Mrs. Malcena Blake

She was a homemaker.

Mrs. Blake was known for her love of books and tried to learn something new every day. She often said education was a key to happiness and success and encouraged all her children and grandchildren to do well in school. She was an inspired storyteller and would hold her grandchildren spellbound for hours with stories of life in the early 1900’s in Greene County. Her creative and artistic talents were apparent in her beautiful quilts, crocheted rugs, knitted scarves, hats, and quilted place mats which she gave to family and friends.

She was a member of the Nolachuckey Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution, being a descendant of Frederick Cutshall. Her health prevented her from going to church in her later years, but her unwavering faith in God made her an inspiration to those who knew her.

She greatly appreciated all the many thousands of books she checked out and read from the Greeneville-Greene County Library.

She is survived by sons and daughter-in-law: Randy Blake, Kenneth and Marie Blake; daughters and son-in-law: Dixie Blake, Madge and Vance Walker; seven grandsons: Jeff Blake and wife Terri, Duane Blake, Lionel Blake, Van Walker and wife Margaret, Tommy Walker, Fred Blake, Chris Blake and wife Melissa; four granddaughters: Jamie Jones and husband John, Melissa Wise and husband Eric, Amanda Blake Foulks and husband Greg, Christy Crane and husband Jason; thirteen great grandchildren; three sisters: Mary Frank Harmon and husband Buddy, Lula Mae Harris, Marie Brown; two sisters-in-law: Elizabeth Dixon and Vera Dixon; and a brother-in-law: J. B. Renner.

She was a daughter of the late Elbert and Nora Dixon and was preceded in death by her husband: Tom Blake; two sisters: Una Dixon and Irene Renner; and four brothers: Porter, General, Major, and Buck Dixon.

The body is at Kiser-Rose Hill Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 4-8 p.m. Sunday preceding the service at 8:00 p.m. in the funeral home chapel. Rev. David Reece will officiate with the eulogy given by her grandson, Rev. Jeff Blake. Interment will follow at 10:30 a.m. Monday morning at Greystone Cemetery. It is requested that family and friends meet at the funeral home at 9:15 a.m. Monday to go in procession to the committal service.

Pallbearers will be her grandsons.

Memorials may be made to the Greeneville-Greene County Library, 210 N. Main Street, Greeneville, TN 37745.