Alice Mae Blake

I am honored to have known "Mama Blake".
My Mother passed away several years ago. I had just met Mama Blake. In her precious and special way she embraced me as part of her family. She always included me in family functions; and always said "I love you" and most endearing, a sympathy card she sent to me the week my mother passed away.
The words comforted me in ways I tried to express to her.
She said "Honey, I can not ever take the place of your mother, but I will be your...

Words can not express the love my Nonna and I shared and the emptiness that her passing has left in my heart. I know that she is in a better place and out of pain and for that I'm thankful. But the selfish part of me wishes she was still here.

My Grandmother was a woman of great strengh that overcame many obstacles in her life. She was a woman who loved deeply and was generouse with her affections. A wonderful Mother, Grandmother and Great Grandmother. I hope if I have...

Nonna is what I knew her by. She was my second grandmother. I treasued her deeply, as did every one I met that knew her. She will be missed and loved.

Aunt Mae was an important part of my childhood...she actually chose my name and convienced my mother that Gloria Angeline would be a better name than Jessica Angeline.
I always had such fun at Aunt Mae's & Uncle Son's house...and that big old black Tarplane car of theirs was the biggest car I'd ever seen.
No one cooked pinto beans and cornbread like Aunt Mae...Funny how so many years later these fond memories are embedded in a corner of my heart...She was truly a woman who loved her...

All who have known Mama loved her. I am devasted by the loss of her but at least her and I shared a rare friendship between mom and daughter. I will miss her for the rest of my life and will look forward to meeting up with her again in a better place.
Cathy Dell Waldrep
Baytown, TX