Angela Blount Obituary

Angela "Marlene" Sallee Blount

Jun 11, 1933 - Apr 5, 2023

Upper Marlboro, MD

Angela "Marlene" Sallee Blount, formerly of Cleveland, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 5, 2023, at her daughter's home in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

Marlene was born June 11, 1933, in Sandusky, to Charles L. and Cora Nell Sallee. She was the youngest of 12 children (seven of whom survived to adulthood). Marlene graduated from Sandusky High School in 1952. She graduated from The Ohio State University School of Social Administration in 1956 with a Bachelor of Science in Social Administration.

After graduating from OSU, Marlene worked as a guide at New York Headquarters of the United Nations. This was followed by a fulfilling career as a probation officer with Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Court Division, and United States District Court for the Northern District of Ohio, Eastern Division.

She is survived by her daughter, Angela Blount Vincent (William D. Vincent II); granddaughter, Amanda E. Vincent; son, Wilbur Sallee Blount; and host of loving nieces and nephews.

Marlene was preceded in death by her parents; and siblings, Charles L. Sallee Jr., Robert C., Leroy J., Rebecca J. Stanton, Mary E., John, Cora Louise, Henry E., June S. Antoine (Dr. Albert C. Antoine), and Dr. Regina M. Williams (Robert Williams).

Marlene's celebration of life service will be 10 a.m. Saturday, June 3, 2023, at Second Baptist Church, 315 Decatur Street, Sandusky, Ohio, 44870. Interment will be at Oakland Cemetery & Memorial Park, 2917 Milan Rd., Sandusky, Ohio, 44870.