Jean Blake Blazer

Jean Blake Blazer, 95, died Monday, November 16, 2015, at her home, in Maryville, Tennessee. Mrs. Blazer was born in Erwin, Tennessee, on January 17, 1920, to H. E. and Dora Blake and raised in Spartanburg, SC. Jean was a devout Christian who practiced her faith daily. She attended Maryville College and worked in the office of the First United Methodist Church, in Maryville, for 22 years. She was a loving and devoted mother to four children, a wonderful cook, and an accomplished gardener. She and her husband, C. L. "Toots" Blazer traveled to Europe and the Holy Land several times. She was preceded in death by her husband, C. L. "Toots" Blazer, her son, William H. "Bill" Blazer, and her brother, Dr. Hu Al Blake. She is survived by two sons, Hu L. "Bud" Blazer (Maryville) and Winston J. Blazer and his wife Cris (Knoxville), a daughter, Jill B. Rollins and her husband John (Maryville), and grandchildren Katherine Blazer and Brady Isbill. In lieu of flowers, the family asks you consider donations to the Donna Landgren Community Food connection, at P.O. Box 786, Alcoa, TN 37701 (865-977-4400); or the Habitat for Humanity Fund or the Children's Department, both through the First United Methodist Church, 804 Montvale Station Road, Maryville, TN 37803 (865-982-1273). Receiving of friends will be at McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home between 5 pm and 7 pm on Tuesday, November 24, 2015, with services to follow at 7 pm with Rev. Catherine Nance officiating. Family and friends will meet at 11:00 am Wednesday at Caledonia Presbyterian Church in Knoxville for burial services.