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Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 29, at
the McLean United Methodist Church, with the Rev.
Andy Maxwell officiating.
Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 28, at
Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta and at the
church one-half hour prior to the service on
Saturday.
Burial will be McLean Cemetery, rural McLean.
Mrs. Blakeley taught in McLean for 23 years and
later worked at the Mount Hope Funks Grove Library.
She first taught school until she and Archie were
married in 1932. They then farmed in McLean until
the 1940s, when Archie became the rural mail carrier
in McLean.
She was born on a farm at Oakford on Aug. 22,
1909. Her parents were William and Grace Isley
Ogden. She married Archie Blakeley on Nov. 25, 1932,
and he preceded her in death on Sept. 2, 1983.
She is survived by her son, Kenneth (and Dorothy)
Blakeley of Fredericksburg, Va.; one granddaughter,
Linda Blakeley of Rockville, Md.; two grandsons,
Richard (and Julie) Blakeley of Lincolnton, N.C.,
and Michael (and Traci) Blakeley of Waldorf, Md.;
two great-grandsons, Andrew and Matthew Blakeley;
three great-granddaughters, Erin, Ashley and Whitney
Blakeley; and many nieces and nephews.
She was very active in the McLean Methodist
Church for over 40 years. She taught Sunday school
and served one term as the church school
superintendent.
She was also a member of the Eastern Star.
She attended Blackburn College.
Memorials may be made to McLean United Methodist
Church.
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