2000-2005, KY, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net

 

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

Blankenship, Betty R.        56, 07Dec1948 - 26Apr2005,           (72),                                                 KY-403-82-9836

Blankenship, Crystal G.    19, 09Jul1981 - 02Feb2001,            (72),                                                 KY-403-17-9208

Blankenship, Edward         00, 10Nov2004 - 15Dec2004,          (72),                                                 KY-404-63-0030

Blakenship, Emma R.        75, 24May1929 - 30Oct2004,          (72),                                                 KY-402-32-3530

Blankenship, Fedie            61, 28Apr1942 - 23Jul2003,            (72),                                                 KY-405-60-1209

Blankenship, Gregory O.   24, 28Nov1981 - 13Dec2005,          (72),                                                 KY-403-29-7127

Blankenship, Henry E.       57, 19Jul1948 - 21Aug2005,            (FO),                                                KY-404-68-2086

Blankenship, L. J.              53, 25Jul1946 - ??Jan2000,             (PE),                                                 KY-403-62-1445

Blankenship, Mary M.       60, 20Jul1939 - 26Feb2000,            00000 (PE),                                      KY-404-48-7708

Blankenship, Mauda L.     50, 18Apr1954 - 28Feb2005,           (SI),                                                  KY-404-84-6899

Blankenship, Randy W.     39, 01Jan1966 - 23Mar2005,           (72)                                                  KY-405-13-2685

Blankenship, Richard        28, 22Dec1975 - 24Feb2004,           (72),                                                 KY-401-19-9218

Blankenship, Thomas R.    61, 10Jun1938 - 08Jan2000,            (72),                                                 KY-400-50-6717

Blankenship, Tommy R.    29, 10Dec1974 - 25Feb2004,           (72),                                                 KY-401-19-9509

Blankenship, Willie           94, 21Feb1911 - 08Apr2005,           (72),                                                 KY-402-18-0330

 

Adair                                                                                                                 

 

+2001, Columbia, Adair Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - February 13, 2001

Anna Pearl Blankenship, 65, homemaker, wife of Noel Blankenship, died yesterday.

Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, McKinney-Brown Funeral Home, Liberty.

[SSDI, 09Jan1936 - 12Feb2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Adair Co., KY: Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHD-LWPQ

Noel L. Blankenship, b.1945 - Anna P. Beaty, b.1936 – m.01Oct1975

 

Adair Co., KY: Birth: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHT-XPDZ

Noel L. Blankenship, b.12Nov1944- Mother: Corda Thomas

 

+2000, Glensfork, Adair Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 11, 2000

Edwon Blankenship, 86, Glensfork, formerly of Jamestown, retired farmer, husband of Ida Blankenship, died yesterday, apparently of congestive heart failure.

Services 3 p.m. Friday, H.E. Pruitt Memory Chapel.

[SSDI, 23Aug1913 - 10May2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Charles P.    91, 20Jun1908 - 14May2000,          Glens Fork, Adair, KY,                   NC-244-38-8516

 

Allen                                                                                                                  

 

+2000, Adolphus, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - August 27, 2000

Mable Lee Scott, 60, of Adolphus died at 12:20 p.m. Aug. 25, 2000, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Allen County native was a homemaker. She was a daughter of the late Girth Monroe Blankenship and Dorothy Mae Mitchell Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Oak Forest No. 1 Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Calvin J. Scott; two sons, Danny J. Scott of Franklin and Calvin Daniel Scott of Adolphus; a daughter, Mary Sue South of Portland, Tenn.; a brother, Monroe Blankenship of Adolphus; three sisters, Clara June Graves of Westmoreland, Tenn., and Betty Jean Scott and Flossie Mae Haddock, both of Adolphus; and six grandchildren.

[SSDI, 17Jan1940 - 25Aug2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Adolphus, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - May 31, 2001

Betty J. Scott, 56, of Adolphus died at 9:49 a.m. May 30, 2001, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Allen County native was a daughter of the late Girth Monroe Blankenship and Dorothy Mae Mitchell Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Oak Forest No. 1 Cemetery.

Survivors include four sons, David Dale Scott of Bowling Green and William Clay Scott, Christopher Gene Scott and Kenny Joe Scott, all of Adolphus; a brother, Monroe Blankenship of Adolphus; two sisters, Clara Graves of Lafayette, Tenn., and Flossie Hancock of Westmoreland, Tenn.; and five grandchildren.

[SSDI, 31Jul1944 - 30May2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Adolphus, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News, Sunday, December 19, 2004

Dana Bandy Blankenship, 38, of Adolphus died at 1 p.m. Dec. 18, 2004, in Adolphus.  The Indianapolis native was an employee of Wagner Brake. She was the daughter of the late Albert Lewis Bandy and Elma Sue Wheat Bandy of Adolphus, who survives. She was preceded in death by a brother, Michael Bandy. 

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery. Visitation will be after 11 a.m. Monday at the funeral home.

Survivors include a son, Jeremiah Blankenship of Adolphus; two daughters, Lacey Blankenship of Murray and Latosha Blankenship of Adolphus; four brothers, Kenny Bandy of Scottsville, Jeff, Mark and Nicky Bandy, all of Adolphus; and two sisters, Vicki Porter and Mickey Patrick, both of Scottsville. 

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Akersville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - September 5, 2004

Titia Ann Hale, 70, of the Akersville Community in Allen County died Sept. 3, 2004, at Centennial Medical Center in Nashville [Davidson Co., TN]. The Allen County native was a retired employee of American Greetings in Lafayette, Tenn., and a daughter of the late Foster Neal Yokley and Stella Mae Johnson Yokley.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Conella Dempsey, a son-in-law, Donnie Wilburn; five brothers, Wayne Yokley, Curtis Yokley, Neal Yokley, James Yokley and Jesse Yokley; and three sisters, Mary Dean Shaw, Dorothy Patterson and Geneva Holland.

The funeral will be at 3 p.m. Monday at Akersville Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Akersville Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband of more than 50 years, G.W. Hale; a daughter, Rita Wilburn of Lafayette; five grandchildren, Bryan Wilburn and Brett Wilburn, both of Knoxville, Tenn., David Blankenship, Beth Blankenship and Brittany Dempsey, all of Scottsville; two great-grandchildren, Clayton Bishop and Bailey Ausbrooks, both of Scottsville; three sisters-in-law, Mona Yokley of Scottsville, Tommie Yokley of Lovington, Ill., and Marie Yokley of Sullvian, Ill.; a brother-in-law, Truman Holland of Galen; and several nieces and nephews.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Adolphus, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - September 6, 2005

Sue Bandy, 75, of Adolphus died at 10:40 p.m. Sept. 3, 2005, at The Medical Center. The Allen County native was a homemaker. She was a daughter of the late Osco P. Wheat and Pernie Wheat Brown and the wife of the late Albert Lewis Bandy.

She was preceded in death by a son, Michael Bandy; and a daughter, Dana Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. today at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include four sons, Nick Bandy and Kenneth Bandy and his wife, Amy, all of Scottsville, and Mark and Jeff Bandy, both of Adolphus; two daughters, Mickey Patrick and Vicki Porter and her husband, David, all of Scottsville; 14 grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

SSDI: Blankenship, Dana M., 38, 26Sep1966 - 18Dec2004, Adolphus, Allen, KY, IN-312-82-2194

 

+2000, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - May 16, 2000

Marie Morris Brown, 73, of Scottsville died at 1 a.m. May 15, 2000, at her home. The Sumner County, Tenn., native was a Kirsch Manufacturing employee and a member of Maple Grove General Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Charley Elmer Morris and Ora Alridge Creasy Morris and wife of the late Clure Wilson Brown.

Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Mount Union Methodist Church Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Jerry Wilson of Scottsville; a daughter, Deniese Broady of Adolphus; a sister, Ola Aleen Morris Blankenship of Adolphus; and six grandchildren.

[SSDI, 27Mar1927 - 15May2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - August 10, 2000

Gloria Dean Blankenship, 65, of Scottsville died at 11:50 p.m. Aug. 9, 2000, at her home. The Allen County native was a homemaker. She was a daughter of the late Woodrow Perry and Arcie Reba Wallace Perry.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Russell Neal Blankenship; a son, Roger Cockrill of Scottsville; two daughters, Diana Blankenship and Gloria Frost, both of Scottsville; four sisters, Terri Carter, Janice Gentry, Linda Martin and Reba Buford, all of Scottsville; five grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren

(no match on SSDI)

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - September 20, 2000

Arnold Ray Blankenship, 52, of Scottsville died at 10:30 a.m. CDT Sept. 19, 2000, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Louisville. The Allen County native was a logger, a Vietnam Army veteran and a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Arnold B. Blankenship and Mildred Eulice Wilson Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Thursday at Goad Funeral Home with burial and military rites in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Stevie Blankenship of Scottsville; a daughter, Tammi Wright of Fountain Run; two brothers, Billy C. Calvert of Greenwood, Ind., and Ralph Wayne Blankenship of Scottsville; and two sisters, Jo Cockrill and Dana Francis, both of Fountain Run.

[SSDI, 26Sep1947 - 19Sep2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - October 23, 2000

Marsia Buchanan, 71, of Scottsville died at 4:56 p.m. Oct. 21, 2000, at The Medical Center. The Allen County native was a retired mechanic and farmer and a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Porter Buchanan and Mattie Taylor Buchanan.

Funeral was Monday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Cleone Whitlow Buchanan; a son, David E. Buchanan of Scottsville; five daughters, Trilby Brown, Gelaine Blankenship, Jeanette Carver, Carolyn Cox and Sandy Meador, all of Scottsville; a brother, Bobby Buchanan of Scottsville; a sister, Mary Lucas of Indianapolis; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren

(could not find on SSDI)

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - December 5, 2000

Scottsville - Bennie Blankenship, 65, of Allen County died Dec. 4, 2000, at The Medical Center. The Allen County native was a son of the late Hubert Eldon Blankenship and Norma Douglas Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at T.W. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in New Salem Cemetery.

Survivors include a sister, Diane Cornwell of Scottsville; a half sister, Lillian Shelton of Adolphus; a brother, Douglas Blankenship of Westmoreland, Tenn.; two half brothers, Jack Crawford and Joe Crawford, both of Indiana; and several nieces and nephews.

[SSDI, 01Nov1935 - 04Dec2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - February 28, 2001

Cleone Whitlow Buchanan, 69, of Scottsville died at 11:22 a.m. Feb. 27, 2001, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Allen County native was a former General Electric employee and a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Harry Whitlow and Lottie Blankenship Whitlow and the wife of the late Marisa Buchanan.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Dave Buchanan of Scottsville; five daughters, Gelaine Blankenship, Jeanette Carver, Trilby Brown, Carolyn Cox and Sandy Meador, all of Scottsville; a brother, Aaron Whitlow of St. Paul, Ind.; nine grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

[SSDI, Helen C. Buchanan - 10Dec1931 - 27Feb2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - March 27, 2001

Thelma Wheat, 56 [1944], of Scottsville died at 11 a.m. March 26, 2001, at The Medical Center. The Allen County native was a homemaker. She was a daughter of the late George Verlin Pardue and Margaret Christine Calvert Pardue of Scottsville, who survives.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Other survivors include her husband, Claudis W. Wheat; a son, Jimmy Wayne Steenbergen of Scottsville; three daughters, Sheila Christine Blankenship and Christina Sue Blankenship, both of Scottsville, and Pamela Blankenship of Glasgow; a sister, Linda Mitchell of Scottsville; eight grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

[SSDI, 23Aug1944 - 26Mar2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Sumner Co., TN, Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VNC7-WTJ

Shelia C. Steenbergen - Tony Ray Blankenship – m.01Nov1979

 

Macon Co., TN, Marriage: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VND4-J79

Pam Steenbergen - Melvin Blankenship – m.03Jun1980

 

+2001, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - April 4, 2001

Lola Neighbors, 75, of Scottsville died at 1 a.m. April 3, 2001, at her home. The Great Falls, Mont., native was a homemaker and a member of Scottsville Church of God of Prophecy. She was a daughter of the late Sidney Neighbors Sr. and Callie Mai Steenbergen Neighbors.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Chestnut Point Cemetery.

Survivors include two brothers, Sidney Neighbors Jr. of Scottsville and George Neighbors of Mount Washington; two sisters, Roberta Blankenship of Scottsville and Barbara Bucher of Oklahoma; and several nieces and nephews.

[SSDI, 15Nov1925 - 03Apr2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - July 2, 2001

Ann Lee Blankenship, 69, of Scottsville died at 6:43 a.m. July 1, 2001, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Allen County native was a former employee of Lafayette Silk Mill, Old Kentucky Foods and Carter Real Estate and a member of Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Vernie Odell Rippy and Eunice Cordell Kendall Rippy.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Douglas Blankenship; a son, Steve Blankenship of Scottsville; a daughter, Shelia Kirby of Scottsville; four sisters, Flossie Marie Jones and Brenda Johnson, both of Scottsville, Doris Hendrick of Coatesville, Ind., and Phyllis Huntsman of Pittsboro, Ind.; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

[SSDI, Anna L. Blankenship - 14Sep1931 - 01Jul2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - October 28, 2001

Lowell G. Keen, 60, of Scottsville died at 8:50 a.m. Oct. 26, 2001, at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. The Allen County native was a former employee of Dollar General, General Electric, and A.O. Smith and a member of Friendship United Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Rollie Eldridge Keen and Amanda Effie Blankenship Keen.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Allen County Memorial Gardens.

Survivors include his wife, Carolyen Doolin Keen; a daughter, DeLynda Dawn Keen of Scottsville; four sisters, Margie Davis, Wanda Keen, Nina Chandler and Myra Chandler, all of Scottsville; and several nieces and nephews.

[SSDI, 14Jan1941 - 26Oct2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - November 26, 2001

Gertrude Medley, 81, of Scottsville died at 7:25 a.m. Nov. 25, 2001, at The Medical Center. The Allen County native was a retired Cal Turner Extended Care and Medical Center employee. She was a daughter of the late James H. Stinson and Sarah Ellen Mahaney Stinson and wife of the late J. D. Medley.

She was preceded in death by three sons, Charles Meador, Jerry Meador and James Robert Meador.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Elzie Junior Meador of Scottsville; three daughters, Frances Louise Counceller of Alexandria, Ind., Shirley Lane of Elwood, Ind., and Gena Arnold of Scottsville; two stepsons, Billy Ray Medley and Darrell Medley, both of Scottsville; a step daughter, Elizabeth Ann Blankenship of Scottsville; 12 grandchildren; 26 great grandchildren; nine great step grandchildren; several great great grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

[SSDI, 20Aug1920 - 25Nov2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - January 3, 2002

Earl Blankenship, 93, of Scottsville died at 3:15 a.m. Jan. 2, 2002, at a Scottsville nursing home. The Allen County native was a former oil well driller. He was a son of the late Robert T. Blankenship and Sally Gregory Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Oak Forest No. 1 Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Alice York Blankenship of Scottsville; two sons, Roger Glen Blankenship and Richard Wayne Blankenship, both of Scottsville; a daughter, Linda Willoughby of Scottsville; two granddaughters; and two great-grandsons.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - March 5, 2002

Alta Stewart Pardue, 93, of Scottsville died at 5:30 p.m. March 3, 2002, at The Medical Center. The Allen County native was a homemaker and a member of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late John Henry Woods and Rheuminia Ellen Blankenship Woods and wife of the late James Bewley Stewart and Elmer Pardue.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, Juanita Rogers.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Durham Springs Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, James Stewart of Scottsville; two daughters, Mary Burton and Louise Cox, both of Lawtey, Fla.; a brother, William Woods of Scottsville; a sister, Dean Hazelip of Scottsville; 12 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; and 11 great-great-grandchildren

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - March 5, 2002

Floyd E. Monroe, 63, of Scottsville died at 6:10 p.m. March 3, 2002, at his home. The Ridgeway, Ill., native was a retired General Motors employee. He was a son of the late Leonard Clemens Monroe and Flora Marie Bloodworth Monroe of Bowling Green, who survives, and husband of the late Judy Smith Monroe.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Thursday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Beech Grove Cemetery.

Other survivors include a son, Larry Monroe of Scottsville; three daughters, Sherril Warren and Pamela Walk, both of Granite City, Ill., and Ruthane Blankenship of Scottsville; a sister, Deana Williams of Bowling Green; and nine grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Allen Co., KY: Marriages; https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKH6-4W6C

Blankenship, Chrstpr C. W, 23, 1960 – Monroe, Ruthane W, 18, 1965 – 25Jun1983

 

Pulaski Co., KY: Birth: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHF-L6TM

Christopher C. Blankenship, b.04Dec1959 – Mother: Janice Armour

 

2002, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - April 8, 2002

Lamona Sue Kirby Bunch, 61, of Scottsville died April 6, 2002, at her home. The Allen County native was an inspector at A.O. Smith Company and a member of Maple Grove General Baptist Church in Allen County. She was a daughter of Bascom Brown and Gracie Mae Duke Brown of Scottsville, who survive, and the wife of the late James "Buddy" Kirby.

Funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Broadway Avenue chapel, with burial in Old Drake Cemetery.

Other survivors include her husband, Danny Bunch Sr.; a son, Thomas Wesley Kirby of Scottsville; a daughter, Vikki Kirby of Adolphus; a stepdaughter, Laurie Blankenship of Adolphus; a stepson, Danny Bunch Jr. of Bowling Green; a brother, Jimmy W. Brown of Scottsville; six grandchildren; three stepgrandchildren; and two nieces.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - April 25, 2002

Robert Orr Graham, 83, of Scottsville died April 22, 2002, at his home. The Belfast, Tenn., native was owner of Scottsville Furniture Company and a retired General Electric employee. He was a son of the late Jim Bell Graham and Sarah Hazel McLain.

Funeral was today at T.W. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in Bowling Green Gardens.

Survivors include his wife, Joyce Faye Carter Graham; two daughters, Cheryl Hollingsworth of Huntsville, Ala., and Donna Blankenship of Bowling Green; a son, Bobby Graham of Bowling Green; two stepdaughters, Gail Petty of Scottsville and Sherilyn Cramer of Montrose, Colo.; a sister, Dona Graham of Chapel Hill, Tenn.; seven grandchildren; six stepgrandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Donna Lee Blankenship – b.15Apr1951 - Bowling Green, KY: https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5VH-NYS

Relatives - Benjamin L. Blankenship.

 

2003, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - January 19, 2003

Wilma Gilliam Holland, 77, of Scottsville died at 11:23 a.m. Jan. 17, 2003, at her home. The Allen County native was a retired Kirsch employee and a member of Pleasant Grove General Baptist Church and Scottsville Chapter No. 60 Order of Eastern Star. She was a daughter of the late Thomas Jefferson Shields and Alma Oliver Shields and wife of the late Rev. Hubert Gilliam.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Robert Shields and Donald Shields.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Grove Cemetery. Visitation is in progress at the funeral home with Eastern Star rites at 7 p.m. today.

Survivors include her husband, Milburn Holland; a son, Bobby Gilliam of Scottsville; two daughters, Betty Owens of Tampa, Fla., and Huberta Blankenship of Scottsville; a step son, Gordon Holland of Scottsville; a step daughter, Marsha Morgan of Scottsville; two brothers, Ewing Shields of Greenwood, Ind., and Pellie Shields of Scottsville; three sisters, Iris Pruitt of Franklin, Rowena Justice of Indianapolis and Ruby Marion of Petersburg, Tenn.; six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren and a step grandchild.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Huberta Blankenship – b.25Feb1959 – Scottsville, KY: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K5VX-NW7

AKA: Huberta Cheryl Brown

Relatives - Stevie Ray Blankenship, Wallace Burton Brown

 

+2003, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - February 21, 2003

Dennis Blankenship, 79, of Scottsville died at 9:25 a.m. Feb. 20, 2003, at a Scottsville nursing home. The Macon County, Tenn., native was a retired employee of Ross Gear, a World War II Army veteran and a member of Scottsville First General Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Thomas Stone Blankenship and Allie Lee Jent Blankenship.

He was preceded in death by three sisters and three brothers.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Hickory Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Berneze Thomas Blankenship; a son and daughter-in-law, Randall and Lori Blankenship of Scottsville; two brothers, the Rev. Floyd Blankenship of Indianapolis and Earl Blankenship of Morgantown; four sisters, Sarah Fox of New York, Brenda Shumway of Culpepper, Va., Velma Morgan of Gillespie, Ill., and Betty Hanner of Scottsville; and a grandson, Kyle Blankenship of Scottsville.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2003, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Henderson County Public Library

http://www.hcpl.org/genealogy/search/searchall.cgi?first=&last=blankenship&yod=&cemetery=&survivedby=&spouse=&annual=1&submit=Search&search=Search

Henderson Gleaner,  March 5, 2003; p. A2

Blankenship, Carline Age 81, d. March 04, 2003, Scottsville, Kentucky

Survived By:

Wife: Edna Blankenship

Daughters: Patty Bean, Judy Willoughby

Sons: Richard Blankenship, Bobby Blankenship

Other: Preceded in death by two sons, Billy Ray Blankenship and Dennis Reed Blankenship.
Cemetery: Crescent Hill Cemetery, Scottsville, Kentucky

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2003, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - September 12, 2003

Ruth May Blankenship, 87, of Scottsville died at 6 a.m. Sept. 11, 2003, at her home. The Ohio County native was a homemaker. She was a daughter of the late Sam Leach and Tilda Whitehouse Leach and the wife of the late Elmer C. Blankenship.

She was preceded in death by two daughters, Patricia Brown and Vicky Dixon.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Mount Olive Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, J.T. Oates of Scottsville; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

[SSDI, 30Mar1916 - 11Sep2003]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2003, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - November 2, 2003

Adella Florene Beller Oliver, 77, of Scottsville, died Nov. 1, 2003, at Greenview Regional Hospital. The Allen County native was a housewife and a member of Liberty Homemakers. She was the daughter of the late Carson Beller and Lora Weaver and wife of the late A. R. Oliver.

She was preceded in death by relatives Linda Jolene Oliver, Ruth Oliver McIntyre, Frances Kay Oliver and Raymond Junior Oliver.

Funeral services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Liberty Missionary Baptist Church, where she was a member, with burial in Mt. Union Baptist Church cemetery.

Oliver is survived by three daughters, Louise Perry, Sue Erwin and Shirley Pitchford, all of Scottsville; two sons, Ferrell Oliver of Scottsville and Arles Oliver of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a sister, Mary Fay Blankenship of Scottsville; a brother, Donnie Beller of Bowling Green; 15 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - January 11, 2004

Hascal William Stinson, 63, of Scottsville, died at 1:00 a.m. Jan. 8, 2004, at his residence. The Allen County native was a retired construction worker. He was a son of the late Johnny William Stinson and Lena Ester Ford Stinson, and husband of the late Wanda McCloud Stinson and Mary Alice Lancaster Stinson.

He was also preceded in death by a sister, Doris Lonas.

Funeral was held Saturday at Faith Assembly Pentecostal Church, where he was a member, with burial in Mount Union United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Survivors include four sons, William B. Stinson of Adolphus, Donnie B. Stinson and Hascal W. Stinson, both of Scottsville, and Michael Lancaster of Portland, Tenn., four daughters, Cloresa A. Bishop of Portland, Tenn., Marianna S. Johnson, Lori J. Snider and Minnie J. Calvert, all of Indianapolis; six brothers, Deleford Johnson, Kenneth Stinson and Dennis Stinson, all of Scottsville, James Johnson of Lebanon, Tenn., Doyle Stinson of Adolphus and Lawrence Stinson of Illinois; five sisters Arnel Brown of Holland, Kaye Radford and Amy Blankenship , both of Scottsville, Joyce Whittemore of Glasgow and Glenda Weaver of Lebanon; several grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - February 18, 2004

Edna Mae Blankenship, 79, of Scottsville died at 2:55 a.m. Feb. 17, 2004, at The Medical Center. The Allen County native was a retired employee of General Electric and a member of New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Charles Harlan Steenbergen and Pernie Bell Medley Steenbergen and the wife of the late Corbett Carline "Cotton" Blankenship.

She was preceded in death by two sons, Dennis Blankenship and Billy Blankenship; and a sister, Lucille Sikes.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include two sons, Richard Blankenship and Bobby Blankenship, both of Scottsville; two daughters, Judy Willoughby of Scottsville and Patty Bean of Henderson; two brothers, Carl Steenbergen of Adairville and Brice Steenbergen of Franklin, Ind.; two sisters, Helen Bridges of Scottsville and Louise Shipley of Indianapolis; 14 grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; two great-great-grandchildren; and two stepgrandchildren.

[SSDI, 09Jul1924 - 17Feb2004]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - March 23, 2004

Faye Carter, 67, of Scottsville died at 1:20 p.m. March 21, 2004, at The Medical Center. The Allen County native was a homemaker and attended East Willow Street Church of God. She was a daughter of the late Allie David Harrison and Sadie Mae Davis Harrison and the wife of the late Jay Carter.

She was preceded in death by a son, David Jay Carter.

Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Wednesday at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Oak Forest No. 2 Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Richard Allen Carter; two daughters Patricia Mae Ferrell of Ohio and Peggy and Mike Blankenship of Scottsville; a brother, David Leon Harrison of Scottsville; eight grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - June 18, 2004

Milburn Holland, 86, of Scottsville died at 5:18 p.m. on June 17, 2004 at The Medical Center. The Allen County native was a farmer, a retired employee of the Scottsville Water Plant and sang with many gospel quartets, including the Happyaires. He was a son of the late Virgil and Beulah Mae Parrish Holland and husband of the late Beatrice Marsh Holland and Wilma Shields Gilliam Holland.

Funeral will be 2 p.m. Sunday at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Allen County Memorial Gardens.

Survivors include a son, Gordon Holland and his wife, Rub, of Scottsville; a daughter, Marsha Morgan and her husband, Donald, of Scottsville; a stepson, Bobby Gilliam of Scottsville; two stepdaughters, Huberta Blankenship of Scottsville and Betty Owens of Tampa, Fla.; a granddaughter, Pam Jones and her husband, Johnny, of Scottsville; and two great-granddaughters, Shelley and Lauren Jones, both of Scottsville; nine step-grandchildren and four great-stepgrandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - July 26, 2004

Shirley Vinson Jones, 63, of Scottsville died at 9:25 a.m. July 24, 2004, at a Scottsville nursing home. The Allen County native was a homemaker and an employee of the Wishy Washy Laundromat. She was a daughter of the late William Talcom Vinson and Delpha Ruth Richards Vinson.

She was preceded in death by two brothers, Harold Lee Vinson and Howard C. Vinson; and a sister, Mary Ellen Anderson.

Funeral was today at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include three sons, William Lee Jones Jr. and his wife, Connie, of Chapmansboro, Tenn., Timothy Joseph Jones of Orlando, Fla., and Christopher Reed Jones of Scottsville; a daughter, Robin Severtson and her husband, John, of Scottsville; three sisters, Betty Jones, Barbara Blankenship and Amanda Wheat, all of Scottsville; nine grandchildren; and two great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - November 26, 2004

Helen Steenbergen Bridges, 79, of Scottsville died at 2:14 p.m. Nov. 25, 2004, at a Scottsville nursing home. The Allen County native was a homemaker and a former employee of Washington Overall Manufacturing. She was a daughter of the late Charlie Steenbergen and Pernie Bell Medley Steenbergen.

She was preceded in death by a son, Curtis Wayne Bridges; and two sisters, Edna Blankenship and Lucille Sikes.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Jeanetta and Bart Tabor of Scottsville; two brothers, Carl Steenbergen of Adairville and Brice Steenbergen of Franklin, Ind.; a sister, Louise Lawson of Indianapolis; five grandchildren and a grandson-in-law, Michael, Larry and Tonya Higdon and Scott Boyer, all of Scottsville, and Stephanie and Michelle Bridges, both of Boulder, Colo.; six great-grandchildren, including Destany Boyer, Halee Boyer, Linzee Boyer and Sydney Stratton, all of Scottsville; two step-grandsons, Jeremy and Jacob Tabor, both of Scottsville; and two step-great-granddaughters, Devan and Loran Boyer, both of Scottsville.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - January 3, 2005

The Rev. Edward R. Bray, 71, of Scottsville died at 5:50 a.m. Jan. 2, 2005, at his home. The Macon County, Tenn., native was a retired employee of Bryant's Heating and Cooling and a Pentecostal minister. He was a son of the late James Abe Bray and Estell Blankenship Bray.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Vicki Bray.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Underwood Cemetery. Visitation will begin at 9 a.m. Tuesday at the funeral home.

Survivors include his wife, Ann Bray; five sons, Matthew Bray and his wife, Amy, Ronnie Bray and his wife, Patty, Larry Bray and Murl Bray and his wife, Dorothy, all of Indianapolis, and Bill Bray and his wife, Kim, of Scottsville; four daughters, Pam Carrier, Shirley Plumber, Teresa Taylor and her husband, Mark, and Joyce Fields and her husband, Bruce, all of Indianapolis; three stepdaughters, Angie and Mary, both of Indianapolis, and Leslie of Louisville; two brothers, J. D. Bray of Louisville and Carl Bray of Indianapolis; a sister, Rosetta Light of Indianapolis; 15 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; and seven stepgrandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - March 24, 2005

Randy Wayne Blankenship, 39, of Scottsville, died March 23, 2005, at 3800 Franklin Road as a result of injuries suffered in an automobile accident. The Allen County native was a steel hanger. He was a son of Richard Carline Blankenship and Elizabeth Ann Medley Blankenship of Scottsville, who survive.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at T.W. Crow & Son Funeral Home, with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Other survivors include his wife, Angela Cline Blankenship; three daughters, Sarah Faye Blankenship and Ashley Nicole Blankenship , both of Westmoreland, Tenn., and Hailee Malissha Blankenship of Scottsville; a son, McKinley Reed Blankenship of Scottsville; a sister, Angel Temple of Scottsville; two brothers, Rickey and Sam Blankenship , both of Scottsville; and a brother-in-law, Dylan Cline II.

[SSDI, 01Jan1966 - 23Mar2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - May 18, 2005

Patsy Lois Fykes, 57, of Scottsville died May 16, 2005, at her home. The Allen County native was a Realtor. She was a daughter of the late Dewey C. Blankenship and Ola Aleen Morris Blankenship of Scottsville, who survives, and the wife of the late Danny Atwell Fykes.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at T.W. Crow & Son Funeral Home, with burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Other survivors include two sons, Stacy Tabor and his wife, Tracy, and Lucas Fykes, all of Scottsville; a sister, Frankie Ogles of Scottsville; and four grandchildren, Andy Woods, Austin Tabor, Katelyn Tabor and Zachary Tabor.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - August 23, 2005

Delbert Franklin Blankenship, 81, of Scottsville died at 6:10 p.m. Aug. 21, 2005, at The Medical Center at Scottsville. The Macon County, Tenn., native was the owner of Blankenship Vinyl Siding and Metal Roofing, a World War II Army veteran and a member of Liberty United General Baptist Church, where he served as deacon, treasurer and song leader. He was also a member of Halfrey Dalton VFW Post 5712, Allen County Fish and Game Club and Nashville Local 189 Carpenters and Joiners and was a former deacon at Garrett's Creek General Baptist Church.

He was a son of the late Thomas Burch Blankenship and Mattie Lou Sadler Blankenship and the husband of the late Martha Louise Witcher Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Mount Union General Baptist Church Cemetery, with military rites by Barren County DAV Chapter No. 20.

Survivors include three sons, Gordon Blankenship and his wife, Reva, of Franklin and Joey Blankenship and his wife, Peggy, and Mike Blankenship and his wife, Peggy, all of Scottsville; three daughters, Teresa McPherson and her husband, Gerald, of Russellville, Mitzi Holmes and special friend, Larry W. Wix, of Westmoreland, Tenn., and Angela Lenz and special friend, Donovan Spencer, of Scottsville; a special friend, Opal Hanes of Scottsville; a brother, Douglas Blankenship of Scottsville; nine grandchildren, Kimberly Slight and her husband, Matt, Shannon McPherson and his wife, Martha, Candi Gaul and her husband, Brian, Jeremy Blankenship and his wife, Beth, Amy Sloan and her husband, Brandon, Johnna Blankenship , Joshua Blankenship , Adrian Holmes and fiance, Grady Carter, and Brittni Lenz; 14 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

[SSDI, 02Jan1924 - 21Aug2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - September 19, 2005

William Walbert Wood, 81, of Scottsville died Sept. 17, 2005, at The Medical Center. The Scottsville native was a letter carrier for the U.S. Postal Service, a dispatcher for the Scottsville Police Department and a member of Scottsville Baptist Church and American Legion Post 62. He was a son of the late John Henry Wood and Rhaymania Blankenship Wood.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at T.W. Crow & Son Funeral Home, with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Martha Ann Akin Wood; three sons, Karman L. Wood of Bentonville, Ark., Steven Hendricks of Mattoon, Ill., and Donald Hendricks of Scottsville; a sister, Dean Hazelip of Scottsville; and two grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Scottsville, Allen Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - October 31, 2005

Katherine Rose Wix, 91, of Scottsville, formerly of Macon County, Tenn., died Oct. 29, 2005, at her daughter's residence in Scottsville. The Macon County, Tenn., native was a homemaker. She was a daughter of the late Ed Freeman and Maggie Moss Freeman and the wife of the late Bailey Wix.

She was preceded in death by five brothers, Bob, Bernice, Taft, Buster and James Freeman; three sisters, Ida Hire, Minnie Carver and Viola Blankenship; and three grandchildren.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Millers Chapel General Baptist Church, where she was one of the oldest members, with burial in Shrum Cemetery.

Survivors include three daughters, Cassie Turner and her husband, Roy, and Clara Mahaney and her husband, Bill, all of Scottsville, and Ann Wolfe and her husband, and Louis, of Westmoreland; six sons, Hollis Wix of the Rocky Mound community; Murl Wix and his wife, Norma, of the Wixtown community, Jerry Wix and his wife, Bonnie, of Lafayette, Harold Wix and his wife, Joyce, Danny Wix and his wife, Linda, Kenneth Wix and his wife, Shelia, all of Westmoreland; 21 grandchildren, 32 great-grandchildren, and four great-great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Dana M.       38, 26Sep1966 - 18Dec2004,           Adolphus, Allen, KY,                      IN-312-82-2194

Blankenship, Anna P.        65, 09Jan1936 - 12Feb2001,            Glens Fork, Adair, KY,                   KY-401-48-3849

Blankenship, Anna L.        69, 14Sep1931 - 01Jul2001,            Scottsville, Allen, KY,                    KY-404-44-1844

Blankenship, Arnold R.     52-53, 26Sep1947 - 19Sep2000,      Scottsville, Allen, KY,                    KY-406-70-5485

Blankenship, Carline         81-82, 05Mar1921 - 04Mar2003,    Scottsville, Allen, KY,                    KY-401-24-0942

Blankenship, Delbert F.     81, 02Jan1924 - 21Aug2005,           Scottsville, Allen, KY,                    KY-404-24-0749

Blankenship, Earl C.          98, 06Jul1903 - 02Jan2002,             Scottsville, Allen, KY,                    KY-404-34-9006

Blankenship, Edna M.       79, 09Jul1924 - 17Feb2004,            Scottsville, Allen, KY,                    KY-403-30-3431

Blankenship, Garland D.   79, 18Nov1923 - 20Feb2003,          Scottsville, Allen, KY,                    KY-407-34-3047

Blankenship, Nina L.         53, 11Mar1952 - 14Apr2005,          Scottsville, Allen, KY,                    TN-414-86-9490

Blankenship, Ruth M.        87, 30Mar1916 - 11Sep2003,          Scottsville, Allen, KY,                    KY-404-24-1634

 

Barren                                                                                                               

 

+2001, Cave City, Barren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - August 31, 2001

James Edward Blankenship, 86, of Cave City died Aug. 30, 2001, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. [Glasgow, Barren Co., KY] The Cumberland County native was a retired manager at Mammoth Cave Garment Company and a member of Cave City Christian Church.

He was a son of the late Albert Blankenship and Lou Ella Sloan Blankenship and the wife of the late Mable Gravens Blankenship.

Funeral arrangements, which are incomplete, are under the direction of Bob Hunt Funeral Chapel.

Survivors include a son, Albert Blankenship; a daughter, Peggy Bright of Knoxville, Tenn.; five grandchildren; and ten great-grandchildren.

[SSDI, 22Oct1914 - 30Aug2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Glasgow, Barren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - November 2, 2004

Judy Ann Settles, 49, of Glasgow died Oct. 31, 2004, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. The Barren County native was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was a daughter of the late Johnny Dixon and Deila Blankenship Dixon and the wife of the late Richard "Dick" Settles.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home, with burial in the Settles Family Cemetery.

Survivors include a sister, Sarah Frances Jewell of Lucas; and her friend and caregiver, Bob Chapman of Glasgow.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Glasgow, Barren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - March 15, 2005

Ethel Hogue, 85, of Glasgow died at 2:25 a.m. March 14, 2005, at a Scottsville nursing home. The Barren County native was a homemaker and a member of Hopewell Missionary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Alexander Carver and Betty Jane Harrison Carver and the wife of the late William Everett Hogue.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at Goad Funeral Home, with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Doug Hogue and his wife, Lynn, of Scottsville; a daughter, Adean Woods of Glasgow; a sister, Naomi Blankenship of Scottsville; five grandchildren, Donna Lee of Glasgow, Kevin Woods of Nicholasville, and Tracy Holland, Brian Hogue and Rickey Cooksey, all of Scottsville; eight great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Park City, Barren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - July 16, 2000

Ralph O. King, 71, of Park City died July 15, 2000, at his home. The Macon County, Tenn., native was an over the road truck driver for Dupont Co. in Louisville, a Korean War Army veteran and a member of Masonic Lodge 740 in Louisville.

He was a son of the late James Stanford King and Hattie Blankenship King.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in Glasgow Municipal Cemetery. Masonic rites will be at 6:30 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home.

Survivors include his wife, Jean Tobin King; a daughter, Patricia Ortega of New Albany, Ind.; a brother, Lewis King of Scottsville; and two grandchildren.

[SSDI, 29Nov1928 - 15Jul2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Temple Hill, Barren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - June 7, 2002

H. Oline Driver, 84, of Temple Hill died June 6, 2002, at T. J. Samson Community Hospital. The Macon County, Tenn., native was a retired employee of the cafeteria at Temple Hill School, and a member of Temple Hill Homemakers, Temple Hill Golden Oldies and Temple Hill Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Garfield Blankenship and Oma Lee Hutson Blankenship and wife of the late Horace Edward Driver.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Sunday at A.F. Crow & Son Funeral Home with burial in Poplar Log Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Bobby Driver of Glasgow; two daughters, Margie White of Temple Hill and Mary Ann Nunn of Glasgow; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, James E.       86, 22Oct1914 - 30Aug2001,           Cave City, Barren, KY,                   KY-403-09-2625

Blankenship, Elmer           85, 17Oct1915 - 24Apr2001,           Glasgow, Barren, KY,                     KY-402-20-9584

 

Bell                                                                                                                    

 

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

Blankenship, Lorene          77, 31Jan1923 - 18Nov2000,           Middlesboro, Bell, KY,                   KY-405-34-5670

 

Boone                                                                                                                

 

2000, Florence, Boone Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - September 18, 2000

Lois J. Meyers Mueller, 70, of Florence, died at 12:32 a.m. Saturday at St. Elizabeth Hospice Unit, Covington. She was an Avon saleswoman.

Her husband, William F. Mueller, died in 1996. A son, Gary Mueller, died in 1998.

Survivors include daughters, Linda Mueller of Ludlow, Sheila Blankenship of Erlanger and Julie Mueller of Atlanta; a son, William Mueller II of Nashville; brothers, Col. David D. Meyers of Augusta, Ga., Charles J. Meyers of Fort Mitchell, Col. Richard T. Meyers of Dayton, Ohio, and Paul R. Meyers of Fort Mitchell; a sister, Jane M. Ruttle of Fort Mitchell; and six grandchildren.

Mass of Christian burial will be at noon Tuesday at Immaculate Heart of Mary Church, Burlington. Burial will be in St. John Cemetery, Fort Mitchell.

[SSDI, 15Nov1929 - 16Sep2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Boyd                                                                                                                  

 

+2001, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - January 16, 2000

Harold E. Morman, 64, Ashland, car repairman for CSX Transportation, husband of Mescal Blankenship Waddell Morman, died Friday.

Services 1 p.m. Monday, Carman Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 10Apr1935 - 14Jan2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Feb 03, 2001

Alma Faye Queen, 66, of Ashland, formerly of Wayne County, died Thursday at home. She retired from Kentucky Power, Ashland.

Survivors include four sisters, Lucille Ledbetter of Kenova, Nila Irby of Lavalette, Glenna Blankenship of Prichard and Velma Lotter of Parma, Ohio; and four brothers, Disal Queen of Kenova, Kenneth Queen of Paintsville, Ohio, Leonard Queen of Kiahsville and Lester Queen of Mentor, Ohio.

Funeral 11 a.m. Sunday at Morris Funeral Home, Wayne; burial in Mountain Home Cemetery, Wayne County.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Glenna Q. Blankenship – b.24Feb1945 – Prichard, WV: https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2S9B-FJ6

Relatives - Andrea R. Blankenship, Anthony Roy Blankenship, Roy Blankenship.

 

Roy Blankenship – b.16Jan1946 – Prichard, WV:

Relatives - Andrea R. Blankenship, Anthony Roy Blankenship, Glenna Q. Blankenship.

 

+2001, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Mar 22, 2001 [Thursday]

Lula Hicks Blankenship, 92, of Ashland, wife of Robert C. Blankenship, died Wednesday in King’s Daughters Medical Center. She was a retired beautician of Lula’s Beauty Shop.

Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday at Carman Funeral Home, Flatwoods; burial in Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Aug 02, 2001

Katherine Y. Freeman, 83, of Ashland, widow of W.C. Freeman, died Tuesday in Woodland Oaks Health Care Facility.

Survivors include five sisters, Phyllis Varney of Pinsonfork, Clara Y. Smith and Opal Vincell, both of Ashland, Glenna Blankenship of National City, Calif., and Edna Edwards of Beaverton, Ore.

Memorial service 1 p.m. Saturday at Normal Presbyterian Church, Ashland.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Aug 23, 2001

Robert C. Blankenship, 91, of Ashland, widower of Lula Hicks Blankenship, died Wednesday at home. He was a deliveryman for Foremost Dairies, Ashland.

Survivors include one sister, Hattie Bailey of Welch, W.Va.

Funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Carman Funeral Home, Flatwoods; burial in Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Sep 23, 2001

Charles W. Blankenship, 70, of Ashland died Friday in Veterans Administration Medical Center, Huntington. He was a technician with Motorola in Chicago.

Survivors include one son, Tommy Blankenship of Chicago; two daughters, Janice Zawithj of Chicago and Lynn Driscoll of Huntington; one brother, Donald V. Blankenship of Campbell, Ohio; and one sister, Laura P. Snyder of Ashland.

Graveside service noon Monday at Clay Cemetery, Jacobs.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, May 06, 2002 [Monday]

Beth Ann Blanton, 41, of Ashland, wife of James E. Morman, died Saturday in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. She was a former photographer. Also surviving are her parents, James and Delores Blankenship Blanton of Flatwoods; one sister, Terri Lee Kiser of Chicago; two nephews, Joshua Kiser and David Miller; and one niece, Christina Thacker.

Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday at Marshall Steen Funeral Home; burial in Bellefonte Memorial Gardens.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jan 08, 2003

Roger E. Harvey, 60, of Ashland, husband of Joan Blankenship Harvey, died Tuesday in King's Daughters Medical Center. He retired from the U.S. Army and worked at Wackenhut. Graveside service 11 a.m. Friday, Rose Hill Burial Park, Ashland.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Feb 11, 2005

Billy E. Blankenship, 71, of Ashland, husband of Diane Hall Blankenship, died Wednesday [Feb 09, 2005] in King's Daughters Medical Center. He was an entrepreneur.

Funeral 2 p.m. Saturday, Steen Funeral Home, Ashland Chapel; burial in Garvin Ridge Cemetery, Olive Hill.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY, Funeral

The Herald-Dispatch, (Huntington, WV) - November 19, 2005

Charles Leonard Blankenship, 54, husband of Jennifer Davis Blankenship, died Nov. 11. He was self-employed. There will be no public service. Arrangements by Lazear Funeral Home, Ashland.

[SSDI   31Jan1951 - 12Nov2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Ashland, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Nov 19, 2005

Herbert William Blankenship, age 62 of Ashland died Monday, at Kings Daughter's Medical Center. He was formerly a truck driver.

Graveside service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday at Winslow Cemetery. There will be no visitation. Arrangements by Miller Funeral Home.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Catlettsburg, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Apr 08, 2000

Roland E. "Ro" Blankenship, 65, of Catlettsburg died Thursday in Wurtland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. He was a crane operator for AK Steel.

Survivors include two sons, Philip Blankenship of Greenup and Michael Blankenship of Franklin Furnace, Ohio; one daughter, Jeanette Davis of Ashland; one brother, Don Rice of Rush; and one sister, Mary Smith of Florence.

Graveside service was Friday. Kilgore & Collier Funeral Home, Catlettsburg, is in charge of arrangements.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Catlettsburg, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Aug 05, 2000

Cecil Rice, 89, of Catlettsburg, widower of Geneva Blanton Rice, died Friday in King’s Daughters Medical Center. He was a retired laborer.

Survivors include one brother, Delbert Rice of Ashland; and one sister, Hazel Blankenship of Elwood, Ind. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday at Kilgore and Collier Funeral Home; burial in Catlettsburg Cemetery.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Catlettsburg, Boyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jan 20, 2004

Tammy Lynn Brown Conley, 42, of Catlettsburg, Ky., formerly of Kenova, W.Va., died Sunday, January 18, 2004, at King's Daughters Medical Center. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday, January 21, 2004, at Rollins Funeral Home, Kenova, with Chaplain Jimm Smedley officiating. Burial will follow in Cyrus Cemetery.

 She was born April 16, 1961, in Ashland, Ky., a daughter of Michael L. Sr. and Phyllis J. Goble Brown of New Bern, N.C. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandparents, James Kelly and Audrey Marie Blankenship Goble.

 In addition to her parents, she is survived by her husband, Chetwin Howard Conley; a daughter and son-in-law, Kelia Jean and Jamie Childers of Catlettsburg, Ky.; a son and daughter-in-law, Mark Anthony Jr. and Billie Smith of Huntington, W.Va.; two grandchildren, James Michael Childers and Leslie Brooke Childers, both of Catlettsburg, Ky.; a brother and sister-in-law, Michael L. Jr. and Kelly Lynn Brown of Barboursville, W.Va.; and three nephews.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Billy             71, 07Sep1933 - 09Feb2005,           Ashland, Boyd, KY,                         KY-406-38-1526

Blankenship, Charles W.   70, 11Jan1931 - 21Sep2001,            Ashland, Boyd, KY,                         KY-406-36-7418

Blankenship, Herbert W.   62, 20Aug1943 - 14Nov2005,          Ashland, Boyd, KY,                         KY-403-58-8055

Blankenship, Lula H.         92, 21Aug1908 - 21Mar2001,          Ashland, Boyd, KY,                         KY-405-16-1032

Blankenship, Robert C.     91, 14Feb1910 - 22Aug2001,          Ashland, Boyd, KY,                         KY-402-05-1155

Blankenship, Roland T.     65, 04Apr1935 - 06Apr2000,           Catlettsburg, Boyd, KY,                  KY-407-42-0708

Blankenship, Charles L.    54, 31Jan1951 - 12Nov2005,           Rush, Boyd, KY,                              WV-235-78-7436             

 

Bourbon                                                                                                           

 

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

Blankenship, Sheri N.        41, 12Dec1960 - 12Jun2002,           Paris, Bourbon, KY,                        KY-404-98-0240

 

Breathitt                                                                                                           

 

+Jackson, Breathitt Co., KY, Jackson Cemetery

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSlh=1&GRid=103623460&

Blankenship, Vina,                1913,     2005

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Breckinridge                                                                                                    

 

+2002, Hudson, Breckinridge Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - February 21, 2002

Loraine Blankenship, 80, of Hudson died Wednesday, Feb. 20, 2002, at her home. The Breckinridge County native was a housewife. Her husband, John Blankenship, died in 1978.

Survivors include four sons, Arvil Blankenship of Leitchfield, and Robert Blankenship , Boyd Blankenship and Dwight Blankenship , all of Hudson; two daughters, Shirley Aubrey and Barbara Clemons, both of Hudson; 12 grandchildren; 14 great-grandchildren; a brother, Herbert Clark of Madrid; a nephew; and two nieces.

Services are at 11 a.m. Friday at Constantine United Methodist Church. Burial will be in the Constantine Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Loraine        80, 12Nov1921 - 20Feb2002,          Hudson, Breckinridge, KY,               KY-403-76-6565

 

Butler                                                                                                                

 

2005, Morgantown, Butler Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - March 1, 2005

Jimmy Dale Britt, 46, of Morgantown died Feb. 28, 2005, at The Medical Center. The Allen County native was a heat and air technician. He was a son of Emanuel Britt of Hartford, who survives, and the late Pauline Britt Shockley.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Rosie Lee Britt.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Smith Funeral Home, with burial in Porter Cemetery in Sugar Grove.

Other survivors include his wife, Vickie Burden Britt; a daughter, Meagan Britt of Morgantown; a son, Nathan Britt of Morgantown; three brothers, Jo Watt of Smiths Grove, Roger Britt of Broken Bow, Okla., and Tommy Britt of Bowling Green; four sisters, Linda Blankenship and Brenda Whitaker, both of Bowling Green, Wanda Brisbois of Idabell, Okla., and Vivian Legaiza of Portland, Tenn.; parents-in-law, Millard and Sandy Burden of Sugar Grove; siblings-in-law, Bernatta Brown of Sugar Grove, Tammy Vanderveer of Holopaw, Fla., J. R. Burden of Browning and Brandon Burden of Bowling Green; and several nieces and nephews.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Campbell                                                                                                          

 

2003, Highland Heights, Campbell Co., KY,

Herald-Dispatch, Jun 30, 2003

Sadie Wilson, 78, of Highland Heights, Ky., formerly of Huntington, died Thursday, June 27, 2003, in Highland Heights Care and Rehabilitation Center. Funeral services will be Tuesday at 1 p.m. at the Reger Funeral Chapel; burial to follow in Docks Creek Cemetery.

Sadie worked in the nursing field most of her life at the Huntington State Hospital, Barboursville, and various nursing homes and hospitals.

She was born April 15, 1925, in Huntington, a daughter of the late Homer S. and Susie Blankenship Wilson. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Archibald N. McNeill; two brothers, Howard and Donald Wilson; and one sister, Juanita Clukey.

She is survived by her two daughters and one son-in-law, Barbara McNeill of Cincinnati, Ohio, and Sharon and Bill Roland of Covington, Ky.; one son, William N. McNeill of Dayton, Ky.; one sister, Betty Cooper of Austin, Texas; and one granddaughter, Larisa Holloman, and great-grandson, Steve Holloman, both of Stafford, Va.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Silver Grove, Campbell Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - April 3, 2004

Edward "Junior" Hacker Jr., 61, of Silver Grove, died Thursday at St. Luke Hospital East, Fort Thomas. He was a drywall finisher with Thompson Dry Wall, Butler, and a member of the Bob White Club, Claryville.

A son, Mark Hacker, died in 1988.

Survivors include his wife, Gail Hacker; a son, Jim Hacker of Silver Grove; a daughter, Judi Hacker of Woodlawn; his mother and stepfather, Rose and G.R. Loyall of Alexandria; a sister, Evelyn Blankenship of Berea; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 4:30 p.m. Monday at Cooper Funeral Home, Grants Lick. Burial will be in Peach Grove Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Carroll                                                                                                              

 

+2003, Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - August 6, 2003

Joseph Donald Tilley, 70, of Carrollton, died Monday at Baptist Hospital Northeast, LaGrange [Oldham Co., KY]. He was a retired electrical construction worker with the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers Union Local No. 369, Louisville, and a member of First Christian Church, Pompano Beach, Fla. He was a member of Carroll County Ambulance Service, a scoutmaster with Cub Scout Pack No. 418 and Boy Scout Troop No. 466, and was an Army veteran of the Korean War.

Survivors include his wife, Margie Popp Tilley; a son, Joseph Douglas Tilley of Laurens, S.C.; his mother, Pauline Kopp Tilley Blankenship of LaGrange; sisters, Doris Fox and Ruthaleen Suter, both of Pompano Beach, Fla., Mary Frances Mefford of Carrollton, Phyllis Perry of Hendersonville, N.C., and Carolyn Welch of Lighthouse Point, Fla.; and a brother, Frank Tilley of Carrollton.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Thursday at Tandy-Eckler-Riley Funeral Home, Carrollton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Carrollton.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Carrollton, Carroll Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - November 24, 2005

Pauline Tilley Blankenship, 90, of Carrollton, died Wednesday at Beehive Assisted Learning Center, LaGrange. She was a homemaker and a member of First Baptist Church of Carrollton and Rebakah Lodge, Carrollton.

Her first husband, Noble Tilley, died in 1975. Her second husband, Harry Blankenship, died in 1990. A son, Joseph D. "Joe" Tilley, died in 2003.

Survivors include a son, Noble Franklin Tilley of Carrollton; daughters, Doris Fox and Ruthaleen Suter, both of Pompano Beach, Fla., Mary Frances Mefford of Carrollton, Phyllis Perry of Hendersonville, N.C., and Carolyn Welch of Lighthouse Point, Fla.; sisters, Jean Ratliff of Orange, Va., Faye Arvin of Madison, Ind., and Edith Herndon of Metairie, La.; 15 grandchildren, 23 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at First Baptist Church of Carrollton. Burial will be in I.O.O.F. Cemetery, Carrollton.

[SSDI, 05Mar1915- 23Nov2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Pauline T.    90, 05Mar1915 - 23Nov2005,          Carrollton, Carroll, KY,                  KY-407-38-4693

 

Carter                                                                                                                

 

2000, Globe, Carter Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jun 22, 2000

Juanita Justice Hall, 73, of Globe, widow of John D. Hall, died Tuesday in University of Kentucky Medical Center. She was a librarian for Morehead State University.

Survivors include her mother, Opal Phillips Justice of Olive Hill; one daughter, Diane Blankenship of Ashland; and one sister, Martha Morgan of Lexington.

Funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Carter County Funeral Home and Service, Olive Hill; burial in Garvin Ridge Cemetery, Olive Hill.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Grayson, Carter Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - June 10, 2002 [Monday]

 Irene Evans Blankenship, 76, Lansdowne Avenue, retired Boyd County school system employee, wife of J. D. Blankenship, died Saturday [08Jun2002].

Services 11 a.m. Wednesday [12Jun2002], Malone Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Grayson, Carter Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - November 11, 2004

Janet Blankenship, 87, died Wed. Nov. 10, 2004.

Services, Sat. 3 pm, Malone Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Olive Hill, Carter Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 20, 2002 [Monday]

Thoman "Ernest" Blankenship, 83, 501 Tygart Street, retired factory worker, World War II veteran, brother of Phyllis Crank, died Friday.

Services 1 p.m. today, Globe Funeral Chapel.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Irene E.        76-77, 21Jun1925 - 08Jun2002,       Grayson, Carter, KY,                       KY-406-68-7520

Blankenship, Thomas E.    83, 02Nov1918 - 17May2002,         Olive Hill, Carter, KY,                    KY-406-05-4550

 

Casey                                                                                                                           

 

2005, Dunnville, Casey Co., KY, Obituary

The Advocate-Messenger, (Danville, KY) - March 20, 2005

Mary Ellen McKnight, 49, of Dunnville, died Friday at Ephraim McDowell Regional Medical Center. Born Jan. 24, 1956, in Casey County, she was the daughter of Flosie Lane Luttrell of Liberty and the late Loren Luttrell. She attended Mt. Calvary Community Church and was a homemaker.

Additional survivors include a son; Anthony McKnight of Liberty; a daughter, Tammy Blankenship of Jamestown; two grandchildren; her caregiver, Ronald Cravens; three brothers, Roy and Garnett Luttrell, both of Liberty and Charlie Luttrell of Russell Springs; five sisters, Marie Price and Joyce McDowell, both of Dunnville; Rose Baldock of Danville; Eva Farmer of Campbellsville, and Janie Sutton of Russell Springs.

Services will be 2 p.m. Monday at McKinney-Brown Funeral Home by Clifford DeHart. Burial will be in Old Contown Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Christian                                                                                                           

 

2002, Hopkinsville, Christian Co., KY, Obituary

The Herald-Dispatch, (Huntington, WV) - February 27, 2002

Hazel J. Parsons, 52, of Hopkinsville, formerly of Ransom, died Sunday at home. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include one brother, Larry Ward of Hopkinsville one sister, Shirley Blankenship of Hopkinsville and niece and nephews, Angela Moore, Lawrence Blankenship and Michael Blankenship.

Funeral 11 a.m. today at Samaria Primitive Baptist Church burial in Williams Cemetery, Blackberry. Rogers Funeral Home, Belfry, is in charge of arrangements.

[SSDI, 18Jan1949 - 25Feb2002]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Daisy L.       65, 16Jun1939 - 01Apr2005,           Hopkinsville, Christian, KY,               KY-402-66-1692

 

Clark                                                                                                                 

 

2002, Winchester, Clark Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - January 9, 2002 [Wednesday]

Emma Grace Blankenship, 86, Winchester, formerly of Belfry, retired teacher, mother of Sally Scott, Winchester, died Monday.

Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Hatfield Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Winchester, Clark Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader, 1/8/2005.

Bobby "Rex" Blankenship, 65, 704 Williamsburg Drive, husband of Mary Clark Blankenship, died at 7 am Thurs. at the University of Louisville Medical Center. A native of Loretta, Tenn., he was the son of the late Troy Melvin and Eula Mae Blankenship. He was a retired truck driver for Wilson Freight and Sylvania. He was a Marine veteran.

Additional survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, William "Bill" and Carolyn Blankenship, Winchester; a daughter, Kathy Sinkhorn, Greenville, N.C.; two grandchildren, Katy and Lee Blankenship, Winchester; two brothers, Ray T. Blankenship, Greenwood, Ind., and Harold Blankenship, Deerfield Beach, Fla.; three sisters, Linda Davis, Jeffersonville, Ky.; Regina Driskell, Central, Ind., and Shelby Cutler, Jeffersonville, Ind., and several nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by a brother, Larry J. Blakenship.

Services will be conducted at 10 am Mon. in the Camp Nelson National Cemetery, Jessamine County, by Rev. Bobby Castle and Rev. William Richardson. Pallbearers will be Michael Wallace, Anthony Davis, Larry Blankenship, Jim Clark, Roger White, Jim Blankenship, Gary Clark, Ronnie Clark, Todd Blankenship, Jim Blankenship, Jay Clark and Shane Blankenship

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Bobby R.      65, 11Apr1939 - 06Jan2005,            Winchester, Clark, KY,                   KY-400-48-3009

Blankenship, Emma G.      86, 28Sep1915 - 07Jan2002,            Winchester, Clark, KY,                   KY-400-24-0069

 

Daviess                                                                                                              

 

+2000, Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - December 17, 2000

Rodney Blankenship, 81, of 5054 Veach Road, Owensboro, died Saturday, Dec. 16, 2000, at Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Ohio County native retired from General Electric and was an Army veteran of World War II. He enjoyed hunting, fishing and tinkering with small motors.

His son, Ray Blankenship, died in 1980.

Survivors include his wife of 60 years, Margaret Goff Blankenship; a brother, Daniel R. "Sonny" Blankenship of Beaver Dam; and a sister, Anna Rhea Casey of Beaver Dam.

Services are at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Haley-McGinnis&Owensboro Funeral Home. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery.

(no match on SSDI)

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - March 26, 2002

Owen K. Epling, 76, of 706 Maple Ave., Owensboro, died Sunday, March 24, 2002, at Owensboro Mercy Health System. The Davey, W.Va., native retired from YMCA as executive director after 24 years and was a member of Settle Memorial United Methodist Church and a World War II veteran. He graduated from George William College in 1950 and was former president of Southtown Kiwanis and Ohio Valley Management Club.

His wife, Wilda Rives Epling, died Feb. 23, 1990.

Survivors include three sons, David Epling and Robert Epling, both of Owensboro, and Gary Epling of Nashville; three grandchildren; a brother, David Epling of Clearwater, Fla.; and a sister, Barbara Blankenship of Henderson.

Services are at 10 a.m. Thursday at Haley-McGinnis&Owensboro Funeral Home. Burial will be in Fairmount Cemetery in Henderson.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - August 19, 2002

Myrl Dean Hardin Estes, 66, of Owensboro died there Sunday, Aug. 18, 2002, at Leisure Years Nursing Home. The Ohio County native retired from American Olean Tile and was a member of Walnut Memorial Baptist Church. She was a fan of the St. Louis Cardinals, the San Francisco 49ers and the University of Kentucky Wildcats and enjoyed flowers, gardening, sports and spending time with her grandchildren.

Survivors include a son, Ron Estes of Owensboro; a daughter, Connie Payne of Owensboro; two grandchildren; and two sisters, Cora Blankenship and Bessie Roberts, both of Owensboro.

Services are at 2:30 p.m. Tuesday at Glenn Funeral Home in Owensboro. Entombment will be in Resurrection Cemetery in Daviess County.

[SSDI, 24May1936 - 18Aug2002]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - December 20, 2002

Margaret Goff Blankenship, 80, of 5054 Veach Road, Owensboro, died Thursday, Dec. 19, 2002, at Bon Harbor Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. The Daviess County native retired from the General Electric Co. tube department, was a Catholic and enjoyed gardening, garage sales and cooking.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Rodney Blankenship, on Dec. 16, 2000; and a son, Ray Blankenship, in 1980.

Survivors include two grandchildren; three brothers, Edward Goff of Beaver Dam, Robert Goff of Summerfield, Fla., and Lee Goff of Owensboro; and two sisters, Alice Drochter and Mavis Blandford, both of Owensboro.

Services are at 1 p.m. Saturday at St. Stephen Cathedral in Owensboro. Burial will be in Elmwood Cemetery in Owensboro.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - August 3, 2003

Victoria Lynn Crowe, 32, of Owensboro died Friday, Aug. 1, 2003, at her home. A native of Owensboro, she was a Baptist and enjoyed spending time with her children, family and friends, and enjoyed crafts and decorating.

She is survived by her husband, Bradley Allen Crowe of Owensboro; two sons, Stephen Todd Payne and Nicholas Brandon Payne, both of Sorgho; her father and stepmother, Bill and Pamela Blankenship of Sneedville, Tenn.; two brothers, William Joseph "Bill" Blankenship of Owensboro and James Anthony Blankenship of Maine; parents-in-law, Rick and Debbie Crowe and a sister-in-law, Emily Foster, all of Owensboro.

Memorial services will be held at 4 p.m. Monday, Aug. 4, 2003, at Wing Avenue Baptist Church in Owensboro.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - June 7, 2004

Wesley R. Parks, 59, of 2213 Baker Drive, Owensboro, died Saturday, June 5, 2004, at his residence. A native of Daviess County, he was born June 29, 1944, to the late Wesley W. and Sissy Mae Elmore Parks. He was a roofer, farm laborer and a Baptist.

Survivors include his wife of 22 years, Kathryn Luttrell Parks; three stepsons, David A. Ratliff, Charles R. Ratliff and Gary W. Ratliff, all of Owensboro; five step daughters, JoAnna Moore of Philpot, Terry L. Cline of Whitesville, Pamela A. Landa of Owensboro, Elizabeth M. Fowler of Mackville and Debra K. Blankenship of Harrodsburg; and a sister, Louise Anthony of Owensboro.

Visitation with the Parks family will be today from 4 to 8 p.m. at James H. Davis Funeral Home. Burial will be at a later date in Rosehill Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Owensboro, Daviess Co., KY, Obituary

Henderson County Public Library

http://www.hcpl.org/genealogy/search/searchall.cgi?first=&last=blankenship&yod=&cemetery=&survivedby=&spouse=&annual=1&submit=Search&search=Search

Henderson Gleaner, June 22, 2005; p. A2

Blankenship, Myrtle L. Age 96, d. June 21, 2005, Owensboro, Kentucky

Maiden Name: Muir

Spouse: Don Pritchett, Bryan Blankenship

Survived By:

Daughter: Rayma Bramschreiber

Stepdaughter: Earletta Skinner

Stepsons: Arden Blankenship, Billy Blankenship, and Leroy Blankenship

Cemetery: Lisman Cemetery, Lisman, Kentucky

Formerly of: Webster County, Kentucky
Preceded in death by: her husbands, Don Pritchett, who died in 1938, and Bryan Blankenship, who died in 1987; and her parents, Jim and Byrdie Muir.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Philpot, Daviess Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - October 14, 2000

Betty Lou "Hardin" McQuinn, 55, of Philpot died Thursday, Oct. 12, 2000, at her home. The Daviess County native was a homemaker and member of Hopewell Baptist Church in Philpot. She enjoyed fishing with her grandchildren, University of Kentucky basketball and the Chicago Cubs.

Survivors include her husband of 39 years, Elmo McQuinn; a son, James D. McQuinn of Philpot; a daughter, Debroah "Debbie" K. Burns of Philpot; three grandchildren; three sisters, Cora Elizabeth Blankenship, Bessie Louise Roberts and Myrl Dean Estes, all of Owensboro; and several nephews and nieces.

Services are at 3 p.m. Sunday at Cecil Funeral Home in Whitesville. Burial will be in Cates Cemetery in Whitesville.

[SSDI, 18Jun1945 - 12Oct2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Margaret G. 81, 24Oct1921 - 19Dec2002,           Owensboro, Daviess, KY,               KY-406-12-0195

Blankenship, Myrtle          96, 09Sep1908 - 21Jun2005,            Owensboro, Daviess, KY,               IN-313-26-2128

 

Edmonson                                                                                                         

 

2000, Brownsville, Edmonson Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - February 15, 2000

Loretta Meredith Rich, 75, of Brownsville died at 8:30 p.m. Feb. 14, 2000, at The Medical Center at Bowling Green. The Sweeden native was a homemaker and a member of Poplar Spring United Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Lincoln Meredith and Lizzie Holland Meredith and wife of the late Fred Trenton Rich.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Patton Funeral Home with burial in Rich Cemetery in Mammoth Cave.

Survivors include two sons, David Rich of Brooks and Allen Rich of New Albany, Ind.; three daughters, Joann Blankenship of Fairdale, Lula Francis Vincent of Brownsville and Reva Anetta Coates of Louisville; three brothers, Dave Meredith and Rex Meredith, both of Louisville, and Clifton Meredith of New Albany, Ga.; two sisters, Chestine Jaggers of Sweeden and Iris Jones of Louisville; 12 grandchildren; and 12 great-grandchildren.

[SSDI, 09Feb1924 - 14Feb2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Brownsville, Edmonson Co., KY,

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - April 15, 2001

James L. Hooten, 57, of Brownsville died April 12, 2001, at his home. The Allen County native was a laborer and a member of Falling Spring Missionary Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Blonville Hooten and Ruby Ester Blankenship Hooten.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Sunday at Patton Funeral Home with burial in Pleasant Grove Church Cemetery.

Survivors include two sons, Johnnie Hooten of Leitchfield and Stacy Hooten of Wingfield; a sister, Cathenia Hanke of Cincinnati; and four brothers, W.L. Hooten, Frank Hooten, Larry Hooten and Tommy Hooten, all of Scottsville.

[SSDI, 19May1943 - 12Apr2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Brownsville, Edmonson Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - August 25, 2004

Kermit Cales, 76, of Brownsville died at 7 p.m. Aug. 24, 2004, at his home. The Hinton, W.Va., native was owner of Cales Moving in Louisville and Cales Country Store in Mammoth Cave and served in the Korean War. He was a Baptist, a member of Washington Meredith Masonic Lodge No. 355 F&AM and Mammoth Cave Shriners and was a 32nd degree Mason. He was a son of the late Houston Cales and Reva Gill Cales and the husband of the late Ann Cales.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Patton Funeral Home, Brownsville chapel, with burial in Midway Church Cemetery, with military rites by Nesbit Alexander Memorial Post No. 6937 Veterans of Foreign Wars. Masonic service by Washington Meredith Lodge No. 355 F&AM will be at 7:30 p.m. Thursday.

Survivors include his wife, Ella Dean Skaggs Cales; five daughters, Barbara Breen of Florida, Louise Breen of Owensboro, Marilyn Morgan and her husband, Jerry, of Mammoth Cave, Pam Story and her husband, Greg, of Elizabethtown and Frenda Meredith of Allensville; a son, Bobby Breen and his wife, Kim, of Louisville; four sisters, Dreama Blankenship of Hinton, W.Va., Derena Mae Cales of Beckley, W.Va., Joan Cales of Ohio and Judy Cales of Virginia; four brothers, Gene Cales of Orlando, Fla., Cardie Cales of Christianburg, Va., Roger Cales of Pennsylvania and Tinker Cales of North Carolina; 13 grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Roundhill, Edmonson Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - March 30, 2005

Alta Elizabeth England, 78, of Roundhill died at 6 a.m. March 28, 2005, at her home. The Edmonson County native was a retired shoe manufacturing company employee and a member of Mount Cumberland Presbyterian Church. She was a daughter of the late Ova Miller and Fannie Lashley Miller and the wife of the late James D. England.

She was preceded in death by a son, Pirtle Junior Johnson.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Gravil Funeral Home, with burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery.

Survivors include two brothers, Melvin Miller of Roundhill and Willard Miller of Louisville; a sister, Marie Blankenship of Port Richey, Fla.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Elliott                                                                                                                

 

+2001, Sandy Hook, Elliott Co., KY, Obituary

http://www.genealogybuff.com/oh/logan/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/12

Wayne Allen Blankenship, 85, of Sandy Hook, Ky., and formerly of Logan County, passed away Thursday, Dec. 27, 2001, at the King¹s Daughters Medical Center, Ashland, Ky. Born April 4, 1916, in Lawrence County, Ky., he was a son of the late William Arthur and Nettie Blankenship.

Also preceding him in death were his wife, Dora Blankenship; and one son, Charles S. Blankenship. He was a farmer and believer of the Baptist faith.

Survivors include two sons, Wayne D. and William Arthur Blankenship, both of Bruin, Ky.; two daughters, Glenda Lee Carpenter of Springfield and Ruth B. Ison of Bruin; nine grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; one brother, Arthur Blankenship of Louisa, Ky.; and one sister, Agnes Bradley of Louisa.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Sandy Hook, Elliott Co, KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - December 29, 2001 [Saturday]

Wayne Blankenship, 85, Sandy Hook, retired farmer, widower of Dora Blankenship, died Thursday.

Services 10 a.m. Monday at Lewis & Ferguson Funeral Home.

(no match on SSDI)

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2003, Sandy Hook, Elliott Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - October 14, 2003 [Tuesday]

Ishmael Ison, 75, Route 1, retired farmer, husband of Ruth Blankenship Ison, died of a heart attack Sunday.

Services 1 p.m. Wednesday, Lewis & Ferguson Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Sandy Hook, Elliott Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 9, 2004

William C. "Bill" Blankenship, 82, died Sun., Mar. 7, 2004. Wife Sylvia Click Blankenship survives.

Services 1 pm Wed., Eldridge Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 29Dec1921 - 07Mar2004]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Sandy Hook, Elliott Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - April 16, 2004

Robert M. "Bobby" Blankenship, 62, died Thurs., April 15, 2004.

Services, 2 pm Sat., Eldridge Funeral Home. Burial, in the Click Cemetery.

[SSDI, 05May1941 - 15Apr2004]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, William C.   82, 29Dec1921 - 07Mar2004,          Sandy Hook, Elliott, KY,               OH-293-22-6105

 

Fayette                                                                                                              

 

+2000, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 28, 2000

N. Vernon Blankenship, 71, retired Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) minister who had been involved in the church in several capacities, husband of LoAnn Blankenship, died of complications from amyotrophic lateral sclerosis yesterday.

Memorial service 4 p.m. Sunday, April 2, Twin Pines Christian Church (Disciples of Christ). His body was donated to medical science.

[SSDI, Vernon Blankenship - 20Aug1928 - 27Mar2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 8, 2001

Violet Faye Haley Case Blankenship, 89, Lexington, formerly of Robertson County, former homemaker, died Tuesday.

Services 1 p.m. today, Brooksville Cemetery, Bracken County.

[SSDI, 24Mar1911 - 07Mar2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Obituary

The Advocate-Messenger, (Danville, KY) - September 23, 2003

Services for Sam Antle, 90, of Lexington, formerly of Danville, will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Junction City United Methodist Church by the Revs. Charles Cooper and Tom Ditto. Burial will be in Bellevue Cemetery. He died Sunday at Lexington Manor Nursing Home. Pallbearers will be grandchildren. Honorary pallbearers are members of Fidelias Sunday School Class, Sammy Combest and Charles N. Combest.

Born Nov. 13, 1912, in Russell County, he was the son of the late Larue and Olga Blankenship Antle. He was retired from Southern Railway and was a member of Christ United Methodist Church. He was the widower of Mary Hope Roberts Antle and Clara Ramsey Antle.

Survivors include four grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; a stepdaughter, a stepson; five step grandchildren; and five step great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Jane Combest.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2003, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - October 29, 2003 [Wednesday]

Bernice Blankenship Price, 96, homemaker, widow of Charles Allen Price, died Sunday.

Memorial service 2 p.m. Monday, Ashland Terrace, 475 South Ashland Avenue.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - November 29, 2003

Ogurchak, Frank, 71, widower of Louise Ogurchak, died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2003 at the Veterans Hospital.

Survivors include two daughters, Belinda McNeil, Chicago, and Helen Blankenship, TX; two sons, Philip Wagner, MI, and Don Wagner, SC; and six grandchildren, Stephenie Harrington, Jason McNeil, Nathan Wagner, Whitney Wagner, Joshua Wagner and Courtney Wagner.

He was preceded in death by a son, Jason Ogurchak.

Services will be private. Burial will be in Lexington Cemetery. Kerr Brothers Funeral Home-Main St. is in charge of arrangements. Guestbook at Legacy.com

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 1, 2004

Blankenship, Edna Mae, 87, widow of Wallace Blankenship, died Tues., April 27, 2004. She was a member of Greater Liberty Baptist Church.

She leaves to cherish her memories, a niece, Martha Lee Greenlee; a great nephew, Nathaniel (Pamela Williams) Wallace Underwood, and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends.

Funeral services, 12:30 pm Greater Liberty Baptist Church.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - September 4, 2004

Kevin Maynard, 42, of Lexington, KY, formerly of Phelps, KY, passed away on Tues., Aug. 31, 2004 at his residence. He was born July 31, 1962 at Freeburn, KY, the loving son of Anna R. Ray of Phelps, KY and Lonnie Maynard of Majestic, KY.

He was preceded in death by one sister, Veronica Maynard. He was employed by Re/Max Creative Realty of Lexington and was of the Pentecostal faith.

Kevin was a devoted brother to Tim (Missi) Maynard, Steve (Lisa) Maynard, and Joey (Angie) Maynard all of Georgetown, KY; a wonderful uncle to Brittany, Tyler, Corey, Tanner, Kaitlyn, Kenna, Braden and special nieces Erika and Chelsea. He is also survived by his step-father Turner Ray of Phelps; half brothers Rodney and Reagan Maynard and half sister Renee (Kevin) Blankenship; step brothers Turner Ray, Jr. and Jeff Ray as well as a host of aunts, uncles, cousins, and friends.

Funeral services will be held Sat., Sept. 4 at 1 pm at the Church of God in Jesus Name, Phelps, KY. The Rev. Opie Harris will be officiating. Burial will follow in the Buddy Mounts Cemetery, Majestic, KY.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - February 26, 2005

Stith, Jack R., 75, beloved husband of fifty-five years to Billie Jean Flannery Stith, died Wed., Feb. 23, 2005 at his residence. Born in Martin, KY, he was the son of the late Okie David and Mattie Blankenship Stith. He retired from Kroger after twenty-seven years service where he had been a meat cutter.

In addition to his wife, survivors include his children, Jack Stith, Jr., Robert David Stith and his wife Sue, Connie Gayle Jones and her husband Bobby, Houston, TX, Carla Hurd and Cheryl Levenson; grandchildren, Kristy Jean Hurd, Jason Allen Hurd and his wife Chastity, Eric David Stith, Andrew Levenson, and Joseph Levenson; great grandchildren, Jalen Hurd and Allie Hurd; and two brothers, Cecil Vernon Stith, and Paul Richard Stith.

Funeral services will be at 10:30 am Mon. at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Rd. by Chaplain Stewart Dawson. Entombment will follow in Blue Grass Memorial Gardens.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 30, 2005

Connelley, Walter Francis, 81, widower of Fern Betty Turner Connelley, died Mon., March 28, 2005 at the UK Medical Center on Cooper Drive. Born in Salyersville, KY, he was the son of the late Francis and Gladys Blankenship Connelley.

Mr. Connelley was a U.S. Army veteran serving during World War II, where he was awarded the American Theater Ribbon, Asiatic-Pacific Theater Ribbon with four Bronze Stars, Good Conduct Medal, Distinguished Unit Badge, and Victory Medal World War II. He was a graduate of Bob Jones University in Greenville, SC, a retired pipe fitter belonging to the Plumbers and Pipe Fitters Local Union #452, and a member of Clays Mills Road Baptist Church.

Survivors include a daughter, Effie (Robert) Burge, a son, John (Kelly) Connelley, a brother, Conrad (Faye) Connelley, Yipsilanti, MI; a sister, Faye (Jim) McCloy, Scottsdale, AZ; three grandchildren, Robert (Paula) Burge, Jr., Ryan Burge, and Ian Connelley, all of and several nieces, nephews, and cousins.

Funeral services will be 10:30 am Fri. at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home, Harrodsburg Rd. by Pastor Jeffery J. Fugate. Burial will follow in the Connelley Cemetery in Salyersville, KY.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Obituary

Charleston Daily Mail (WV) - June 15, 2005

Darius Mayse Blake, 87, died Tuesday, June 14, 2005, at Hospice of the Bluegrass (Lexington, Fayette Co., KY). Mr. Blake was born in 1918 at Curtin, W.Va. He was a former coalminer and was a retired electrician from the University of Kentucky. He was a member of Lexington Primitive Baptist Church.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Zelpha Blankenship Blake; three children, Stephen (Eva) Blake of Lexington, Diane Blake (Lindsay) Campbell of Danville and Terry Blake of Lexington; five grandchildren, Julie Blake Maxwell, Michael Blake Campbell, Dr. S. David Blake, Michelle Campbell Augustine and Melissa Blake; four great grandchildren, Stephen Charles Maxwell, Adam Maxwell, Eloise Augustine and William Blake Augustine; one brother, Bonnie Blake; and three sisters, Madge McCafferty, Nadine Blankenship and Kathleen Womack.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday, June 17, W.R. Milward Mortuary-Southland, conducted by Brother Paul Trautner and Brother Michael Gowens. Burial will follow at Blue Grass Memorial Gardens, Jessamine County. Casket bearers will be Roger Maxwell, Stephen Charles Maxwell, Michael Campbell, David Blake, Ray York, Charlie McGuire and Lowell Blake.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Lexington, Fayette Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jul 28, 2005

Karen Ball Dillingham, of Lexington, Ky., formerly of Barboursville, W.Va., passed away July 26, 2005, after a courageous 11-year battle with cancer. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Friday, July 29, 2005, at Whitehall Funeral Home in Lexington, by Dr. Jerry Hannah of her hometown church, Kuhn Memorial Presbyterian Church in Barboursville. Burial will follow in Lexington Cemetery,

Karen's main focus in life was her two wonderful sons, Kevin Blankenship and Trevor Dillingham, stepdaughter Brittany Dillingham, and her husband, Dennis Dillingham.

She is also survived by her mother, Greta P. Ball and was preceded in death by her father, Robert E. Ball. Additional survivors include her sisters, Brenda (Vince) Keys, Ellen (Will) Bollman, twin brothers Jeff (Patty) Ball and John (Teresa) Ball, all of Barboursville, and her mother and father-in-law, Gobel and Dorothy Dillingham of Nortonville, Ky. She also leaves many dear nieces and nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins, as well as many special friends and her faithful dog, "Shadow."

Karen was born February 7, 1959, in Huntington, W.Va. She graduated from Marshall University and moved to Lexington, Ky. She proudly worked for Barlow Homes, serving as vice president for more than 10 years. She also worked as a vice president at Republic Bank and Trust for 10 years and was employed by Town Square Bank and finished her final working days at Summit Mortgage Co. The family wishes to acknowledge the love and support from each company Karen worked with, and they are also grateful to her priceless neighbors and friends, and to the families of the South Eastern Baseball League.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Edna M.       87, 04Mar1917 - 27Apr2004,          Lexington, Fayette, KY,                  OH-284-16-0744

Blankenship, Vernon         71, 20Aug1928 - 27Mar2000,          Lexington, Fayette, KY,                  KY-402-34-9145

 

Floyd                                                                                                                 

 

2003, Auxier, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Oct 07, 2003

Ronnie Lee Hackworth, 47, of Auxier, father of Shawn Hackworth and Stephanie Blankenship of Kentucky, died Monday in Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg. He was a manager at Heilig Myers. Funeral 11 a.m. Thursday, Burke Funeral Home, Prestonsburg; burial in Hackworth Family Cemetery, Auxier.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Beaver, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jul 20, 2000

Arizona "Oma" Jones Tackett, 48, of Beaver, wife of Ricky Lynn Tackett, died Wednesday in McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital. She was a homemaker. Also surviving are two sons, Dennis Lynn Tackett and John Michael Tackett, both of Beaver; one daughter, Eula Ann Tackett of Beaver; and three sisters, Artie Tacket and Elva Jones, both of Beaver, and Liza Blankenship of Teaberry.

Funeral 11 a.m. Friday at United Christian Church of God, Hi Hat; burial in Jones Family Cemetery, Beaver.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Bebinsville, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Nov 21, 2001

Norma Cook Martin, 87, of Bevinsville, widow of Bill Martin, died Monday in Pikeville Methodist Hospital. She was a retired postmaster at Halo.

Survivors include one daughter, Kaye Woods of Bevinsville; and three sisters, Veda Blankenship of Hi Hat, Sue Moore of Bevinsville and Herma Lee Combs of West Alexandria, Ohio.

Funeral 10 a.m. Friday at Little Rock Regular Baptist Church, Bevinsville; burial in Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Bevinsville, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jun 18, 2002

Sue Cook Moore, 80, of Bevinsville, died Saturday at home. She was a homemaker. Survivors include one son, Gregory Thorne of Warren, Mich.; and two sisters, Veda Blankenship of Hi Hat and Herma Lee Combs of West Carlton, Ohio. Funeral 10 a.m. Wednesday at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin; burial in Newman Cemetery, Hi Hat.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Galveston, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jun 28, 2000

Delmer Keathley, 86, of Galveston, widower of Olive Keathley, died Tuesday at home. He was a retired carpenter and miner.

 Survivors include four sons, Donald Keathley of Lorain, Ohio, James Keathley of Greensboro, N.C., Quentin Keathley of Asheboro, N.C., and Randolph Keathley of Lexington; four daughters, Joanna Adams and Phyllis Stevens, both of Southgate, Mich., Lavonne Green of New London, Ohio, and Nadine Blankenship of Stanville; and one brother, Ned Keathley of Wyandotte, Mich.

Funeral 2 p.m. Thursday at Betsy Layne Church of Christ; burial in Greenbury Hall Cemetery, Galveston.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Galveston, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Aug 05, 2000

Troy Frasure, 88, of Galveston, husband of Verlie Hamilton Frasure, died Thursday in Mountain Manor Nursing Home, Pikeville. He was a disabled coal miner.

Also surviving are seven sons, Ed Frasure of Pikeville, Palmer Frasure of Teaberry, Tom Frasure, Glen Frasure, Charles Frasure and Garrett Frasure, all of Galveston, and Eddie Frasure of Collinsville, Va.; one daughter, Geraldine Blankenship of Galveston; three half brothers, Wade Frasure, Mose Frasure of McDowell and Earl Frasure of Ohio; and one half sister, Wilma Kiser of Lucasville, Ohio.

Funeral 1 p.m. Monday at his home; burial in Frasure Family Cemetery.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Galveston, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Mar 02, 2002

Verlie Frasure, 89, of Galveston, widow of Troy Frasure, died Thursday. She was a homemaker. Survivors include six sons, Ed Frasure of Pikeville, Eddie Frasure of Alexandria, Va., and Tom Frasure, Glen Frasure, Charles Frasure and Garrett Frasure, all of Galveston; and one daughter, Geraldine Blankenship of Galveston. Funeral 1 p.m. Monday at her residence; burial in the Frasure Family Cemetery, Galveston.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Harold, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jul 11, 2003

Gwenith Dencil Blankenship, 73, of Harold died Wednesday. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, J.W. Call Funeral Home, Pikeville; burial in Blankenship family cemetery.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Harold, Floyd Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - July 11, 2003

Gwenith Dencil Blankenship, 73, Harold, retired Army sergeant, son of Geraldine Blankenship Chenault, Pikeville, died Wednesday.

Services 11 a.m. Saturday, J.W. Call & Son Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 11Mar1930 - 09Jul2003]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Ivel, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

The Herald-Dispatch, (Huntington, WV) - December 14, 2005

Gregory Oliver Blankenship, 24, of Ivel, husband of Elaine Holbrook Blankenship, son of Delbert Oliver Blankenship and Sharon Justice McDaniels, both of Pikeville, died Tuesday in Pikeville Medical Center. He was a coal miner.

Funeral 11 a.m. Friday, J.W. Call Funeral Home Chapel, Pikeville; burial in Annie E. Young Cemetery. Visitation after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

[SSDI  28Nov1981 - 13Dec2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Ligon, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Dec 11, 2001

Beulah Beatrice Pennington, 74, of Ligon died Saturday. She was a homemaker. Survivors include three sons, Hershel Pennington Jr. of Detroit, Danny Ray Pennington of Bevinsville and Dwight Pennington of Ligon; three daughters, Cheryl Johnson of Weeksbury and Judy Blankenship and Connie Platkus, both of Ligon; three brothers, Edward Stewart Jr. of Beverly Hills, Fla., Roger Stewart of Flatwoods and Bobby Stewart of Taylor, Mich.; and seven sisters, Helen Smith and Dorothy Hall, both of Hi Hat, Estalene Hall of Ashtabula, Ohio, Delores Hall of Harold, Phyllis Cain of Salisbury, N.C., Charlotte Schoneike of Green Bay, Wis., and Ruth Mullins of Richmond, Va.

Funeral noon Wednesday at Church of God of Prophecy, Ligon; burial in Steward Cemetery, Hi Hat.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Ligon, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jul 01, 2003

William "Billy" Blankenship, 21, of Ligon, son of Ranny and Judith Pennington Blankenship, died Saturday at home. Funeral noon Thursday, Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, Martin; burial in Blankenship family cemetery. Visitation after 5 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Martin, Floyd Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - September 2, 2005

Reba "Mamaw" Blankenship, 82, died Tues., Aug. 30, 2005.

Services 11 am Mon., Hall Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, McDowell, Floyd Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - June 27, 2003 [Friday]

Earl Brown, 84, McDowell, retired coal miner, husband of Elnor Blankenship Brown, died Wednesday.

Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Melvin, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jul 09, 2000

Ty Samuel Blankenship, 20, of Melvin, died Friday at home. He was a college student.

Survivors include his mother, Sandra Tackett of Elmere; maternal grandparents, Lester and Audrey Newsome Tackett of Melvin; one sister, Tanesha Enjoli Blankenship of Elmere.

Funeral noon Monday at Joppa Old Regular Baptist Church, Melvin; burial in Hensley Cemetery, Melvin.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Melvin, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jan 02, 2002

Dwight Pennington, 44, of Melvin, husband of Brenda Kaye Caudill Pennington, died Monday in Columbus, Ohio. He was a disabled mechanic. Also surviving are one son, Christopher Pennington of Wheelwright; one stepson, David Hall of Melvin; two brothers, Hershel Pennington of Detroit and Danny Ray Pennington of Bevinsville; and three sisters, Connie Platkus and Judy Blankenship, both of Ligon, and Cheryl Johnson of Weeksbury.

Funeral noon Friday at Burton Pentecostal Church of God, Bypro; burial in Stewart Family Cemetery, Hi Hat.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Prestonsburg, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jan 05, 2002

Goldie Mitchell, 74, of Prestonsburg died Thursday after a long illness. She was a homemaker. Survivors include three sisters, Jettie Walker of Beaver, Mary Alice Blankenship of Teaberry and Matilda Halash of Prestonsburg.

Funeral 11 a.m. Sunday at Nelson-Frazier Funeral Home, Martin; burial in Holly Bush Cemetery, Teaberry.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Prestonsburg, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Dec 10, 2002

Bennie Franklin Blankenship, 73, of Prestonsburg, husband of Wanda Fleming Blankenship, died Monday in Highlands Regional Medical Center. He was minister of Prestonsburg Church of Christ. Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday, Prestonsburg Church of Christ; burial in Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Prestonsburg, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=111051902

Bennie Franklin Blankenship, Age 73, of Prestonsburg, passed away Monday, December 9, 2002, at the Highlands Regional Medical Center, following an illness of one year. He was born December 18, 1928, at Weeksbury, a son of the late William G. and Manilla [sic] (Tackett) Blankenship.

He was married to Wanda (Fleming) Blankenship, who survives him. He was the minister of the Prestonsburg Church of Christ.

He is survived by three sons and their wives; one daughter and her husband, Darrell and Brenda Blankenship of Mount Juliet, Tennessee; Phillip and Greta Blankenship of Witchita [sic], Kansas; and Timothy and Caroline Blankenship of Prestonsburg; Diane and Jimmy Fish of Prestonsburg; one sister, Ladeane Moore of Virgie; and six grandchildren.

Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, December 12, at 1 p.m., from the Prestonsburg Church of Christ, with Evangelist Greg Johnson officiating. Burial will follow in the Davidson Memorial Gardens at Ivel. Active pallbearers will be the elders and deacons of the Prestonsburg Church of Christ. Honorary pallbearers will be all men of the Prestonsburg Church of Christ.

 

2002, Prestonsburg, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Dec 20, 2002

Walter Nelson, 67, of Prestonsburg, widower of Roberta Adams Nelson and Mary L. Blankenship Nelson, died Wednesday in Highlands Regional Medical Center, Prestonsburg. He was a retired auto body mechanic. Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home Chapel, Martin; burial in Nelson Family Cemetery, Prestonsburg.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Prestonsburg, Floyd Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 17, 2004

Genevieve (Blankenship) Walker Litteral, 77, passed away Tues., Mar. 16, 2004, at the Highland Regional Medical Center Hospital in Prestonsburg.

She is preceded in death by her husband, Charles Litteral.

Funeral services will be held Fri., Mar. 19, 2004, at 11 am at Burke Funeral Home, Prestonsburg.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Stanville, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jun 27, 2003

Larry Joe Blankenship, 61, formerly of Stanville, husband of Gloria Blankenship, died Wednesday in Pikeville Methodist Hospital. He was a coal industry quality control specialist. Funeral 11 a.m. Saturday, Hall Funeral Home, Martin. Visitation after 6 p.m. today at the funeral home.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Teaberry, Floyd Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - September 4, 2000

Edward Lee Blankenship, 59, Teaberry, former factory worker, husband of Ida King Blankenship, died yesterday.

Services 11 a.m. Wednesday, Samaria Old Regular Baptist Church in Teaberry.

[SSDI, 23Feb1941 - 03Sep2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Teaberry, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jan 01, 2001

Palmer Frasure, 65, of Teaberry, widower of Dollie Blankenship Frasure, died Saturday at home. He was a disabled coal miner.

Survivors include one son, Harm Frasure of Paintsville; one daughter, Diana Burchett of Ivel; six brothers, Ed Frasure of Pikeville, Tom Frasure, Glen Frasure, Charles Frasure and Garrett Frasure, all of Galveston, and Eddie Frasure of Collinsville, Va.; and one sister, Geraldine Blankenship of Galveston.

Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday at Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin; burial in Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Teaberry, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Feb 01, 2004 [Sunday]

Ida Flora King Blankenship, 62, of Teaberry, widow of Edward Lee Blankenship, died Friday [30Jan2004] in Pikeville Methodist Hospital. She was a homemaker.

Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday at Samaria Old Regular Baptist Church, Teaberry; burial in Edward Blankenship Cemetery, Teaberry.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Teaberry, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Apr 03, 2005

Ralph Blankenship, 53, of Teaberry, husband of Rosa Akers Blankenship, died Saturday at home. He was a disabled coal miner. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday at Samaria Old Regular Baptist Church, Teaberry; burial in Blankenship Family Cemetery, Teaberry. Arrangements by Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin, Ky.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Wayland, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch,

 (Nov 11, 2000)

George Paris Blankenship, 83, of Wayland, husband of Ruby Ousley Blankenship, died Friday in Pikeville Methodist Hospital. He was a retired coal miner.

Also surviving are two sons, Dennis Crisp of Topmost and Terry W. Crisp of Estill; one daughter, Gwendolyn Sue Hall of Pound, Va.; one brother, Charles Blankenship of Charlotte, N.C.; and three sisters, Avenell Quisinberry of Madison, W.Va., and Opal Caudill and Ella Mae Wray, both of Fort Wayne, Ind.

Funeral 11 a.m. Sunday at Martin Branch Freewill Baptist Church, Estill; burial in Richmond Cemetery, Prestonsburg.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Wayland, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Aug 20, 2001

Ernest Gibson, 80, of Wayland, husband of Mildred Blankenship Gibson, died Saturday in McDowell Appalachian Regional Hospital. He was a retired coal miner.

Also surviving are four sons, Gary Lee Gibson of Jenkins and Jerry Randall Gibson, Thomas Dewey Gibson and Michael Wade Gibson, all of Wayland; one brother, Cantrel Gibson of Topmost; and five sisters, June Davis, Ora Sawyers, Elva Blankenship and Bonnie Mae Harris, all of Topmost, and Shelby Jean Gessier of Morehead City, N.C.

Funeral 11 a.m. Tuesday at Stone Coal Regular Baptist Church, Garrett; burial in Gibson Cemetery, Raven.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Wayland, Floyd Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Dec 25, 2001

Ruby Crisp Blankenship, 75, of Wayland, widow of Paris Blankenship, died Monday. She was a homemaker. Survivors include two sons, Dennis Franklin Crisp of Topmost and Terry Wayne Crisp of Wayland; one daughter, Gwendolyn Sue Hall of Pound, Va.; one brother, Walter Owsley of Raleigh, N.C.; and three sisters, Margaret Gibson of Stollings, W.Va., Reba Rhodes of Pecks Mill, W.Va., and Ruth Lafferty of Hamden, Ohio.

Funeral 11 a.m., Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin; burial in Davidson Memorial Gardens, Ivel.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Weeksbury, Floyd Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - June 11, 2000

Hazel Blankenship Gooden, 82, Weeksbury, homemaker, widow of Sherman Gooden, died yesterday.

Services 1 p.m. Monday, Weeksbury Church of Christ.

[SSDI, 15Mar1918 - 10Jun2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, William H.   21, 27Jul1981 - 28Jun2003,             Beaver, Floyd, KY,                          KY-404-17-1717

Blankenship, Gwenith D.  73, 11Mar1930 - 09Jul2003,            Harold, Floyd, KY,                          KY-401-34-6437

Blankenship, Bennie          73, 18Dec1928 - 09Dec2002,          Prestonsburg, Floyd, KY,               KY-406-34-7869

Blankenship, Edward L.    59, 23Feb1941 - 03Sep2000,           Teaberry, Floyd, KY,                       KY-401-54-9927

Blankenship, Ida F.            62, 17Jun1941 - 30Jan2004,            Teaberry, Floyd, KY,                       KY-400-60-8780

Blankenship, Ralph           53, 02Mar1952 - 02Apr2005,          Teaberry, Floyd, KY,                       KY-401-76-6213

Blankenship, Paris             83, 24Nov1916 - 10Nov2000,          Wayland, Floyd, KY,                       KY-403-07-5534

Blankenship, Ruby            75, 08Nov1926 - 24Dec2001,          Wayland, Floyd, KY,                       KY-404-58-6801

 

Franklin                                                                                                            

 

2002, Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - January 9, 2002 [Wednesday]

Jessie Carroll Thomas, 84, of Frankfort, formerly of Carrollton, died Monday at Frankfort Regional Hospital. She was a retired employee of the Kentucky Department of Social Services and a member of Good Shepherd Church, Frankfort. She was a former member of Carrollton and Madison Moose Lodge, and Carrollton and Madison VFW posts.

Survivors include a daughter, Martha Marlette of Frankfort; sisters, Pauline Blankenship of LaGrange, Edith Herndon of Metairie, La., Jean Ratlief of Orange, Va., and Faye Ardin of Madison, Ind.; two grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.

Mass of Christian burial will be at 10 a.m. Thursday at St. John Church, Carrollton.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - July 12, 2002 [Friday]

Edna Grace Conley Blankenship, 78, 239 Elkhorn Drive, former homemaker, widow of Andy B. Blankenship, died Wednesday [10Jul2002].

Services 11 a.m. Saturday [13Jul2002], Sunset Memorial Gardens cemetery chapel.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - September 30, 2002

Billy Blankenship, 69, Fifth Avenue, retired farmer and carpenter, husband of Polly Moreland Blankenship, died Saturday.

Services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Clark-Sunset Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 17Jun1933 - 28Sep2002]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2003, Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, Death

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 6, 2003

Rollie Lowe Blankenship, 68, retired Bendix employee, husband of Alice Blankenship, died Tuesday. Services pending.

[SSDI, 05Apr1934 - 04Mar2003]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Frankfort, Franklin Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 9, 2004

Pauline "Polly" Brewer Blankenship, 78, wife of Earl K. Blankenship.

Funeral 2 pm Wed. Clark Funeral Home, Versailles Rd.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Edna G.        78, 25Feb1924 - 10Jul2002,            Frankfort, Franklin, KY,                 KY-404-20-2801

Blankenship, Billy             69, 17Jun1933 - 28Sep2002,            Frankfort, Franklin, KY,                 KY-407-44-7958

Blankenship, Gary R.        53, 16Apr1952 - 02Nov2005,          Frankfort, Franklin, KY,                 KY-402-78-0068

Blankenship, Pauline F.     78, 12Jul1925 - 08Mar2004,            Frankfort, Franklin, KY,                 KY-405-26-8244

Blankenship, Rollie L.       68, 05Apr1934 - 04Mar2003,          Frankfort, Franklin, KY,                 KY-406-40-9303

 

Garrard                                                                                                 

 

+2001, Lancaster, Garrard Co., KY, Obituary

http://www.mocavo.com/visit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkykinfolk.com%2Flincoln%2Fobits%2Fobituaries_A-C.htm

The Advocate Messenger, (Danville, KY) 10/24/2001

Services for George W. Blankenship, 80, of Lancaster will be 11 a.m. Thursday at Ramsey Funeral Home by Rev. Ray Blankenship. Burial will be in Danville Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Todd, Nickie and Jennings Barnes, Roy Gibson, and Tom and Billy Blankenship.

He died Monday at Central Baptist Hospital in Lexington. Born April 17, 1921, in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late Fount and Minnie W. Blankenship. He was a retired farmer and employee of state Transportation Cabinet, Department of Highways. He was a member of Drakes Creek Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Grace Blankenship.

Survivors include a daughter, Ellen Fitzgerald of Harrodsburg.

[SSDI, Blankenship, George W.,-17 Jul 1921-22 Oct 2001-#721-12-3018]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Lancaster, Garrard Co., KY, Obituary

The Advocate-Messenger, (Danville, KY) - December 10, 2003 [Wednesday]

Services for Shannon Sherrow, 60, of Ashlock Drive, will be 1 p.m. Friday at Spurlin Funeral Home by the Rev. Darren Gillespie. Burial will be in Camp Nelson National Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Mark, Stevie and Paul Dean Ballard, Kevin Corman, Gordon Deshon and Dallas Knight. Honorary pallbearers are Jerry Rensink, Frank Corman, Jim Baker, Dale LeMay, Johnnie Walker and Bill Denny.

He died Saturday at Fort Logan Hospital. Born July 12, 1943, in Garrard County, he was the son of Cecil W. and Marie Blankenship Sherrow. He was retired from the Air Force and Martin-Marretta Corp. of Orlando, Fla. He was a member of Bryantsville United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Beth Herron Sherrow; a son, Richard Sherrow of Colorado Springs, Colo.; a daughter, Erin D. Pratt of Phoenix, Ariz.; a brother, John Sherrow of Nicholasville; a sister, Bonnie Durham of Nicholasville; and three grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Grant                                                                                                                

 

2004, Crittenden, Grant Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - October 21, 2004

Robert S. Harney, 67, of Crittenden, died Wednesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. He was an electrician and an Army veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Betty L. Harney; daughters, Cheryl Wethington of Walton, Shirley Blankenship of Crittenden and Sheila Brock of Florence; sons, Daniel Harney of Marietta, Ga., Robert S. Harney of Florence and Edward A. Harney of Crittenden; brothers, Allen Harney of Williamstown and Carl Harney of Ludlow; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Stith Funeral Home, Florence. Burial will be in Sand Run Baptist Cemetery, Hebron.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Williamstown, Grant Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - October 30, 2000

Ruby Noel Hudnall, 86, of Williamstown, died Saturday at Owen County Memorial Hospital, Owenton. She was a homemaker.

Her husband, Shadie R. Hudnall Jr., died in 1970. A son, Lloyd Hudnall, also preceded her in death.

Survivors include sons, James Hudnall of Owenton, Shadie Hudnall Jr. and Danny Hudnall, both of Owenton; daughters, Edith Prather and Joyce Blankenship, both of Owenton, Ann Prather of Jonesville, Kathy Wainscott of Williamstown, and Barbara Gorski of Frankfort, Ill.; 27 grandchildren, 42 great-grandchildren and eight great-great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at McDonald Funeral Home, Main Street, Owenton. Burial will be in IOOF Cemetery, Owenton.

[SSDI, 18Aug1914 - 28Oct2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Grayson                                                                                                            

 

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

Blankenship, Arvil C.        63-64, 25Dec1939 - 13Dec2003,     Leitchfield, Grayson, KY,                              KY-401-52-1845

 

Green                                                                                                                

 

+2003, Greensburg, Green Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - September 10, 2003 [Wednesday]

O. M. "Dallas" Blankenship, 90, Fry, retired farmer, husband of Estella Blankenship, died Sunday.

Services 1 p.m. today, Foster-Toler-Curry Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Greensburg, Green Co., KY, Obituary

The Jessamine Journal, (Nicholasville, KY) - December 22, 2005

Junius Frances "June" Sidebottom, 87, died Sunday, Dec. 11, 2005 at the University of Kentucky Medical Center in Lexington. She was born Nov. 17, 1918, in Jefferson County to the late Alfonzo "AF" Murray and Sarah Doreas Wright Murray.

She had made a profession of faith in Christ, and was a member of Greensburg United Methodist Church, was a former employee of American Needlecraft, Fruit of the Loom for 29 and a half years, and was a representative for Stanley Home Products since 1970. She was united in marriage to John Robert Sidebottom on Sept. 18, 1937. He preceded her in death on Oct. 25, 1995.

Mrs. Sidebottom is survived by one son and his wife, Robert Leslie and Lohmann Sidebottom of Nicholasville; a grandson, Les Sidebottom and his wife, Lori, of Nicholasville; a great-granddaughter, Jordon Lee Sidebottom of Nicholasville; a great-grandson, Sean Michael Blankenship of Nicholasville; two brothers and their wives, Thomas and Marie Murray of Greensburg and Charles and Nina Murray of Louisville; one sister, Nettie A. Kemp of Louisville; a sister-in-law, Edna Murray of Greensburg; a brother-in-law, Thomas "Junior" Sidebottom of Greensburg; an aunt, Bessie Atherton of Greensburg; and numerous nieces, nephews, relatives, and friends.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by four brothers, and two sisters, Daniel Murray, Marvin Murray, Carl Murray, Paul Murray, Tishie Ella Murray and Mary Hattie Sutton.

Funeral services for Mrs. Sidebottom were held on Thursday, Dec. 15, at Cowherd and Parrot Funeral Home with burial at Rayburn Cemetery. The Rev. Dale Curry officiated. Pallbearers were Albert Sutton, David Murray, Doyle Jones, Glen Murray, Wallace Jeffries, and David Shenault. Honorary pallbearers were Danny Murray, Gary Rissler, Margie Bloyd, Dennis Henry, Kenny Murray and Junior Sutton.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Oscar M.      90, 05Feb1913 - 07Sep2003,           Greensburg, Green, KY,                  KY-401-52-6863

 

Greenup                                                                                                            

 

2001, Greenup, Greenup Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Dec 23, 2001

Denny Richard "Richie" Russell Hieneman, 28, of Greenup, husband of Rachael Lee Blanton Russell, died Thursday in Vanceburg. He was a construction worker. Also surviving are his father, Denny Ray Russell of Greenup; mother and stepfather, Brenda Fay Knipp Hieneman and Danny Hieneman of Greenup; three sons, Richard Jay Russell, Taylor Chase Russell and Tyler Winston Russell, all of Greenup; one daughter, Emily Nichole Blankenship of Greenup; grandmother, Myrtle Knipp of Greenup; and one half sister, Lisa Ann Hieneman of Greenup.

Funeral noon Monday at Wright?s Funeral Home, Greenup; burial in Pleasant Hill Cemetery, Carter County.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Lloyd, Greenup Co., KY, Obituary

http://boards.ancestry.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.counties.lawrence/3062/mb.ashx

Lucille R. Maynard, 93, of Lloyd, died Monday Jan 31 2000 in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital [Ashland, Boyd Co., KY]. Mrs. Maynard was born Sept. 6, 1906, in Louisa, a daughter of the late Raish and Inez Ratliff Blankenship.

Her husband, Fred W. Maynard, died in 1966. She was a retired teacher in the Greenup County school district and a retired agent with State Farm Insurance Co.

Surviving are two sons, Landon Maynard and Marvin Maynard, both of Lloyd; a daughter, Mida Stump of Louisa; eight grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.

The funeral will be conducted at 1 p.m. Friday at Morton Funeral Home in South Shore by Harry Sanders. Burial will be in Brick Union Cemetery in Lloyd.

 

2002, Wurtland Greenup Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jul 03, 2002

Thomas Callahan, 82, of Wurtland, husband of Opal Ellis Callahan, died Monday in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. He retired from the auto body shop at Fannin Motors. Also surviving are three sons, Thomas Callahan of Foxport, Robert Callahan of Flatwoods and Joe Callahan of Franklinville, N.C.; and five sisters, Catherine Williams of Ashland, Eleanor Hays of Huntington, Sara Bonnell of Bridgeport, Mary Callahan of Tomball, Texas and Roseanne Blankenship of Catlettsburg.

Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Friday at Holy Family Church, Ashland; burial in Calvary Cemetery.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Alma            69, 02Dec1931 - 19Nov2001,          South Shore, Greenup, KY,               OH-297-26-5509

Blankenship, Dot               83, 04Jul1918 - 31Aug2001,            South Shore, Greenup, KY,               WV-236-16-3206             

Blankenship, Stephen B.   50, 01Mar1953 - 09Jan2004,           South Shore, Greenup, KY,               KY-405-80-5875

 

Hardin                                                                                                              

 

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

Blankenship, Margaret E.  71-72, 31Jul1932 - 23Jul2004,        Elizabethtown, Hardin, KY,               KY-402-36-4629

 

Harlan                                                                                                               

 

+2002, Harlan, Harlan Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - February 11, 2002 [Monday]

Maurice Blankenship, 76, retired CSX Railroad employee, husband of Bernice Blankenship, died Saturday.

Services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Rich Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Harlan, Harlan Co., KY, Obituary

Knoxville News Sentinel , 12 Jul 2002,

Smith, Chloe Blankenship, 93 of Knoxville, Tenn., died 12:50 p.m. Wednesday, July 10, 2002, in Harlan, KY. She was born December 8, 1908 in Campbell County, Stanfill Community, Tennessee. Member of Oakwood United Methodist Church. Preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Clarence Smith; grandson, Kevin M. Stewart; parents, Laura B. and Dan Blankenship; brothers, Earl, Arvid, and Maynard; sisters, Jimmie and Hattie.

Survivors: daughter and son-in-law, Gail and Jack Bowman; grandson, Jason Stewart, all of Knoxville; brother, Noble Blankenship, Mountain Home, Idaho; sisters, Mabel Gibson, Lawrenceburg, IN, Nell Dodson, Totz, KY, Edna Chessar, Gulston, KY; three great grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Family and friends will meet at Greenwood Cemetery on Saturday at 9:45 a.m. for a 10:00 a.m.  graveside service and interment. Rev. Martin Fischer officiating. Family will receive friends 7-9 p.m. Friday at Stevens Mortuary, Oglewood Avenue at Broadway.
                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Loyall, Harlan Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - December 28, 2000

Joe Dean Blankenship, 76, Loyall, retired salesman for Modern and Purity Bakery, World War II Army veteran, husband of Jean Blankenship, died Tuesday.

Services 7 p.m. today, Anderson-Laws Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 14Nov1924 - 26Dec2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Joe D.           76, 14Nov1924 - 26Dec2000,          Loyall, Harlan, KY,                         KY-403-26-3015

Blankenship, Maurice L.   76, 24Apr1925 - 09Feb2002,           Loyall, Harlan, KY,                         RR-721-12-0282

 

Harrison                                                                                                           

 

2000, Cynthiana, Harrison Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - August 8, 2000

Carlos C. Dampier, 75, Ammerman Pike, retired farmer, husband of Glennin Blankenship Dampier, died Sunday.             

Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Ware Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 09Jan1925 - 06Aug2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Bobby G.      69, 29Nov1933 - 17Feb2003,          Cynthiana, Harrison, KY,               KY-401-46-4613

 

Henderson                                                                                                        

 

2004, Henderson, Henderson Co., KY, Obituary

The Messenger, (Madisonville, KY) - December 7, 2004

Virginia Frances Dunbar, 83, of Henderson, Ky., died at 5:05 a.m. Sunday, Dec. 5, 2004, at Ridgewood Terrace Nursing Home in Madisonville [Hopkins Co., KY]. She was of the Pentecostal faith.

She was preceded in death by her husband, William E. Dunbar.

She is survived by two daughters, Barbara Allen and Ann McGregor, both of Manitou, Ky.; one son, William Dunbar of Robards, Ky.; and one sister, Carleen Blankenship of Madisonville; nine grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren.

Graveside services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Henderson with the Revs. David Bumpus and Albert Bratcher officiating.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Henry                                                                                                                

 

+2004, New Castle, Henry Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - April 7, 2004

Melvie "Maggie" Johnson, 70, passed on into our Lord's care, Mon., April 5, 2004. We ask for prayers of strength for her loving family. She was the daughter of the late Bruce and Ethel Burchett LeMaster.

She was survived by her four children, Carma Jean Anderson, Vickie R. Cameron, Bruce Wayne LeMaster and James Harold McAlpin; ten sisters, Loretta Blankenship, Christeen Vance, Della Herndon, Ella Stacey, Lola Horseman, Faye Swift, Nila Seegert, Debra Davis, Lenora Russell and Shelia Meadows; eight grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

Funeral service, 1 pm Sat., Prewitt New Castle Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Hopkins                                                                                                            

 

2001, Dawson Springs, Hopkins Co., KY, Obituary

The Messenger, (Madisonville, KY) - November 25, 2001

Roy Thomas Hammock, 82, of Dawson Springs died at 10 p.m. Friday, Nov. 23, 2001, at the VA Hospital in Lexington, Ky. He was born July 8, 1919, in Hopkins County, Ky., to the late Marion Hammock and Myrtle Mae Ford Hammock.

He was an auto mechanic and had retired from Outwood Hospital as a boiler mechanic. He served in the Army Air Corps from 1941-44 as a staff sergeant, was a lifetime member of DAV and a member of Lafayette Missionary Baptist Church.

He was preceded in death by his wife, Kathleen Jennings Hammock in 1993, one daughter, Mary Lucille Hammock Young in 1968, and an infant brother and sister.

He is survived by one daughter, Barbara Martin of Madisonville, Ky; one son-in-law, Mike Martin; one sister-in-law, Lucille Devine; one sister, Mary Blankenship of Dawson Springs; one granddaughter; a niece and several nephews.

Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Beshear Funeral Home with the Rev. Eddie Snodgrass officiating. Burial will be in Dunn Cemetery in Dawson Springs. Pallbearers will be Rickey Johnson, Donnie Johnson, Rickey Trover, Tony Johnson, Rodney Johnson and Bobby Devine.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Earlington, Hopkins Co., KY, Obituary

The Messenger, (Madisonville, KY) - September 25, 2001

Mary Frances Adams, 71, of Earlington died at 11 a.m. Sunday, Sept. 23, 2001, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville, Ky. She was born in Hopkins County in Kentucky on Dec. 25, 1929, to the late Eular Leonard and Vergie Clorine Swathard Greer. She had worked as a cook for Igert Towing Company in Paducah, Ky., and was of the Baptist faith.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Larry Earl in 1971; and her second husband, Carmen Lynn Adams in 1991.

She is survived by one son, Delbert "Bud" Earl of Earlington; four sisters, Dorothy Menser, Faye McKnight, Evie Blankenship and Carolyn Sisk, all of St. Charles, Ky.; one brother, Donald Greer of Dawson Springs, Ky.; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 2 p.m. Wednesday at Reid-Walters Funeral Home in Earlington with the Rev. Darrell Menser officiating. Burial will be in Gilland Ridge Cemetery in St. Charles.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY, Obituary

The Messenger, (Madisonville, KY) - May 10, 2001

Opal Mae Warner, 65, of Madisonville, died Tuesday, May 8, 2001, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. She was born in Greenville, Ky., on March 11, 1936, to the late O. V. Williams and Mary Phipps Williams. She worked on the assembly line at the York plant and was a member of the Carters Chapel General Baptist Church where she was an active choir member.

She was preceded in death by her husband, G. W. Warner on June 2, 1996; and one brother.

She is survived by five daughters, Patty Nance of Robards, Ky., Barbara Blankenship of St. Charles, Linda Oglesby and Fredia Utley, both of Madisonville, and Susie Humphrey of Owensboro, Ky.; one son, Steve Warner of Mt. Juliet, Tenn.; one sister, Wanda Sue Williams of Madisonville; one brother, Leroy Williams of White Plains; 10 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Friday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Pastors Terry Yancy and Joseph Groves officiating. Burial will be in Vernal Grove Cemetery in Muhlenberg County. Pallbearers will be Keith Nance, Rickie Blankenship, Tim Utley, Kerry Humphrey, David Wilson and Travis Blankenship.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY, Obituary

The Messenger, (Madisonville, KY) - November 21, 2002

Aubin Mitchell, 93, of Madisonville, died 4:35 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2002, at Senior Citizens Nursing Home in Madisonville. He was born Jan. 31, 1909, in Hopkins County, Ky., to the late Thomas Mitchell and Lilly Buchanan Mitchell. He was a retired coal miner, having worked as an electrician for P&M Coal Co. He was a member and elder of Madisonville First Cumberland Presbyterian Church, the United Mine Workers of America, and the Earlington Masonic Lodge.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first wife, Naomi Ruth Blankenship Mitchell, on Dec. 4, 1986; three sisters, Lessie Oakley, Audie Duncan and Blanch Oakley; and one brother, Robert Mitchell.

He is survived by his wife, Geraldine Pritchett Mitchell of Madisonville; one son, Ralph E. Mitchell of Madisonville; two granddaughters; and four great-grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Friday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home in Madisonville with the Rev. Chester Cannon officiating. Entombment will be in Forest Lawn Mausoleum.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY, Obituary

The Messenger, (Madisonville, KY) - March 13, 2004

Geraldine Blankenship Mitchell, 85, of Madisonville, died at 2:25 a.m. Friday, March 12, 2004, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. She was born May 2, 1918, in Manitou, Ky., to the late John and Myrtle Mae Mangum Pritchett. She was a homemaker and a member of First Cumberland Presbyterian Church in Madisonville.

She was preceded in death by her first husband, James Edward Blankenship in February 1965, and her second husband, Aubin Mitchell in November 2002.

She is survived by two sons, Mike Blankenship of Madisonville and Dennis Blankenship of Indianapolis, Ind.; and a sister, Keitha Vincent of Madisonville.

Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home in Madisonville, with the Rev. Chester Cannon officiating. Burial will be in Forest Lawn Memorial Gardens.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Saint Charles, Hopkins Co., KY, Obituary

The Messenger, (Madisonville, KY) - March 29, 2005

Evia Elizabeth Blankenship, 66, of St. Charles, Ky., died at 12:25 a.m. Sunday, March 27, 2005, at Maple Manor Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center in Greenville. She was born July 11, 1938, in Hopkins County, Ky., to the late Leonard and Virgie Swather Greer. She was a homemaker.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by two husbands, Francis Saindon, in 1986 and Richard Blankenship, in 1997; one daughter, Tina Brooks; two sisters; and one granddaughter.

She is survived by two sons, Joseph Len Saindon of Graham, Ky., and Francis Xavier Saindon Jr. of St. Charles; three sisters, Dorothy Menser and Faye McKnight, both of St. Charles, and Carolyn Sisk of Ilsley, Ky.; one brother, Donald Greer of Crofton, Ky., six grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday at Reid-Walters Funeral Home in Earlington with the Rev. Darrell Menser officiating. Burial will be in Ilsley Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Anthony Sisk, Alan Menser, Johnny Sisk, Billy Woodruff, Robert Ipock and Edward Benton.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Jackson                                                                                                             

 

2005, McKee, Jackson Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - April 28, 2005

Betty Rose Blankenship, 57, widow of Arthur Bobby Blankenship, died Wed., April 26, 2005.

Services Fri., 1 pm, Lakes Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 07Dec1948 - 26Apr2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Jefferson                                                                                                           

 

2001, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, Death

http://www.mem.com/Story/16608/8224248/8224239?title=Biography

Almetta Jeane Blankenship, January 16, 1937 - April 8, 2001, Almetta Jeane Blankenship died on April 8, 2001.

Arrangements under the direction of Hardy Funeral Home (Valley Cha in Louisville, Kentucky, 502.937.6400.

 

Maiden name was Summers

 

SSDI; Blankenship, Almetta J., 64, 16Jan1937 - 08Apr2001,  Louisville, Jefferson, KY, KY-402-44-2315

 

Obituary times search

BLANKENSHIP, Almetta Jeane (SUMMERS); 64; Louisville KY; Louisville C-J; 2001-4-10; deburg

 

+2001, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY,

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - May 3, 2001

Skiles "Sonny" Blankenship, 44, of Louisville, formerly of Bowling Green, died May 2, 2001, at his home. The Allen County native was a carpenter. He was a son of the late Aubrey Tilford Blankenship and Lunie Marie Jones Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Mount Union United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Adam Cory Blankenship of Scottsville; two daughters, Andrea Marie Broughton and Amy Lenea Blankenship, both of Scottsville; two brothers, Murl Blankenship of Lexington and Joe Blankenship of Harrodsburg; three sisters, Patsy Bailey and Brenda Collins, both of Louisville, and Carolyn Blankenship of Harrodsburg; and a granddaughter.

[SSDI, G. H. Blankenship - 20Feb1957 - 02May2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - September 2, 2004

Swisher, Doris Crawford, 80, Louisville, died Tues., Aug. 31, 2004. She was a native of Keller, TX, and formerly lived in Lexington, and Whitesburg, KY. She was a retired RN, a former stewardess for American Airlines and a former deacon of Beaumont Presbyterian Church in Lexington.

She was preceded in death by her son, Scott C. Swisher.

She is survived by her husband, Jack R. Swisher; a son, Paul M. (Anne) Swisher; two daughters, Rebecca K. (Mary Ann) Swisher and Marian W. (Larry) Swisher; brothers, Robert, Sam and Morris Crawford; sisters, Pat Blankenship and Mary Marshall; two grandchildren, Alison vonDreele and Isabelle Swisher; and caregiver and friend, Bernadette Woods.

Her funeral service, will be held at noon Fri., Beaumont Presbyterian Church in Lexington, with burial in Lexington Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, Obituary

Published in The Courier-Journal on July 28, 2005

Mildred "Shaw" Blankenship, 83, of Louisville, died Wednesday.

Her son, J.B. Engle, preceded her in death.

Survivors include her husband, Addison Blankenship; her children, Reva Hudson, Shannon Chandler and Joseph Blankenship; stepson, Oscar Whittaker; four grandchildren; a great-grandchild; and five great-great-grand-children.

Funeral service: 1 pm, Friday, at Owen Funeral Home, 5317 Dixie Hwy. Entombment: Louisville Memorial Gardens.

 

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

Blankenship, Almetta J.    64, 16Jan1937 - 08Apr2001,            Louisville, Jefferson, KY,                              KY-402-44-2315

Blankenship, Cecil S.        89, 12Dec1911 - 29Dec2000,          Louisville, Jefferson, KY,                              KY-400-05-9475

Blankenship, Cecilia M.    88, 03Jul1912 - 02Dec2000,            Louisville, Jefferson, KY,                              CA-571-58-5862

Blankenship, Ernest L.      79-80, 18Jul1922 - 13Jul2002,        Louisville, Jefferson, KY,                              KY-400-18-4459

Blankenship, James P.       73, 07Jan1928 - 01Sep2001,            Louisville, Jefferson, KY,                              KY-407-28-4625

Blankenship, Joe                51, 20May1952 - 04Oct2003,          Louisville, Jefferson, KY,                              KY-407-76-5565

Blankenship, Katie            70, 25Feb1933 - 15Dec2003,           Louisville, Jefferson, KY,                              KY-404-70-0697

Blakenship, Mildred J.      83, 26Jul1922 - 27Jul2005,              Louisville, Jefferson, KY,                              KY-400-46-1764

 

Jessamine                                                                                                          

 

2003, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - November 14, 2003

Janet Ann Hall Clem, 44, of Nicholasville, passed away November 10, 2003 surrounded by her family and friends. Ms. Clem is survived by her husband, Leslie Harrison Clem and three daughters, Tiffany, Kaitlyn, and McKenzie Clem.

She is preceded in death by a son, Leslie Harrison Clem, Jr. (Bubba) on October 6, 2001.

Janet grew up in Nicholasville, the youngest of six children of Charlotte and Earl Hall. She graduated in 1981 from The University of Kentucky and began her teaching career with Jessamine County Schools at Brookside Elementary and taught fifth grade at Rosenwald-Dunbar Elementary. In addition to the countless students she positively impacted in the classroom, Ms. Clem was the cheerleading coach for Jessamine County High School, West Jessamine County High School, and Tates Creek High School. She began her coaching career while still a student in college. Ms. Clem was honored this summer with a reception celebrating twenty-three years of coaching Jessamine County cheerleaders and her new position as the coach of Tates Creek High School cheerleaders. When asked why she decided to return to coaching, Janet replied, ""A coach is who I am."" Ms. Clem was a teacher and coach that changed lives; she saw potential in all her students and knew how to bring out their strengths. In addition to being a coach and teacher, Janet was a friend to everyone, never meeting a stranger. She had magnetism with people that kept her home filled with love and laughter. She was a fiercely loyal sister and friend, giving freely of her love for people, always sensitive to helping those in need. She will always be remembered and greatly missed by her family, friends, and all whose lives she touched.

In addition to her husband and daughters, Janet is survived by her parents, Earl and Charlotte Hall; three sisters, Sue Hall Hill and Gerry, Patrice Hall Thompson and C.B., Kathy Hall Blankenship and Chuck; two brothers, Earl (Sonny) Hall and Tina, Bill Hall and Cindy; mother and father-in-law, Peggy and Harold Clem, Sr.; brother-in-law Harold (Clemmie) Clem, Jr. and Karen; nieces and nephews, Troy Hall, Alicia Hall Lanham, Jennifer Hall, Will Hall and Traci Stone, Brandon (Bear) Hall, Tevis Thompson, Tessa Thompson, Tyler Thompson, Christina (Kiki) Blankenship , Billy Blandenship, J. L. Clem, and Britt Clem; great nieces and nephews, Haley Nicole Lanham, Trent Lanham, and William Grant Hall, and a grandmother, Bernice Graybill.

Services will be Friday, November 14 at 11:00 AM at the church. Burial will follow at Maple Grove Cemetery, Nicholasville. Pallbearers will be Mark Coleman, Doug Stithem, JoMo Thompson, Blair Williams, Jared Rhorer, and Daniel White.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - November 24, 2003

Mary Flynn Sherrow, 94, of Royal Manor Nursing Home, widow of Clint Sherrow died Saturday, November 22, 2003. She was the daughter of the late Emmit "E. B." and Mary Blankenship Brown.

Survivors include three sisters Louise Brooks-Somerset, Anna Spoonamoore-Lexington, and Ethyl Long-Wilmore. She has several nieces and nephews and other family members.

Services will 10:00AM Tuesday at Saint Luke Catholic Church with Father William Bush officiating. Burial will be in the Calvary Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - November 30, 2003

Eugene Elwood Callico, 80, husband of Hazel Lowery Callico, of Pinewood Drive, died November 29, 2003 at his home. He was a retired animal pathologist at the University of Kentucky and a member of Nicholasville Baptist Church. He was the son of Robert Morris Callico and Ruth Corman Callico Tupts.

Additional survivors include two children and their spouses, Barbara Sue and Jack Blankenship, Danny and Peggy Callico all of Nicholasville, five grandchildren, nine great grandchildren, two half sisters, June Cartwright and Lois Reed, and a favorite niece, Pat Wayne Sims.

He was preceded in death by two sisters, Peggy Wayne and Doris Hobbs, a brother, Jimmy Callico, maternal grandparents, James and Lillie Smith Corman and paternal grandparents, James and Fannie Scarbrough Callico.

Services will be 11:00am Tuesday at Betts & West Funeral Home with David C. Duggan-Minister. Burial in Maple Grove Cemetery. Bearers will be Roger Noe, Danny Davis, Morris, Don and Benny Wayne and Gary Greer.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Wilmore, Jessamine Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - July 25, 2004

Angel, Chester "Dewey", 86, of Wilmore, departed this life on Sat., July 24, 2004 at the Thompson Hood Veterans Center. Born in Lee County he was a son of the late Stratton and Nancy Angel.

He was a WWII Army Veteran who served at Pearl Harbor, a member of the American Legion and DAV. He owned Angel's Garage in Irvine and Ravenna, KY and St. Cloud, FL. He served as Sunday School Superintendent at the South Irvine Baptist Church in South Irvine, KY, and is presently a member of Ashland Avenue Baptist Church in Lexington.

He leaves behind his former wife of thirty-eight years and the mother of his children, Betty J. McIntosh Angel; four daughters, Wanda (Doug) Cornish, Ruby Angel Christie, Lucy (Gary) Blankenship and Rosemary (James) Florence, all of Lexington, seven grandchildren, two great grandchildren and a special niece and nephew.

He was proceeded in death by one granddaughter, one great grandson and all of his siblings.

Funeral services will be 12:30 pm, Tues., July 27, 2004 at Kerr Brothers Funeral Home - Harrodsburg Rd. by Rev. David Parks. Burial will follow in Lexington Cemetery. Pallbearers will be members of the American Legion Post #8.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Nicholasville, Jessamine Co., KY, Camp Nelson Nat. Cem., Burial

RR#3 6980 Danville Road Zip 40356  TX (859) 885-5727 

Blankenship, Bobby Rex  PFC USMC, b.  04/11/1939, DOD 01/06/2005, Sec. U  # 144 

 

Johnson                                                                                                 

 

2003, Paintsville, Johnson Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - December 5, 2003 [Friday]

Merry Maxine Blankenship, 62, died Tues.

Services 1 pm Sat. at Thealka Freewill Baptist Church.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Paintsville, Johnson Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - November 3, 2004

Amelia Blankenship McKenzie, 56, passed away Mon. Nov. 1, 2004. Wife of Jim McKenzie.

Services, 1 pm Thurs., Jones-Preston Funeral Chapel.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Thelma, Johnson Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) March 8, 2002 [Friday]

Bertha Blankenship, 80, Thelma, homemaker, widow of the Rev. Oscar Blankenship, died Wednesday.

Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Jones-Preston Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Thelma, Johnson Co., KY, Blankenship Cem.,

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gsr&GScid=2350457

Blankenship, Bertha Fay Estep       Jan. 14, 1922       Mar. 6, 2002

Bertha Fay Blankenship, 80, of Thelma, died Wednesday, March 6, at her residence. Born Jan. 14, 1922, in Floyd County, a daughter of the late William Everett and Susie Ann McCarty Estep, she was a homemaker. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rev. Oscar Blankenship, in 1997.

Survivors include four sons, Vonalee See of Athem, Ariz., Sam Blankenship of Prestonsburg, and Gene Blankenship and Richard Blankenship, both of Thelma; three daughters, Sue Fairchild of Thelma, Linda Collins of Columbus, Ohio, and Carol Sue Guffey of Hendersonville, N.C.; five brothers, Earl Estep and Jackie Estep, both of Thelma, Roger Estep of Columbus, Ohio, Gene Estep of Ohio, and Orville Estep of Denver;21 grandchildren; and 24 great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were conducted by Revs. Louie Ferreri and Leroy Kestner Saturday, March 9, at Jones-Preston Funeral Home Chapel, Paintsville. Burial was in Blankenship Family Cemetery, Thelma.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Bertha          80, 14Jan1922 - 01Mar2002,           Thelma, Johnson, KY,                     KY-402-12-6958

 

Kenton                                                                                                              

 

2003, Bromley, Kenton Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - November 10, 2003

Eliza "Ellie" Michael, 46, of Bromley, died Friday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center South, Edgewood. She was disabled.

Survivors include daughters, Shannon Michael, Michele Michael and Covina Michael, all of Bromley; her father, Ralph Michael Sr. of Bromley; brothers, Ricky Blankenship and Terry Michael, both of Columbus, Ohio; half-brothers, Ralph Michael Jr. and Paul Michael, both of Columbus, and William Michael of Williamstown; and a sister, Mae Michael of Bromley.

Services will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at Ronald B. Jones Funeral Home, Ludlow. Burial will be at 1:30 p.m. Tuesday at Greenlawn Cemetery, Columbus, Ohio.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Covington, Kenton Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - April 15, 2004

Betty L. Centers, 60, of Covington, died at 5:10 a.m. Tuesday at St. Elizabeth Medical Center North, Covington. She was a tax examiner with the Internal Revenue Service.

Survivors include her husband, Charles Centers; a daughter, Deborah Schwierjohann of Cincinnati; a son, Terry Strickland of Covington; brothers, Renie Blankenship of Newtown, Ohio, James "Bud" Blankenship of Mount Carmel, Ohio, Adrian Blankenship of Bethel, Ohio, and Robert Blankenship of Goshen, Ohio; and a grandson.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Saturday at Don Catchen and Son Funeral Home, Covington. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Independence, Kenton Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - August 25, 2003

Barbara Ann Shadd Blankenship, 81, of Independence, died Friday in Indianapolis. She was a homemaker.

Her husband, Hayes Blankenship, and a son, Stanley S. Fryman, both preceded her in death.

Survivors include a son, James R. Fryman of Indianapolis; sisters, Kathleen Franklin and Pearl Shadd Parsley, both of Cynthiana, and Emma Underwood of Georgetown; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at Ware Funeral Home, Cynthiana. Burial will be in Battle Grove Cemetery, Cynthiana.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Barbara Ann Shadd, b.13May1922, Harrison Co., KY, D/o Jim Willie Shadd & Lyda Hutchison

 

2004, Independence, Kenton Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - December 3, 2004

Bettie Ruth Martin Blankenship, 70, of Independence, died Wednesday at her home. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include daughters, Brenda Edwards of Taylor Mill and Melissa Vanlandingham of Alexandria; sons, William L. Blankenship of Cincinnati and Patrick Blankenship of Independence; a brother, Ray Martin of Talent, Ore.; and six grandchildren.

Services will be at noon Monday at Chambers and Grubbs Funeral Home, Fort Mitchell. Burial will be in Floral Hills Cemetery, Taylor Mill.

[SSDI, 22Aug1934 - 01Dec2004]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Ty S.            20, 25Dec1979 - 07Jul2000,            Erlanger, Kenton, KY,                     KY-404-15-2074

Blankenship, Bettie           70, 22Aug1934 - 01Dec2004,          Independence, Kenton, KY,               OH-272-32-1549

 

Knott                                                                                                                           

 

2002, Topmost, Knott Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jan 19, 2002

Burnice Johnson, 76, of Topmost, husband of Edith Mosley Johnson, died Wednesday. He was a retired security guard. Also surviving are one son, Tommy Johnson of Topmost; two daughters, Angela Fields of Hindman and Merla Clemons of Laurens, S.C.; two brothers, Hermis Johnson of Topmost and John Westley Johnson of Clyde, Ohio; and two sisters, Rebel Blankenship of Michigan and Cortie Slone of Topmost.

 Funeral 11 a.m. today at Joe Hall Cemetery, Topmost. Nelson Frazier Funeral Home, Martin, is in charge of arrangements.

                                                         From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Charles R.    81-82, 27Dec1918 - 16Dec2000,     Fisty, Knott, KY,                             KY-404-16-9052

 

Knox                                                                                                                 

 

2004, Barbourville, Knox Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - December 18, 2004

Clara Mildred Bull Blankenship, 73, died Wed., Dec. 15, 2004.

Service, 2 pm Sun., Locus Grove Baptist Church.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Mount Vernon, Knox Co., KY, Obituary

https://www.snyderfuneralhomes.com/obituary/robert-blankenship/

Robert E. Blankenship, age 80, of Yauger Road, Mount Vernon, passed away on Tuesday February 22, 2005 at Whispering Hills Care Center in Mount Vernon. He was born on June 1, 1924 in Hanging Rock, Ohio to the late John and Hazel (Riggs) Blankenship.

Robert was a member of the Sparta Advent Church of Christ and was active in several gospel groups including the Harmoneers, Lordsmen and the Landmarks. He owned and operated the Salem Nursing Home in Fredericktown, Ohio for 15 years and also worked for the Mount Vernon Developmental Center in the activities department and returned as a foster parent.

Besides his parents he was preceded in death by his wife Edythe Blankenship, a daughter and son in law Carolea and Franklin Ruhl and a granddaughter Tracie Blankenship.

He is survived by two sons, Donald (Corena) Blankenship of Mount Vernon, Ronald (Tharon) Blankenship of Bellville, nine grandchildren, numerous great grandchildren, a sister, Evelyn Herdman of Franklin Furnace, Ohio and companion Helen Whited and family.

Funeral service will be held on Friday at 11 am, at the Flowers-Snyder Funeral Home, Rev. Rob Musick will be officiating. Burial will follow in Forest Cemetery in Fredericktown.

 

+2000, Mills, Knox Co., WV, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 11, 2000 [Thursday]

MacArthur Blankenship, 56, Mills, former Plastic Universal Co. employee, husband of Barbara Hensley Blankenship, died Monday of injuries received in an all-terrain vehicle accident.

Services 2 p.m. Saturday, Hopper Funeral Home.

(no match on SSDI)

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Larue                                                                                                                

 

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

Blankenship, Vada S.        86, 07May1916 - 23Oct2002,          Hodgenville, Larue, KY,                 KY-400-10-3433

 

Laurel                                                                                                               

 

2001, London, Laurel Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - October 28, 2001

Georgia Blankenship Huff, 81, Abutment Road, widow of Ed Huff, died yesterday.

Services 1 p.m. Monday, House-Rawlings Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 20Jun1920 - 27Oct2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, London, Laurel Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - January 27, 2000

L. C. Blankenship, 71, London, retired concrete finisher, died Tuesday.

Services 1 p.m. today, O'Neil Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 29Aug1928 - 25Jan2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, London, Laurel Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 24, 2005

Edgar Blankenship, 81, passed away Tues. March 22, 2005.

Services, 11 am Fri., Bowling Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 05Nov1923 - 22Mar2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, London, Laurel Co., KY, Obituary

http://www.bowlingfuneralhome.com/

Edgar Blankenship, Age: 81.

Survivors: Wife: Rachel "Tootsie" Goins Blankenship; Children: Gladys Herron and husband, Lester, of Indianapolis, Indiana, Jerry and Darlene Blankenship, Melissa Mitchell, all of London, Tonya Blankenship of Lexington; Siblings: Clyde Blankenship of Veedersburg, Indiana, Bessie Hawley or Redding, California, Lessie Collins of Leesburg, Virginia, and Corene Phillips of Winchester, Virgina; 5 grandchildren, 4 great-grandchildren

Preceded in death by: Parents: Walter and Martha Brewer Blankenship; Siblings: Katherine Marcum, Ada Oliver, Gladys Jewett, Emory Botkins

Funeral Service:  11:00 AM Friday, March 25th, in the Bowling Funeral Home Chapel, Officiating ministers: Bobby Phillips, Bobby Aldridge, Roy Jackson, Delmer Gross. Interment:  Dunn Cemetery at London, KY 

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

SSDI; Blankenship, Edgar, 81, 05Nov1923 - 22Mar2005, London, Laurel, KY, KY-402-26-7568

 

2005, London, Laurel Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - December 27, 2005

Clay G. Blankenship, 74, passed away Sat. Dec. 24, 2005.

Services, 1 pm Wed., Bowling Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 22Sep1931 - 24Dec2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, London, Laurel Co., KY, Obituary

http://www.bowlingfuneralhome.com/

Clay G. Blankenship, 74, is survived by his wife, Ann, four children, Debra Blankenship, Marsha Gregory, and Steve Nichols all of London and Danny Nichols of Park City, Kentucky, one brother, James Ray Humphrey and one sister Dorothy Irene Keith both of LaFayette, Tennessee, six grandchildren, Joseph & Caitlin Gregory, Laura, Jason, and Jennifer Nichols, and Hagan Blankenship.

Funeral Service:  1:00 PM Wed. December 28th at Bowling Funeral Home Dr. James Blaylock will officiate at the service. Interment:  McDaniel Cemetery 

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

SSDI; Blankenship, Clay G., 74, 22Sep1931 - 24Dec2005, London, Laurel, KY, KY-404-42-0890

 

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

Blankenship, Clay G.         74, 22Sep1931 - 24Dec2005,           London, Laurel, KY,                        KY-404-42-0890

Blankenship, Edgar           81, 05Nov1923 - 22Mar2005,          London, Laurel, KY,                        KY-402-26-7568

Blankenship, L. C.             71, 29Aug1928 - 25Jan2000,           London, Laurel, KY,                        KY-405-28-1698

 

Lawrence                                                                                                          

 

+2003, Adams, Lawrence Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Aug 20, 2003

Enos Blankenship, 77, of Adams died Tuesday in Adams. He was a retired coal company guard.

Survivors include a son, Kevin Blankenship of Ohio.

Funeral 10 a.m. Thursday, Wilson Funeral Home, Louisa; burial in Warfield (Ky.) Cemetery. Visitation 6 to 9 p.m. today at the funeral home.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Louisa, Lawrence Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Aug 01, 2000

Nola Easter Blankenship Triplett, 77, of Louisa, widow of Jessie Triplett, died Sunday in King’s Daughters Medical Center. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include three sons, Eugene Triplett, Jessie Allen Triplett and Thurman Triplett, all of Louisa; five daughters, Martha Chaffins, Janie Burchett and Avonella Fitzgerald, all of Louisa, Shirley Burchett of Huntington and Nola Arlene Thompson of Ellijay, Ga.; one sister, Polly Marie Tice of Columbus; and two half sisters, Roberta Morton and Eliza McKenzie, both of Columbus.

Funeral 2 p.m. today at Young Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Blankenship Cemetery, Webbville.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Louisa, Lawrence Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Mar 04, 2001

Myrtle Salyers Chaffin, 84, of Louisa, widow of Phil Chaffin, died Friday in Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa.

Survivors include one daughter, Phyllis Jean Blankenship of Pataskala, Ohio; one son, Willis Dean Chaffin of Louisa; and two brothers, Orval Junior Salyers of Louisa and Charles Salyers of Bluefield, Va.

Funeral 2 p.m. today at Heston Funeral Home, Louisa; burial in Phil Chaffin Cemetery, Louisa.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Louisa, Lawrence Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Mar 14, 2002

Arthur Blankenship Jr., 88, of Louisa, widower of Faye Wheeler Blankenship, died Tuesday in Three Rivers Medical Center, Louisa. He was an operator at Goodyear Rubber Co. Survivors include one daughter, Etta Mae Harrison of Columbus, Ohio; two stepsons, James Beard of Springfield, Ohio, and Russell Allen Beard of Birmingham, Ala.; and one sister, Agnes Bradley of Louisa.

Funeral 11 a.m. Friday at Young Funeral Home, Louisa; burial in Myrtle Chapel Cemetery, Louisa.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Louisa, Lawrence Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - November 1, 2005

Fred A. Blankenship, passed away Sun. Oct. 30, 2005.

Services, Wed. 11 am, Young Funeral Home Chapel.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Louisa, Lawrence Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Nov 01, 2005

Fred E. Blankenship, 57, of Louisa, husband of Helen Fitzpatrick Blankenship, died Sunday in King's Daughters Medical Center, Ashland.

He was a retired heavy equipment operator from the Kentucky Department of Highways.

Funeral 11 a.m. Wednesday, Young Funeral Home, Louisa.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Arthur          88, 03Dec1913 - 12Mar2002,          Louisa, Lawrence, KY,                    KY-400-26-5975

Blankenship, Bethel          86, 13Aug1913 - 17Apr2000,          Louisa, Lawrence, KY,                    WV-236-96-0800

Blankenship, Fred E          57, 06Jun1948 - 30Oct2005,            Louisa, Lawrence, KY,                    KY-401-72-0289

 

Letcher                                                                                                              

 

+2000, Burdine, Letcher Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - November 13, 2000 [Monday]

Jake B. Wright, 86, Burdine, retired electrician, husband of Mabel Blankenship Wright, died Friday. Services 1:30 p.m. today, Polly & Craft Funeral Home. Visitation 12:30 p.m. today.

(no match on SSDI)

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Lewis                                                                                                                 

 

2000, Petersville, Lewis Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - June 21, 2000

Etna Griffitt, 95, Petersville, homemaker, foster mother of Danny Blankenship, died Monday.

Services 1 p.m. today, Petersville First Church of God.

[SSDI, Etna M. Griffitt - 26Jun1904 - 19Jun2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Opal             72, 24Jun1928 - 25Oct2000,            Vanceburg, Lewis, KY,                   KY-406-32-2351

 

Lincoln                                                                                                              

 

2000, Crab Orchard, Lincoln Co., KY, Obituary

http://www.mocavo.com/visit?url=http%3A%2F%2Fkykinfolk.com%2Flincoln%2Fobits%2Fobituaries_S-T.htm

Homer L. Todd, 79, of Ky. 618 died Thursday at Fort Logan Hospital (Stanford, Lincoln Co., KY) following complications associated with pneumonia. Born July 29, 1920, in Lincoln County, he was a son of the late William J. and Effie Clay Bastin Todd. He was a retired custodian at Broughtontown Elementary School and former custodian at Lincoln County Courthouse. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and had been a member of

the Civilian Conservation Corps in Montana.

Survivors include his wife, Ruby Blankenship Todd of Crab Orchard; two sons, Larry and Tony Todd, both of Crab Orchard; a sister, Pearl Belcher of Crab Orchard; three brothers, Lester Todd of Cincinnati, Leonard Todd of Crab Orchard and Lois Todd of Waynesburg; and five grandchildren.

Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at McKnight-Martin Funeral Home by Cecil Roundtree. Burial will be in Friendship Baptist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Vernon Douglas, Bobby Johnson, Gerald Todd, Bobby Martin, Leroy Todd and Ray Wren.

              [SSDI, Todd, Homer L. - 29 Jul 1920 - 06 Apr 2000 - #403-28-2016]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Crab Orchard, Lincoln Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - April 7, 2000

Homer Layton Todd, 79, Ky. 618, retired Lincoln County Court House and Broughtontown Elementary School custodian, husband of Ruby Blankenship Todd, died yesterday, apparently of complications from pneumonia.

Services 2 p.m. Sunday, McKnight-Martin Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 29Jul1920 - 06Apr2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Crab Orchard, Lincoln Co., KY, Obituary

Danville Advocate Messenger, Publication Date: 03/10/02 (Thursday)

Anna Mae Steward Messer, 96, of Lancaster Street, died Friday (09Mar2002) at Fort Logan Hospital (Stanford, Lincoln Co., KY). Born Aug. 27, 1905, in Garrard County, she was a daughter of the late Arthur and Elizabeth Hawley Steward. She was a homemaker and a member of Crab Orchard Baptist Church. She was the widow of the Rev. Joe Messer.

Survivors include two sisters, Maymie Blankenship and Helen Steward, both of Indianapolis.

Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday at McKnight Funeral Home Chapel by Cecil Roundtree. Burial will be in Crab Orchard Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tommy and George Messer, Charles Spangler, Jim Adams, Don Wooldridge and Marshall Scott.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Crab Orchard, Lincoln Co., KY, Obituary

The Advocate-Messenger, (Danville, KY) - November 28, 2003

Dudley "Dud" Lawrence Shelton, 87, of Greenbriar Lane, died Thursday at Fort Logan Hospital, Stanford. Born May 4, 1916, in Lincoln County, he was the son of the late Johnny Reed and Vinnie Hopkins Shelton. He was a retired farmer.

Survivors include his wife, Della Hacker Shelton; two daughters, Teresa A. Newcomb of Livingston and Melissa Jo Blankenship of Crab Orchard; three sons, Clarence A. Shelton and Billy R. Shelton, both of Crab Orchard, and James R. Shelton of Brodhead; and a sister, Lou Nuckles of Crab Orchard.

Services will be 2 p.m. Sunday at McKnight Funeral Home. Burial will be in Crab Orchard Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Moreland, Lincoln Co., KY, Obituary

The Advocate-Messenger, (Danville, KY) - May 2, 2005

Henry Edgar Terrell, 87, of Moreland, died Sunday at his home. Born Jan. 19, 1918, in Maxeys Valley, he was the son of the late Helem and Harriet Taylor Terrell. He was a retired farmer and former pastor of New Hope Baptist Church. He served in the Navy and was a World War II veteran. He was a member of Friendship Baptist Church and a Kentucky Colonel.

Survivors include his wife, Edith Southerland Terrell; a son, Larry Terrell of Butchertown; a daughter, LaYvonne Puckett of Moreland; four sisters, Pearl Pennington of Lafayette, Ind., Hazel Southerland of Moreland, Geneva Blankenship of Maxeys Valley, and Bernice Souleyrette of Junction City; five grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren. He was preceded in death by a son, Michael Terrell.

Services will be at 11 a.m. Wednesday at W.L. Pruitt Funeral Home by David Fralix and Tony Stephens. Burial will be in Hustonville Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Tim, Troy and Tony Lay, and Harvey, Buddy and Clyde "Deenie" Southerland. Honorary pallbearers are Hurshel Maddox, Jeremy and Ryan Lay, and J.T. and Paul Rice.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Waynesburg, Lincoln Co., KY, Obituary

The Advocate-Messenger, (Danville, KY) - December 14, 2003 [Sunday]

Services for Mary A. Dowell, 79, of Waynesburg, were Saturday at Barnett & Demrow Funeral home by the Rev. Cecil Roundtree. Burial was in Friendship Cemetery. She died Wednesday at her home. Born Sept. 24, 1924, in Lincoln County, she was the daughter of the late Roscoe and Ethel Turner Blankenship. She was a farmer, homemaker, member of the Mount Hebron Church and the widow of Henry Dowell.

Survivors include three sons, Elmer and Elvie Dowell, both of Waynesburg, and Vernon Dowell of Crawfordsville, Ind.; four daughters, Dorothy Morhinners, Barbara Harris and Elsie Carter, all of Waynesburg, and Christian Roberts of Indianapolis; three brothers, Thomas Blankenship of Egg Harbor, NJ., Virgil Blankenship of Crossville, IN., and Charles Blankenship of Hamilton, OH; three sisters, Margaret Dalton of Franklin, OH, Nora Schaeffer of Silverdale, WA., and Nellie Hall of Pikeville; 30 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; and a great-great-grandchild.

She was preceded in death by two daughters, Margaret Kidd and Katheryn Caudill; and two sons, Jessie and Bobby Dowell.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Waynesburg, Lincoln Co., KY, Obituary

The Interior Journal, (Stanford, KY) - December 1, 2005

William Albert "Bill" Schuler, 67, of Waynesburg, died Saturday, Nov. 26 at his home. A native of Waynesburg, he was born July 25, 1938 to the Elizabeth Link Schuler of Waynesburg and the late J. Albert Schuler. He was a farmer and member of St. Sylvester Catholic Church.

Other survivors include his wife, Betty Blankenship Schuler of Waynesburg; four sons, William Albert (Debra) Schuler, Jr. of Waynesburg, Russell Anthony (Lena) Schuler of Stanford, Charles Michael Schuler of Waynesburg, and Thomas Wesley (Jenny) Schuler of Crab Orchard; one daughter, Deborah Susan (John) Fulton of Tampa, FL.; one sister, Mary Connie Baker of Harrodsburg; one brother, Joseph Anthony Schuler of Memphis, IN.; two grandsons, Joey and Jimmy Schuler; one granddaughter, Becky Schuler; and one great grandson, Jacob Schuler.

Funeral services were held Tuesday, Nov. 29 at the St. Sylvester Catholic Church with Father Linh Nguyen officiating. Burial was in St. Sylvester Catholic Church Cemetery. Active pallbearers were James Middleton, David Oaks, William Tucker, Richard Clausen, Ray Cromer and Ernest Schnitzler.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, J. P.                             85, 23Apr1916 - 08Jul2001,            Crab Orchard, Lincoln, KY,        KY-405-32-3641

 

Logan                                                                                                                

 

+2004, Auburn, Logan Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - April 16, 2004

Joan Thomason, 58, of Auburn died at 9 a.m. April 15, 2004, at her home. The Indianapolis native was a factory worker at Auburn Hosiery Mill and a Baptist. She was a daughter of the late Immer V. Blankenship and Birtha Johnson Blankenship.

The body was cremated. J.C. Kirby & Son Funeral Home, Broadway Avenue chapel, is in charge of arrangements.

Survivors include a daughter, Birtha M. Bilbry of Auburn; a son, Charles Thomason of Augusta, Ga.; four brothers, Ben Blankenship, Charles C. Blankenship, George T. Blankenship and Walter R. Blankenship, all of Indianapolis; four sisters, Alcie Sue Boyd of Auburn, Anna Dockins and Rita Harmon, both of Indianapolis, and Peggy Pirtle of Tennessee; two grandchildren, Gary Neal Harrison and Sharolet Harrison, both of Auburn; and several nieces and nephews.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Lewisburg, Logan Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - March 11, 2002

Willis Hurley, 58, of Lewisburg died at 2:37 a.m. March 9, 2002, at Logan Memorial Hospital. The Phelps native was a machine operator at Huish Detergents and a member of Carpenters Union Local 589. He was a son of the late Drewie Hurley and Sophie Hurley.

Graveside service will be at 2 p.m. today at Fitzhugh Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Vickie Hurley; two daughters, Denise Strother of Roseville, Mich., and Stephanie Moore of Russellville; two sons, Bernard Hurley of Farwell, Mich., and Brian Hurley of Warren, Mich.; a sister, Maggie Blankenship of Clyde, Ohio; four brothers, Howard Hurley, Leonard Hurley and Vallis Hurley, all of Phelps, and Cecil Hurley of Lewisburg; and seven grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Russellville, Logan Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - June 14, 2002

Eatol Driver, 82, of Russellville died June 12, 2002, at a Morgantown nursing home [Butler Co., KY]. The Macon County, Tenn., native was a truck driver for Texaco Gas Co.-Key Oil, a Mason and a Shriner and a member of the Moose Lodge and Crittenden Drive Church of Christ. He was a son of the late Burl J. Driver and Vicky Doss Driver and the husband of the late Piccola Blankenship Driver.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Sanders Funeral Home with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Jimmy Driver of Morgantown; a daughter, Janet Pace of Jacksonville, N.C.; two brothers, Glenn Driver of Indianapolis and Merlin Driver of Lafayette, Tenn.; four grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Russellville, Logan Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - June 30, 2005

Maxine Wilson Blankenship, 75, of Russellville died June 27, 2005, at Logan Memorial Hospital. The Logan County native was a past member of Ferguson Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Walter Wilson and Llie Shelton Wilson.

She was preceded in death by a son, Jackie Blankenship; and a sister, Viola Noe.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Memorial Funeral Home, with burial in Berea Cemetery.

Survivors include two sons, Larry W. Blankenship of Bowling Green and Gary R. Blankenship of Russellville; a brother, Donald Wilson of Russellville; a sister, LaVance Wright of Auburn; three grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; and a great-grandchild.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Russellville, Logan Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - November 4, 2005

Gary Ray Blankenship, 53, of Russellville died Nov. 2, 2005, at Owensboro Medical Health Systems. The Logan County native was a farmer. He was a son of the late Jack Blankenship and Maxine Wilson Blankenship Rouse.

Private burial will be today at Maple Grove Cemetery.

Survivors include a brother, Larry Blankenship of Bowling Green.

[SSDI, 16Apr1952 - 02Nov2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Madison                                                                                                            

 

+2005, Berea, Madison Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - April 11, 2005

Robert E. "Bob" Blankenship Sr., 78, of Berea, formerly of Lexington, died Fri., Apr. 8, 2005 at V. A. Medical Center, Lexington. He was a War War II Veteran of the U. S. Marine Corps and earned a bronze star on Iwo Jima with the Fifth Marine Division. He was a son of the late Robert Lee and Elizabeth Graves Blankenship.

He is survived by a daughter, Suzanne Blankenship of Versailles, a son, Robert E. (Myra) Blankenship of Versailles; two grandchildren, Anne Blankenship and Ginny Blankenship ; a brother, Billy (Tootsie)Blankenship; a nephew, Milton (Wanda) Moreland; a niece, Lisa Blankenship , and special friends Bob and Jesse Blair.

He was preceded in death by a sister, Mae Moreland.

Funeral services will be 1 pm Tues., Apr. 12 at Blackburn & Ward Funeral Home with Father Dan Noll officiating. Interment will be in Versailles Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Milton Moreland, Bob Blair, Carl Espin, Bobby Dotson, Bill Ahern and Charles L. Webber. Honorary pallbearers will be Larry Lunsford, Bob Mansfield and Charles Wagers.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Robert E.      78, 06May1926 - 08Apr2005,          Berea, Madison, KY,                       KY-406-20-8834

 

Magoffin                                                                                                           

 

2000, Salyersville, Magoffin Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - January 20, 2000

John Blankenship, 83, retired police officer, father of Phyllis Howard, died yesterday.

Services 11 a.m. Friday, Dunn-Kelley/Prater & Dunn Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 09Nov1916 - 19Jan2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Salyersville, Magoffin Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - November 1, 2002 [Friday]

Edna Blankenship Hammonds, 93, homemaker, widow of Chapel Hammonds, died Wednesday [30Oct2002] .

Services 1 p.m. Sunday, Elk Creek Freewill Baptist Church.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, John             83, 09Nov1916 - 19Jan2000,           Salyersville, Magoffin, KY,               KY-400-14-1637

 

Marion                                                                                                              

 

Lebanon, Marion Co., KY, Lebanon Nat. Cem., Burial

20 Hwy 208, Zip 40033, TX (502) 893-3852 

Blankenship, Violet R. b.08/09/1925, DOD03/22/2004, Sec. 17  #18 

Wife of Blankenship, Elmer SSgt USAAF

 

Martin                                                                                                               

 

2001, Beauty, Martin Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jun 24, 2001

Murline Fannin, 74, of Beauty, companion of Charles Collier, died Thursday in King’s Daughters Medical Center. Also surviving are one daughter, Murline Lena Alley of Beauty; three brothers, Kennis Lyons of Beauty, Roscoe Lyons of Lovely and Roy Lyons of Kermit, W.Va.; and two sisters, Margie Smith of Beauty and Hilda Hoosier of Columbus, Ohio.

Funeral 11 a.m., Monday at Phelps & Son Funeral Home; burial in Fannin-Blankenship Cemetery, Inez.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Inez, Martin Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jan 17, 2001

Orville Blankenship, 64, of Inez, husband of Peggy Booth Blankenship, died Monday in Our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital. He was retired Martin County school superintendent.

Also surviving are one son, John Stuart of Danville; and father, George Blankenship of Inez.

Funeral 1 p.m. today at Inez First Baptist Church.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Inez, Martin Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - January 17, 2001

Former Principal, Dies

Orville Blankenship, a former Martin County school superintendent, died of cancer Monday at our Lady of Bellefonte Hospital in Ashland. He was 64. Mr. Blankenship, an educator in Martin County for nearly 40 years, was a coach, teacher, principal and assistant superintendent before he became superintendent in 1985. During his tenure in the school system he was principal of Grassy Elementary School and was an assistant varsity boys basketball coach and junior varsity coach at Inez High School. He retired in June 1997 as superintendent. Many older Martin County residents remember Mr. Blankenship as a key member of the 1954 Inez High School state championship boys' basketball team. Mr. Blankenship was a starting guard and made six steals against Newport Public in the championship game. Mr. Blankenship, an Inez native, received bachelor's and master's degrees from Eastern Kentucky University.

Survivors include his wife, Peggy Booth Blankenship; a son, John Stuart Blankenship; and his father, George Blankenship.

Services will be at 1 p.m. today at Inez First Baptist Church.

[SSDI, Orville R. Blankenship - 19Dec1936 - 15Jan2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Inez, Martin Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, May 27, 2002

Danny Blankenship, 49, of Inez died Saturday in King?s Daughters Medical Center, Ashland. He was a coal miner. Survivors include a son, Danny Joe Blankenship of Inez; a brother, William Douglas Blankenship of Inez; and a sister, Ruby Jo Muncy of Inez. Funeral noon Tuesday at Phelps and Son Funeral Home, Inez; burial in Blankenship family cemetery, Inez. Friends may call at the funeral home.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Inez, Martin Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 12, 2002 [Sunday]

Lucille Blankenship, 72, mother of Lynn Maynard, died Friday.

Services 11 a.m. Monday, Inez Church of Christ.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Inez, Martin Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Dec 06, 2003

Earnest Allen Kennedy, 84, of Inez, husband of Magdalene Hinkle Kennedy, died Thursday in King's Daughters Medical Center, Ashland. He was a coal miner. Funeral 2 p.m. today, Phelps and Son Funeral Home, Inez; burial in Blankenship Cemetery.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Pilgrim, Martin Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Oct 28, 2000

Sharon Setser Jude, 30, of Pilgrim, wife of Darrell Jude, died Friday in Highlands Regional Medical Center.

Also surviving are three daughters, Annie Nichole Jude, Stephanie Renae Jude and Betty Jude, all of Pilgrim; four brothers, Blaine Setser and Alvis Setser, both of Inez, and Gary Setser and Johnny Setser, both of Akron, Ohio; and six sisters, Wanda Sue Wyatt of Akron, Retha K. Whitt of North Carolina, Janet Blankenship and Gladys Christian, both of Beckley, W.Va., and Brenda Spence and Carol Spence, both of Tomahawk.

Funeral 1 p.m. Monday at Martin County Mission of Freewill Baptist; burial in Jude Family Cemetery, Pilgrim.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Warfield, Martin Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - February 12, 2000

Ethel Blankenship, 94, Warfield, mother of John Spaulding, Beauty, died yesterday.

Services 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Phelps & Son Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 18May1905 - 11Feb2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Danny          49, 02Nov1952 - 25May2002,         Inez, Martin, KY,                             KY-405-78-1063

Blankenship, George         86-87, 22Apr1914 - 20Apr2001,     Inez, Martin, KY,                             KY-406-01-8572

Blankenship, Lucille         72, 17Jan1930 - 10May2002,          Inez, Martin, KY,                             KY-406-32-4284

Blankenship, Orville R.     64, 19Dec1936 - 15Jan2001,           Inez, Martin, KY,                             KY-407-48-4886

Blankenship, Enos             77, 13Feb1926 - 19Aug2003,          Warfield, Martin, KY,                     KY-407-22-0355

 

Mason                                                                                                               

 

2000, Maysville, Mason Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - October 26, 2000

Opal Katherine Blankenship, 72, of Maysville, died Wednesday at Meadowview Regional Medical Center, Maysville. She was a retired housekeeper for the former Hayswood Hospital, Maysville, and a member of Maysville Church of Christ.

Her husband, Glenn Allen "Buster" Blankenship, preceded her in death.

Survivors include a brother, Kenneth Hills of Maysville; and several nieces and nephews.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Brell and Son Funeral Home, Maysville. Burial will be in Washington Baptist Cemetery, Maysville.

[SSDI, 24Jun1928 - 25Oct2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Blankenship, Glenn, 70, 31Oct1922 - 08Mar1993, Maysville, Mason, KY, KY-401-26-4075

 

McLean                                                                                                             

 

2003, Livermore, McLean Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - July 29, 2003

J. David Boyken, 80, of Livermore died Monday, July 28, 2003, at Wellington Parc of Owensboro. J. David Boyken was born Aug. 7, 1922, in Livermore to the late Oscar and Cordie Carman Boyken and was a 1940 graduate of Livermore High School. He was married to the former Hellen Thomas on Dec. 24, 1940.

David later received his bachelor's and master's degrees in education from Western State Teacher's College in Bowling Green and retired as assistant superintendent from McLean County School System. He was a member of the Livermore United Methodist Church and was an Army veteran of World War II, where he served as an infantryman in both Germany and Paris. During the war, David was also held as a prisoner of war in Germany. He also enjoyed fishing, woodworking and gardening.

His wife of 61 years, Hellen Thomas Boyken, died Oct. 18, 2002. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, William H. "Mutt" Boyken and Sherman Boyken; and by a great-grandson, Wesley Blankenship.

Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Hubert and Alice Boyken of Livermore; two daughters and a son-in-law, Jayne and Bill Ross of Hodgenville and Jeneath Faith Ray of Sapulpa, Okla.; 12 grandchildren; 28 great-grandchildren; and a sister, Sue Nelson of Livermore.

Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday at the Livermore United Methodist Church with the Rev. Charles Bennett officiating. Burial will be in the Oak Hill Cemetery in Livermore.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Menifee                                                                                                             

 

2004, Frenchburg, Menifee Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 8, 2004

John Joseph Gilley, 74, died Thurs., May 6, 2004. Surviving is his wife, Minnie Ruth Blankenship Gilley.

Funeral, Sun., 1 pm, Menifee Home For Funerals.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Wellington, Menifee Co., KY, Obituary

              There is another Wellington in Jefferson Co., KY, with the funeral and burial in WV, I’m not sure which Wellington it is. JIM

Charleston Gazette (WV) - June 30, 2005

Orvis "O.C." Ferrebee, 58, of Wellington, Ky., entered into rest on June 28, 2005, at home after a brief illness. He was born on Feb. 16, 1947, in Valley Fork, son of the late Albert and Zelma Ferrebee.

He was also preceded in death by his beloved grandson, Zackary Gibbons; and nephew, Sonny Cottrell. He was a crane operator for Western Steel, a veteran and a member of AMVET, Ohio.

Survivors include his wife, Patricia Ferrebee of Wellington; daughters, Rebecca Wilson of Winchester, Ky., and Beth Chapman of New London, Ohio; son, Jeff Ferrebee of Wellington; grandchildren, James and Andrew Wilson, Jeffrey, Jacob, Nicole and Rachel Chapman and Alisha Ferrebee; brothers, Andrew "Bud" Ferrebee of Maysel, Earl "Jim" Ferrebee of Valley Fork, William Paul Ferrebee of Maysel, David J. Ferrebee of Spencer, Basil J. Ferrebee of Elkview and Woodrow "Dickie" Ferrebee of Harrison; sisters, Virginia Blankenship of Harmony, N.C., and Helen Cottrell and Jane Burkhamer, both of Wallback; uncles, Walter Ferrebee of Elyria, Ohio, and John Summers of Perry, Ohio; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Friday, July 1, 2005, at Carl Wilson Funeral Home, Clay, with Minister Spencer Ferrebee officiating. Burial will follow in the Summers-Ferrebee Cemetery, Hansford Fork, with military graveside rites conducted by Clay VFW Post 4419.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Bernard        59, 09Apr1944 - 12Apr2003,           Means, Menifee, KY,                      KY-405-60-0227

 

Mercer                                                                                                               

 

2002, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - January 4, 2002

Bonnie Coleman Blankenship, 81, formerly of Adams Lane, former Shakertown at Pleasant Hill employee, died yesterday.

Services 1 p.m. Saturday, Ransdell Funeral Chapel.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., KY, Obituary

The Advocate-Messenger, (Danville, KY) - September 7, 2003

Nellie Ferguson Preston Reynolds, 84, formerly of Danville, died Friday at Harrodsburg Health Care Center. Born May 26, 1919, in Junction City, she was the daughter of the late George and Anna Blankenship Ferguson.

 She was the widow of Marshall Preston and W.O. Reynolds. She was a seamstress for many years at Palm Beach Co., Britts Department Store and the Catherine Shop, and she worked for the Goodall Company. She was a member of First Church of God, Danville.

She is survived by two daughters, Wilma Ward of Mequon, Wis., and Bonnie Cocanougher of Harrodsburg; a brother, George Ferguson of Danville; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.

A private graveside service will be held in Bellevue Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Harrodsburg, Mercer Co., KY, Obituary

The Advocate-Messenger, (Danville, KY) - June 30, 2004

Charles F. Blankenship, 49, of Bohon Road, died Monday in Jefferson County. Born Jan. 14, 1955, in Williamson, W.Va., he was the son of the late Howard and Rita Bentley Blankenship. He was a disabled coal miner.

Survivors include his wife, Sharon Taylor Blankenship; a son, Andrew Blankenship of Red Jacket, W.Va.; two daughters, Leisha Perkins of Cleveland, Ohio, and Taylor N. Blankenship of Mercer County; a brother, Randall Blankenship of Versailles; and a sister, Yvonne Dehart of Red Jacket.

Services will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Ransdell Funeral Chapel by the Rev. James Harley. Burial will be in Springhill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Shawn Davis, Ryan Wilcher, Ben Houston, Rocky Blankenship , Roy and Randy Hiles.

[SSDI, 14Jan1955 - 28Jun2004]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Bonnie C.     81, 17Mar1920 - 03Jan2002,           Harrodsburg, Mercer, KY,               KY-406-18-0387

Blankenship, Charles F.    49, 14Jan1955 - 28Jun2004,            Harrodsburg, Mercer, KY,       WV/NC-232-90-6057

 

Monroe                                                                                                             

 

2001, Fountain Run, Monroe Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - August 15, 2001

Billy Ray Cockrill, 57, of Fountain Run died Aug. 13, 2001, at Veterans Administration Medical Center in Nashville, Tenn. The Allen County native was a self-employed construction worker, a Vietnam War Army veteran and a member of East Willow Street Church of God. He was a son of the late Neal Franklin Cockrill and Dorothy Jean Bessinger Cockrill.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Thursday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Crescent Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Jo Blankenship Cockrill; a son, Jeffery Lee Cockrill of Fountain Run; four brothers, Roger Cockrill, Wayne Cockrill and Jerry Cockrill, all of Scottsville, and Frank Cockrill of Fountain Run; two sisters, Dean Hicks and Doris Francis, both of Scottsville; and three grandchildren.

[SSDI, 28Nov1943 - 13Aug2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+Fountain Run, Monroe Co., KY, Akersville Cemetery

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=55246627

Blankenship, James Leonard, 23Oct1921, TN, 03May2002, Macon Co., TN,

               S/o Harmon Blankenship (1898 - 1982)

Obituary;

James Leonard Blankenship, 80, of 1761 Shiloh Road, Lafayette, Tn., passed away Friday May 3, 2002, at Macon County General Hospital in Lafayette, Tn. He was born October 23, 1921 in Macon County, TN, a son of the late Harmon Blankenship and Idell Scott Blankenship. He was a United States Army Veteran, a retired farmer, and a member of Haysville Missionary Baptist Church. On November 10, 1944, he was united in marriage to Lorine C. Hale Blankenship, who survives.

Survivors besides his wife of over 57 years include a son, Thomas Blankenship, Lafayette; brother, Ben Blankenship, Paulding, Ohio; 4 sisters, Lois Lawson, Franklin, Ky., Katherine Jenkins and Irene Brooks, both of Lafayette, Tn., Velva Glastine (Sis) Dixon, Orlinda, Tn., one grandson and two great-grandsons.

In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by 3 grandsons, Ricky, Terry L., and Charles L. Blankenship; a brother, Delbert Blankenship; a sister, Lona Faye Blankenship; and a daughter-in-law, Deloris Blankenship.

Funeral services were conducted Sunday May 5, 2002 at Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette, Tn. with Eld. Thomas Earl Roark officiating. Burial was in Akersville Cemetery in Monroe County, Ky. Pallbearers were Robin Blankenship, Cody Blankenship, Jerry Harper, Barry Harper, Tony Harper, Larry Likens, and Chester Dixon.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Gamaliel, Monroe Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - April 10, 2005

Wilburn Carson Blankenship, 89, of died at 3:50 a.m. April 8, 2005 in the Monroe County Medical Center in Tompkinsville. The Macon County, Tenn., native worked in meat processing at Swift & Co. of Nashville. He was a son of the late Arnold Hezzie Blankenship and Betty McPeak Blankenship, and was preceded in death by a son, Roy S. Blankenship; a brother, Carlos Blankenship; and four sisters, Alene Blankenship, Avo Austin, Alma Norton and Aneda Lee.

Funeral will be 2 p.m. today at Strode's Gamaliel Chapel with burial in Rocky Hill Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Dorothy A. Deckard Blankenship; son, Bobby Blankenship and his wife, Judy, of Lafayette, Tenn.; daughter, Jeanette Hodges of Madison, Tenn.; and three sisters, Alta Brandon of Illinois, Arnell Phillips of Gamaliel and Arene Hudgens of Louisville.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Tompkinsville, Monroe Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - December 1, 2002

Tonya Dail Blankenship, 19, 590 Cemetery Road, daughter of Marinda Blankenship, died Wednesday.

Services 3:30 p.m. today, Coe Ridge Cemetery in Cumberland County.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Roger G.      63, 14Oct1940 - 19Jan2004,            Fountain Run, Monroe, KY,               IL-351-34-3779

Blankenship, Tonya D.      20, 27Jan1983 - 11Feb2003,            Tompkinsville, Monroe, KY,               KY-406-19-8324

 

Montgomery                                                                                                     

 

+2003, Mount Sterling, Montgomery Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - April 14, 2003

Bernard "Bernie" Blankenship, 59, Williams Lane, retired heavy equipment operator, husband of Judy Ballinger Blankenship, died Saturday.

Services 2 p.m. Tuesday, Herald and Stewart Home for Funerals.

[SSDI, 09Apr1944 - 12Apr2003]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Morgan                                                                                                             

 

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

Blankenship, Robert M.    62, 05May1941 - 15Apr2004,          West Liberty, Morgan, KY,               OH-298-36-2598

 

Muhlenberg                                                                                                      

 

2002, Browder, Muhlenberg Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - October 10, 2002

Sonny Dukes, 41, of Browder died Tuesday, Oct. 8, 2002, at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. The Muhlenberg County native was an assistant unit operator for the Tennessee Valley Authority and a member of and music director at Ebenezer Baptist Church.

Survivors include his wife, Carla Davidson Dukes; a son, Dustin Dukes of Browder; a daughter, Ashlee Dukes of Browder; his parents, Billy and Brenda Dukes of Browder; and two sisters, Lisa Jameson of Belton and Tina Blankenship of Central City.

Services are at 2 p.m. Friday at Ebenezer Baptist Church. Burial will be in Ebenezer Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2003, Central City, Muhlenberg Co., KY, Obituary

http://www.genealogybuff.com/ky/muhlenberg/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/151

Bobby Gene Blankenship, 69, of Central City, died Feb. 17, 2003, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. Born Nov. 29, 1933 in Muhlenberg County, he was a veteran, having served in the U.S. Army. He was preceded in death by his father, Kenneth Blankenship.

He is survived by his mother, Faye Blankenship, of Central City; three brothers, Billy Blankenship of Central City, James Dale Blankenship of Beaver Dam and Thomas Earl Blankenship of Simpsonville, Ky. and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Thursday, Feb. 20, at Tucker Funeral Home with the Rev. J. W. Haire officiating. Burial followed in Fairmount Cemetery in Central City.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - December 20, 2001

Lena Mae Brown, 76, of Greenville died at 5:35 p.m. Dec. 18, 2001, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. The Allen County native was a homemaker and a member of Richardson's Chapel General Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Sam Blankenship and Ida Carter Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Union Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery.

Survivors include her husband, Harry Lee Brown; two sons, Robert Lee Brown and Lee Junior Brown, both of Greenville; five daughters, Elsie Mae Perry of Hopkinsville, Mary Evelyn Richey of Greenville, Rebecca Lynn Harrison of Providence, Sandra Gail Newman of Central City and Lana Ladon Thomas of Elkton; nine grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.

[SSDI, 02Aug1925 - 18Dec2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., KY, Obituary

http://www.genealogybuff.com/ky/muhlenberg/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/73

Zadie Craft Walker, 97, died Wednesday, Sept. 10, 2003, at Sparks Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Born in Muhlenberg County Aug. 25, 1906, to the late Walter Craft and Bessie Blankenship Craft.

She was a retired schoolteacher for the Muhlenberg County school system and taught at the Rowe School for eight years. She was a member of the Cherry Grove Church of Christ.

She was preceded in death by her husband, John Melvin Walker, in 1975, and daughter, Ramona K. Walker.

Survivors include a daughter, Doris Bloss of Nashville; two sisters, Christine Lacefield and Pauline Wells, both of Greenville; a brother, Melvin Craft of Hopkinsville; three grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Funeral services were 1 p.m., Sept. 13 at Gary’s Funeral Home with Jimmie Jenkins officiating. Burial followed in Cherry Grove Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Greenville, Muhlenberg Co., KY, Obituary

http://www.genealogybuff.com/ky/muhlenberg/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/115

Faye Blankenship, 93, died Saturday, May 28, 2005 at Belle Meade Nursing Home in Greenville. Born in Muhlenberg County March 31, 1912, she was a retired ward clerk at Muhlenberg Community Hospital and a member of Calvary Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Kenneth Blankenship and a son, Bobby Blankenship.

Survivors include three sons, Billy Blankenship of Central City, James Dale Blankenship of Beaver Dam and Tommy Blankenship of Simpsonville; thirteen grandchildren; twenty great - grandchildren; one sister, Dorothy Norder of El Cajon, CA.

Funeral services were held at 11 a.m. May 30 at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City with the Rev. J.W. Haire officiating. Burial followed in the Fairmount Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Penrod, Muhlenberg Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - August 17, 2005

Mary Janett James, 82, of Penrod died Sunday, Aug. 14, 2005, at Muhlenberg Community Hospital in Greenville. She retired from Hughes-Kirk High School as a teacher and was a member of Penrod Baptist Church and a Navy veteran of World War II.

Survivors include two brothers, Baker James and Harry James; and a sister, Ruth Blankenship.

Services: 11 a.m. Thursday at Penrod Baptist Church. Burial: James Family Cemetery in Penrod.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Evia E.         66, 11Jul1938 - 28Mar2005,            Greenville, Muhlenberg, KY,               IL-356-32-9135

Blankenship, Faye             93, 31Mar1912 - 28May2005,         Central City, Muhlenberg, KY,        KY-401-64-0400

 

Ohio                                                                                                                  

 

2001, Beaver Dam, Ohio Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - January 3, 2001

Jacqulyn "Jackie" Glover, 62, of Beaver Dam died Monday, Jan. 1, 2001, at Vencor in Louisville. The Muhlenberg County native was a homemaker and Catholic.

Survivors include her companion of 36 years, Joseph J. Glover; two sons, Sam Fredell and Lynn Fredell, both of Beaver Dam; two daughters, Paula Lee of Beaver Dam and Dana Underwood of Louisville; 17 grandchildren; four step-grandchildren; three great-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; a brother, Ed Fenwick of Naples, Fla.; and two sisters, Cookie Clarke of Owensboro and Joetta Blankenship of Lafayette, Ind.

Services are at 11:30 a.m. Thursday at Glenn Funeral Home in Owensboro. Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery.

[SSDI, 12Jun1938 - 01Jan2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Beaver Dam, Ohio Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - July 1, 2001

R. B. Blankenship, 81, of Beaver Dam died June 29, 2001, at Ohio County Hospital. The Beaver Dam native was a retired chairman of the board of Morgantown Bank & Trust, a farmer, state director of Small Business Administration in Louisville and was deputy administrator of the Small Business Administration in Washington, D.C. He was a former Kentucky state representative, executive vice president and cashier of Hartford Bank & Trust Co., an overseas veteran of World War II, former Ohio County treasurer and past treasurer of Ohio County Schools. He was a member of Beaver Dam Masonic Lodge 420, Morgantown Masonic Lodge 272, Kosair Shrine Temple of Louisville and the Ohio County Republican Party.

He was a son of the late Hazel Hocker and Jesse James Blankenship and the husband of the late Peggy Sue Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Hartford United Methodist Church, where he was a member, with burial with military honors in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam.

Survivors include a son, Rogell Blankenship of Georgetown; a sister, Jean Kessinger of Clarkson; four granddaughters; and 10 great-grandchildren.

(no match on SSDI)

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Beaver Dam, Ohio Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - November 5, 2004

Margaret Adrian Beck Clouse, On Thursday, Nov. 4, 2004, in her 76th year, Margaret Adrian Beck Clouse answered God's call to return home. She was a native of Henderson but resided the majority of her life in Beaver Dam. She had lived in Louisville for the past seven months due to illness.

She was the wife of Daniel S. Clouse, who preceded her in death. She cared for their home and children with love and devotion. She loved to quilt and was an active member of Beaver Dam Baptist Church where she counted it an honor and privilege to serve as assistant teacher of the class of faith.

She will forever be kept alive in the hearts of her three children and stepson and their spouses, Patricia and David Keeling of Louisville, Faye and Wayne Brown of Lexington, Daniel and Anita Clouse of Cynthiana and stepson, James Elwood and Loretta Clouse of Demotte, Ind. She took great pride in her grandchildren, Heather Warrick, Sean Keeling, Kelly Probus, Kevin Brown, Matthew Clouse, Simon Clouse; great-grandchildren, Allison Keeling, Darian and Chase Warrick, Baby Probus; and step grandchildren, Beverly Bordeau, Spencer Morris, Cherie Donkle, Kimberly Johnstone and Douglas Morris.

She was preceded in death by two step grandchildren, Daniel Clouse and Barbara Jo Morris. She will be missed by her 11 step grandchildren.

Her sisters and brothers, Hazel Byrd, Beatrice Wilkey, Cecilia Sutton, Anna Englehart, Kenneth Beck and Richard Beck of Henderson and Helen Blankenship of Lafayette, Ind., loved and supported her.

She was also preceded in death by her parents, Harrison and Mary Beck; brothers, Robert, Marvin, Earl and James; sisters, Patricia, Frances and Lois who looked forward to her homecoming. She leaves behind precious friends and other family members who loved her and will miss her.

Funeral services are at 2 p.m. Saturday at Beaver Dam Baptist Church with the Rev. Glenn Armstrong officiating. Burial will be in Sunnyside Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Beaver Dam, Ohio Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - December 14, 2004

Margie Decker, 73, of Beaver Dam died Sunday, Dec. 12, 2004, at Owensboro Medical Health System [Daviess Co., KY]. She had worked in the furniture department of Zenith in Evansville and was a member of Independence Baptist Church in McHenry.

Survivors include her husband, John Decker Sr.; two sons, Jeff Decker and John Decker Jr.; three daughters, Jane Daniel, Joan Blankenship and Judy Peech; and a sister, Juanita Barnett.

Graveside services: 2 p.m. today at Echols Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2003, McHenry, Ohio Co., KY, Obituary

Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - August 11, 2003

Ruth Maddox James, 87, of McHenry died Saturday, Aug. 9, 2003, at Ohio County Hospital. She was born in McHenry and was a farmer and owner of James Grocery in McHenry. She was a member of McHenry Church of Christ and she was a council member and treasurer for the city of McHenry for several years.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Dalvis James; a son, Donald James; and a sister, Mary Louise "Doll" Embry.

Survivors include a daughter, Sherrill Cauble of West Palm Beach, Fla.; a brother, Marvin Maddox of Beaver Dam; a sister, Jewel Blankenship of Beaver Dam; two grandsons, Jeffery Earl James of Hartford and Jonathan Lee James of McHenry; two granddaughters, Monyia Lynn Schroader of Hartford and Donna Elaine Bailey of Cromwell; three step grandchildren, Danny Cauble of Florida, Mark Cauble of California and Billy Jean Cauble; and several great-grandchildren.

Services are at 3 p.m. Tuesday at Bevil Bros. Funeral Home in Beaver Dam. Burial will be in Render Memorial Cemetery in McHenry.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Richard B.    81, 16Mar1920 - 01Jun2001,           Beaver Dam, Ohio, KY,                   KY-405-22-3370

 

Oldham                                                                                                             

 

+2001, LaGrange, Oldham Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - February 17, 2001

George Ted Blankenship, 85, LaGrange, formerly of Hitchins, retired salesman for Heiner's Bakery in Huntington, W.Va., husband of Janet Prichard Blankenship, died Thursday.

Services 2 p.m. Sunday, Malone Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 02Sep1915 - 15Feb2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, LaGrange, Oldham Co., KY, Obituary

http://www.timeformemory.com/fh_obituary.cfm?obitid=22947&fhid=3&locationid=5

Janet Blankenship, age 87, of LaGrange, KY, formerly of Hitchins, KY passed away Wednesday, Nov. 10th, 2004. She was born January 28th, 1917 at Hitchins, a daughter of the late Wade and Bess Prichard.

Mrs. Blankenship was a homemaker and was of the Presbyterian Faith.

Her husband, George Blankenship, preceded her in death.

Her survivors include: 1 daughter: Teddy Lane Logan of LaGrange, KY; 2 grandsons: Craig Scott Logan of Lexington, KY, Daniel Wade Logan of Owenton, KY; 1 brother; Wade Allen Prichard of Dayton, OH; 1 sister: Irene Rudolph of New Jersey; 4 great-grandchildren: Jennifer Logan, Matthew Logan, Jimmy Logan, Cameron Logan

Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, November 13th, 2004 at 3:00pm at the Malone Funeral Home. Burial will be in the East Carter Co. Memory Gardens.

 

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

Blankenship, George T.     85, 02Sep1915 - 15Feb2001,           La Grange, Oldham, KY,                 KY-401-01-7695

Blankenship, Janet             87, 28Jan1917 - 10Nov2004,           La Grange, Oldham, KY,                 KY-406-07-8133

 

Perry                                                                                                                 

 

2005, Hazard, Perry Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 9, 2005

Ruth Blankenship Elkins, 87, of the Hazard Nursing Home, and formerly of Campton, widow of the late Vernon Elkins, died Sun. Mar. 6, 2005.

Services, 1 pm Wed., Porter & Son Funeral Directors.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Pike                                                                                                                   

 

2001, Brushy Creek, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Oct 04, 2001

Belve "Bill" Hackworth, 60, of Brushy, husband of Ruth McCoy Hackworth, died Tuesday in Pikeville Methodist Hospital. He was a meter reader for Interstate Natural Gas.

Also surviving are two sons, Billy Dwayne Hackworth at home and Brad Conn of Indiana; and four daughters, Marketta Lynn Meade of Prestonsburg, Norma Jean Blackburn of Johns Creek, Misty Gail Adkins of Brushy and Crystal Ann Blankenship of Mud Creek.

Funeral 1 p.m. Friday at J.W. Call Funeral Home, Pikeville; burial in McCoy Cemetery, Brushy.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Camp Creek, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - October 3, 2002 [Thursday]

Orville Blankenship, 83, Camp Creek, retired coal miner, widower of Omen Vear Blankenship, died Tuesday [01Oct2002].

Services 1 p.m. Friday, Camp Creek Pentecostal Church.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Canada, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jul 22, 2005

Alderson F. Harman, 67, of Canada, husband of Sally Blankenship Harman, died Wednesday at home. He retired from the U.S. Army. Funeral 1 p.m. Sunday, Camp Creek Pentecostal Church, Stopover; burial in the family cemetery at Canada.

Visitation after 6 p.m. today and Saturday at the church. Arrangements by Rogers Funeral Home, Belfry.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Freeburn, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - September 2, 2000

Inis Yates, 76, Freeburn, homemaker, widow of George Yates, died Thursday.

Services 10 a.m. Monday, Blankenship Cemetery, Stopover.

[SSDI, 21Jul1924 - 31Aug2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Freeburn, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - January 13, 2001

Dwain Patrick Blankenship, 37, Freeburn, former coal miner, husband of Lisa Blankenship, died Thursday. Authorities were investigating.

Services 11 a.m. Monday, Barrenshea Church of God, Freeburn.

[SSDI, 24Sep1963 - 11Jan2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Freeburn, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - December 25, 2002 [Wednesday]

Mary Rosalea Blankenship, 51, Freeburn, teachers aide, wife of Aaron Blankenship, died Monday [23Dec2002].

Services 1 p.m. today, Barrenshea Church of God.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Blankenship, Mary R., 51, 20Jan1951 - 23Dec2002, Freeburn, Pike, KY, KY-407-70-4735

 

+2003, Freeburn, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - November 6, 2003

Opal Blankenship, 78, Freeburn, retired coal miner, husband of Edis Blankenship, died yesterday.

Services noon Saturday, Woodman Community Church.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Freeburn, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - December 8, 2005

Edis Compton Blankenship, 73, died Tues., Dec. 6, 2005.

Services 12 pm Sat., Woodman Community Church.

[SSDI, 14Oct1932 - 06Dec2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Huddy, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Mar 22, 2001

Clara C. Doyle, 48, of Huddy, widow of Walter David Doyle, died Tuesday in Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson. She was a business clerk at Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson.

Survivors include her mother, Belle Mahon Cisco of Meador, W.Va.; one son, Jimmy Dale Doyle of Hardy; two daughters, Opie Renee Jude of Hardy and Kimberly Doyle of Pinsonfork; three stepchildren, Clarence David Doyle of Hardy, Walter David Doyle Jr. of Middleton, N.C., and Laverne Thacker of Kimper; two brothers, Franklin Cisco of Williamson, W.Va., and Dale Cisco of Merrimac, W.Va.; and three sisters, Clearsie Blankenship of Meador, Dalene Diamond of Belle, Fla., and Dixie Dove of Williamson, W.Va.

Funeral 11 a.m. Friday at Rogers Funeral Home, Belfry; burial in Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Jamboree, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Aug 14, 2001

William "Archie" Whitt, 70, of Jamboree, husband of Loraine Zankovitch Whitt, died Saturday in Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson. He was a retired miner from Sovereign Coal Company.

Also surviving are two sons, Virgil Whitt and William Crawford Whitt, both of Jamboree; four daughters, Rosie Whitt, Reba Lester and Teresa Ann Stump, all of Jamboree, and Freda Mae Ray of Stopover; one brother, Lloyd Whitt of Phelps; and three sisters, Orpha Yates and Julie Ann Wiswell, both of Clyde, Ohio, and Lucy Blankenship of Port Clinton, Ohio.

Funeral 1 p.m. today at R.S. Jones and Son Funeral Home, Phelps; burial in the family cemetery, Jamboree.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Jamboree, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jan 23, 2002

Winnie Estep, 77, of Jamboree, widow of Moscoe Estep, died Sunday at home. She was an Avon Sales Representative. Survivors include one son, Phillip Coleman of Remington, Ind.; one daughter, Helen Fitzgerald of Joelton, Tenn.; one brother, Artemus Blankenship of Ohio; and two sisters, Estlean Lester of West Virginia and Oma Blankenship of Thacker, W.Va.

Funeral 1 p.m. today at R.S. Jones and Son Funeral Home, Phelps; burial in Grassy Cemetery.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Phelps, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - April 6, 2000

Troy "Peg" Blankenship, 75, retired barber and West Virginia State Highway Department employee, husband of Orma Lee Blankenship, died Tuesday.

Services noon Saturday, Barrenshea Church of God, Freeburn.

[SSDI, 11Jun1924 - 04Apr2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Phelps, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 17, 2001

Phelps - Glen M. Blankenship, 57, who had been a coal miner, husband of Vivian Blankenship, died of a lung ailment Thursday.

Services 1 p.m. Monday, Jamboree Church of God.

[SSDI, 25Jun1943 - 15Mar2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Phelps, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 9, 2001

Phelps -- Oliver "Sweetie" Blankenship, 81, brother of Opal Blankenship, Vulcan, W.Va., died Monday.

Services 11 a.m. Thursday, Phelps Funeral Services.

[SSDI 21Mar1921 - 07May2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Phelps, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Apr 15, 2001

Dock Estep, 85, of Phelps, husband of Magaline Estep, died Thursday at home. He was a retired coal miner with Piston Coal Co. Also surviving are two sons, Kelly Estep and Gary Estep, both of Phelps; one daughter, Shirley Blankenship of Phelps; one brother, James Estep; and three sisters, Grace Scarberry, Susie Wood and Nora Conn.

Funeral 1 p.m. Monday at R.S. Jones & Son Funeral Home, Phelps Chapel; burial in Blankenship Cemetery, Jamboree.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Phelps, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - August 3, 2001

Phelps -- Lloyd Blankenship, 79, retired coal miner, husband of Millie Blankenship, died Wednesday.

Services 1 p.m. Saturday, Phelps Funeral Services.

[SSDI, 06Oct1921 - 01Aug2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Phelps, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, May 23, 2001

Aldon Adkin "T-Model" Gannon, 67, of Phelps, husband of Emma Ann Neal Gannon, died Tuesday at home. He was a coal miner.

Also surviving are three sons, Buddy Gannon of Prestonsburg, Bobby Gannon of Carlisle and Michael Gannon of Stopover; eight daughters, Ronda Rife, Susie Prater and Lori Dotson, all of Stopover, Robyn Blankenship of Paintsville, Lesa Campbell of Phelps, Lana Owens of Georgetown, Kelly Clark of Pikeville; Renae Brizendine of Bluefield; two brothers, Golden Gannon of Columbus, Ohio, and Dexter Gannon of Williamson, W.Va.; and five sisters, Madaline King of Williamson, Ida Hardin of Stairett, W.Va., Ruth Sesco of South Williamson, Marvella Stollings of Kokomo, Ind., and Mary Lou Young of Seiverville, Tenn.

Funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Rogers Funeral Home, Belfry; burial in Mountain View Memory Gardens, Huddy.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Phelps, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - January 16, 2002 [Wednesday]

Orma Lee Blankenship, 72, Short Street, retired teacher's aide, widow of Troy Blankenship, died Monday.

Services noon Thursday, Barrenshee Church of God.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2002, Phelps, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jan 25, 2002

Archie Blankenship, 66, of Phelps, husband of Fayetta Fields Blankenship, died Wednesday at Good Shepherd Community Nursing Center, Phelps. He was a retired miner from Widow?s Branch Coal Co.

Also surviving are one son, Mark Blankenship of Freeburn; three daughters, Judy Gibson of Harold and Carol Sue Blankenship and Wanda Wolford, both of Freeburn; two brothers, Everette Blankenship and Jessie Blankenship, both of Ohio; and three sisters, Tilda Blankenship of Ohio, Ruby Stump of Buskirk and Helen Pack of Texas.

Funeral 1 p.m. Sunday at Faith Christian Church, McCarr; burial in Billy Dotson Cemetery, Freeburn.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Phelps, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jan 26, 2003

Jane Blankenship, 99, of Phelps, widow of Hayes Blankenship, died Friday in Good Shepherd Community Nursing Center, Phelps. She was a homemaker. Funeral 11 a.m. Monday at Peter Creek Presbyterian Church, Phelps; burial in Mountain View Memory Gardens, Maher, W.Va. Friends may call after 4 p.m. today at the church. Arrangements by J.W. Call and Son Funeral Home, Pikeville, Ky.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Phelps, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - August 17, 2004

Dr. Luis Gomez, 73, Phelps, KY, passed away Sat., Aug. 14, 2004, at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. Born June 21, 1931, in Monterrey, Mexico, he was a self-employed medical doctor. He was of the Catholic faith and was a former member of the Kiwanis Club.

He is survived by his wife, Margaritta Ramirez Gomez; one son, Luis Gomez; daughters, Maria Blankenship (Allen Blankenship), Sandra May (Todd May) and Anna Tackett (Michael Tackett; and seven grandchildren, Jessica, Danielle, Andrea, Cory, Payton, Jesse and Emily Grace.

Memorial service will be held Thurs. Aug. 19, 2004 at 7 pm at St. Francis Catholic Church, Pikeville, KY.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Phelps, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - December 28, 2005

Dora Jackson Blankenship, 87, died Tues., Dec. 27, 2005.

Services 12 pm Sat., Freeburn Pentecostal Church of God.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Aug 30, 2000

Darcus Slone Newsome, 62, of Pikeville, wife of Goebel Newsome, died Monday in Pikeville Methodist Hospital. She was employed by Sears.

Also surviving are two sons, Paul Newsome of Rockwell, N.C., and Kenneth Newsome of Laurel County; three daughters, Kathy Stalnaker of Pikeville, Ruth Blankenship of Rockwell, N.C., and Alethea Newsome of Clay City; one sister, Jennie Varney of Phyllis; and two brothers, Taylor Slone of Phyllis and William J. Slone of Raccoon.

Funeral 1 p.m. Thursday at J.W. Call Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Bent Ridge Cemetery, Meta.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - July 12, 2000

Charles Edward Blankenship, 71, Pikeville, retired coal miner, Army veteran of World War II, husband of Opal Lowe Blankenship, died Monday.

Services 1 p.m. Thursday, J. W. Call and Son Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 14Dec1928 - 10Jul2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Opal Lowe D/o Allison Lowe & Sarah W. Blackburn

Children; Randall Blake Blankenship & Charles Jeffrey Blankenship

 

+2000, Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - September 17, 2000

Olives Blankenship, 85, Joe's Creek, retired coal miner, widower of Barbara Johnson Blankenship, died Friday.

Services 1 p.m. Monday, Lucas & Hall Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 15Mar1915 - 15Sep2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, May 20, 2001

Mazie Williamson Weddington, 86, of Pikeville, widow of George Weddington, died Friday in Central Baptist Hospital. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include two sons, Eddie Dean Weddington of Richmond, Ky., and Dennis Weddington of Pikeville; and four daughters, Peggy Branham, Betty White, Georgia Crider and Patty Bishop, all of Pikeville.

Funeral 2 p.m. Monday at J.W. Call Chapel; burial in Blankenship Cemetery, Cowpen.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - July 19, 2001

Pikeville - Jack Blankenship, 85, Harolds Branch, retired from Pauley Lumber Co., husband of Frances Blankenship, died Tuesday.

Services 1 p.m. Friday, Stone Coal Freewill Baptist Church, Pikeville.

[SSDI, 05Apr1916 - 17Jul2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Jul 20, 2001

Ray Allen "Sonny" Elkins, 57, of Pikeville died Wednesday at home. Survivors include his mother, Lazelle Blankenship of Pikeville; one son, Duane Ray Elkins of Williamsport; one daughter, Tammy Pruitt of Pikeville; two brothers, Gwendel Elkins and Ralph Elkins, both of Pikeville; and one sister, Hanna Sue Brown of Paintsville.

Funeral 1 p.m. Saturday at J.W. Call Funeral Home, Pikeville; burial in Blankenship Cemetery, Cowpen.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - October 6, 2001

Pikeville - John Walter Blackburn, 77, retired teacher, husband of Mabel Blankenship Blackburn, died of cancer yesterday.

Services 2 p.m. Sunday, Thacker Memorial Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 03Dec1923 - 05Oct2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Aug 15, 2004

Charles Blankenship, 50, of Pikeville died Saturday in Pikeville Medical Center. Funeral 1 p.m. Tuesday at J.W. Call and Son Funeral Home, Pikeville; burial in Annie E. Young Cemetery, Shelbiana, Ky. Visitation after 3 p.m. today at the funeral home.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - September 30, 2004

Matthew Shawn "Diggy" Blankenship, 20.

Services, 1 pm Sat., Pikeville High School Alumni Auditorium.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Mar 06, 2005

Emma Pinson Flaccomio, 85, of Pikeville died Saturday. Funeral noon Tuesday at J.W. Call and Son Funeral Home, Pikeville; burial in Blankenship Cemetery.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Raccoon, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - August 15, 2004

Charles Jeffery "Jeff" Blankenship, 50, Raccoon.

Services Tues., 1 pm, J.W. Call Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Ransom, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Feb 04, 2001

Crystal Gail Blankenship, 19, of Ransom died Friday. She was a homemaker.

Survivors include father, Earl Gene Blankenship of McCarr; one son, Wanda Gail Blankenship of Phelps; one son, Dakota Earl Blankenship of Rawl, W.Va.; and two brothers, Earl Blankenship Jr. and William Irvin Blankenship, both of McCarr.

Funeral 2 p.m. Tuesday at Rogers Funeral Home Chapel; burial in Anderson Hatfield Cemetery, McCarr.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Sidney, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Dec 08, 2001

Jerushia Elizabeth "June" Burgette Harris, 79, of Sidney, wife of Joe H. Harris, died Thursday in Pikeville Methodist Hospital. She was a homemaker. Also surviving are two sons, Larry David Harris of Melbourne, Fla., and Joe H. Harris Jr. of South Williamson; three daughters, Jo Ann Harris Hankins of Forest Hills, Barbara Harris Hopson of Paintsville and Sandra Harris Brown of Sidney; and a niece, Betty Curry of Blankenship.

Funeral 1 p.m. Sunday at Rogers Funeral Home, Belfry; burial in Curry Cemetery, Turkey Creek.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, South Williamson, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Burgess Blankenship, 77, of Beech Creek, West Virginia, died Friday, May 26, at the South Williamson Appalachian Regional Hospital Intensive Care Unit.

He is survived by his wife, Alma Blankenship.

Funeral services were conducted Monday, May 29, [2000] under the direction of Hatfield Funeral Home.

                                                          From K. Dell kbdell(at)comcast.net

 

+2005, South Williamson, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

http://www.chambersfuneralservices.com/home/index.cfm/obituaries/view/fh_id/10415/id/26383

Ennis Fern Blankenship Layne age 97 a resident of the Mingo Manor Nursing Home formerly of Matewan, W.Va., departed this life on Tuesday December 27, 2005, at the South Williamson ARH Skilled Nursing Facility. She was born on October 7, 1908, in Buchanan Co., Va., a daughter of the late Dow Blankenship and Callie Ward Blankenship.

In addition to her parents she is preceded in death by her husband Starling Layne Sr., one son Gene Jack Layne; 6 brothers; 1 sister; and a daughter in law Eva Layne.

Ennis was a Social Worker having worked with the Mingo Co., Department of Health and Human Resources; was a member of the Order of The Eastern Starr; and of the Baptist Faith.

She is survived by one son Starling Layne Jr.; sister Peggy Jessie; grandchildren Jimmy; Gordon; Jody; Matthew; Kathy; Randall; and Kevin; 12 great grandchildren; daughter in Law Mabel Layne; Ennis is also survived by a host of loved ones; neighbors; and friends.

Honoring Services will be conducted on Thursday December 29, 2005, at 11:00 a.m., in the Chambers Chapel; burial will follow in the Mountain View Memory Gardens at Maher, W.Va.

 

2001, Stopover, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Mar 07, 2001

Roscoe Wolford, 69, of Stopover, widower of Emogene Smith Wolford, died Monday in Appalachian Regional Hospital, South Williamson. He was a retired coal miner.

Survivors include one son, David Wolford of Stopover; three daughters, Ruby Blankenship and Deborah Wolford, both of Stopover, and Susan Linett Hardin of Phelps; and one brother, Arthur Wolford of Tennessee.

Funeral 1 p.m. Friday at Jamboree Church of God; burial in Camp Creek Cemetery.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Stopover, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - October 18, 2001

Ervin Blankenship, 38, Stopover, former truck driver, husband of Anita Stump Blankenship, died Tuesday.

Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Woodman Community Church, Stopover.

[SSDI, Ervin D. Blankenship - 17Apr1963 - 16Oct2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Stopover, Pike Co., KY, Obituary

Herald-Dispatch, Nov 13, 2001

John Wesley Wolford, 63, of Stopover, husband of Ruby Wolford, died Saturday in Pikeville Methodist Hospital, Pikeville. He was self-employed.

Also surviving are two daughters, Linda Wolford of Paw Paw and Joann Slone of Phelps; one stepdaughter, Georgia Ann Mullins of Iager, W.Va.; three sons, Franklin Wolford of Jamboree and Kenneth Wolford and Steven Slone, both of Phelps; two stepsons, James Mullins and Justin Justice, both of Panther, W.Va.; three brothers, Ike Wolford and Stewart Wolford, both of Stopover, and Tracy Wolford of Edgarton, W.Va.; and four sisters, Zettia Faye Robinette of Columbus, Ohio, Nora Marrow of Bristol, Tenn., Emma Caudill of Stopover and Esta Mae Hurley of Hurley, Va. Funeral 1 p.m. today at Shepherd Memorial Presbyterian Church; burial in Blankenship Cemetery, Stopover.

                                                          From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Stopover, Pike Co, KY, Funeral

The Herald-Dispatch, (Huntington, WV) - September 4, 2002

Harold Loyd Blankenship, 63, of Stopover, widower of Betty Ann Blankenship, died Friday at home. He was a retired miner from Chisholm Coal Co. Funeral was Tuesday at Jamboree Church of God burial in the family cemetery, Stopover.

[SSDI, 30Aug1939 - 30Aug2002]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2003, Stopover, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - January 2, 2003

Arthur Blankenship, 89, Stopover, retired coal miner, husband of Edna Blankenship, died Tuesday.

Services 1 p.m. Saturday, Shepard Memorial Presbyterian Church, Stopover.

[SSDI, 11Nov1913 - 31Dec2002]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Stopover, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 28, 2003 [Wednesday]

Bill Ray, 77, Stopover, retired coal miner, husband of Verline Blankenship Ray, died Monday.

Services 1 p.m. Friday, R. S. Jones & Son Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Turkey Creek, Pike Co., KY, Death

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - August 1, 2005

Toddler Dies In ATV Crash

A 2-year-old Pike County boy died Saturday when the all-terrain vehicle he was riding with his father accelerated over an embankment, Kentucky State Police said. Kiren Blankenship was riding the ATV with his father, Earl D. Blankenship, state police said. The boy grabbed the handlebars and caused the 4-wheeler to speed over an embankment, where it fell nine feet into a creek about 2:39 p.m., Deputy Coroner Mike Hall said.

Hall said he believes the child died of blunt force trauma to the head. Hall said the child was not wearing a helmet.

Earl Blankenship was taken to Williamson Memorial Hospital, where he was treated for a back injury. The incident remains under investigation.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Turkey Creek, Pike Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - August 2, 2005

Kiren Blankenship, 2, Turkey Creek, died Sat., July 30, 2005.

Services Wed., 1pm, Rogers Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 13Dec2002 - 30Jul2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+Pikeville, Pike Co., KY, Annie E. Young Cemetery

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSob=c&GSlh=1&GRid=105266424&

Blankenship, Charles Edward, 14Dec1928, Pike Co., KY, 10Jul2000, Pikeville, Pike Co., KY,

Obituary;

              Charles died Monday, July 10, 2000, at the Pikeville Methodist Hospital. Beloved son of the late Ernest Blankenship and Ella Roxie Fife. He was followed in death by his son, Charles Jeffrey Blankenship. He was the husband of Opal M. Lowe Blankenship. Born on December 14, 1928, in Floyd County. He was a miner and was affiliated with the Church of Christ, and was a WWII veteran.

He is survived by his wife, Opal Lowe Blankenship. Survivors include son, Randall Blake Blankenship of Ypsilanti, Michigan, one brother, Duran Blankenship of Joe's Creek; one sister, Betty Kim., of Millers Creek; and three grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Kiren            02, 13Dec2002 - 30Jul2005,            Belfry, Pike, KY,                             KY-400-61-5391

Blankenship, Helen L.       79, 31Dec1925 - 27Oct2005,           Fedscreek, Pike, KY,                       VA-227-28-2682

Blankenship, Carl R.         32, 26Jul1971 - 02Jan2004,             Freeburn, Pike, KY,                         KY-404-31-6626

Blankenship, Dwain P.      37, 24Sep1963 - 11Jan2001,            Freeburn, Pike, KY,                         WV-236-06-0845             

Blankenship, Edis C.         73, 14Oct1932 - 06Dec2005,           Freeburn, Pike, KY,                         KY-407-70-2877

Blankenship, Fayetta         64, 21Jun1940 - 03Jan2005,            Freeburn, Pike, KY,                         KY-404-92-1622

Blankenship, Mary R.        51, 20Jan1951 - 23Dec2002,           Freeburn, Pike, KY,                         KY-407-70-4735

Blankenship, Michael K.   36, 23Sep1967 - 24Sep2003,           Freeburn, Pike, KY,                         KY-403-27-7872

Blankenship, Ronnie K.     63, 05Dec1941 - 27Feb2005,           Freeburn, Pike, KY,                         WV-236-66-0841

Blankenship, Edward J.     51, 19Mar1952 - 02Jul2003,            Mc Carr, Pike, KY,                          KY-400-80-3864

Blankenship, Michael P.   28, 01Jul1975 - 17Jan2004,             Mc Carr, Pike, KY,                          WV-233-06-7953

Blankenship, Archie          66, 19Apr1935 - 23Jan2002,            Phelps, Pike, KY,                             KY-401-42-7665

Blankenship, Cloyd           86, 29Apr1917 - 24Jul2003,            Phelps, Pike, KY,                             KY-407-18-8187

Blankenship, Dora             87, 07Nov1918 - 27Dec2005,          Phelps, Pike, KY,                             KY-406-90-1433

Blankenship, Eligah          80, 29Jun1925 - 03Jul2005,             Phelps, Pike, KY,                             KY-407-28-5448

Blankenship, Iva                90, 05Apr1910 - 22Jan2001,            Phelps, Pike, KY,                             KY-405-98-5150

Blankenship, Jane              99, 15Jul1903 - 24Jan2003,             Phelps, Pike, KY,                             KY-400-74-9851

Blankenship, Lloyd           79, 06Oct1921 - 01Aug2001,           Phelps, Pike, KY,                             KY-404-12-6091

Blankenship, Oliver           80, 21Mar1921 - 07May2001,         Phelps, Pike, KY,                             WV-236-18-4618

Blankenship, Orma L.        72, 03Nov1929 - 14Jan2002,           Phelps, Pike, KY,                             WV-235-44-2872

Blankenship, Charles E.    71, 14Dec1928 - 10Jul2000,            Pikeville, Pike, KY,                         KY-402-30-2286

Blankenship, Charles J.     50, 24Dec1953 - 14Aug2004,          Pikeville, Pike, KY,                         KY-406-80-0510

Blankenship, Dorothy G.   55, 26Jun1950 - 18Nov2005,           Pikeville, Pike, KY,                         KY-403-90-8330

Blankenship, Jack              85, 05Apr1916 - 17Jul2001,            Pikeville, Pike, KY,                         KY-405-07-5705

Blankenship, Lenartis        84, 05Jan1926 - 29Jul2010,             Pikeville, Pike, KY,                         MI-377-60-2406

Blankenship, Matthew S.  20, 12Dec1983 - 28Sep2004,           Pikeville, Pike, KY,                         KY-403-29-5464

Blankenship, Olives          85, 15Mar1915 - 15Sep2000,          Pikeville, Pike, KY,                         KY-406-09-9361

Blankenship, Arthur          89, 11Nov1913 - 31Dec2002,          Stopover, Pike, KY,                         KY-403-01-4815

Blankenship, Edna             83, 21Nov1921 - 11Oct2005,           Stopover, Pike, KY,                         KY-404-90-9986

Blankenship, Ervin D.       38, 17Apr1963 - 16Oct2001,           Stopover, Pike, KY,                         KY-401-92-6973

Blankenship, Harold L.     63, 30Aug1939 - 30Aug2002,          Stopover, Pike, KY,                         KY-407-48-4038

Blankenship, Ireson L.       59, 05Sep1944 - 10Sep2003,           Stopover, Pike, KY,                         KY-402-92-6309

Blankenship, Orville         83, 13Sep1919 - 01Oct2002,           Stopover, Pike, KY,                         KY-404-18-8335

Blankenship, Grethel         71, 31Jul1933 - 04Aug2004,            Stone, Pike, KY,                       WV/NC-232-88-3270

 

Pulaski                                                                                                              

 

+2000, Burnside, Pulaski Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - September 27, 2000

Pearl Mae Blankenship, 80, Burnside, retired line leader at Kenner Toys in Cincinnati, widow of Ernest Blankenship, died Sunday.

Services noon Thursday, Lange & New Brothers Family Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 27May1920 - 24Sep2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2000, Eubank, Pulaski Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) September 17, 2000

Isaac Blankenship, 83, Eubank, retired farmer, husband of Bernice Dillingham Blankenship, died Friday.

Services 1 p.m. Monday, Providence Church of Christ, Quail.

[SSDI, 31Jul1917 - 15Sep2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2001, Science Hill, Pulaski Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - October 8, 2001

James Ed Anderson, 78, Walnut Grove Road, farmer and World War II veteran, husband of Glenda Elizabeth Blankenship Anderson, died Saturday.

Services 1 p.m. today, Morris and Hislope Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 03Dec1921 - 06Oct2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Science Hill, Pulaski Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 27, 2002 [Monday]

Ruble Todd Blankenship, 77, Nancy, widow of James Marshall Blankenship, died Saturday.

Services 11 a.m. Tuesday, Morris & Hislope Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Somerset, Pulaski Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - July 25, 2003

Mazie Blanton Blankenship, 57, Southridge Drive, United Way of South Eastern Kentucky administrative assistant, wife of Tom Blankenship, died yesterday.

Services 2 p.m. Sunday, Lake Cumberland Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 27Oct1945 - 24Jul2003]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Blankenship, Mazie B., 57, 27Oct1945 - 24Jul2003, Somerset, Pulaski, KY, KY-401-60-8246

              D/o F. Calvin Blanton & Sarah Gladys Speak, born Whitley Co., KY

 

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

Blankenship, Pearl M.       80, 27May1920 - 24Sep2000,          Burnside, Pulaski, KY,                    OH-294-24-2196

Blankenship, Isaac             83, 31Jul1917 - 15Sep2000,            Eubank, Pulaski, KY,                      KY-401-26-6423

Blankenship, Ruble           77, 19Sep1924 - 25May2002,          Nancy, Pulaski, KY,                        KY-401-88-8280

Blankenship, Mazie B.      57, 27Oct1945 - 24Jul2003,             Somerset, Pulaski, KY,                    KY-401-60-8246

 

Rowan                                                                                                               

 

2003, Clearfield, Rowan Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 17, 2003

Dairel Blankenship, 75, Clearfield, former mechanic, Army veteran of World War II, father of Onia Porter, died Saturday.

Services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Lewis & Ferguson Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 04Jul1927 - 15Mar2003]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2000, Morehead, Rowan Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 4, 2000

Clester D. Hamilton, 78, Pine Ridge Apartments, formerly of Fleming County, widower of Audrey Geneva Blankenship Hamilton, died Tuesday.

Services 3 p.m. Friday, Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.

(no match on SSDI)

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2004, Morehead, Rowan Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - April 15, 2004

Morton J. Charles, 78, husband of Mary Lou Blankenship Charles, passed away Tues., April 13, 2004.

Services, 11 am Fri., Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Morton Junior Charles b.12May1925, Ironton, OH

Mary Lou Blankenship b.17Oct1932, d.16Jun2004

 

2004, Morehead, Rowan Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - June 19, 2004

Mary Lou Blankenship Charles, 72, widow of Morton J. Charles, passed away Wed., June 16, 2004. Services, 11 am Sun., Northcutt & Son Home for Funerals.              

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Dairel J.       75, 04Jul1927 - 15Mar2003,            Clearfield, Rowan, KY,                   KY-402-30-0515

 

Russell                                                                                                               

 

+2000, Jamestown, Russell Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 15, 2000

Charles P. Blankenship, 91, Jamestown, formerly of Glens Fork, retired farmer, died yesterday.

Services 1 p.m. Tuesday, Stotts-Phelps-McQueary Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 20Jun1908 - 14May2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2001, Jamestown, Russell Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - September 1, 2001

Eva Mae Blankenship, 82, Jamestown, Albany native, homemaker, widow of Audie Blankenship, died Thursday.

Services 3 p.m. Sunday, Talbott Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 01Jan1919 - 30Aug2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Russell Springs, Russell Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - March 2, 2002 [Saturday]

Brandon Blankenship, 44, B.A. Coffey Road, boat dock worker, husband of Donna Blankenship, died Thursday.

Services 2 p.m. Sunday, Bernard Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Russell Springs, Russell Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - August 13, 2002

Wanda Blankenship, 66, U.S. 127, retired employee of Brown & Williamson Tobacco in Louisville, widow of Bobby Blankenship, died of cancer yesterday.

Services 10 a.m. Wednesday, Rippetoe Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Blankenship, Wanda, 66, 25May1936 - 01Aug2002, Russell Springs, Russell, KY, KY-403-48-0695

 

2005, Russell Springs, Russell Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) August 22, 2005

Mallie Blankenship, 79, died Sat., Aug. 20, 2005.

Funeral 2pm Mon., Bernard Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 20Apr1926 - 20Aug2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Edwon E.     86, 23Aug1913 - 10May2000,         Jamestown, Russell, KY,                 KY-405-24-1053

Blankenship, Eva M.         82, 01Jan1919 - 30Aug2001,           Jamestown, Russell, KY,                 IN-316-26-5126

Blankenship, Ida                90, 14Mar1913 - 24Oct2003,           Jamestown, Russell, KY,                 KY-402-98-2935

Blankenship, Brandon D.  44, 16Jan1958 - 28Feb2002,            Russell Springs, Russell, KY,               KY-401-90-1158

Blankenship, Mallie J.       79, 20Apr1926 - 20Aug2005,          Russell Springs, Russell, KY,               KY-404-90-3441

Blankenship, Wanda          66, 25May1936 - 01Aug2002,         Russell Springs, Russell, KY,               KY-403-48-0695

 

Simpson                                                                                                            

 

2000, Franklin, Simpson Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - July 29, 2000

Gloria Lynn Blankenship, 32, of Franklin died July 26, 2000, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident. The Wayne County, Tenn., native was a homemaker. She was a daughter of Floyd Harold Reaves and Linda Marie Mueller, who survive.

Funeral will be at 3 p.m. Saturday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Mount Pleasant United Methodist Church Cemetery in Scottsville.

Other survivors include her husband, Daniel "Pee Wee" Blankenship of Franklin; her stepmother, Lula Reaves of Portland, Tenn; two daughters, Gala Marie Reaves and Kristina Jeanette Lucas, both of Franklin; a brother, Jeff Leeka of Calif.; five sisters, Evelyn Brassell, Pamela Sadler, Teresa Whittimore, Jay McClain, and Michelle Holes, all of Portland, Tenn.

[SSDI, 16May1968 - 26Jul2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Franklin, Simpson Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - February 17, 2004

Berlin Clay Bray, 90, of Franklin died Feb. 16, 2004, at The Medical Center. The Macon County, Tenn., native was a retired employee of the state Highway Department and a member of Mount Vernon Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Edward Bray and Martha Blankenship Bray and the husband of the late Lillie Alford Bray.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Crafton Funeral Home, with burial in Restlawn Memorial Gardens.

Survivors include a son, Bobby Bray and his wife, Joyce, of Franklin; four grandchildren, Lisa Erbin of Murfreesboro, Tenn., Shea Bray of Scottsville, Angela Jackson of Louisville and Gregg Bray of Scottsville; and six great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Franklin, Simpson Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - December 12, 2004

Ollie Knight Jent, 95, of Franklin died Dec. 11, 2004, at The Medical Center. The Macon County, Tenn., native was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was the daughter of the late John and Mary Elizabeth Blankenship Knight and wife of the late Jessie Wilson Jent.

She was preceded in death by a daughter, a son, four brothers and a sister.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Monday at Bailey-Turner-Winkenhofer Heritage Funeral Chapel, with burial in Haysville Cemetery in Lafayette, Tenn.

She is survived by four daughters, Lois Irene Cordel, Willie Faye Hammock and Edna Mae Bilbrey, all of Franklin, and Margaret Lawrence of Bowling Green; one son, Jessie Edward Jent of Franklin; 16 grandchildren, 29 great-grandchildren, 32 great-great-grandchildren and six great-great-great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Taylor                                                                                                               

 

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

Blankenship, Jack              53, 30Aug1949 - 17Mar2003,          Campbellsville, Taylor, KY,               KY-403-66-1337

 

Todd                                                                                                                  

 

2002, Elkton, Todd Co., KY, Obituary

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Mrs. Syble Hardison Staples, 81, of Elkton died Friday, February 1, 2002 at Belle Meade Nursing Home in Greenville of natural causes. Mrs. Staples was born in Todd County on July 18, 1920 to the late John Miller and Annie Blankenship Hardison.

She was retired from Elkton Apparel and Emerson Electric. She was a member of the Emberry Church. She was preceded in death by her husband, Reverend Rufus Staples in 1994; two sisters, Lola Kelly in 1961 and Gola Sullivan in 1996; and two brothers, Leslie Hardison in 1995 and C.T. Hardison in 1926.

Survivors include one step-son, Dennis Staples of Goodlettsville, Tn.; one step-daughter, Doris Dukes of Central City; one brother, Paul Hardison of South Bend, In.; three sisters, Nola Taylor of Elkton, Glennie Kenner of Sharon Grove and Lennie Davis of South Bend, In.; five step-grandchildren; four step-great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services were held Monday, February 4, 2002 at Emberry Church with Reverend Raymond Allen and Reverend Larry Chapman officiating. Burial followed in the Emberry Cemetery.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Warren                                                                                                             

 

2000, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - September 28, 2000

Vangie Hodges Holloway, 88, of Bowling Green died at 10:25 p.m. Sept. 27, 2000, at her home. The Rome, Mo., native was a retired employee of South Central Bell and a member of Broadway United Methodist Church, its Faithful Servants Sunday school class, its quilting club and its Triple L. Senior Adults program; and Telephone Pioneers of America.

She was a daughter of the late Joseph Anthony Hodges and Sarah Jane Blankenship Hodges and wife of the late William "Bill" Holloway.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Friday at Broadway United Methodist Church with burial in Fairview Cemetery.

Survivors include a sister, Ruth Hodges Early of Bowling Green; and several nieces and nephews.

[SSDI, 29Jun1912 - 27Sep2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Matilda Sarah Jane Blankenship d.06Aug1956

 

2001, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - June 29, 2001

Vanus Vernon Travis, 91, of Bowling Green died at 11 p.m. June 28, 2001, at his home. The Simpson County native was a Holley Carburetor employee, a shipping clerk for Colt Industries and a World War II Army veteran. He was a son of the late Essie Shaw Travis and Sumner Travis and the husband of the late Artie Blankenship Travis.

Graveside service will be at 3 p.m. Sunday in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

Survivors include a daughter, Sue Chilton of Nashville, Tenn., and Brenda Ray and Karolle Swanson, both of Louisville; four grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; a nephew; and a niece.

[SSDI, 02Jan1910 - 28Jun2001]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - August 5, 2002

Mary Carlisle Blankenship, 72, of Bowling Green, formerly of Russellville, died Aug. 3, 2002, at her home. The Logan County native was a homemaker and a Pentecostal. She was a daughter of the late Ervin Carlisle and Essie Mae Abston Carlisle and wife of the late Jack Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Young Funeral Home with burial in Maple Grove Cemetery.

Survivors include a son, Daniel Cowherd of Fresno, Calif.; a daughter, Linda Rogers of Bowling Green; three brothers, Kenny Carlisle, J.W. Carlisle, and Dorce Carlisle, all of Wood River, Ill.; a sister, Josephine Ragsdale of Roxana, Ill.; three grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - February 10, 2003

Robert Edward Powers, 57, of Bowling Green died at 3:03 p.m. Feb. 8, 2003 at his home. The Louisville native was an employee of Hill's Pet Nutrition and member of First General Baptist Church. He was a son of the late Harry Powers and Mildred Powers Travis.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps Funeral Home with burial in Bowling Green Gardens.

Survivors include his wife, Charlotte Blankenship Powers; a son, Robert Shane Powers of Bowling Green; and a daughter, Leslie Ann Powers of Bowling Green.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2003, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - April 7, 2003

David J. "Shae Rabbit" Carter, 43, of Bowling Green died at 7:26 a.m. April 5, 2003, in Alvaton. The Allen County native was a painter. He was the son of the late Johnny Clayton Carter and Opal Faye Harrison Carter of Scottsville, who survives.

Funeral will be at 11 a.m. Tuesday at Goad Funeral Home with burial in Oak Forest No. 2 Cemetery.

Other survivors include three sons, David D. Carter, Johnathan Carter and James "Tator" Carter, all of Scottsville; a daughter, Amanda Disman of Scottsville; a brother, Richard Carter of Scottsville; two sisters, Peggy Blankenship of Scottsville and Patty Ferrell of Ohio; and three grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2003, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - October 24, 2003

Henry Wayne Blankenship, 84, formerly of Allen County, died Oct. 21, 2003, at The Medical Center. The Allen County native was a retired carpenter and minister and a member of First General Baptist Church in Bowling Green. He was a son of the late Charlie Adolphus Blankenship and Minnie Williams Blankenship.

He was preceded in death by a son, Randy Birt Blankenship. Funeral was today at Bailey-Turner-Winkenhofer's Heritage Funeral Home, with burial in Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens.

Survivors include his wife, Eva Belle Blankenship; two sons, Jerry Wayne Blankenship and Regina Frakes, and Danny Joe Blankenship and his wife, Shirley, all of Bowling Green; four daughters, Nancy Corbitt and her husband, Greg, of Harrodsburg and Charlotte Powers, Beverly Davis and Linda Painter, all of Bowling Green; a sister, Mavis Duncan of Kansas City, Mo.; 10 grandchildren, Michael and Keith Blankenship , Shane and Leslie Powers, Aaron Painter, Mark, Patrick and Kellie Corbitt, and Bradley and Jennifer Davis; seven great-grandchildren; and two great-stepgrandchildren.

[SSDI, 05May1919 - 21Oct2003]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2004, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - August 16, 2004

Albert Blankenship, 71, of Bowling Green died at 8:35 a.m. Aug. 14, 2004, at his home. The Barren County native was a Korean War veteran, a lieutenant colonel in the Army, a graduate of Bowling Green Business University and the University of Kentucky in Lexington, a certified public accountant, a member of the Kentucky Society of Certified Public Accountants, a sponsor of the Kentucky State Police, a C.E.O. of Helionics Inc., a member of American Legion, a Kentucky Colonel and a chief financial officer for The Bowling Green Bankers Store. He was a son of the late James Blankenship and Mable Gravens Blankenship.

Funeral will be at 10 a.m. Wednesday at Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps Funeral Home, with burial in Fairview Cemetery.

Other survivors include his wife, Marcheta Bartlett Blankenship; a former wife, Doris Hogan Blankenship of Bowling Green; a son, Randy Blankenship of Clearmont, Fla.; a stepson, Steve Bartlett and his wife, Tammy, of Bowling Green; a daughter, Andrea Blankenship Taylor and her husband, Michael, of Minneola, Fla.; a sister, Peggy Blankenship Bright and her husband, Fred, of Knoxville, Tenn.; five grandchildren; a great-grandchild; two stepgrandchildren; and two nieces.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - January 31, 2005

William Alfred "Pa" Smith, 76, of Bowling Green died at 1:55 a.m. Jan. 30, 2005, at The Medical Center. The Riverton, Ala., native was a former truck driver with Nehi Bottling and was a Navy veteran. He was a son of the late Walter and Ruby Smith and was preceded in death by a son, Danny Ray Smith, and a granddaughter, Summer Lynn Smith.

Funeral will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Johnson-Vaughn-Phelps Funeral Home, with burial in Fairview Cemetery.

Survivors include his wife, Charline Borden Smith; three sons, Richard D. Smith of Newcastle, Ind., Jackie A. Smith of Bowling Green and Chad D. Smith of Johns Island, S.C.; two daughters, Marcella K. Willis of Owensboro and Judy G. Blankenship of Bowling Green; five grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; a step grandchild; two sisters, Jeanie Moore and Lila Blanton, both of Jeffersonville, Ind.; and several nieces and nephews.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Bowling Green, Warren Co., KY, Obituary

Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - September 4, 2005

Linda Kay McGuire, 59, of Bowling Green died at 9:45 a.m. Sept. 2, 2005, at her daughter's residence in Bowling Green. The Warren County native worked as a data processing clerk for Eaton Corp. and was a member of Hillvue Heights Church. She was a daughter of the late William Thomas Kirby and Venia Myrtle Cox Kirby, and wife of the late Edward E. McGuire.

Funeral will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday at J.C. Kirby & Son, Lovers Lane chapel, with burial in Bowling Green Gardens.

Survivors include two daughters, Deanna McGuire Rose and her husband, Bryan Rose, and Erin McGuire Reynolds and her husband, Jeff Reynolds, all of Bowling Green; two sisters, Brenda Blankenship and her husband, Larry Blankenship , of Bowling Green, and Carolyn Lowe and her husband, David Lowe, of Glasgow; a grandson, Dalton Rose of Bowling Green; and several nieces and nephews.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Albert E.      71, 24Oct1932 - 14Aug2004,           Bowling Green, Warren, KY,               IN-314-24-1285

Blankenship, G. H.            44, 20Feb1957 - 02May2001,          Bowling Green, Warren, KY,               KY-405-90-3578

Blankenship, Henry W.     84, 05May1919 - 21Oct2003,          Bowling Green, Warren, KY,               KY-401-14-4588

Blankenship, Mary B.        72, 30Jun1930 - 03Aug2002,           Bowling Green, Warren, KY,               KY-403-76-9967

 

Webster                                                                                                             

 

2005, Sebree, Webster Co., KY, Obituary

The Messenger, (Madisonville, KY) - April 21, 2005

Henry Allen Burton, 84, of Sebree, Ky., died at 3:30 a.m. Wednesday, April 20, 2005, at Methodist Hospital in Henderson. He was born Oct. 13, 1920, in Webster County, Ky., to the late William Wiley and Cora Lee Brown Burton. He was a retired farmer.

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two sisters, Ruby Marks and Nell Cates.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Nina June Smith Burton of Sebree; two daughters, Patricia Burton Posner of Grayslake, Ill., and Cathi Burton Blankenship of Dixon, Ky.; one son, Donald Burton of Lexington, Ky.; four grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Friday at Tompkins Funeral Home Sebree Chapel with the Rev. Calvin Taylor officiating. Burial will be in Springdale Cemetery in Sebree.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

Whitley                                                                                                             

 

2000, Corbin, Whitley Co., KY, Obituary

The Kentucky Post, (Covington, KY) - July 28, 2000

Boyd B. "B. B." Helton, 72, of Corbin, died Wednesday at St. Joseph Hospital, Lexington. He was the owner of H&H Oil Co. and a member of First Christian Church and Trinity United Methodist Church, both in Corbin. He was a member of the K-mart Coffee Club, an Army veteran of World War II and an Air Force veteran.

Survivors include his wife, Euna Walker Helton; a son, Boyd B. Helton II of London; daughters, Trudy Blankenship of Corbin and Joyce Steele of Burlington; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. Saturday at Corbin Funeral Home. Burial will be in Resthaven Cemetery, Corbin.          [SSDI 21Aug1927 - 26Jul2000]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2002, Corbin, Whitley Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - April 24, 2002 [Wednesday]

Helen Blankenship, 63, homemaker, mother of John Douthitt, London, died Monday.

Services 1 p.m. Thursday, Vankirk Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

+2005, Corbin, Whitley Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - April 19, 2005

Golden Blankenship, 79, died Sun., April 17, 2005.

Services, 1 pm Wed., Corbin Funeral Home.

[SSDI, 17Jan1926 - 17Apr2005]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

2005, Corbin, Whitley Co., KY, Funeral

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - May 14, 2005

Edith D. Blankenship, 83, passed away Thurs., May 12, 2005.

Service, 2 pm Sun., Hart Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Golden         79, 17Jan1926 - 17Apr2005,            Corbin, Whitley, KY,                      KY-407-20-5790

Blankenship, Helen           64, 10Apr1938 - 22Apr2002,           Corbin, Whitley, KY,                      KY-405-52-4873

 

Wolfe                                                                                                                           

 

+2004, Hazel Green, Wolfe Co., KY, Obituary

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - February 6, 2004

Nancy Jackson Blankenship, 89, died Thurs., Feb. 5, 2004.

Surviving is a daughter, Brenda Blankenship Phipps, Hazel Green.

Services Sat., 1 pm, at Hazel Green Christian Church.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Nancy           89, 13Jan1915 - 05Feb2004,            Hazel Green, Wolfe, KY,               OH-289-05-0214

 

Woodford                                                                                                         

 

2003, Versailles, Woodford Co., KY,

Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - August 8, 2003 [Friday]

Elizabeth Hoflich "Tiny" Blankenship, 87, 269 Paddock Drive, former saleswoman for Stewart's Deparment Store and Terry's Five and Ten, died Wednesday.

Services 11 a.m. Saturday, Saint Leo Catholic Church.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

 

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

Blankenship, Elizabeth H. 87, 08Jan1916 - 06Aug2003,           Versailles, Woodford, KY,               TX-464-24-6620

Blankenship, Faye H.        89-90, 24Mar1911 - 07Mar2001,    Midway, Woodford, KY,                 KY-406-56-0721