Ilah Roselle Blevins - 1928-2009
Our beloved Mother Ilah Roselle Wiley Blevins, 81, of Louisa, Ky., went to rest under the altar of our Lord, Sunday, May 31, 2009.
Ilah was born March 13, 1928, in Boyd County, Ky., the daughter of the late William Edward and Fannie Belle Dials Wiley. She was also preceded in death by one beloved son, Raymond Blevins; one sister, Inez Wiley Dean and six brothers, Ellis, Thomas, James, Woodrow, Harold Franklin and William Wiley.
She was a faithful member of the Old Sand Gap United Baptist Church for 63 years and helped her husband serve as a deacon since 1963. Mother was blessed to write many wonderful hymns still sung by her old church.
She is survived by her loving husband of 63 years, Joel Marvin "Biggin" Blevins; two daughters and sons-in-law, Diana and Jim Iams of Muncie, Ind., and Dixie and Bill Galloway of Kenova, W.Va.; four sons and daughters-in-law, William Frank and Carolyn Blevins of Louisa, Clayton "Gene" and Karen Blevins of Rush, Ky., Joel M. and Rose Marie Blevins II of Louisa and Freddie Blevins of Louisa; daughter-in-law, Ruby Blevins of Wheelersburg, Ohio; two brothers, Chester Wiley of Catlettsburg, Ky., and Paul Ed Wiley of Russell, Ky.; 12 grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; and a host of friends and loved ones.
Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Thursday, June 4, 2009 at Steen Funeral Home-13th Street Chapel in Ashland with Elders Jeffrey Carroll, Darris Lews, Perry Moore and Denval Gilliam officiating. Burial will follow in Blevins Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
Friends may make contributions to Community Hospice, 1538 Central Ave., Ashland, KY 41101.
Online condolences may be made to www.steenfuneralhomes.com.
