Shirley Ann (St. John) Blake

Graveside services for Shirley Ann (St. John) Blake, 88, of Chico, Texas, will take place at 2:00 p.m. on Monday, March 2, 2026, at Chico Cemetery in Chico. Visitation is scheduled to begin at 1:30 p.m., thirty minutes prior to the service, at the cemetery.

Shirley went home to be with her Lord February 18, 2026, in Decatur, Texas. She was born March 9, 1937, in Sunset, Texas, to J.W. and Annie (Rich) St. John.

Shirley married Joe Blake in Sunset in 1954 and together they had two sons. She worked hard all of her life working at several different sewing factories, including Howard Wolf and Marlins, then moving into home health in her later years where her kindness and compassion really shined. She absolutely adored her family and her many grandchildren. You could usually find her at a grandkids ballgame or just piddling. She was always busy, but give her a set of dominoes for 42, a new puzzle to put together, or a puzzle book to work through and she was a happy lady.

She is preceded in death by her parents, J.W. and Annie St. John; son, James Blake; sisters; Mary Jo Hukill and Wanda Maxwell; and brothers, Bobby St. John, Alvin St. John, and Raymond St. John.

She is survived by her son, Stephen Blake and Trish; daughter-in-law, Nolinda Blake; grandson Josh Blake and Loyce; and granddaughters Jo Weatherly and husband Bart, and Jamie Phillips and husband Nathan; 15 great grandkids; 10 great-great grandkids; brothers, Dan St. John and wife Carolyn; Ruben St. John and wife Janice; Jerry Don St. John, and James St. John and wife Lana; and sisters, Linda Trahern, Ethlene Perry, Helen Johnson, and Lois Story; numerous nieces and nephews, and a host of friends.

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