Enid E. Mason Blake, age 92, of Sunderland, MD, passed away March 2, 2013 at Baptist Hospital East in Louisville, Kentucky. She was born April 11, 1920 in Denton, Montana to David Oscar and Nellie Mae (Clayton) Mason.Enid lived an interesting life in her youth in Montana where she and her brothers, Max and Wesley, rode horses to the country school and lived in the town of Denton during the winter, due to the harsh weather. 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 Womens’ Army Corps during WWII, and was stationed at Eglin Field, Florida as an auto equipment operator in the motor pool. That 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 her earlier years, Enid enjoyed the activities of the Sunderland Homemakers Club. She was an active member of All Saints Episcopal Church and volunteered for Meals on Wheels. Throughout her life she enjoyed 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, Jane Snow and her husband Steve of Simpsonville, KY, and David Blake and his wife Kathy of Sunderland. She is also survived by six grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Pallbearers for Mrs. Blake are Paul Phillips, Steve Paradis, Josh Blake, Chad Accipiter, Donald Dowell and Andy Graham