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From a small boy he always wanted to farm and milk his own cows.
Starting with nine acres, no house or buildings, he built a farm though sheer hard work holding down
full time jobs while building up his farm.
THELMA C BLAKE
29/11/1932 -18/07/2023
He had a soft spot for shorthorns, his cattle were always a credit to him and he enjoyed selling his surplus shorthorns in leek often topping the market.
He was rarely seen with an empty trailer, either going to or from a market.
After his family, his farming was his life.
Buried on the farm he built from scratch.
Will Waters
AUBREY HOWE
1944 to 2023
SHORTHORN
Dairy
A true gentleman, sadly missed by his wife Elizabeth, family and many friends.
Thelma Blake aged 90 sadly passed away on Tuesday, the 18th of July 2023 after a long struggle with Parkinson’s and Alzheimer.
Thelma Christine Brock was born, 29 November 1932, in the City
of Bristol to a Military Family, one of six children. She trained as a seamstress from the age of 14, a skill she passed on to many over the years, her creations showing her flair and eye for the detail. Thelma moved to Wharf Farm as
a land girl in 1950 aged 18 and it has been her home ever since. She married Gilbert “Blakey” Blake in 1964, a love and devotion she held throughout her life, dying on his birthday.
Thelma has been a long standing member of the Shorthorn Cattle
Society, breeding and showing both Dairy and Beef animals.
Her achievements among many include 6 gold cup winners for milk yield in the Western Region, she received the Farm Service Award, and numerous showing accolades having shown since the 50’s, concentrating on the Beef Shorthorn after the death of her husband in 1988. Thelma and the team had continued success with beef Cattle particularly Stonmour Thunder Cloud, winning over 100 championships, and Worldwide sales of Semen in excess of 10,000 straws. During her lifetime her achievements for the Kingsey and
Stonmour Herds were ahead of the game keeping the bloodlines 100% pure which is testament to the work with the RBST and the Shorthorn cattle societies.
This amazing trail blazing lady was Aunty to Family, extended family and respected by all in the show ring. Those who knew her well pay thanks - her story is the epitome of a life well lived. She would say she just got on with it, but she did so much more than that. She found a place
in the world and thrived leaving her groundbreaking achievements as a legacy.
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