Jessie Mae Blattel Gulley

Jessie Mae Blattel Gulley, 88, passed peacefully into eternal life on Sunday, July 30, 2017, at Parkside Manor in Columbia, MO with family by her side, bidding her farewell. She was born on November 16, 1928 in Sturdivant, MO to the Reverend Homer Campbell and Myrtle Effie Kinder Campbell. On November 22, 1951, she and Fred William "Mick" Blattel were married in Cape Girardeau. He preceded her in death on February 13, 1991. She married Ralph Gulley of Scott City on June 5, 1992. He also preceded her in death. While Fred ran Blattel's Shell Service Station at the corner of Sprigg and Morgan Oak Streets in Cape, "Mae" was a homemaker and together they raised five children, Jack Blattel (Meril) of Bonneau, SC; George "Bobby" Blattel (Marilyn) of Marble Hill, MO; Mary Wulff of Columbia, MO; Martha Glastetter (late Tom) of Cape Girardeau, MO; and Margaret "Maggie" Gilbert of Las Vegas, NV. In addition to being a great housekeeper and wonderful cook, she will be remembered for her feisty attitude and sense of humor. Once the children were grown, she took in other young ones to babysit, worked as a waitress at Bakers Big Burger, and managed a snack bar on the SEMO campus.....of course, not all at the same time! She LOVED her music!! Two of her favorite artists were Marty Robbins and Elvis. With her father being a General Baptist minister, she had a love for gospel music she shared with her children, as well. She is survived by all of her children, two brothers, Willard Campbell of Granite City, IL and Raymond Campbell of Springfield, IL; sisters-in-law and brothers-in-law Olga and Charles Lance of Perryville, MO; Melvin Gulley of Cahoka, IL and Delores "Kit" Stull of Fountainebleau in Cape Girardeau; 3 step-children: Diane Baugher of Cape Girardeau, MO, Jo Ellen Whitworth and J.T. Gulley of Scott City, MO; 10 grandchildren: Jeff and Kevin Blattel; Erica, Erin and Evan Enderle; Katie and Amy Wulff; Justin Glastetter; and Sunny and Katie Gilbert; several great grandchildren, step-grandchildren and foster grandchildren who loved their Bea/Granny and many nieces and nephews. Her parents preceded her in death, along with brothers: Gilbert, Homer Robert, Leamond "Buck" Campbell; a sister, Betty Ruth Talley, two husbands, Fred Blattel and Ralph Gulley, and a step-sister Veda Harris. Visitation will be from 10:00 a.m. until noon on Thursday, August 3, 2017, at Ford & Sons Mt. Auburn Funeral Home. Funeral service will follow at noon at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery. Fellowship and a meal will follow. Memorial contributions can be made to VFW in Cape Girardeau, MO.

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Jessie Mae Blattel Gulley

November 16, 1928 - July 30, 2017