Nellie Walton Blake, 87, passed peacefully October 4, 2019 in St. Petersburg, Florida, after a long battle with Alzheimer’s disease. She was a resident of Topping and Sandston before relocating to Florida in recent years.
Nellie was always a caregiver. She was a hard worker and rarely sat still. She was selfless and found great joy in serving and caring for others. She never met a stranger, always having a story or a joke to share. She cherished her time spent with friends and family.
Her sons, Herbert Blake and Andrew Blake; daughter, Patricia Turner; sisters, Christine Edwards and Hilda Isaacs; and brother, Charles Walton preceded her in death.
She is survived by two children, Jackie Taylor (David) of St. Petersburg, Florida, and Robert Blake (Carolyn) of Suffolk; three brothers, James Lee Walton, William Walton and Lloyd Walton; sister, Rebecca Walden; five grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, October 11, at Harmony Grove Baptist Church, Topping. Interment will be in the church cemetery with a reception to follow. Arrangements by Faulkner Funeral Homes, Bristow-Faulkner Chapel, Saluda.
