Title	Mrs.
Last Name	Blake
First Name	Luella
Middle Name
Maiden Name	Cushman
Nick Name	Skippy
Place of Birth
Date of Birth	1935?
Place of Death	Spring Hill, FL
Date of Death	2003-01-06
Publication	Courtesy of TheDailyME
Obituary	LUELLA C. "SKIPPY" BLAKE SPRING HILL, FLA. - Luella C. "Skippy" Blake, 67, of Spring Hill, Fla., passed away Jan. 6, 2003, at Oak Hill Hospital. A native of Dexter, she came to the area in 1984. Mrs. Blake was a Christian and a retired office manager for a construction company; memberships include VFW (Ladies Auxiliary) life member No. 8681, American Legion (Ladies Auxiliary) No. 186 and Elks Lodge No. 2520 (Ladies Auxiliary). Her parents, Malcolm and Thelma Cushman; and a sister, Jackie Osgood, predeceased her. Survivors include her husband of 46 years, Donald; son, Michael Blake and wife, Janie, of Dexter; daughter, Cheryl Doucette of Augusta; a brother, Malcolm Cushman of Shawnee, Okla.; a sister, Betty Burgess and husband, Malcolm, of Torrington, Conn.; three special grandchildren, Lindsay Blake, Aaron and Blake Doucette; special friends, Rose and Jerome Gonya of Spring Hill, Fla.; and a host of other loving friends. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Saturday, at Wellwood Funeral Home, Hudson, Fla., with Chaplain Chuck Merkle of Hernando-Pasco Hospice, officiating. The family will receive friends at the funeral home, 6-8 p.m. Friday. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the American Cancer Society, Sunshine Plaza, 8159 S.R. 52, Hudson, FL 34667.