Mary Louise Eaker Blake, 77, of Rossville, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, April 17, 2018. She was born in Chattanooga 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 things for her family, such as her delicious coleslaw, green beans, potato salad and chicken and dressing.
Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husbands, Thomas “Tom” Leroy Blake and Jesse Hilton; daughter, Melissa Ann Blake; and son, Carlton Leroy Blake.
She is survived by her daughters, Vickie Louise Blake and Teresa Marie (Robert F.) Sexton, all of Rossville; son, Arthur Roy (Angela) Blake of Ringgold; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
The family will receive friends Thursday from 2-8 p.m. and Friday morning until the service. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 20 in the chapel, with Reverend James Langston. Burial will take place in Chattanooga Veterans National Cemetery at 1 p.m. on Monday, April 23.
Arrangements by Wilson Funeral Home- Ft. Oglethorpe Chapel.