Diane Mangham Blake

Diane Mangham Blake, 60, went home to be with her Lord, Thursday, January 23, 2014. Funeral services will be held Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at 11:00 a.m. in First Baptist Church Graham. A committal service will follow at the Gazebo in Pioneer Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of Morrison Funeral Home.

Diane was born March 1, 1953 in Shreveport, LA. to the late Curtis C. and Verna Craver Mangham. She married Jerry Blake, December 18, 1971 in Shreveport. She and Jerry moved to Graham in 1993 from Fort worth. Diane was a Homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church Graham. She was a devoted wife, mother, and Meme. Her love for her Lord, her family and friends and any kind of animals were known by everyone who ever met her.

Survivors include; husband, Jerry Blake of Graham; three daughters, Whitney Strider of Lewisville, Stacy Gilley and husband Chris of Stephenville, Amy Mairena and husband Oscar of Graham; grandchildren, Allyson Strider and fiance' Eddie Moore, Curtis Strider and wife Lori, William Bergeron and fiance' Brittney Nolen, Larry Strider and girlfriend Isamar Ibarra, Michael Gilley, Darmi Gilley, Ella Gilley, Silas Gilley, Taylor Mairena, Claire Mairena, and Anna Mairena; great grandchildren, Blake Dean, Addyson Moore, Harper Moore, Hailey Strider and Nevaeh Bergeron.

Diane was preceded in death by her parents, a sister LaReva Morton and a brother Jimmy Mangham.

Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Music Ministry or Young County Humane Society.

The family will be at Morrison Funeral Home Monday from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. to greet friends.