Mary Louise Blake

ROSSVILLE — Mary Louise Eaker Blake, 77, went home to be with The Lord Tuesday, April 17, 2018. She was born in Chattanooga, Tenn., to the late Carl and Allie Nash Eaker. She was a lifelong resident of the area and was a member of Battlefield Baptist Church. She enjoyed being a homemaker where she could spend time cooking for her family. Such as, her delicious coleslaw, green beans, potato salad and chicken and dressing. Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husbands, Thomas “Tom” Leroy Blake, Jesse Hilton, daughter, Melissa Ann Blake and son, Carlton Leroy Blake. She is survived by her daughters, Vickie Louise Blake, Teresa Marie (Robert F.) Sexton, all of Rossville, Ga.; son, Arthur Roy (Angela) Blake, of Ringgold, Ga.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; several nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends Thursday from 2 to 8 p.m. and Friday morning until the service. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 20, 2018, in the chapel with Rev. James Langston. Burial will take place in Chattanooga Veterans National Cemetery at 1 p.m. Monday, April 23, 2018. Arrangements by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral Homes – Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. Online register book at www.wilsonfuneralhome.com