Enid E.Mason Blake

Enid E. Mason Blake, age 92, of Sunderland, MD., passed away March 2, 2013 at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Kentucky. Born Aprill 11, 1920 in Denton, Montana, she was the daughter of David Oscar Mason and Nellie Mae Mason.

Enid lived an interesting life in her youth whereby she and her brothers, Max and Wesley, rode horses to the coutnry school as well as living in the town of Dentorn during the winter, due to the harsh winters. Camping in Yellowstone National Park was a routine trip for Enid, her brothers and friends. After graduating from Denton High School, she enjoyed jobs such as working in a creamery and serving as a nanny for a family in Illinois. In October of 1943, she joined the Women's Army Air Corps and was stationed at Eglin Field, Florida as an auto equipment operator in the motor pool. This is where she met her future husband, Thomas (Bill) W. Blake. Soon after their marriage in 1945, they moved to his home in Sunderland, Maryland. In earlier years, Enid enjoyed the activiites of the Sunderland Homemakers Club, was an active member of All Saints Episcopal Church and volunteer for Meals on Wheels. Throughout her life she enjoyed her painting classes at Calvert Pines Senior Center, sewing and quilting.

Enid was preceded in death by her parents, siblings and husband. She is survived by her children, Libby Phillips and her husband Jim of Sunderland, Maryland; Jane Snow and her husband Steve of Simpsonville, Kentucky; and David Blake and his wife Kathy of Sunderland, Maryland. She is also survived by six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Celebration of life ceremony will be 2pm Saturday, March 9, 2013 at the All Saints Episcopal Church 100 Lower Marlboro Rd Owings, MD., with burial in the church cemetery. Visitation will be from 3 - 5 p.m. at Rausch Funeral Home, 8325 Mt. Harmony Road, Owings, MD.