Treva Marie Blake

Treva Marie Blake
1941 - 2025
Eagleville, MO: Treva Marie Blake, 83, of Eagleville MO, passed away on Wednesday April 2, 2025 at Iowa Methodist Hospital in Des Moines, Iowa surrounded by her loved ones.
She was born August 7, 1941 in Martinsville, MO, the daughter of Kenneth "Morris" and Inez (Montgomery) Smith.
Treva attended high school at Martinsville High School and graduated in 1959. While attending Martinsville High School, she came upon the love of her life Jerry Blake at the Eagleville skating rink. Shortly after Treva graduated, she and Jerry were united in marriage on November 28, 1959. They then moved to Council Bluffs, Iowa and shortly after moved to Des Moines, Iowa. In February 1967, they settled on the Schroeder farm near Hatfield, MO where they raised their family on the farm. In November 1988, they moved to their new home in Brooklyn, MO where they spent 20 happy years of their life. In 2013, they built a house and relocated to Eagleville between Mark and Kathy to begin their retirement together.
Treva loved to stay busy and worked several jobs throughout her lifetime. She worked as a seamstress for O'Brien Brothers, worked at Easton Floral and Golden Rose Floral shops, and at Nifty thrifty for 15 years all while helping on the farm as well. Treva loved working on the farm, gardening, canning, cooking, and being outdoors. When she wasn't busy outdoors, you could always find her making a quilt, sewing, and patching up jeans. She was always known for having family gatherings and cooking enough food to feed the entire county.
There to greet Treva in her eternal peace was her parents, Morris and Inez Smith; mother and father-in-law, Opal and Virgil Blake; siblings and their spouses, Dorthy (Robert Cook) and (Lavern) Leazenby, Ivadene (Kyle) Edwards, Joe (Judy) Smith; sister-in-law, Betty (Gerald) Leazenby; brother-in-law, Jack Blake; nephews, Randall Leazenby and Tom Cook.
Treva is survived by her husband of 65 years, Jerry Blake; 4 children, Teresa (Tim) Saling, Lathrop, MO, Sharon (Robert) Shepherd, Camdenton, MO, Mark Blake, Eagleville, MO and Kathy (Kirk) Emig, Eagleville, MO; 11 grandkids, Jeremiah (Dawn) Saling, Jennifer Saling, Shaun (Christy) Lind, Leslie (Chris) Cretel, Melissa (Dale) Ellis, Gaige (Hannah) Blake, Stanton (Molly) Blake, Kyla (Alex) Berry, Kadie (Brenton) Wagner, Blake (Tahler) Emig, Brett Emig; 22 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Funeral Services will be held at 1:00 p.m. Tuesday, April 8 at the Eagleville Community Church, Eagleville, MO under the direction of Roberson Funeral Home, Eagleville, MO. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery, Lamoni, IA. The family will receive friends from 6:00-8:00 p.m. Monday at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Eagleville Community Church in care or Roberson Funeral Home, P. O. Box 46, Eagleville, MO 64442. Online condolences may be left at www.robersonfuneralhome.com.