit our sympathy store.