Myron Phillip 'Babe' Blue, 96, of Fort Seneca, passed away Friday, October 08, 2010, at Volunteers of America Autumnwood Care Center.

Babe was born November 6, 1913, in Melmore, to Cleveland C. and Rosina L. (Kapp) Blue. He married Lena I. Mellott June 28, 1940 and she sadly passed away on August 29, 2005.

Survivors include a daughter, Brenda L. (Daryl) Stover of Tiffin; two sons, M. Roger (Elaine) Blue of Old Fort; and Marshall B. (Marcia) Blue of Norwalk; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.

Preceding him in death along with his parents and wife, Lena; is a son, Michael S. Blue on April 17, 2010; a sister, Ruth I. Williams; a brother, W. Marion Blue; and a grandson, Eric Blue in 1967.

Myron was a 1932 graduate of Old Fort High School, where he was a four-letter man in athletics and won first place as a baritone vocalist, singing "The Bells of St. Mary's". A friend said there wasn't a dry eye in the house when he finished. He remembered attending a one room school house (west of Fort Seneca) in his early years.

One of Babe's earliest work experiences was plowing fields with 2 large mules. He claimed they could kick very hard and could bite even harder. He tried to join the Army during WWII, but was denied because he had an infant daughter, and was turned away at the bus depot. Babe worked at Basic Refractories for 36 years as well as trying his hand as a Seneca County farmer. His kids still remember picking pickles and de-tasseling corn by hand and the kick the tractor gave you when you tried to crank it.

He was a member of Fort Seneca United Church of Christ and sang at the Ritz Theatre during the vaudeville era. For many years, Myron and Lena loved to fish on Lake Erie every chance they could. He served on many soup kitchens with his loving wife, Lena. Babe was a kind and gentle person, who enjoyed life. He was a ninth generation Blue and was prone to saying 'see ya' and 'buck up'.

Babe and his brother, Marion, are remembered as the donors of the land that the Fort Seneca baseball diamonds now sit upon.

His Funeral Service will be 1:30 PM, Monday, October 11 2010, at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home and Crematory, 236 S. Washington St., Tiffin, OH, 44883, 419-447-2424, with Rev. Becky Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Pleasant Union Cemetery, Old Fort.

Friends may visit with the family 11:30 - 1:30 PM, Monday, October 11, 2010, at Hoffmann-Gottfried-Mack Funeral Home and Crematory.

Memorial contributions can be made to Fort Seneca United Church of Christ.

Letters of condolence may be sent, and the guest book signed at www.hgmackfuneralhome.com