Richard Dale Blake, 60, of Pevely died Nov. 13, 2022, at his home. Born Feb. 3, 1962, in St. Louis, he was the son of the late Donna Jean (Henry) and William Gene Blake.
He is survived by his wife Donna Darlene (Hasty) Blake of Pevely; six children: Amanda Michelle (Michael) Blake of Pevely, Kattie Lynn (Leonard) Wigge of Wright City, Sara Elizabeth Blake of Festus, Amanda Joy (John) Atwell of Columbia, Michael Jeffrey (Amy Jo) Huff of Valles Mines and Anthony Leonard (Margaret Mary) Huff of Bonne Terre; two siblings: Russ Blake of Columbia and Elizabeth (Irvin) James of Texas; and 16 grandchildren: Lilly, Lucas, Luna, Stephen, Alexandra, Aaron, Elizabeth, Emily, Sy, Eya, Rys, Joshua, Alicia, Eric, Michael and Payton.
He was preceded in death by two sisters: Linda Smith and Nancy Pebbles.
Visitation will be from 4-8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 21, at Vinyard Funeral Home Hillcrest, 9115 Commercial Blvd, in Pevely. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 22, at the funeral home. Burial will be in Glade Chapel Cemetery in Hillsboro. Memorials may be made to St. Jude Children’s Hospital. Arrangements are under the direction of Vinyard Funeral Home.