Elbert “Dale” Blue, 94, loving father of two, passed away peacefully on January 1, 2025, at the Personal Care Home in Poteet, TX. He was born on January 29, 1930, in Mooringsport, LA, and was the second oldest of nine children.
Dale is preceded in death by his wife of 63 years, Wilma Cline Blue; his father, William Ernest Blue; his mother, Eva Dell Stevens Blue; and his brothers: William Ernest “Bill” Blue Jr., Delmas Wayne Blue, and Gail Ray Blue. He was also preceded in death by his sisters: Eva May Blue Tannehill, Lera Blue Coon, and Janice Blue Conley.
He is survived by his son, Kenneth (wife Mary) Blue; his daughter, Diana (husband Terry) Carroll; his sisters, Nelda Blue Munson and Patricia Villareal; three grandchildren, Misti, Crystal, and JR; eleven great-grandchildren: Tori, Victor Jr., Tish, Tommy, Tiger, Teah, Emmrie, Zayne, Asher, Rylan, and Brodie; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Visitation will be held on Friday, February 7, 2025, from 10:00 to 11:45 AM, with the Celebration of Life Service beginning at 11:45 AM at Crestview Funeral Home. A graveside service will follow at 2:30 PM at Fort Bliss National Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, please make donations to First United Pentecostal Church, 70 County Road 431, Pleasanton, Texas 78114.
