2000-2009, 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, Ed                 46, 22Dec1954 - 26Mar2001,          (72),                                                 IL-359-48-2440

Blankenship, Jack E.         53, 20Nov1947 - 20Oct2001,           (72),                                                 IL-322-40-3504

Blankenship, John A.         20, 06Oct1980 - 06Nov2000,           (72),                                                 IL-318-70-4019

Blankenship, Judith R.      60, 05May1946 - 12Nov2006,         (72),                                                 IL-319-38-8370

Blankenship, Michael J.    26, 21May1982 - 23Apr2009,          (FO),                                                IL-318-72-0144

Blankenship, Nyquella      55, 25Aug1953 - 25May2009,         (72),                                                 IL-357-48-8832

Blankenship, Patricia E.    61, 02Dec1943 - 31May2005,         (72),                                                 IL-330-36-5729

Blankenship, Rudolph W. 56, 05Apr1945 - 25Oct2001,           (FO),                                                IL-354-38-7196

Blankenship, Steven W.    47, 12Feb1957 - 27Apr2004,           (72),                                                 IL-342-54-0326

Blankenship, William F.   52, 24Jan1953 - 10Jun2005,            (72),                                                  IL-337-48-2305

Blankinship, William R.    52, 11Sep1951 - 16Aug2004,          (72),                                                 IL-354-44-1689

 

Bond                                                                                                                 

 

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

Blankenship, David A.      58, 14Feb1946 - 16Feb2004,           Mulberry Grove, Bond, IL,               IL-329-40-5642

Blankenship, Josephine     81, 04May1919 - 14May2000,        Mulberry Grove, Bond, IL,               NM-525-26-2346              

Blankenship, Sylvia A.      71, 23Apr1933 - 05May2004,          Greenville, Bond, IL,                       IL-319-28-3273

 

Boone                                                                                                                

 

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

Blankenship, Lela              75, 16Nov1930 - 21Jul2006,            Belvidere, Boone, IL,                      IL-357-24-8605

Blankenship, Nancy A.      66, 08Jul1940 - 20Mar2007,            Belvidere, Boone, IL,                      IL-325-34-6694

 

Champaign                                                                                                       

 

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

Blankenship, Marcella M. 69, 01Apr1938 - 14Dec2007,           Champaign, Champaign, IL,               IL-340-32-3505

 

Christian                                                                                                           

 

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

Blankenship, Violet C.      81, 11Sep1922 - 13Dec2003,           Pana, Christian, IL,                          IL-333-16-4844

 

Clark                                                                                                                 

 

+2007, Marshall, Clark Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/article_5e76beac-81c5-5ac8-bb06-d4df4abe91cf.html

Omar Blankenship, 93, of Marshall, formerly of Atlanta, died at 3:55 a.m. Tuesday (March 3, 2007) at Burnsides Nursing Home, after breaking his hip at home in February. He was born Jan. 9, 1914, to William Preston and Nora Gillie Tartar Blankenship in Greensburg, Ky.

He is survived by Juanita Jakway, his wife of 57 years. He married her June 26, 1949, in Danville. Also surviving are his daughters, Juli Benefiel and Jina Green, both of Marshall; four grandchildren, Kyle Benefiel and Jayci and Jesse Green, all of Marshall; Lindy Benefiel, Charleston; a niece, Juanedith Ann Martin, who he helped raise, and her children: Scott Kelley and Amelia Martin; a special son, Dr. Bart Patel; brother, Lindsay (Mary) Blankenship; sister-in-law, Dorothy Blankenship, Atlanta; nieces and nephews, Nancy (Earl) Grossman, Florida; Mary (Jim) Sunday, Margaret Blankenship, Bill (Carol) Blankenship and David (Melanie) Blankenship, all of Atlanta; Lori (Verle) Auxier and Patty Lynn Cline, both of Lincoln.

Omar was preceded in death by his first wife, Mary Ware Blankenship, who passed away in 1945; son, David Scott Blankenship; his parents; two brothers, Frank and Claude; sister, Pauline Holman, all of Atlanta.

He moved to Illinois when he was very young and graduated from Atlanta High School. He went to pharmacy school in Chicago, where he also became a lifelong Cubs fan. He was also a veteran of World War II in the Army medical division. He spent 1942 to 1946 at various locations in Colorado, Camp Hale with the ski troop and as an X-ray tech at Fitzimmons Hospital in Denver, Colo. He attained the rank of sergeant.

He owned and operated a pharmacy in Atlanta for five years prior to owning Blankenship Drug Store for 36 years in Marshall. For a few years after retiring, he was a relief pharmacist for several pharmacies in the county. He also began a hobby of oil-painting and continued to follow horse racing as he had raised, bred and raced Standardbred horses since the mid-1950s. He liked to work and continued to mow his yards until he was 90 years old. He enjoyed sitting outside and waving to his neighbors as they drove by.

He was a member of the First United Methodist Church, American Legion Post 90, Marshall Chapter of Eastern Star No. 739, Masonic Lodge No. 133, Scottish Rite of Danville and Arnid Shriners of East St. Louis.

A funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Pearce Funeral Home, Marshall, with the Revs. David Deal and James Tinzman officiating.. The family will be present at the visitation after noon Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Marshall Cemetery, with military graveside rites conducted by VFW Post No. 597 and Clark Co. Post No. 90 of the American Legion.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2008, Marshall, Clark Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/article_d74203d3-c902-59d9-9921-34b78ce11f1d.html

Juanita June Jakway Blankenship, 82, of Marshall, formally of Atlanta, died at 8:25 p.m. Friday (May 2, 2008) at her residence.

Service: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Pearce Funeral Home, 314 S. 6th St., Marshall, with the Rev. David Deal officiating. Burial: Marshall Cemetery. Visitation: 5 to 8 p.m. today and 7 a.m. until service time Tuesday at the funeral home.

Survivors: Two daughters, Juli Benefiel and Jina Green; and four grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Wife of Omer Blankenship

 

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

Blankenship, Juanita J.      82, 30May1925 - 02May2008,        Marshall, Clark, IL,                         IL-349-12-1324

Blankenship, Kathryn L.   90, 09Sep1910 - 11Jul2001,            Marshall, Clark, IL,                         IL-341-30-0077

Blankenship, Omar            93, 09Jan1914 - 03Apr2007,            Marshall, Clark, IL,                         IL-344-01-4993

 

Cook                                                                                                                  

 

+2008, Midlothian, Cook Co., IL, Obituary

Published in Chicago Sun-Times on Jan. 29, 2008

Helen L. (nee Horn) Blankenship, beloved wife of the late Alfred, loving mother of E. David (Deborah) Blankenship, Dorothy (Robert Provo) Blankenship and the late Philip (Tracy) Blankenship, proud grandmother of Philip, Kurtis and Megan, also survived by her granddog daughter Sugar.

Funeral service Wednesday, 10 a.m. at the Hickey Memorial Chapel, 4201 W. 147th St., Midlothian. Interment at Cedar Park Cemetery.

 

2002, Sauk Village, Cook Co., IL, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 30, 2002 [Thursday]

Terry Graham Blankenship, 37, Sauk Village, Ill., formerly of Majestic, son of Texie Justice Blankenship, died Friday. Services 3 p.m. Friday, R.S. Jones & Son Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Jeffrey A.     50, 10Dec1956 - 09Sep2007,           Blue Island, Cook, IL,                      IL-360-56-3812

Blankenship, Betty A.       82, 08Feb1925 - 18May2007,          Burbank, Cook, IL,                          IL-326-24-5945

Blankenship, David M.      49, 18May1956 - 16Aug2005,         Chicago, Cook, IL,                           IL-323-54-6569

Blankenship, Emerease     79, 26Apr1926 - 26Jun2005,           Chicago, Cook, IL,                           AR-432-20-8867

Blankenship, Eunice M.    69, 05Jul1932 - 02May2002,           Chicago, Cook, IL,                           IL-354-24-8416

Blankenship, Gary L.         41, 21Oct1959 - 30Dec2000,           Chicago, Cook, IL,                           IL-343-52-5402

Blankenship, Georgia        76, 02Jul1924 - 22Mar2001,            Chicago, Cook, IL,                           TN-414-24-9531

Blankenship, Mary C.        69, 15Jun1935 - 04Jan2005,            Chicago, Cook, IL,                           IL-326-26-1023

Blankenship, Minnie P.     91, 23Jun1912 - 29Jan2004,            Chicago, Cook, IL,                           TN-415-64-2166

Blankenship, Pershing H.  62, 27Nov1942 - 24Dec2004,          Chicago, Cook, IL,                           VA-225-56-6386

Blankenship, Terry G.       37, 04Feb1965 - 24May2002,          Chicago Heights, Cook, IL,               KY-407-90-7604

Blankenship, Walter C.     63, 04Mar1943 - 25Mar2006,          Chicago, Cook, IL,                           WV-233-66-3952

Blankenship, Ellis             61, 29Apr1945 - 25Mar2007,          Cicero, Cook, IL,                             IL-330-38-2079

Blankenship, Hazel R.       93, 13Feb1911 - 08Nov2004,          Cicero, Cook, IL,                             CA-550-24-5671

Blankenship, Marie C.       68, 10Feb1941 - 02Jun2009,            La Grange, Cook, IL,                       IL-325-32-5769

Blankenship, C. Earl          75, 13Aug1929 - 05Nov2004,          Westchester, Cook, IL,                    IL-330-22-9026

 

Dewitt                                                                                                               

 

2009, Clinton, DeWitt Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/article_627ef0e5-3d8a-53b2-abb7-0810333a36d3.html , Monday, March 9, 2009 12:00 am

Edna M. Jones, 90, Clinton, formerly of Downs, died Saturday (March 7, 2009) at Manor Court Nursing Home, Clinton. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Kibler-Smith Memorial Home, Bloomington, with the Rev. Kent Hickerson officiating. Interment will be in Hopewell Cemetery, Downs.

Edna was born Jan. 13, 1919, in New Orleans, La., daughter of Ross and Susan Finn Mayfield. She married Thurman Jones on May 11, 1936, in Chesterfield, Mo. He passed away on Nov. 17, 1981. Edna was raised in Missouri, moved to Illinois in 1947, and lived in the Mount Vernon area before coming to Bloomington in 1962. She then moved to Downs in 1981 and lived the last six years in Clinton.

Edna is survived by three sons, James (Barbara) Jones, Downs; Eugene Jones, Clinton; and Charles (Coretta) Jones, Kell; seven daughters, Edith (Larry) Blankenship, Texaco; Jean Daniels, Clinton; Sue (Wayne) Schroeder, Zebulon, Ga.; Jeannette March, Mount Vernon; Grace (Dan) Schroeder, Ann Arbor, Mich.; Carolyn (Ron) Clark, Clinton; and Virginia (Grover) Carver, Bloomington; a brother-in-law, Harry Fitzgerald, Novato, Calif.; 24 grandchildren; 31 great-grandchildren; and six great-great grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her parents; husband; a daughter, Edna, in infancy; sister, Geraldine Fitzgerald; brother, Otto Finn; and an infant granddaughter.

She enjoyed quilting, crocheting, gardening and raising her family. She was a devoted mother and wife and loved spending time with her grandchildren. She loved to go fishing, but if it was raining she would go shopping instead.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

DuPage                                                                                                             

 

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

Blankenship, Chancie V.   83, 13Jan1925 - 11Jul2008,             Bensenville, Du Page, IL,               IN-309-24-8735

Blankenship, Avalon L.     76, 20Jul1925 - 08Feb2002,            Carol Stream, Du Page, IL,               IL-333-24-1336

Blankinship, Elizabeth R.  89, 18Mar1912 - 27Sep2001,          Clarendon Hills, Du Page, IL,               IL-355-28-0641

Blankinship, John T.          89, 01Sep1911 - 19Mar2001,          Clarendon Hills, Du Page, IL,               IL-332-20-5640

 

Effingham                                                                                                         

 

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

Blankenship, Jim D.          56, 21Nov1946 - 01Sep2003,          Altamont, Effingham, IL,               IL-339-40-8035

Blankenship, Mae M.        86, 13May1920 - 12Feb2007,          Altamont, Effingham, IL,               IL-320-32-9713

Blankenship, Herbert V.    74, 14Feb1928 - 15Jan2003,            Dieterich, Effingham, IL,               IL-356-16-8928

Blankenship, Margaret A. 77, 12Mar1928 - 14Sep2005,          Dieterich, Effingham, IL,               IL-333-24-8039

Blankenship, Harrison E.  76, 04May1931 - 12Jul2007,           Effingham, Effingham, IL,               IL-345-24-6926

Blankenship, Michael E.   42, 27Nov1957 - 11Jan2000,           Effingham, Effingham, IL,               IL-345-56-8636

 

Fayette                                                                                                              

 

+2006, Saint Elmo, Fayette Co., IL, Funeral

http://genealogytrails.com/ill/fayette/fayetteobits.html

Marion K. “Pete” Blankenship, 48, of St. Elmo died at 11:08 p.m. Saturday, May 6, 2006, at St. Anthony’s Memorial Hospital, Effingham, [Effingham Co., IL].

The funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia, with Dr. Olen Evans and the Rev. B.J. Deal officiating. Burial will be in Bethlehem Cemetery, Mulberry Grove.

 [submitted by Sandy Bollhorst, sandy(at)usafast.biz ]

 

+2006, Saint Elmo, Fayette Co., IL, Funeral

https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/80295846/

Marion K. "Pete" Blankenship, 48, St. Elmo, Petty Quebecor maintenance supervisor, died Saturday (May 6, 2006).

Preceded by: parents.

Survivors: wife, Ramona; sons, Kris Blankenship and Tyler Blankenship, both of St. Elmo; brother, Cecil Blankenship, Hennepin; sisters, Phyllis Marshall, Springfield; Linda Perkins, Vandalia; Marlene Street, Fairbury; one grandchild.

Services: 11 a.m. Tuesday, Hohlt & File Funeral Home, Vandalia. Visitation was Monday. Burial: Bethlehem Cemetery, Mulberry Grova Memorials: Bethlehem Cemetery.

Online guest book at www legacy.comherald-review Obituaries.

 

+2003, Vandalia, Fayette Co., IL, Funeral

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=15782108

Sharon Kay Ritchey, 57, of Vandalia died at 9:16 p.m. Saturday, March 22, 2003 at Fayette County Hospital, Vandalia. She was born on Sept. 13, 1945, in Vandalia, the daughter of William Ross Blankenship Sr. and Helen (Radcliff) Blankenship Walker.

Graveside services were held at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Griffith Cemetery, rural Brownstown, with the Rev. Rodney Caswell officiating.

Mrs. Ritchey was an employee of the former Saul's Cafe in Vandalia and a member of the First Assembly of God, Vandalia. She married Robert W. Ritchey on Dec 27, 1962, in Vandalia.

She is survived by her husband of Vandalia; mother of Patoka; sons, Franklin Ross and wife Rachel Ritchey, and Russell Ray Ritchey, both of Vandalia; brothers William Ross Blankenship Jr. and Eddie Blankenship, both of Dublin, Texas; sisters, Sue Burks of Patoka, Jean Leigh of Vandalia, Maria Blankenship of Kinmundy and Sharon Langley of Vandalia; and grandchildren, Paul, Natalie, Annastacia, Gerald, Jonathon, Rebecca and Luke.

She was preceded in death by her father; and grandson, Zachary.~

 

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

Blankenship, Dale             94, 30Dec1908 - 27Jul2003,            Ramsey, Fayette, IL,                        IL-345-12-7726

Blankenship, Marion K.    48, 15Oct1957 - 06May2006,          Saint Elmo, Fayette, IL,                   IL-353-56-6920

Blankenship, Mildred O.   93, 20Dec1910 - 14Apr2004,           Vandalia, Fayette, IL,                      AZ-527-03-8074

Blankenship, Nuell D.       90, 20Oct1913 - 29Feb2004,           Vandalia, Fayette, IL,                      AZ-527-01-7929

 

Fulton                                                                                                               

 

+2005, Astoria, Fulton Co., IL, Obituary

The Rushville Times, Wednesday, December 21, 2005,

Eugene B. Ragle, 86, of Astoria, died Friday, Dec. 16, 2005, at his home. He was born March 21, 1919, in Murphysboro, the son of John B. and Ruby M. Blankenship Ragle.

He married Margaret Marshall Feb. 5, 1946, in Murphysboro. She survives.

He was preceded in death by a brother, John Edward Ragle.

He was a United States Army veteran, where he served as Sergeant for Company H of the 160 Infantry. He received three Bronze Battle Stars and a Good Conduct Medal while serving from 1941 until 1945.

Survivors include his wife, Margaret Ragle of Astoria; one son, Randy (wife Janice) Ragle of Astoria; two daughters, Mrs. Vicky (husband Mark) Leinweber of Mason City and Mrs. Nancy (husband Brad) Stortzum of Crystal Lake; eight grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Carl W (wife Mae) Ragle of Tamms; and one sister, Mrs. Virginia (husband Russ) Grantham of New Smyrna Beach, Fla.

He was employed at Caterpillar Tractor Company in East Peoria for 30 years. He was a member of the UAW Local 974.

Services were Tuesday, Dec. 20, 2005, at Shawgo Memorial Home in Astoria with Pastor David Meyer officiating. Interment was in Summum Cemetery.

 

Grundy                                                                                                             

 

2003, Coal City, Grundy Co., IL, Obituary,

http://daily-journal.com , May 13, 2003

Shirley Fay Love, 58, of Coal City, died Thursday (May 1, 2003) at Morris Hospital. A memorial service will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the First Baptist Church of Coal City, 4470 E. Rt. 113, Coal City. Rev. Avery Wilson will officiate.

Surviving are her husband, Robert Love; children, Cyndy Dover and Bobby Love of California; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild; her mother, Madge Blankenship of Harrisburg, Ark.; one sister, Sherri Blankenship and two brothers, Gene and John.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Iroquois                                                                                                            

 

2009, Sheldon, Iroquois Co., IL, Obituary,

http://daily-journal.com , April 03, 2009,

Betty Cooper, 66, of Sheldon, formerly of Lowell, Ind., died Thursday (April 2, 2009) at her home. Visitation will be from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. Sunday at the Knapp Funeral Home in Sheldon, where funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Monday. The Rev. James Small will officiate. Burial will be in Oak Hill Cemetery, Watseka.

Mrs. Cooper was a long-term substitute schoolteacher for the Lowell and Cedar Lake, Ind. school districts. She was born Oct. 4, 1942, in Milan, Tenn., the daughter of Holland and Maggie Mae Blankenship McAdams. She was a graduate of Purdue University. She was a member and past president of Dames and Dolls of northwestern Indiana and enjoyed making and collecting dolls.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Jackson                                                                                                             

 

+2008, Blue Springs, Jackson Co., MO, Obituary

https://heartlandcremation.com/obituary/Beulah-R-Meade/

Beulah Ruth (Gromer) Meade, 98, passed away July 1st at Shangri-la Care Center in Blue Springs. Born Sept. 28, 1909, in Pattonsburg, MO, she was the daughter of Charles (Mud) and Martha Pearl Blankenship.

She married Dr. Ray Gromer, a dentist, in 1934. He died in 1950. In 1955, she married Vern Meade, who died in 1984. Mrs. Meade grew up in Pattonsburg, graduated from Pattonsburg High School, and attended nurses’ training at St. Joseph’s Hospital in Kansas City. She resided in St. Joseph from 1947 to 1959, and later resided in Hermitage, MO, where her husband was the first manager at Pomme de Terre Reservoir. She lived in Bolivar, MO, until 2005.

Mrs. Meade was preceded in death by her parents, husbands, one brother, Hallie Harrell, two sisters, Faye Harrell and Opal Williams.

She is survived by a son, James Gromer (Barbara), Overland Park, KS; daughter, Jill Ladas (John), Blue Springs, MO; five grandchildren: Kathy Gromer (Ro Sobalvarro), St. Paul, MN; Michael Gromer (Alison), Overland Park, KS; Tracy Gromer, Phoenix, AZ; Jeffrey Stith (Tammy), Pleasant Hill, MO and Marc Stith (Jennifer), Castle Rock, CO; six great-grandchildren: Mary Beth, Matthew, Luke, and Sarah Gromer, Jamie Sobalvarro, and Taylor Stith. She is also survived by a cousin, Paul Cummings, Jr. (Daphna), Pattonsburg.

The family will receive visitors 2 to 4 p.m., Saturday at Heartland Cremation & Burial Society, 6113 Blue Ridge Blvd., Raytown. Graveside services and burial at Pattonsburg Memorial Gardens on Sunday. The family suggests memorial donations to Kansas City Hospice.

 

2009, Murphysboro, Jackson Co., IL, Obituary

http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/111049/Pugh-Blanche.php

Blanche Pugh, age 96, of Murphysboro passed away at 5:50 p.m. Monday, April 13, 2009, at the Shawnee Christian Nursing Center in Herrin, Illinois.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday, April 17, 2009, at Pettett Funeral Home with Rev. Shaker Samuel officiating, and burial at Murdale Gardens of Memory. Friends may call from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Big Muddy Assisted Living, Shawnee Christian Nursing Center, or Hospice.

Blanche was born on August 15, 1912 in Sand Ridge, Illinois to Robert Dixon and Mary Etta (House) Dixon. Blanche had worked as a fancy stitcher at the former Brown Shoe Company in Murphysboro, Illinois. Blanche was saved at the Mt. Carbon Christian Church in Murphysboro.

She married Glenn McClane Smith on November 14, 1927 at Sand Ridge, and he preceded her in death on November 18, 1973. She later married George Ray Pugh on September 5, 1979, and he preceded her in death on November 5, 1990. She was also preceded in death by two sons, Bobby Gene Smith on October 21, 1977, and Vernon Lanell Smith on January 26, 2001, three brothers Ross Dixon, Ardell Dixon and Ray Dixon, and three sisters Ivy Wiseman, Marie Blankenship, and Dell Born.

Blanche is survived by one daughter and son-in-law, Ilene and Phillip Cripps of Granite City, IL;

one daughter in law Shirley Hardwig Winter of Pinckneyville; ten grandchildren: Mike Smith and his wife Michelle Smith of Ava, Janice Buerger and her husband Ed Buerger of Creal Springs, Bruce Cripps of Chicago, Dennis Cripps, Vicky Kraus, Cindy Cripps, and Kevin Cripps all of Granite City, Karen Vasquez of Lacoochi, FL, Russell Cripps of Rancho Mirage, CA, and Richard Cripps and his wife Linda Cripps of Edwardsville, IL. She is also survived by 16 great grandchildren and 8 great great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Sandra          62, 09Jun1938 - 11Apr2001,           Murphysboro, Jackson, IL,               MO-496-38-4810              

 

Jefferson                                                                                                           

 

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

Blankenship, Alma            75, 25Aug1931 - 11Nov2006,          Mount Vernon, Jefferson, IL,               IL-337-30-1080

Blankenship, Wava            79, 03Jul1928 - 06Jun2008,             Mount Vernon, Jefferson, IL,               IL-348-22-8480

Blankenship, Mary F.        88, 27Jan1919 - 06Jul2007,             Texico, Jefferson, IL,                      IL-344-34-9975

 

Jo Daviess                                                                                                         

 

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

Blankenship, Michael J.    57, 08Dec1950 - 25Dec2007,          East Dubuque, Jo Daviess, IL,               CA-553-74-7409

 

Kane                                                                                                                           

 

2004, Batavia, Kane Co., IL, Funeral

Charleston Gazette (WV) - September 19, 2004

Ora E. Blankenship, 91, of Batavia, Ill., died Sept. 16, 2004. Service will be 11 a.m. Monday, Sept. 20, at Blue Ridge Funeral Home Chapel, Beckley. Visitation will be 6 to 9 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 19, at the funeral home chapel. Blue Ridge Funeral Home is entrusted with arrangements.

[SSDI 28Nov1913 - 16Sep2004]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2007, Elgin, Kane Co., IL, Obituary

Courier News , June 27, 2007

George Blankenship, 79, of Elgin passed this life into Eternity on June 26, 2007 at Heritage Manor, Elgin. He was born July 12, 1927 in Wayne, West...

They charge &1.95 for the full Obituary of  George Blankenship

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2007, Elgin, Kane Co., IL, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jun 28, 2007

George Blankenship, 79 of Ill., formerly of Wayne, W.Va., passed this life into Eternity on June 26, 2007, at Heritage Manor, Elgin. Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. Saturday, June 30, 2007, at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne, by Rev. Mark Booth. Burial will follow at Mt. Zion Cemetery, Ripley, W.Va.

He was born July 12, 1927, in Wayne County, West Virginia, the son of Charles "Delbert" and Margaret Blankenship. A graduate of Wayne High School in 1946, George went on to serve his country in the U.S. Army as well as the National Guard. He then attended Marshall University in Huntington, W.Va., and Northern Illinois University in Dekalb, Ill., earning a teaching degree and then a Masters degree. George was an elementary school teacher in both Garfield and Lowrie Schools in Elgin. He was a member of Epworth United Methodist Church for over 50 years, and a member of Elgin Lion's Club. George was preceded in death by his loving wife of 47 years, Norma; a son, David Michael, as well as six brothers.

He is loved and remembered by his daughter Martha Blankenship of Bloomington, Ill.; a very close friend, Jean Ihrke of Elgin, Ill.; a brother, Pierce Blankenship and his wife Sue of Ocean Springs, Miss.; his sisters, Sarah Myrtle and her husband John of Wayne, W.Va., Liza Fraley of Lavalette, W.Va., Esther Justice of Huntington, W.Va., and Lydia Yeager and her husband George of La Place, La.; as well as three sisters-in-law, many nieces, nephews, friends and neighbors, along with a special niece, Dinah Sue Fraley, who was especially dear to him. George's love for family and friends, as well as his certainty of spending eternity with Jesus, sustained him through his last illness. Everyone who shared his final weeks was blessed by his loving spirit, his sense of humor, and his gratitude for everything that was done for him. His spirit now rests until the trumpet call of God. (1 Thessalonians 4:16).

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2009, St. Charles, Kane Co., IL, Obituary

Chicago Suburban Daily Herald , from February 10 to February 11, 2009

Jeffrey Blankenship of St. Charles A memorial Mass for Jeffrey Blankenship, 56, will be celebrated at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Feb. 13, at St. Patrick Crane Road Church, 6N491 Crane Road, St. Charles. The will be no visitation and burial will be private. Born March 17, 1952, in West Virginia, to Carlton and Joyce Blankenship, he died Friday, Feb. 6, 2009, in Cleveland, Ohio. He graduated from Ohio University in Athens, Ohio, where he was a member of Sigma Alpha Epsilon fraternity. Jeff was a member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, where he was in the "Men Walking with Christ" group.

Mr. Blankenship is survived by his wife of 18 years, Dorie; four children, Annie, Claire, Audrey and Will; three brothers, Greg of Lodi, Ohio, Russell (Ellen) of Brunswick, Ohio and Paul of Azle, Texas; a sister, Barbara (Jeff) Hastings of Georgia; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents.

Arrangements were made by the Yurs Funeral Home, St. Charles.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Ora E.           90, 28Nov1913 - 16Sep2004,          Batavia, Kane, IL,                            WV-234-64-1112             

Blankenship, George         79, 12Jul1927 - 26Jun2007,             Elgin, Kane, IL,                               WV-235-28-8817             

 

Kankakee                                                                                                          

 

2004, Manteno, Kankakee Co., IL, Obituary,

http://daily-journal.com , Jan. 17, 2004

Services for Henry Arthur Brandt, 87, of Manteno, were held Jan. 17 at Brown Funeral Home in Manteno. Rev. Lance Hurley officiated. Mr. Brandt died Jan. 12, 2004. Burial was in Elmwood Cemetery in Manteno. Pallbearers were James, Alan, John and Jack Brandt, Eric and Keith Blankenship.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Kendall                                                                                                             

 

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

Blankenship, Claude N.     50, 05Sep1949 - 24Jan2000,            Plano, Kendall, IL,                           IL-327-44-5788

 

Knox                                                                                                                 

 

2008, Altona, Knox Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/9924 , Published: 05/09/2008

J. R. "Jay" Hendricks of 104 West Main Street, Altona, Ill., died on Friday, May 9, at 8:30 p.m. at his residence in Altona. He was born on Sept. 8, 1928 the son of James Alvin and Lillie Gray Hendricks. He married Ida B. Lovingood on Aug. 20, 1955 in Athens, Tenn. He was reared and educated in Lakeside, Tenn. and farmed with his father in the late 1940's until he enter the United States Army on Dec. 13, 1950 and earned his Private First Class, then transferred to the Army Reserve on Dec. 13, 1952. He worked for ALCOA in Maryville and Caterpillar in Peoria, Ill. until 1964; for Maytag in Galesburg, Ill., then retiring in the early 1990's from Floyd's Market as a butcher in Victoria, Ill.. He enjoyed gardening and was an  avid baseball fan. He was a member of the Northwest  Baptist Church in Peoria, Ill.; and attended the United
Methodist Church in Abingdon, Ill. He was 79. Preceded in death by: his parents; three sisters; and five
brothers.

Survivors include: wife-Ida B. Lovingood Hendricks of Altona; Daughters and sons-in-law-Carol and Rick Trego of Abingdon, Ill.; Peggy and Eric Johnson of Victoria, Ill.; and Diane and Jim Andrews of Altona; Sons and daughter-in-law-Davis Hendricks of  Washington, Ill.; and Alvin and Penny Hendricks of
Abingdon, Ill.; Grandchildren-Amber, Noah and Logan Hendricks, April Douglas, Nick Johnson and Daniel and Makinzy Andrews; Sisters and brothers-in-law-Nell Blankenship, Pearl and Albert Hunt and Lois and Floyd Craig, all of Madisonville; and Mary Rose of Crossville; Brother and sister-in-law-Homer and Juanita Hendricks of Madisonville; Several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held on Tuesday, May 13, at 10:30 a.m. at the Hurd-Hendricks Funeral Homes and Crematory in Oneida, Ill.. Rev. Paul Dinges officiating. Burial will be at the Walnut Grove Cemetery in Altona, with military rites by the Ekstedt-Herr American Legion Post #390.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Lake                                                                                                                  

 

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

Blankenship, Velma R.      64, 31May1941 - 07Dec2005,         North Chicago, Lake, IL,                 KY-405-68-3482

 

LaSalle                                                                                                             

 

2005, Earlville, La Salle Co., IL, Obituary

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=214172&query=blankenship

11/25/2005, 11:00 pm  

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Rhonda Jo Bunnell, 46, of Earlville, died Thursday, Nov. 25 at Valley West Community Hospital in Sandwich.  Memorial services will be at 1:30 p.m. Monday at Hanley Turner Funeral Home in Earlville, with the Rev. Carol Gates officiating. Burial will be private in Precinct Cemetery, rural Earlville.

Mrs. Bunnell was born Dec. 19, 1958, in Aurora, to Rory "Jack" and Delores (Blankenship) Calhoun. She worked as a cook at Village Courtyard in Somonauk. She is survived by a daughter, Shawna, and a son Kurt Mattson, both of Leland; two brothers, Roy and Gene. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Dennis Seaton.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2006, Sheridan, La Salle Co., IL, Obituary

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=278797&query=blankenship

11/13/2006, 11:00 pm  

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=278797&query=blankenship - comments

Judy Rae Peterson Blankenship, 60, of Sheridan, died Monday, Nov. 13, at her home.  Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at First Lutheran Church in Plano with the Rev. Kathy Flores officiating. Burial will be in Memory Gardens Cemetery in Arlington Heights. Visitation will be from 2 to 9 p.m. Wednesday at Larson Nelson Funeral Home in Plano.

Mrs. Blankenship was born May 5, 1946, in Chicago, to Raymond and Jeanette (Wodrich) Ohle. She married Gary Blankenship on Aug. 2, 1997, at First Lutheran Church in Plano. She was a guidance counselor at Hinckley-Big Rock High School and employed by the district for 26 years. She was a member of First Lutheran Church, Delta Kappa Gamma and Illinois Counselors Association.

She is survived by her husband; two daughters, Amy (Will) Poirier of Milford, Mich., and Megan (Ryan) Hall of Plainfield; a son, Brad (Amy) Peterson of Boyceville, Wis.; five grandchildren, Kaelyn, Tyler, Logan, Jack and Abby; her father of Midland, Mich.; and two brothers, Robert (Jan) Ohle of Wadsworth, Ill., and Rick (Nancy) Ohle of Midland, Mich.

She was preceded in death by her mother; her first husband, Keith Peterson; and a son, Eric Peterson.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2008, Ottawa, LaSalle Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/article_f0476200-fea6-54b0-b389-e4cf510ac7a4.html

Katherine M. Wise, 85, Ottawa, passed away Monday (March 3, 2008) at Ottawa Pavilion.

Service: 2 p.m. Thursday at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home, Marseilles, with Pastor Mike Weakley officiating. Burial: Riverview Cemetery, Marseilles.

Survivors: two daughters, Arlene Wise, Ottawa; and Marjorie (Robert) Blankenship, Brooksville, Fla.; three sons, Troy Jr. (Linda) Wise, Ottawa; Joseph (Cindy) Wise, Bloomington; and Paul Wise, Ottawa; 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. Posted in Obituaries on Tuesday, March 4, 2008 12:00 am Updated: 11:49 am.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2008, Ottawa, La Salle Co., IL, Obituary

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=354471&query=blankenship

03/04/2008, 9:55 am

Katherine M. Wise, 85, of Ottawa, passed away Monday, March 3, at Ottawa Pavilion.  Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Seals-Campbell Funeral Home in Marseilles with the Rev. Mike Weakley of Seventh Day Adventist Church of Ottawa officiating. Burial will be in Riverview Cemetery in Marseilles. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

She was born Aug. 5, 1922, in Seneca, to Estel and Della (Barton) Wise. In 1946, she married Troy Wise Sr. of Marseilles, who preceded her in death in 1982. She was a member of the Seventh Day Adventist Church of Ottawa.

Survivors include two daughters, Arlene Wise of Ottawa and Marjorie (Robert) Blankenship of Brooksville, Fla.; three sons, Troy Jr. (Linda) and Paul, both of Ottawa and Joseph (Cindy) of Bloomington; 18 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband; a granddaughter, Jacqueline Dummitt; four sisters, Henrietta Jenkins, Blanche Pitsonbarger, Helen Wise and Mildred Walker; and three brothers, Howard and Glen Wise and William McPherson. Pallbearers will be Ronnie and Kevin Couch, Troy III and Michael Wise, Joseph Baines and Gerald Dummitt.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Livingston                                                                                                         

 

2003, Dwight, Livingston Co., IL, Obituary

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=247770&query=blankenship

02/25/2003, 11:00 pm  

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Edith Amelia Thompson, 95, of Dwight, died at 5:02 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 25, 2003, at OSF Saint James-John W. Albrecht Medical Center, Pontiac.  Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Hager Memorial Home in Dwight. The Rev. Kenneth Benson will officiate. Burial will be in Oaklawn Cemetery, Dwight.

Born July 27, 1907 at Saunemin, she was the daughter of Albert H. and Carrie (Peck) Sancken. She married Hans “Chris” Thompson on April 8, 1925, in Cullom. He died Oct. 1, 1958.

Surviving are sons, John (Marion) Thompson, at home, and Kenneth (friend Betty Day) Thompson of Gibson City; daughters, Ellen (Mrs. Keith) Girard of Manville, Dorothy (Mrs. Charles) Schrum of Dwight, Betty (Mrs. Norman) Jones of Pekin, Deloris (Mrs. Donald) Lockwood of Herscher, and Diane (Mrs. Eugene) Waldo of Colona; nine grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; five stepgrandchilden; 12 stepgreat-grandchildren; and sisters, Eunice Domina of Oaklawn, Carol (Mrs. Harold) Blankenship and Esther (Mrs. Estel) Gregory, both of Decatur, and Lois Carlyle of Mattoon.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three sons; a sister; and seven brothers. She was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, Goodfarm.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Flanagan, Livingston Co., IL, Obituary

http://mywebtimes.com/archives/ottawa/display.php?id=211788&query=blankenship

10/13/2005, 12:00 am  

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Shirley Jean Casper, 76, of Flanagan, died Tuesday afternoon, Oct. 11, at her home.  There will be a private family service. Cremation rites will be accorded. Froelich Memorial Home in Flanagan was in charge of arrangements.

Mrs. Casper was born May 19, 1929, in Litchfield, to James Chester and Magdalene (Blankenship) Hill. She worked at a shoe factory for many years, a chair factory and a roof manufacturing company in Pontiac. She retired from the Pontiac Correctional Center after 12 years.

She is survived by two sons, Daniel Curley and Richard (Kimberly Yates) DeMoss, both of Flanagan; one sister, June Butera of Cattawissa, Mo.; four grandchildren, Cole, Cale and Ciial Curley and Richard Eugene Smith; and one great-grandson. She was preceded in death by a son in infancy, Thomas W. DeMoss.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Logan                                                                                                                

 

+2000, Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, Obituary

The Pantagraph, (Bloomington, IL) - October 10, 2000

A memorial Mass for Mary Agnes Blankenship, 85, of Atlanta will be at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at St. Mary's Church, Atlanta. The Rev. Thomas Taylor will officiate. Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery.

She died at 3:03 p.m. Sunday (Oct. 8, 2000) at St. Clara's Manor, Lincoln, where she resided since January 1999.

Mrs. Blankenship was born June 7, 1915, at McLean, the daughter of Edmund B. and Mary O'Brien Noble. She married Frank E. Blankenship on May 22, 1937, at Peoria. He died Sept. 23, 1991.

Survivors include three daughters, Nancy (Earl) Grossmann, Normal; and Mary (Jim) Sunday and Margaret Blankenship, both of Atlanta; one son, William E. (Carol) Blankenship, Atlanta; one sister, Frances Fingerle, Hudson; eight grandchildren; two step grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.

Her parents and one brother preceded her in death.

Mrs. Blankenship was a 1933 graduate of McLean High School. She completed a course of study at the University Beauty School in 1934. After her marriage she was a homemaker until her children were raised. She then was employed at Country Life Insurance Company, Bloomington, retiring in 1976. She was a member of Atlanta Woman's Club and St. Mary's Church, Atlanta

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2006, Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/article_d5c50769-b4ca-5e24-9718-2bb2ad8e9a96.html

Jean Willmert, 80, Atlanta, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 21, 2006) at St. Clara's Manor in Lincoln. The funeral for Mrs. Willmert will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at the Atlanta United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Steve Anderson officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Quiram-Peasley Funeral Home in Atlanta. In addition, a one-hour visitation will be held at the church prior to the funeral service. Burial will be in Atlanta Cemetery, Atlanta.

Surviving Mrs. Willmert is her husband of 61 years, Merlin. Other survivors include three daughters, Carol (Bill) Blankenship, Marilyn (Greg) Tucker and Connie Dugan, all of Atlanta; two sisters, Rachel (Bob) Kehl, Atlanta, and Gerthel (John) Bruce, Decatur. She is also survived by six grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Mrs. Willmert was preceded in death by her parents, two brothers and one great-grandchild. Mrs. Willmert was born April 26, 1926, at Beason, the daughter of Henry and Maudra White Harmon. She married Merlin Willmert on Oct. 9, 1945, in Morgansfield, Ky. She graduated from the Atlanta Community High School.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2007, Atlanta, Logan Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/article_541fd96b-41b9-5adc-a9b5-f77e320914da.html

Lindsey W. Blankenship, 96, of Atlanta passed away at 12:25 a.m. Saturday (Aug. 25, 2007) at the Hopedale Nursing Home in Hopedale. The funeral for Mr. Blankenship will be held at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Atlanta Christian Church, with Mr. Don Hoover officiating. Visitation will be held for a half hour prior to the service on Tuesday. Burial will be in the Atlanta Cemetery in Atlanta.

Surviving Mr. Blankenship are his wife, Mary E. Blankenship; his daughters, Patricia (Curt) Cline of Clinton, and Catherine (Stephen) Burberry of Harrodsburg, Ky.; one son, David (Melanie) Blankenship of Atlanta; and three grandchildren.

Mr. Blankenship was preceded in death by three brothers, one sister, two daughters and one son. Mr. Blankenship was born on Oct. 24, 1910, in Adair County, Ky., the son of Preston and Nora Tarter Blankenship. He married Mary E. Elsberry on May 29, 1960, in Lincoln. She survives. Mr. Blankenship worked for Gilbert and Son True Value in Atlanta for 50 years. He was a member of the Atlanta Christian Church and attended the Lincoln Bible Church in Lincoln.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Claude          85, 18Dec1916 - 04Oct2002,           Atlanta, Logan, IL,                          IL-328-16-9168

Blankenship, Lindsey W.  96, 24Oct1910 - 25Aug2007,           Atlanta, Logan, IL,                          IL-344-01-4991

Blankenship, Mary A.       85, 07Jun1915 - 08Oct2000,            Atlanta, Logan, IL,                          IL-318-16-9334

 

Macon                                                                                                               

 

2009, Decatur, Macon Co., IL,
Decatur Daily , 12/22/2009

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. Mrs. Blankenship went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 21, 2009, at the home of her daughter. Pallbearers will be grandsons.

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

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

Blankenship, Edward L.    64, 25Sep1935 - 08Jun2000,            Decatur, Macon, IL,                         IL-328-28-4959

Blankenship, Kathryne P.  76, 31Dec1930 - 13Jan2007,           Decatur, Macon, IL,                         IL-358-24-5702

Blankenship, Lloyd J.        86, 04Jul1918 - 13Oct2004,             Decatur, Macon, IL,                         IL-318-14-4415

Blankenship, Patricia L.    70, 26May1939 - 08Oct2009,          Decatur, Macon, IL,                         IL-352-32-4617

Blankenship, Sarah L.       81, 18Oct1924 - 24May2006,          Decatur, Macon, IL,                         IL-333-16-5342

Blankenship, Vorris R.      87, 05Sep1913 - 16Jun2001,            Decatur, Macon, IL,                         IL-328-10-9169

 

Madison                                                                                                            

 

+2003, Collinsville, Madison Co., IL, Funeral

http://www.memorialsolutions.com/sitemaker/sites/HERRFU1/obit.cgi?user=1348_HHott110_1

H. Arlene (Blankenship) Hott, age 85, of Collinsville, IL, died January 12, 2003, at Collinsville Care Center in Collinsville, IL.

Funeral services will be at 10 AM on Wednesday, January 15th, at First Baptist Church in Collinsville, IL. Burial will be in Lake View Memorial Gardens in Fairview Heights, IL.

 

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

Blankenship, Donald E.     81, 16Sep1926 - 18Dec2007,           Godfrey, Madison, IL,                     IL-327-22-2280

Blankenship, Stuart G.      89, 29May1914 - 01Jan2004,          Granite City, Madison, IL,               VA-224-01-4298

Blankenship, Louise A.     96, 28Aug1906 - 06Mar2003,          Edwardsville, Madison, IL,               IL-344-32-7318

Blankenship, Floye M.      90, 16Oct1913 - 03Oct2004,            Wood River, Madison, IL,               IL-323-58-2654

 

Mason                                                                                                               

 

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

Blankenship, Charles R.    87, 17Dec1920 - 11Jun2008,           Manito, Mason, IL,                          IL-334-16-8704

 

Massac                                                                                                              

 

2004, Metropolis, Massac Co., IL, Obituary

Paducah Sun, Saturday, 12/11/2004

Services for Thelma Blankenship, 78, of Metropolis will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home. The Rev. Jack Rushing will officiate. Burial will be in Metropolis Memorial Gardens. Mrs. Blankenship died at 5:30 p.m. Thursday at Metropolis Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. She was a former cook at Montego's and Egyptian Trails before her retirement.

Surviving are her husband, Hickman Blankenship; one daughter, Carrol Diaz of Indianapolis; one stepdaughter, Judy Ann Hourd of Kennett, Mo.; three sons, Daniel Adams and Paul Junior Wright, both of Moline, Ill., and Jacob Adams of Metropolis; 13 grandchildren; nine great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Mrs. Blankenship was preceded in death by two sons, David Davis and Raymond Davis; four sisters; and one brother. Her parents were James and Frances Singleton Irby.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Metropolis, Massac Co., IL, Obituary

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/151017997/alvin-eugene-blankenship

Published in The Paducah Sun, Paducah, McCracken Co., Ky., 24 Aug 2005 –

Alvin "Buddy" Blankenship, 56, of Metropolis died at 6:35 am, Tuesday at his home.

Mr. Blankenship was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam.

His parents were Raymond and Dorothy Latham Blankenship.

Surviving are his wife, Linda Harris Blankenship; one daughter, Lisa Blankenship of Paducah; two stepdaughters, Rachel Carnes and Terri Johnson, both of Metropolis; one stepson, Michael Zervas of Vienna; and two sisters, Ruth Merchant of Alabama and Kay Robinson of Mississippi; and four grandchildren.

Graveside services with military rites will be at 11 am, Friday in Joppa IOOF Cemetery.

 

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

Blankenship, Ethel M.       73, 15Mar1929 - 18Feb2003,          Joppa, Massac, IL,                           IL-328-26-7333

Blankenship, Alvin E.       56, 03Sep1948 - 23Aug2005,          Metropolis, Massac, IL,                  AL-423-68-0162

Blankenship, Thelma V.    78, 14Dec1925 - 09Dec2004,          Metropolis, Massac, IL,                  MI-368-20-0705

 

McDonough                                                  

 

2003, Bushnell, McDonough Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.genealogybuff.com/il/northwest/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/194

Virginia L. Schoenauer, 76, Bushnell, died at 12:35 a.m. Monday (Dec. 29, 2003) at The Elms, Macomb. She was born June 26, 1927, in Colchester, the daughter of Louis Eddie and Ruth Fields Kinsey Blankenship. She married Raymond Matt Schoenauer on June 24, 1950, in Keokuk, Iowa. He died Feb. 6, 1975.

Surviving are two stepsons, Edward Schoenauer and Robert Schoenauer, both of Dubuque, Iowa; and three stepdaughters, Betty (and Russell) Jones, Marie (and Aubery) Jacobson and Ina (and William) Schaefer, all of Potosi, Wis. She was preceded in death by her parents.
She lived near St. Paul, Minn., and Paduca, Ky., moved to Frederick in 1968 and to Bushnell in 1972.
She was a member of the Univeralist Church in Waltonville, Rebeka Lodge in Bushnell and Jolly 20 Club, and was a member of TOPS for 25 years.

Graveside service will be at 2:30 p.m. Wednesday in Ipava Cemetery, with the Rev. Terry Broady officiating. No visitation is planned.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

McLean                                                                                                            

 

2009, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/article_48f0885f-20de-55d2-928d-c3f832fb064f.html

William Thomas Blankenship Sr., 81, Bloomington, died at 8 p.m. Monday (Feb. 23, 2009) at OSF St. Joseph's Medical Center, Bloomington. Service: 11 a.m. Friday at Park Hill Cemetery, Bloomington, with the Rev. Kurt Flora officiating. Beck Memorial Home, Bloomington, is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors: daughter, Peggy (Paul) Durbin, Bloomington; sons, Allen Blankenship, Bloomington, and Billy (Donna) Blankenship Jr., Branson, Mo.; stepson, Steven Blackwell, Florence, Ala.; nine grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2009, Bloomington, McLean Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/article_4f480282-91e5-11de-aacf-001cc4c03286.html Wednesday, August 26, 2009 12:00 am

Ronald A. Blankenship, 54, Bloomington, died at 12:35 a.m. Monday (Aug. 24, 2009) at BroMenn Regional Medical Center, Normal. His funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at St. Luke Union Church, Bloomington, with the Rev. Andy Gifford officiating. Private family inurnment will be at a later date. Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday at Calvert & Metzler Memorial Home, Bloomington, and from 10:30 to 11 a.m. Friday at the church.

He was born March 8, 1955, in Decatur, son of Philip and Frances Kincaid Feezel. He married Linda Burge. They divorced. He later married Lori Owings on Sept. 21, 1991, in Normal. Lori survives. Also surviving are his children, Ron Blankenship Jr., Decatur; Christina Blankenship, Decatur; and Phillip Blankenship and Jacob Blankenship, both at home; three grandchildren, Shaelynn, Jaylend and Colton; and brothers and sisters, Cheryl (Jim) Wallic, Decatur; Robert "Bobby" (Norma) Blankenship, Decatur; and Philip "Butchie" Feezel, Decatur.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Timothy Blankenship; and one brother, Russel Blankenship. Ron was a member of St. Luke Union Church in Bloomington. He was an avid outdoorsman and enjoyed camping, fishing and gardening. He was a friend of Bill's. Ron enjoyed watching his son's sporting events.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2009, LeRoy, McLean Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/article_bd620de6-96a2-11de-ac64-001cc4c002e0.html

Aileen Gibson 95, LeRoy, passed away at 1:25 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 29, 2009) at the McLean County Nursing Home, Normal. Her funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, LeRoy, with Father Bob Brouillette officiating. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery, LeRoy. Visitation will be from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Gibson was born Jan. 4, 1914, in DeWitt County, a daughter of Mads and Matilda Paulson Jensen. She married Mack Gibson on Oct. 21, 1932, in Decatur. He passed away Oct. 9, 1980.

She is survived by two sons, Dean (Iva) Gibson, Bloomington, and Leon (Judy) Gibson, LeRoy; one daughter, Kay (Duane) Klockenga, Lincoln; 13 grandchildren, Dennis Gibson, Diane Gibson, Brad Gibson, Mark Gibson, Brenda Casino, Scott Gibson, M.L. Gibson, Keith Blankenship, Eric Blankenship, Janine Halm, Rhonda Goss, Jodi Klockenga and Vicki Hoffert; and 21 great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by her husband, parents, four brothers and four sisters.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2006, Normal, McLean Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/article_2a4c2e6d-cfc5-56cc-a067-12f29b1fcb6e.html

Oscar G. Bratcher, 78, Normal, formerly of Heyworth, passed away at 8:32 p.m. Friday (April 14, 2006) at Florida Hospital Fish Memorial, Orange City, Fla. His funeral will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday at Calvert-Belangee-Bruce Funeral Home, Heyworth. The Rev. Dennis Blankenship will officiate. Burial will be in Heyworth Cemetery, Heyworth. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mr. Bratcher was born Nov. 15, 1927, in Spring Lick, Ky., to Blaine B. and Desdie Casey Bratcher. He married Maedell Barrett on Aug. 1, 1947, in Bloomington. She survives in Normal. Also surviving are two sons, Jimmy G. Bratcher, Heyworth, and Henry J. "Jack" (Carol) Bratcher, Joliet; two daughters, Jo Carolyn Sherrill, Bloomington, and Cathy (Kenny) Crow, Heyworth; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren; two foster great-grandchildren; one brother, James (Sue) Bratcher, LeRoy; and five sisters, Flossie Roberts, Shirley; Emma Lou (Roger) Hinthorne, Lincoln; and Margie Tabb, Mary Bratcher and Joann (Richard) Vaughn, all of Bloomington.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one half brother; one sister; and one foster son, Steve Bratcher. He was an Army veteran and a member of the Machinist Local 1000. He had worked as a maintenance man for Modine Manufacturing Co. Oscar never met a stranger and will be dearly missed by all who knew him.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Ronald A.     54, 08Mar1955 - 24Aug2009,          Bloomington, Mclean, IL,               IL-350-50-8113

Blankenship, William T.   81, 14Sep1927 - 23Feb2009,           Bloomington, Mclean, IL,                              IL-329-22-5106

 

Menard                                                                                                             

 

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

Blankenship, Joseph F.      71, 10Jan1930 - 09Aug2001,           Petersburg, Menard, IL,                   IL-325-24-2004

 

Mercer                                                                                                               

 

2002, Aledo, Mercer Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=103637 , December, 7, 2002,

Daniel G. Wayne, Aledo, died Thursday, Dec. 5, 2002, at Mercer County Hospital, Aledo. Memorial services will be 10:30 a.m. Monday at St. Catherine's Catholic Church, Aledo. The Rev. John Thieryoung will officiate. Private burial will be at a later date. Friends and relatives may greet the family after the service at the Parish Hall. Fippinger Funeral Home, Aledo, is in charge of arrangements.

He was born July 5, 1946, in Chicago, a son of Chester S. and Genevieve (Jung) Wayne. He graduated from St. Patrick's High School in Chicago and was a member of the Notre Dame University graduating class of 1968. He attended MIT for post-graduate studies. He married Edina "Dee" Kraft on Sept. 21, 1974, in Evansville, Ind. Dan began his career as an engineer for Naval Avionics Facility and later for VonDuprin Inc., both in Indianapolis. He then went to work for TRW, transferring to Peoria, Ill., where he supervised joint ventures between TRW and Caterpillar. He helped form the Manufacturing Technology Consortium, a joint venture between Black Hawk College, Deere & Co., the Department of Defense and other entities. He ran this consortium from an office at Rock Island Arsenal for several years until moving to Aledo in 1994. He owned and operated two consulting firms in Aledo; The Center for Manufacturing and Regional Economic Development and The Rural Development Initiatives, until his untimely death. Dan was a member of St. Catherine's Catholic Church, where he was a lector and Eucharistic minister, and also made visits to the homebound. He also was a member of Aledo Main Street Program, most recently serving as vice president and member of the board of directors. He was a member of Aledo Chamber of Commerce, chairman of the Economic Restructuring Committee and was Technology Coordinator for the Community Unit School District 201, having implemented their technology plan. He enjoyed reading, absorbing information, computer technology, cooking and baking and especially loved his children and grandchildren.

Survivors include his wife, Dee; three daughters and son-in-law, Shani and Tom Moushon, Joy, Ill., Elizabeth Wayne, Madison, Wis., and Sarah Wayne, Nagano, Japan; a son, Michael Wayne, Decatur, Ill.; two adopted daughters and husbands, Margaret and Larry Wilson and Rebecca and David Blankenship, all of Peoria; 10 grandchildren; a sister and brother-in-law, Terese and Greg Smith, Alpharetta, Ga.; a brother, Philip Wayne, Chicago; his mother-in-law, June French, Aledo; and a favorite cousin, Agnes Radzajewski, Chicago. He was preceded in death by his parents.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Morgan                                                                                                             

 

2007, Waverly, Morgan Co., IL, Obituary 

The State Journal-Register, (Springfield, IL) - April 17, 2007

- Pauline M. Blankenship, 40, of Waverly died at 10 a.m. Friday, April 13, 2007, in Waverly. Pauline was born Jan. 6, 1967, in Tucson, Ariz., the daughter of Jonathan and Mary Jane Johnston Romero Sr.

She married Brad Blankenship on June 22, 1984, in Tucson. Raised in Tucson, she belonged to the 4-H Club as a youth and attended Marana High School. A member of the New Berlin community for seven years, she worked in the retail industry, most recently at the Travel Plaza in New Berlin and also Sam's Club in Springfield. She also spent time serving as a caregiver to the elderly and was a volunteer for the Festival of Trees. In her spare time, she pursued her favorite hobby - shopping! Pauline was a natural born caregiver who put everyone else first. She lived for her children and her family. She was an excellent mother, wife, daughter, sister and friend. She was very proud of her son Brad for graduating from the U.S. Army and looking forward to the graduations of her daughter Ashley from nursing school, daughter Melissa from Lincoln Land Community College and son James from Waverly High School. Pauline's wonderful spirit and radiant smile will be greatly missed by all those whose lives she touched.

She was preceded in death by one cousin, Alegra Schied, in 2003.

She is survived by her husband, Brad Blankenship of Waverly; two sons, Brad (wife, Rebecca) Blankenship of Colorado Springs, Colo., and James Blankenship of Waverly; two daughters, Ashley Blankenship of Springfield and Melissa Blankenship of Waverly; one granddaughter, Kellie Elise Blankenship; her parents, Jonathan and Mary Jane Romero of Marana, Ariz.; one brother, Jonathan Romero Jr. of Marana, Ariz.; two sisters, Anna (husband, Michael) Griffith and Christy (husband, Rod) Fitzsimmons, all of Marana, Ariz.; and several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and cousins.

Funeral Mass will be held at 2 p.m. Thursday, April 19, 2007, at St. Mary's Catholic Church, 306 E. Birch St., New Berlin, with the Rev. Monsignor John R. Ossola celebrant. Following the funeral Mass, cremation will be accorded by Butler Cremation Tribute Center.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Montgomery                                                                                                     

 

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

Blankenship, Marian         99, 20Feb1904 - 08Jan2004,            Coffeen, Montgomery, IL,               IL-359-34-6821

Blankenship, George A.    90, 21Jul1912 - 17Jan2003,             Hillsboro, Montgomery, IL,               IL-320-32-2541

 

Perry                                                                                                                

 

2003, Du Quoin, Perry Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.genealogybuff.com/il/perry/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/17

Thelma M. 'Tiny' Thompson, of Du Quoin, formerly of Ashley, departed this life in the St. Mary's/Good Samaritan Hospital at Centralia on Friday, March 14, 2003 at 6:10 p.m. She was 81.
Thelma was born at Richview on September 8, 1921, the daughter of Earl and Ora (nee Blankenship) Thompson.

Tiny was of the Baptist faith. She had worked at Rockwell International at Centralia until her retirement. She enjoyed spending time with her family and taking care of her great-great-grandchildren. Tiny also loved to play bingo.

Left to mourn her passing are five children, Linda Braden (Frank) of Bluford, Jim Jeffers (Jan) of Centralia, Buddy Jeffers (Marie) of Richlands, N.C., Ruth Ann Reidelberger (Jerry) of Du Quoin and Billy Jeffers (Marilyn) of Centralia; one brother, Marvin Thompson (Betty) of Hanford, Calif.; two sisters, Ruth Cope (Cecil) of Hawk Point, Mo. and Dorothy Yancey of Jackson, Mo.; special friend, Katherine Toney of Mt. Vernon; 20 grandchildren; 27 great-grandchildren; nine great-great-grandchildren; other relations and friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Earl Eugene Jeffers and another son in infancy and also several brothers and sisters.

Funeral services were held in the Campagna Funeral Home at Ashley on Monday, March 17 at 11 a.m. with Rev. Allen Mason officiating. Interment was in the Richview Cemetery at Richview.

Friends called at the Campagna Funeral Home of Ashley on Sunday from 5 until 8 p.m. and on Monday from 7:30 a.m. until the hour of services.
Should friends desire, memorials may be made to the St. Mary's/Good Samaritan Hospice.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Peoria                                                                                                                

2009, Glasford, Peoria Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pekintimes.com/obituaries/x1194162614/Delight-Sis-Callaway

Delight Ann “Sis” Callaway, 73, of 203 E. 10th St., passed away at 10:56 a.m. Wednesday, May 6, 2009, at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center in Peoria. She was formerly of Pekin. Born May 12, 1935, in St. Elmo to Wayne and Emma Blankenship Rhodes, she married Levarn Pearl Callaway on June 14, 1962, in St. Elmo.

Surviving are four sons, Danny (Sherry) Woulfe and David (Gail) Woulfe, both of Green Valley, and Bob (Debbie) Woulfe and Randy (Pam) Callaway, both of Pekin; four daughters, Cathy (Dave) Snider of Manito, Debbie Kirk of Waynesville, and Tina (George) Rudd and Tami Callaway, both of Glasford; daughter-in-law Barb Woulfe of Manito; 15 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Darel (Genine) Rhodes of St. Elmo; and two sisters, Shirley High of Havana and Joy Hicks of Texas. She also leaves a special friend, Danny Curtis of Glasford.

She was preceded in death by her parents, one son, Donald “Tuck” Woulfe, one granddaughter, and seven brothers.

Delight painted fishing lures for Custom Jigs & Spins for more than 30 years. She was a former member of the Pekin Eagles Aerie 1869 Ladies Auxiliary. Delight was a devoted mother and grandmother. She enjoyed going to family gatherings, fishing, trips to the Par-A-Dice, and was a St. Louis Cardinals fan.

Her funeral will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 9, at Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel.

The Rev. John Worsham will officiate. Burial will be in Green Valley Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2009, Peoria, Peoria Co., IL, Obituary

Journal Star, 1/19/2009

LeRoy Zimmerman, 79, of Las Vegas, Nev., formerly of Eureka, Ill., passed away Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, at the Las Vegas Mountain View Hospital. He was born June 4, 1929, in Washington, Ill., a son of Edward and Lennie Rhodes Zimmerman. He married Frances Blankenship on Jan. 21, 1950, in East Peoria, Ill. She passed away on Jan. 20, 2001.

Surviving are three daughters, Margey (John) Hemmeter of Winchester, Ind., Diane (Ron) Remington of East Peoria, Ill., and Anita Zimmerman of Las Vegas, Nev.; one son, Kevin Zimmerman of East Peoria, Ill.; two sisters, Eileen (Richard) Guiles of Pekin, Ill., and Bertha Fowler of Broken Arrow, Okla.; one brother, Orville (Ruth) Zimmerman of Jacksonville, Fla.; and nine grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents, two sons, two brothers and one sister. LeRoy worked in the parts department at Caterpillar Inc. for 30 years.

A graveside memorial service will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, June 27, 2009, at Olio Township Cemetery in Eureka, Ill. The Rev. Doug Hicks will officiate.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, William E.   72, 07Mar1936 - 03Nov2008,          Chillicothe, Peoria, IL,                    IL-337-26-9941

 

Rock Island                                                                                                      

2000, Coal Valley, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=82581 , October, 18, 2000,  

Lodema Bradbury, Coal Valley, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2000, at Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley. Graveside services will be held at a later date. Family Funeral Services, Colona, is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Bradbury was a homemaker. She was born Feb. 21, 1917, in Parnell, Mo.

Survivors include her son, Ben Blankenship, Eldon, Iowa; three granddaughters; five great-grandchildren; and brothers, Marion Prather, Miami, and Raymond Prather, Tallula.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2008, Coal Valley, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=127599 , December, 7, 2008,

Dorothy H. Hoskins, 90, a life-long resident of Coal Valley, Ill., died unexpectedly Friday, December 5, 2008, in Trinity Medical Center, Rock Island. Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday, in the Celebration of Life Chapel at Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Coal Valley, with The Reverend Tim Snart officiating. Visitation is 4 to 8 p.m. Tuesday, at the funeral home. Burial is in Coal Valley Cemetery. Memorials may be made to First Presbyterian Church, Coal Valley.

Dorothy Anderson was born September 6, 1918, Coal Valley, the daughter of Harry H. and Annie (Linn) Anderson. She married Vernon Lloyd Hoskins on April 21, 1938, in Clinton, Iowa. He died July 12, 2008. She was educated in Coal Valley schools and was employed at Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley, and the Coal Valley Post Office. She was a member of First Presbyterian Church, Coal Valley, and Moline Conservation Club.

Dorothy is survived by a son, Vernon Hoskins of Coal Valley; daughters and sons-in-law, Connie and Jeff Hast of New Windsor, Ill., Jean and Ed Beard of Coal Valley, Kathy and Leo Crane and Judy Blankenship, all of Moline; a daughter-in-law, Sherry Hoskins of Coal Valley; 16 grandchildren; 34 great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Marvin Anderson of Coal Valley; and a sister, Betty Sievers of Orion. She was preceded in death by her husband; a son, Jon Hoskins; a daughter, Sandra Hoskins: and brothers, Clinton and Harry J. Anderson.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2008, Coal Valley, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=122549 , July, 16, 2008,

Vernon “Buzz” Hoskins, of Coal Valley, Illinois, died Saturday, July 12, 2008, at Oak Glen Home, Coal Valley. Services are 1 p.m. today in the Celebration of Life Chapel at Trimble Funeral and Cremation Center, Coal Valley, with the Reverend Tim Snart officiating.

Vernon married Dorothy Anderson on April 21, 1938, in Clinton, Iowa. Vernon is survived by his wife of 70 years, Dorothy; a son, Vernon Hoskins, of Coal Valley; daughters and sons-in-law, Connie and Jeff Hast, of New Windsor, Illinois, Jean and Ed Beard, of Chama, New Mexico, Kathy and Leo Crane, of Moline, and Judy Blankenship, of Moline; and a daughter-in-law, Sherry Hoskins, of Coal Valley.

He was preceded in death by a son, Jon Hoskins, a daughter, Sandra Hoskins, one brother, and two sisters

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Davenport, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=24495 , March, 4, 2003,

Graveside services for Carol Ann Oetken, Davenport will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Davenport Memorial Park. Visitation will be 5-7 p.m. today at Cunnick-Collins Mortuary, Davenport. Carol died Sunday, March 2, 2003, at Crest Health Center, Davenport.

Carol Ann Morris was born on July 8, 1939, in Ottumwa, Iowa, the daughter of Frederick and Edith (Blankenship) Morris. She married Randy Oetken on Nov. 7, 1959, in Burlington, Iowa. She liked to work with ceramics and do decorative painting. Most of all, she liked spending time with her grandchildren.

Survivors include her husband, Randy; daughters, Rita Gustafson, and her husband, Jon, Rock Island, Linda Oetken, Rock Island, and Janet Pruckler, and her husband, Jim, Tucker, Ga.; son, John Oetken, Ames, Iowa; five grandchildren; sister, Norma Stevens, Bloomfield, Iowa; and several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents and sister, Freda Smith.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2007, Davenport, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=115047 , November, 16, 2007,

Katherine E. (Watts) Cooprider, of Davenport, died Wednesday, November 14, 2007, at Select Specialty Hospital in Davenport. Visitation will be Saturday, November 17, 2007, from 1 to 4 p.m. at the Runge Mortuary. Burial will be in the California City Cemetery, California, Mo., on Monday, November 19, 2007.

Katherine was born April 4, 1939, in California, Mo., the daughter of James and Beulah (Allee) Newkirk. She was formerly married to Leonard Watts of Davenport. She had worked as a dietician at the Davenport Osteopathic Hospital and as a home health aide. Katherine also volunteered for the Davenport Free Health Clinic.

Those left to honor her memory include sons, Mark (Dolores) Watts, Clinton, Iowa, Terry J. (Patti) Watts, DeWitt, Iowa; daughter, Denise J. Watts, Davenport; grandchildren, Justin, Andrew, Crystal and Nicole Watts, Larhonda and Joe Vazquez, Joshua and Benjamen Watts; great-grandchildren, Izaiah and Joziah Vazquez, Aidan Watts; sisters, Wilma Cornine, Nelson, Mo., Norma Howlett, Oak Grove, Mo., Jodie Blankenship, California, Mo., Sue Nutt, Sedalia, Mo., and a brother, Jimmy Newkirk, Tipton, Mo. Her parents, brother, Charles and sisters, Margaret Rohweder and Shirley Volkart preceded her in death.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, East Moline, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=4527 , January, 10, 2002,

Mary M. Ragsdale, East Moline, died Tuesday, Jan. 8, 2002, at Parkview Health Care Center, East Moline. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Friday at Van Hoe Funeral Home Ltd., East Moline. No funeral services will be held. The body will be cremated.

Mrs. Ragsdale had worked as an in-home caregiver at National Home Care. Mary Gross was born Sept. 10, 1930, in Knoxville, Tenn. In lieu of flowers, a memorial fund has been established.

Survivors include daughters, Sandra Blankenship, Taylor Ridge, Ill., and Judy Barcenas, Arcadia, Fla.; a son, Dan Hickman, Peoria, Ill.; 12 grandchildren, including Pamela English and Michele Garrett, who took care of her; 10 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Helen Fields, of Louisiana.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Milan, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=22868 , March, 28, 2001,

Services for Ed Blankenship, Milan, will be 1:30 p.m. Thursday at DeRoo Funeral Home, Moline. Burial will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Rock Island, with military honors conducted by the Moline American Legion. Visitation is 3-7 p.m. today at the funeral home.

Mr. Blankenship died Monday, March 26, 2001, at his home. He was a truck driver for U.S.F. Holland in Milan. He was born Dec. 22, 1954, in Buffalo, Minn. He married Vicky Lowry in 1975 in Rock Island. He was a Navy veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Vicky; a daughter, Kathi Cherrington, Moline; a granddaughter; and sisters, JoAnn Johnson, Joliet, and Elaine Black, Indianapolis.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2008, Moline, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

Paducah Sun, Tuesday 12/9/2008

Hickman Blankenship, 77, of Moline, formerly of Metropolis, died at 11:45 p.m. Sunday at Trinity Medical Center/West Campus in Rock Island. He was a retired boiler fireman at the Rock Island Arsenal.

Mr. Blankenship is survived by two daughters, Carrol Adams Diaz of Rock Island and Judy Blankenship Hourd of Kennett, Mo.; three sons, Daniel Adams, Jacob Adams and Paul Junior Wright, all of Moline; two sisters, Marilyn Blankenship Romans of Tuscumbia, Ala., and Rebecca Blankenship Johnson of Indiana; two brothers, Brazie Blankenship of Tuscumbia, Ala., and Robert Blankenship of Illinois; 13 grandchildren; 13 great-grandchildren; one great-great-grandchild; and several nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Thelma Irby Blankenship; one son, David Davis; one grandchild; two brothers; and two sisters. His parents were Filo and Minnie Huskey Blankenship.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Aikins-Farmer Funeral Home with the Rev. Jack Rushing officiating. Burial will follow in the Metropolis Memorial Gardens.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Metropolis, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

Paducah Sun, Wednesday, 8/24/2005

Alvin "Buddy" Blankenship, 56, of Metropolis died at 6:35 a.m. Tuesday at his home. Mr. Blankenship was a U.S. Army veteran of Vietnam.

Surviving are his wife, Linda Harris Blankenship; one daughter, Lisa Blankenship of Paducah; two stepdaughters, Rachel Carnes and Terri Johnson, both of Metropolis; one stepson, Michael Zervas of Vienna; and two sisters, Ruth Merchant of Alabama and Kay Robinson of Mississippi; and four grandchildren. His parents were Raymond and Dorothy Latham Blankenship.

Graveside services with military rites will be at 11 a.m. Friday in Joppa IOOF Cemetery.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2008, Rapids City, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=125898 , October, 22, 2008,  

G. Lee McGeehon, 79, of Princeville, Ill., formerly of Rapids City, died Monday, October 20, 2008, at the Sharon Health Care Elms, Peoria. Graveside services will 11 a.m. Thursday at the Rapids City Cemetery. Memorials may be made to the Easter Seals Foundation. Gibson Funeral Home, Port Byron, is in charge of arrangements.

Mr. McGeehon was born June 27, 1929, in St. Elmo, Ill., the son of Floyd and Lulu Blankenship McGeehon. He married Carol Lant on December 19, 1953, in Oquawka, Ill. She died Sept. 28, 1992. He had served in both the U.S. Army and the Navy during the Korean War. Lee retired as a supervisor in the experimental department at J.I. Case in 1989. He enjoyed camping and NASCAR.

Survivors include sons, Michael McGeehon, Peoria, Randy McGeehon, Belleville, Ill., and Roger McGeehon, Rapids City; daughters, Susan Smith, Colona, and Lisa McGeehon, Peoria; two grandsons; one granddaughter; and two great-grandchildren. He was preceded by his wife, and a daughter, Connie, in 1980.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Rock Island, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=12075 , February, 9, 2000,  

Services for Addie M. Blankenship, Rock Island, will be 11 a.m. Friday at Wheelan Funeral Home, Rock Island. Burial will be in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island. Visitation is 3-6 p.m. Thursday at the funeral home.

Mrs. Blankenship died Monday, Feb. 7, 2000, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island. She retired in 1979 as a supervisor in the cutting department after 23 years at Regalia Manufacturing Co., Rock Island. Addie Troxell was born Aug. 29, 1914, in Rose Bud, Ark. She married Thomas Blankenship in 1939 in Benton, Mo. He died in1976. Memorials may be made to First Baptist Church Memorial Fund, Rock Island.

Survivors include a daughter, Betty Parker, Salesville, Ark.; a son, Robert A., Metamora, Ill.; seven grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death in November 1999 by a son, Kenneth Blankenship

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Rock Island, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=21215 , March, 7, 2000,

Services for Blanche M. Lowry, Rock Island, will be 10 a.m. Wednesday at Edgewood Baptist Church, Rock Island. Entombment will be in St. Mary's Cemetery mausoleum, East Moline.

Mrs. Lowry died Sunday, March 5, 2000, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island. She retired as a waitress at the Maid Rite Restaurant, Rock Island. She earlier worked at the former Servus Rubber Co. and the former Rodmans Industries, both in Rock Island, and had owned and operated Schroeder's 11th Street Point, Rock Island, and Blanche's Kitchen. Blanche Verhelst was born Dec. 25, 1914, in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. She married Louis Brown. She married Bud Lowry in 1951 in Peoria, Ill. He died in 1966. Memorials may be made to the church.

Survivors include daughters, Mary Frey, Rock Island, and Vicky Blankenship and Linda Lowry, both of Moline; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Rock Island, Rock Island Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.qctimes.com/app/obits/?section=profile&id=44792 May, 15, 2005,

Dorothy L. Goodman, of Rock Island, died Saturday, May 14, 2005, at Trinity Medical Center-West Campus, Rock Island. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Tuesday at Memorial Christian Church, Rock Island. Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Monday at the Wheelan Pressly Funeral Home, Milan, Ill. Burial will be in Chippiannock Cemetery, Rock Island.

Dorothy was born April 26, 1931, in Gothenberg, Neb., the daughter of Jesse and Veronica Olinger. She married Vernon Goodman July 9, 1970 in Marceline, Mo. Dorothy worked at John Deere in the Accounting Dept. for 25 years retiring in 1985. Mrs. Goodman was a member of Memorial Christian Church, Rock Island.

Survivors include her husband, Vernon; children and (spouses), Pam Long, of Milan, Mark (Diana Downing) Johnson, of Sherrard, Ill., Sherri (Dennis) Scrutchfield, of Urbandale, Iowa, Brenda (Jim) Pyrz, of Swisher, Iowa; step-children (spouses), Raymond Goodman, Terry Goodman, both of Galesburg, Ill., Jacqline (Tim Miller) Goodman, of Milan, and Vern Goodman, of Moline; six grandchildren, Michael Flack, Alison Pai, Kristine Lumb, Amanda Bruggeman, Tiffany Anderson, and Josie Johnson; four great-grandchildren; sister, Gladyce Blankenship, of Redwood City, Calif.; and her little dog, Venus. She is preceded in death by her parents, son-in-law, Jack Long, 10 brothers, and one sister.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Hickmam     77, 05May1931 - 07Dec2008,         Moline, Rock Island, IL,                  AL-418-42-8094

Blankenship, Addie M.      85, 29Aug1914 - 07Feb2000,          Rock Island, Rock Island, IL,               IL-345-30-8534

 

Saint Clair                                                                                                        

St. Clair Co., IL, Obituary

Belleville News Democrat: 2000-2001

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

Blakenship, Donna M.                          54          09/06/2001          2B 3

Blankenship, Lue Emma                      92          10/05/2000          2B 6

Blankenship, Sharon Lee                     51          02/12/2001          2B 6

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St. Clair Co., IL, Obituary

Belleville News Democrat: 2002

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

Blankenship, Agnes M.                     88          05/03/2002          2B 1

Blankenship, Elsie E.                        no age   01/23/2002          4B 1

Blankenship, Laverne E.                  82          09/07/2002          2B 1

Blankinship, Margaret E.                84          05/13/2002          2B 6

http://www.compu-type.net/rengen/stclair/2002bnd.htm

 

St. Clair Co., IL, Obituary

Belleville News Democrat: 2003

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

Blankenship, H. Arlene                    85          01/14/2003          2B1

Blankenship, Minnie Louise                        96          03/08/2003          2B1

http://www.compu-type.net/rengen/stclair/2003bnd.htm

 

St. Clair Co., IL, Obituary

Belleville News Democrat: 2004

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

Blankenship, Floye Mae                   90          10/05/2004          4B1

Blankenship, Stuart G. Sr.               89          01/03/2004          3B3

http://www.compu-type.net/rengen/stclair/2004bnd.htm

 

+2009, Cahokia, St. Clair Co., IL, Obituary

Belleville News-Democrat, from April 13 to April 14, 2009

Estelle B. Blankenship, nee Stutte, 98, of Cahokia, Ill., born Feb. 21, 1911, in Gray Summit, Mo., passed away Thursday, April 9, 2009, at Atrium Health Care, Cahokia, Ill.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Ollie G. Blankenship; a son, Richard Mayhan; two sisters, Edna Holt and Alma Danenza; three brothers, Jim, Ed, and Johnny Stutte; and a grandson, Michael Mayhan.

Surviving are her children, Kenneth (Helena) Mayhan of Senona, Calif., and Darlene (James) Krout of Warrenton, Mo.; seven grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren and great-great-grandchildren. She was a dear aunt, cousin and friend.

Funeral: Funeral services will be held at noon Tuesday, April 14, 2009, at Braun Colonial Funeral Home, Cahokia, Ill., with Rev. Ron Hebel and Sister Allie McKnight officiating. Burial will be in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery, St. Louis, Mo.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankinship, Agnes M.      88, 29May1913 - 02May2002,        East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, IL,          MO-486-46-5387              

Blankenship, Estelle B.     98, 21Feb1911 - 09Apr2009,           East Saint Louis, Saint Clair, IL,          MO-498-18-3368              

 

Sangamon                                                                                                         

 

+2009, Springfield, Sangamon Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/sj-r/obituary.aspx?n=geraldine-j-hullman&pid=122785375

Geraldine "Gerry" J. Hullmann, 75, of Springfield died Sunday, Jan. 11, 2009, at St. John's Hospital. She was born Nov. 25, 1933, in Springfield, the daughter of Lester and Mary Feco Blankenship.

She married Eugene F. Hullmann of Dec. 1, 1951, in Springfield. She was a member of the Riverton Eagles Aries 4361 and a homemaker.

She was preceded in death by her sister, Shirley Lewis, and her parents.

She is survived by her husband, Gene of Springfield; two sons, Mike E. Hullmann (wife, Kathy) of Springfield and Matt Hullmann (wife, Mandy) of Billings, Mont.; two daughters, Nancy J. Dragoo of Monticello and Sherry L. Dixon of Springfield; four grandchildren, Rachel Burse, Todd Dragoo, Amy Hullmann and Drew Hullmann; four great-grandchildren; two sisters, Wilma Blankenship, and Mary Kay Enrietta (husband, Dave), both of Virden; two brothers, Lester Blankenship Jr. (wife, Suzanne) of Springfield and Ron Blankenship (wife, Shirley) of Virden; several nieces, nephews and great-nieces and great-nephews.

Funeral services will be at 6 pm, Thursday, Jan. 15, 2009, at Wilson Park Funeral Home in Rochester.

 

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

Blankenship, Kenneth F.   86, 28Aug1913 - 19Jul2000,            Springfield, Sangamon, IL,               IL-327-05-4794

Blankenship, Margaret A. 65, 27Jul1943 - 11Apr2009,            Springfield, Sangamon, IL,               IL-337-36-4930

Blankenship, Richard T.    66, 29Jul1939 - 06Mar2006,            Springfield, Sangamon, IL,               IL-327-32-1617

Blankenship, Sue               58, 03Sep1946 - 13Dec2004,           Springfield, Sangamon, IL,               IL-334-38-4901

 

Shelby                                                                                                               

 

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

Blankenship, Bertha          88, 17Sep1913 - 03May2002,          Shelbyville, Shelby, IL,                   IL-340-22-7469

 

Tazewell                                                                                                            

2009, Pekin, Tazewell Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.pekintimes.com/obituaries/x772296747/Tim-Kelley

Tim DeLos Kelley, 50, of 66 Back Land Road, South Glastonbury, Conn., passed away Saturday, Aug. 8, 2009, at his home surrounded by his wife and two sons after a long and courageous battle with esophageal cancer. A resident of South Glastonbury for the past eight years, Tim was a former Pekin resident. Born Dec. 15, 1958, in Decatur to Elwood A. and Carol Ann Blankenship Kelley, he married Cynthia Seiber on May 21, 1983, at First Baptist Church in Pekin. She survives.

Also surviving are his mother of Las Vegas, Nev.; two sons, Blaine DeLos Kelley and Carson Dean Kelley, both at home; two brothers, Robert Kelley and Troy Kelley, both of Las Vegas; one sister, Sandy (Ray) McHugh of Las Vegas; his mother-in-law, Joyce Seiber of Pekin; three sisters-in-law, Myra Wotton of Burnsville, Minn., Nancy Theobald of Pekin and Brenda Flagg of Glenn Allen, Va.

Tim was preceded in death by his father; one sister-in-law, Karen Edenburn; a nephew, Todd McHugh; and his father-in-law, Dean Seiber.  At the time of his death, Tim was a vice president of Connecticut Natural Gas and previously served as president and CEO of Maine Natural Gas. He was a member and vice president of the Society of Gas Lighters, a member of the North American Energy Standards Board, Northeast Gas Association, Chairman of the Regulatory Committee of the American Gas Association, Chairman of the Iroquois Non-Owner Shipper Group, a member of the Associated Gas Distributors and the NYSEG’s Political Action Committee. He was chairman of the board of the Salvation Army in Hartford, Conn., and recently received the Salvation Army Special Recognition Award. He was a graduate of Illinois State University and loved to advance himself professionally, travel, play golf, watch football and go hunting. He was proud to have earned his black belt in mixed martial arts in June 2008.

His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 15, at Preston-Hanley Funeral Home, Pekin Chapel.

The Rev. Larry Howard, his uncle, and pastor Brandon Theobald, his nephew, will officiate. Burial will be in Brimfield Township Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Freda I.         86, 08Dec1913 - 20Jan2000,           Creve Coeur, Tazewell, IL,               IL-351-22-2776

Blankenship, D. F.             65, 21Mar1941 - 11Sep2006,          East Peoria, Tazewell, IL,               IL-334-34-5889

Blankenship, Mildred L.   94, 05Aug1913 - 08Jun2008,           East Peoria, Tazewell, IL,               IL-332-10-5787

 

Vermilion                                                                                                          

 

+2000, Hoopeston, Vermilion Co., IL, Funeral

The News-Gazette, (Champaign-Urbana, IL) - May 27, 2000

Bennie Blankenship, 85, of Hoopeston died at 12:50 a.m. Friday (May 26, 2000) at his home.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Hamilton-Orr Funeral Home, 427 E. Main St., Hoopeston. The Rev. Robert L. Marsh and the Rev. Ardeen D. Webster will officiate. Burial will be in Mann's Chapel Cemetery, near Rossville.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Bennie          85, 03Mar1915 - 26May2000,         Hoopeston, Vermilion, IL,               IL-356-10-2915

Blankenship, William R.   73, 15Jun1934 - 11Apr2008,           Westville, Vermilion, IL,               MO-488-34-9741

 

Whiteside                                                                                                          

 

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

Blankenship, Carl L.          91, 06Sep1910 - 24Nov2001,          Sterling, Whiteside, IL,                   RR-719-14-4058

 

Will                                                                                                                   

 

+2004, Joliet, Will Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.genealogybuff.com/il/northeast/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/171

David Wayne Blankenship, Age 62. Passed away Friday, August 13, 2004 at his late residence with family at his side, due to complications from ALS. Born October 1, 1941 in Barlow, KY and a resident of Joliet the past 50 years.

A U.S. Navy veteran, serving aboard the USS Manley. Employed as a mechanic all his life, retired from Camping World, July 2003. Member of the Illini RC Boating Club. David enjoyed camping, traveling and spending quality time with his grandchildren.

Survived by his loving wife of 43 years, Loretta R. (nee Fowler) Blankenship of Joliet; his children, Theresa Mary (Keith) Washer of Cadiz, KY, Loretta Ann (J.D.) Hamilton of Rockdale, Christine Sue Snode of Crest Hill, David Wayne (Cari) Blankenship of O'Fallon, IL and Scott Alan (Heidi) Blankenship of Braidwood.; grandchildren, Stephanie Ann, David Lee and Sarah Elizabeth Boling; LillyAnn and Corine Elizabeth Hamilton; Lauren Megan, Amber Lynn and Katilyn Marie Snode; Andrew David, William Wesley, Grace Kathleen, Scott Alan, Jr., James Edwin and Vincent Ray Blankenship; brother, Charles Richard (Barb) Blankenship; sister, Sandra Sue (Jay) Triplett, both of Joliet; his aunts, Avis Blankenship and Ednamae Aducci; mother-in-law, Loretta Wortman; brother-in-law of Brenda (Sam) Fenili, Bill Fowler, Judy (John) Ashley and Ron (Judy) Fowler; numerous nieces and nephews, also survive.

Preceded in death by his daughter, Jeanine Blankenship; father, William Wesley "Wes" Blankenship (March 14, 1993); mother, Araminta Ann (nee Bobo) Blankenship (December 15, 1999); father-in-law, Leo Wortman.

Funeral services for David Wayne Blankenship will be Monday, August 16, 2004, 11:00 AM at the funeral home chapel. Rev. Gil Palmer officiating. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Shorewood, Will Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.genealogybuff.com/il/northeast/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/100

H. Alan Phillips Passed away at Provena St. Joseph Medical Center, Saturday, March 2, 2002. Age 55 years.

Survived by his wife of 29 years, Susan L. Phillips (nee Clark) of Shorewood. Three daughters, Cari (David) Blankenship of O'Fallon, IL, Julie (Robert) Hogg and Sarah Phillips, both of Shorewood. Two sons, Mark (Erica-fiance) Phillips and Matthew Phillips, both of Shorewood. Six grandchildren, Drew, William and Grace Blankenship, Brett, Cailyn and Taylor Hogg. His mother, Merla I. Phillips (nee Pattison) of Joliet. Three sisters, Sharon Lentz of Dallas, TX, Roseann (Michael) Hall of Springfield, MO, and Marilyn (Jeff) Smothers of Washinton, IA. Three brothers, David (Denise) Phillips of Joliet, Steve (Donna) Phillips of Pacific, MO, and John (Maria) Phillips of Joliet. Also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.

Preceded in death by his father, Harry G. Phillips (1995). Born in Joliet and was a lifelong Joliet-Rockdale resident. Graduate of Joliet Township High School West Campus. Member of Hope Lutheran Church. Former umpire for the Joliet Park District Slow and Fast Pitch Softball. Bowled with the Steel Mill Bowling League. Al was employed with Dayco Tool Co. in North Aurora, formerly employed with U.S. Steel and Crain Valve in Romeoville.

Lying in State at Hope Lutheran Church, 305 Black Rd., Shorewood, Wednesday from 9:30 AM until services at 10:30 AM. Rev. George Klima officiating. Interment Woodlawn Memorial Park.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, William        78, 31May1930 - 29Jun2008,          Bolingbrook, Will, IL,                     TN-409-54-8242

Blankenship, David W.     62, 01Oct1941 - 13Aug2004,           Joliet, Will, IL,                                IL-321-34-3197

Blankenship, Virginia       95, 06Oct1905 - 13Dec2000,           Joliet, Will, IL,                                OH-284-46-8133

 

Williamson                                                                                            

 

2003, Creal Springs, Williamson Co., IL Obituary

The Marion Daily Republican,  July 19, 2003

Annie P. Motsinger, age 73, died at 9:45 a.m. July 18, 2003, at her residence. She was born Nov. 5, 1929 in West Frankfort to Barney and Love (Lindsey) Blankenship. She married Delos "Dip" Motsinger Feb. 25, 1950 in Williamson County. She attended the Assembly of God Church in Creal Springs and also the First Baptist Church. She was a homemaker.

She is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Buddy and Peggy Motsinger of Creal Springs and three grandchildren, Bryan of Creal Springs, Dustin of Marion and Kaelynne of Creal Springs.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

Funeral services will be Monday, July 21, 2003 at 11 a.m. in the Cosby-Sloan Funeral Home of Creal Springs. Rev. Mike Adkins and Rev. Alan Summers will officiate. Burial will be in Creal Springs Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2006, Herrin, Williamson Co., IL, Obituary

The Marion Daily Republican, November 24, 2006

Evelyn Irene Blankenship, age 75, of Herrin, passed away at 12:30 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2006, at her residence in Herrin. Evelyn was born May 21, 1931, in Quincy, the daughter of Joseph Hiram and Lyta Bernice (Zimmerman) Shoemaker. She worked as a proof operator for the Bank of Herrin for 20 years. Mrs. Blankenship was a member of the First Christian Church in Hurst and also attended the First Christian Church in Herrin.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Dennis and Marcia Blankenship of Marion; a son, Dave Blankenship of Murphysboro; two granddaughters and their husbands, Anne and Rob Craig of Marion and Elizabeth and Kory Yates of Hopkinsville, Ky.; one great-grandson, Peyton Craig of Marion and anothe great-grandchild on the way; and former husband-Charles Ray Blankenship. Evelyn was preceded in death by her parents; one brother, Joseph Hiram Shoemaker, Jr., and one sister, Mary Ellen Sweet.

Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 26, 2006, at Johnson-Hughes Funeral Home in Herrin with the the Rev. Ron Henwood officiating. Burial will follow at DeSoto Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Marion, Williamson Co., IL, Obituary

The Marion Daily Republican. November 14, 2002

Earl E. Mayer, age 89, passed away at 12:40 p.m., Tuesday, Nov. 12, 2002 at his residence Funeral services will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday, Nov. 15, 2002 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Rev. Gordon Lantrip officiating. Visitation will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14, 2002 at the funeral home. Burial will be at East Lawn Memorial Gardens in Energy.

He married Lorene Boester June 22, 1940 in Jackson, Mo. and she survives. Other survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Frances and Tom Van Horn of Marion, Marcia and Dennis Blankenship of Marion and Janis and Rodney Gibbens of St. Marys, Ga.; six grandchildren, Tommy and Samantha Van Horn, Brian and Margaret Van Horn, Anne and Rob Craig, Elizabeth and Kory Yates, Nicholas Gibbens, and Daniel Gibbens and three great-grandchildren, Justin, Kara and Haley Van Horn.

He was preceded in death by his parents and one brother, Irvin Mayer.

Mr. Mayer worked as a carpenter. He was a member of the New Dennison Baptist Church in Marion and a 50-year member of the Carpenter Local Union #638 of Marion.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Marion, Williamson Co., IL, Obituary

The Marion Daily Republican, November 30, 2002

Mary Elizabeth Owen, age 87, passed away at 7 a.m., Friday, Nov. 22, 2002, in Parkway Manor in Marion. She was born in Marion, April 4, 1915, the daughter of Ambrose P. and Fidela (Blankenship) Owen. She was a member of the First United Methodist Church of Marion, and was a retired teacher, having taught first and second grade for many years in the Marion Community School District No. 2.In addition to her many school activities, she was a member of the General Federation Women's Club since 1974, a charter member of Laureate Rho Chapter of Beta Sigma Phi and was a server for the Marion Rotary Club for ten years.

She is survived by numerous nieces and nephews and many good friends. She will be missed by all who knew and loved her.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two sisters, Maude G. Owen and Edith Baker and four brothers, Howard, Marvin, Raymond and Clifford Owen.

The funeral service for Mary Elizabeth Owen will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, Dec. 3, 2002, in the Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home of Marion, with Rev. Victor Long officiating. The committal service and interment will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery in Marion.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Marion, Williamson Co., IL, Obituary

http://www.genealogybuff.com/il/jackson/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/34

Charles Lee McKinney Sr., 84, of Marion, passed away at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 25, 2002, in the Veterans Administration Hospital in Marion. He was born Aug. 20, 1918, south of Marion, in Williamson County, the son of Lloyd Edgbert "L. E. " and Ella Mae (Wilson) McKinney. Charles was united in marriage to Catherine Louise Uttendorfer in St. Louis, Mo., on Aug. 20, 1938. This past August they celebrated their 64 wedding anniversary.

Charles answered the call of this nation by serving in the United States Army during the late 1930's until the time of his discharge. When World War II began, Charles enlisted in the United States Navy. After little more than six months of service he was injured aboard ship and spent the next three years recovering in Jefferson Barracks Veterans Hospital in St. Louis. Following his recovery he received an honorable discharge due to his medical disability.

Following his retirement from Marion Body Shop in 1965, he continued to do wood working in his cabinet shop. He was a member of the Freedom Freewill Baptist Church located south of Marion. His other affiliation was with American Legion Post No. 2910 of Bloomington.

He is survived by his wife, Catherine L. McKinney, of Marion; three daughters and two sons-in-law, Shirley Byington, wife of the late Charles Byington of Farmington, Mo., Jeanette and Vince Pfeil of St. Louis, Mo., and Donna and Dick Cash of Danville; one son, Charles Lee McKinney, Jr. of Marion; eight grandchildren, Ken Byington, Pamela Williams, Cindy Schwer, Tim Pfeil, David Pfeil, Wendy Milligan, Jamey Cash and Dusty Cash; 16 great-grandchildren, Amy Cisneros, Adam Wells, Whitney, Trew and Lake Byington, Ryan, Jason, Nick, Krista and Tony Schwer, Dylan and Mick Pfeil, Brennan and Alex Pfeil and Garrett and Carson Milligan; two great-great-grandchildren, Riley and Sydney Cisneros; and other family members and many friends. He was preceded in death by his parents; three sisters, Helen Blankenship, Bessie McKinney and Verna McKinney; two brothers, James and Frank McKinney; and one son-in-law, Charles William Byington.

The funeral service for Charles Lee McKinney, Sr., will be at 5 p.m. Sunday, Dec. 29, at Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home of Marion, with Rev. Gilbert Evans officiating. After the service Heyde-Pillow VFW Post No. 1301 of Marion will conclude the service with military honors. Interment will follow at 11 a.m. Monday, Dec. 30, in Jefferson Barracks National Cemetery in St. Louis, Mo. Military graveside honors will be conducted at the graveside.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Marion, Williamson Co., IL, Funeral

The Marion Daily Republican December 26, 2002

Graveside services for Donald Durham, Sr. were at 11 a.m. Dec. 24, 2002, at Freedom Cemetery, south of Marion. Graveside military rites were conducted by Marion VFW Post 1301 Ritual Team. Those participating were Dan Tooley, Commander; Ovie Edwards, Chaplain; Jerry Thompson, Officer of the Day; Charles Holmes, Bugler; Luther Blankenship, National Colors; and Bob Carlson, Color Guard. Those serving as Firing Squad were Don Burgrabe, Robert Blue, Chuck Knapp, Ernie Rinella, Don "Duke" Saunders, Jerry Swisher and Calvin James. Blue Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Marion, Williamson Co., IL, Obituary

The Marion Daily Republican,  May 13, 2003

Amanda Mae Norman, age 87, former resident of Eldorado, passed away at 5:12 a.m. Sunday, May 11, 2003, in Heartland Regional Medical Center. Amanda was born on Sept. 11, 1915, in Marion, the daughter of Mitchell and Bertha (Tanner) Norman. She was devoted to her church and was of the Pentecostal faith, attending the Pentecostal Church in Eldorado for many years. She always enjoyed going to special events with family and friends and took pride in dressing up for all occasions. While living in Eldorado, she worked for many people, caring for their homes and families.

She is survived by her sister, Mary Lois (Norman) Meredith of Marion; four nieces, Roberta (Norman) Blankenship and husband, Charles, of Marion, Delores Ann (Norman) Griffin and husband, James, of Marion, Betty (Mocaby) Paus and husband, Ernie, of Elgin, Joyce (Norman) Mietz of Ft. Lauderdale, Fla.; two nephews, Floyd R. Norman and wife, Doris, of Granada Hills, Calif. and Jerry Rotramel of Paris, Tenn. and many great nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents; two brothers, Ed Mitchell Norman and Robert Herman Norman; two sisters, Pearl E. (Norman) Taylor and Elsie O. (Norman) Smith; two nieces, Shirley M. Taylor and Marguerite Sutton and one nephew, Robert D. Taylor.

The funeral service for Amanda Mae Norman will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, May 13, 2003, in the Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home of Marion, with Pastor Don Colson officiating. Burial will follow in the Norman Cemetery, northeast of Marion.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Marion, Williamson Co., IL, Obituary

The Marion Daily Republican,  May 13, 2003

Lorene A. Mayer, age 84, passed away at 4:45 a.m., Sunday, May 11, 2003 at Parkway Manor in Marion. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Tuesday, May 13, 2003 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Rev. Gordon Lantrip  officiating. Visitation was from 5 to 8 p.m., Monday, May 12, 2003 at the funeral home.Burial will be at Eastlawn Memorial Gardens in Energy.

Mayer was born Jan. 22, 1919 in Williamson County, to August F. and Sophia (Dahmer) Boester. She married Earl E. Mayer June 22, 1940 in Jackson, Mo. He preceded her in death Nov. 12, 2002.

Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Frances and Tom Van Horn of Marion, Marcia and Dennis Blankenship of Marion and Janis and Rodney Gibbens of St. Mary's, Ga.; grandchildren, Tommy and Samantha Van Horn, Brian and Margaret Van Horn, Anne and Rob Craig, Elizabeth and Kory Yates, Nicholas Gibbens and Daniel Gibbens; great-grandchildren, Justin, Kara and Haley Van Horn; brother and sister-in-law, Gilbert and Betty Boester of Marion; brother-in-law, Edgar Pulley of Marion and sisters-in-law, Carmen Boester and Christine Boester, all of Marion.

She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; sister, Pauline Pulley and brothers, Walter, Irvin, and August Boester. Mrs. Mayer was a member of the New Dennison Baptist Church in Marion. She was a homemaker, mother and grandmother.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Marion, Williamson Co., IL, Obituary

The Marion Daily Republican. November 12, 2004

Marjorie Merrell Burger, 95, died Tuesday, Nov. 09, 2004, at 3 p.m. at Paradise Manor in Marion. Marjorie was born in Rockford on Sept. 22, 1909, to Hosmer Tryon Merrell, Sr. and Freda Flora (Schneider) Merrell. She was united in marriage to Dr. Joseph M. Burger on October 11, 1930 in Milwaukee, Wisc. He preceded her in death on March 19, 1961.

Marjorie graduated from Northwestern University in Evanston with degrees in Latin and English. She taught English in the Chicago area, Sturgis and S.D., and retired in 1973 after teaching English for 16 years in the Marion school district. While her great love and prowess involved playing duplicate bridge, she was involved in many civic organizations in Marion, including P.E.O. Chapter MN, having joined in Hampton, Iowa in 1932, American Association of University Women, Marion Memorial Hospital Auxiliary, St. Joseph Altar Society, and Fortnightly Club. She was a co-founder of Marion Newcomers Club and the Marion Meals on Wheels.

Survivors include: a son, William Joseph Burger and wife Mary Ann of Butte, Mont.; a daughter, Sandra Blankenship and husband William of Marion; one brother, Dr. Hosmer T. Merrell and wife Mary Jane of Tuscoloosa, Ala. and formerly of Marion; one sister, Jean Merrell Weaver and husband Leon of Matteson.Cha-Cha, as she was fondly called, had a wonderful zest for life. She is loved and adored by family and family pets. She is survived by seven grandchildren, William Eugene Blankenship, Jr. and Deborah of Marion, Lisa Blankenship Conley and Karl of Marion, Pamm Blankenship Hunter and Larry of Carterville, Jennifer Burger Loomis and Jody of Helena, Mont., Joseph Merrell Burger and Michele of Dallas, Texas, Sara Burger-Wood and Maj. David Wood of Kansas City, Mo. and Fort Riley, Kan., David Burger of Denver, Colo.; 13 great grandchildren; two sisters-in-law, Hannah Kielcheski of Wisconsin, Frances Boggs of Wisconsin; Several Nieces and Nephews

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband and one beloved nephew, David Richard Merrell who lost his life in the Vietnam War.

The funeral mass will be Friday, Nov. 12 at 11 a.m. at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Marion with Father Richard Mohr officiating. Burial will follow in Rose Hill Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Marion, Williamson Co., IL, Obituary

The Marion Daily Republican,  August 26, 2005

Ruby Blankenship Adams, of Marion, died at the age of 94 on Aug. 22, 2005 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, Aug. 27, 2005, at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with the Rev. Gene Tucker officiating. Burial will be in Cana Cemetery in Goreville.

The daughter of Thomas Richard and Isa (Watson) Blankenship, Mrs. Adams was born in Williamson County in 1911. She was preceded in death by her husband Lt. J. G., U. S. Navy (Ret.) George W. Adams, her step-son, Robert George Adams, and her sisters, Ruth Stokes, Myrl Lother and Margaret Phillabaum.

Mrs. Adams is survived by two daughters, Georgia Grann of New York, N.Y. and Caryl Adams of Weilerbach, Germany; brother, Luther Blankenship of Johnston City; granddaughter, Kimberly Sullins of San Antonio, Texas; and brother-in-law, E.J. Lother of Marion.

She attended the Good Hope School in Williamson County and graduated from Goreville High School in 1929.Mrs. Adams retired in 1985 from the VA Hospital in Marion, where she was employed as a veterans' benefits counselor. She also was formerly employed at Sangamo. During World War II, she worked in the railroad office at the Naval Ammunition Depot at Crane, Ind. Mrs. Adams was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and was Worthy Matron of the Odon, Ind. Eastern Star in 1948. An expert needle worker, she produced numerous garments, quilts, and crocheted pieces. Two of her needlepoint canvases won prizes at the Williamson County Fair. She was a devoted fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and was an enthusiastic solver of crossword puzzles and cryptograms even after her eyesight began to fail in her late 80s.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2008, Marion, Williamson Co., IL, Obituary

The Marion Daily Republican, September 2, 2008

Mary Lois Norman Meredith, age 90, of Marion, passed away with her nieces, Roberta and Delores by her bedside at 11:40 a.m. Sunday, Aug. 31, 2008, in Fountains Care Center of Marion. She was born Oct. 7, 1917, in Marion, the daughter of Mitchell and Bertha (Tanner) Norman. Mary Lois lived in Portland, Ore. for many years and did defense work in factories during World War II. She came back to Marion, after the death of her husband, Carl Turner, Sept. 9, 1970. She later married Clyde Meredith Aug. 28, 1981, at Murphysboro, and together they shared nearly seven years of marriage until his death came July 31, 1986. Mary Lois was a member of the Abundant Life Assembly of God Church in Marion. She enjoyed attending church until she no longer was physically able to attend. She volunteered for several years at the Marion Senior Center in Marion.

She is survived by step-daughters; Freda McConnell, Sioux City, Neb., and Cora Delker, Happy Valley, Ore.; four nieces: Roberta (Norman) Blankenship and husband, Charles, of Marion, Delores (Norman) Griffin and husband, James, of Marion; Betty (Mocaby) Paus and husband, Ernie, of Elgin; Joyce (Norman) Mietz of Florida; two nephews, Floyd R. Norman and wife, Doris, of Granada Hills, Calif.; and Jerry Rotramel of Paris, Tenn. and many great nieces and nephews and many friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; both husbands; two brothers, Ed Mitchell Norman and Robert Herman Norman; three sisters, Pearl E. (Norman) Taylor, Elsie O. (Norman) Smith, and Amanda Mae Norman; two nieces, Shirley M. Taylor and Marguerite Sutton and one nephew, Robert D. Taylor.

Arrangements for Mary Lois Norman Meredith have been entrusted to Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home, 900 N. Court St., Marion. A time of visitation for family and friends will be between the hours of 11 a.m. and 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 3, 2008, at the funeral home. Following the time of visitation, the funeral service for Mary Lois Norman Meredith will be at 1 p.m. at Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home with the Rev. Jeff Baker officiating. Burial will follow in Norman Cemetery located on Norman Road east of Marion.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2009, Marion, Williamson Co., IL, Obituary

The Marion Daily Republican, August 23, 2009

Elmer J. "Tiny" Lother, 86 of Marion, passed away at 11:07 a.m., Thursday, Aug. 20, 2009, at John Cochran Veterans Hospital in St. Louis, Mo. Funeral services will be at 11 a.m., Monday, Aug. 24, 2009, at Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Pastor Stan Serati officiating. Burial will be at Cana Cemetery in Goreville. Military rites will be held at the cemetery by VFW Post 1301, American Legion Post 147, and the National Guard.

Elmer was born May 20, 1923, in Portsmouth, Ohio, to Robert and Lula (Ash) Lother. He married Myrl Blankenship on May 25, 1946, in Crane, Ind.; she preceded him in death on Oct. 16, 1999.

Survivors include nephew David Lother; brother-in-law Luther Blankenship; and several other nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, infant son, and several brothers and sisters. Elmer worked was a bomb inspector with the Civil Service. He served his country with the United States Marine Corp during World War II receiving the Purple Heart. He was a life member of the VFW, DAV, American Legion Post 245, a member of Masonic Lodge, Past Worshipful Master, Chapter 411, and Eastern Star, High Priest York Rite RAH Chapter 127.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Julia             75, 30Mar1924 - 05Jan2000,           Creal Springs, Williamson, IL,          IL-320-24-8488

Blankenship, Evelyn I.      75, 21May1931 - 22Nov2006,         Herrin, Williamson, IL,                   IL-321-26-8020

Blankenship, Geneva         82, 21Feb1918 - 16Aug2000,          Johnston City, Williamson, IL,          IL-359-24-4726

 

Winnebago                                                                                                                 

Rockford, Winnebago Co., IL,

Gate House News Service, Tue Oct 30, 2007, 05:57 PM EDT

Saving Room for Cake

“If Boria Blankenship don’t cook, it must not be a holiday,” Blankenship said of the feasts so many expect from her. The menus are extensive: Besides turkey (deep-fried, not roasted), duck, cornbread dressing and greens, ham, spaghetti and homemade rolls, she sometimes includes gumbo — a nod to her mother’s Louisiana heritage. Then there’s dessert.

When dozens of extended-family members and friends crowd into her Rockford home for the holidays, they may appreciate the hearty meal and dressed formal dining room, but the meal is not complete without one of her homemade cakes. Red velvet — a chocolate, dark-red cake popular in the South — and Italian cream cheese are two of her most popular. “Yes, Lord!” she said. “You put it on the table, and it is gone in 15 minutes.”

Blankenship, 55, has been cooking since she was 11, so even with a recipe, her creations are original. “Sometimes, I take a recipe, turn it upside-down and see what I get.”

Once a month, she cooks and serves meals at the Red Cross shelter, which she has done for nearly 30 years. “You’d be surprised how many people in Rockford are in need of a hot meal.”

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Darlene        81, 22Jul1923 - 06Jun2005,             Loves Park, Winnebago, IL,               IL-346-18-2320

Blankenship, Robert B.     82, 15Jan1921 - 28Feb2003,            Loves Park, Winnebago, IL,               IL-318-14-2601

Blankenship, Georgia        75, 08Apr1933 - 31Dec2008,           Rockford, Winnebago, IL,               WV-235-56-5623             

Blankenship, Jimmie L.     45, 21Sep1960 - 02May2006,          Rockford, Winnebago, IL,               IL-325-60-8259

+Blankenship, Robert        71, 09Oct1933 - 18May2005,          Rockford, Winnebago, IL,               AR-429-60-5977

              Son of Benjamin Roy Blankenship & Susan Matilda Justice

Blankenship, Ronald E.     62, 20Jul1941 - 06Sep2003,            Rockton, Winnebago, IL,               WV234-66-5328