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Show Gr:'.. nd , :l :1"(; Gr.1.)'c1l"'h D la~,~;,~ \ ,}, ' 11 1 d b e: h '1j:'PY :''.l1cl j'J.'011d to 'l': ,i s f i )~(' FT ': U!, [:~", t l ;er c r1 ['r (: 1'\ th oil' f ' I I" ; J::,r troc. fl 80 He've hc:\rd so nmch' t llO I'ast f eH ;),0:1.r3 AbNlt our price l '. ' Rs hcri i ag : ar.d ancClstors dear It's about time for t-t\c ca.l line of 1.118 Blake cla n '1'0 he'nor e,~ ·and p3.r e nt.s and C1 ve c:enea logy a hand. ' Gra ndpa \m,s sf1all in st:l tllre, but brgo in sp 7rit, And pr oved to be a \~ort l IY son of grea t merit. Horking hard even as a young girl \-1~ f; Gr o.n dmals lot; , And instead of for herse lf, clot hes f or l:or sir; ters she boueht. A grea t couple \.Jere 'Ih lly and his lovely Isadore. ,', Their held their hoads high/ even t hough financia lly poor. In BloominGton, their ,married life bogan, Living with }Xtrents;' fighting the bugs and sand. Both reared in homes where frugality '-las taught. Being indus t rious, kind and consi dera te wer o v:trtucs they sought. 'l'hey labored th their hands for a me o.ger ,e:d. stonce, Uith gardening and livestock supplying their ' sustenance. It ,o/as hard to have a family mck in' nineteen hlmdred and two, But both vlanted children~not just a fe'-l. Over the yco.rs they were blessed with six boys, Add :1. n~ to th eir work and increasing their joys. Grandma Blake always Ho..nted a little girl, So s he kept her boys in long dresses and curls Som3time s long after tho accepted time, Haking it rnrder for t :; em 'to run and climb. The picture of Uncle Gordon with his curls and long dross Nust have given Grandma much happiness. She ruled her homo with lov e and authority, -,' ,Giving husb..'1.nd a nd children first priority. ', Four days ufter Ken waS born, t he Lord ca llen her. Thi::; y,- ung motherless family nnde everyone' s hoart stir. Gr s,ndpa vIas a very heartbroken and lonely fathor. ' :he boys lost without love and guidance of t heir mother. Aunt Hazel took baby Ken, and the rest struggled onwar.d Hi th fait h in tho future and trust in the good Lord. ' Dad, beinG the 'oldest, did the best he could To care for thorn and help them earn a liv elihood. A-ver y unique home still in Bloomington today I'las 'tlhere the Blake boys lovod to romp and play. Cons '~ructed of rock from the Price City Church. lj,oldng for a' gre:"t old m use ? 'J'hen this ends your search. On t ~ 1e masoh work 1:1orthen Brothers did not shirk. And incidently, Brig Carpenter did the carpenter work. The ualls \o1ore thick to temper the elements, Harmer in Vlinter and cool":r in SUJnm0r months. Beautiful flowers bordered the \Ialks. And many e njoyed the hospitality and fine talks. The family sported the first car in BlOOmington, Wnich greatly added to the whole town~s fun. So many crowded in there ",las a11-la7s an overflow As it chugged to st. Georg e, each change of the show. Other entertainment consisted of lunches, hikes and hayrack rides. In '.:watermelon busts, popping ro rn and cn.ndy making they tOOK pride. ,The home vIas the center for fun and family t.ogetherness. ~'le can all certainly see the vTisdom in this. Their home in St. George, was 300 lJorth, 200 West. I re.nember of it be i ng one of th8 ver 7 best. It '\-/as too bad Grandma couldn't live to enjoy it, But it kept all tho familymombers close knit. '1.'0 say the least, my own recollections are few, :But I h3. ve some happy memories as I grew 'Of a large odob~ house, back in the oornor lot, ,,,i |
