Marzell Blake Obituary

It is with deep sorrow that we announce the death of Marzell Blake (Myrtle, Mississippi), who passed away on December 9, 2021, at the age of 84, leaving to mourn family and friends. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.

She was predeceased by: her parents, John William Andrew Clardy and Clara Jewel Crowson Clardy; her stepmother Plummie Clardy; her husband Ellis Blake; and her siblings, Boyd Clardy, Peggy Clardy, John William Arnold Clardy, Liz Powell, Emmer Sue Clardy, Clara Mae Clardy and John Whitt.

She is survived by: her sons, Gary Blake (Shawn) of Fulton, Larry Blake (Amy) of Blue Springs and Andy Blake (Lisa) of Mount Olive, Alabama; her grandchildren, April Padgett (Greg), Stephen Blake (Lara), Jody Blake, Lorianna Kelly (Justin), Tori Blake, Drew Blake (Bekah), Kara Blake, Eli Blake, Halle Blake, Robert Card (Toni) and Linda Martin (Rusty); her siblings, Edd Clardy (Frances), Gerald Clardy (Virginia), Ernest Lee Clardy (Lynda), Nita Holden (David), Sam Whitt (Charlene), Betty Weeks and Nelly Long; and her brother-in-law Rufus "Bubba" Powell. She is also survived by 12 great-grandchildren.

Memorials may be made to Sanctuary Hospice House, PO Box 2177, Tupelo, MS 38803; they took wonderful care of Marzell before her passing.