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

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

Blankenship, Alma I. 78, 08Jan1913 - ??Sep1991, (not specified), MS-426-42-0666

Blankenship, Alta G. 84, 02Aug1906 - ??Jul1991, (not specified), MS-426-03-0057

Blankenship, K. L. 39, 30Aug1957 - ??Mar1997, (PE), MS-587-74-8220

Blankenship, Mary E. 73, 23Mar1917 - 30Jan1991, (not specified), MS-425-64-2557

Blankenship, Robbie H. 20, 14Apr1978 - 20Jul1998, (72), MS-426-63-8382

Blankenship, Rufus A. 64-65, 12Mar1926 - ??Mar1991, (not specified), MS-425-34-4240

Blankenship, Thomas R. 00, 13Nov1996 - 07Jan1997, (72), MS-428-81-2875

Blankenship, Willard 71, 09May1921 - 18Jan1993, (not specified), MS-425-16-6738

Blankenship, Willie E. 58, 12Oct1938 - 15Jun1997, 30057 (PE), MS-425-68-9830

Alcorn

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

Blankenship, Bobby L. 68, 28Oct1929 - 22Dec1997, Corinth, Alcorn, MS, AL-416-30-1085

Blankenship, Loyd L. 65, 15Mar1928 - 15May1993, Corinth, Alcorn, MS, MS-428-42-3887

Blankenship, Minnie 98, 31Oct1898 - 23Dec1996, Corinth, Alcorn, MS, MS-587-30-9281

Blankenship, Sarah L. 99, 03Nov1896 - 30Nov1995, Corinth, Alcorn, MS, MS-425-01-8393

Clay

1990, West Point, Clay Co., MS, Obituary

The Commercial Appeal, (Memphis, TN) - June 29, 1990 (Friday)

Jim Blankenship, 94, retired 13-year mechanic at Mitchell Buick-Pontiac, died Wednesday (27Jun1990) at his home after a brief illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Calvert Funeral Home with burial in Greenwood Cemetery.

He was a native of the Big Springs community in Clay County. Blankenship , the husband of Kate D. Blankenship , also leaves three daughters, Mrs. Katherine B. Hill of Chattanooga, Mrs. Doris D. Hudson of West Point and Mrs. Betty D. Price of Starkville; two sisters, Mrs. Eunice B. Benson of Cedar Bluff and Mrs. Mary B. Murphy of West Point; a brother, Tom Blankenship of Houston, Texas, seven grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

+1991, West Point, Clay Co., MS, Obituary

The Okolona Messenger, Thursday, February 7, 1991

Mary Landin Blankenship, age 73 of West Point, died Wednesday, January 31, 1991 at the Okolona Community Hospital, [Chickasaw Co., MS]. She was a member of First United Methodist Church in West Point and a retired teacher with 30 years of service to the West Point Public School Sysytem. She was the widow of Murry Blankenship.

Services were held Friday, February 1, at Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Dr. W. D. Pigott, officiating. Burial was in Greenwood Cemetery. Pallbearers were Charles Whitehead, Joe Taggart, Bobby Speed, Jimmy Woods, Tommy Reynolds, Doyle Brooks. Honorary pallbearers were Billy Jordan, Dean Stevens, Ashley Stevens,Conley Cox, and Paul Judge.

Survivors include one son, Murry Blankenship, Sr. of Okolona; two daughters, Peggy B. Spell of West Point and Dot B. Long of Pearl; three sisters, Alma L. Reid of Gattman,Catherine Steger of Chalmette, LA. and Jennie Cantrell of West Point; six grandchildren, Robert Ward Spell, Jr. of Kent, Ohio, Teresa Spell of West Point, Lindsey Long, of Pearl, Murry Blankenship, Jr. of Jackson, Leigh Hunter Blankenship and John Edward Blankenship, both of Okolona.

West Point, Clay Co., MS, Palestine Cemetery

+Blankenship, Rufus Allen b. 12 Mar 1926 d. 19 Mar 1991 SC2 USN WWII

Son of Roy Blankenship & Maude ?

From Anne Easter aeaster(at)hotmail.com

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

Blankenship, Albert E. 64, 27Jan1935 - 03Dec1999, West Point, Clay, MS, MS-425-60-3954

Blankenship, Jim 94, 05Feb1896 - ??Jun1990, West Point, Clay, MS, MS-425-05-0543

Blankenship, Kate D. 86, 08Mar1909 - ??Feb1996, West Point, Clay, MS, MS-426-42-1439

Blankenship, Ruby S. 80, 20Apr1915 - ??Jul1995, West Point, Clay, MS, MS-426-03-3795

DeSoto

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

Blankenship, W. E. 92, 24Dec1899 - 03Jan1992, Olive Branch, De Soto, MS, RR-702-18-3306

Forrest

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

Blankinchip, Katie M. 92, 22Dec1901 - 05Aug1994, Hattiesburg, Forrest, MS, MS-426-80-4709

Harrison

1998, Biloxi, Harrison Co., MS, Obituary

http://www.genealogybuff.com/ms/state/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/299

Lt. Col. Wyndham G. Mortimer, 77, of Biloxi, Mississippi, died Tuesday, March 10, 1998, at Gulf Coast Medical Center.

Col. Mortimer was a native of Dayton, Ohio, and retired from the Air Force in 1969, having a total of nine years enlisted and 21 years commissioned service. He was decorated several times in the course of his service during WW II, Korea and Vietnam. He was a member of the Retired Officers Association, the Air Force Association, and was a member of the MS Coast Amateur Radio Association. He and his wife have resided in Biloxi since 1970.

He was preceded in death by his parents, Samuel E. and L. Florence Mortimer; his first wife, Addine Davis Helms Mortimer; and two younger policeman brothers, Det. Sgt. William K. Mortimer and Sgt. Paul E. Mortimer.

Survivors include his wife, Gretchen P. Mortimer, formerly of New Orleans; a son, Thomas R. Mortimer and his wife, Leslie N. of Richmond, Calif.; two brothers, David C. Mortimer of Grass Lake, Mich., and Thomas R. Mortimer of Hillsboro, Ohio; two sisters, Betty J. Blankenship of Xenia, Ohio, and Phyllis J. Grisso of Yorba Linda, Calif.; a granddaughter, Jamie Mojcher; many nieces and nephews, especially James B. Pittenger, Yvonne and Roger Cappe and Jamie' Pittenger.

Funeral Homes in Biloxi. A procession will leave the funeral home at 9:30 a.m. Monday for a 10 a.m. mass at Our Lady of Fatima. Burial will be in Biloxi National Cemetery with full military honors.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

1991, Gulfport, Harrison Co., MS, Obituary

The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) - Saturday, July 6, 1991

Virginia T. Blankenship , 79, a retired registered nurse, died July 3, 1991, in Gulfport.

Survivors include her husband, Harvey Blankenship ; two sons; a sister, Clelia Freeman of Virginia Beach; and three grandchildren.

The funeral was held July 5, in Reimann Funeral Home.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

1992, Pass Christian, Harrison Co., MS, Obituary

The Virginian-Pilot, (Norfolk, VA) - May 10, 1992

Harvey W. Blankenship, 84, died May 8, 1992, in Pass Christian. Mr. Blankenship was born in Portsmouth. Survivors include two sons; and three grandchildren.

The funeral will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday in Riemann Funeral Home, Pass Christian.

[SSDI, 15Mar1908 - 08May1992]

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Biloxi, Harrison Co., MS, Biloxi Nat. Cem.,

PO Box 4968 Pass Road, Zip 39535, TX (228) 388-6668

Blankenship, Mary Jane b. 01/16/1924, DOD 05/04/1991, Sec. B #294

Wife of Blankenship, William Leon CDR USN

From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net

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

Blankenship, Milford D. 75, 18Jun1918 - 14Dec1993, Biloxi, Harrison, MS, AL-419-16-0959

Blankenship, Virginia T. 79, 05Dec1911 - 03Jul1991, Pass Christian, Harrison, MS, MS-587-82-7824

Hinds

1996, Jackson, Hinds Co., MS, Obituary

http://www.obitcentral.com/obitsearch/obits/mo/mo-jasper209.htm

Ruby Virginia Blankenship Cook, 80, Jackson, Miss., a native of Neosho, died Tuesday, Dec. 10, 1996, after an apparent heart attack at her home. Ms. Cook was born May 19, 1916, in Neosho.

She attended high school in Joplin. She moved to Jackson in 1954 from Los Angeles. She was a medical secretary for several years at the University of Mississippi Medical Center, Jackson. She was a member of Broadmoor Baptist Church, Jackson.

Survivors include a son, Greg Cook, Jackson; two daughters, Barbara Martin, Jackson, and Debbie Bosarge, Vicksburg, Miss.; five grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Broadmoor Baptist Church, Jackson. Jim Futral, minister, will officiate.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

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

Blankinship, Marjorie B. 88, 24Sep1903 - 31Mar1992, Jackson, Hinds, MS, FL-262-80-3485

Blankenship, Ulus S. 90, 10Feb1908 - 28Jun1998, Jackson, Hinds, MS, AR-429-70-5038

Blankenship, Nellie B. 88, 08Feb1910 - 25Dec1998, Raymond, Hinds, MS, MS-425-60-5018

Humphreys

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

Blankenship, A. J. 83, 22Jun1910 - 29Dec1993, Belzoni, Humphreys, MS, MS-428-74-0922

Itawamba

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

Blankenship, Johnnie B. 81, 02Sep1914 - 02May1996, Fulton, Itawamba, MS, MS-426-66-9009

Blankenship, C. 63, 16Jun1930 - 15Apr1994, Mantachie, Itawamba, MS, MS-425-56-1965

Jasper

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

Blankenship, Clarence W. 38, 08Aug1957 - 04Apr1996, Heidelberg, Jasper, MS, MS-428-08-5603

Lafayette

1990, Abbeville, Lafayette Co., MS, Obituary

The Commercial Appeal, (Memphis, TN) - December 22, 1990 [Saturday]

Abbeville - Riley Gilbert Jenkins, 76, retired carpenter, died Thursday [20Dec1990] at his home.

Services will be at 2 p.m. today at Waller Funeral Home with burial in Abbeville Cemetery. He was a member of Abbeville Baptist Church and a Master at Abbeville Masonic Lodge.

Jenkins, the husband of Nellie Jenkins, also leaves a daughter, Mrs. Frankye Faye Hughes of Abbeville; a son, Marshall Jenkins of Oxford; a sister, Mrs. Lessie Blankenship of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; a brother, Gene Jenkins of Olive Branch, 10 grandchildren and five great- grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Lawrence

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

Blankenship, Annie M. 67, 06Mar1926 - 21Feb1994, Monticello, Lawrence, MS, CA-555-36-8486

Lee

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

Blankenship, Cratis 77, 23Mar1921 - 15May1998, Tupelo, Lee, MS, MS-425-15-8901

Oktibbeha

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

Blankenship, Elizabeth L. 77, 24Jan1917 - 10Jun1994, Starkville, Oktibbeha, MS, GA-252-38-5887

Blankenship, Beatrice 81, 03Jun1917 - 28Oct1998, Sturgis, Oktibbeha, MS, MS-587-74-9766

Rankin

1998, Florence, Rankin Co., MS, Obituary

http://www.genealogybuff.com/ms/state/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/294

Becky Welch Blankenship went to be with our Lord on Saturday, April 11, 1998, in Florence, Miss., after a long battle with cancer. Mrs. Blankenship was born July 26, 1971, in Gulfport, Miss., and had been a resident of Saucier for 16 years. She attended Harrison Central High School.

She was preceded in death by her father, Theo Welch Jr.; her son, Trey Blankenship; and her maternal grandparents, Grace Seymour Parse and Herbert Parse.

She is survived by her husband, Tommy Blankenship; three daughters, Ashley, Krystal and Shelby Blankenship; two brothers, Theo Welch III and Joey Mason; two sisters, Vicky Philpot and Jennifer Mason; two nieces, Cecelia and Chelsey Philpot; and many caring friends.

Becky chose to be cremated and asked that in lieu of flowers memorials be made to St. Jude's Children Research Hospital, 332 North Lauderdale Street, Memphis, TN 38105.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

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

Blankenship, Rebecca G. 26, 26Jul1971 - 11Apr1998, Florence, Rankin, MS, MS-427-23-9980

Sharkey

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

Blankenship, Geraldine 72, 08Aug1924 - 23Oct1996, Rolling Fork, Sharkey, MS, MS-425-26-7288

Stone

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

Blankinchip, Eunice L. 80, 06Sep1917 - 04Jul1998, Wiggins, Stone, MS, MS-426-24-6546

Union

1990, New Albany, Union Co., MS, Obituary

The Commercial Appeal, (Memphis, TN) - September 19, 1990

New Albany - R. V. Garrett, 61, retired employee of E. R. Carpenter & Co. in Verona, died Monday at his home after a brief illness. Services will be at 2 p.m. today at United Funeral Service with burial in McNeal Cemetery in Lee County.

He was a Baptist. Garrett, the husband of Annie Ruth Davis Garrett, also leaves three daughters, Mrs. Charlene Matkins and Mrs. Kathy Sprouse, both of New Albany, and Mrs. Shirley Allen of Blue Springs; a son, Jimmy Garrett of Tupelo; three sisters, Mrs. Velma Engil of Guntown, Mrs. Vera Mae Dean of the Dorsey community in Itawamba County, and Mrs. Nellie Blankenship of Mantachie, 14 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com

Washington

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

Blankenship, Jerry 47, 26Apr1950 - 24Jul1997, Greenville, Washington, MS, MS-587-07-9448