Norma Jeanne Blake

The light in our world went dim at 6:02 a.m., Wednesday, July 22, 2021 when our mother, Norma Jeanne Rogers Blake closed those piercing green eyes for the last time, surrounded those she loved best;  daughters, Roberta “Bertie”, Charla, and her beloved granddaughter Whitnie Victoria.  She passed away peacefully in the home she, our dad Braxton, and our precious Grandma Roberta shared following Hurricane Rita.

Visitation for Mrs. Blake will be held on Sunday, July 25, 2021 at Miguez Funeral Home in Jennings and will begin at 10:30 a.m. and continue until 9:00 p.m.  A remembrance of her life will be celebrated at 6:00 p.m.

Services for Norma Jeanne Rogers Blake, 83, of Moss Bluff, Louisiana will be held on Monday, July 26, 2021 at 12 noon in the First United Methodist Church in Lake Charles with Rev. Weldon Bares’ officiating.  Visitation at the church will begin at 9:00 a.m. Monday, with an OES service at 11:30 a.m.   Burial in Wakefield Memorial Cemetery will at a later date under the direction of Miguez Funeral Home of Jennings.

She was born on November 11, 1937 in Cameron, Louisiana to parents, Charles A. “Buster” and Alma Roberta Eagleson Rogers.  She was a 1955 graduate of Creole High School.  She also attended Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas and McNeese State University in Lake Charles.

Norma Jeanne retired from the Cameron Parish Sheriff’s office after 25 years of service as Deputy Chief Tax Collector.   She served the Louisiana Fur and Wildlife Festival  for many years as the coordinator of the Miss Cameron Parish Contest and as co-editor of the Louisiana Fur Festival cookbook.  She was a 60+ year member of the Order of the Eastern Star, Thelma Hackett Chapter #225 and held dual membership in Moss Bluff #242.    In 2015  she was appointed as Grand Adah for the Order of the Eastern Star, State of Louisiana.  She also was a member of  the Daughters of the American Revolution, the United Daughters of the Confederacy, United Methodist Women, Home Demonstration,  Cowbelles, National Longhorn Association, Cameron Parish Library Board, Cameron Parish Crime Stoppers and many others.

She is survived by two daughters, Roberta “Bertie” and her husband Billy Pinch of Welsh and Charla Jo Blake of Moss Bluff; beloved granddaughter Whitnie Victoria Pinch of Welsh;  step grandchildren,  Christie and David McCullough of  Roswell, Georgia,  David Pinch (Bronwen LaLande Theriot) of Kinder, LA and Fallon and Marcus Broussard of Maurice;  step great grandchildren,  Haydon (Hayley) Sturlese, Emma Grace Pinch,  Riley Theriot, Adrian McCullough, Easton and Grant Broussard; and step great great grandchild, Amelia Gail Sturlese; very special niece, BJ Blake of Bonneau, South Carolina; sisters-in-law, Ella Blake Stroud of Florida and Jeannette Blake of South Carolina; brother-in-law, Larry Pittman of North Carolina; numerous cousins, nieces and nephews and hundreds of wonderful friends across the country.

Preceding her in death were her parents; her beloved husband of 51 years, Joseph Braxton Blake, Jr.; her in-laws, Joe and Neta Carol Blake; sister-in-law, Frances Blake Pittman; brothers-in-law George Allen Blake and Bobby Douglas Stroud.

Carrying Norma Jeanne to her place of rest will be Pall Bearers Bryan “Goose” Richard,  Lester “Ferpo” Richard, Jr., Hayes “Pete” Picou, Jr.,  Ronnie Dean “Deannie Bug” Picou,  Jim Paul Dupont and James Austin “Jamie” Guthrie.

Honorary pallbearers and special friends and family are Renetta Peshoff, Jeanette Benoit, Charlie LeBlanc, Leanna Vincent Caldwell , Sally  Domingue,  Gail Mudd, Charles Primeaux,  Franklin Jones, Ricky Chapman, Larry Turner, Jerry Jones, Sr., John Conner, James Kendall Burton,  son-in-law Billy Pinch and Gwen Klumpp.  Also included are the members of her OES Grand Family; members of her primary chapter Thelma Hackett #225, past employees of Cameron Construction Company and The Santa Fe Ladies.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Norma Jeanne’s memory to the Wounded Warrior Project, OES Service Dogs, Wakefield Memorial Cemetery or a charity of your choice.