2000-2009, AR, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net
SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , AR, Transcribed
by Jim @ Blankenshipweb.com
Blankenship,
Carley B. 01, 15Oct2002 - 29Jul2004, (72), AR/LA-679-03-5750
Blankenship, David
W. 50, 08Jan1957 - 22Dec2007, (72),
AR-430-13-4816
Blankenship,
Hannah E. 01, 15Jan2003 - 02Mar2004, (72), AR/LA-676-05-9209
Blankenship, Henry 75, 19Sep1928 - 03Jan2004, (72),
AR-429-44-3401
Blankenship, Jo A. 62, 09Oct1939 - 06Nov2001, (72),
AR-430-74-2227
Blankenship,
Justin 26, 30May1980 - 11Aug2006, (72), AR-430-69-0942
Blankenship, Sue
B. 81, 20Jun1921 - 07Feb2003, (72),
AR-432-28-4789
Blankenship, Susie
D. 81, 20Jun1921 - 07Feb2003, (72),
AR-429-48-0036
Blankenship,
Tracy L. 25, 24Jun1974 - 28Feb2000, (72), AR-430-31-4170
Blankenship,
Wendell P. 55, 05Nov1952 - 01Jul2008, (72), AR-429-04-8775
Blankenship,
William J. 88, 04Feb1921 - 23Aug2009, 72034 (PE), AR-430-66-3441
Arkansas
2008, Stuttgart, Arkansas Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.stuttgartdailyleader.com/obituaries/x270978988/Homer-C-Bud-Rubach
Homer C. “Bud” Rubach, 70, went to be with the Lord Thursday, Oct.
23, 2008 at Baptist Health in Little Rock. Born Nov. 1, 1937, in Stuttgart, he
was a lifelong resident of Arkansas County and an active member of Zion
Lutheran Chuch in Ulm. An employee of Potlatch, he retired in 1991 as a kiln
operator. He was an Army veteran. He was preceded in death by his parents, Otto
and Stella Rubach.
Survivors are his wife, Jean Rubach; one sister, Betty (Joe) Haller
of El Reno, Okla.; one daughter, Donna (Scott) Tefteller of Stuttgart; one son,
Greg (Cindy) Rubach of Arkadelphia; two step-daughters, Cindy (Kenny) Scherm
and Tina (Don) Morris of Stuttgart; three step-sons, Heath (Leah) Beck of
Vilonia, Brent (Sara) Beck of Buford, Ga. and James Butler of Stuttgart;
granddaughters, Kaitlyn Rubach of Arkandelphia and Tori Tefteller of Stuttgart;
11 step-grandchildren, Amanda
Coleman, Jenny Barger, Danielle
Blankenship, Robin, Lacy and
Jacob Butler, Elijah and Gebrielle Beck, Jessica and Trent Morris and Mason
Beck; and three step-great-grandchildren, Julianna and Jada Rogers and Karlie
Coleman.
Funeral services, officiated by the Rev. Johnny Graham, will be 2
p.m. Sunday at Zion Lutheran Church with burial folowing in Ulm Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Ashley
+2004, Crossett, Ashley Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15502632
Tally H. C. "Shorty" Blankenship, 78, of Crossett died Monday, July 18,
2004, at the North Monroe, LA,
Hospital. Born June 8, 1926, in Crossett, he was the son of the late Alfred Jackson and Elizabeth
Coody Blankenship. He retired from the Crossett Fire Department as a captain
after 29 years of service and was a member of Jarvis Chapel Baptist Church.
Survivors include his wife,
Annette Blankenship; two sons,
David Blankenship and wife Brenda of Tacoma, WA, and Johnny Blankenship and wife Fran of Crossett; four daughters, Paulette Scott and husband Johnny of Carrolton, TX, Jeanie Parker and husband Jackie, Suzy Fox and
husband Mickey and Linda Herron, all of Crossett; two brothers, W. R. Blankenship and J. E. Blankenship,
both of Crossett; one sister, Palestine Mills of Crossett; 16 grandchildren, 19 great-grandchildren, four
step-children, six step-grandchildren and five step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Murleen
Pendergrass Blankenship.
Funeral services are scheduled for Wednesday, July 21, at 10 a.m.
at Jarvis Chapel Baptist Church with Revs. Gayle Riles, Ray
Herron and Danny Johnson officiating. Burial is scheduled at Pinewood
Memorial Park under the direction of Jones Funeral Home of Crossett.
+2006, Crossett, Ashley Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=16725340
John Ernest (J. E.) Blankinship, 92, a lifelong resident of Crossett, died Friday, November 10,
2006, at his home. Born June 3, 1914, to the late Alford
Jackson and Elizabeth Coody Blankinship.
he was preceded in death by his wife, Kath Lee
McKoin Blankinship.
He was a retired logging contractor, working both with the Crossett
Company and Georgia-Pacific Corporation. In his later years, he was an avid
gardener and will be remembered by many for his gifts of fruits and vegetables,
especially tomatoes.
He is survived by his daughter,
Kathy Walker and husband Joe of Crossett; one son, Glynn Blankinship, Sr., and wife
Susie of West Monroe, LA; three grandchildren, Jerry Blankinship and Glynn
Blankinship, Jr., both of West Monroe, and Ricky Blankinship of Many, LA; one
sister, Palestine Mills; one brother, W. R. Blankinship, both of Crossett; and
six great-grandchildren.
A private family service will be held at a later date with
arrangements by Jones Funeral Home of Crossett.
Ashley Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankinship, J. E. 92, 03Jun1914 - 10Nov2006, Crossett, Ashley, AR, AR-432-14-6805
Blankinship, Susan 53, 13Jun1950 - 23Sep2003, Hamburg,
Ashley, AR, AR-431-98-1316
Blankenship, Tally
C. 78, 08Jun1926 - 18Jul2004, Crossett,
Ashley, AR, AR-432-42-9227
Benton
+2009, Decatur, Benton
Co., AR, Obituary
Funeral for Johnnie
Ruth Hughes Blankenship, 84,
of Decatur will be Wednesday, December 23, 2009, at 11 a.m. at Shelton Funeral
Home with the Rev. Bob Cyphers officiating. Burial will be in Roselawn
Cemetery. Visitation will be tonight from 5 to 7 at the funeral home. Pallbearers
will be grandsons.
Mrs. Blankenship
went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 21, 2009, at the home of her
daughter. She was born May 8, 1925, in Tuscaloosa to John and Martha Kellum
Hughes. Mrs. Blankenship was a
Christian woman who was a member of Decatur Baptist Church for 35 years and a
member of Benny Sivley’s Sunday school class. She was a homemaker and devoted
wife to the late Charles Thomas Blankenship
during their 55-year marriage. She was also preceded in death by her parents;
her beloved son, Wayne Blankenship; and two sisters, Ann Jenkins and Louise
Gray.
Survivors include two sons, Bobby Blankenship
and wife, Kim, of Decatur and Tommy Blankenship and
wife, Vicki, of Hartselle; daughter, JoAnne Weatherwax
and husband, Roger; five brothers, Bill Hughes of Decatur, Dawson Hughes of Oak
Ridge, Tenn., Charles Hughes of Powell, Tenn., Hugo Hughes and Jimmy Hughes,
both of Clinton, Tenn.; eight grandsons; nine great-grandchildren; 12 nephews
and 12 nieces.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Gentry, Benton Co.,
AR, Obituary
http://www.dailytribune.com/articles/2008/02/24/obits/20080224-archive0.txt
Clara Blankenship,
100, of Gentry, Ark., formerly of Troy, died Feb. 20, 2008, at Siloam Springs
Memorial Hospital, Siloam Springs, Ark. She was born Feb. 18, 1908, in Long
Pine, Neb., to Walter Bruce Coe and Mary Lovelady Coe.
Mrs. Blankenship
married Calvin Blankenship in December, 1925, in Detroit. She was
involved in the Mother's Club, Blue Star Mothers, Order
of the Eastern Star Chapter #495, Home Owner's Association and was the first
woman to receive Troy's "Book of Golden Deeds" award. She was a
charter and life member of "Friends of the Troy Library," was
appointed to the Library Board, and the library's children's room was named in
her honor. She moved to Arkansas in 1969, where she conducted historical and
genealogical research. Mrs.
Blankenship was a member of
the NW Arkansas NLAPW Branch, Highfill Willing Workers, Springtown United
Methodist Church, the James Bright Chapter NSDAR, the Springtown Extension
Homemakers, and a charter member of the NW Arkansas Genealogical Society.
She is survived by her grandchildren, Virginia (Fred) Poehlman, Karen Blankenship, Barbara Weaver, Clarence "Butch" Blankenship Jr., Roger (Jennifer) Blankenship, Wendy
Blankenship and Timothy
Savage; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. She was predeceased
by her husband, Calvin (Burt); daughters Mary Patricia Blankenship and Barbara
Blankenship; son Clarence Blankenship; daughter-in-law Virginia Rose Blankenship; and granddaughter Susan Savage.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Benton Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Clara
E. 100, 18Feb1908 - 20Feb2008, Gentry,
Benton, AR, MI-379-20-5029
Blankinship, Amos
B. 68, 17May1933 - 01Jun2001, Siloam
Springs, Benton, AR, AR-431-56-2239
Boone
+2005, Diamond City, Boone Co., AR, Obituary
Otis Kirk Blankenship, 75, of Diamond City died Monday, Jan. 24 (2005) at his home. The
son of Jesse J. and Audrey L. (Albright) Blankenship was born June 14, 1929 in Fulton, MO.
He was a retired Chief Petty Officer from the U. S. Navy. He was a
drug and alcohol officer for the Salvation Army. He was a member of VFW and a
member of the First Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents and one daughter, Debra Jean Stover.
He is survived by two sons,
Owen Blankenship of Adelanto, Calif. and James Blankenship of San Jacinta, Calif.; one brother, Michael Blankenship of Lead Hill; four grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 2 at
Fayetteville National Cemetery. Cremation by Holt Memorial
Chapel.
Boone Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Otis
K. 75, 14Jun1929 - 21Jan2005, Diamond
City, Boone, AR, CA-548-38-4717
Blankenship, P. D. 84, 19Jan1920 - 28Jul2004, Harrison,
Boone, AR, AR-429-18-1361
Blankenship,
Pauline 90, 13Oct1917 - 16Sep2008, Harrison, Boone, AR, WI-392-16-3536
Bradley
+2004, Warren, Bradley Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=17639672
Pine Bluff
Commercial, Tuesday, October 26, 2004
Connie Mae McMillion, 79, of Warren,
died Sunday at Bradley County Medical Center at Warren. She was born March 21,
1925, at Wilmar, a daughter of the late Edgar Blankenship and Edith Hanvey
Blankenship.
She was a homemaker. She was a Jehovah's
Witness.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
Walter Adams, who died Dec. 25, 1948; one son, Jerry Adams; two brothers, J.T. Jackson and Johnnie
Blankenship; and two sisters, Betty
Jo Belin and Lois Woods.
Survivors include three daughters, Wanda
Narvez of Houston, Brenda Perry of Warren and Ann Hamlet of Ozark, Mo.; one brother, Marvin Blankenship of Mesquite,
Texas; two sisters, Maxine Mann and Libby Johnson, both of
Warren; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at Frazer's Funeral Home at Warren. Burial will be in Oakland
Cemetery.
Bradley Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankinship,
Eleanor W. 87, 27Apr1915 - 01Nov2002, Warren, Bradley, AR, AR-431-30-0818
Blankenship, Gail
L. 66, 02Aug1935 - 29Oct2001, Warren,
Bradley, AR, KS-514-32-2110
Blankinship,
Martha W. 93, 10Sep1910 - 15Jul2004, Warren, Bradley, AR, AR-432-76-8785
Carroll
+2008, Berryville, Carroll Co., AR, Obituary
The Daily Courier, (Forest City, NC) - February 2, 2008
Mattie Blankenship Brown, 91, formerly of Rutherford County, died Thursday, Jan. 31, 2008,
in Berryville, Ark. She was a daughter of the late Lox and Zora
Blankenship of Golden Valley,
and the widow of Roy R. Brown of Arkansas.
She is survived by a nephew, Tony Hennessee of Lake Lure, and
another nephew who lives in Raleigh.
Nelson Funeral Service of Berryville has charge of arrangements.
[SSDI, 15Oct1916 - 31Jan2008]
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Carroll Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Irene
C. 87, 27Oct1919 - 18Sep2007, Eureka
Springs, Carroll, AR, OK-446-10-0441
Clark
2005, Amity, Clark Co.,
AR, Obituary
Lincoln
Journal Star (NE) -
December 4, 2005
Robert Harry (Bob) Welsch, 66, Amity, Ark., formerly of Milford and
Firth, died Thursday (12/1/05). Born, Milford. Retired from Elder Care Insurance Services.
Survivors: wife, Karen; daughters, Robyn Blankenship , Benton, Ark., Kim Lynch, Higley, Ariz.; son, Kiplan, Bryant,
Ark.; sisters, Betty Kemper, Crete, Margie Manglitz, Lincoln; seven
grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; nieces; nephews.
Services: 10 a.m. Monday, Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Hot
Springs, Ark. Glenwood Cemetery, Glenwood, Ark.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2006, Gurdon, Clark Co.,
AR, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/clark/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/12
Snow Katherine Leverette, age 79 of Gurdon, died Wednesday,
September 27, 2006. She was a Homemaker and a member of the Prescott
Congregation of Jehovah Witnesses.
Survivors include: Husband: William Leverette of Gurdon , Sons:
Bobby Leverette of Gurdon, Larry Leverette of Marianne, Kenneth Leverette of
Gurdon, and Alex Leverette of Camden , Daughters:
Glenda Burris of Gurdon, Linda
Blankenship of Peoria, IL.,
Alice Leverette of Sherwood , Sisters: Jennie Tawbush of Birmingham AL. and Nancy
Hansen of Huntsville, AL. 16 Grandchildren, 31 Great Grandchildren and 5
Great-Great Grandchildren.
Graveside services are 2:00PM Sunday, October 1, 2006 at South Fork
Cemetery with Bro. Calvin Lacy officiating. Arrangements by
Horne Funeral Home of Gurdon.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Cleburne
+2009, Heber Springs, Cleburne Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/services.asp?page=odetail&id=17920&locid=6
Willoughby T. Blankenship, 79, of Heber Springs, Arkansas, died Thursday, September 10,
2009, at his home. He was born April 19, 1930, in Hoxie, [Lawrence
Co.,] Arkansas, a son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Wiloughby
Blankenship. Mr. Blankenship was retired from the United States Air
Force. He was a member and Post Commander of the American Legion Post 99.
He is survived by his wife
of 47 years, Helen Blankenship of Heber Springs; children, Bob of Conway; Wyck of
Little Rock; Mary Ann of Daphne, Alabama; John of Daphne, Alabama; Joe of Heber
Springs; 13 grandchilden; brothers, John Blankenship of Kerrville, Texas; and a sister, Judy Allen
of Jacksonville.
Graveside service with full military honors,
will be 2:00 p.m., Sunday, September 13, 2009, at Oak Grove Cemetery, Conway.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Cleburne Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Willoughby 79, 19Apr1930 - 10Sep2009, Heber
Springs, Cleburne, AR, AR-429-48-2545
Columbia
Columbia Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Terry
L. 59, 15Oct1948 - 29Apr2008, Taylor,
Columbia, AR, TX-453-82-8564
Conway
2006, Jerusalem, Conway
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Monday, July 17, 2006
Lena Rookh Williams, 94, of St. Joseph, Mo., died Friday, July 14,
2006, at Arbor View Healthcare and Rehabilitation in St. Joseph. The daughter of William and Lezy Mapel Blankenship Overton, she was born Jan. 28, 1912, in Jerusalem,
Ark. She was a member of the Westside Church of Christ. She was preceded in
death by her parents; her husband, Lester Williams; one daughter, Junita; one
son, L.D. Williams.
Survivors include a son, Kenneth Williams and wife Barbra of St.
Joseph, Mo., eight grandchildren, Delise, Beth, Tim, Mike, Dean, Chris, Lynne
and Brian.
Graveside service
will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday, July 18, 2006, at Rest Haven Memorial Park with Dan
Lightfoot officiating. Burial will follow under the direction of Humphrey Funeral
Service.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Jerusalem, Conway
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/show/Jamie-Regina-Squires-91203935
Jamie Regina Blankenship Squires, age 47, Jerusalem, passed away Sunday, March 23, 2008. She was
born October 18, 1960 in Morrilton, Arkansas.
She was a general bookkeeper, and member of Jerusalem Church of
Christ.
She is survived by her husband, Eddie Squires; one son, Ryan
Squires, and one daughter, Cassaundra Squires; her mother, Betty
Blankenship; mother-in-law,
Joy Squires, all of Jerusalem; one brother,
Bruce (Jane) Blankenship of Harris Brake Lake; one sister, Vicky (Jack) Smith of Hot Springs.
She was preceded in death by her father, James
Millard Blankenship and
father-in-law, Alfred Squires.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, March 26, at the
Jerusalem Church of Christ with Bro. Scott Roderick officiating. Burial will be
at Robertstown Cemetery by Harris Funeral Home of Morrilton.
2007, Morrilton, Conway
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Saturday, February 3, 2007
Harvie J. Henderson, 88, of Morrilton, died Thursday, Feb. 1, 2007,
at home. He was born April 16, 1918, in the Buttermilk Community. He was
preceded in death by his parents, John M. and Tennie Burks Henderson; a
brother, Arlie Henderson; and a sister, Zettie Burton.
He is survived by his wife, Clara Lois Henderson of Morrilton; a
brother, Harlie Henderson of Buttermilk; and a niece, Nina Copeland of Wichita,
Kan.; and numerous cousins, relatives and friends.
Graveside funeral service and burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday,
Feb. 5, 2007, at Tate Cemetery with the Rev. Burl Blankenship officiating. Pallbearers will be James Henderson, Buddy Albert,
C.W. Henderson, Mike Walker, J.D. Chronister, Jerry Burris, Jeffrey Burris and
Terry Anthony.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Morrilton, Conway
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Saturday, March 31, 2007
Clara Lois Henderson, 83, of Morrilton died Wednesday, March 28,
2007, at Riverview Manor in Morrilton. She was born Aug. 13, 1923, in the
Economy community near Atkins and was the daughter of the late Floyd T. and
Lela Lois Reid Hayes. Her husband, Harvie J. Henderson, also preceded her in
death. She was a homemaker and of the Free Will Baptist faith.
She is survived by numerous nieces, nephews and friends.
Graveside service and burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, March
31, 2007, at Tate Cemetery with the Rev. Burl Blankenship and the Rev. C.W. Pallbearers
include Bill Hayes, James L. Henderson, Jerry Childress Jr., David Hill, Robert
Bartlett and Larry Huffman.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Craighead
+2007, Bay, Craighead Co.,
AR, Obituary
http://www.democrattribune.com/story/1383864.html
Poinsett County Democrat Tribune , Wednesday, June 13, 2007,
Charles Franklin Rhoads, 79 [1928], of Bay
died Friday, June 8, 2007, at the family residence. He was born in Hominy,
Miss., and had lived at Bay for 11 years moving there from the Trumann area
where he had lived his lifetime.
Rhoads was preceded in death by his parents, Ernest and Minnie Hall
Rhoads; three sisters, Bertha Weaver, Alta Blankenship
and Edna Blankenship and by three brothers, James, Tom and Ted
Rhoads.
Survivors include one brother, Chester Rhoads of Trumann; two sisters,
Shirley Greenwalt of Oklahoma City, Okla., and Loretta Powell of Norman, Okla.
Memorial services were Monday, June 11 at the Payneway Pentecostal
Church on Hwy 14 West in Payneway with Nick Rhoads officiating. Burial was
private under the direction of Thompson Funeral Home of Trumann
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Cash, Craighead Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/services.asp?page=odetail&id=8564&locid=6
Loyd Freeman Blankenship, [February 23, 1926 - January 9, 2007] 80, of Cash, died Tuesday,
January 9, in Jonesboro. He lived most
of his life in the Cash area and was a retired farmer. He was a member of the
Southwest Church of Christ.
Survivors include his brother,
L. R. Blankenship of Elaine, Arkansas; 2 sisters, Norma Newsom
and Ila Felts, both of Jonesboro; 6 nephews, 3
nieces, and 19 great-nephews and great-nieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Tom and
Minnie Blankenship and 3 brothers, Gerald, Joe and Jessie Blankenship.
Funeral services will be graveside at 10:00 a.m., Friday, at Unity
Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Farmers Union Funeral Home of Jonesboro.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2005, Jonesboro, Craighead Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/services.asp?page=odetail&id=3719&locid=6
Willie Joe Blankenship, November 24, 1927 - July 17, 2005, age 77,
of Jonesboro, Ark., died Sunday, July 17, 2005, at Washington Regional Medical
Center in Fayetteville, Ark. .He was the son of T. L Blankenship and the late Minnie (Davis) Blankenship.
He is also survived by his Sons,
David Blankenship,
Ernest Blankenship;
Step son, Larry
Shackleford; Two Sisters, Norma Newsom,
Ila Felts; Two Brothers, Lloyd Blankenship, L. R. Blankenship; Nine grandchildren and seven
great-grandchildren.
Funeral service will be at Shiloh Cemetery at 10:00 AM Thursday,
July 21, 2005, Larry Dell officiating. Interment will be at Shiloh Cemetery in
Jonesboro, Ark.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Jonesboro, Craighead
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=22478909
Mary Elizabeth
Blankenship, 80, died Thursday, Oct. 25, 2007, at
St. Bernards Medical Center. She was born March 18, 1927, at Brookland to the
late C.O. and Clara Belle Nichols.
For 25 years
she worked as a bookkeeper for Jonesboro Lumber Co. and was a member of New
Antioch Baptist Church in Goobertown. She loved oil painting, quilting and
writing. Mrs. Blankenship was a loving wife, mother, grandmother and
great-grandmother.
She was
preceded in death by her husband, James L.
Blankenship.
Survivors
include her three sons, Bob Blankenship of Jonesboro, Marty Blankenship and Phillip Blankenship, both of Paragould; three
daughters, Diane Bonds of
Cherokee Village, Sandra Blankenship of Paragould and Patty Brooks
of Caraway; six granddaughters, Tracy White, Terrie Ponder, Becky Blankenship, Brandy Bowman, Mary Beth
McCorkle, Kristin Moss; and her grandsons, Scott Hall, Joey Blankenship, J. J. Blankenship, Keith Blankenship, Chris
Blankenship, Shane Maynard, Brad Blankenship and Josh McCorkle; 15
great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Virginia Gambill of Jonesboro and Mildred
Hamilton of Ventura, Calif.
A celebration
of her life was held in New Antioch Baptist Church at Goobertown with the Rev.
Larry Ring and the Rev. Leonard Lingenfelter officiating. Burial was in
Nettleton Cemetery under the direction of Gregg Funeral Home of Jonesboro. Honored
to serve as pallbearers were her grandsons and to serve as honorary pallbearers
were; Eric Settlemoir, Dan Sims and David Maynard.
2008, Jonesboro, Craighead
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.democrattribune.com/story/1384695.html
Bryan Keith George, 45, of Jonesboro, passed away suddenly on
Monday, Jan. 29, 2008. Keith was the beloved son of Hollice and Louise
Mitcherson George of Trumann. He was preceded in death by his grandparents,
Luther and Molly George and Mamie and Lee Mitcherson.
Keith leaves behind his parents; his brother Rickey George of
Trumann; his long time friend Ms. Jamie Pearson Tubbs of Center Ridge, and too
many friends to name. He was the long term manager of Payless Rental and Sales
in Jonesboro. Family and friends will all miss his ready smile and his quick
wit, and especially his loving heart. Keith touched their lives in a thousand
ways, and their world will never be the same.
Funeral services were Thursday, Jan. 31 in the chapel of Thompson
Funeral Home in Trumann with Nolan Glover officiating. Burial followed in the
Marked Tree Cemetery in Marked Tree. Pallbearers were Dennis Goodman, Fred
Pearson, David Eubanks, Jerry Brown, David Lassen, Gary Gestring, Richard
Foster and Byron Rasberry. Honorary pallbearers were Jerry Runsick and Bob Blankenship.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Jonesboro, Craighead
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.democrattribune.com/story/1501418.html
Anna Jean Glover was born on Sunday, Oct. 9, 1960, daughter of
David Earl and Onita Mitchell Young. Glover died Tuesday, Feb. 3, 2009 at St.
Bernard's Medical Center in Jonesboro, at the age of 48 years 3 months and 25
days. She was born in Bowling Green, KY., and had lived in Trumann for the past
17 years and was formerly of Green Bay, Wis. She was a homemaker, faithful
member of the Church of Christ that meets at Melton Ave., preacher's wife,
bible class teacher and was a volunteer coordinator for the Cedar Park Elementary
School.
Survivors include her husband of 27 years, Irvin "Nolan"
Glover of the home; one daughter, Alyssa "JaNae" Moody and husband
Travis of Trumann; one son, Ethan Earl Glover of Trumann, her parents, David
Earl and Onita Mitchell Young of Trumann and a great aunt, Oleta Milam of
Bowling Green, KY.
Funeral services were held Feb. 7 in the chapel of Thompson Funeral
Home in Trumann with Ronnie Benson and Tim Glover officiating. Burial followed
in the Jonesboro Memorial Park Cemetery. Pallbearers were Darrell Glover,
Charles Bradsher, Trent Moody, Ronnie French, Gary French, Jimmy Blankenship, Kelvin Young and Kerry Young. Honorary
pallbearers were the men at Melton Avenue Church of Christ and Nolan Glover's
brothers.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2001, Monette, Craighead
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33039549
James Gordon "Jimmy" Blankenship, Jr., 74, of Monette, died Friday, Dec. 28,
2001, at his residence.
He was retired from Blankenship Hardware and Furniture, a member of the Monette First United Methodist Church,
certified Lay Speaker of the First United Methodist Church and a member of the
United Methodist Men. He earned a Bachelor Degree in Arts and English at the
Southwestern College in Memphis, Tenn. (now Rhodes College). He was an active
volunteer at the Monette Senior Citizens and active in the nursing home
ministry, a member of the Monette Cemetery Association Board, member of the
fine Arts Council of Arkansas and Craighead County.
He is survived by several cousins.
He was preceded in death by his parents, James G.
and Mary Blankenship.
The funeral was held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Monette First United
Methodist Church with Rev. Gary Wiles and Rev. Sam Long officiating. Burial was
in the Monette Cemetery with Gregg Funeral Home of Monette in charge. Pallbearers
were Jodie, Jerry Reed, Gene Gathright, Sonny Wimberly, David Harrell, and Bud
Cannon. Honorary pallbearers were Lloyd Miller, Steve McGuire, Bud Hill, Bob Blankenship, Harry M. Adams, Sr., Raymond Miller, Joe
Cullum, Everett Isom, Lee Spurlock, DeVane Baldridge, Jim York, Robert
Flannigan, and Russell Strickland.
Craighead Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, James
G. 92, 04Aug1910 - 09Feb2003, Black
Oak, Craighead, AR, TX-451-18-0824
Blankenship, Loyd 80, 23Feb1926 - 09Jan2007, Cash,
Craighead, AR, AR-429-64-0687
Blankenship, Edd
R. 71, 13Feb1935 - 02May2006, Jonesboro,
Craighead, AR, TN-410-54-9807
Blankenship, John
R. 88, 08May1914 - 03Dec2002, Jonesboro,
Craighead, AR, AR-431-12-9497
Blankenship,
Willie J. 77, 24Nov1927 - 17Jul2005, Jonesboro, Craighead, AR, AR-429-60-5317
Blankenship,
Loretta M. 70, 04Feb1938 - 06Dec2008, Lake City, Craighead, AR, AR-432-70-7500
Blankenship, James
G. 74, 31Jan1927 - 28Dec2001, Monette,
Craighead, AR, AR-431-36-0984
Blankenship,
Lorene 90, 18Aug1912 - 13Oct2002, Monette, Craighead, AR, AR-429-88-6844
Blankenship,
Violet V. 87, 29Apr1914 - 17Aug2001, Monette, Craighead, AR, AR-431-12-5586
Crawford
2009, VanBuren,
Crawford Co., AR, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/88100/Irby-Graham-Mary.php
Mary Ellen Irby Graham 76 [July 16th, 1933] of Van Buren, Arkansas
died Friday, September 25, 2009 in her home. She was a homemaker, a resident of
Van Buren and a member of Southside Assembly of God Church in Fort Smith.
She is survived by her husband, Fred Graham of the home, three step daughters, Carolyn West and Cathy Blankenship both of Van Buren and Ann Clippard of
Atlanta, Georgia.; one step son, Blair Graham of Van Buren; one niece, Rhonda
Jones and husband, Stacey both of Greenwood; one sister, Margie Philpot of Van
Buren; one brother, Charles Lang of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Crawford Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Ruby
M. 95, 10Mar1913 - 22Sep2008, Van
Buren, Crawford, AR, AR-430-62-8625
Cross
Cross Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Myra
B. 67, 16Dec1932 - 09Feb2000, Cherry
Valley, Cross, AR, TN-412-40-6097
Blankenship,
Gladys M. 94, 09Mar1912 - 01Sep2006, Wynne, Cross, AR, CA-564-20-6505
Dallas
+2008, Fordyce, Dallas
Co., AR, Obituary
Wendell Paul Blankenship, 55, of Fordyce
died Tuesday July 1, 2008. Born November 5, 1952 at Wenatchee, WA, he was a son
of Paul
and Archie Dean Everett Blankenship of Fordyce.
He was an electrician and a well known
musician.
He is survived by his parents; three brothers; Ronnie Blankenship and his wife,
Sherry of Westville, OK, Donnie Blankenship and wife, Linda of Fordyce, Richard
Blankenship and wife, Karen of Fordyce; a niece,
Katie Blankenship of Fordyce; former wife and best friend, Monda Blankenship of Fordyce;
fianc�, Susan Sorrells, and many friends and
loved ones.
Funeral services will be 2:00 p.m.
Thursday at the Benton Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ken Shaddox officiating.
Burial will follow at Oakland Cemetery.
Desha
+2006, Dumas, Desha Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.ddtonline.com/obituatries/article_57651a03-ce7a-52b3-86f3-7f6ca0a4be10.html
Colie Quebell Irvin Clemons, 87, of Dumas
and formerly of Watson, a homemaker, died Jan. 2, 2006. Colie was born April
11, 1918, at Friars Point, Miss., the daughter of the late Joseph Riley Lewellyn
and Autie Jenkins Lewellyn.
Mrs. Clemons was preceded in death by her
husband, Basil Lee Clemons Sr.; a daughter, Betty Irvin Jordan; one
granddaughter, Debbie West Henson; and one great-grandson, Little Nick Clemons.
She is survived by five sons, Carl Irvin
and Bobby Clemons, both of Dumas, Basil Lee Clemons Jr. of Monticello, Donny
Ray Clemons of Watson and Mike Clemons of Back Gate; six daughters, Frances Irvin Larrew of Mountain Home, Evelyn Irvin
Parker of Little Rock, Aline Irvin Wellington of Leslie, Mich., Carolyn Clemons
Manes of Dumas, Maydean Clemons Blankenship of Tulsa, Okla., and Bethel Clemons
Kolstad of Greenville, Miss.; two brothers, Johnny Lewellyn of Little Rock and
Joe Lewellyn of Memphis, Tenn.; one sister, Evelyn Surwic of Memphis, Tenn.; 35
grandchildren; 44 great-grandchildren; and two great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services were at 2 p.m. today at
First Assembly of God Church, Dumas. The Rev. Scott Gilbreath officiated.
Burial was in Watson Cemetery, Watson, under the direction of Griffin Funeral
Home, Dumas.
Desha Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Jerry
D. 64, 30Sep1936 - 01Feb2001, Dumas,
Desha, AR, AR-429-74-3426
Blankenship, Jimmy
D. 73, 30Sep1936 - 05Dec2009, Dumas,
Desha, AR, AR-430-70-2643
Blankinship,
Alleen L. 85, 22Jul1919 - 06Sep2004, Mc Gehee, Desha, AR, AR-430-03-7885
Faulkner
+2008, Conway, Faulkner Co., AR, Obituary,
The Joplin Globe, August 27, 2008
Wilbur L. Blankenship, 91, formerly of Neosho, Mo., passed away Tuesday, Aug. 26, 2008.
He was a retired engineer at KBTN.
Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Friday at Neosho IOOF
Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1:30 to 2:30 p.m. Friday at Clark Funeral
Home, Neosho.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Conway, Faulkner Co., AR, Obituary,
Log Cabin Democrat, Published Friday, August 29, 2008
http://thecabin.net/stories/082908/obi_0829080010.shtml#.VQXWheGj820
Wilbur L. Blankenship, 91, a longtime resident of Neosho, Mo., passed away Aug. 26, in
Conway where he lived for the past nine months. He was born Dec. 15, 1916, near
Stella, Mo. He was the son of Roscoe and Lola Dopp Blankenship. He was a member of the United Methodist
Church in Neosho.
He worked as a machinist at Pet Milk for 41 years, retiring in
1981. He worked as an engineer for KTBN radio station for more than 20 years
before retiring in 2005. On Dec. 21, 1947, he married Nadine Leonard in Rogers.
He is survived by his wife; two daughters, Janice James and husband Terry of Conway and Carol Ward and husband Charles of Harrison, Tenn.; five grandchildren,
Kimberly James Thorn and husband Todd of Springhill. Wesley Janes and wife
Jamie of Starkville, Miss., Becky James Holland and husband Trey of Starkville,
Miss., David Ward and Jason Ward of Harrison, Tenn.; two sisters, Ozelle Kitts
of Joplin, Mo., and Ila Jean Coy of Wichita, Kan.; and two nephews and four
nieces.
Graveside services
at IOOF Cemetery in Neosho will follow at 3 p.m.
Franklin
+2008, Cecil, Franklin Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29019012
Norwin Lee Blankenship - Jan. 29, 1926 - Jun. 8, 2008,
Born in Mulberry Grove, Ill. to Alva Blankenship and Bessie
Williams Blankenship, he died in Charleston, Ar. He was amember of the
Chiristian Church, an engineer for the Illinois Public School System and a Navy
veteran.
He is survived by his wife,
Margie; a daughter,
Renee Novekoff; three grandchildren and three
great-grandchildren.
The body was cremated under the direction of Smith Mortuary of
Charleston. Location of ashes is unknown.
Franklin Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Norwin L. 82, 29Jan1926 - 08Jun2008, Cecil, Franklin, AR, IL-351-16-6161
Garland
+2006, Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.standard-democrat.com/story/1330810.html
Ellee Denton Coulter-Blankenship, 60, formerly of
Sikeston, Mo., died Aug. 27, 2004, at Hot Springs following a brief illness. Born
March 25, 1944, in Sikeston, daughter of the late William and Bess Denton, she
was a 1962 graduate of Sikeston High School where she was drum major of the
Sikeston Bulldogs Marching Band, a member of the Red Peppers and very active in
many school activities.
Survivors include: her husband, Marvin Blankenship of Hot Springs;
one brother, Fred Denton of McGehee; three sons and one daughter-in-law, Chad
and Shannon Coulter of Chico, Calif., Troy Coulter of Kissimmee, Fla., and Ben
Coulter of Hot Springs; one daughter and son-in-law, Sherry and Jim Allen of
Hot Springs; two step sons, Tim Blankenship and Bret Blankenship of Hot Springs;
and seven grandchildren.
Friends may call from 6-8 p.m. Monday at
the Caruth-Hale Funeral Home in Hot Springs where funeral Services will be held
at 10 a.m. Tuesday with the Rev. Jim Frazer officiating. Burial will follow at
Crestview Cemetery in Hot Springs.
+2006, Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.malvern-online.com/content/view/11621/ , Wednesday, 15 February 2006
Margaret Tyler Rose, 89, of Hot Springs, Ark., passed away Monday,
Feb. 6, 2006, in a Little Rock hospital. She was born June 28, 1916, in
Montpelier, Miss., to John David Andrews and Addie May Blankenship Andrews. She was of the Methodist faith and a sales clerk.
She is survived by one brother, Charles David Andrews of Oxford,
Miss.; two sisters, Martha Jewell Montgomery of Saltillo, Miss. and Katie Belle Blankenship of West Point, Miss.; two grandchildren,
Shawn Tyler and his wife, Jibbie of Little Rock and Aaneliese Tyler of Memphis,
Tenn.; one great-grandchild, Breck Tyler son of Shawn and Jibbie Tyler.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husbands, Alvis Leroy
“Roy” Tyler Sr. and Earl Rose; a son, Alvis Leroy Tyler Jr.; three sisters,
Ruby May Elliott, Lucille Andrews and Corrine Elizabeth Andrews; and two
brothers, John Stacy Andrews and James Lester Andrews.
Graveside services are scheduled for 10 a.m. Monday, Feb. 13, 2006,
in Memorial Gardens of Hot Springs, Ark., with Pastor Don Fritz officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Atkinson Funeral Home of Malvern.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Hot Springs,
Garland Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.democrattribune.com/story/1371185.html
Poinsett County Democrat Tribune , Thursday,
March 15, 2007,
Mildred Arnold Blankenship, 89, of Hot Springs passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2007. Born in
1917 in the Macey community near Monette, she was the daughter of the late
Edward and Rosalie McDonal Arnold. Mildred lived in
Jonesboro and Corning before moving to Heber Springs with her late husband, Tucker Blankenship, in 1975. She was a life-long Methodist,
always active in her church and its programs, serving as an officer in various
women's organizations and adding her beautiful soprano voice to the choir.
Mildred loved to
travel, and through the years she and Tucker toured and did business in
countries such as Japan, China and Mexico and traveling for pleasure in Europe
and the Caribbean. Mildred, after the death of Tucker in 1979, continued to live in Heber Springs where she greatly
enjoyed a host of friends, especially those members of her bridge club.
Mildred was
preceded in death by her husband, Tucker Blankenship,
and brothers James A. "Jimmy" Arnold, Gene
E. "Bo" Arnold and John M. Arnold.
Survivors include one son, Charles Blankenship
of Heber Springs; one granddaughter, Charlotte Blankenship Griffith of Jonesboro and her mother Marolyn Robbins-Guarr;
her great-granddaughter, Katherine Tubbs of Memphis; granddaughters Ashley Blankenship and Gretchen Humphries; and sisters
Rosalie Patterson, Barbara Huffstickler and Polly Ferguson of St. Louis, Mo.
Funeral services were held in the First United Methodist Church of
Heber Springs Thursday with Bro David Bush officiating. Interment followed in
Cleburne County Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers were William H. Humphries, Benny
Hargrove, A.B. Carnathan, Rick York and Jim Ligon. Jerry Morris served as
honorary pallbearer.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR, Obituary
Rocky
Mountain News (CO) -
August 12, 2008,
Virginia "Ginny" Frey, age 63, of Hot Springs, Arkansas,
passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 10, 2008. She was born on June 21,
1945, to the late Bill Moody and Icle McPeek Moody in Denver, Colorado.
She is survived by her husband, Walter Frey of Hot Springs,
Arkansas; her sister, Dorcie Bowey of Denver, Colorado; her son, Daniel
McMillon of Rogers, Arkansas; her daughter, Alisia Blankenship
of Denver, Colorado; and her son, Richard McMillon of Ocala, Florida.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM, Wednesday, August 13,
2008, in the Davis-Smith Funeral Home Chapel, Hot Springs.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Hot Springs, Garland Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.malvern-online.com/content/view/163193/44/ , Wednesday, 29 July 2009
Mildred Irene Cheek Martin died on July 24, 2009, at St. Joseph’s
Hospital. She was born September 15, 1921, in Sulphur Township outside of Hot
Springs, Arkansas to Cedric and Stella Johnson. She was preceded in
death by her parents; her husband, Woodrow Dean Martin; her daughter, Joy Alice
Cheek France; a son, Douglas Glen Cheek; her daughter-in-law, Christy Martin;
two brothers, Earl Johnson and Merle Johnson; and a sister, Madge Tankersley.
Survivors include: son, Don Cheek and wife Paula; son, Ron Cheek
and wife Vicki-Jo; daughter, Sandra Cheek Schildgen and husband Kenneth; and
son Bill Martin, all of Hot Springs; daughter, Dinah Cheek Johnson and husband
Don of Dardanelle, Arkansas; 17 grandchildren; Sheila France Blankenship and Dee Ann France Miller of Fort Worth, Texas; Mike France of
Phoenix, Arizona; Alissa Cheek Albinson of Fenton, Missouri; Donnette Cheek
Creo of York, Pennsylvania; Doug Cheek, Jr., of Little Rock, Arkansas; Robbie
Andrews of Pottsville, Arkansas; Diane Andrews Watts and David Andrews of
Russellville, Arkansas; Spring Cheek, Ronda Miller, Faith Apodaca, Kirk
Schildgen, Eric Schildgen, Courtney Martin, Kaitlin Martin and Derek Cheek, all
of Hot Springs; and a son-in-law, Phillip France of Fort Worth, Texas, 18
great-grandchildren, and 2 great-great grandchildren, several nieces and
nephews and other relatives.
Funeral services will be held 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, July 28, 2009,
at Caruth-Hale Funeral Home with the Reverend Wayne Gore of Lakeview Assembly
of God officiating. Burial will be in Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers:
Grandsons, Robbie Andrews, David Andrews, Kirk Schildgen, Eric Schildgen, Doug
Cheek, Jr., and Grandsons-in-law, Patrick Watts and Mark Albinson. Honorary
Pallbearers: Derek Cheek, Dr. John Bond and staff and Arkansas Hospice-
In-Patient Unit.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Hot Springs, Garland
Co., AR, Obituary,
Sentinel
Record, (AR) 11/18/2009
The memorial service for Victor J. Barker, 64, of Hot Springs, who
died Tuesday, Nov. 10, 2009, will be 3 p.m. today in Caruth-Hale Funeral Home
chapel. Honorary pallbearers are Tim Blankenship, Brett Blankenship,
Jerry Barker, Ralph Barker, Jeff Barker, Mike Barker, Dennis Barker and Terry
Barker.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Hot Springs,
Garland Co., AR, Funeral,
Sentinel Record , (AR) 07/22/2009
The memorial service for Ronald Vaughn Blankenship Sr., 63, of Hot Springs, who died Thursday, July 16, 2009, will be 4
p.m. Friday in Diamondhead Community Church with Pastor Mike Fikes
officiating. Arrangements are by Hot
Springs Funeral Home.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Hot Springs,
Garland Co., AR, Obituary,
Ronald (Ron) Vaughn Blankenship, Sr., 63, of Hot Springs, Arkansas passed away July 16, 2009 at
St. Joseph's Mercy Hospital. He was
born August 21, 1945 in Clebit, Oklahoma.
Ron grew up in Bunkie. He served his country in the US Air Force
from 1967 to 1971 when he returned to college and graduated from LSU in 1972.
He lived his adult professional life in Pineville retiring from Central
Louisiana Electric, Co in 2001. He was an avid Fighting Tigers fan and a Cajun
at heart. His greatest joy was cooking for his buddies and his dog Pepper.
His survivors include his wife
of 43 yrs, Dianne Muehl
Blankenship; two sons, Ronald Jr.
and Dave; four grandchildren,
Kaci, Jake, Nicole and Emily; one brother
Lynn Blankenship and wife Sheila of Denham Springs; one sister Cindy Landry
and husband Patrick of Baton Rouge; sisters-in-law, Iris Muehl, JoAnn Barbat
(Paxton), Mary Hicks (Tony), Deborah Muehl, Kathleen Smith (Bob), Renee' Duncan
(Danny), Christine Adams (Darren); eighteen nieces and nephews.
Ron was preceded in death by his mother and father, Gene and CV (Blank) Blankenship of Bunkie and his nephew, Patrick Vaughn
Landry of Houston.
A Memorial Service will be held at Diamondhead Community Church
Friday July 24th at 4 p.m.
Garland Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankinship, Arlee
D. 74, 09Jan1936 - 19Apr2010,
Hot Springs National Park, Garland, AR, OK-441-36-3879
Blankenship,
Ronald V. 63, 21Aug1945 - 16Jul2009, Hot Springs National Park, Garland, AR,
LA-439-62-8774
Grant
2008,
Sheridan, Grant Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.malvern-online.com/content/view/106068/44/
, Wednesday, 16 July 2008
Nola Elouise Miller Barnes of Sheridan, Ark., was born Dec. 24,
1938, in Bismarck, Ark., the daughter of the late Carl Oather and Ora Thomas
Miller. She was a member of Pine Ridge Cumberland Presbyterian Church at
Grapevine, was formerly the food service administrator for the Sheridan Detention
Center, and was a member of the Grant County Singing Club. In addition to being
a magnificent cook, she was also a loving and devoted mother, grandmother and
great grandmother. Mrs. Barnes died Sunday, July 13, 2008, at Hot Spring County
Medical Center at the age of 69. In addition to her parents, she was preceded
in death by her husband of 45 years, Bill Barnes, who died Nov. 15, 2005;
brother, Joe Miller and sister, Floy Jean Merritt.
Survivors are her sons, Danny and wife, Lisa Barnes of East End and
Darrell and wife, Stacy Barnes of Sheridan; sister, Maxine Whitley of Malvern;
four grandchildren, Laura Beth, Rachel, Bradley and Kayla Barnes; one great
grandchild, Tinsley Geddings; sisters-in-law, Sue Caple, Mary Williams, Betty
Miller and Mary Blankenship; very special friends, Bud and Elaine
Lindquist of Minot, N.D., and a host of nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral services will be today at 3 p.m. at Memorial Gardens
Funeral Home Chapel in Sheridan with Rev. Jim Bradshaw officiating. Burial will
be at Lost Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Michael Hester, Roger House,
Ricky Williams, Gary Williams, John Whit Golden, Juan Caple, Grant Golden and
Colton Caple. Honorary pallbearers will be Billy Joe Cotton, Franklin Pumphrey,
Robert Clement, Keith Clement, Don Carter, Ewel Lowman, L.C. Harrington and
members of Childers Hunting Club.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Greene
Greene Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Debbie 55, 16Mar1952 - 12Dec2007, Beech Grove, Greene, AR, AR-432-08-3028
Blankenship,
Kristy L. 26, 02Jan1976 - 14Apr2002, Beech Grove, Greene, AR, AR-431-35-7654
Blankenship, Agnes
V. 83, 25Jan1925 - 25Jun2008, Paragould,
Greene, AR, MI-386-30-0856
Blankenship,
Brenda S. 50, 14May1954 - 03Mar2005, Paragould, Greene, AR, AR-431-11-5397
Blankenship,
Elizabeth 80, 18Mar1927 - 25Oct2007, Paragould, Greene, AR, AR-431-42-0158
Blankenship, Ethel
M. 88, 30Aug1915 - 28Sep2003, Paragould,
Greene, AR, AR-432-02-5428
Hempstead
Hempstead Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Debra
C. 47, 22Oct1959 - 10Aug2007, Hope,
Hempstead, AR, LA-434-19-9498
Hot
Spring
2007, Diamondhead, Hot
Springs Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.malvern-online.com/content/view/80240/44/ ,Thursday, 27 September 2007
Jim Hance, age 74, Diamondhead passed away Tuesday, Sept. 25, 2007.
He was born July 12, 1933, in Winchester, Ky. to Albert Beckham Hance and Ruth
Emma Nagel Hance. He graduated from the University of Southwestern Louisiana
with a B.A. Degree at which time he entered the insurance field. He was
employed with Metropolitan Life Insurance Company for 10 years. He continued
his advancement by becoming an insurance executive for The Travelers
Corporation where he retired after 28 years. He was a member of Diamondhead
Community Church, a former board member at Diamondhead POA and of the Men’s
Golf Association. He was very active in the community.
He is survived by his wife, Alberta June McClure Hance of
Diamondhead, one son, James Timothy Hance and wife, Sally of Mandeville, La.,
one daughter, Nancy Fuselier and husband, Phillip of Grand Isle, La.,2 two
step-daughters, Tracy Veitch and husband, Harry of Malvern, Ark., Brenda
Kesterson and husband, Keith of Malvern, Ark., one brother, William Nagel Hance
and wife, Mary of Nashville, Tenn., one grandchild, Marie Broussard of New
Orleans, La., two nieces, Elizabeth Hance and Anna Hance.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his maternal grandparents,
Harry Nagel and Edna Shockley Nagel; paternal grandparents, William and Nancy
Hance.
Funeral services are scheduled for 10:30 a.m. Friday, Sept. 28,
2007, at Diamondhead Community Church with Reverend Mike Fikes officiating.
Visitation will be from 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday at Atkinson Funeral Home.
Interment will be in Crestview Cemetery. Pallbearers
are Pat Mahoney, Danny Perry, Bob Duncan, Ron Blankenship,
Keith Harrison, Gary Pracht and Mark Johnston. Honorary pallbearers are Gus
Gustafson, Larry Wasson, Loren Shanek, Nick Chaich and Carl White.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2003, Malvern, Hot Spring
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Tuesday, May 27, 2003
Y.Z. Burris, 90, of Malvern died Sunday, May 25, at Saint Joseph’s
Regional Health Center at Hot Springs. Born Dec. 30, 1912, at Moreland, he was
the son of the late James Otis and Winnie Darter Burris, an Army veteran of
World War II serving in Germany where he received a Purple Heart and three
Bronze Stars. He was retired from Cessna Aircraft, a Mason, a life member of
Disabled American Veterans, and a member of Tate Cemetery Association Board and
Mount Vernon Free Will Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his first
wife, Dora Davis Burris; a son, Y.Z. Burris Jr.; a daughter, Winnie Sue Burris;
and two brothers, Clarence and Woodrow Burris.
Survivors include his wife, Agnes Burris; two sons and a
daughter-in-law, Robert Burris of California, and Ricky Thomas and Marjorie
Burris of Hot Springs; a daughter and son-in-law, Colleen and Ralph Hobbs of
Malvern; a step son and step daughter-in-law, Jack C. and Jan
Blankenship of Eugene, Ore.;
two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Burris of Louisiana and Helen Lewallen of Malvern;
eight grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and
several nephews and nieces.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Mount Vernon Free Will
Baptist Church by the Rev. A.E. “Bo” Coffman and the Rev. Roy McLeod. Burial
with military honors by Rogers-Rye Post 2283 of Veterans of Foreign Wars will
be in Tate Cemetery near Appleton by Shinn Funeral Service. Pallbearers: Active
— Jimmy Chronister, J.D. Chronister, Clifford Duvall, Deric Duvall, Frankie
Baker and Arvell Loveless. Honorary
— Harley Henderson, Joe D. Baker, Ralph Hobbs, Jerry Don Burris, Jimmy Burris,
Chris Hobbs and L. D.
Blankenship.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2005, Malvern, Hot Springs
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.malvern-online.com/content/view/70741/
Robert E. Cook, age 74, of Malvern, died Tuesday at the Advance Care
Hospital in Hot Springs. He was born in Hot Springs, Arkansas on December 7,
1930, to the late John and Edna Lillian Leake Cook. Reared and educated in Hot
Springs, he joined the United States Navy after attending high school and
served during the Korean War. Mr. Cook was a construction superintendent for
OTASCO. A member of the American Legion and of the Veterans of Foreign Wars, he
also enjoyed woodworking and building things and was an avid gardener. Mr. Cook
was a member of Emmanuel Baptist Church in Malvern.
He is survived by his wife, Eleanor Nishihira Cook of Malvern, to
whom he was married on April 2, 1950, in Hawaii; by a son, Carl Cook and his
wife, Judy, of Malvern; by two daughters, Edna Cook, and Anna Bennett and her
husband, Tim, all of Malvern; by two brothers, James S. Cook of Minnesota and
Paul F. Cook of California; by a sister, Mary Jo Martin of Hot Springs; by two grandchildren, Benjamin Bennett and Carrie Blankenship; and by three great-grandchildren. Mr.
Cook was also preceded in death by a son, Bobby Cook, and by a grandson, Jeff
Cook.
His funeral will be held at one o'clock Thursday afternoon, October
13, 2005, in the chapel of J.A. Funk Funeral Home with the Reverends Larry
Krisell and Darrel Teeter officiating. Following the ceremony the body will be
cremated and subsequently interred on the family plot in Oak Ridge Cemetery.
Full military Honors will be provided at the funeral home by the Thaddeus
Caraway Post #2278, VFW, of Hot Springs.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Malvern, Hot Springs
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.malvern-online.com/content/view/87581/44/ , Thursday, 13 March 2008
Burl C. Williams, age 80, of Malvern passed away Wednesday, March
12, 2008, at his home. He was born Dec. 2, 1927, in Malvern, Ark., to Claude L.
Williams and Edith Jones Williams. He was a retired employee of Employment
Security Division, where he worked as a field auditor. He was a member of
Second Baptist Church of Malvern and a member of Rockport Masonic Lodge. His
favorite pastime was spending time with his grandkids. He loved hunting and
taking care of his lawn.
He is survived by his wife of 59 years, Mary F. Barnes Williams of
Malvern, Ark.; two sons, Gary L. Williams and wife, Melinda of Malvern, Ark.,
and Richard W. Williams of McRae, Ark.; one daughter, Suzanne W. Lemons of
Morrilton, Ark.; six grandchildren, Nicholas Williams and wife, Jennifer, Burl
Travis Williams and wife, Staci, Jessica Handley and husband, Joey, Natalie
Williams and husband, Josh, Rachel Lemons and Lacy Elizabeth Williams; two
great-grandchildren, Addyson Williams and Michael Handley; another
great-grandchild expected in August; three sisters-in-law, Sue Caple and
husband, Don of Sheridan, Ark., Elouise Barnes of Sheridan, Ark., and Mary Barnes Blankenship of Ward, Ark.; a special niece, Donna
Golden and her husband, Paul; two very special great nephews/grandsons, Jon
Whitt and Grant Golden, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Friday, March 14, 2008, in the
Atkinson Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Joey McDermott and Reverend John
Chandler officiating. Visitation will be 6 p.m. until 8 p.m. Thursday at the
funeral home. Interment will be in Big Creek Cemetery.
Pallbearers will
be his nephews, Danny Barnes, Darrell Barnes, Juan Caple, Jon Whitt Golden,
Grant Golden and Paul Golden. Honorary pallbearers will be the Second Baptist
Church Men’s Sunday School Class.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Rockport, Hot
Springs Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.malvern-online.com/content/view/179423/44/ , Wednesday, 18 November 2009
Mary Lee Miles Branum Schales, 87, of Rockport, died Sunday, Nov.
15, 2009, in her home with family by her side. Born July 8, 1922, in Kingston,
Tenn., to Cleveland and Nettie Lee Snow Miles, she married Luther Branum in
1938, and together they had nine children. They settled in Malvern in
1953. Over the next 20 years, she waitressed at various diners before
purchasing her own, the Frosty Freeze, which was a popular
drive-in during the 60’s. She remarried in 1965 to a wonderful man,
father, and step-father, Jake Schales. She dedicated her life to her children,
loved her country and those who serve. She was very proud of her Cherokee
Indian heritage. She was happiest when she had her family together and was
needed by them. She will be greatly missed, but never forgotten by her family
and friends. She attended Third Baptist Church and was a member of the Branum
Hunting Club, to which she always kept the camp supplied with a pot of her brown
beans and skillet cornbread. She was welcomed into Heaven by those who
predeceased her; parents; an infant brother; her husband of 38 years, Jake E.
Schales; a son, Bobby G. Branum; special in-laws Betty Heard Branum and Ricky
Taylor.
She is survived by one brother, William “Bill” Miles and wife,
Edith, of Rockport; two sons, Eugene Linda Branum of Estill Springs, Tenn. and
Arnold and Wanda Branum of Malvern; seven daughters, Dorothy Sealy of
Rockport; Vivian and Arnis Hickman of Gifford; Barbara and Ray Bailey of
Malvern; Martha and Charles Huggins, of Cordova, Tenn., Faye Taylor of Malvern,
Zola and Ronnie Brandon of Malvern and Deloris Schales and Chris Allen of
Benton; three step-sons, Edward, Don and Fred Schales, all of Donaldson; 17 grandchildren, Lana Branum Blankenship, Cleve, and Cody Branum, Lynne Sealy
Drennan, Carl Sealy, Paula Sealy Cook, Brett Cheatham, Angela Cheatham Jones,
Heather Branum Kindy, Brian Branum, Peter, and Hannah Huggins, Brad
Taylor, Felice Brandon Story, Bobby Brandon and Lee Brandon, and Amber Daniells
Bolin; 25 great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2009, at 10 a.m.,
at Third Baptist Church, 817 West Young in North Malvern, with Bro. Thomy Green
officiating. Burial will be immediately following in the National
Cemetary in Little Rock. Pallbearers will be her nine grandsons who openly
expressed their love and compassion for their grandmother until the very end.
Honorary pallbearers will be her eight granddaughters, who admired the courage
and determination she had throughout life.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Howard
2005, Nashville, Howard
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/clark/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/20
Frank Pickett, 54, of Nashville, died Wednesday, August 17, 2005,
in Laramie, WY. He was born October 14, 1950, at De Queen, AR, the son of the
late Claude and Fannie Russell Pickett. He was a truck driver for SRT. He was a
Baptist. Mr. Pickett was preceded in death by one sister, Sue Sherck.
He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Pickett of Nashville, AR; one
son, Chris Pickett of Oberlin, OH; one sister, Sheila Mendez of Wake Village,
TX; two grandchildren; one aunt, Mary Jane Pickett of Lockesburg, AR; and a
host of friends.
Services are scheduled for 2:00 P.M., Tuesday, August 23, at Old
Union Church, Lockesburg, with Wes
Blankenship officiating,
burial in Old Union Cemetery, under the direction of Latimer Funeral Home,
Nashvile.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Independence
Independence Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Nelson E. 79-80, 24Sep1920 - 11Sep2000, Batesville, Independence, AR, AR-429-36-5743
Izard
2000, Melbourne, Izard Co.,
AR, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=63473059
Stella Blankenship Williams of Melbourne,
daughter of the late George Lee and Addie Fought Blankenship, was born February 25, 1913, at Newburg. She died December
18, 2000, at Pioneer Nursing and Rehab Center in Melbourne. She was 87.
Mrs. Williams was a homemaker and a
devoted wife and mother. She was a lifelong member of First Baptist Church of
Melbourne.
Survivors include; two daughters, Bonnie
Williams Cone of Little Rock and Mary Ann Hall of Harrison; four sisters, Loyce Floyd of Melbourne; Helen Hudgens, Joyce Floyd and Lela Durhan all of
Independence, Missouri; four grandchildren, Annette Herrington, Jimmy Cone and
Maria Henery all of Little Rock and John Wray of Springdale; six
great-grandchildren, Christina Blue, Caroline Herrington, Patrick Cone, Alex
Cone, Rachel Way and Raegan Wray and a host of nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by her husband
of 49 years, Tom Williams; an infant son; her parents; three brothers, Stanley, Lonnie and Jess Blankenship.
Funeral services were held December 20,
2000, at First Baptist Church in Melbourne with Reverend Doyne Robertson
officiating. Pallbearers were Jimmy Cone, John Wray, Phil Herrington, Paul
Henry, Deanie Floyd, Wayne Moore, Y.D. Whitehurst, Bige Wray, Tommy Cone and Same
Cooke. Interment was in Melbourne Cemetery under the direction of Roller-Crouch
Funeral Home of Melbourne.
Izard Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Brice
B. 66, 16Jun1935 - 01Jul2001, Melbourne,
Izard, AR, AR-429-60-5104
Blankenship,
Jewell B. 90, 11May1912 - 04Jan2003, Melbourne, Izard, AR, AR-429-54-9366
Blankenship, Marie 82, 01Jun1924 - 04Dec2006, Melbourne,
Izard, AR, WA-534-36-6816
Blankenship,
Roland 81, 26Aug1922 - 10Mar2004, Melbourne, Izard, AR, AR-429-36-6493
Jefferson
+2001, Grady, Jefferson Co.,
AR, Obituary
Pine Bluff Commercial, (Pine Bluff, Jefferson Co., Arkansas)
Friday, March 2, 2001, Page 8A
Samuel Wirt Blankenship Jr. 89, of Grady, died March 1, 2001, at Trinity Village Medical
Center at Pine Bluff. He was born on November 8, 1911, at Moscow, a son of the
late Samuel Wirt and Maud Marie McDill Blankenship Sr.
He was reared in the Moscow/Linwood community and graduated from
Linwood High School, where he was a member of the first graduating class. He
also attended Arkansas A&M College (now the University of Arkansas at
Monticello.) He co-owned and operated Richland Planting Company for 42 years
before retiring in 1986. He was a member of Grady United Methodist Church,
where he served as Sunday School superintendent, and
administrative board member and chairman for 20 years.
He received the Silver Beaver Award from the Boy Scouts of America.
He was also a member of the French Town Auburn Levee District, where he served
as treasurer for 37 years, Jefferson County Port Authority commissioner, and
was a charter member and former president of the Lions Club. He was also a
Grady Alderman for 15 years and as a Grady School board member.
He was preceded in death by a son, Samuel Wirt Blankenship III in 1956; and a sister, Florence Blankenship in 2000.
He is survived by his wife
of 61 years, Julia Cooke
Blankenship; a son, John Robert "Bob" Blankenship of Nashville; two daughters, Judy Overton of Springdale and Jo Ann Blankenship of Little Rock; a brother, W. P.
Blankenship of Moscow; four
grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a caregiver, Ruthie Lee Bohanner
of Grady.
Funeral services will be at 3 p.m. today at Ralph Robinson &
Son Funeral Directors with the Rev. David Ashcroft officiating. Burial will be
in Memorial Park Cemetery.
+2002, Pine Bluff, Jefferson
Co., AR, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/24095372/julia-blankenship
Julia Cooke Blankenship, 81, a resident
of Pine Bluff died Friday July 27, 2002, at Trinity Village. Born December 4,
1920, in Wynne, Arkansas, she was a daughter of the late Kenneth S. L. and
Alice Bryant Cooke.
Julia graduated from Malvern High School. She married Samuel Wirt Blankenship, Jr. in Forrest City on December 10, 1939. She
and her husband lived in Lincoln and Jefferson Counties where they held farming
interests. She was a member of the Grady United Methodist Church. She was
active in Grady and Star City garden clubs, Parent Teacher Association organizations,
Girl Scouts, and the Community Concert Association. Julia was an avid reader
and a swimmer.
Julia was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, by a son,
Samuel Wirt Blankenship III, one brother and one sister.
She is survived by a daughter and son-in-law, Judy and Mike Overton
of Springdale; one daughter, Jo Blankenship of Little Rock; one son, John
Robert Blankenship of Daytona Beach Florida; four grandchildren: Brent Shinall,
Junior of Dallas, Texas; Brian Shinall of Amarillo, Texas; Pat Shinall and
Micah Overton both of Springdale; and her caregiver, Ruthie Lee Bohanner.
Funeral services will be at 2:00 PM Monday, July 29, 2002, in the
Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son with the Reverend Fred Arnold and David
Ashcroft officiating. Interment will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be her four grandsons;
W. P. Blankenship, Sr., W. P. Blankenship, Jr., Ron Blankenship and Don Blankenship. Honorary pallbearers will be the members of the Grady
Lions Club.
+2008, Pine Bluff, Jefferson
Co., AR, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=132189903
Shirley Blankenship Turley, age 74, of Pine Bluff, died Saturday, January 31, 2008, at her
home. Mrs. Turley was born August 17, 1934, in Pine Bluff, a daughter of the
late William Hunt and Lucy True Bussell Blankenship.
Mrs. Turley was reared and educated in Pine Bluff. She was a 1952
graduate of Pine Bluff High School. She was a member of Good Faith Carr United
Methodist Church. She had been employed by Universal CIT, Southern Federal,
State Farm Insurance and the Jefferson County Treasurer's office.
She is survived by her husband, John H. Turley, whom she married
April 12, 1957, in Pine Bluff; two daughters, Lyn Shoffstall (Terry) of
Tallahassee, Florida and Lisa Price (Mark) of Pine Bluff; one brother, Bill Blankenship of Pine Bluff; four grandchildren, Katherine Price, Allison
Price and Gretchen Price, all of Pine Bluff and Scott Shoffstall of
Tallahassee, Florida and five step-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be Tuesday, February 3, 2009, at 11:00 AM in
the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son Funeral Directors with Reverend John
Walls officiating. Burial will be private.
Jefferson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Mollie M. 80, 04Jul1921 - 03Feb2002, Pine Bluff, Jefferson, AR, AR-431-22-5395
Blankenship,
Florence L. 86, 05Oct1914 - 16Oct2000, Moscow, Jefferson, AR, AR-432-96-8617
Blankenship, Eva 93, 09Feb1909 - 19Mar2002, White
Hall, Jefferson, AR, AR-431-05-2885
Johnson
+2003, Clarksville, Johnson
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Sunday, August 31, 2003
Ernest Marlind Tate, 68, of Clarksville died Saturday, Aug. 30, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center. He was a retired U.S. Marine and served in
Vietnam. He worked for U-Haul Company of Arkansas and was the developer of
Shadow Valley Subdivision in Russellville. He was of the Baptist faith. He was
preceded in death by a son, David Tate; a brother, Archie Tate; two
half-brothers, Howard and Paul Blankenship; and a great-grandson, Colton Krumdick.
Survivors include his wife, Betty Louise Tate of Clarksville; a
daughter and son-in-law, Debra and Greg Krumdick of Clarksville; two sons,
Ernie Joe Tate and Michael Tate, both of Clarksville; his parents, Ermal and
Estelle Davis Tate; a sister, Mae Skaggs of Farmington; four brothers, Lonnie
Tate of Clarksville, Edward Tate of Fayetteville, Gerald Tate of Rogers, and
Malcolm Tate of Ozark; five grandchildren, Jeremy and Jason Krumdick of
Clarksville, and Lucas, Freedom and Joey Tate of Dover; and a great-grandchild,
Devan Tate.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Roller-Cox Chapel in
Clarksville. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery at Clarksville under the
direction of Roller-Cox Funeral Home of Clarksville. Pallbearers will be Lonnie
Tate, Edward Tate, Cully Tate, Douglas Tate, Gerald Tate, Malcolm Tate, Terry
Tate and Curtis Easter.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Clarksville, Johnson
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Saturday, October 11, 2003
Ruby J. Fowler, 80 [1923], of Knoxville died Friday, Oct. 10, at her home. She was a
homemaker, a Baptist, and a church pianist. She was preceded in death by her
parents, A. E. and Ruby Lizie
Blankenship McDaniel, and her
husband, William H. Fowler.
Survivors include two daughters, Cindy Fowler Denton of Tulsa,
Okla., and Debbie Hensley of Harrison; two sons, Denny Fowler of Conway and Don
Fowler of Russellville; a sister, Ruth Compton of Greenwood, Miss.; a brother,
Cecil McDaniel of Mississippi; and a granddaughter, Cheryl Skiles.
Graveside funeral
will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Knoxville Cemetery with the Rev. Jimmy Milloway
officiating.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2004, Clarksville, Johnson
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Monday, December 20, 2004
Wilma Dean Payne, 77, of Clarksville died Sunday, Dec. 19, 2004, at
Johnson Regional Medical Center. She was the daughter of the late Henderson and
Lucy Rankin Stanfil.
Survivors include her husband, Don Payne; three sons, Larry Reece
of Mount Ida, Don R. Payne of Apex, N.C., and Kenneth L. Wood of California;
six grandchildren, Jennifer Reece of Fort Smith, Meredith Reece of Greenwood,
Allison Floyd and her husband, Kevin, of Waldron, Chris and Brandon Payne of
North Carolina, and Kevin Wood of Florida; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Roller-Cox Chapel with Dr.
Robert Brown officiating. Burial will be in Oakland Cemetery by Roller-Cox
Funeral Service. Pallbearers include Marty Howard, Danny Leeds, Troy Blankenship, Bill Hill, Dan Patridge and Len Bradley.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Clarksville, Johnson
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Wednesday, January 3, 2007
Donald Roy Payne, 73, of Clarksville died Thursday, Dec. 28, 2006,
at his son’s home in North Carolina. He was preceded in death by his wife,
Wilma D. Payne; his parents, Robert S. and Mable M. Norton Payne; a brother,
James R. Payne; and a sister, Elva R. Miller.
Survivors include sons, Don R. Payne of Apex, N.C., Larry Reece of
Mount Ida and Kenneth L. Wood of Riverside, Calif.; six grandchildren, Jennifer
R. Reece of Greenwood, Allison L. Floyd of Waldron, Meredith A. Reece of Fort
Smith, Christopher W. Payne and Brandon R. Payne of Charlotte, N.C., and Kevin
Wood of Clermont, Fla.; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Roller-Cox Chapel with the Rev.
John Belken officiating. Pallbearers: Active — Troy Blankenship, Bill Hill, Danny Leeds, Lyn Bradley, Manty Howard and Randy Gresham.
Honorary — Earl Green, Don Patridge, John Hill and Dan Hagar.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Knoxville, Johnson Co., AR, Knoxville Cem., Burial
Ruby J. McDaniel Fowler d. Oct 10, 2003 at the age of 80 at her
home in Knoxville, AR
Daughter of A.E. McDaniel and Ruby
Lizie Blankenship McDaniel
From:
Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net
Lafayette
+2004, Buckner, Lafayette
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/lafayette/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/11
Helen Faye Vines,
age 85, of Buckner, Arkansas died Thursday, April 1, 2004 at the Wadley
Regional Medical Center in Texarkana, Texas. She was born November 19, 1918 in
Lafayette County, Arkansas. Mrs. Vines was a homemaker, a member of the Falcon
Church of Christ and was preceded in death by her husband, Harris Vines and by
a son, Johny Anthony Vines.
She is survived by: four sons & daughters-in-law, Wilson &
Ellen Vines of Buckner, Ray & Peggy Vines of Hull, TX, Harold & Sharon
Vines of Arkadelphia, AR, and James "Bo" & Shirley Vines of
Bodcaw, AR; one daughter & son-in-law, Margie & James Schaferling of
White Wright, TX; two brothers, James Blankenship
of Stamps, AR and Hoyt
"Sport" Blankenship
of Waldo, AR; two sisters, Berneice Cox of Pasadena, TX and Dorothy Mitchell of
Stamps; nineteen grandchildren, thirty-seven great grandchildren, and fourteen
great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 2:00 pm on Sunday, April 4, 2004 at
the Smith Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Mike Turner officiating and burial in
the Falcon Cemetery under the direction of Smith Funeral Home of Stamps.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Stamps, Lafayette
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/lafayette/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/24
Mrs. Velma E. Plumley, age 89, of Stamps, Arkansas died
March 3, 2008 at the LinRock Health & Rehab Center in Texarkana, Arkansas.
She was born October 21, 1918 in Nevada County, Arkansas to Albert and Donie Zoe Clark Blankenship. Mrs. Plumley was a homemaker and retired
farmer. She was a Church of Christ member. Mrs. Plumley was preceded in death
by: her parents; her husband, James E. Plumley; and a brother Bob Blankenship.
She is survived by: one brother, Kenneth Clark of Leander, TX; two
sisters, Charlene Beck of Arlington, TX and Pauline Jinn of Mexico; special friend, Debbie Barton; numerous nieces and
nephews and friends.
Graveside services were held at 1:00 pm on Wednesday, March 5, 2008
at the Falcon Cemetery with Bro. Charles Walthall officiating under the
direction of Smith Funeral Home, Stamps.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Stamps, Lafayette Co., AR, Sardis Cem., Burial
Parker, Hazel M. (Blankenship) 6-10-1925 to 1-22-2000
From:
Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net
Lafayette Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, James
B. 86, 07Apr1920 - 27Mar2007, Stamps,
Lafayette, AR, AR-431-24-3273
Blankenship,
William B. 85, 15May1917 - 04Jul2002, Stamps, Lafayette, AR, TX-453-52-8936
Lawrence
2002, Black Rock, Lawrence
Co., AR, Obituary
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~randolph/a-b-c-obits/frame-abc.html
Pocahontas
Star Herald, 14 August
2002,
Thelma C Blankenship,
86, of Black Rock died Tuesday, Aug. 6, 2002, at St. Bernards Medical Center,
Jonesboro. She was born May 1, 1916, in MIddlebrook, a daughter of the late
James Ollie and Effie May (Johnson) Murrell. She retired from teaching in 1978
after 40 years of service. A son, Larry Rawlings, also preceded her in death.
She is survived by her husband, John Blankenship of
Walnut Ridge; a son, Lindal Rawlings of Lake of the Ozarks, Mo.; a sister,
Wilma Baker of St. Louis; six grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Friday in the Chapel of McNabb Funeral
Home. Burial followed in Nelson Cemetery near Reyno. Pallbearers were Robert
Shelton, Mike and Jim Inman, Eric Vance, Charles "Bud" Verkler and
Adrian Miesner.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Lawrence Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Harley A. 65, 29Oct1941 - 08Nov2006, Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, AR, OH-268-36-7155
Blankenship,
Thelma 86, 01May1916 - 06Aug2002, Walnut Ridge, Lawrence, AR, MO-493-28-4552
Lincoln
Lincoln Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Amy
F. 93, 08May1909 - 26Nov2002, Gould,
Lincoln, AR, AR-429-64-3418
Blankenship, Wirt 89, 08Nov1911 - 01Mar2001, Grady,
Lincoln, AR, AR-430-70-4087
Little
River
Ashdown, Little River Co., AR, Alleene Cemetery
http://backwardbranch.com/lrcgs/oldsociety/AlleeneCemetery909.pdf
Blankenship Etoile Kelly Jan. 21, 1939 July 18, 2006
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Ashdown, Little River Co.,
AR, Memorial Gardens Cem.,
http://www.backwardbranch.com/lrcgs/ashdownmemorialgardens.pdf
Blankenship, Carley Brooke 10/15/2002 7/29/2004
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Logan
Logan Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Dolores 67, 04Nov1941 - 16Dec2008, Booneville, Logan, AR, AR-430-72-3699
Lonoke
Lonoke Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Loyd
B. 44, 08Nov1957 - 21Sep2002, Cabot,
Lonoke, AR, AR-430-25-2156
Marion
2000, Summit, Marion Co.,
AR, Obituary
http://www.argenweb.net/marion/obit2000/query003.htm
Mt Echo Newspaper , Saturday, April 29, 2000
Idabelle W. Blankenship, age 72, of Summit died Apr. 29, 2000 at the Twin Lakes Nursing
Center in Flippin. Mrs. Blankenship was born Jan. 12, 1928 in Peoria, IL the
daughter of William and Jeanette (Norton) Cooper. She was a member of the
Yellville First Assembly of God Church.
Survivors include her sons, Joseph Lee Plant, of Bakersfield, CA,
William G. Plant of Summit and Robert H. Plant of Battlefield, WA, John Scott Plant
of Bremerton, CA, James D. Plant and Edgar F. Plant, both of Summit.; her
daughters, Rose M. Ryan of Bremerton, WA, Susan J. Rayn of Yakima, WA, Wilma T.
Flagg of Hardinville, MO and Jacqulyn K. Robinson of Squirm, WA, 25
grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Blankenship
was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, her son, Thomas, and her
daughter Barbara.
Services were held at the Yellville Assembly of God Church with
Rev. Talmai Sutterfield officiating. Burial was at the Freck Cemetery with
Joseph Plant, John Plant, William Plant, James Plant, Robert Plant and Edgar Plant
serving as pallbearers.
Burns Funeral Home was in charge of the arrangements (Submitted by
Dawn Gray Mt. Echo Staff)
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Marion Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Victor J. 55, 08Jul1950 - 27Apr2006, Everton, Marion, AR, AR-429-96-8543
Blankenship,
Idabelle 72, 12Jan1928 - 29Apr2000, Summit, Marion, AR, IN-309-26-7253
Blankenship,
Vernon J. 67, 03Dec1934 - 05Feb2002, Yellville, Marion, AR, AR-429-64-6159
Blankenship,
Cassie G. 100, 07Oct1905 - 12Nov2005, Yellville, Marion, AR, WA-535-22-4441
Miller
Miller Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Myrtle 93, 10Aug1910 - 23Dec2003, Fouke, Miller, AR, AR-432-18-8219
Mississippi
Mississippi Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Imo 84, 11May1917 - 11Jul2001, Blytheville,
Mississippi, AR, AR-431-58-3714
Blankenship, James
W. 89, 09Mar1916 - 10May2005, Blytheville,
Mississippi, AR, AR-432-07-4482
Blankenship,
Patricia L. 69, 04Dec1937 - 28Dec2006, Blytheville, Mississippi, AR, MO-490-40-0022
Phillips
+2006, Lambrook, Phillips Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/services.asp?page=odetail&id=7259&locid=6
Funeral services for Justin Blankenship,
[May 30, 1980 - August 11, 2006] 26, of Elaine will be held Wednesday, August
16, 2006 at 2 p.m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church in Helena. Burial will be at
Sunset Memorial Park in West Helena. Mr. Blankenship passed away August 11, 2006 at his home in
Lambrook.
He is survived by his parents,
L. R. Blankenship, Jr. and Adelia Mora Blankenship of Lambrook; 2 brothers,
Hunter Lee Blankenship and Jesse Ray Blankenship and wife, Valerie of Lambrook; paternal grandparents, L. R.
and Rosemary Blankenship of
Lambrook; a niece, Emily Marie Blankenship of Hughes; aunts and uncles, Nathan
and Ruth Ann Blankenship of
Stuttgart, Eusebio Mora of Cleveland, OH, Francisco and Eva Mora of Elaine,
Connie Garcia of Elaine, Marcelina Mora of Elaine, Adelina Evans of Elaine,
Rebecca Steelman of Elaine, Ramiro Mora of South Dakota, Matilda Palacios of
Wisconsin, Mary Chism of Clarksville, AR, Juanita Edwards of Clarksville, AR,
Refjio Mora of Searcy, Ray Mora of Oklahoma, Melissa and Newt Masters of
Pocahontas; great aunts and uncles, Lloyd Blankenship, Ila and Gerald Felts, Norma Jean Newsom
of Jonesboro; a little brother, Enoch Batchelor; his best friend, Jason Sorsby,
and his lifelong buddy, Macon Perkins.
Justin was preceded
in death by his maternal grandparents, Marcilio and Conception Mora. Justin was a 1998 graduate of Marvell Academy.
Services will be directed by Roller-Citizens Funeral Home, West
Helena, (870) 572-2571.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Poinsett
+2003, Trumann, Poinsett
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.democrattribune.com/story/1380954.html
Poinsett
County Democrat Tribune, Wednesday,
June 4, 2003,
Mr. Roy Adrian McClelland passed died Saturday, May 24, 2003, at
the family residence in Trumann, due to natural causes. He was 87 years old. Mr. McClelland was born in Monette on January
24, 1916, and had lived in Trumann for the past 52 years. He was formerly of
Flint, Mich. He was a retired farmer and welder and was a member of the First
Assembly of God in Jonesboro. Mr. McClelland was preceded in death by his wife,
Mary Ellen Rosson McClelland who died in 2000 and by one son, Stephen
McClelland; three sisters; one brother and was the son of the late Robert and Maudie Blankenship McClelland.
Mr. McClelland is survived by five daughters, Mrs. Elaine Simmons
and Mrs. Paulette Haynes of Trumann, Mrs. Deborah Gunter of Shreveport, La.,
Mrs. Jeanette Davis of Ecru, Miss., and Mrs. Carol Steele of Olive Branch,
Miss.; one son, David McClelland of Trumann; nine grandchildren and six
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held Wednesday afternoon at the First
Assembly of God in Jonesboro, Ark., with Rev. Mike Glover and Rev. Kenneth Doke
officiating. The burial took place at the Monette Cemetery. Active pallbearers
were Jim Canada, James Kimberland, Kevin Simmons, James Toy, Whitney Williams
and Bill Womack. Honorary pallbearers were Carl Anders, JR Canada, Bart Haynes,
Eugene Hopkins, Jerry Huffman, Mack Johnson and Hermon Reece.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Pope
+2002, Atkins, Pope Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Tuesday, October 15, 2002
Carl Henry Holmes, 67, of Russellville died Monday, Oct. 14, at
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center. Born Nov. 13, 1934, at Atkins, he was the
son of the late Goldman and Della
Blankenship Holmes, retired
foreman at Standard Rendering Co., and a member of Pleasant Grove Full Gospel
Church at Dover. He was involved in prison ministry.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Gladys Duvall Holmes; four
sons, Carl W. Holmes of Atkins, and David A. Holmes, Bobby L. Holmes and
Michael J. Holmes of Russellville; five daughters, Deborah L. Hines, Carla R.
Fillion, Mary E. Holmes and Amanda N. Sanders of Russellville, and Lisa A.
Holley of Plainview; a sister, Geneva Ketcherside of Russellville; 19
grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Lemley Chapel by the Rev.
Bobby Judkins. Burial will be in Saint Joe Cemetery by Lemley Funeral Service.
Pallbearers: Active -- Doug Grindle, Daniel Sanders, Lindsey Duvall, David
Duvall, Anthony Duvall and David "Shorty" Duvall. Honorary
-- Charles Ray Duvall and James Duvall.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Atkins, Pope Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Saturday, December 21, 2002
Clara Caudle Causey, 79, of Conway died Friday, Dec. 20. Born Jan.
18, 1923, at Scottsville, she was the daughter of the late Monroe and Viana
Patterson Caudle. She was a retired seamstress and a member of the Crystal
Vally Baptist Church in North Little Rock. She was preceded in death by her
husband, H.E. Causey; and two brothers, V.O. and W.J. Caudle.
Survivors include three sons, Delon Causey of Alma, Larry Causey of
Damascus and Don Causey of Mayflower; a daughter, Mary Jane Causey of
Pottsville; a brother, Reece Caudle of Atkins; a sister, Audra Caudle Davis of
Pottsville; nine grandchildren, Lynn Blankenship, Kim Brannon, Kevin Causey, Angela Stone,
Tim Johnston, Heather Causey, Jill Edwards, Ben Causey and Jacob Causey; and
nine great-grandchildren.
Funeral service
will be at 10 a.m. Monday at Lemley Funeral Chapel, officiated by the Rev.
Kevin Causey. Burial will be in Bells Chapel Cemetery by Lemley Funeral
Service. Pallbearers will be Ben Causey, Michael Caudle, Lannie Causey, Mark
Caudle, Howard Caudle and Danny Davis.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2003, Atkins, Pope Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Thursday, February 13, 2003
Chloie Williams, 90, of Atkins died Thursday, Feb. 13, at Atkins
Nursing Center. Born July 2, 1912, at Hector, she was the daughter of the late
Horace and Iva E. Coffman Condley, and attended Welcome Home Free Will Baptist
Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Williams; and two sons,
Roger Williams and an infant.
Survivors include two sons and a daughter-in-law, the Rev. Randell
and Mary Williams of Hector, and David L. Williams of Augusta, Ga.; four
daughters and sons-in-law, Mae and Ray McKay and Bertha S. and Charles Reaves
of Atkins, Edith and Ralph LeGrand of Oxley, Mo., and Mary J. and Jessie
Thompson of Griffin, Ga.; three brothers, Elbert Condley of Fresno, Calif.,
A.J. Coffman of Atkins and Lewis Coffman of Arizona; six sisters, Stella Harvell of Ratcliff, Loreda Compas of Sikeston,
Mo., Iva Fortner of Arizona, Helen
Blankenship of Oregon, Clarene
McCoy of Jerusalem and Shirley Johnson of Russellville; 21 grandchildren; 47
great-grandchildren; and five great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Welcome Home Free Will
Baptist Church by the Rev. A.E. "Bo" Coffman. Burial will be in
Walnut Grove Cemetery by Humphrey Funeral Service. Grandsons will serve as
pallbearers.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2003, Atkins, Pope Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Wednesday, December 31, 2003
Huie Dewayne Dixon, 55, of Atkins died Monday, Dec. 29, at Saint
Mary's Regional Medical Center in Russellville. Born Sept. 10, 1948, at Atkins
to the late Huie Thelbert and Reba Viola Davis Dixon, he was a laborer at the
Atkins Pickle Co. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a
daughter, Jessie Dixon; and two sisters, Ruby N. Duvall and Lula Belle Cross.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Dewayne Dixon Jr. and
Shanna Dixon of Russellville; a daughter, Rhoda Dixon of the home; two
brothers, Thelbert Dixon of Atkins and William Dixon of Russellville; a sister,
Ester Lucille Roberds of Russellville; and a grandchild, Logan Dixon.
Graveside service will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Shiloh Cemetery
officiated by the Rev. Burl Dee Blankenship and the
Rev. Terry Anthony. Pallbearers include Mark Dixon, Ronnie Dixon, Tommy Nelson,
Cliff Bridges, Kenny Roberts and Dale Dixon.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2004, Atkins, Pope Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com Monday, January 26, 2004
Willard ‘Jimmy’ Blankenship, age 87, of Atkins, died Sunday, Jan. 25, at his home. A son of
the late Clarence Elmer and Bessie Compton Blankenship, he was born Sept. 25, 1916, at Atkins. He was a retired chemical
operator and businessman, and an Army veteran of World War II. He was hired by
Basic Magnesium, Inc., which produced firebombs to be used in Germany in 1942.
Governor Pittman, then-governor of Nevada, honored him with Nevada?s highest safety award. He then worked for California Tech
producing rockets inside the Naval Ordnance Test Station at Inyokern, Calif.
After serving in the military, he was hired in 1951 by the Kerr-McGee Chemical
Corporation at the Henderson, Nev., Ammonium Perchlorate Facility. Fuel
manufactured there is used in the space shuttle and Titan 4, and in military
missiles such as the Patriot and the Tomahawk. He retired after 29 years with
Kerr-McGee. He was a member of Trinity Temple in Las Vegas, Nev.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Geneva Blankenship; his step-mother, Rev. Christine Blankenship; two sons, Jimmy and Keith Blankenship; and a brother, Edgar Blankenship. Survivors include a daughter, Damaris Blankenship Garcia of Atkins; and three grandchildren:
Krystal and Chad Roten, and Jesse Garcia, all of Atkins.
Graveside service and entombment will be 2 p.m. today at Rest Haven
Memorial Park Mausoleum with Rev. Mike McNeeley and Rev. James Hibbard.
Arrangements are by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. Pallbearers: Active ? David Holmes, Mike Roten, Charles
Smith and Tom Hall. Honorary
? Bob Blankenship.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2005, Atkins, Pope Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Tuesday, February 8, 2005
Edward Royal Duvall, 71, of Atkins died Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at
his home. He was born Jan. 21, 1934, in the Buttermilk community and was the
son of the late Willie and Nancy May Duvall. A brother, Doyle Duvall; a sister,
Jewell Duvall; and three nephews also preceded him in death. He was a retired
carpenter.
Survivors are a sister and brother-in-law, Athelene and James
Lewallen of Atkins.
Graveside service and burial will be at 10 a.m. today at Bewley
Cemetery with the Rev. C. W. Henderson and the Rev. Burl Blankenship officiating. Pallbearers: Active — Terry Lewallen, Jessie Eaton,
Jimmy Duvall, Terry Daniel, Tommy Bratton and Wayne Pope. Honorary
— Floyd Byrum, Danny Duvall, Jack Duvall and Jason Henderson.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2005, Atkins, Pope Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Monday, March 21, 2005
Lucille Compton, a resident of Atkins, died Saturday, March 19,
2005, at Baptist Medical Center in Little Rock.
She was a daughter of the late Charley Adam and Luveary Blankinship Compton. She was a Free Will Baptist. In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother-in-law, James
W. Byrum; two double cousins, Edgar and Willard Blankinship;
and a cousin, Carl Henry Holmes.
Survivors include her sister, Lorene Byrum of Atkins; a cousin, Bobby Lewis Blankinship of Las Vegas, Nevada; the family of Carl
Henry Holmes; and a host of other cousins.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Monday at St. Joe Free Will Baptist Church
at Atkins with the Rev. David Downum and the Rev. B. J. Duvall officiating.
Burial will be in St. Joe Cemetery at Atkins under the direction of Shinn
Funeral Service.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Hector, Pope Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Saturday, December 14, 2002
Rev. Thurman J. Hill, 86, of Hector died Friday, Dec. 13, at his
home. Born May 21, 1916, at Hector, he was the son of William Arthur and Martha
Llewellyn Hill. He was a Navy veteran of World War II, a member of Hector
Assembly of God and the 2002 Hector Wildcat Booster Fan of the Year. He was
preceded in death by two children, James Hill and Linda Hill; two grandsons,
Harold Wayne Martin and Michael Lay; one son-in-law, Glynn Millsaps; two
brothers, William Hill and Clyde "Buck" Hill; two sisters, Edna
Coffman and Dorothy Thordsen.
Survivors include his wife, Gertrue Hill of Hector; two sons and
daughters in law: Tommy and JoAnn Hill of Hector and Tim and Sadra Hill of
Pottsville; six daughters and sons-in-law, Sue and Roger Lay of Dover, Jane and
Donald Barton of Hector, Brenda Millsaps of Hector, Sharon and Dickey Barnett
of Dover, Donna and Davis Riddle of Russellville and Jeanie and B.J. McAlister
of Dover; 24 grandchildren; 39 great-grandchildren; eight
great-great-grandchildren; six sisters,
Evelyn Parrish of Hector, Myrtle Andrews of Oklahoma, Mary Anna Stevenson of
Oregon, Helen Blankenship of Oregon, Sue Ballinger of Missouri and
Velma Blankenship of Oregon.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Tuesday at the Hector
Assembly of God, officiated by the Rev. Dean Caldwell, the Rev. Randy Davis and
the Rev. C.K. Bull. Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery by Humphrey Funeral
Service. Pallbearers: Active -- his 16 grandsons, Larry Lay, Keith
"Pete" Hill, Stacy Barton, Richie Barnett, Scott Hays, Charlie
McAlister, Garrett Hill, Ricky Barton, Steve Lay, Greg Hill, Larry Barton,
Kenny Barton, Roger Martin, Kevin Hays, Trevor Hays and Rev. Randy Davis. Honorary
-- Ernie and Pat Owens, Diana Nieman and the Retired ministers of the Arkansas
River Valley Section 6 Assemblies of God.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2003, Russellville, Pope
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, January 27, 2003
James Truman Coffman, 82, of Russellville died Sunday, Jan. 26, at
the Arkansas Children's Hospital Burn Unit at Little Rock. Born Nov. 29, 1920,
in Yell County, he was the son of the late Jim and Myrtle Augusta Douglas
Coffman, served in the Civilian Conservation Corps, worked in the construction
business for more than 40 years, and was a member of the Carpenter's Union and
Woodlawn Free Will Baptist Church where he served as deacon for 35 years. He
was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister.
Survivors include his wife, Selma Lucille Coffman; a daughter, Myra
Jean Johnson of Tulsa, Okla.; three brothers, Elbert Condley, A.J. Coffman and
Lewis Coffman; seven sisters, Chloe
Williams, Stella Harvell, Loreda Compas, Iva Fortner, Helen Blankenship, Clarene McCoy and Shirley Johnson; two
grandchildren, Kayla B. Jennen and Paula J. McDonald; and five
great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Woodlawn Free Will Baptist
church by the Rev. Mike Phillips and the Rev. A.E. "Bo" Coffman.
Burial will be in Walnut Grove Cemetery at Hector by Shinn Funeral Service.
Pallbearers: Active -- Richard Keaster, William Campbell, Marc Taylor, Tommy
McGuire, Kenneth Cook and Keith Bowden. Honorary -- Elbert
Hinchcliff, Grady Hunnicutt, Verlin Taylor, Dalton Johnson, Eric Hartzell and
Rick Cossey.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2004, Russellville, Pope
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Tuesday, May 18, 2004
Geneva Faye Parker, 86, of Russellville died Monday, May 17, at
Saint Mary's Regional Medical Center. Born Jan. 17, 1918, at Belleville, she
was the daughter of the late Henry Edward and Lelah Cooksey Kirkwood, retired
cashier from Irish Maid Donuts at Fort Smith, and attended New Blaine Church of
Christ. She was preceded in death by her husband, William Eugene Parker; and a
son, Joe Edward Blankenship.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Sherriene
Parker of New Blaine; a daughter-in-law, Tonona Stone of New Blaine; two
grandchildren, James Edward
Blankenship of Van Buren and
Joy Faye Carter of Tulsa, Okla.; six great-grandchildren; and a
great-great-grandchild.
Graveside service was Tuesday at Utley Cemetery at New Blaine with
Mack Parks officiating. Pallbearers: Active -- Richard Parker, James Blankenship, Tommy Beasley Jr. and Jimmy Moudy. Honorary
-- nurses and staff of Legacy Lodge Nursing Home and of the ICU at Saint Mary's
Regional Medical Center.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2004, Russellville, Pope
Co., AR, Obituary
Yell County Record, Danville, Arkansas: published on
Wednesday, May 19, 2004
Geneva Faye Parker, age 86, of Russellville, died Monday May 17,
2004 at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Russellville. She was born
January 17, 1918 at Belleville, AR to the late Henry Edward and Lelah Cooksey
Kirkwood. She attended the New Blaine Church of Christ and was retired from
Irish Maid Donuts of Ft. Smith where she worked as a cashier.
She was preceded in death by her husband, William Eugene Parker and
a son, Joe Edward Blankenship.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Richard and Sherrlene
Parker of New Blaine; one daughter-in-law, Tonona Stone of New Blaine; one
grandson, James Edward
Blankenship of Van Buren; one
granddaughter, Joy Faye Carter of Tulsa, OK; 6 great grandchildren
and one great-great grandchild.
Graveside services were held Tuesday May 18, 2004 at Utley Cemetery
at New Blaine. Brother Mack Parks officiated. Pallbearers were Richard Parker, James Blankenship, Tommy Beasley Jr. and Jimmy Moudy.
Honorary pallbearers were the nurses and staff of Legacy Lodge Nursing Home and
the nurses and staff of ICU at St. Mary’s. Arrangements made by Cornwell
Funeral Home of Dardanelle
From
Pattie Cochran epcochran(at)aol.com
+2005, Russellville, Pope
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Etta Mae Tackett, 81, of Russellville, died Sunday, May 15, 2005,
at UAMS in Little Rock. The daughter of William and Polly Miller West, she was
born March 14, 1924, in Steve.
She was a nurses’ aide at Stella Manor Nursing & Rehabilitation
Center and retired in 1987. She was a member of and past worthy matron of the
London Chapter 549 of the Order of the Eastern Star and Kelley Heights Baptist
Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Henry E. Tackett; her
parents; a brother, John West; and two sisters, Estelle Blankenship and Etoy Sims.
She is survived by a son and daughter-in-law, Willard and Crystal
Tackett of Lovelock, Nev.; three grandsons, Michael Tackett of Russellville,
Brandon Bellows of Memphis, Tenn., and Matthew Bellows of Jonesboro; two
great-grandsons, Steve Tackett and Harry Tackett, both of Russellville, two
great-great-grandchildren, Michael James Tackett and Brylee Tackett of
Russellville; three sisters, Hazel King of Centerville, Irene Murray of
Russellville and Ruby Dickenson of Springdale; 11 nephews; and five nieces.
Funeral will be at 2 pm Wednesday at Humphrey Chapel with the Rev.
Jack West officiating. The Eastern Star will provide memorial rites. Burial
will be in Pisgah Cemetery at Pottsville by Humphrey Funeral Service.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2005, Russellville, Pope
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Tuesday, May 17, 2005
Larry Lee Nygaard, 48, of Russellville, died Saturday, May 14,
2005, at his home. A son of the late Veda Enid Raines Standridge, he was born
Oct. 3, 1956, in Danville. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Walter
Nygaard.
Survivors include his wife, Sharon Nygaard of Dardanelle; his
companion, Wanda Martin of Russellville; three daughters and a son-in-law,
Sherry Vega and Tracy Nygaard, both of Russellville, and Tasha and Ronnie
Nichols of Hartman; four step sons, Gary Blankenship of Dardanelle, Ray Milligan and Clifford
Martin, both of Russellville, and Daniel Perry of Booneville; three
stepdaughters and a stepson-in-law, Mary Cassandra Nygaard of Washington;
Amanda and Aaron Contreras, and Crystal Pitts, all of Russellville; three
brothers, his twin Terry Nygaard of Austin, Texas, Billie Standifer of
Puyallup, Wash., and Edwin Nygaard of Burnsville, Minn.; three sisters, Thelma
Booth of Charleston, Laura Nygaard of Minnesota and Peggy Jones of Unionville,
Mo., and 13 grandchildren.
Graveside service and burial were at 2 p.m. Monday at Chickalah
Cemetery by Rev. Rev. Elvis Clark. Arrangements are by Shinn Funeral
Service. Active pallbearers were Paul
Bowden, Gary Blankenship, Billy
Ewing, Aaron Contreras, David Walton and Alfred Mullen. Honorary pallbearer was
Ray Milligan.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2005, Russellville, Pope
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Wednesday, May 25, 2005
Mike Glasco, 46, of Russellville, died Saturday, May 21, 2005, at
National Park Medical Center in Hot Springs. A son of Bob and Barbara Glasco of
Dover, he was born April 3, 1959, in Newport. He was a former disc jockey. He
loved to sing, had a great sense of humor and made everyone around him happy.
He is also survived by a son, Robert Sean Glasco of Little Rock; a
brother and sister-in-law, Kenny and Lisa Glasco of Kansas City, Mo.; a sister
and brother-in-law, Tracy and Steve Gist of Russellville; numerous nieces and
nephews, aunts and uncles and cousins.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Thursday at the Shinn Chapel by the Rev.
Danny Fudge. Burial will be in Rest Haven Memorial Park by Shinn Funeral
Service. Active pallbearers will be David Ervin, Don, Scott and Phil Garrison,
Steve Haeberlein, Mike Hannah, Ian Meek and Joe Tidwell. Honorary pallbearers
will be Bill Blankenship, John Elders and John Hannah.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Russellville, Pope
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Friday, March 23, 2007
Robert L. Darter, 66, of Russellville died Wednesday, March 21,
2007, at Saint Mary’s Regional Medical Center. He was born June 5, 1940, in the
Buttermilk Community to Everett Boyce and Cora Dellie Brewer Darter. He was a self-employed logger and an ordained
Full Gospel minister. Robert also built and was the pastor of the Jerusalem
Full Gospel Church. He enjoyed fishing and hunting, and loved the Lord and his
family. In addition to his parents, he
was preceded in death by a daughter, Marsha Lou Darter; two brothers, Archie
and Harley Darter; and a sister, Hazel Darter Moore.
Survivors include his wife of 40 years, Mary Darter of
Russellville; a daughter and son-in-law, Eleanor and Jacob Barker of the
Buttermilk Community; two sisters, Geraldine Baker of the Buttermilk Community
and Kathy Judd of Russellville; a brother, Kenny Darter of the Buttermilk
Community; five grandchildren, Angel Barker, Viktoryia Darter, Matthew Barker,
Britney Barker and Jinnefer Wilson, all of the Buttermilk Community; as well as
many other relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be held at 2 p.m. today at the Shinn Chapel
with Brother Burl D. Blankenship and J. D.
Chronister officiating.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Russellville, Pope
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Thursday, August 23, 2007
James Baxton “Jim” Hardy, 67, of Russellville died Monday, Aug. 20,
2007, at his home. The son of Wilber Marco and Reba Mae Gawf Hardy, he was born
Sept. 11, 1939, in Centerville, Ark., in Faulkner County. James was a 1958
graduate of Russellville High School and attended Arkansas Polytechnic College.
He married Marilyn Walters on Nov. 20, 1959, at First Baptist Church in
Russellville. James worked as a brick mason for many years before going to work
for the Pope County Sheriff’s Office. His career in law enforcement spanned 32
years, beginning as a dispatcher and then as a Sergeant in the Criminal
Investigation Division at the time of his retirement in 2006. James was a 32nd degree Mason, and a member
of Russellville Masonic Lodge 274, Scottish Rite Valley of Fort Smith and
Scimitar Shrine Temple in Little Rock. He served as Chapter Dad for the
Arkansas Valley Order of DeMolay for boys in the 1970s.
He was preceded in death by his father; his paternal grandparents,
Dr. H.B. and Cora Hardy of Greenbrier; and his maternal grandparents, James
Monroe and Stella Allen Gawf of Russellville.
Survivors include his wife, Marilyn Walters Hardy of Russellville; three sons
and two daughters-in-law, Dexter Alan Hardy and wife, Laura, of Gumlog, James
Marco “Mark” Hardy and Renee Blackwell of Dillon, Ark., and Randall Keith
“Randy” Hardy and wife, Terri, of Russellville; his mother, Reba Gawf Hudson of
Russellville; eight grandchildren, Kristen Nicole Hardy of Pottsville, Randall
Keith Hardy Jr. of Russellville, William Baxton Hardy of Russellville, James
Robert Hardy of Pottsville, Louis Alan Hardy of Gumlog, James Marco Hardy Jr.,
of Atkins, Christopher Fairfield of Little Rock and Sky Page Blackshear of
California; and five great-grandchildren.
Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, Aug. 25, 2007, at First
Baptist Church. The Rev. Tommy Havens, the Rev. Paul Northcut, and the Rev.
Frank Richter will officiate. Burial will be at Rest Haven Memorial Park at
Russellville by Humphrey Funeral Service. Masonic Rites will be provided by the
Russellville Masonic Lodge. Pallbearers will be Mike Briscoe, Jamie Jackson,
Freddie Williams, Brad Harness, Ronnie Wilbanks and Chris Bowen. Honorary
pallbearers will be James Duryea, John Blankenship, Dick Clawson, Dennis Acklin, Jim Ivy, Jim Ed Gibson, David
Gibbons, Melvin Jackson Sr., Jim Bolin, Bill Abernathy, Larry Darter, Jay
Winters, Mack Hayden, Dewayne Luter, Andy Wylie, Dale Hon, deputies and staff
of Pope County Sheriff’s Office and the Sheriff’s Auxiliary.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Russellville, Pope
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Thursday, December 27, 2007
Marjorie Spears, age 83, of Russellville, died Wednesday, Dec. 26,
2007, at Legacy Lodge Nursing Center. A daughter of the late Robert and Anna
Cecelia Winter Guyer, she was born Dec. 12, 1924, in Pine Bluff and was raised
in the Hardin Community. She retired from the Dardanelle Hospital after serving
for more than 11 years as a nurses’ aide. She was the widow of Ira Richard
Spears, and was also preceded in death by two grandsons, Richard Blankenship and Billy Sharp; two sisters, Velma
Campbell and Elvie Stokes; and four brothers, Jack, George and Bill Parker, and
Jessie Goins.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Edward and Maureen
Bradshaw of Conway; four daughters and sons-in-law, Stella and Clyde Byrd of
Dardanelle, Pat and Bill Blankenship of
Sheridan, Libby and Blaine Brown of Kalama, Wash., and Kathy and Harry Brownlee
of Dardanelle; a brother, Paul Harton of Warren, Ark.; eight grandchildren; and
nine great-grandchildren.
The family will conduct a private graveside memorial service at a
later date. Cremation arrangements are by Shinn Funeral Service.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Pope Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, James
M. 68, 06May1932 - 03Feb2001, Atkins,
Pope, AR, AR-431-54-8088
Blankenship,
Willard E. 87, 25Sep1916 - 25Jan2004, Atkins, Pope, AR, AR-429-01-6997
Blankenship,
Margaret J. 63, 12Jun1936 - 02May2000, Russellville, Pope, AR, AR-430-62-1064
Pulaski
2009, Jacksonville,
Pulaski Co., AR, Obituary
Cabot
Star-Herald (AR) -
January 22, 2009,
Almeda L. Blankenship, 70, of Jacksonville, went to be with the Lord, Jan.2, 2009 in
Little Rock. She was born July 7, 1938 in Bald Knob, Ark., to the late Robert
and Frances Gordon James.
Her son, William Cleveland and a step son, Jimmy Dale Blankenship Jr., also preced her in death.
Almeda was a member of Highway 89 Full Gospel Church. She was a
loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be missed by all.
Survivors include her husband, Jim Blankenship of Jacksonville, son, Mitchell Cleveland and wife Karen, daughter,
Shayral Perse and husband Don, daughter, Judith Long and husband Ricky all of
Jacksonville, daughter-in-law Ralynn Cleveland, son, Kevin Clevelend and wife
Darlene, step son Bobby Blankenship and all of Judsonia, step daughter, Jeana
Kay Ward and husband Eddie of
Beebe, step daughter, Kathy Coleman and husband Chuck of Griffithville, brother, Glenn James
of Bald Knob, sisters Joy Little of Flint, Mich., and Melda Ross of Mesa,
Ariz., grandchildren; Sheila, Cory, Michelle, Miranda, Amanda, Amber, William
Jr, Chasidy, Latasha, Steven, Shawna, Troy, Kevin Allen, Serena, Ashley, Jacob,
Eric, Angela, Tonya and Justin as well as great grandchildren; Shelby, Tyler,
Sara, Brandon, Sidney, Pation, Kailyn, Sammy, Nicholas and Nathaniel.
Funeral services were held Jan. 4 in the chapel of Wood Bean
Funeral Home 2015 N. First St. Jacksonville, (501) 982-3400, with interment in
Sumner Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Jimmy Dale Blakenship – b.17Jan1942 -
Jacksonville, AR; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QJXL-XNS5
Relatives: Almeda L. Blankenship, Bobby .R
Blankenship, Jd Blankenship.
Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, Little Rock Nat. Cem., Burial
2523
Confederate Boulevard, Zip 72206, TX (501)324-6401
Blankenship, Lucile b. 02/28/1909, DOD 05/17/2000, Sec. 13
#358
Wife of Blankenship, Willie A. PFC USA
From:
Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net
+2007, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=burns&GSiman=1&GScid=2161349&GRid=25354986&
Irene Blankenship, daughter of Howard and Mary Emma Westfahl Burns was born, February 12,
1917 in Reno County, Kansas. She departed this life, Friday, January 12, 2007
in Hospice Home Care, Little Rock, Arkansas, at the age of eighty-nine years
and eleven months.
On July 25, 1945 in Elizabeth City, North
Carolina, she was united in marriage to Lilburn
Filmore Blankenship and to this union, one daughter was born. He preceded her in death on
August 7, 1986 after forty-one years of marriage. She was also preceded in
death by her parents; two sisters, Wilma McCutchen and Margaret Dyer and four
brothers, Wayne, Sylvester, Eugene and Robert Burns.
Survivors include her daughter, Bonnie Jean Black and her husband, David, of Little
Rock, Arkansas; a grandson, Steven L. Black of Chicago, Illinois; a sister,
Mary Evelyn Hennessy of Springfield, Missouri; a brother, Thomas A. Burns, of
Ft. Scott, Kansas; a sister-in-law, Dorothy Burns, of Nixa, Missouri and a host
of other relatives and friends.
Irene was raised in Kansas and graduated
from high school in Haven, Kansas. After graduation, she moved to Camdenton,
Missouri to work. She later moved to Bath, Maine and worked as a payroll keeper
for Bath Iron Works. In 1948, she and her husband moved back to Camdenton,
Missouri on Wilkerson Avenue and made their home there, where they lovingly
raised their daughter. Her husband served in the U.S. Navy for over twenty
years while she worked for many years as a secretary for R.W. Vaught Plumbing
and Heating Contractors until the business closed in 1972.
Irene made a profession of faith in
Christ and was a member of Community Christian Church in Camdenton, where she
served as church secretary for several years. She was also a member of the
American Legion Ladies Auxiliary Unit #193 in Camdenton. She volunteered for
many years at the Lamb House.
Irene was an enthusiastic fan of Missouri
Tiger Basketball and Camdenton Laker Football. She always made time to listen
to the games and took them very seriously. In her spare time, she enjoyed yard
work and growing beautiful flowers, especially iris. Most of all, she enjoyed
spending time with her family and friends.
Services will be held at 11:00 a.m.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007, in the Allee-Holman-Howe Funeral Home, Lebanon.
Burial will be in Freedom Cemetery, Montreal.
+2008, Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/services.asp?page=odetail&id=12830&locid=6
Clinton J. Blankenship, 69, of Little Rock went to be with the Lord March 17, 2008. He
was born September 12, 1938 in West Point, Mississippi. He is preceded in death
by his parents.
Clint was an
accomplished man, receiving a liberal arts degree from the University of
Mississippi at Oxford in 1961 and a Master’s degree in Social Work from the University of Tennessee at
Nashville in 1963. He had a passion for art, literature and music, but his true
love was his family.
He is survived by his three children,
Amy Davis and husband Paul, Carrie Hutchison and husband Dr. George, and Bryan Blankenship; a sister,
Mary Evelyn Edwards of West Point, Mississippi; three
grandchildren, Lee Davis, Bryan Davis and Miss Hannah Hutchison.
A memorial service will be held Friday, March 21, 2008, 10:00 a.m.,
at Roller-Chenal Funeral Home Chapel (501)224-8300.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Little Rock, Pulaski
Co., AR, Obituary
Blankenship, William Jack
(February 4, 1921 - August 23, 2009)
William
Jack "Pug" Blankenship resided in Charleston, Arkansas, passed away Sunday, August 23,
2009, in Little Rock, Arkansas. He was one of nine children and was born
February 4, 1921 in Hoxie, Arkansas to the late Willoughby Blankenship and Mollie Robins
Blankenship. He was 88 years
old.
He is also preceded in death by his one wife, Susie Broach Blankenship, whom he was married to for 60 years and
one daughter, Karen Burroughs. He met his wife Susie when he
was 16 years old at the Church of Christ in Damascus, Arkansas. On their first
date, he took her to Dapper Dan's Cafe in Damascus and bought her a Nehi Orange
Soda. Someone told him that was a pretty cheap date. He replied "It was
cheaper than that, we shared the soda." However it wasn't cheap at all because
after that he bought milk from her dad, Louis Broach, for 10 cents a gallon. He
drank a lot of milk! He married Susie Broach, May 9, 1942. They had four
children, Jack, Karen, Mike and Phillip.
He joined the Army on September 21, 1939 and retired November 30,
1959, as a master sergeant. He served in a major campaigns
in Germany, Phillippines, Japan, and Korea, where he received a Battlefield
Commission. He was a Master Mason. He admitted the Doric Lodge #471 in Damascus
and became a Master Mason at Solomon Lodge #1 in Savanah, Georgia, which is the
oldest lodge in America. He managed the largest NCO and Officers Clubs in the
world and after retirement, he managed the Hot Springs Country Club and later
owned the Golden Arrow Diner in Lavaca, Arkansas. He was a member of the Church
of Christ in Charleston. He is remembered by his gentle spirit and friendliness
to everyone and his astounding whit.
Funeral services will be 3:00 p.m., Tuesday, August 25, 2009, at
the Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home Chapel in Charleston. Burial will be at
the Parks Cemetery in Charleston, with "Full Military Honors", under
the direction of the Brotherton Brothers Funeral Home in Charleston.
He is survived by three sons, Jack Blankenship of
Conway, Mike Blankenship and Phillip Blankenship, both of Charleston; two brothers, John Blankenship of Killeen, Texas and Willoughby (Red) Blankenship of Heber Springs; one sister, Judy Allen of Jacksonville; 10 grandchildren and 14 great
grandchildren.
Pall Bearers will be Kent, Bob, Roger, and J.P.
Blankenship, Ronnie Burroughs,
and Chuck Kirkpatrick.
From: Frank Blankenship lonewolf1498(at)verizon.net
+2001, North Little Rock, Pulaski Co., AR, Obituary
Jefferson City
News Tribune, Sunday, May 27, 2001
Trena Blankenship, 79, North
Little Rock, Ark., died May 25, 2001, at Baptist
Memorial Medical Center, North Little Rock, Ark. She was born
Oct. 21, 1921, in Eldon, the
daughter of Ellis Raymond and Beulah Greenup Bunch.
She was a homemaker and member of the
First Presbyterian Church, Pine Bluff, Ark.
She was married Dec. 24, 1941, in Miller
County to Basil Blankenship, who preceded her in death Aug. 6, 1991.
Survivors include: two sons, Gary Blankenship, North Little
Rock, Ark., and Gregory
Blankenship, Jacksonville, Ark.; one daughter, Trena Blankenship, North Little Rock, Ark.; one
sister, Lucille Beeves, Shawnee, Kan.; nine
grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and one
great-great-grandchild.
Services will be at 10 am, Tuesday at the
Kidwell-Garber Funeral Home, Versailles.
Burial will be in the Versailles Cemetery.
+2003, Roland, Pulaski
Co., AR, Obituary
https://www.ruebelfuneralhome.com/archivedobits/2003/Blankenship,%20Billy.htm
Billy Joe
Blankenship, 66, of Roland, died Thursday, April 17,
2003. He was born in Green County, TN to Toney and Nellie
Norton Blankenship.
After High
School he joined the U. S. Airforce. In 1957 he married Dorothea
"Dot" Ellington. He had been employed by
Howard's Cleaners, Arkansas Distributors, Building Plastics, Inc. and in 1982
became the owner of Tanglewood Texaco, retiring in 1998. Mr. Blankenship was a
member and Deacon of New Hope Baptist Church, a member and Past Master of
Roland Masonic Lodge #508 and the Albert Pike Lodge #714, the Scottish Rite, and member of the Shrine Past Master Degree Team.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, a sister, and a brother.
He is survived
by his wife, a son, Ken Blankenship and his wife Linda, daughter, Nancy Hambrick and her husband Danny, three granddaughters: Jenny and Jayma Blankenship and Haley
Malin, his mother-in-law, Dorothea Ellington all of Roland, six sisters, four
brothers and a host of nephews and nieces.
Funeral service
will be at 2:00 2:00 p.m. on Monday at Ruebel Funeral Home chapel, officiated
by Rev. Danny Taylor, Rev. Richard
Blankenship and Rev. Rusty Wishon. Burial will
follow in Pinecrest Memorial Park.
Pulaski Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Fredna H. 55-56, 12Feb1944 - 09Feb2000, Alexander, Pulaski, AR, TX-456-70-5469
Blankenship,
Willie P. 76, 03Jun1926 - 22Mar2003, Alexander, Pulaski, AR, AR-430-52-1855
Blankenship,
Almeda L. 70, 07Jul1938 - 02Jan2009, Jacksonville, Pulaski, AR, MO-499-42-2715
Blankenship, Mary
E. 74, 16Apr1933 - 11May2007, Jacksonville,
Pulaski, AR, TN-414-46-7267
Blankenship,
Brenda C. 61, 13Feb1945 - 19Nov2006, Little Rock, Pulaski, AR, AR-431-80-0981
Blankenship,
Clinton J. 69, 12Sep1938 - 18Mar2008, Little Rock, Pulaski, AR, MS-427-64-1277
Blankenship,
Warren 84, 01Dec1920 - 30Jul2005, Little Rock, Pulaski, AR, AR-429-12-0729
Blankenship,
Lucile P. 91, 28Feb1909 - 17May2000, Little Rock, Pulaski, AR, AR-429-03-7883
Blankenship,
Harry P. 81, 06Apr1925 - 23Nov2006, North Little Rock, Pulaski, AR, AR-432-28-9760
Blankenship, Trena
L. 79, 24Oct1921 - 25May2001, North
Little Rock, Pulaski, AR, KS-510-18-6557
Blankenship, Billy
J. 66, 06Apr1937 - 17Apr2003, Roland,
Pulaski, AR, TN-411-54-6165
Randolph
+2002, Reyno, Randolph
Co., AR, Obituary
www.genealogybuff.com (AR obituaries)
John Roy Blankenship,
88, of Reyno, died Dec. 3, 2002, at St. Bernards in Jonesboro. He was a retired
manager of Thermogas in Walnut Ridge. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ben and Matilda Justice Blankenship;
his first wife, Lena
Blankenship; his second wife, Thelma Blankenship; a brother; and a sister.
Survivors include two sons, Leroy Blankenship,
Batesville, and Bill
Blankenship, Bryant; three
daughters, Barbara Hill, Bay, and Joyce Hughes and Connie Simkowiak, both of Jonesboro; three
brothers, Vernon Blankenship, Reyno, Jim Blankenship, Pollard, and Robert
Blankenship, Rockford, Ill.;
four sisters, Kathrine Smith and Lorene
Shepard, both of Corning, Dorothy O'Neal, McChessney Park, Ill., and Genny Holland, Belleville, Ill.; 15 grandchildren, 17
great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral was Saturday at 1 p.m. at McNabb Chapel in Pocahontas with
Rev. Nevin Gnagey officiating. Burial was in Masonic Cemetery under the
direction of McNabb Funeral Home of Pocahontas.
Pallbearers were Ben
Blankenship, Mark Blankenship, Chad Hughes, Randy Hill, Randy Onstead
and Brian Gilmer. Honorary pallbearers were Gary Nightingale, Ronnie Brand and
Dewayne Hammett.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Saint Francis
2001, Forrest City, St.
Francis Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/stfrancis/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/97
Mr. J.T. Jarrett, age 72, of Palestine, died Tuesday, Nov. 27,
2001, at Methodist Hospital in Memphis. Mr.
Jarrett, born May 17, 1929, in Mississippi was the son of Will S. Jarrett and
Mabel Tharp Jarrett. He made his home in Palestine for all of his life and was
a retired farmer.
In 1948 Mr. Jarrett married Monette Green and she survives him
along with three sons, Jerry Jarrett and Donnie Jarrett, both of Palestine and
Ronnie Jarrett of Caldwell; three daughters, Patricia Jumper of Palestine, Brenda Blankenship of Mt. Vernon, Texas and Cheryle Laws of
Forrest City; two brothers Paul Jarrett of Galt, Miss. and Dennis Jarrett of
Shaw, Miss.; two sisters, Olivia Killebrew of Gulfport, Miss. and Louise Gentry
of Hot Springs; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mr. Jarrett will be held Friday, Nov. 30,
2001, at 2 p.m. at the Twin Assembly Church of God in Palestine with Bro. Ed
Dickerson and Bro. A.T.
Blankenship officiating
the service. Burial will follow in Bell Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Forrest City, St.
Francis Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/stfrancis/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/112
Mrs. Audrey Shirley Penna, age 67, of Forrest City, died Monday,
Aug. 12, 2002, in Odessa, Texas. Mrs. Penna was born Dec. 27, 1934, in Marvell,
the daughter of Lawrence and Albirta Crisp. She made her home in Forrest City
for most of her life, worked at Harvest Foods and was a Baptist.
Mrs. Penna is survived by four daughters, Kathy Ford of Jonesboro,
Gail Ross of Ridgeland, Miss., Ginger White of Forrest City and Christy Dawson
of Odessa, Texas; six grandchildren and two grandchildren. Mrs. Penna was
preceded in death by two daughters, Janet Penna and Sandra Renee Blankenship, and one son, James Manuel Penna.
Funeral services will be held Friday, Aug. 16, 2002 at 11:30 a.m.
at Stevens Funeral Home with Rev. James Dean officiating. Burial will follow in
Forrest Park Cemetery, under the direction of Stevens Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2002, Forrest City, St.
Francis Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/stfrancis/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/148
Mr. Roland Hassell Troxell, age 81, of Forrest City, died Friday,
Nov. 22, 2002, at his home. Mr. Troxell was born on Feb. 6, 1921 in Searcy, the
son of Henry Hassell Troxell and Viola Dollar Troxell. He lived in Forrest City
for most of his life and was the owner and operator of Southern Furniture
Company. Mr. Troxell was a Lions Club member and former vice-president and
member of the Chamber of Commerce, Merchant's Committee chairman. He also
served as vice-president of Nathan Bedford Forrest Academy and vice-president
of the Arkansas Furniture Association. He was businessman of the year and was a
veteran of World War II with the Army Air Corp. Mr. Troxell was also a member
of Graham Memorial Presbyterian Church.
Mr. Troxell married Hazel Blankenship
in 1946 and she preceded him in death in 1995. He is survived by three
daughters, Desha Miller of Tullahoma, Tenn., Jo Patterson of Forrest City,
RoAnn Powell of Caldwell; two sisters, Rene Warner of Yardley, Pa., and Beryl
Wilson of California; two brothers, Don Troxell and Jerry Troxell both of
California and six grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held graveside on Sunday, Nov. 24, 2002,
at 2 p.m. at Forrest Park Cemetery with Rev. Denton McClellen officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2002, Goodwin, St.
Francis Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/stfrancis/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/120
Mrs. Bertha "Bo" French, age 90, of Goodwin, died
Tuesday, Feb. 5, 2002, at Crestpark Nursing Home in Forrest City. Mrs. French
was born June 29, 1911, in Blackton, and was the daughter of Charles Pitts and Bessie Blankenship Pitts.
She was a housewife and a member of the Goodwin Baptist Church. Mrs.
French married Everett French in 1940, and he preceded her in death in 1982.
She is survived by a brother, Elmer Pitts of West Memphis and
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will follow at 2 p.m. with burial following in
Salem Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2000, Palestine, St.
Francis Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/stfrancis/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/49
Mr. William Marshbank, age 88, of Lee County, died Sunday, Oct. 15,
2000, at Helena Regional Medical Center. Mr. Marshbank was a retired farmer and
a member of Mt. Zion M.B. Church, were he was a Deacon for 50 years.
He is survived by his wife, Rosie Marshbank, three daughters, Ellia
Marie Wimbley of West Memphis, Letha Vanpelt of Palestine and Ora Wafford of
Chicago, Ill.; a son, Calvin
Blankenship of Chicago, Ill.;
15 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and 1 great-great-grandchild.
Visitation for Mr. Marshbank will be Friday, Oct. 20, 2000, from 11 a.m. to 5
p.m. at Kennedy Chapel.
Funeral services will be Saturday, Oct. 21, 2000, at 1 p.m. at Mt.
Zion M.B. Church, with Rev. N. Gillispie officiating. Burial will follow in Mt.
Zion Cemetery under the direction of Kennedy Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2001, Palestine, St.
Francis Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/stfrancis/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/66
Mrs. Monette Green Jarrett, age 70, of Palestine, died Friday, Dec.
28, 2001. Mrs. Jarrett, born March 28,1931, in
Palestine, was the daughter of Eli Green and Lillie Gregg Green. She made her
home in Palestine all of her life and was a homemaker.
In 1948, Mrs. Jarrett married J. T. Jarrett and he preceded her in
death earlier this year. She is survived by three sons, Jerry Jarrett and
Donnie Jarrett, both of Palestine and Ronnie Jarrett of Caldwell; three
daughters, Patricia Jumper of Palestine, Brenda Blankenship
of Mt. Vernon, Texas and Cheryle Laws of Forrest City; a sister, Eva Hall of
Palestine; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services fro Mrs. Jarrett were
held Monday, Dec. 31, 2001, at the Twin Assembly of God Church in Palestine
with Rev. David Stegal and Rev.
A.T. Blankenship officiating.
Burial followed at Bell Cemetery
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Palestine, St.
Francis Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ar/stfrancis/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/119
Mrs. Lena C. Johnson, age 75, of Palestine, died Saturday, Feb. 9,
2002, at Crittenden Memorial Hospital in West Memphis. Mrs. Johnson, born Jan.
9, 1927, in Palestine, was the daughter of Berylotha Mathena and Rosie Blankenship Mathena.
Mrs. Johnson is survived by five daughters, Rosie Williams, Mary
Smith, Gladys Ferguson, Ann L. Parker and Linda Johnson, all of Detroit, Mich.;
eight sons, Jerry Johnson and Willie Johnson, both of Detroit, Mich., James
Johnson of Forrest City, Erna B. Johnson of North Carolina, Clarence Johnson of
St. Louis, Anthony Johnson of Florida, Tony Johnson of Norfolk, Va. and Thomas
Johnson of Baton Rouge, La.; two brothers, Clarence Mathena of Chicago, Ill.
and Beryl Mathena of Jackson, Miss.; 36 grandchildren and 18
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs. Johnson will be held Saturday, Feb. 16,
2002, at 10 a.m. at M.T. Gillian Baptist Church with Rev. Theodore Austin
officiating. Burial will follow in Gill Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Saint Francis Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Betty
R. 55, 08Oct1955 - 05Mar2011, Forrest
City, Saint Francis, AR, IL-341-52-1554
Saline
+2002, Benton, Saline Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.genlookups.com/ar/webbbs_config.pl/read/299
Marie "Molly" Blankenship, 80, of Benton,
Arkansas, died Sunday, February 3, 2002, at Saline Memorial Hospital in Benton.
Mrs. Blankenship was born July 4, 1921, at Redfield, Arkansas, the daughter of
the late William T. and Jessie Wright Thrower.
She was reared and received her education
in Redfield and Pine Bluff, graduated from Redfield High School. Upon
graduation, she joined the U. S. Navy and served during the World War II era.
She married Lawrence Wade Blankenship in 1944, and
they moved to Pine Bluff in 1945. He preceded her in death on July 16, 1980.
She lived here until she moved to Benton in 1996, to be with her son. Mrs.
Blankenship worked as a cook for five (5) years at the Boy's Training School in
Pine Bluff before her retirement. Marie was a member of the New Beginnings
Church in Pine Bluff.
She was preceded in death by her husband,
her parents, three brothers and one sister.
Marie is survived by two sons, David (Trixie) Blankenship of Benton, AR
and James
"Chuck" (Susan) Blankenship of New Caney, TX; three brothers, David (Opal) Thrower,
Daniel Thrower both of Pine Bluff and Woodrow (Ruth) Thrower of Waco, Texas;
two sisters, Mrs. Josie Croft of White Hall, and Mrs. Jean Bond of Pine Bluff;
and two grandchildren, Dabney and Wade.
Funeral services will be held on
Wednesday, February 6, 2002 at 11:00 AM at the Chapel of Ralph Robinson and
Son, 807 Cherry, Pine Bluff. Burial will be at Memorial Park in Pine Bluff.
SSDI: Blankenship,
Lawrence, 64, 31Jan1916 - ??Jul1980, Pine Bluff, Jefferson, AR, NC-237-16-3337
+2007, Benton, Saline Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.ralphrobinsonandson.com/obituaries/David-WallaceDave-Blankenship-2030/#!/Obituary
David Wallace "Dave" Blankenship, age 50, of
Benton, Arkansas, died Saturday, December 22, 2007, at Baptist Health Medical
Center in Little Rock. Mr.
Blankenship was born January 8, 1957, in Dallas, Texas, a son of the late Lawrence Wade and
Marie Thrower Blankenship.
Mr. Blankenship moved to Arkansas in
1963, with his family. He was reared and educated in Pine Bluff where he
graduated from Watson Chapel High School in 1976. He worked as office manager
for Drago Supply for fifteen years.
Mr. Blankenship was preceded in death by
a brother-in-law, Donald Eugene Covington.
He is survived by his wife, Trixie Covington Blankenship, whom he married
August 1, 1981 in Clarksville, Arkansas, a brother,
James
"Chuck" Blankenship and wife, Susan; niece,
Dabney
Blankenship and a nephew, Edmond Blankenship, all of Houston,
Texas; three Goddaughters, Ashlea, Tiffany and Lacey Herring, all of Pine
Bluff.
Funeral services will be Thursday,
December 27, 2007, at 10:00 AM in the Chapel of Ralph Robinson & Son with
Reverend Stacey Lisenbey and Reverend Al Michael officiating.
+2009, Benton, Saline Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.rollerfuneralhomes.com/services.asp?page=odetail&id=17367&locid=6
Wanda Glee Blankenship, 83, of Benton, died July 10, 2009 at Baptist Health Center after
a short illness. She was born in Carlisle, [Lonoke Co.] AR on October 22, 1925
to Frank Walden and Mabel (Hawkins) Walden.
She was a LPTN, an Eastern Star Worthy Matron, active in THEOS for
several years, and a member of Sharon Missionary Baptist Church. She always
served others and loved spending time with her family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husband, James
Edward Blankenship and
brothers Ben Walden and Glen Walden.
She is survived by three sons,
Ben (Sheila) Blankenship, James P. (Liz) Blankenship, Roger Bo Blankenship, one daughter, Donna Blankenship all of Benton; seven grandchildren; eight
great-grandchildren, and sister, Lucille Hunnicutt of Louisiana.
Funeral services will be held at 10:00 A.M., Wednesday, July 15,
2009 at Roller-Ballard Funeral Chapel with Bro. Glen E. Tropp officiating.
Interment will follow at Pinecrest Memorial Park.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Saline Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Wanda
G. 83, 22Oct1925 - 10Jul2009, Benton,
Saline, AR, AR-431-34-8037
Blankenship,
Wesley F. 81, 25Sep1919 - 28Dec2000, Benton, Saline, AR, AR-430-21-7087
Sebastian
+2008, Ft. Smith,
Sebastian Co., AR, Obituary
Southwest
Times Record,
12/20/2008
Dolores Wear Blankenship of Booneville died Tuesday, Dec. 16, 2008, in Fort Smith. She was
born Nov. 4, 1941. She was a member of Community Bible Church and retired from
Sebastian County Health Department.
Funeral will be noon today at Lewis Funeral Chapel in Fort Smith
with burial at U.S. National Cemetery in Fort Smith. Pallbearers will be Clint
Reed, Danny Ramsey, Chuck Martin, Ray Davis, Jerry and
Don Cossey and Johnnie Nelke.
She is survived by her husband, Vernon; two sons, Phillip Blankenship of Phoenix and Brian Blankenship of Fort Smith; two sisters, Pat Dinsmore
of Fort Smith and Kay Martin of Lawton, Okla.; two brothers, Dennis Wear of
Bells, Tenn., and Jim Rogers of Van Buren; two grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Fort Smith,
Sebastian Co., AR, Obituary
The Oklahoman , June 26, 2009
Jack L. Blankenship,
76, of Fort Smith, Arkansas, died on Wednesday, June 24, 2009. He was born in
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma to his parents, James M and Hazel Blankenship. He lived most of his life in Oklahoma and
Arizona and had just moved to Fort Smith, Arkansas recently to be close to
family. Jack was a retired postal carrier for the
United States Post Office. He served his country in both the U.S. Navy and the
U.S. Marines and was in the Marine Reserves.
Jack leaves behind his loving wife Carolyn of the home
and his sister-in-law Judy Tomanka and her husband Rich of Fort Smith. Everyone
that knew Jack and Carolyn know he
lived his life to the fullest, up to the end. Jack
"Did It His Way", and for that he will be remembered and remain dear
to us in our hearts and minds.
Cremation will be under the direction of Ocker-Putman Funeral Home
of Fort Smith with Burial of the ashes to be at a later date in Resthaven
Cemetery in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Sebastian Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Jack
L. 76, 24Sep1932 - 24Jun2009, Fort
Smith, Sebastian, AR, OK-444-28-6244
Sevier
+2007, De Queen, Sevier
Co., AR, Obituary
Texarkana Gazette, Published 11/20/2007
Acie Viola Humphrey Blankenship died Monday, Nov. 19, 2007, in a DeQueen AR nursing home. Mrs.
Blankenship was born Feb. 10, 1927 in Green's Chapel community in Sevier Co.
AR. She was a homemaker, a retired sales clerk and a member of the Memorial
Missionary Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James
Blankenship in December 2006.
Survivors include one son
and one daughter-in-law, Jimmy Dale and Dollie
Blankenship of Horatio; two
grand-daughters and grandsons-in-law, Jennifer and Paul Ernest and Kimberly and
Heath Leonard of Horatio; two sisters Ruby Stinnett of DeQueen and Pearlie
Miles of Redwater TX; five great-grandchildren and a number of other relatives.
Graveside serices will be at 10am Wednesday at the Chapel Hill
Cemetery with Rev. J. L. Walker and Rev. Wesley Blankenship officiating under the
direction of Chandler Funeral Home.
+2009, De Queen, Sevier
Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.kdqn.net/obituaries.htm
Mrs. Ruby L. Humphrey Stinnett, age 92, a resident of De Queen,
died Wednesday, December 2, 2009 in the Crystal Falls Health Care Center in
DeQueen. She was born in the Greens Chapel Community, Arkansas. She
was a homemaker and a member of the First Baptist Church in De Queen.
Mrs. Stinnett was preceded in death by her parents, Frank and Maggie
Woods Humphrey; her husband, Robert Burl Stinnett, six sisters, Annie Manning,
Ressie Gibson, Rachel Metcalf, Acie
Blankenship, Alleene Bartlett,
and Lorene Phillips; one brother, James Humphrey.
She is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Priscilla and
Bootney Cole of De Queen; one sister, Pearlie Miles of Texarkana, Texas; and
one grandson, Rob Cole and his wife Brandi of De Queen. Graveside
Funeral Services for Mrs. Stinnett will be held at 10:00 a.m.,
Saturday, December 5, 2009 in the Chapel Hill Cemetery, with James McRae,
minister officiating, under the direction of Wilkerson Funeral Home in De
Queen.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Sevier Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Acie
V. 80, 10Feb1927 - 19Nov2007, De
Queen, Sevier, AR, AR-430-48-1218
Blankenship, James 81, 21Jul1925 - 30Dec2006, De
Queen, Sevier, AR, AR-429-32-2930
Scott
2007, Harvey, Scott Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Wednesday, April 18, 2007
Roy Lynn Cockburn, 80, of Harvey died Monday, April 16, 2007, at
Baptist Hospital in Little Rock of stomach cancer. He was born Jan. 20, 1927,
in Gravelly, Ark. (Yell County) to Charley Quinton and Beulah Cockburn. He
worked as a timber contractor at Forrester for Dierks Lumber co. until the mill
closed in 1952 and Weyerhaeuser in Springfield, Ore. He spent most of his life
as a private timber contractor and his retirement years selling fruit and
vegetables in Scott and Yell counties in Arkansas and bordering counties in
Oklahoma. Roy thoroughly enjoyed visiting with the many people he met and
talked about their friendship. He liked to fish for perch and catfish and take
drives down roads in the national forest.
He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, Leonard
Cockburn of Springfield, Ore.; a sister, Louise Maxey of Waldron; a son, Glenn
Ray Cockburn; and nephews, Bobby Maxey and Richie Cockburn. Survivors include
two daughters, Linda and Bobby Mills of Dardanelle, and Trisha Sikes of
Danville; two brothers, C.L. Cockburn of Mena and Winston Cockburn of Little
Rock; a sister, Corene White of Tulsa, Okla.; and several nieces, nephews and
cousins.
Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 19, at Cedar
Creek Cemetery. Pallbearers will be M.L. Morgan, Kyle Cockburn, Billy Maxey,
Mike Qualls, David Williams and Robert Blankenship.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Union
Union Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Lottie B. 82, 21Dec1920 - 29Mar2003, El Dorado, Union, AR, AR-430-13-6273
Washington
+2006, Springdale,
Washington Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.nelsonberna.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=390023
Mrs. Blanche
Hudspeth Karnes, 99 of Springdale, AR passed away
Sunday, October 8, 2006 at the Circle of Life Hospice House. She was born March
13, 1907 in Eros, AR to J. C. and Essie Martha (King)
Blankenship.
She was a
homemaker and a member of Springdale First Baptist Church where she was a
member of the Singing Saints Choir and T.E.L. Sunday School Class.
She was
preceded in death by her two husbands Joe Hudspeth and Austin Karnes, one son
Bobby Joe Hudspeth and on granddaughter, Tonya Sharp.
She is survived
by two daughters, Betty Swallow and Mary Luney and husband Ronnie both of
Springdale, AR, two grandchildren, Joe Swallow of Brooklyn, NY, Annette Wilson
of Springdale, AR, one niece, Sue Harrison of Fayetteville, AR, five
stepchildren, and two great grandsons.
Graveside
funeral services will be held Tuesday, October 10, 2006 at 2:00 PM in
Berryville Memorial Park Cemetery in Berryville, AR.
Fayetteville, Washington Co., AR, Fayetteville Nat. Cem., Burial
700 Government
Ave., Zip 72701, TX (479) 444-5051
Blankenship, Otis Kirk YNC USN, b. 06/14/1929, DOD01/21/2005, Sec.
20 R-C #67, K, V
From:
Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net
Washington Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Jean
A. 82, 29Sep1921 - 26Jun2004, Fayetteville,
Washington, AR, MO-488-44-0217
Blankenship, Julia
C. 81, 04Dec1920 - 26Jul2002, Springdale,
Washington, AR, AR-431-18-0127
White
2008, Searcy, White Co.,
AR, Obituary
seMissourian.com, Thursday, February 7, 2008,
Carol Marie Blankenship, 72, of Searcy died Monday, Feb. 4, 2008. She was born Nov. 14,
1935, in St. Louis, daughter of Grady and Estelle Burt.
Carol is survived
by her husband, Richard
Blankenship of the home; a
daughter, Amy Blankenship Sewell
and husband Scott of New York City; two sons, Richard Blankenship and wife Vickie of Norcross, Ga., Eric Blankenship of St. Louis; and two grandchildren, Cathey and Emily Blankenship.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. today at Powell Funeral Home in Searcy.
Interment will be in Oaklawn Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
White Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, C. 78, 05May1924 - 21Jun2002, Searcy,
White, AR, AR-431-20-4727
Blankenship, Carol
M. 72, 14Nov1935 - 04Feb2008, Searcy,
White, AR, GA-259-52-2631
Blankenship, Rudy
C. 73, 05Sep1934 - 05Dec2007, Searcy,
White, AR, MO-493-34-1121
Yell
2005, Briggsville, Yell
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Friday, November 25, 2005
Alton B. Webb, 80, of Briggsville, died Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2005,
at the Chambers Memorial Hospital. He was a poultry grower, a timber man and
member of the Briggsville Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by three brothers, Floyd, Eddie and Newton
Webb, and two sisters, Ilene James and Johnnie Webb.
Survivors include his wife of 46 years, Jewel Reed Webb; sons and
daughter-in-law, Elton Webb of Bluffton, David and Melanie Webb of Pocola,
Okla.; daughters, Deborah Webb of Briggsville, Amy Holland of Plainview; six
children; two great-grandchildren; and many nephews and nieces.
Pallbearers: Theron Webb, B.J. Webb, Morgan James, Bobby James,
Randy Holland and Robert Blankenship.
Honorary Pallbearers: Eddie Webb and Jonathan Graham.
Funeral service will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Briggsville Methodist Church.
Interment will be at Parks Cemetery in Nola.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Danville, Yell Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Thursday, January 31, 2008
Erby Lee Elrod, 62, formerly of Rover, died Monday, Jan. 28, 2008,
at Arkansas Health Center in Benton. He was born Dec. 14, 1945, to Jess Lee and
Selma Lewis Elrod in Los Angeles, Calif. He worked as a freight handler for Los
Angeles Wholesale Institute before moving to Arkansas. He was a Christian from
early childhood. He was as active in the Rover Fire Department as his disabilities
permitted.
Survivors include an uncle, Bill (Lou Ann) Lewis; three aunts, Pat
(Clete) Duffle, Naomi Cornelson and Isabelle Elrod; and several cousins and
friends.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 2, 2008, at Cornwell
Chapel with Bro. John McCourt officiating. Burial will be in New Bethel
Cemetery at Plainview. Arrangements are by Cornwell Funeral Home. Pallbearers: Active
— Chuck McCool, Wayne Rhoades, Charles Henry Anderson, John Overfelt, Johnny Ray Blankenship and Leon Blankenson. Honorary — Harry Wayne Rhoades Jr., Dub Pugh and Roy Colbert.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Danville, Yell Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Thursday, August 7, 2008
Leonard Josh Weaver, 84, of Plainview entered Heaven on Tuesday,
Aug. 5, 2008.
He was born on Feb. 25, 1924, to Charlie and Martha Furr Weaver. He was
preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Charles; four brothers; and five
sisters.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Pauline Weaver; four
daughters and spouses, Helen and Herbert Jones of Hollis, Anna Williams of Hot
Springs Village, Meredith and Phillip Young of Plainview, and Barbara and James
Westlake of Plainview; 11 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; two
great-great-grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Jane and Joe Phillips
of Hot Springs; and a host of friends and extended family who will all miss him
dearly.
Leonard retired from the timber industry at the age of 62 but his
love for the woods brought him out of retirement until the age of 81. He was a
true outdoorsman who also loved hunting and fishing, serving the Lord, friends
and family were Leonard’s greatest joys in life. He never met a stranger. He
was a founding member of the Plainview Jesus Name Church where he enjoyed many
hours of singing and praising the Lord with his banjo and guitar.
Funeral will be at 4 p.m. Friday, Aug. 8, 2008, at Plainview Jesus
Name Pentecostal Church with Bro. Stacy Lisenbey officiating. Burial will be in
Hawks Cemetery in Hollis. Pallbearers: Active — Brad Jones, Josh Smith, Jesse
Haston, Jesse Palmer, John Walker and Bud Potts. Honorary — Mike Jones, Doug
Moats, Lloyd Speers, the Rev. Bill Davis, Len Davis, Gene Humphreys, John Blankenship, Bill Watson, Ken Coker, Doyle Glass and
men of the Plainview Jesus Name Pentecostal Church.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Dardanelle, Yell
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Saturday, March 1, 2003
Willard "Chig" Harris, 76, of Dardanelle, died Friday,
Feb. 28, at Dardanelle Hospital. Born Aug. 5, 1926, at Casa, he was a son of
the late Elmer and Mittie
Blankenship Harris. He was an
Army veteran of World War II, a retired construction heavy equipment operator
and devoted family man. He loved the outdoors and was an avid hunter and
fisherman. His hobbies were his grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a son,
Billy Joe Harris, and by three brothers and two sisters.
Survivors include his wife of 52 years, Wanez Harris; four
daughters and three sons-in-law, Betty Robertson, Helen and Darrell Nuckols,
Faye and Clyde Parks, Karen and Kenny Ford, all of Dardanelle; three brothers
and two sisters; six grandchildren and two grandchildren-in-law, Kacey and
David Johnson, Tonya and Robert Tippit, Bradley Nuckols, Tarin Underwood, Zach
Underwood and Nathaniel Ford, all of Dardanelle; two great-grandchildren,
Colter and Hannah Duhon of Dardanelle; several nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be 10 a.m. Monday at Shinn Chapel with Bill McClure
officiating. Burial will be in Casa Cemetery under the direction of Shinn
Funeral Service. Pallbearers will be Kenny Ford, Zach Underwood, Clyde Parks,
Robert Tippit, Robert Harris, Jimmy Rankin and Ronnie Maxwell. Honorary
pallbearers will be grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
1930 Census, Cherry Hill, Perry Co., AR,
Harris, Elmer 31, M, AR, Head,
Harris, Mattie 25, F, AR, Wife,
Harris, Francis L. 08, M, AR, Son,
Harris, Calvin I. 06, M, AR, Son,
Harris, Willard W. 03, M, AR, Son,
Harris, Rose 01, F, AR, Dau,
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XML1-XFM
2003, Dardanelle, Yell
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Monday, November 10, 2003
Effie L. Ellis, 56, of Dardanelle died Sunday, Nov. 9, at her home.
Born Nov. 15, 1946, at Stump City, she was the daughter of James M. and Faye
Allman Coleman. She was the widow of Emmitt Ellis Sr., and was employed by
Wayne Farms as packaging and shipping clerk.
Survivors include a son, Emmitt “Buddy” Ellis Jr. of Dardanelle; a
sister, Linda Smith of Memphis, Tenn.; a grandson, Russell Blake Ellis of Dardanelle;
a nephew and a niece.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Cornwell Chapel by the Rev.
Jay Dockins. Burial will be in Haney Cemetery by Cornwell Funeral Service.
Pallbearers: Active — Gary Hicks, Stephen Wilson, Shon Wilson, Kyle Blankenship, Andrew Parham and Lee Lawrence. Honorary — Danny Tarkington, John and Sharon Standridge, and
Clinton and Sylvia West.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2006, Dardanelle, Yell
Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Monday, February 27, 2006
Millie Boen, 88, of Dardanelle, formerly of the Buttermilk
Community (Pope County), and widow of Loyd Boen, died Saturday, Feb. 25, 2006,
at the Dardanelle Nursing Center.
A daughter of the late Charlie and Dorothy Burks Henderson, she was born Aug.
5, 1917, in Pope County. She was a Baptist.
Survivors include her daughter, Doris Frame of Dardanelle; two
granddaughters, Betty Collins and Debbie Weibler, both of Russellville; five
great-grandchildren, William Harris, Bruce Palmer, Milissa Thomas, Samantha Spencer
and Spencer Moody, all of Russellville; and six great-great grandchildren.
Graveside service and burial is 2 p.m. Tuesday at Tate Cemetery
near Appleton, officiated by the Revs. Jimmy Lee Chronister
and Burl Blankenship. Active pallbearers are Jimmy Lee and J. D.
Chronister, Burl Blankenship, Jeffery Burris, and James and Harley Henderson.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2002, Ola, Yell Co., AR, Obituary
http://www.yellcountyobits.org/obittext/ycrobit041.html
Yell County
Record, Wednesday,
March 27, 2002
Estelle
"Apache Lady" Foster, age 74, of Ola died Sunday, March 24, 2002 at
Chambers Memorial Hospital in Danville. She was the daughter of the late Lester and Mary Cross Blankenship and was born May 20, 1927 at Clayton,
Oklahoma. She was the widow of Bennie "Deuce-In-The-Hole Foster, an avid
CBer, a loving mother and housewife. She was a member of the Ola Assembly of
God Church.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; three sons,
Lloyd Ray Foster, Jimmy Lee Foster and Billy Ray Foster.
Survivors include her fianc , Edward Keeney of Ola; a son, Jackie
Foster of Shreveport, Louisiana; three daughters and sons-in-law, Mary and
Johnny Baker and Mildred and Jimmy Rose, all of Ola; and Sheila and Harrold
Foster of Centerville; a son-in-law, Fred Bosbous of Houston, Texas; a brother,
Ollie Blankenship of
Pasadena, California; three step-sisters, Lottie Wells and Lola Davis, both of
Marieta, Oklahoma; and Emilie Curley of Gladewater, Texas; 19 grandchildren, 31
great grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren.
Funeral service will be Thursday, March 28, 2002 at 2:00 p. m. at
the Shinn Chapel with Rev. Jack Townsell officiating. Burial will be in the
Ola-Sandlin Cemetery at Ola, by Shinn Funeral Service of Russellville. Active
pallbearers will be James Allen Pitts, Danny Burfield, Randy Burfield, Buddy
Baker, B. J. Moore, Jimmy Foster, Jimmy Foster, Jr. Heath Catlett and Jackie
Foster, Jr. The family will receive friends on Wednesday evening, from 7 to 8
p. m. at the funeral home.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Ola, Yell Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Monday, December 29, 2003
James Hunt, 74, of Ola died Sunday, Dec. 28, at Chambers Memorial
Hospital at Danville. Born Feb. 12,
1929, at Wing to the late Raney and Lenora Blankenship
Hunt, he was a U.S. Navy veteran of World War II, a truck driver and a Baptist.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother; and a
sister.
Survivors include four brothers, Raymond Hunt of Plainview, Billy
Hunt of Little Rock, Monroe Hunt of Plainview and Silven Hunt of Schenectady,
N.Y.; three sisters, Bell Bonner of North Litle Rock, Perry Lee Whitlow of Ola
and Mila Joy Beedleson of Scotia, N.Y.; and several nieces and nephews.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Salem Church at Plainview
officiated by the Rev. Blain Craig. Burial will be in Salem Cemetery under the
direction of Humphrey Funeral Service. Mr. Hunt’s nephews will serve as
pallbearers.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Ola, Yell Co., AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Friday, March 16, 2007
Diana Porterfield of Ola died Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at Saint
Mary’s Regional Medical Center in Russellville. Born Oct. 9, 1965, in Liberty,
Texas, she was the daughter of the late Melvis and Tina Johnson. She was the
mother of nine children and grandmother of three. She was preceded in death by
a brother, Donny Johnson; and a son, Robert Beaver.
Survivors include her children, James Burch of Russellville, Rachel
Johnson of Texas, David Baker and wife, Felicia, Daniel Baker and Ricky
Porterfield of Plainview, Rachel Baker of Texas, Levi Johnson of Ola and Myles
Johnson of Ola; four brothers, David Johnson and wife, Marlyn, of Hector, Loyd
Herbert of California, Phillip Whiting of Oregon and Michael Whiting of
California; two sisters, Debra Blankenship and
husband, Leon, of Rover and Sherry Brown and husband,
John, of Sheridan.
Memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hunt’s Chapel in Rover
with Pastor Dan Osolin and David Johnson officiating. Cremation arrangements
are by Cornwell Funeral Home of Danville.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Rover, Yell Co., AR,
Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Friday, November 22, 2002
David "Argus" Price, 97, of Rover died Friday, Nov. 22,
at Chambers Memorial Hospital. Born Nov. 13, 1905, at Wing, he was the son of
the late William "Billy" and Sally Castleberry Price, a retired
farmer, carpenter and painter, and a member of Rover Baptist Church. He was
preceded in death by three brothers, Ila, Fred and
Andrew Price; and three sisters, Edith Rowell, Ethel Patrick and Jewell Lawson.
Survivors include his wife of 51 years, Dail Harvey Price; a son
and daughter-in-law, William and Treccie Price of Rover; a sister, Mildred
McCarthy of Tucson, Ariz.; and two granddaughters, Christy Griffin of Fort Smith
and Rebecca Price of Rover.
Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Rover Baptist Church by the
Rev. Elvin McDill and the Rev. Jack McKinnon. Burial will be in Mount Zion
Cemetery at Briggsville by Cornwell Funeral Service. Pallbearers will be Jim
Roberson, Johnny Ray
Blankenship, Robert Buford,
Jerry Spears, Steve Matheson and Kevin Milligan.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Rover, Yell Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Monday, October 8, 2007
William Joseph Francis Blankenship, better known as Uncle Joe, age 88, of Rover departed Saturday,
Oct. 6, 2007. He was born Oct. 10, 1918 at Rover, Ark., to the late William S. and Dovie Gladden Blankenship.
He was a retired U.S. Forest Service worker, bus driver for Plainview-Rover
School District and a farmer. He was a Sunday school superintendent, deacon and
member of Plainview First Assembly of God Church. He was preceded in death by his
parents; and a sister, Lucy.
Survivors include his wife of 63 years, Ima Jean Ornsbey Blankenship; daughters and sons-in-law, Jo Ann and Dennis Gardenhire, Hattieville, Lula Bell
and Bob Fowler, Rover; sons and daughters-in-law, William F. and Kathy
Blankenship, Milton, Fla., Roy Lee and Virgie
Blankenship, Rover; brothers
and sisters-in-law, John and Marie Blankenship,
Rover, Roy and Lillian Blankenship,
Sheridan; sisters and brother-in-law, Arlene and Henry
Carpenter, Hot Springs, Jean and Junior Morrison, Gracie and Otis Holloway, Ethel and Coy Reed,
Rover; 21 grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren; and four
great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be 10 a.m. Monday at Plainview First Assembly
of God Church with Brother Mike Gullett officiating. Burial will be in Hunts
Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Fred Ornsbey, Gary Morrison, Johnny R. Blankenship, Brial Holloway, Bennny Stone and Troy
Reed. Honorary pallbearers are Forest Service employees.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Rover, Yell Co.,
AR, Obituary
www.couriernews.com, Monday, October 27, 2008
Marie Evelene Blankenship, 75, of Rover passed away Saturday, Oct. 25, 2008.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Virgil and Effie Calvert McConnell;
her stepmother, Elsie Dobbs McConnell; brothers, Johnny and Bill McConnell;
sister, Mary McConnell.
Survivors include her husband of 57 years, John Henry Blankenship; children, Johnny Ray
and Joyce Blankenship, David and Lisa Blankenship, Janell and Jimmy
Fowler, all of Rover, Debra and Billy Lofland, Brigsville;
grandchildren, Stacy and Toby Tapp, Havana, Stephen and Michelle
Blankenship, Ola, Donnie
Fowler, Centerville, Jackie Paul and Holly Fowler, Pottsville, Todd and Brittany Blankenship, Rover, Sarah and Brent Burnett, Ola,
Jacob Lofland, Briggsville; great-grandchildren, Haley Bewley, Bryce Tapp,
Havana, Rosemary, Kimberlea, Mackenzie
Blankenship, Ola, Brady
Fowler, Centerville, Weston and Tatem Blankenship,
Rover; brothers and sisters-in-law, Lonnie and Ava McConnell, Cabot, Jim and
Shirley McConnell, Plainview, Jerry and Beverly McConnell, Havana, Cecil and
Bonnie Sharp, Bob Sharp, Clinton; sisters and brothers-in-law, Ruby Litsey,
Dardanelle, Jan and Jim Donnell, Rover, Shirley Judkins, Dardanelle, Chris
Cunningham, Bakersfield, Calif., Linda and Fred White, Belleville, Pam and
Tommy Simpson, Russellville, Sarah and Charles White, Ola; many nieces, nephews,
extended family and friends.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday, Oct. 27, 2008, at the
Rover Baptist Church. Burial will be in the Blankenship Family Cemetery in Rover. Pallbearers will be Stephen Blankenship,
Donnie Fowler, Jackie Paul Fowler, Todd Blankenship,
Jacob Lofland and Toby Tapp. Honorary pallbearers will be W.T. Pugh and Lynn
Craves.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Yell Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Joe
F. 88, 10Oct1918 - 06Oct2007, Rover, Yell, AR, AR-430-24-2483
Blankenship, Marie 75, 18Jul1933 - 25Oct2008, Rover,
Yell, AR, AR-430-64-9321