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Ruth Jean Blakeley

1954 - 2025

BORN

1954

DIED

2025

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Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A.

1493-95 Clayton Street

Perryville, Maryland

Ruth Blakeley Obituary

Ruth Jean Blakeley, 70 years, of Rising Sun, MD, passed way Wednesday, March 19, 2025 at home. Born July 15, 1954 in Pennsylvania she was the daughter of the late Harry Adolph and Ida Beatrice Curlett Passion.

Ruth was formerly employed by Morgan Drive Away of Elkton, MD, as a secretary.

Ruth is survived by her husband, Louis Edward Blakeley; daughter, Elizabeth Marie Blakeley; three grandchildren; and brother, Frank Thomas Passion.

In addition to her parents, Ruth was preceded in death by her brother, Harry Steven Passion.

A Celebration of Life has been scheduled for Monday, April 7, 2025, 5 PM, at the Blythedale Seventh Day Adventist Church of Perryville, MD.

Arrangements by Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A., Perryville, MD

www.pattersonfuneralhomemd.com

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Published by Cecil Whig on Mar. 27, 2025.

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Blythedale Seventh Day Adventist Church

36 Blythedale Road, Perryville, MD 21903

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Lee A. Patterson & Son Funeral Home, P.A.

1493-95 Clayton Street PO Box 766, Perryville, MD 21903

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