1990-1999, IL, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net

 

SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , IL,            Transcribed by Jim @ Blankenshipweb.com

Blankenship, Alton W.      52, 21Apr1945 - 04Jun1997,           (72),                                                 IL-345-38-1095

Blankenship, Beatrice       73-74, 24Oct1916 - 10Oct1990,      (not specified),                                IL-355-16-3897

Blankenship, Brian            16, 02May1980 - 01Feb1997,          (72),                                                 IL-351-80-8708

Blankenship, Brian K.       24, 24Nov1970 - 14Aug1995,          (not specified),                                IL-344-80-1908

Blankenship, Carla J.         37, 22May1954 - 18Dec1991,         (not specified),                                IL-328-50-4548

Blankenship, Duane E.      18, 29Jul1973 - 19Nov1991,            (not specified),                                IL-324-62-7951

Blankenship, Ida M.          62, 13Dec1929 - 18Jan1992,           (not specified),                                IL-331-48-1942

Blankinship, J. A.                             61, 17Nov1931 - ??Aug1993,          (not specified),                                 IL-339-22-3846

Blankenship, Jesse A.        78, 03Apr1913 - 18Jun1991,           (not specified),                                IL-357-10-9511

Blankenship, Jerry W.       55, 26Sep1941 - 13Nov1996,          (72),                                                 IL-343-32-8677

Blankenship, Kevin           38, 10Dec1956 - 14Jun1995,           (not specified),                                IL-360-56-4053

Blankenship, Laurel L.      80, 07Jun1910 - ??Oct1990,            (not specified),                                IL-344-01-3307

Blankenship, Louis C.       49, 06Mar1947 - 18Nov1996,          (72),                                                 IL-349-42-4197

Blankenship, Merle           89, 08Oct1902 - 04Feb1992,           (not specified),                                IL-320-38-9830

Blankenship, Nancy L.      60, 12Jan1939 - 14Jul1999,             (72),                                                 IL-359-32-7564

Blankenship, R.                 41, 05Aug1948 - ??Feb1990,           (not specified),                                IL-358-38-9796

Blankenship, Ray                             71, 08Aug1920 - 25May1992,         (not specified),                                 IL-337-18-3523

Blankenship, Reginald L.  88, 27Feb1902 - 24May1990,          (not specified),                                IL-331-14-8952

Blankenship, Reginald M. 03, 03Dec1986 - ??Mar1990,          (not specified),                                IL-361-76-4729

Blankenship, Riley E.        28, 02Feb1968 - 30Oct1996,           (72),                                                 IL-349-62-1328

Blankenship, Ronald         22, 23Nov1976 - 17Feb1999,          (72),                                                 IL-353-54-7635

Blankenship, Ruby F.        74, 07Jan1917 - 13Feb1991,            (not specified), Champaign              IL-350-34-3720

Blankenship, S. L.             33-34, 12Jul1957 - ??Jul1991,         (not specified),                                IL-356-44-2156

Blankenship, Sophie A.     82, 11Mar1908 - 01Jun1990,           (not specified),                                IL-345-18-8700

 

Bond                                                                                                                 

 

1990, Mulberry Grove, Bond Co., IL, Obituary

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - March 21, 1990

Fern E. Roesselet, 69, of Mulberry Grove died 1:03 p.m. Tuesday (March 20, 1990) in Utlaut Memorial Hospital, Greenville. Services will be 2 p.m. Friday in Ripperdan Schildknecht Funeral Home Mulberry Grove. Burial will be in Noffsinger Cemetery, Mulberry Grove.

Miss Roesselet was born in Mulberry Grove, daughter of Sidney M. and Maude Kelly Roesselet. She was a waitress at Nuby's Steak House, Pocahontas, for 28 years and member of Church of Christ.

Surviving are her sisters, Helen F. Sexton and Mrs. Frank (Bessie) I. Rench both of Mulberry Grove; stepbrother, Earl Blankenship of Mulberry Grove stepsister, Mrs. Ed (Jean) Ennen of Greenville.

Seven brothers and one sister preceded her in death.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Bond Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Dorothy M.  82, 12Aug1917 - 10Sep1999,          Greenville, Bond, IL,                       IL-340-60-4073

Blankenship, Herman        79, 31Dec1900 - ??Nov1980,          Greenville, Bond, IL,                       PA-176-07-9934

Blankenship, Theodore W.              75, 16Dec1919 - 09Apr1995,           Greenville, Bond, IL,                              IL-325-14-3889

Blankenship, Earl                             84, 05Jan1912 - 13Jun1996,            Mulberry Grove, Bond, IL,              IL-351-03-4479

Blankenship, William F.   80, 04Apr1918 - 15Oct1998,           Mulberry Grove, Bond, IL,               IL-344-05-5470

 

Champaign                                                                                                       

 

+1991, Champaign, Champaign Co., IL,

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - March 25, 1991

Ruby Blankenship, 84, of Champaign, Ill., formerly of Ft. Thomas, died at 3:15 a.m. Saturday in Champaign. She was a retired saleswoman for Lazarus Department Store, Cincinnati. Her husband, George Dewey Blankenship, died in 1986.

Survivors include a daughter, Sharon K. Sizemore of Champaign; sons, Donald G. Blankenship of Sharonville and Norman E. Blankenship of Edgewood; brothers, Bruce Liles of Ft. Thomas and Hubert Liles of Camp Dix; a sister, Marie Vick of Newport; 10 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at First Church of the Nazarene, Newport. Burial will be in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Taylor Mill.

[SSDI, 29Oct1906 - Mar1991]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Christian                                                                                                           

 

Christian Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Mary J.         83-84, 28Sep1912 - 17Sep1996,      Edinburg, Christian, IL,                   IL-318-38-7563

Blankenship, B. S.             52, 23Jul1939 - 15Nov1991,            Pana, Christian, IL,                          IL-336-32-9307

 

Clark                                                                                                                 

 

Clark Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Alton            89, 11Sep1907 - 15Oct1996,           Marshall, Clark, IL,                         IL-356-03-3701

 

Coles                                                                                                                  

 

Coles Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Bernard D.   82, 21Sep1914 - 26Apr1997,           Mattoon, Coles, IL,                          IL-332-14-3196

 

Cook                                                                                                                  

 

1990, Chicago, Cook Co., IL, Obituary

Chicago Tribune (IL) - February 17, 1990

Dr. Ruth E. Burrows, 73, who had retired from her medical practices in Evanston and Aurora, died Jan. 27 in her Chicago home after a long illness. Dr. Burrows, who was born in Alton, Ill., was a graduate of Elmhurst College and received her medical degree in 1951 from Women's Medical College in Philadelphia.

She practiced medicine in Evanston and Aurora in the 1960s and was the physician in residence at Sacred Heart Convent in Lisle in 1970. She was a specialist in diabetes who authored articles that appeared in the New England Journal of Medicine and the Illinois Medical Journal.

She is survived by two sisters, Rebe Blankenship and Jean Schumacher, and her companion, Helen Glenn. A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday in United Church of Hyde Park, 1448 E. 53rd St

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1990, Elk Grove, Cook Co., IL, Obituary 

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - August 4, 1990

Paul Dale Bruce, 47, of Elk Grove, Ill., formerly of Central City, died Sunday, July 29, 1990, at a North Platte, Neb., hospital. He was born in Muhlenberg County and was a factory worker.

Survivors include his wife, Kathy Bruce; three sons, Dale, Tony and Terry Bruce, all of Elk Grove; two grandchildren; his mother, Naomi Ruth Bruce of Greenville; three brothers, Raymond Bruce of Texas, Michael Bruce and Billy Neal Bruce, both of Illinois; and four sisters, Doris Piper of Greenville, Patsy Leach of Central City, Linda Sosa of Illinois, and Sandra Blankenship of Cicero, Ill.

Services are at 2 p.m. Sunday at Tucker Funeral Home, Central City. Burial in Highway Cemetery in Muhlenberg County.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Cook Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Loren R.       85, 08Jul1907 - 13Sep1992,            Arlington Heights, Cook, IL,               IL-332-01-6410

Blankenship, James E.       78, 14Jul1918 - 16Dec1996,            Berwyn, Cook, IL,                           VA-227-12-2772

Blankenship, B. L.             69, 29Sep1926 - 10Dec1995,           Chicago, Cook, IL,                           WV-236-30-9364             

Blankenship, Billy R.        63, 25Aug1936 - 31Aug1999,          Chicago, Cook, IL,                           WV-235-54-2904             

Blankenship, Dallie           66, 30Jun1925 - 20Jul1991,             Chicago, Cook, IL,                    WV/NC-232-42-9513

Blankenship, Ernest           63, 28Nov1930 - 29Oct1994,           Chicago, Cook, IL,                           IL-339-30-8771

Blankenship, Harold          77, 30Sep1916 - 08Apr1994,           Chicago, Cook, IL,                           IL-337-01-0452

Blankenship, John A.         64, 28Oct1927 - 27Jul1992,             Chicago, Cook, IL,                           GA-252-32-1873

Blankenship, Letha M.      67, 25May1923 - 08Oct1990,          Chicago, Cook, IL,                           IL-321-22-1540

Blankinship, Robert L.      72, 22Feb1922 - 19Sep1994,           Chicago, Cook, IL,                           AR-432-44-8981

Blankenship, Sammie        99, 16Jun1900 - 10Aug1999,           Chicago, Cook, IL,                           KY-407-18-5568

Blakenship, Hannibal        74, 23Apr1919 - 28Jul1993,            Chicago Heights, Cook, IL,               RR-719-07-7284

Blankenship, Franklin D.  60, 22Nov1932 - 27Feb1993,          Cicero, Cook, IL,                             WV-233-46-4953             

Blankenship, Grace           93, 04Mar1905 - 12Jan1999,           Glencoe, Cook, IL,                           IL-358-12-7572

Blankenship, Philip           36, 30Mar1962 - 23Nov1998,          Harvey, Cook, IL,                            IL-360-56-6672

Blankenship, Lyle V.         66, 17Apr1928 - 12Nov1994,          Lyons, Cook, IL,                              IA-479-24-9762

Blankenship, Franklin       72, 10Aug1921 - 04Nov1993,          Maywood, Cook, IL,                        IN-304-30-5178

 

DuPage                                                                                                             

 

DuPage Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Helen           89, 16Sep1908 - 10May1998,          Wheaton, Du Page, IL,                    IA-479-60-9344

Blankenship, Helen R.       75, 13Nov1923 - 09Mar1999,          Wood Dale, Du Page, IL,                 IL-345-14-5341

 

Effingham                                                                                                         

 

1990, Montrose, Effingham Co., IL, Obituary

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - April 21, 1990

Christopher James Tague, infant son of Danny J. and Janet A. Blankenship Tague, Montrose, died Wednesday (April 18, 1990).

Survivors: parents; grandparents, John and Esther Tague, Montrose, Rev. Harrison and Carol Blankenship, Falmouth.

Private graveside services: 10 a.m. Monday, Jewett Cemetery. Visitation: none. Arrangements: Bishop Funeral Home, Greenup.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Effingham Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Charles E.    81, 01Aug1915 - 26Jan1997,           Altamont, Effingham, IL,               IL-356-03-3216

Blankenship, John E.         67, 28May1924 - 08Feb1992,          Effingham, Effingham, IL,               IL-346-12-8049

 

Fayette                                                                                                              

 

Fayette Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Edith            88, 31Dec1903 - 18Jan1992,           Ramsey, Fayette, IL,                        IL-353-52-2169

Blankenship, Grace O.       81, 07Apr1913 - ??Oct1994,            Vandalia, Fayette, IL,                      IL-358-48-0588

Blankenship, Kenneth K.   89, 22Jul1909 - 16Mar1999,            Vandalia, Fayette, IL,                      IL-327-12-3460

Blankenship, Nell R.         69, 25May1922 - 15Apr1992,          Vandalia, Fayette, IL,                      IL-357-14-3383

Blankenship, Wayne E.     79, 12Aug1912 - 29Jul1992,            Vandalia, Fayette, IL,                      IL-359-24-2076

 

Henry                                                                                                                

 

Henry Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Eula G.         74, 03Apr1920 - 22May1994,          Orion, Henry, IL,                             IL-334-16-7737

 

Jackson                                                                                                             

 

Jackson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Marie F.       89, 15Apr1909 - 31Mar1999,          Murphysboro, Jackson, IL,               IL-351-12-2619

Blankenship, Merle R.       85, 16Nov1906 - 05Jan1992,           Murphysboro, Jackson, IL,               IL-342-09-2387

Blankenship, Norman        67, 03Mar1925 - 25Dec1992,          Murphysboro, Jackson, IL,               IL-349-14-2037

Blankenship, W. June        67, 15Aug1927 - 11Sep1994,          Murphysboro, Jackson, IL,               WA-538-62-9480             

 

Jefferson                                                                                                           

 

Jefferson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Nell              77, 14Sep1922 - 22Nov1999,          Bluford, Jefferson, IL,                     IN-312-20-6313

 

Johnson                                                                                                            

 

Johnson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Diane L.       15, 20Jan1978 - 15Sep1993,            Belknap, Johnson, IL,                      IL-329-70-6115

 

Kane                                                                                                                  

 

Kane Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Walter L.     72, 09Jan1927 - 19Aug1999,           Carpentersville, Kane, IL,                              IL-346-20-8975

Blankenship, Norma          70, 26Aug1928 - 14Dec1998,          Dundee, Kane, IL,                            WV-234-52-3888             

Blankenship, Elizabeth M.              92, 06Mar1907 - 22Nov1999,          South Elgin, Kane, IL,                        IL-322-01-0529

 

LaSalle                                                                                                              

 

LaSalle Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, William L.   63, 17Sep1934 - 21Jun1998,            Marseilles, La Salle, IL,                  IL-321-30-6257

 

Lake                                                                                                                  

 

Lake Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Rita A.         68, 09Oct1930 - 28Sep1999,           Zion, Lake, IL,                                 MI-374-28-6861

Blankenship, Martha A.    68, 18Aug1931 - 23Dec1999,          Round Lake, Lake, IL,                     WV-235-44-9371             

 

Livingston                                                                                                        

 

+1990, Pontiac, Livingston Co., IL, Obituary

The Pantagraph, (Bloomington, IL) - September 23, 1990

Thelma E. Shoop, 66, of Pontiac died at 11:30 p.m. Friday (Sept. 21, 1990) at Saint James Hospital, Pontiac. She had been ill. Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Raleigh J. Harris Funeral Home, Pontiac, the Rev. Gretchen Stinebaugh officiating. Burial will be in Chenoa Cemetery.

She was born Dec. 18, 1923, in Russell Springs, Ky., a daughter of Marvin and Annie Hale Blankenship. She married Floyd R. Shoop Dec. 10, 1941, in Troy, Mo. He died June 8, 1969.

Surviving are two daughters, Janet Vollmer, rural Cornell, and Connie McDugle, Pontiac; six grandchildren; one great-granddaughter; her mother, Pontiac; two brothers, James Blankenship , Pontiac and Charles Blankenship , 608 E. Locust St., Bloomington; and three sisters, Dorothy Miller, Chenoa; Virginia Morrissey, Santa Barbara, Calif.; and Jean Stenger, Ogden, Utah.

She was preceded in death by her father and two sisters. Mrs. Shoop was educated in Chenoa schools. She was a group leader with Stanley Home Products for 35 years and was a part-time receptionist at Saint James Hospital. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, its Senior Fellowship, American Association of Retired Persons and Esmen Sunshine Club.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Logan                                                                                                                

 

+1991, Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, Obituary

The Pantagraph, (Bloomington, IL) - September 25, 1991

The Funeral of Frank E. Blankenship, 79, of Atlanta will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at Quiram Funeral Home, Atlanta. The Rev. Norman Goodman will officiate. Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery.

Mr. Blankenship died at 3:43 p.m. Monday (Sept. 23, 1991) at his home. He was born March 24, 1912, in Greensburg, Ky., the son of Preston and Nora Tarter Blankenship.

He married M. Agnes Noble May 22, 1937, in Peoria. She survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Nancy Grossmann, Normal; and Mary Sunday and Margaret Blankenship, both of Atlanta; one son, William, Atlanta; three brothers, Lindsey and Claude, both of Atlanta; and Omar, Marshall; eight grandchildren; two step grandsons; and seven great-grandsons.

One sister preceded him in death.

He attended Atlanta schools and was a baker, owning and operating the Pastry Shop Bakeries in Lincoln and Fairbury. Mr. Blankenship designed and constructed many homes in Atlanta and did woodcrafting as a hobby. He made furniture, antique replicas and many clocks.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1990, Lincoln, Logan Co., IL, Obituary

The Pantagraph, (Bloomington, IL) - May 15, 1990

Mae Galloway, 79, of Lincoln died at 6 a.m. yesterday (May 14, 1990) at Sunshine Meadow Care Center, Lincoln. She will be cremated. Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Lincoln, handled arrangements.

She was born Jan. 9, 1911, in Greene County, Ky., a daughter of William Borden and Emma Lee Blankenship Compton. She married Paul Galloway, who preceded her in death.

Surviving are several nieces, nephews, grandnieces and grandnephews.

She was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters. Mrs. Galloway had been a waitress at the Hotel Lincoln. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church, Lincoln.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1990, Mount Pulaski, Logan Co., IL, Obituary

The Pantagraph, (Bloomington, IL) - February 26, 1990

Eva Duncan Smith, 84, of Mount Pulaski died at 8:30 a.m. yesterday (Feb. 25, 1990) at her residence. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski, the Rev. Doug Lowrey officiating. Burial will be in Carlyle Cemetery, Lake Fork.

She was born Dec. 31, 1905, in Lake Fork, a daughter of Charles Franklin and Inez Manley Munyon. She married Leroy Duncan Feb. 11, 1922. He died in 1966. She married A.T. Smith in 1968. He died in 1970.

Surviving are one son, Robert Wesley Duncan, Saint Joseph; two daughters, Norma Collins, and Ilene Blankenship, both of Decatur; one sister, Myrtle Shrader, Lake Fork; nine grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-granddaughter.

 She was preceded in death by one son and two brothers.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Logan Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Frank E.       79, 24Mar1912 - 23Sep1991,          Atlanta, Logan, IL,                          IL-348-03-6488

Blankenship, Kenneth A.   92, 25Sep1902 - 20Aug1995,          Lincoln, Logan, IL,                          IL-319-34-3730

 

Macon                                                                                                              

 

1990, Decatur, Macon Co., IL, Obituary

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - October 8, 1990

Byron F. "Barney" Powell, 88, of Decatur died 10:10 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 6, 1990) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Services will be 11:30 a.m. Wednesday in Dawson & Wikoff West Wood Street Funeral Home, with visitation 5 to 7 p.m. Tuesday. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery.

Mr. Powell was born April 6, 1902, in Boody, son of John and Nannie Blankenship Powell.

He was a retired car salesman for area car dealers, had his own used car lot in Decatur, and had sold real estate for Roby & Roby. He married Edna Thompson in 1943.

Surviving are his wife; sister, Lucille Bartles of Decatur; Vera Moehn of Jacksonville; nieces and nephews. His parents, two brothers and five sisters preceded him in death.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1990, Decatur, Macon Co., IL, Obituary

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - October 11, 1990

Eva A. Dickerson Blankenship, 94, of Decatur died 4:31 a.m. Wednesday (Oct. 10, 1990) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Friday in Graceland Cemetery. No visitation.

Mrs. Blankenship was born in Pennsylvania, daughter of Samuel and Carrie E. Herbster Erdley. She was a member of Second Church of God. She married Floyd E. Dickerson Sr. in 1921. He died in 1955. She married Edward Blankenship and he preceded her in death.

Surviving are her son, Floyd E. Dickerson of Decatur; brother, Paul Erdley of Decatur; grandsons, Edward R. and Stanley Dickerson, both of Decatur. granddaughter, Sharon N. Scarlett of Longview, Texas; six great-grandchildren three stepgreat-grandchildren. One brother preceded her in death.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1990, Decatur, Macon Co., IL, Obituary

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - December 29, 1990

Mrs. Joseph (Ethel S. Dyer) Wing, 70, of Decatur died 6:23 a.m. Friday (Dec. 28, 1990) in Decatur Memorial Hospital. Services will be 11 a.m. Monday in Graceland Star of Hope Chapel with visitation one hour before services. Entombment will be in Star of Hope Mausoleum.

Mrs. Wing was born in Tompkinsville, Ky. on Aug. 2, 1920, daughter of Homer and Rosie Blankenship Dyer. She was assistant housekeeper at the Shelton Inn for 17 years and a member of First Christian Church. She married Joseph A. Wing on April 28, 1937.

Surviving are her husband; daughters, Mrs. Alfred (Judith) Williams of Decatur; Mrs. Ralph (Marsha Kay) Cox of Mount Zion; sons, Joseph Wing Jr. of Van Buren, Ark.; Philip Wing of Fort Smith, Ark.; brother, Louis Dyer of Benson, Ariz.; seven grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; one great-grandchild. One sister preceded her in death.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1992, Decatur, Macon Co., IL, Obituary

The Wichita Eagle, (KS) - June 10, 1992

Burge, Roy Jarrett, 86, retired machinist/lathe operator, died Monday, June 8, 1992. Service 10:30 a.m. Friday, Moundford Free Methodist Church, Decatur, Ill.

Survivors: wife, Lavada; sons, Dale of McPherson, Byron of Fairbanks, Alaska; daughter, Cathryn Blankenship of McPherson; sister, Ruth Brewer of Woodstock, Ga.; 12 grandchildren. Memorial has been established with Moundford Free Methodist Church. Visitation 6 to 8 p.m. today. Ball & Son Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+1996, Decatur, Macon Co., IL, Obituary

The Pantagraph, (Bloomington, IL) February 24, 1996

       Sheridan E. Blankenship, 80, of Decatur, died at 7:50 p.m. Wednesday (Feb. 21, 1996) at Booth Nursing Center, Moweaqua. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home, Mount Pulaski, the Rev. Douglas Lowery officiating. Burial will be in Carlyle Cemetery, rural Mount Pulaski. Visitation will be from 2 to 5 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to Church Christian Broadcasting station WFHL television, Channel 23.

       Surviving are his wife, Ilene Blankenship; two sons, S. Eugene Blankenship, Oreana; and Wesley L. Blankenship, Clinton, N.C.; two stepdaughters, Irma L. Galinelli, Decatur; and Georgia L. Clark, Champaign; two brothers, Vorris R. Blankenship and Lloyd J. Blankenship, both of Decatur; four grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren.

                                           From Lois Branch loisbranch(at)gmail.com

 

1997, Decatur, Macon Co., IL, Obituary

The Wichita Eagle, (KS) - October 16, 1997

Burge, Lavada Isabell, 86, homemaker, died Wednesday, Oct. 15, 1997. Service 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Moundford Free Methodist Church, Decatur, Ill.

 Survivors: sons, Dale of McPherson, Byron of Fairbanks, Alaska; daughters, Cathryn Blankenship of McPherson, Ruth Brewer of Woodstock, Ga.; 14 grandchildren; three great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+1999, Decatur, Macon Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Siverly&GSiman=1&GSst=16&GRid=137156880&

Kathy Axe, 45, of Decatur, formerly of Marshall, died at 2:22 p.m. on Sunday, February 7, 1999 in the Decatur Memorial Hospital in Decatur. Kathy Axe was born September 27, 1953 at Terre Haute, the daughter of Robert Siverly and Alberta Blankenship Siverly.

Mrs. Axe married John Axe on August 23, 1975 at the Marshall Missionary Baptist Church in Marshall. She was a homemaker and a Longaberger Basket Consultant. She was a member of the Marshall Missionary Baptist Church and was a 1971 Marshall High School graduate. She was also active in the support of the soccer, football and wrestling programs where her sons participated.

Survivors include her husband, John, of Decatur: two sons, Robert (Bobby) Axe and Timothy David Axe, both of Decatur; her parents of Marshall; one sister and brother-in- law, Connie and Jim Turner of Terre Haute; one brother, Steve Siverly of Terre Haute; her grandmother, Kathryn Blankenship of Marshall; her mother-in-law and father-in-law, Margaret and Robert E. Axe of Terre Haute; a brother-in-law and sister-in-law, Emma and Vernon Harlen of Terre Haute; a brother-in-law, Bill Axe of Terre Haute; nieces and nephews, Jared Turner, Kyle Turner, Tyler Turner, Tabatha Siverly and Boe Siverly; a great niece, Austin Siverly and several aunts and uncles.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Thursday, at the Pearce Funeral Home in Marshall with the Rev. Gene Siverly and Bro. Brian Fuller officiating. Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday at South Macon Cemetery.

 

+1999, Decatur, Macon Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=98123338

Herald & Review Oct 21, 1999

Eldon Emsley Blankenship, 85, of Decatur died 6:15 a.m. Tuesday (Oct. 19, 1999) in St. Mary's Hospital. Mr. Blankenship was born in Fayette County on Nov. 4, 1913, the son of Charles E. and Ella A. Elam Blankenship.

Services will be 10 a.m. Saturday in Graceland/ Fairlawn Funeral Home with visitation 6 to 8 p.m. Friday. Burial will be in Graceland Cemetery

He was a retired millwright from Archer Daniels Midland Co. and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

He married Lois E. Elam in Vandalia on Sept. 7, 1937. She preceded him in death on Jan. 11, 1991.

Surviving are his son, Lonnie Blankenship and wife Judy of Decatur; daughters, Kay Goad and husband Richard of Lincoln; Darlene Glover and husband David of Decatur; Linda Forbes and husband Lonny of Mount Zion; sister, Mary Myers of Pueblo, Colo.; nine grandchildren; two great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, four brothers, one sister, one half brother and one half sister.

 

+1990, Maroa, Macon Co., IL, Obituary

The Pantagraph, (Bloomington, IL) - March 1, 1990

James Robert Stinson, 80, of Maroa died at 8 p.m. yesterday (Feb. 27, 1990) at Decatur Memorial Hospital. His funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Dawson & Wikoff Funeral Home, Maroa, the Rev. Loren Rasbury officiating. Burial will be in Keller Cemetery, Lovington.

Mr. Stinson was born Nov. 29, 1909, in Lafayette, Tenn., a son of Andy H. and Sarah Meadie Blankenship Stinson. He married Ruth D. Garmon, who died in 1983. He later married Lela Greeson, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, James I., Decatur, and Larry B., Richardson, Texas; three daughters, Mildred Brawner, Lafayette, Tenn.; Jeanne Lowrey, Mesquite, Texas; and Betty Stinson, Dallas, Texas; four stepdaughters, Dorothy Morsch, Argenta; Elizabeth "Peggy" Turner, Ashville, Ohio; Joyce Craig, 1404 Keller Road, Normal; and Tonya Heidgerkin, Mount Zion; one brother, Herston H., Indianapolis; 11 grandchildren; 17 stepgrandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; and 13 stepgreat-grandchildren.  

Mr. Stinson was a member of the Sunnyside Church of Christ, Decatur.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Macon Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Eldon E.       85, 04Nov1913 - 19Oct1999,           Decatur, Macon, IL,                         IL-361-03-9583

Blankenship, Leo D.          76, 09May1920 - 15Sep1996,          Oakley, Macon, IL,                          IL-358-07-8085

Blankenship, Maxine         77, 22Mar1917 - 23Nov1994,          Decatur, Macon, IL,                         IL-349-12-9108

Blankenship, Muriel F.      78, 11Feb1915 - ??Dec1993,           Decatur, Macon, IL,                         IL-340-22-3294

Blankenship, Sheridan E.  80, 23Sep1915 - 21Feb1996,           Decatur, Macon, IL,                         IL-328-10-3259

 

Macoupin                                                                                                         

 

Macoupin Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Ruth A.        67, 29Feb1932 - 19Jul1999,            Palmyra, Macoupin, IL,                   IL-321-24-9482

Blankenship, Lester M.     82, 13Nov1911 - 30Apr1994,          Virden, Macoupin, IL,                     IL-344-07-9274

Blankenship, Mary T.        82, 10Jul1913 - 23Apr1996,            Virden, Macoupin, IL,                     IL-330-28-5973

 

Madison                                                                                                            

 

1996, Wood River, Madison Co., IL, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 11, 1996

Edna Marie Blankenship, 85, Wood River, Ill., formerly of Kings Mountain, sister of Troy Grubbs of Georgetown, died Saturday. Services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Fox Funeral Home. Visitation 10 a.m. Tuesday.

[SSDI, 29Oct1910 - Mar1996]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Madison Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Edna             85, 29Oct1910 - ??Mar1996,           Alton, Madison, IL,                         MI-364-16-3446

Blankenship, Marie           86, 11Apr1909 - 15Aug1995,          East Alton, Madison, IL,                 IL-346-56-1700

Blankenship, Virginia N.  89, 18Jan1910 - 25Mar1999,           Collinsville, Madison, IL,                              IL-332-16-2883

Blankenship, Carolyn        68, 15Oct1930 - 01Nov1998,           Edwardsville, Madison, IL,               IL-340-26-5514

Blankenship, Nellie M.     78, 04Aug1914 - 17Feb1993,          Edwardsville, Madison, IL,               MO-498-09-7046              

Blankenship, Shelby          85, 20Aug1906 - 01Jul1992,            Edwardsville, Madison, IL,               MO-489-05-2617              

Blankenship, H. Rosemary              68, 22Jan1925 - 26Nov1993,           Highland, Madison, IL,                        IL-356-16-4940

 

Massac                                                                                                              

 

Massac Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Bessie B.      78, 19May1915 - 10Sep1993,          Metropolis, Massac, IL,                  IL-329-50-8416

Blankenship, James C.       77, 14Mar1916 - 19Jan1994,           Metropolis, Massac, IL,                  MS-428-16-3511

Blankenship, William L.   71, 12Jan1921 - 11Dec1992,           Metropolis, Massac, IL,                  IL-337-24-6608

 

McLean                                                                                                             

 

1990, Chenoa, McLean Co., IL, Obituary

The Pantagraph, (Bloomington, IL) - November 30, 1990

Everett Sancken, 80, of Chenoa, a retired farmer from the Saunemin area, died at 9:10 p.m. Wednesday (Nov. 28, 1990) at his home. He had been ill three months. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Raleigh J. Harris Funeral Home, Pontiac, the Rev. Vaughn Hoffman officiating. Burial will be in Chenoa Cemetery, Chenoa. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mr. Sancken was born Sept. 16, 1910, at Saunemin, a son of Albert and Carrie Peck Sancken. He married Kathryn Colvin July 19, 1931, at Valparaiso, Ind. She survives.

Other survivors include one son, Lee, Mundelein; one daughter, June Cunningham, Pontiac; six brothers, Louis, Pontiac; Alva, Kingman, Ariz.; Fred, Cullom; Harold, Fairbury; Ernest, Eureka; and Raymond, Saunemin; six sisters, Edith Thompson, Dwight; Rosetta Fellers, Cullom; Esther Gregory, Decatur; Eunice Domino, Oak Lawn; Carol Blankenship , Mount Zion; and Lois Carlyle, Mattoon; eight grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and four stepgreat-grandchildren.

One grandson preceded him in death.

Mr. Sancken, who was educated at Maple Grove School in Saunemin Township and at Saunemin High School, farmed in the Saunemin area until he retired in 1977. He served two years in the Army during World War II, one year in the Pacific Theater. Mr. Sancken was a member of the Pontiac American Legion Post. He also was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Cullom.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

McLean Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Annie           91, 03Jun1903 - 17Dec1994,           Chenoa, Mclean, IL,                        IL-331-40-0365

Blankenship, Norma J.      65, 05May1934 - 01Oct1999,          Bloomington, Mclean, IL,                              IL-320-26-3354

 

Monroe                                                                                                             

 

Monroe Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Elden            70, 19Feb1923 - 03May1993,          Hecker, Monroe, IL,                        WV-233-34-2053             

 

Montgomery                                                                                                     

 

+1990, Coffeen, Montgomery Co., IL, Obituary

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - May 25, 1990

Reginald L. Blankenship, 88, Coffeen, died Thursday (May 24, 1990).

Survivors: wife, Marian; sons, Harold J., Mount Zion; Dr. Reginald Greenville; Roger, Nokomis; daughters, Rosemary Blankenship , Espanola, N.M. Mrs. Wilbert (Jaynece) Dothager, Mulberry Grove; Mrs. Kenneth (Jewell) Gunn Barksdale Air Force Base, La.; stepsons, Kenneth Fuller, Hillsboro; Lewey Fuller, Augusta, Ga.; Paul Fuller, Fenton, Mich.; Elwood Redfern, Mulberry Grove; Leland Redfern, Mount Vernon; Allen Redfern, Springfield stepdaughters, Jewell Braun, Port Orange, Fla.; Marie Brown, Springfield; June Krzyzak, Tucson, Ariz.; Mrs. Jack (Carol) Harwood, Springfield; Josephine Towell, Hillsboro; brother, Everett, Coffeen; sisters, Mrs. Emil (Lola) Hanson, Milwaukee, Wis.; Pearl Blankenship , Aurora, Mo.

Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Coffeen United Methodist Church. Burial: Mount Moriah Cemetery Coffeen.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1990, Coffeen, Montgomery Co., IL, Obituary 

The State Journal-Register, (Springfield, IL) - June 23, 1990 (Saturday)

Woodrow G. Huber 77, of Coffeen died at 6:35 p.m. Thursday (21Jun1990) at his residence.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. John's Catholic Church, Coffeen, with burial in St. John's Catholic Cemetery, Coffeen.

Surviving are one son, David of Hillsboro; two daughters, Carol Sanford of Coffeen and Nancy Blankenship of Greenville; eight grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two brothers, Louie of Hillsboro and Carl of Rock Island; and three sisters, Ruth Hall and Geraldine Slagel, both of Hillsboro, and Mrs. Vincent (Emma) Thull of Ramsey.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Montgomery Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Dale E.         67, 15Jan1925 - 13Apr1992,            Coffeen, Montgomery, IL,               IL-321-20-4370

Blankenship, Esther M.     81, 07May1914 - 20Dec1995,         Hillsboro, Montgomery, IL,               IL-325-42-0133

Blankenship, Everett         90, 13Jun1905 - ??Oct1995,            Coffeen, Montgomery, IL,               IL-328-16-8324

Blankenship, Maude          72, 08May1927 - 04Sep1999,          Coffeen, Montgomery, IL,               IL-344-24-1965

 

Peoria                                                                                                                

 

+1999, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Obituary

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/59248799/jack-charles-blankenship

Jack Charles Blankenship, 75, of 15131 N. Riverbeach Drive died at 4:15 pm, Monday, Nov. 1, 1999, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. Born Feb. 28, 1924, in Paragould, Ark., to Earl and Carrie Hughes Blankenship

He was preceded in death by one brother.

He married Lola Mathis on June 15, 1949, in Hernando, Miss. She survives. Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Terry (Marcella) Galetti of Sparland, Paula Ballard of Peoria and Mrs. Bill (Maria) Rupp of Chillicothe; four sons, Terry (and Linda) of Peoria, Alan (and Becky) of Yates City, Jeff of Chillicothe and Charlie (and Dianna) of Paris, Ontario; 19 grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two sisters, Mrs. Leonard (Ernie) Forte of Memphis, Tenn., and Mrs. Bob (Norma Jean) Morelli of Olive Branch, Miss.; five brothers, Ray (and Jeannie) and Ralph (and Peggy), both of Paragould, Tony (and Margie) of Olive Branch, Bill (and Jackie) of Rossville, Tenn., and Jepthah (and Cathy) of Missouri.

 

+1999, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Obituary

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/104355331

Ralph E. Blankenship, 61, of 826 Fernwood Circle, Peoria, died at 3:17 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 24, 1999, at Proctor Hospital. Born Dec. 31, 1937, in Peoria to Harold E. and Evelyn June Davison Blankenship.

He was employed in the gas construction department at Central Illinois Light Co. for 37 years, retiring on Jan. 1, 1993. He was a member of Sunnyland Christian Church in Washington.

Ralph married M. Gail Shepler on May 10, 1957, in Peoria. She survives. Also surviving are one son, Alan (and Kimberly) of Bartonville; two daughters, Mrs. David (Debra) Mammen of Chandler, Ariz. and Mrs. Carl (Jody) Bunker of Peoria; and five grandchildren.

Services will be at 6 p.m. Monday at his church. The Rev. Dr. Richard Garrett will officiate. Cremation rites will be accorded, and inurnment of ashes will be at a later date at Chapel of Peace Mausoleum Parkview Cemetery in Peoria.

 

Peoria Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Ralph E.       61, 31Dec1937 - 24Nov1999,          Peoria, Peoria, IL,                            IL-325-30-1500

Blankenship, Jack C.         75, 28Feb1924 - 01Nov1999,          Chillicothe, Peoria, IL,                    AR-429-36-4488

Blankenship, Donald M.    64, 17Jun1931 - 17Feb1996,            Peoria, Peoria, IL,                            IL-351-22-3652

 

Rock Island                                                                                                                 

1999, East Moline, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=11352 , February, 19, 1999,

Services for Ron Blankenship, of East Moline, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island. Burial will be in Rock Island Memorial Park. Visitation is 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. today at DeRoo Funeral Home, Moline.

Mr. Blankenship died Wednesday, Feb. 17, 1999. He was born Nov. 23, 1976, in Moline. A memorial fund has been established.

Survivors include his parents, Ed and Vicky (Lowry) Blankenship, Moline; a sister, Kathi Blankenship, Rock Island; and his grandmother, Blanche Lowry, Rock Island.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1999, Milan, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=81877 , October, 28, 1999,

Services for Edward L. Brown, of Milan, will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Family Funeral Services, Milan. Burial will be in Andalusia Cemetery. Visitation is 2-4 and 5:30-7:30 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Mr. Brown died Tuesday, Oct. 26, 1999, at his home. He was employed as a mechanic at Eagle Foods Warehouse, Milan, and the former Quint-City Ford. He retired as a drum puller at Norcross. Most recently, he and his wife, Joyce, managed Shady Lane Mobile Home Park. He was born Jan. 19, 1934, in Rock Island. He married Joyce Simmons in 1955 in Milan. Memorials may be made to St. Matthew's Lutheran Church, Davenport, or Milan Little League.

Survivors include his wife; daughters, Deborah Buckwalter, Viola, and Connie Helfrich, Davenport; sons, Tom, Rock Island, and Eddie J., Barstow, Calif.; 12 grandchildren; a great-grandchild; his mother, Blanche Lowry, Rock Island; and sisters, Mary Frey, Rock Island, Victoria Blankenship, Moline, and Linda Lowry, Moline

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Rock Island Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Carol G.       63, 25Dec1931 - 12Apr1995,           Moline, Rock Island, IL,                  MN470-32-4896

 

Saint Clair                                                                                                        

 

1990, Fairview Heights, St. Clair Co., IL, Obituary  

Herald & Review (Decatur, IL) - June 27, 1990

Dean C. Dugan, 63, Fairview Heights, formerly of Mulberry Grove, died Monday (June 25, 1990). Owner and operator of Timber Trails Camp In, Mulberry Grove.

Survivors, wife, Jeannine; son, Steven, Fairview Heights; daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Deanna) Reeves, Litchfield; Mrs. David (Renee) Blankenship , Mulberry Grove; Erin Dugan, Edwardsville; mother, Opal Dugan, Vandalia; brothers, Kenneth E., Concord, Calif.; Floyd K., Hudson, Wyo.; Harold R., Alton; sister, Nadine Pence, Concord, Calif.

Services: 2 p.m. Friday, First Baptist Church, Mulberry Grove. Burial: McInturff Cemetery, rural Mulberry Grove.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

St. Clair Co., IL, Obituary

Belleville News Democrat: 1995-1999

SurnameGiven Name                                    Age; P=photo      Issue [m/d/y]       Page Col.

Blankenship, Lillian J.                          74                         04/10/1995          4B 6

 

Blankenship, Ronald S.                        57                         02/08/1996          4B 2

Blankenship, Earl R.                             84                         06/16/1996          4B 1

 

Blankenship, Betty Jean                      59                         08/27/1997          2B 3

 

Blankenship, Alma L.                            84                         03/23/1998          2B 6

Blankenship, Walter                              72                         05/05/1998          4B 5

Blankenship, Georgia                            80                         07/08/1998          2B 4

 

Blankinship, Lillan W.                          92                         02/04/1999          2B 1

Blankenship, Jacqueline M.               62 P                     03/16/1999          2B 5

Blankenship, Clifton Ezro                   80                         07/08/1999          2B 6

Blankenship, Nancy                               60                         07/17/1999          4B 1

http://www.compu-type.net/rengen/stclair/94bnd01a.htm

 

Saint Clair Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Lillian J.      74, 09Feb1921 - ??Apr1995,           Belleville, Saint Clair, IL,                              IL-337-18-3965

Blankenship, James E.       74, 15May1918 - 05Jan1993,          Belleville, Saint Clair, IL,                              IL-348-05-3807

 

Saline                                                                                                                

 

Saline Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankinship, Andrew D.    81, 25Feb1910 - 10Jun1991,            Eldorado, Saline, IL,                        IL-361-32-9033

 

Sangamon                                                                                                         

 

1990, Buffalo, Sangamon Co., IL, Obituary

The State Journal-Register, (Springfield, IL) - July 15, 1990 (Sunday)

Raymond L. Stuart 50, of Buffalo died at 11 p.m. Friday (13Jul1990) at St. John's Hospital. He was born Jan. 11, 1940, in Bolivia, the son of Raymond E. and Geraldine Ealey Stuart.

He married Judith C. Duncan in 1961. He was employed for 23 years at Fiatallis Manufacturing Co. and was currently employed as a building mechanic at SIU School of Medicine.

Preceding him in death was a sister, Jerry Lou Stuart. Mr. Stuart served in the U.S. Marine Corps.

Surviving are his wife, Judith C.; two sons, Raymond L. Stuart of Buffalo and Cpl. Michael D. Stuart, USMC, Cherry Point, N.C.; two daughters, Mrs. Bob (Rhonda) Rathbone of Rochester and Mrs. Rick (Karen) Blankenship of Springfield; 11 grandchildren; two stepgrandchildren; parents, Mr. and Mrs. Raymond E. Stuart of Bolivia; a brother, Richard of Bolivia; several aunts and uncles; several nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Fullenwider-Park Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg, with Bill Shanle officiating.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1990, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, Obituary

The State Journal-Register, (Springfield, IL) - January 12, 1990 (Friday)

Donald Lee Keen 57, of Springfield, died at 8:40 a.m. Wednesday (10Jan1990) at his residence. He was born Aug. 7, 1932, in Danvers, the son of Joseph and Eva Mae Truchon Keen. He formerly was employed as an orderly at Oak Terrace Nursing Home in Springfield.

Surviving are three daughters, Donna Blankenship of Bloomington, Rhonda Wemberly of Clinton and Marlene Long of Bloomington; four sons, Jerry of West Lafayette, Ind., Gary of Lexington, Terry of Bloomington and Michael of Sarasota, Fla.; three sisters, Monica Jenkins of Bloomington, Patricia DiPretrantonio of Normal and Betty Nichols of Bloomington; one brother, David of Manteno; and 11 grandchildren.

Graveside services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday in Park Hill Cemetery at Bloomington, with the Rev. Kenneth Zinn officiating. Metzler-Froelich Memorial Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1990, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, Obituary

The State Journal-Register, (Springfield, IL) - February 11, 1990 (Sunday)

Rollin J. Candiff Jr. 67, of Springfield died Saturday (10Feb1990) at the V.A. Hospital in Danville. He was born Aug. 10, 1922, in Pleasant Plains.

A resident of Springfield most of his life, Mr. Candiff was employed by Teamster Local 916 as a truck driver for Builders Supply, retiring in 1982. He was a member of AARP, U.S. Marine Corps during World War II and U.S. Marine Corps reserves through 1952.

Surviving are his mother, Margaret Mell of Iowa; four sisters, Mrs. Lela Blankenship of St. Louis, Mo., Mrs. Edna M. Grady, Mrs. Marjorie Painter, and Mrs. Lillian Towner, all of Springfield; one brother, Lester Neer of Iowa; several nieces, nephews and cousins.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Monday at Staab Funeral Home, with the Rev. Vaughn Beeman officiating. Burial will be in Camp Butler National Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1990, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, Obituary

The State Journal-Register, (Springfield, IL) - October 19, 1990

Zelma G. Theobald 87, of Springfield, formerly of Williamsville, died at 11 a.m. Thursday at Lewis Memorial Christian Village. She was born May 28, 1903, in Mechanicsburg, the daughter of Roy and Ella P. Blankenship Gammon.

She married Dean Theobald and he preceded her in death in 1988. Also preceding her in death were one brother, Chester Gammon, and one sister, Maggie Gammon. Mrs. Theobald was a member of Buffalo Christian Church, serving as secretary, treasurer and a Sunday school teacher for more than 50 years.

Surviving are two stepsons, Duane Theobald of Springfield and Mel Theobald of Buffalo; and one sister, Grace Gammon of Auburn.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at Fullenwider-Park Funeral Home, Mechanicsburg, with the Rev. Bill Shanle officiating. Burial will be in Walnut Hill Cemetery, Williamsville.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

1990, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, Obituary

The State Journal-Register, (Springfield, IL) - November 20, 1990\

Mary Elizabeth Standish 71, of Springfield died at 10:45 a.m. Monday at her residence. She was born May 26, 1919, in Springfield, the daughter of Edward and Mary Burns Rodems.

She married William F. Standish Sr. in 1938. He preceded her in death in 1986. Also preceding her in death were one grandson and one sister, Dorothy Blankenship.

 A lifelong resident of Springfield, Mrs. Standish was a member of St. Patrick's Church and Senior Citizens of Sangamon County.

Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Ronald (Mary) Bitschenauer, Mrs. George (Eileen) Moore, Terry Standish and Mrs. Tim (Pat) Padget, all of Springfield, and Mrs. Jean Gantt of Orlando, Fla.; three sons, William M. of Springfield, James of Dawson and Michael of Deltona, Fla.; 19 grandchildren; 15 great-grandchildren; one sister, Mrs. Fred (Rita Ann) Mammann of Springfield; one brother, Roy Rodems of Divernon; two nieces; and eight nephews.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Staab Funeral Home, with the Rev. Victor Kaltenbach officiating. Burial in Camp Butler National Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Sangamon Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Belva L.       59-60, 18Sep1934 - 15Sep1994,      Springfield, Sangamon, IL,               IL-334-56-0001

 

Shelby                                                                                                               

 

Shelby Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Otwell          88, 11Jul1911 - 20Sep1999,            Cowden, Shelby, IL,                        IL-356-22-7860

 

Tazewell                                                                                                            

+1997, Washington, Tazewell Co., IL, Obituary

Peoria Journal Star, August 26, 1997, Page D7

Clifford J. Blankenship, 83, formerly of Washington died at 1:50 P.M. Monday, Aug. 25, 1997, at Apostolic Christian Home in Eureka. Born March 4, 1914, in Peoria to Lester and Grace Hasty Blankenship, he married Margaret J. Carter on April 17, 1937, in Peoria. She died in December 1977.

Five sisters and two brothers also preceded him in death.

Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. John (Annabelle) Smay of Washington; one brother, David of Germantown; three grandchildren; one great-grandchild; and two stepgreat-grandchildren. He retired in 1977 as a baker for Butternut Bakery in Peoria.

Private graveside services will be at 2 P.M. Wednesday at Springdale Cemetery in Peoria. The Rev. Jeff Browning will officiate. There will be no visitation. Arrangements are by Mason-White Funeral Home in Washington.

                                           Posted By Sue Blankenship

 

Tazewell Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Dimple M.   85, 06Nov1909 - 13Dec1994,          Pekin, Tazewell, IL,                         IL-361-09-5024

Blankenship, Edna G.        87-88, 24Feb1902 - ??Feb1990,      Pekin, Tazewell, IL,                         IL-333-24-0350

Blankenship, Clifford J.    83, 04Mar1914 - 25Aug1997,          Washington, Tazewell, IL,               IL-348-07-2630

 

White                                                                                                                

 

White Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Bob                             82, 22Oct1908 - 09Feb1991,           Carmi, White, IL,                              TX-459-01-2895

 

Whiteside                                                                                                          

 

Whiteside Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Roda V.        84, 11Jan1915 - 13Jul1999,             Sterling, Whiteside, IL,                   WV-235-38-1378             

 

Will                                                                                                                   

 

Will Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, William W.  77, 13Feb1916 - 14Mar1993,          Joliet, Will, IL,                                KY-407-03-5542

Blankenship, Ronald E.     51, 05Feb1948 - 07Feb1999,           Joliet, Will, IL,                                IL-346-38-3240

Blankenship, James A.      47, 01Jul1944 - 05Mar1992,            Lockport, Will, IL,                          OH-288-40-8482

Blankenship, Ann              83, 08May1916 - 15Dec1999,         Joliet, Will, IL,                                KY-406-05-1095

 

Williamson                                                                                                       

 

Williamson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,

Blankenship, Dale             72, 06Dec1918 - 15Oct1991,           Creal Springs, Williamson, IL,          IL-332-12-5270