2000-2009, OK, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net
SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
, OK, Transcribed by Jim @
Blankenshipweb.com
Blankenship, Arthur A. 72,
09Oct1927 - 04Jul2000, 89156
(PE), OK-445-26-8300
Blankenship, Buddy L. 51,
16Nov1957 - 04May2009, (72), OK-440-66-7836
Blakenship,
Dane M. 22,
23Feb1982 - 25Oct2004, (72), OK-448-92-6346
Blankenship, Eddie W. 38,
04Jul1962 - 05Apr2001, (FO), OK-441-60-1416
Blankenship, Glen C. 78,
30Aug1928 - 22Feb2007, (72), OK-446-26-0605
Blankenship, H. R. 82,
26Dec1917 - 27Nov2000, XXXXX
(PE), OK-448-03-3443
Blankenship, James L. 62,
14Dec1939 - 13Apr2002, (72), OK-446-36-3292
Blankenship, Jerry G. 60,
22Dec1942 - 20Sep2003, (72), OK-444-42-3787
Blankenship, Joseph A. 46,
13Nov1956 - 19Feb2003, 00000
(72), OK-447-60-9960
Blankenship, Loyd B. 32, 19Jan1976 - 21Aug2008, (72), OK-440-72-7872
Blankenship, Michael 31,
08Aug1973 - 08Dec2004, (72), OK-441-90-1567
Blankenship, Rebeckia A. 60, 20Dec1945
- 26Nov2006, (72), OK-442-46-5361
Blankenship, Ross C. 39,
03Jun1965 - 04Jan2005, (FO), OK-442-70-2317
Blankenship, Russell E. 31,
04May1977 - 15Apr2009, (72), OK-446-92-5336
Blankenship, Sherry L. 60,
18Nov1941 - 13Aug2002, (72), OK-441-42-2758
Blankenship, Shirley L. 53,
25Oct1955 - 25Jan2009, (72), OK-441-62-7771
Blankenship, Tristan Z. 00,
20Nov2001 - 20Dec2001, (72), OK-447-15-6440
Blankenship, Wesley L. 31,
11Apr1974 - 09Feb2006, (FO), OK-446-68-4026
Adair
+2000, Watts, Adair Co., OK,
Obituary
https://www.legacy.com/guestbooks/legacy/carmen-blankenship-condolences/16363?cid=full
Carmen Ray
Blankenship, 37, of Watts, Oklahoma, formerly of
Ashtabula, Ohio, a Machine Operator, died on Sunday, August 13, 2000, from
injuries sustained in an automobile accident.
Calling hours
are scheduled for Thursday, August 17, 2000, 7 p.m. until the hour of service
on Friday, August 18, 10 a.m., at Lily of the Valley, Old Regular Baptist
Church, S.R. 84 and Kiwanis Park Drive, Geneva, Ohio. Funeral services will be officiated by Scott Hamilton. Burial will be at Edgewood
Cemetery. Ducro Funeral Services and Crematory,
Ashtabula.
Beaver
2004, Elmwood, Beaver Co.,
OK, Obituary
Southwest
Daily Times (Liberal,
KS) - July 14, 2004
Elsie Ardena Phipps, 88, died July 7,
2004, in Perryton, Texas. She was born Oct. 18, 1915, to James Wesley and
Nellie May (Rothenberger) Porter in Beaver, Okla. She
married Richard Clay Phipps July 18, 1960, in Tijuana, Mexico. He died Feb. 3,
1987. She graduated from Alva High School. She was a homemaker. She was a
member of the Beaver Christian Church. She is survived by one brother, Harry
Porter, Lucerne, Calif.; two sisters, Hazel Blankenship
and Elva Higgins, St. Mary's; and many relatives and friends.
Graveside funeral services will be at 2 p.m. today in the Sophia
Cemetery with Jack Cornell presiding. Burial will be in the Sophia Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Beckham
Beckham Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Johnnie R. 80, 20Sep1926 - 07May2007, Elk City, Beckham, OK, TX-459-38-2703
Blaine
Blaine Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Floice A. 82, 06Dec1923 - 18Feb2006, Okeene, Blaine, OK, OK-443-60-1656
Bryan
+2005, Durant, Bryan Co.,
OK, Obituary
Bakersfield Californian , August 27, 2005,
Jewell B. Blankenship Services: Mon., Aug. 29, 10 a.m. Chapel services will be held
Monday, August 29, 2005, 10:00 a.m., at Arvin Funeral Home for Jewell B. Blankenship, 93, who passed away August 21, 2005, in
Durant, Oklahoma.
Jewell resided in
Lamont, CA, since the Dust Bowl Era.
Predeceased by her husband, Truett; daughter, Mary Lou; brother and parents.
Jewell is survived
by her sons, Charles, Gerald, Sammy; daughter, Carolyn; grandchildren; great-great-grandchildren
and family. Legacy.com
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2005, Durant, Bryan Co.,
OK, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/62733225/birdie-jewel-blankenship
Birdie Jewel Blankenship, 93, of Silo, passed away Sunday, August 21, 2005, at Four
Season's Nursing Home in Durant, [Bryan
Co., OK]. She was born October 11, 1911 in Rienzi, Mississippi to George
Walker and Leona (Toler) Robinson.
Birdie moved to Silo in 1920, married
Truitt Blankenship on January 28, 1928, in Durant and moved
California in 1942 before finally settling back in Silo 2002. Birdie was active
in the Historical Society and appeared in the movie "Great American
Dream." Her hobbies included reading, sewing, crafts and she loved to do
historical studying. Birdie was a member of the Pentecostal faith and she will
be missed by all who knew her.
Birdie was preceded in death by her husband, Truitt, in 1997; her
parents, George and Leona Robinson; daughter, Mary Lou Mulliniks;
grandson, Sandy Lee Mulliniks; brother, Joel Robinson;
and sister Billie June.
Survivors include daughter,
Carolyn B. York and husband Chad, Silo; son, Charles Blankenship, Tulsa; sons Gerald Blankenship and wife Jeanie and Sam Blankenship and wife Karen, all of Bakersfield,
Calif.; sister Elizabeth Blaine, Colbert; sister Nell Brennan, Levitton, Penn.; 13 grandchildren; 25 great-grandchildren;
five great-great grandchildren; many other relatives, and a host of friends.
Family hour is scheduled for Wednesday from 6 to 8 p.m. at the
funeral home. Interment will be in Arvin, California. Durant Daily Democrat
+2008, Kemp, Bryan Co.,
OK, Obituary
https://www.legacy.com/obituaries/heralddemocrat/obituary.aspx?n=james-a-blankenship&pid=120327955
James Alvin Blankenship, 62, of Kemp, Okla. passed away Saturday night, Nov. 15, 2008 at Texoma Medical Center in Denison, [Grayson
Co., TX]. He was born June 20, 1946 in Liberty, Okla., son of the late
Alvin Louis and Lois Walton Blankenship.
He attended Kemp schools and was a longtime member of the Kemp
Church of Christ. He was a lifelong Kemp, Okla. resident and married Phillis
Richardson Dec. 30, 1965 in Denison. He was in the Army Reserve from 1967 -1973
during the Vietnam War and was a Car man for Union Pacific Railroad for 23
years.
He was also preceded in death by a baby brother and two sisters, Agnes Wester
and Edna Knickle.
He is survived by his wife,
Phillis Blankenship of the home, Kemp, Okla.; daughters, Amy Sinor and husband, Steve of Longview, Lora Stanglin and husband, Gary of Hendrix,
Okla., and Christi Malone and husband, Marcus of Denison;
grandchildren, Chance Sinor and wife, Brooke, Logan
and Jorgia Sinor, Dakota
and Madison Stanglin and Makynlee
Malone; two sisters, Faye Reynolds of Denison, and Connie Stubbs of
Colbert, Okla. Numerous nieces and nephews and his special running buddy Terry
Terrell also survive.
Funeral services will be 2 pm, Wednesday, Nov. 19, 2008, in the
Kemp Baptist Church with Pastor Roger Speers officiating. Burial will follow in
the Kemp Cemetery. Pallbearers will be his children and grandchildren.
Cunningham
Funeral Home in Colbert, Okla.
+2004, Hendrix, Bryan Co.,
OK, Obituary
Printed in the Durant Daily Democrat
Agnes Juanita (nee Blankenship) McDonald
Wester, 76, Hendrix. She left behind those who loved her Saturday, March 27,
2004, at Texoma Medical Center. She was born May 30,
1927, in Liberty, to Alvin Lewis and Lois Walton Blankenship.
She was a lifelong resident of Bryan
County. She attended Kemp Schools and was a longtime member of Kemp Church of
Christ. She married Clarence McDonald in 1942 and he preceded her in death in 1995.
She later married Doyle Wester. She worked for many years at the Cotton Mill,
for Levi and Yellow Jacket Boat Company, Denison, and was a home health worker
before she retired.
Everyone who knew her remembers a woman
who lived life to the fullest. She was a woman who took an interest in people.
She loved to cook, garden and visit with neighbors. She never let anyone leave
her home hungry. She lived most of her life in Hendrix, except for a short time
in Sherman, Texas. Neighbors quickly became friends and she loved spending time
with her grandchildren.
In her younger days, she enjoyed
traveling. She spent time with family in Pennsylvania, and visited New York and
Canada. She spent many hours gardening, preserving food and listening to the
radio. She had a strong love of family and of God and will be deeply missed by
all who loved her.
She was also preceded in death by her
parents and sister Edna Earl Knickle.
She is survived by her sons Tommy
McDonald and wife Donna, Hendrix; daughters Judy O'Boyle and husband Eddie,
Colbert, Lana Hill, Hendrix, Brenda Perryman and husband Mike, Achille; brother James Blankenship, Hendrix; sisters Connie Stubbs, Colbert
and Faye Reynolds,
Denison; grandchildren Rickie Rencher and wife
Jennifer, Cartwright, Randy Rencher and wife Janet,
McKinney, Texas, Erica Burns, Stillwater, Cody Perryman, Achille,
Monica Wakefield and husband Keith, Marcella Perry and April Anderson, all of
Colbert, Eddie O'Boyle Jr., Sherman, Jeana McDonald
and husband Terry, Hendrix, Jana Willy and husband Mike, Sadler, two
great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.
A service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at
Cunningham Funeral Chapel, Achille, the Rev. Roger Speers of Kemp Baptist Church will
officiate. Burial will be in Rosewood Cemetery, Achille,
with pallbearers Eddie O'Boyle, Rickie Rencher, Randy
Rencher, Cody Perryman, Tony Knickle,
Aaron Wakefield and Keith Wakefield.
Bryan Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, James
Alvin 62, 20Jun1946 - 15Nov2008, Kemp,
Bryan, OK, OK-447-44-2915
Blankenship,
Jewell 93, 11Oct1911 - 21Aug2005, Durant, Bryan, OK, CA-564-28-4794
Caddo
Caddo Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankinship,
Nettle O. 96, 12Dec1907 - 23Jul2004, Anadarko, Caddo, OK, OK-446-42-8031
Canadian
+2004, Mustang, Canadian
Co., OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman , October 28, 2004
Precious Dane Max
Blankenship was taken from us
and whisked away to heaven in a tragic traffic accident on October 25, 2004. Dane Max was born to Dana Cline and Mac Blankenship on February 23, 1982 and was immediately
everyone's sweetheart! That curly blonde hair and thumb in his precious mouth
was his trademark during his childhood years. Even when he won the state
championship in wrestling he marched right out on that mat, beat his opponent
and walked away a winner with that little thumb in his mouth. Dane Max was baptized at Mustang First Baptist Church on September 11,
1994. As Dane grew up into this beautiful young man, his
wit and mischievous grin made him 'Most Mischievous' as a class favorite his
senior year. This followed him all the way to heaven on that tragic night.
Those high school wrestling matches were when he was the most fearless. He
really did believe that he was unbeatable, thanks to the confidence that his
friends, family and coaches, Danny Brown, Dave Rankin and Will Allen instilled
in him. With all his tough outside appearance Dane was a very tenderhearted, loving and caring child. In his short
life he played hard, worked hard, grieved and loved deeply. He was a winner in
life. Dane was a proud OSU Cowboy where he was
majoring in business at the time he was taken to heaven. Dane Max now walks with his Papa Hootie on those
wonderful streets of gold.
Dane was preceded
in death by his Papa Hootie Cline and is survived by
his mother and soul mate, Dana Cline, his father, Mac Blankenship and wife Ginger, his
brother and best friend Dace Macline. He is also
survived by Maxine Cline, his Mamma Max & Roy Byrd, Granddad and Gram Curtis Blankenship, Aunt Denise and Uncle Jim and cousins,
Chad and Cory Hledik. He also leaves behind to mourn
and miss him, Aunts and Uncles Judy & Bill Hatton, Tony & Lanetta Shapley and cousins, Hayley, Cami, Mica, Curt &
Bryan along with many spouses, cousins, and relatives. Dane also leaves behind his 2 favorite companions, Duce and Gunner, Oh
those dogs! But he loved them so much! Dane was surrounded
by many family and friends who know that there is a special place for him in
that beautiful place called heaven. 'Plant a flower, plant a tree, or look at
the stars and think of me. I am the gentle winds that blow and wherever you go,
with you I go. Don't grieve for me because I'm not here, I've gone to a better
place where I have no cares. Look after my mother, look after my Dad and for my
precious brother, be with him, don't let him be sad. I
love all of you with all my heart, and if I was here right now I'd tell you all
these things. But where I am now I cannot return and I am at peace. I wouldn't
come back, because now I'm home. I love you all.' Dane Max.
Services will be held 2 PM Friday, October 29, 2004 at Mustang
First Baptist Church under the direction of McNeil's Mustang Funeral Service,
Mustang, Oklahoma.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Carter
+2008, Ardmore, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ok/carter/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/2
Services for Chiquita
"Skeet" Blankenship,
96, will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday, Feb. 11, 2008 at Craddock Funeral Home
Memorial Chapel with the Rev. David Brantley officiating, Interment will be at Crinerville Cemetery.
Born on August 13, 1911 in Brock, to John and Effie Baker Godfrey,
she passed away on Friday, Feb. 8, 2008 in Ardmore. She married Robert Blankenship on Dec. 16, 1933 at Marsden. He preceded
her in death on Oct. 30, 1966. She was also preceded in death by her parents, a
twin sister, Juanita Godfrey 3-years-of-age, sister, Myrtle Richardson, son-in-law, Bill Beane, and life long friend, Ethel Ellis.
She was a cook at Plainview School for many years before going to
work at the Oklahoma Veterans Center in Ardmore, where she retired. She was a
member of Brock Baptist Church for 58 years.
Skeet enjoyed life to the fullest, working in her yard, gardening, and keeping
the family stocked with plenty of canned vegetables. She took great pride in
her grandchildren and great grandchildren and enjoyed attending their sporting
events. Her strength and straight forward personality will be greatly missed.
She is survived by two daughters, Sharon Beane and Dana Trueblood and
husband, Chris, all of Ardmore; five grandchildren, Tammy Burns and husband,
Jeff, Madill, Ricky Beane and wife, Teri, and Brad Beane, all Ardmore, Robin Dillon, Ringling and Christi
Swanson and husband, Lance, Ardmore, 10 great grandchildren, Josh, Brandon and
Jarod Beane, Ardmore, Shiann
and Tucker Burns, Madill, Logan and Jackson Dillon, Ringling and Carter, Landry
and Cal Swanson. Ardmore.
Bearers are Ricky and Brad Beane, Jeff
Burns, Lance Swanson, Mike Fincher and Lester Greathouse.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Healdton, Carter
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.robertsfuneralhomes.us/spivey/billyblankenship.html
Billy D.
Blankenship, sixty-eight, of Healdton, Oklahoma,
passed from this life April 6, 2007 in Healdton. He was born May 31, 1938, in
Lindsay, Oklahoma, the ninth of ten children of Bud and Tola Blankenship.
He was married
to Norma Louise West December 27, 1957, at Ardmore, Oklahoma. He was in the
U.S. Air Force and retired from the Southwestern Bell Telephone Company. He was
a member of the Bethel Baptist Church in Healdton.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, two brothers, Lawrence and Ernest Blankenship, and four sisters - Ida Schoonover, Mae Logan, Lena Hill and Connie
Blankenship.
Funeral
services were at 1:00 PM, Monday, April 9, 2007, at the Bethel Baptist Church
in Healdton, with Ray Calgar and Bro. Jimmy May
officiating. Burial was in the Mt Olive Cemetery under the direction of Spivey
Funeral Home of Healdton. Pallbearers were the grandsons - Joshua
Johnson, Keith Blankenship, and Garrett Jenkins and nephews Billy, Bobby, and Jim Hardcastle.
2006, Wilson, Carter Co.,
OK, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/tx/smallcounties/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/208
Cleo Laverne Emerson, 92, of Wilson, Okla., died Sept. 21, 2006, in
Lampasas, and funeral services were Sept. 23 at Alexander Funeral Chapel in
Wilson with the Rev. Ron Eaves officiating. Burial was at Hewitt Cemetery. Cleo
Emerson was born June 20, 1914, in Wilson, the daughter of James Monroe and
Ellen Couch Claxton.
She was reared in Wilson, living all of her life there until 2005,
when she moved to Lampasas to be nearer to her family. During her working
years, she was a grocery clerk for Hoss Harveys and a
waitress at Dudes Diner. More recently, she was a volunteer and delivered meals to senior citizens for the Meals on Wheels nutrition
program.
She is survived by daughters, Herma Jean Lindsay, of Leander, and
Ginger Armstrong, and husband, Fred, of Oklahoma City; sons, Bob Emerson, and
wife, Vicki, of Lampasas, and Leon Emerson, and wife, Patsy, of Wilson; and
nine grandchildren, Clifton Lindsay, and wife, Vicki, Kevin Lindsay, and wife,
Linda, Melanie Gaylord, Macey
Blankenship, and husband, J. J., Molly McGuire, and husband, Brad, Kelly Whatley, and husband,
Greg, Kenny Emerson, and wife, Robin, Truitt Armstrong, and wife, Heather, and
Jennifer Armstrong. Other survivors include 18 great-grandchildren; five
great-great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and a host of other
family and friends.
She was preceded in death by sisters, Marie Beck and Clovis
Claxton; by brothers, Eunice and Curtis Claxton; and by a son-in-law, Wayne
Lindsay.
Pallbearers were Clifton Lindsay, Kevin Lindsay, Kenny Emerson,
Truitt Armstrong, Brad McGuire, J.J. Blankenship
and Greg Whatley.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Carter Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Chiquita 96, 13Aug1911 - 08Feb2008, Ardmore, Carter, OK, OK-447-42-6748
Blankenship, Helen
A. 94, 20Jun1915 - 19Aug2009, Ardmore,
Carter, OK, WV-235-10-4572
Blankenship,
Lisa C. 51, 18Apr1956 - 14Dec2007, Ardmore, Carter, OK, OK-440-62-6450
Blankenship,
Nellie 85, 15Apr1917 - 04Dec2002, Ardmore, Carter, OK, TX-460-32-6245
Blankenship, Billy
D. 68, 31May1938 - 06Apr2007, Healdton,
Carter, OK, OK-441-36-1690
Blankenship,
Billy R. 77, 21Jan1930 - 13Dec2007, Wilson, Carter, OK, OK-447-28-5745
Blankenship, EarL W. 69, 11Sep1931 - 24Jun2001, Wilson, Carter, OK, OK-440-30-7530
Cherokee
Ft. Gibson, Cherokee Co., OK, Ft. Gibson Nat. Cem., Burial
1423 Cemetery
Road, Zip 74434, TX (918) 478-2334
Blankenship, Henry Ray Sgt USAF, b.
12/26/1917, DOD 11/27/2000, Sec. 16 #102, WWII
Blankenship, Michael Sgt USA, b. 03/14/1958, DOD 08/31/2001, Sec. 18 #86
From:
Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net
Choctaw
2009, Soper, Choctaw Co.,
OK, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/329872/Edge-Savola.php
Savola "Chockie" Edge was born
in Soper on September 9, 1939. She went to her
heavenly home on July 8, 2009. Graveside services are scheduled at 10:00 a.m.,
Saturday, July 11, 2009 at the Soper Cemetery with
Joe Maple and family members officiating. Funeral arrangements are under the
arrangement of Mt. Olive Funeral Home in Hugo. Family will receive friends from
6-7 p.m. on Friday at the funeral home.
Chockie was met at Heaven's East Gate by her
father Oscar Kermit (Butch) Self, her mother Clara Louise (Granny Bell) Self,
brother Oscar Kermit Self, Jr., sister
Eulala Grace (Prill) Blankenship, and great grandson Lonnie Alvarez.
She attended Soper School and on November
3, 1956 she and Bob Edge were married in Soper. They
celebrated their 52nd anniversary on November 3, 2008. In 1957, they welcomed
Cynthia Deraine into their family and then were
blessed again in 1960 with the birth of Eulala Dalene
(Henri). Shortly after marriage, they moved to Farmington, New Mexico where she
worked waitressing until she started to college in Durango, Colorado. She
received her Bachelor's Degree in Education and began teaching in Bloomfield,
New Mexico. She taught there for a few years and then they moved back home to Soper.
She and her husband went in partnership with her sister and
brother-in-law to purchase the B&E Grocery in Soper.
After a short period, she went to work at Soper
School teaching 5th grade. She received her Master's in Education in 1974 from
Southeastern Oklahoma State University. She also completed all but the
dissertation for her Doctorate Degree in Education at East Texas State in
Commerce. She spent the remainder of her career in the education field. She
worked for the Oklahoma State Department of Education, was a professor of
Education at Southeastern Oklahoma State University, and taught special
education at Wright City Public Schools.
Chockie was a loving wife and mother. She loved
her close knit family and would promote a get together on just the slightest
chance. She was a member of the Soper Church of
Christ and a registered member of the Choctaw Nation of Oklahoma.
Left behind to
mourn and then recall the wonderful memories are: husband Bob Edge of the home,
daughter and son-in-law Cindy and Terry Jackman of Wright City, OK; daughter Henri
Edge of Soper, OK; grandchildren Kari and Jonathan
Teague and Amy Yarbrough, and great grandchildren Keeli
Tsosie, Davin Anna, and Kaleb Teague all of Wright City, OK.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Choctaw Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Mattie L. 84, 13Jan1918 - 08Jul2002, Boswell, Choctaw, OK, CA-551-60-2838
Blankenship, Lettye M. 80, 31Oct1927 - 04Apr2008, Hugo, Choctaw, OK, OK-444-22-6884
Blankenship,
Audrey E. 93, 27Aug1907 - 06Aug2001, Soper,
Choctaw, OK, OK-442-46-9068
Blankenship,
Eulala G. 66, 20Dec1937 - 16Mar2004, Soper,
Choctaw, OK, OK-448-34-1386
Cleveland
+2005, Moore, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
http://legacy.newsok.com/obituaries/oklahoman/obituary.aspx?n=doris-aileen-langley&pid=3268508
The Oklahoman on
Mar. 10, 2005
Doris Aileen Langley, 79, passed away Monday, March 7, 2005 in Moore, Oklahoma. She was born
January 13, 1926 in Louisa, Kentucky to Burnace Demitrius and Mary (Pritchard) Blankenship.
Doris was a 4th
grade teacher at Southgate Elementary School for 30 years. She was the state
president for Kappa Kappa Iota in 91-92. She enjoyed
ceramics, artwork, quilts, and painting. She was active with the senior
citizens center and helped with the meals on wheels.
Doris is
preceded in death by her parents.
Doris is
survived by her husband, Dalton Langley; two sons, Paul Langley and David
Langley and wife Donna; one daughter, Cathy Sorenson and husband Michael; one brother,
John Blankenship and wife Juanita;
two sisters, Roberta Watson and Ardella Cooley; and seven grandchildren.
Funeral
services will be held 2:00 P.M., Saturday, March 12, 2005 in the Resthaven Funeral Home Chapel with interment following in Resthaven Memory Gardens.
+2001, Norman, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
http://newsok.com/article/2765457
Oklahoman Published: December 10, 2001
William D.
"Bill" Blankinship, 63, of Norman, passed away
Friday, December 7, 2001, in Norman Regional Hospital. He was born October 14,
1938, in Stillwater, Oklahoma.
He was retired
from Southwestern Bell Telephone Company.
He is survived
by his wife, Willa, of the
home; a daughter, Brynda and Glen Wierson of Riverside, California; a son,
William G. "Bill" of Moore; and daughter, Amy Williams and George Gregg of Newcastle. Also survived
by three grandchildren, Brandon Williams, Sebrina Blankinship
and Derek Wierson.
A graveside
service will be held Tuesday, December 11, at 2:00 p.m., at Sunset Memorial
Park, 2301 East Indian Hill Road, Norman.
2005, Norman, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_174105119
Published June 23, 2005
Lillian Summers, 87, of Norman died Monday, June 20. Family
memorial services are pending with Guardian Funeral Home. Mrs. Summers was born
Sept. 20, 1917, near Okeene, to Edwin R. and Martha Frank. She was raised by
her aunt and uncle Albert and Nelta
Frank of Oklahoma City due to the premature death of her mother. She married
Harold F. Summers of Rogers, Ark., in 1937. Following their divorce she
relocated to Oklahoma City. Mrs. Summers was a member of First Presbyterian
Church of Oklahoma City. Mrs. Summers' family members thank the staff of
Whispering Pines Nursing Center of Norman and doctor
Hawkins Adams for their many years care and concern.
Mrs. Summers was preceded in death by her father; one aunt; one
uncle; two sisters; and son Harold Eugene Summers.
Mrs. Summers is survived by her son Fred Summers and wife Diane of
Edmond and John Summers and wife Mary Eve of Norman; grandchildren Renee Jones
of Edmond, Todd Summers of Oklahoma City, Jeffrey Summers of California, Md., Sharie Blankenship of Ardmore, Ryan Summers of Norman and Allyson Summers of
Norman; and eight great-grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2005, Norman, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_211004753
Published July 29, 2005
Lela M. Botello, 81, of Norman died
Thursday, July 28. Services will be 1 p.m. today at the John M. Ireland Funeral
Home and Chapel in Moore. Burial will be at Fairview McGuire Cemetery in Noble.
John M. Ireland Funeral Home and Chapel is handling
arrangements. Mrs. Botello was a cook and dietitian
at the Morning Side Nursing Home. She enjoyed playing dominoes and visiting
with friends and relatives.
Preceded in death by her husband Manuel Botello
and son Bobby Joe Botello, she is survived by her
four sons, James Mauldin of Newcastle, John Mauldin of Yukon, Manuel Botello of St. Joe, Texas, and Jack Botello
of Norman; brother Luther
Blankenship Jr. of Oklahoma City; grandchildren Jimmy,
Mike, Luther, Angelica, Jo Lynn, Chris, Ben, Robert, Jessica, Ashely, Adam and
Mike; and many other relatives and friends.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2005, Norman, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_258103716.html
Published September 15, 2005
Mary Francis Brown, 80, of Norman died Tuesday, Sept. 13, in
Norman. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Lilac Hills Cemetery.
Primrose Funeral Service in Norman is handling arrangements.
Mrs. Brown was born July 1, 1925. She married Wilbur Jack Blankenship Oct. 6, 1943, in Frederick. William died
June 10, 1955. Mary married J. T. Brown Oct. 6, 1955, in Waxahachie, Texas. J. T.
died June 10, 1997, in Oklahoma City. She was a retail sales clerk and a
homemaker. She was a member of Northside Christian Church in Spring,
Texas.
Mrs. Brown was preceded in death by her parents; two husbands; one
brother in World War II; one infant brother; and grandson Robert Sommerwerck.
Mrs. Brown is
survived by her daughter Barbara Loper of Norman;
sons Ronnie Blankenship and wife Anita of Weatherford and James
Donald Brown and wife Sheril of Cypress, Texas;
grandchildren Lance and Layne Loper, Eric Blankenship, Amy Parker, Jamie, Kimberley and Brandon
Brown and William and Joseph Sommerwerck; and seven
great-grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Norman, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_167012335
Published June 16, 2007
Joseph Richard "Dick" Roberts, 84, of Norman died
Tuesday, June 12 in Norman. Mass of Christian burial will be 10:30 a.m. Monday
at St. Joseph's Catholic Church, 211 N. Porter Ave., with the Revs. Price Oswalt and Edward Menasco officiating. Burial will follow at St.
Joseph's Catholic Cemetery in Norman. Viewing will be 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. today
and 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Sunday at Havenbrook Funeral Home, 3401 Havenbrook St. A
prayer vigil is scheduled for 7 p.m. Sunday at St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Havenbrook Funeral Home of Norman is handling arrangements. Mr. Roberts
graduated from Blytheville High School in Blytheville, Ark. In 1949, he
graduated from St. Louis University with a degree in commerce and finance. He
was a veteran of the Army-Air Force. He served as a eucharistic minister, reader and past parish
councilmember of St. Joseph's Catholic Church.
Mr. Roberts married his wife of 59 years, Mary Elizabeth Bujarski, June 10, 1948, in Little Rock, Ark. The couple
moved to Norman in April 1959 from Portageville, Mo., to begin selling the Dale
Carnegie Courses. Mr. Roberts soon became the Oklahoma Dale Carnegie Franchise
owner over 58 counties for 38 years. He instructed Dale Carnegie courses
throughout the state of Oklahoma and consequently touched many lives in the
process.
Mr. Roberts was preceded in death by his mother, Martha Nave
Roberts and his father, Eutha Lee Roberts; and brothers Nick and Robert Roberts.
He is survived by
his wife; 10 children Paul and Rosa Roberts, Martha and Ken Vass, Rick and
Cathy Roberts, Anna Marie Forbes, Teresa and Bill Holt, Rob and Linda Roberts,
Russ Roberts, Michael Roberts, Chuck Roberts, Greg and LaDeana
Roberts and Mary Leal Roberts; foster children Curtis Faust and Corinne and Bill Blankenship; 22 grandchildren; and 11
great-grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Norman, Cleveland
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_049002333
Hoyt Patman "Pat" Mayes, 75, of
Norman died Thursday, February 14, 2008 in Norman. Pat was born July 8, 1932 on
a farm south of DeKalb in Bowie county Texas. He was the only child of Hillie Clayton Mayes and Willie Ola Pinkham Mayes. Mayes
attended public schools in Simms and Mount Pleasant, Texas, where he was a
member of the graduating class of 1949 of the Mount Pleasant Senior High
School. Mayes also attended Baylor University and the Dallas Institute of
Mortuary Science.
Pat Mayes had two distinctive and different careers. He and his
father came to Norman in January 1956 when they acquired a long established
funeral establishment known as the Meyer -- Meyer
Funeral Home.
In 1990 Mayes acquired the First American Bank of Purcell. The bank
now operates in nine locations throughout Oklahoma. First American Bank is a
totally family owned bank with its corporate offices located in Norman. He was
a member of the Oklahoma Banker's Association and the American Banker's Association.
Pat Mayes was always very active in the community. He served on the
Norman Board of Education for twenty-five years, serving as president five
times. He also was appointed by Oklahoma Speaker of the House House, Todd Hiett, to serve on
the Education Oversight Board, a state board that monitors academic progress of
Oklahoma Schools. He was a founding member of the Norman Public School
Foundation. He was a past president of the Norman Chamber of Commerce, where he
recently served on the Governmental Relations Committee. He was active in the
Oklahoma State Chamber of Commerce, serving on the Small Business Council. He
was a past member of the board of directors of the American Red Cross, serving
as chairman from 1998-1999 when the chapter changed its name to the Heart of
Oklahoma Chapter. He had served as a founding board member of the Norman
Alcohol Information Center from 1990 ? 2007. He was a
member of the board of directors of the Norman Regional Hospital Foundation.
Early in his time in Norman he was active in the Jaycee's organization where he
served a term as president He has served as President of the Heart of Oklahoma
Economic Development Corporation. He was a member of the Purcell Airport
Authority board of trustees and the advisory committee of the Joseph Harp
Correctional Facility in Lexington. He was awarded Business Citizen of the Year
by the Purcell Chamber of Commerce. An Episcopalian for over 54 years, he was a
member of St. John's Episcopal Church. He has served on the vestry of the
church numerous times and has served as Sr. Warden of the church twice. He
recently completed his second term of serving as a member of the Standing
Committee of the diocese of Oklahoma.
He was recently honored as a Norman Business Legend by the Norman
Business Association. In 2006 he was named Volunteer of the Year in the civic
category by the Norman Junior League and the Norman United Way.
He is survived by his wife of 49 years, Gerry Mayes. He is survived
by two daughters and their families. Suzanne McAuley
and her husband Jim as well as Cynthia
Blankenship and her husband Charlie. He is also survived by three grandchildren, Brittany Blankenship, Beau Blankenship and Coleman McAuley.
Services will be
held at 10:00 AM, Tuesday, February 19, 2008, at St. John's Episcopal Church in
Norman. Interment will follow at the Resthaven
Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Oklahoma City,
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Cleveland Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankinship, Bill
D. 63, 14Oct1938 - 07Dec2001, Norman, Cleveland, OK, OK-448-34-9714
Blankenship,
Geneva 87, 21Jan1915 - 07Sep2002, Norman, Cleveland, OK, AR-429-13-0603
Blankenship,
Dorothy I. 77-78, 25Jan1931 - 04Jan2009, Oklahoma City, Cleveland, OK, OK-445-30-8539
Comanche
2002, Norman, Comanche Co., OK, Obituary
The
Oklahoman 8/15/2002.
Sherry Lynn Littlefield Blankenship, 60, of Norman, Comanche County, Oklahoma, died Tuesday,
August 13, 2002 in Norman, Oklahoma. Funeral Services will be held at 10:00
A.M., Friday, August 16 at St. John's Episcopal Church in Norman, Oklahoma with
The Reverend Canon David A. Egbert officiating. Interment will follow at the Sunset Memorial
Gardens in Lawton, Oklahoma Pallbearers are David Cockrell, J. Hugh Herndon,
Jack Durrett, II., Ted Pool, James Cook and Mike
Crawford. Services are under the direction of Havenbrook Funeral Home of
Norman, Oklahoma.
Mrs. Blankenship
was born November 18, 1941 in Lawton, Oklahoma, to Cloyce
and Oleta Littlefield. She attended public school in
Lawton and graduated from Lawton High School in 1959. She received a Bachelor
of Arts degree in English from Oklahoma State University, after which she
taught school in Lawton and Hobbs, New Mexico. She then received a Masters and
Ph.D. in Educational Psychology from Oklahoma University. She then taught at
Oklahoma University and at the United States Postal Training Center in Norman.
She received a Juris Doctor degree from Oklahoma City University and taught
legal courses at the University of Oklahoma College of
Business and was Assistant Oklahoma County District Attorney before practicing
law at the firm of Pool, Blankenship and Vincent. She was well respected by her
peers in the complex area of civil rights litigation, municipal higher
education and governmental law. She was the City attorney for the City of
Mustang and will be greatly missed by her law partners, Ted Pool and her legal
assistant, Kim Wood, for whom Sherry served no only as her boss but as her best
friend and mentor. Mrs.
Blankenship was a member of
the Oklahoma and American Bar Association.
Mrs. Blankenship
was preceded in death by her parents. Survivors include her husband of thirty
three years, Tom Blankenship; a daughter, Jennifer Nickolson and husband, Matt, of Dallas,
Texas; three sons, Geoff Nolte and wife, Darlene, of Miami, Oklahoma, Paul Blankenship of Norman, Oklahoma, and Russell Alan Blankenship and wife, Sherry, of Shawnee, Oklahoma; her
brother, Dr. Wayne Littlefield and wife, Shirlene, of
Lawton, OK; and four grandchildren.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/comanche/obits/abc/b4520017.tx
Comanche Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Luella T. 89, 16Nov1910 - 12Jan2000, Fletcher, Comanche, OK, CA-564-22-1426
Craig
2002, Craig Co., OK, Obituary
The
Oklahoman 1/2/2003.
Betty Jean, age 71, of Bethany, died December 28, 2002 as a result
of a tragic auto accident. She was born July 21, 1931 in Vinita, OK to Elijah
M. and Julia Ann (Redwine) Coppedge.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband Jody in 1997, a sister Ocie, brothers
Lawrence, Clarence, Buford and Donald, who was killed while serving in WWII.
She is survived by her daughter, Valerie and
husband Joe Caruthers; 3 grandchildren, Jody Loal,
Steven Michael and Keely Rachelle; sisters, Louise Giles, Norma Cullison, and Ruby Dyszynski;
brothers, Norman and Jim Coppedge. Betty loved the
Lord and was a member of Bethany Church of Christ. She loved to spoil Joe and
Valerie and the grandkids. She enjoyed fellowship with her dinner club and
trips to Montana with her friends.
Her family would like to extend a heartfelt
thanks for all the kindness they have been shown, Services will be 2:00 PM,
Saturday, January 4, 2003 at Bethany Church of Christ with burial to follow at
Resurrection Memorial Cemetery. GUARDIAN WEST 41 & N. MacArthur 495-9292
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/craig/obits/b4520031.txt
2007, Vinita, Craig Co., OK, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/48723/Farley-Kathleen.php
Kathleen Greer Farley, 59 year-old Vinita resident, died early
Saturday September 29, 2007 at her residence after a lengthy illness. She was
born March 30, 1948 in McComb, Illinois to Russell
and Susan (Hermetet) Good. Kathy worked at Phoenix
Coal Sales for over 12 years at Vinita, in administration and trucking
dispatch.
The family includes: her husband Hunt Farley of Vinita, her children, Tony Worley of Columbus,
Kansas, Missy Blankenship of Vinita, Chad Hopping of Miami, Trisha
Hopping of Vinita, Kayla Hopping of Vinita, three sisters, Sara Smith of Pontoosuc, Illinois, Jan Prince of Columbia, Maryland,
Julie Good of Dallas City, Illinois and eleven grandchildren.
The memorial service will be held Thursday, October 4, 2007 at noon
at the Bethany Christian Church, 2127 N Main in Miami, Oklahoma, with Pastor
Ron Eden officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Creek
2001, Sapulpa, Creek Co.,
OK, Obituary
The Wichita
Eagle, (KS) - April 9,
2001,
Blankenship, Velma I., 88, of Sapulpa, Okla., formerly of Webster, homemake
r, died Saturday, April 7, 2001. Service 10 a.m. today,
Smith-Moore-Overlease Funeral Home, Stockton.
Survivors: daughters, Mary Anderson of Tulsa, Carla Ann Blankenship of Chicago; five grandchildren; four
great-grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Creek Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Emme M. 83, 18Mar1924 - 03Jan2008, Sapulpa, Creek, OK, IL-353-16-6087
Blankenship, Glen
E. 73, 10Mar1933 - 31Aug2006, Sapulpa,
Creek, OK, OK-448-32-6209
Delaware
+2007, Grove, Delaware
Co., OK, Obituary
Star Tribune , July 22, 2007
Blankenship, Verne Allen age 72, of Grove, Oklahoma, passed on July 16, 2007. Born in Lincoln, MN on November 17, 1934 to Miles and Julie (Nelson) Blankenship.
Survived by his son, Brian Blankenship; brother, Harlan
(Alice) Blankenship; sister, Laurel
(Irvin) Gang; brother, Dean
Blankenship; brother, Howard (Ruth) Blankenship and many nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral services 11 AM Wednesday, July 25, 2007 at the Huber
Funeral Home, 1801 Commerce Blvd., Mound Interment, Christ Lutheran Cemetery,
Maple Plain, MN.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2003, West Siloam Springs, Delaware Co., OK, Obituary
The Grove Sun
Donald Ray Blankenship, 65 year old resident of West Siloam Springs, Okla. died Thursday,
August 28, 2003 at Quail Ridge Living Center in West Siloam Springs, Okla. Born
June 7, 1938 in Peggs, Okla., the son of Lloyd Blankenship and Hazel V. Givins
Blankenship. Donald was a welder. He was preceded in death by one son, Carroll Blankenship.
Survivors include his wife of three years, Valerie of the home; two
daughters, Carleen and Ivy Blankenship of
Ore.; one son, Donnie
Blankenship of Seattle, Wash.;
his step-mother, Martha Blankenship; one stister, Doris Hernandez of Tulsa; and a step-sister and step-brother.
Graveside services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Tuesday, September 2,
2003, at Kansas Cemetery, Kansas, Okla., with Philip Postoak officiating.
Arrangements are under the direction of Wasson Funeral Home, Siloam Springs,
Ark.
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=surnames.blankenship&m=1698
From
the Blankenship Board Author: Gene Phillips genephillips(at)usa.com
Delaware Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Michael 43, 14Mar1958 - 26Aug2001, Grove, Delaware, OK, OK-443-64-7435
Blankenship,
Donald R. 65, 07Jun1938 - 28Aug2003, Kansas, Delaware, OK, OK-447-36-0149
Garvin
+2000, Pauls
Valley, OK, Obituary,
https://findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=pv&GRid=78736389&PIpi=50368494
Mona Blankenship of
Pauls Valley was born June 26, 1933 in Konawa,
Oklahoma to R. G. and Margie Bell (Tyler) Nunley and
Passed away at Pauls Valley General Hospital on
Sunday, July 23, 2000 at the age of 67.
She married Sam N. Blankenship on February 14, 1953 in Ardmore, Oklahoma
and Lived in this area most of her life. She was a member of the Higher Ground
Church. Mona enjoyed singing and going to church and being with her family. Her
family, church and singing were the fullness of her life.
Mrs. Blankenship is survived by
her husband, Sam Blankenship, of the home; three children, Toni Livingston, Pauls
Valley, Darryl Blankenship of the home and Garry Blankenship of Oklahoma City; Her Parents, R. G. and
Margie Nunley of Pauls
Valley; four sisters, Dee Milligan and Diana Sue Ammons, both of Pauls Valley, Lee Davis of Lebanon, Oklahoma and Brenda Nunley of Wynnewood; Two brothers, Royce Nunley of Wynnewood and Tim Nunley
of Pauls Valley; and five grandchildren.
Funeral services for Mrs.
Blankenship were on Tuesday, July 25, 2000 at the Stufflebean
Funeral Home Chapel officiated by reverend Joel
Downing. Burial was in the Mount Olivet Cemetery under the direction of Stufflebean Funeral.
Garvin Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Harold R. 70, 08Oct1932 - 19Feb2003, Elmore City, Garvin, OK, OK-441-32-8065
Blankinship, John
C. 76, 09Jul1924 - 10Feb2001, Lindsay,
Garvin, OK, OK-446-28-3227
Blankenship,
Blanche 86, 06Apr1921 - 17May2007, Pauls
Valley, Garvin, OK, OK-443-34-7366
Blankenship, Ollie 95, 17Feb1911 - 17Jan2007, Pauls Valley, Garvin, OK, OK-448-52-5440
Blankenship,
Ramona R. 67, 26Jun1933 - 23Jul2000, Pauls Valley, Garvin, OK, OK-448-32-9953
Blankenship,
Ruthie M. 91, 03Jun1911 - 18Nov2002, Pauls
Valley, Garvin, OK, OK-445-34-8226
Blankenship,
Herman E. 84, 06Sep1920 - 10May2005, Stratford, Garvin, OK, OK-444-18-2109
Grady
+2005, Bradley, Grady Co., OK
http://bradley-ok.us/News/leesobit.htm
Lee Stephenson,
owner of Lee’s Rock Shop, passed from this life on March 18, 2005 at the age of
75. She was born on September 11, 1929 in Gracemont,
Oklahoma to Charlie and Bessie
Blankenship. Lee married Carl
Stephenson on September 17, 1946 in Chickasha, Oklahoma. Together they have
lived in Bradley, OK since their marriage. She was a member of the First
Baptist Church of Bradley, OK.
Lee enjoyed working
with rocks, looking for arrowheads, teaching others about rocks and telling
stories about her rocks. She was very proud to be the owner and operator of
Lee’s Rock Shop in Bradley, OK.
She is preceded in death by her parents and one son, Curtis
Stephenson, five brothers, Howard Blankenship, M. C. Blankenship, Richard Blankenship,
Tommy Blankenship and Norman Blankenship.
She is survived by her husband, Carl, of Bradley, Ok, one daughter,
Pat Cox of Bradley, OK, one son, Wes Stephenson, of Binger, OK, two brothers, Luther Blankenship, California, Robert Blankenship, of Rush Springs, OK, four grandchildren, Melea Hughes, of Rush Springs, OK, Aaron Cornforth, of
Choctaw, OK, Janice Akright, of Edmond, OK, and Faith
Carney, of Fritch, Texas. She will be missed by the ten great grandchildren she
was blessed with.
Services will be held on Monday, March 21, 2005 at 10:00 a.m. at
the First Baptist church in Bradley, OK. Pastor Cletis
Lee will officiate. Interment will be at the Bradley Cemetery.
Grady Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Richard W. 70, 12Apr1934 - 21Jun2004, Bradley,
Grady, OK, OR-543-36-8663
Blankenship,
Robert 64, 17Jun1943 - 08Jul2007, Rush Springs, Grady, OK, OK-448-40-3481
Haskell
Haskell Co., OK, West Liberty Cem.,
Blankenship, Rev. Charles 17 Apr 1929 02 Jun 2000
(h/o Dorothy, s/o Arthur Alton & Ida (Berryhill)) ;
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/haskell/cemeteries/wlbrty.txt
Jefferson
+2007, Terral,
Jefferson Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.timesrecordnews.com/news/2007/aug/16/betty-jean-jeannie-day/
Funeral services will be Saturday, Aug. 18, 2007 at 10 a.m. at the
First Baptist Church in Waurika, Okla. Burial will be in the Terral Cemetery under the direction of Terral
Funeral Home, Terral.
Betty Jean
"Jeannie" Day, 58, passed away Friday, Aug. 10, 2007 near Ratliff
City, Okla. She was born Jan. 25, 1949 in Denison, Texas to Royce Blankenship and Joyce (Tucker) Weatherly. Jeannie was raised in Terral and attended Terral Schools. She married Frank Day on Dec. 26, 1969 in
Miles, Texas. Jeannie was a member of the Addington Baptist
Church in Addington, Okla. She was also a member of the Christian Motorcycle
Association and the Texas and Oklahoma Watermelon Association. She was awarded
the Martha Pullen Teacher Certification in January 2007. With this certification
she taught many sewing classes with "A Stitch In
Time" in Wichita Falls and was Nusqvarana Viking
teacher of 4-D software. One of her students quoted Jeannie as being the most
vibrant and radiant person she had ever met and the best teacher ever. She was
in the process of establishing her own business "Sew Day".
She is preceded by her father, Royce on January
18, 1998. Jeannie is survived by: Her husband; Frank Day of
the home in Terral, Okla., Her mother; Joyce
Weatherly of Terral; 2 sons, Steven Collier and his
wife, Ronda, of Saginaw, Texas; Scott Day and his wife, Stacy, of Waurika,
Okla.; 4 grandchildren, Zachary and Rachel Collier of Saginaw, Texas; Cassidy
and Taylor Day of Waurika, Okla.; 2 brothers, Ikie Blankenship and his wife, Annie, of Terral, Okla.; Lee Blankenship and his wife, Melissa, of Flower Mound, Texas; 2 nieces, Maggie and Emma
Blankenship
Pallbearers will be Jay Chapman, Jerry Nunley,
Mike Gunter, Thomas Williams, Raymon Pollan and Travis Nunley.
Honorary Pallbearers will be Rash Barrett and Paul Peyton, Jack Savage.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Jefferson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Opal 84, 15Sep1922 - 07May2007, Ringling,
Jefferson, OK, OK-446-36-0286
Kay
+2007, Blackwell, Kay Co.,
OK, Obituary
The
Hutchinson News, (KS)
- June 6, 2007,
Ernest Eugene Hurst, 81, died June 5, 2007, at his home. He was
born on Feb. 20, 1926, in Blackwell, Okla., the son of Ernest and Phydellous Marie Hackler Hurst. A resident of Seward since
1947 and a Chase High School graduate, he was a retired oil pumper for Skelly
Oil Co. and Texaco Oil Co. He was a World War II Army Veteran. He was a member
of the American Legion, Great Bend.
On Jan. 8, 1945, he married Erma Lee Blankenship
in Lyons. She died July 4, 2000. On Feb. 24, 2001, he married Lavina Hanks Parks in Seward. She survives.
Other survivors include: two sons, Gail Hurst and Carol Lauber, Lafeyette, Colo., and
Logan Lee Hurst and wife, Nancy, New York; one daughter, Carma
Marie Hurst and Bobby J. Jackson, Norman, Okla.; three stepsons, James Hanks
Jr., and wife, Jean, Great Bend, Terry Hanks and wife, Darla, Otis, and Steven
Hanks, Winfield; three stepdaughters, Caroline McCune and husband, Brad, Great
Bend, Angela Collier and J.R. Meyers, Great Bend, and Diana Osburn,
Great Bend; one brother, Charles, Bradford, Ark.; four grandchildren; two
great-grandchildren; 13 step-grandchildren; and 21 step-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by one brother, Lawrence Hurst.
Funeral service will be at 11 a.m. Friday at Minnis
Chapel, St. John, with Father Rene Guesnier
presiding. Burial will be at 2 p.m. Friday in Lyons Municipal Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Kildare, Kay Co.,
OK, Obituary
The
Hutchinson News, (KS)
- November 29, 2009
Frances Darlyne "Shorty" Lorett,
Kildare resident died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at her home being 73 years old.
Shorty was born on October 2, 1936 in Cushing, Oklahoma to Jess and Merle (Stratton) Blankenship .
She attended Schools in Yale, Oklahoma and Belle Plaine, Kansas graduating in 1955. Shorty married Pat A Lorett on August 15, 1954 in the First Baptist Church,
Yale, Oklahoma. She was a homemaker, a member of First Baptist Church in
Newkirk, Oklahoma, and a member of the PM and Patches quilt club of Ponca City.
Shorty's heart was filled with joy spending time with the grands, quilting,
gardening, fishing and canning.
She is survived by her
husband Pat, sons, Jess Michael Lorett of Buhler,
Kansas, Tommy Lee Lorett of Salina, Kansas and Donald
Owen Lorett of Arkansas City, Kansas. A sister, Joann Bowman of Haysville,
Kansas, 6 grandchildren and one grandchild.
Proceeded in death by her parents, a sister
and infant brother.
A memorial service will be at 10:00 a.m. on Tuesday, December 1,
2009 at the First Baptist Church of Newkirk with the Rev Rex Roberts
officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery, outside of Yale,
Oklahoma in Eastern Payne County with Ferlan Dean
leading at the grave site.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Kildare, Kay Co.,
OK, Obituary
http://www.stwnewspress.com/obituaries/x546373080/Frances-Darlyne-Shorty-Lorett
Frances Darlyne “Shorty” Lorett,
79, a Kildare resident, died Wednesday, Nov. 25, 2009, at her home. A memorial
service will be at 10 a.m. Tuesday at the First Baptist Church of Newkirk with
the Rev. Rex Roberts officiating. Burial will be in the Greenwood Cemetery,
outside of Yale in Eastern Payne County with Ferlan
Dean leading at the grave site.
Shorty was born on
Oct. 2, 1936, in Cushing to Jess and Merle (Stratton) Blankenship. She attended Schools in Yale and Belle Plaine,
Kan., graduating in 1955. Shorty married Pat A. Lorett
on Aug. 15, 1954 in the First Baptist Church, Yale. She was a homemaker, a
member of First Baptist Church in Newkirk, and a member of the PM and Patches
quilt club of Ponca City. Shorty’s heart was filled with joy spending time
with the grands, quilting, gardening, fishing and canning.
She is survived by her husband Pat, sons; Jess Michael Lorett of Buhler, Kan., Tommy Lee Lorett
of Salina, Kan. and Donald Owen Lorett of Arkansas
City, Kan.. A sister, Joann
Bowman of Haysville, Kan., 6six grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
She was roceeded in death by her parents,
a sister and infant brother.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Kay Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Merle 101, 15Oct1898 - 23Apr2000, Ponca
City, Kay, OK, CA-570-38-4625
Latimer
+2000, Panola, Latimer Co., OK, Obituary
The Rev. Charles
"Chuck" Blankenship,
71, of Panola, Okla., died Friday, June 2, 2000, in Panola. He was a retired
Baptist minister and retired as supervisor of tourism and recreation of Robbers
Cave State Park, Wilburton, Okla.
Funeral will be 2 p.m. Tuesday at First Baptist Church of Red Oak
with burial at West Liberty Cemetery in Quinton under the direction of Mallory
Funeral Home of Stigler. Pallbearers will be Bradley, Jared, Eric, Justin,
Kevin, Bryan, Jordan, Tanner, Hayden and Bryce Blankenship,
Nathan Short and Josh Reames.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothy; four sons, Kenneth Mikeal
Blankenship of Spiro, Ronald Eugene Blankenship of Quinton, Donald Dwight Blankenship of Lake of the Hill, Ill., and Rickey Wayne Blankenship of Alexandria, La.; two sisters, Hazel
"Sally" Armour of Dustin and Neva Blankenship of Henryetta,
Okla.; five brothers, Lonnie
Blankenship of California, Edmond Tie Blankenship of Henryetta, Arthur Alton Blankenship Jr. of Las Vegas, William Bill Blankenship of Del City, Okla., and Frank Blankenship of Dustin, Okla.; 21 grandchildren; and
six great-grandchildren.
[SSDI, Blankenship, Charles K,-17 Apr 1929-02 Jun 2000 -
#445-26-8299]
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Latimer Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Charles K. 71, 17Apr1929 - 02Jun2000, Red Oak, Latimer, OK, OK-445-26-8299
LeFlore
LeFlore Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Beatrice F. 72, 10Oct1927 - 25Feb2000, Spiro, Le Flore, OK, OK-444-22-7941
Blankenship,
Shirley A. 67, 10Oct1940 - 24Jan2008, Spiro, Le Flore, OK, AR-431-64-9233
Lincoln
2009, Arlington, Lincoln
Co., OK, Obituary
ATKISON, Jack Dean, of Arlington passed away Wednesday,
April 22, 2009, following a long illness. Memorial service: 3:30 p.m. Saturday
in Moore Funeral Chapel. Memorials: May be made to the American Kidney
Foundation. Jack was born October 13, 1933, in Neodesha, KS. For over 40 years,
he worked as a manufacturing engineer for various aircraft companies. He was a
32nd degree Mason and a member of Red Fork Masonic Lodge #505 in Tulsa, OK.
Jack loved the outdoors and working in his yard and vegetable garden. Jack was
preceded in death by his wife, Sandra Atkison.
Survivors: his loving companion of 13 years, Arnie Vae Covey; daughter, Jayme Cox and her husband, Freddy
Warner, of Houston; sons, Kelly Atkison of Arlington
and Kevin Atkison of Seattle, WA; grandchildren,
Catherine Cox, Hunter Cox, Miranda Atkison, Kaelyn Atkison and Jezreel Atkison; and sisters, Shirley Hudson and her husband,
Floyd, of Broken Arrow, OK and Joan
Blankenship and her husband, David, of Tulsa, OK.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Lincoln Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Louis
D. 63, 09Feb1940 - 17Jul2003, Tryon,
Lincoln, OK, OK-442-40-2958
Love
+2001, Rubottom, Love Co.,
OK, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=14110513
Services for Earl Wayne
Blankenship, 69, of Rubottom, were held at 2 p.m.
Tuesday, June 26, at Rubottom Baptist Church in Rubottom, with the Rev. Jimmy May officiating. Pallbearers were Jerry Johnson, Billy
Johnson, Terry Hearelll, Waylon Thompson, Alan Blankenship and Tommy Blankenship. Honorary
pallbearers were Toney Hearell, Joel Hodges and
Richard Pass. Interment was in Rubottom Cemetery,
Marietta.
Mr. Blankenship was born September 11,
1931, at Zaneis, the son of S. A.
"Bill" Blankenship Sr. and Mollie L. Taliaferro Blankenship. He died Sunday,
June 24, 2001, in Mercy Health Love County in Marietta.
Mr. Blankenship attended Keltner School and graduated from Courtney High School in
1950. He was employed with OG&E in the late 1950s, worked for the Cookie
Shop in Marietta for 18 years, and then was an oil field roughneck, all the
while farming and ranching in the Rubottom area. Mr.
Blankenship also served in the U.S. Navy. He was a member of the Rubottom Baptist Church.
Mr. Blankenship had been a resident of
the Rubottom area all of his life. He and Wanda Lee
Loving were married in Gainesville, Texas, on November 29, 1952, and she
preceded him in death August 1, 1996. Mr. Blankenship was also preceded in
death by his parents; and a son, Darrell Wayne
Blankenship.
Survivors include a son and daughter-in-law, Rodney and Barbara Blankenship of Ardmore; two daughters and sons-in-law, Debra and
Randy Keller of Falconhead and Linda Harris and Jack
Morgan of the Shady Dale community; two brothers,
Billy
Ray Blankenship of Rubottom and Sam Blankenship of Ardmore;
three sisters, Patsy Thompson and Shirley Hearell of Rubottom and Peggy McConnell of
Corinth, Texas; a special brother-in-law, Toney Hearell
of Rubottom; five granddaughters, Lisa Ramon, Amy
Sampson, Karla Smith, Tammy Davis and Sherry Keller; and seven
great-grandchildren, Aaron Ramon, Brayden Ramon, Tyler Smith, Marcus Sampson,
Magnum Sampson, Mollie Sampson and Harlee Davis.
+2007, Rubottom, Love Co.,
OK, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=23424370
Services for Billy Ray
Blankenship, 77, were 2 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 15, 2007, at Rubottom
Baptist Church with the Rev. Charles McConnell and the Rev. Don Clark
officiating. Interment followed at Rubottom Cemetery.
Bearers were Tommy Blankenship, Rodney Blankenship, Zach Blankenship, Aaron Blankenship, Warren Blankenship and Steven
McConnell. Honorary bearers were Larry Gilcrease and
Tommy Harris.
Born Jan. 21, 1930, at Zaneis to S. A. and Mollie Lillian Taliaferro Blankenship, he died Dec.
13, 2007, at an Ardmore hospital.
Mr. Blankenship was raised at Rubottom and then made his home at Ardmore for 28 years
before returning to Rubottom to make his home in
1981. He was employed as a terminal operator at a gas and asphalt dock at the
refinery in Ardmore, where he retired. Mr. Blankenship attended grade school at
Keltner and graduated from Courtney High School. He
was a good pitcher on the baseball team. As a young man he liked to farm, tend
his cattle and take care of his tractor. He was also an active Mason. His
hobbies included camping at the lake and fishing. Mr. Blankenship especially
enjoyed the time he could spend with his children and grandchildren. He was a
member of Rubottom Baptist Church.
He married Martha Alice Washington April
28, 1951, at Gainesville, Texas. She preceded him in death Oct. 29, 1999.
He was also preceded in death by his
parents; a son, Dennis Ray Blankenship on Sept. 26, 1993; granddaughter, Karen L.
Blankenship on May 18, 1991; and a brother, Earl Wayne Blankenship on June 24,
2001.
Survivors include his companion and best
friend, Jeanie Heath; son and
daughter-in-law, Alan and Julie Blankenship, Piedmont; daughter-in-law, Sandy Blankenship, Wilson; brother and sister-in-law, Sam A. and Ann Blankenship, Ardmore; three sisters and brothers-in-law, Patsy Thompson, Rubottom,
Shirley and Toney Hearell, Rubottom, and Peggy and Charles
McConnell, Duncan; three grandsons, Tommy Blankenship and his wife,
Susan, Lone Grove, Zachary Blankenship, Piedmont, and Aaron Blankenship, Piedmont; and
two great-grandchildren, Kelsi Christianna Blankenship and Boston Ray Blankenship.
Marshall
+2007, Kingston, Marshall
Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/23252680
Elnora Beatrice Blankenship, was born
on November 2, 1915 in Potter, Arkansas, to Albert Louie and Junnie Cobb. She passed from this life on November 18, 2007 at the age
of 92 years and 16 days.
Nora Belle lived in Marshall County most of her life. She married Ruel E. Blankenship in 1933. Ten children were born to this union. Nora Belle loved
spending time with her family and always looked forward to the family reunions.
She also liked to shop and work puzzles.
Elnora was preceded in death by her parents, husband, 1 son Troy Blankenship, 2
brothers Oscar and Earnest Cobb, and 1 sister Jewell Jackson.
She is survived by Sons Almon Blankenship and wife Phyllis, Woodville, Ok., Donald Blankenship, Woodville, Ok., Lloyd Blankenship and wife Pat, Missouri, Jerry Blankenship and wife Sue, Woodville, Ok.; Daughters Beatrice Beal and husband Billy Joe, Colbert, Ok., Thelma Bush and husband James, Duncan, Ok., Dorothy Holley and husband Avon, Woodville, Ok., Glenda Richardson, Kingston, Ok.; 32 grandchildren, 52 great
grandchildren, 22 great great grandchildren; a host
of nieces, nephews, cousins and friends.
Funeral Services will be Wed. November 21, 2007 ,
10:00 am, Watts Funeral Home, Kingston, Oklahoma. Interment to follow at Knob
Hill Cemetery, Kingston, Oklahoma
Marshall Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Elnora Beatrice 92, 02Nov1915
- 18Nov2007, Kingston, Marshall, OK, OK-446-36-0751
Blankenship, J. A. 78, 22Jul1924 - 08Oct2002, Kingston,
Marshall, OK, OK-448-20-8909
Mayes
Mayes Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Mozelle 84, 29Nov1917 - 15Mar2002, Chouteau, Mayes, OK, CA-555-10-6624
Blankenship, W. J. 84, 17Sep1915 - 08Sep2000, Chouteau,
Mayes, OK, CA-558-12-7178
McClain
2006, Purcell, McClain Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_074001624
Published March 14, 2006
Cora Tucker, 71, of
Purcell died Monday, March 13, at Purcell Hospital. Services will be 1 p.m.
Wednesday at Wilson-Little Funeral Home Chapel in Purcell with the Rev. Buck
Jordan officiating. Burial will be at the Norman IOOF Cemetery. Mrs. Tucker was
born June 20, 1934, in Bengal to William and Della Ann Harden Blankenship. She grew up in Mississippi and southeast
Oklahoma. She married Douglas Tucker April 1, 1950, in Wilburton and lived in
Norman for 40 years. Mrs. Tucker was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband in 1985; son
Dean; sisters Edith Powell and Beulah Mote;
brothers Louis, George and Austin Blankenship; and grandson Darrell Barnard.
Survivors include
her son Dwayne Tucker and fianc?e Marilyn Stockston of Oklahoma City; daughters Clara Lansdale and
husband Doug of Purcell and Gail Barnard and husband Marvin of Purcell; sisters
Hettie Thornton and Alta Wilson; six grandsons; and
two great-granddaughters.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Purcell, McClain Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_227235012
Published August 14, 2008
Opal May Smith, 96, of Purcell died Thursday, Aug. 14, in Purcell.
She was born Jan. 26, 1912, in Calumet to Charley Hugh Petree
and Gracie May Crowly Petree.
She is survived by her daughter Ramona Vaughn and husband Don;
grandchildren Jimmy Vaughn and wife Vickie and Lynette Lathrop;
great-grandchildren Jared Vaughn and Melanie Blankenship
and husband Jerry; great-great-grandchildren Madison and Katelyn Blankenship; nieces
LaVonne Hager and Donna Landes;
and a nephew, Gary Smith.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday, at Wilson-Little Funeral Home
Chapel in Purcell. Interment will be at Hillside Cemetery in Purcell.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2006, Washington, McClain Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_005002833
Published January 04, 2006
Billy Gene Hardcastle, 68, of Washington
died Monday, Jan. 2, at his home surrounded by his family. Services will be 2
p.m. Friday at Union Hill Baptist Church with the Revs. Barry
McConathy and John Abernethy officiating.
Burial will be at Washington Cemetery. Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell is
handling arrangements.
Mr. Hardcastle was born June 3, 1937, in
Washington. He grew up in Washington and attended Washington Public Schools. He
married Sue Blankenship April 28, 1956, in Washington. He was an
entrepreneur who owned many businesses including Warrior Drive Inn, Washington Caf?, Gene's Steakhouse and
others. In 1988, he became co-owner of the family-owned construction company Hardcastle Construction with his two sons. Mr. Hardcastle also enjoyed horses and horse racing. He owned,
bred and trained thoroughbred horses for many years and enjoyed all aspects of
horse racing. He also devoted his time and support to Washington Public Schools
and the Washington community. He was a generous donor to activities, clubs and
school fund raising projects. Most of all, Mr. Hardcastle
loved his wife, children and grandchildren and supported them in their
activities.
Preceded in death by his parents Arnold and Arona
Fore, Mr. Hardcastle is survived by his wife Sue Hardcastle of Washington; sons Billy Gene Hardcastle Jr. and wife Jennifer of Washington, Bobby Lee Hardcastle and wife Cheryl of Washington and James Samuel Hardcastle and wife Lori of Washington; daughters Rhonda
Jane Cannon and husband Jimmy of Washington and Polly Jo Base and husband
Daniel of Norman; 14 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and brothers Bill Blankenship of Healdton and Buck Blankenship of Oklahoma City.
Bearers will be Robert, Chris, Collin, Michael, Jared and Kyle Hardcastle, Jeremy Cannon, Blaze Farmer and Derek Trammell.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
McClain Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankinship,
George 84-85, 14May1917 - 13May2002, Blanchard, Mcclain,
OK, MI-363-20-6535
Blankinship, Laura
E. 79, 05Sep1928 - 09Mar2008, Blanchard,
Mcclain, OK, MI-381-54-6223
McCurtain
+2004, Valliant, McCurtain Co., OK, Obituary
The Hugo Daily News
Funeral services for Leonard M. Blankenship of Valliant were held at 2:00 p.m. Saturday, August 7, 2004, at
Valliant Church of Christ with Virgil Romine and Tracy Mussett
officiating. Interment was in Valliant Cemetery.
Mr. Blankenship
died August 5, 2004, at McCurtain Manor Nursing Home in Broken Bow. He was 86. He was of the Church of Christ faith. Mr. Blankenship was born February 26, 1918 in Garvin, Okla., the son of Samuel Blankenship and Bessie (Williams) Blankenship and had lived in Valliant since 1962. He married Sylvia Ethel
Quaid on July 12, 1939 in Achille, Okla. His parents
preceded him in death.
Surviving relatives: His wife, Sylvia Blankenship; two sons, Bobby Blankenship of Valliant, James Blankenship of
Idabel; three daughters, Clarece
Liles of Valliant, Sheila Myers of Yukon, Patricia Moye of Valliant; 18 grandchildren and
26 great grandchildren along with other family and friends.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Broken Bow,
McCurtain Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/deaths/2008/08/15/joyce-blankenship-92.php
Joyce Thurman Blankenship, 55, of Broken Bow, Okla., died Wednesday, Aug. 13, 2008, in
Paris, Texas. Mrs. Blankenship was born Feb. 28, 1953, in Stockton,
Calif. She was a homemaker and a Baptist. She was preceded in death by one son,
Brian Tucker.
Survivors include her husband, Melvin Thurman of Broken Bow; two
daughters and sons-in-law, Lee Ann and Daniel Schultz of Broken Bow and Valorie and Aubrey Brake of Idabel; five sisters, Judy Sweeden, Janie Webster, Jackie Evans and Rachel Ebahotubbi of Idabel and Janice Williams of Mena, Ark.;
four grandchildre...
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Broken Bow,
McCurtain Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.texarkanagazette.com/news/deaths/2008/11/16/william-blankenship-30.php
William "Billy Red" Blankenship, 53, of Eagletown,
Okla., died Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, in a Texarkana hospital. Mr. Blankenship was born Jan. 7, 1955. He was a control
operator with Wood Lumber Co., and a Baptist.
Survivors include his wife, Paula Blankenship;
two sons, Chris Blankenship and Jerry Blankenship; three daughters, Sabra Myers, Savanna Blankenship and Cheyenne Blankenship;
his parents, William and Gearldean Blankenship; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Eagletown,
McCurtain Co., OK, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/31489356/william-lee-blankenship
William "Billy Red" Blankenship, 53, of Eagletown,
passed away Friday, Nov. 14, 2008, at St. Michael Medical Center, Texarkana,
Texas. He was born Jan. 7, 1955, the son of William and Gearldean (Joiner) Blankenship.
Billy was affiliated with the Baptist Faith. He enjoyed hunting,
camping and spending time with family and friends.
He was preceded in death by his paternal grandparents, William and Cora Blankenship and maternal grandparents, Josie and Cecil Joiner.
Billy is survived by his wife,
Paula (Bohanan)
Blankenship of the home; children and their spouses, Chris and Kristy
Blankenship, Heavener, Sabra and Tory Myers, Durant, Jerry and Melanie Blankenship, Bartlesville, Savanna and Cheyenne Blankenship
both of Eagletown; grandchildren, Brittany
and Brianna Blankenship,
Amanda Phillips, Kelly Woodral, Kensly
and Kenda Metcalf, Kylen
and Tristan Myers and Madison
and Katelyn Blankenship; great-grandchildren, Bryar and Brylei Phillips and Jaxson and Miley Woodral;
several aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral services will be at 2 pm, Sunday, Nov. 16, 2008, at First
Assembly of God, Eagletown. Interment will follow at Eagletown Cemetery. Bro. Baker will officiate. Brumley Funeral Home, Broken Bow.
McCurtain Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Joyce
Evelyn 55, 28Feb1953 -
13Aug2008, Broken Bow, Mccurtain, OK, OK-442-56-7368
Blankenship, L. M. 86, 26Feb1918 - 05Aug2004, Valliant,
Mccurtain, OK, OK-446-01-4208
Blankenship,
William Lee 53, 07Jan1955 - 14Nov2008, Eagletown, Mccurtain, OK, OK-446-56-4575
Murray
+2008, Davis, Murray Co.,
OK, Obituary
Printed in The Davis News on Dec. 10, 2008;
Reprinted with permission
Services for Alvin
Glenn Blankinship were held on
Tuesday, Dec. 9, 2008, at 2 p.m. in the Oaklawn
Cemetery at Wynnewood. Officiating the services was
Father Russell Hewes of the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sulphur.
Alvin was born on July 13, 1932, in Granite to Cyrus Epps and Beeda (Chandler) Blankinship. He passed away Friday, Dec. 5, 2008, at
his home in Davis at the age of 76.
Alvin and LaDonna Jean Cradduck were married July 13, 1956, in Pauls
Valley. Alvin served in the U.S. Army during the Korean War. He was a retired
auto and aircraft mechanic. Alvin had a love for motorcycles, especially the
Harley Davidson. He always enjoyed "tinkering" with anything
mechanical, whether it be something as small as a lawn mower or even as large
as an airplane. He also liked going boating. Alvin was a member of the Catholic
faith and attended the St. Francis Xavier Catholic Church in Sulphur.
Alvin is survived by his wife, LaDonna;
two sons, Tracy Andrew and Terry Alan
Blankinship; four grandchildren, Kalina, Kyle, Stasia and Ryan, and one great-granddaughter, Taylor.
Preceding him in death were his parents; one granddaughter, Carina;
one sister, Vera Lewis, and two brothers,
Oscar and Ovitt Blankinship.
Murray Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankinship, Alvin
G. 76, 13Jul1932 - 05Dec2008, Davis,
Murray, OK, OK-441-32-1091
Blankenship, Tiny
L. 71, 15Dec1936 - 06Feb2008, Sulphur,
Murray, OK, OK-446-58-8456
Muskogee
+2006, Muskogee, Muskogee
Co., OK, Obituary
http://muskogeephoenix.com/obituaries/x2128948677/H-Carl-Blankenship
H. Carl Blankenship,
82, of Muskogee, died Sunday, November 19, 2006 at Muskogee Regional Medical
Center. He was born January 11, 1924 to Louis and Edna (Stewart) Blankenship in Wagoner where he grew up on a farm west of town. He
attended Star School for his first eight years and then graduated from Wagoner
High School.
After school Carl was employed at Katy Railroad for a couple
of years before enlisting in the U. S. Army where he was in the Signal Corp.
While home on leave during WWII, Carl and Leota Anderson were married on August 21, 1943, in Wagoner.
Upon his honorable discharge from the service Carl worked
briefly for the Veterans Administration. He and Leota
moved to Muskogee in 1949 where they would make their home. In the 1950's Carl began a career with Herzfeld's Beauty Supply as a salesman. He
worked there for many years and in 1973 he and Leota
acquired the business and changed the name to Blankenship Beauty Supply. He worked diligently for many years and in 1987 Carl retired and they sold the beauty supply store. Carl was a longtime member of First Baptist Church since the early
1960's. He led the singing in his Sunday School Department for many years and
belonged to the Men's Sunday School Class taught by Clay Harrell. Carl had a true passion for music and the talent he possessed matched
his desire. He played the guitar and sang for many to enjoy. His true love of
music was in playing the mandolin. He and his group played at many blue grass
festivals, churches and family gatherings. Carl usually stole
the show and was enjoyed by all.
Carl was preceded
in death by his parents and one sister, Betty Lou Pratt.
He is survived by his wife, Leota Blankenship
of Muskogee; one son, Bruce
Blankenship of Dallas and his fiancee, Gale Maida; four grandchildren, Bradley Blankenship of Houston, Kama Blankenship, of Dallas, Alisha Simms, of Bixby, and Jeremy Frix, of Houston; great grandchildren, Lauren and Cameron
Simms of Bixby; one brother and sister-in-law, Russell and
Margie Blankenship of Ft. Gibson; one sister, Ida Frances Tedrow of Yukon;
sister-in-law, Oneta Ryser
of Oklahoma City; brother-in-law, Amel Anderson and
his wife, Mary of Shawnee; numerous nieces and nephews, including three special
nephews, Mike, Bryan and Curtis Ryser.
Funeral services will be 10:00 a.m. Wednesday, November 22, 2006 at
the First Baptist Church Sanctuary with Dr. Lance Sawyer and Rev. Don Jones
officiating. Interment will follow in Ft. Gibson National Cemetery. Pallbearers
will be Kenneth Herzfeld, Jim Hill, J. T. Summerlin, Greg Blankenship, Pearl Sanders and Charlie Bowman.
Honorary pallbearers are Gene Herzfeld, Tommy Moore and Carl's Men's Sunday School Class.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Muskogee Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Homer
C. 82, 11Jan1924 - 19Nov2006, Muskogee,
Muskogee, OK, OK-440-20-0195
Blankenship, Leota 82, 14Jul1925 - 04Feb2008, Muskogee, Muskogee, OK, OK-440-20-1957
Noble
2008, Red Rock, Noble Co.,
OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_344011234
Louise Martin Totten, 86, passed from this life on Saturday,
December 6, 2008 at Saint Simeon's Health Care Center in Tulsa, OK., following several years of declining health. She was
born to Burney -- Emma Albright in Harper, Kansas and spent most of her youth
in Wichita, Kansas. Louise married her high school sweetheart, Harold Martin,
and lived in Wichita, working as a secretary for Forrester Manufacturing Co.
before moving with her family to Red Rock, Oklahoma in 1957. Harold and Louise,
along with their 3 children, ran the Red Rock Cafe, serving their famous Red
Rock Chili until Harold's death in 1963. Louise was an accomplished horsewoman
and loved all the family animals. She married Jim Totten from Billings,
Oklahoma -- moved with him to Norman in 1965, where they owned and managed
several apartment rentals and enjoyed gardening, collecting rose rocks,
following the OU Sooners and traveling in their motor home with the Good Sam
travel club. Louise was proud that she visited all 50 US states. She was a 35
year Norman Hospital volunteer and enjoyed performing in the Red Stocking
Follies fund raisers.
Louise loved the
Lord and previous attended Trinity Baptist and First Baptist Church in Norman
where she sang in the choir and most recently attended the Apostolic Worship
Center in Norman. She moved to Tulsa in 2002 to be nearer her family.
She was preceded in death by her parents, husbands and sisters, Beulah Blankenship, Grace Whitley -- Mary Zinn and
great-grandson Logan Smith. She is survived by her daughter Susan Carter and
husband Jack of Tulsa, son, Mike Martin of Independence, MO, and daughter Amy Kubala and husband Bob of Coshocton, OH, 5 grandchildren,
Shelly Austin of Tulsa, Stacy Myer of Miami, FL, Jason Martin of Tulsa, Lisa
Smith of Ada, OK, and Katie Bell of NYC and 7 great-grandchildren, AshIey and Lauren Austin, David and Kristin Smith, Nash
Myer and Baker and Deacon Martin
Services will be held Wednesday, December 10th, at 11 am at the
Havenbrook Funeral Home, 3401 Havenbrook St. in Norman, with the Rev. Kevin
Borders officiating. There will be open visitation from 10 -- 11 am on
Wednesday prior to the service. Louise will then be buried in the Red Rock
cemetery next to her husband Harold.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Okfuskee
Weleetka, Okfuskee Co., OK, Hillcrest Cem.
Blankenship, Vergie b. 17 Jan 1915, d. 12 Nov 2004, Sec A
http://www.interment.net/data/us/ok/okfuskee/hillcrest/hill_ac.htm
Weleetka , Okfuskee Co., OK, Hillcrest Cem.
Blankenship, Vergie 17-Jan-1915 12-Nov-2004 A
Blankenship,
A. no date no date B
Blankenship, F. no date no
date B
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/okfuskee/cemeteries/Hillcrest.txt
Okfuskee Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Edmond L. 82-83, 22Nov1924 - 12Nov2007, Okemah, Okfuskee, OK, OK-447-16-4589
Oklahoma
2007, Edmond, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
The Salina
Journal, (KS) -
September 19, 2007,
Elmer Henry Zierlein, 92, Edmond,
formerly of the Lenora-Norton, Kan. area, died Sunday, Sept. 16, 2007. Mr. Zierlein was born April 24, 1915, in Dellvale,
Kan.
He was preceded in death by his first wife, Maxine, in 1990.
Survivors include his wife, May, of the home; three sons, Lloyd of
Norton, Larry of Pittsburgh, Pa., and Lynn of Smith Center; three
stepdaughters, Ginny Harper, Deanna
Blankenship and Lynne Smiley,
all of Edmond; a stepson, Ron Heikes of Wichita;
seven grandchildren; five stepgrandchildren; nine
great-grandchildren; and five stepgreat-grandchildren.
The funeral will be at 10 a.m. Friday at Enfield Funeral Home, 215
W. Main, Norton. Burial will be in Lenora South Cemetery, Lenora.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Midwest City, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/18251/Porter-Michael.php
Michael Lee Porter; Our beloved son, brother and uncle passed from
this life after a brief battle with cancer and entered his eternal home on
November 1, 2009. He died at home surrounded by his loving family. He was born
on December 6, 1966 in OKC. He was our gift from God. He accepted the Lord as
his Savior and was baptized in April 1980.
As a teenager, he enjoyed being in school and church play
productions. He loved to act, sing, dance, write and sketch especially
portraits. He attended Carl Albert High School for 2 years before transferring
to Del City where he sang with the Del Aires. Upon graduation from Del City
High School in 1985, he worked at McDonalds, saved his money and took a trip to
Egypt at the age of 18. He attended Central State University. After one year,
he moved to Dallas, Texas and attended Miss Wades School of Fashion
Merchandising, where he earned an associates degree.
He loved designing clothes, dressing runway models, doing their hair and
make-up and drawing illustrations for the newspaper and JC Penneys
catalog. He moved back to Oklahoma and worked at Wendys
while he attended cosmetology school. He was a licensed cosmetologist and
worked at Regis Hair Salon in Quail Springs Mall for many years until recently
when his health failed. He loved being a hair stylist and making people feel
good about the way they looked. In 1997, he earned a Bachelors
Degree in Social Science because his mother always wanted him to have a college
education. He told his mom and dad recently he had a good life. He had enjoyed
his many travels and all the famous people he met along the way. He had a kind,
gentle and caring heart. He was special to everyone who knew him. We will miss
his intellect, wisdom, wit, sweet spirit and the love he showed his family
every single day.
He was preceded in death by his grandparents Andrew & Mamie Bozarth, Charles & Oletia
Porter, Alton Ferguson, James Baker, uncle Donald
Gore, and cousins Mike Garrett, Kevin Johnson, and Keith Garrett.
He is survived by his parents Lee & Connie Porter, sister Patra
Porter Lemons, niece Andrea Porter Weddle, great-niece Makenzie Taylor Weddle
and pet Chihuahua Princess all of the home, special aunt Glenda Gore, birth
mother Marcia Baker Smith and husband Paxson, half brothers James Smith and wife Johnna, Jonathan Smith
and wife Corey, step-sister Celia Sosa and husband Adrian, Grandmother Sybil
Baker, birth father
Carl Blankenship,
Momma Sandy Duff, half
sisters Lora Tater Russ and spouse Jimmy, Kim Pullen and husband Rick, Tammy Ellis, half brother Alex Blankenship and wife Connie, and many loving aunts,
uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews and friends.
Funeral services
will be held Friday, November 6, 2009 at 1:00 PM at Country Estates Baptist
Church 1000 S. Midwest Blvd. Midwest City with interment at 3:30 PM, Fairview
Cemetery in Tuttle.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
The Topeka
Capital-Journal, (KS)
- September 3, 2002
Bonnie Hullinger, 75, Oklahoma City,
formerly of Topeka, died Sunday, Sept. 1, 2002, at an Oklahoma City hospital,
where she was admitted Thursday.
She was born Dec. 15, 1926, in Reading, Pa., where she spent her
early life and graduated from high school. She lived in Topeka for about 50
years before she moved to Oklahoma City in October. She worked at the Topeka Hypermart store for more than 10 years before she retired
in 1999.
She married Clarence J. Hullinger in 1965
in Topeka. He survives. Other survivors include two daughters, Dee Blankenship , Sacramento, Calif., and Maryann Manning, Oklahoma City; a
stepdaughter, Chris Hullinger, Topeka; two sisters,
Lottie Kusior and Frances Swietzer,
both in Reading, Pa.; two grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 10 a.m.
Wednesday at Chapel Hill Funeral Home in Oklahoma City. Entombment will be in
Chapel Hill Mausoleum in Oklahoma City.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Published in The
Oklahoman on Apr. 18, 2003
Howard Bentley Newcomb, went to be with the Lord April 15, 2003. Howard was
born June 7, 1914, in Marshfield, Missouri, to Ralph S. Newcomb and Dora Lee
Newcomb.
Two years
later, his family moved to Ada, Oklahoma. There, at the ripe old age of four,
he met his future wife, Eudeana Blankenship, on the day of her birth. They married
on November 27, 1940 in Oklahoma City and had eleven children together. In high
school, Howard reached the status of an Eagle Scout. He was awarded a trip to
Washington, D.C., where President Hoover congratulated him for his work in some
of the earliest development of television west of the Mississippi. He went on
to study physics and received a B.S. from East Central State College in Ada. He
owned a Radio & Appliance shop for seven years and was an avid ham radio
operator. Howard and Eudeana moved to New Orleans
where he attended Tulane Law School, played in their band and developed his lifelong
love of jazz. From there, Howard was called to serve on the War Production
Board in Washington, D.C. His knowledge of physics and radio transmission were
invaluable in the development of radar used during World War II.
Howard owned
Newcomb Amusement & Vending Machines and he and Eudeana
together founded Newcomb Investment Company. Howard was a wonderful husband, a
dedicated father, and in the words of his wife, 'an enthusiastic supporter of
women's rights.' He and Eudeana instilled a love of
learning in their children and provided all eleven with the necessary means to
acquire college degrees.
Howard was an
avid gardener, and as a member of Epworth Methodist Church for fifty-three
years, he helped fill its sanctuary with beautiful flowers on many a Sunday.
Howard is
survived by his wife, Eudeana Blankenship Newcomb; his sister, VirginiaWelch
and his cousin, George Clark of Oklahoma City; and his twelve children,
Howard Newcomb, Jr., Tony Newcomb, Sammy Newcomb Wolohon
and husband, Harry, Ralph Newcomb and wife, Sarah, Frank Newcomb and wife,
Sherri, Leigh Newcomb, Nora Newcomb, Vicki Newcomb Williams and husband,
Fletcher, Margaret Newcomb Gorrell and husband,
Chuck, Deana Newcomb, Dorothy Newcomb Bussing and husband, Greg, and Jacqi Newcomb Roueche and
husband, Tom. Howard is also survived by eighteen grandchildren and four
great-grandchildren.
A Committal
Service will be held 1:00 pm, Saturday, April 19, 2003, Memorial Park Cemetery
and a Memorial service will be 2:00 pm, Smith & Kernke
Chapel, 14624 N. May Avenue, with Dr. Michael Anderson officiating.
+2004, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.arrangeonline.com/obituary/obituary.asp?ObituaryID=69626931
Francis Eugene `Gene` Blankenship, age 77, (1927 - 2004) of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, died Friday,
December 31, 2004, at his residence in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma Blankenship was employed by Tinker Air Force Base. He was the son of
the late Lex Blankenship and the late Virginia Milner. Gene served in the United States Army.
He is also survived by his wife Dorothy Blankenship;
Four Daughters, Diane Dyas Sally Jan Stewart Molly Peterson Myriam
Griffith One Brother, Jack
Blankenship Ten Grandchildren
Kristi, Melissa, Jennifer, Shawn, Sarah, Evan, Mark, Candice, Silas and Holly.
Seven Great Grandchildren
Arrangements are being handled by Mercer-Adams Funeral Service,
3925 N. Asbury, Bethany, Oklahoma. Services will be at
10:00 a.m., Monday, January 3, 2005 in the Mercer-Adams Funeral Chapel with
interment in Gotebo Cemetery in Gotebo,
Oklahoma.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_017001513
Published January 16, 2007
Dwayne Tucker, 47, died Sunday, Jan. 14, at his home in Oklahoma
City. Services will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Wilson-Little Funeral Chapel in
Purcell. Officiating will be the Rev. Buck Jordan. Mr. Tucker was born Oct. 21,
1959, in Norman, to Douglas Tucker and Cora Blankenship.
He grew up in and attended schools in Norman. He had a long career as a
bricklayer. He loved being outdoors and enjoyed camping, fishing and gardening.
He was an avid OU fan and especially loved watching OU football.
He was preceded in death by his parents, and brother
Dean Tucker.
He is survived by
his wife Marilyn Stockton Tucker of the home; three stepchildren, Tina Haberer of Norman, Lisa Hall and husband Willie of Little
Axe and Misty Morgan of Florida; two sisters, Clara Lansdale and husband Doug
of Purcell and Gail Barnard and husband Marvin of Purcell; eight grandchildren;
and many other relatives and friends.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_008010913
Dorothy Irene Blankenship, 77, of Oklahoma City, Okla., passed away January 4, 2009. Dorothy was born January 25, 1931 to Samuel and Mexola
Bunch in Oklahoma City. She graduated valedictorian from Noble High School in
1949. She married Luther
"Buck" Blankenship
on June 3, 1950 and enjoyed her life as a homemaker.
Dorothy is survived by husband, Luther "Buck" Blankenship; three children, Curtis Blankenship
of Newcastle, Okla., Victor
Blankenship of Oklahoma City, Donna Carrell of Oklahoma City; three grandsons, Mark Blankenship, Craig Blankenship and Steve Carrell; three granddaughters,
Melissa Tilley, Kendra Tilley and Heather Blankenship;
one great-grandson, Cody; nine great-granddaughters, Ember, Baylea, Jordan, Crysta, Bradeyn, Breanna,
Katrina, Ana and Elizabeth; and one brother, Glenn Bunch of Noble, Okla. She is
preceded in death by parents, Samuel and Mexola
Bunch; and a son, Gordon Blankenship.
Visitation will be Thursday and Friday from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Services will be held 1 p.m., Saturday, January 10, 2009 at John M. Ireland
Funeral Home Chapel, Moore, Okla. Interment to follow at Fairview Cemetery in
Maguire, Okla. Services are under the direction of John M. Ireland Funeral Home
and Chapel, Moore, Okla. Submitted by family
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Oklahoma City,
Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
The Topeka
Capital-Journal, (KS)
- September 17, 2009
Clarence J. R. Hullinger (82) lost his
long battle with cancer on September 3rd and was laid to rest on September 7th,
2009 in Oklahoma City, OK where he had resided for the last eight years. He was
born November 18, 1926 in Burlington Junction, MO to Clarence Eugene Hullinger and Hazel Bell (Wiseman) Hullinger.
J. R. served his country in the Army during his youth and was proud of the fact
that he worked most of his adult life for one company, Rylie Equipment Company
in Topeka, where he served as foreman for all Topeka operations and retired in
1995 after 42 years. His proudest civic involvement was to reach Provost Guard
with the Shriners.
J. R. was preceded in death
by his parents and his sisters Maxine Landis and Eva Mae Stevens.
He is survived by his wife Mary Ann Hullinger,
OK, his daughter Christie JoRene Hullinger,
Topeka, including his extended family - Mary Ann Manning, OK; Dee Blankenship , CA; Troy Allen Keller, Cynthia Ann Pelenan
Denise Marie Aspedon, 5 grandchildren and 7 great
grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Bethany, Oklahoma Co., OK, Obituary
Published
in the Oklahoman on 1/2/2003.
Blankenship, Betty Jean, age 71, of Bethany, died December 28, 2002 as a result of a
tragic auto accident. She was born July 21, 1931 in Vinita, OK to Elijah M. and
Julia Ann (Redwine) Coppedge.
She was preceded in death by her
parents, her husband Jody in 1997, a sister Ocie,
brothers Lawrence, Clarence, Buford and Donald, who was killed while serving inWWII.
She is survived by her daughter, Valerie and husband Joe Caruthers; 3 grandchildren, Jody Loal, Steven Michael and Keely Rachelle; sisters, Louise
Giles, Norma Cullison, and Ruby Dyszynski;
brothers, Norman and Jim Coppedge. Betty loved the
Lord and was a member of Bethany Church of Christ. She loved to spoil Joe and
Valerie and the grandkids. She enjoyed fellowship with her dinner club and
trips to Montana with her friends. Her family would like to extend a heartfelt thanks for all the kindness they have been
shown, Services will be 2:00 PM, Saturday, January 4, 2003 at
Bethany Church of Christ with burial to follow at Resurrection Memorial
Cemetery.
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=surnames.blankenship&m=1699
From
the Blankenship Board Author: Gene Phillips genephillips(at)usa.com
Oklahoma Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Betty
J. 71, 21Jul1931 - 28Dec2002, Bethany,
Oklahoma, OK, OK-448-30-2676
Blankenship,
Virgie V. 89, 17Jan1915 - 12Nov2004, Choctaw, Oklahoma, OK, OK-441-14-1317
Blankenship, Cleburn R. 71, 15Mar1936 - 13Dec2007, Edmond, Oklahoma, OK, CA-553-42-1619
Blankenship, Tony
W. 46, 11Jul1961 - 01May2008, Edmond,
Oklahoma, OK, OK-447-60-4129
Blankenship,
Thelma M. 71, 10Dec1930 - 22Feb2002, Luther,
Oklahoma, OK, OK-441-32-1951
Blankenship, Armond L. 71, 19Dec1928 - 25Sep2000, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK, OK-447-28-5373
Blankenship,
Bethel 89, 30Oct1914 - 15Jun2004, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK, OK-440-01-8143
Blankenchip, Beuna F. 81, 10Oct1922 - 03Jul2004, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, OK, OK-447-16-2723
Blankenship,
Francis E. 77, 04Nov1927 - 31Dec2004, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK, OK-442-22-1923
Blankenship, Giola G. 90, 24Aug1917 - 03Dec2007, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK, OK-442-14-8484
Blankenship, Glenn
G. 80, 14Nov1924 - 01Jul2005, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, OK, CA-553-30-3210
Blankinship,
Jack L. 64, 23Oct1939 - 14Apr2004, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, OK, OK-446-38-0585
Blankenship, Lex
H. 62, 09Oct1943 - 07Apr2006, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, OK, KS-509-44-4278
Blankenship, W. L. 95, 05Dec1909 - 30Oct2005, Oklahoma
City, Oklahoma, OK, OK-444-10-6975
Okmulgee
Okmulgee Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Nora 84, 15Apr1919 - 08Jul2003, Henryetta, Okmulgee, OK, OK-445-38-1206
Osage
Osage Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Lucille 82, 07Sep1920 - 22Feb2003, Barnsdall, Osage, OK, OK-444-38-8613
Blankenship,
Nelson L. 88, 09Apr1913 - 07Mar2002, Barnsdall, Osage, OK, TX-456-03-3653
Blankenship,
Ernest D. 66, 06Nov1939 - 25May2006, Skiatook, Osage, OK, OK-444-38-4978
Blankenship, Lola
M. 94, 04Dec1910 - 29Mar2005, Tulsa,
Osage, OK, AR-429-12-9567
Ottawa
+2008, Miami, Ottawa Co.,
OK, Obituary,
The Joplin
Globe, March 11, 2008
Ora Jaime Blankenship, 92, passed away Tuesday, March 11, 2008. Services will be at 10
a.m. Friday at Church of Christ, Miami. Burial will be in G.A.R. Cemetery,
Miami. Visitation will be from 6 to 8 p.m. Thursday at the church. Arrangements
are under the direction of Thomas Funeral Home, Welch, Okla.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Miami, Ottawa Co.,
OK, Obituary,
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=95367566
Ora Jamie Blankenship of Miami died Tuesday, March 11, 2008, at Eastwood Manor in
Commerce. She was 92. Mrs. Blankenship was born Nov. 5, 1915, in Williford, Ark., to Marion Price and Nettie (Davis) McElfresh.
She completed the nurse's aide program on June 6, 1969, and the
ward clerk training program on Nov. 13, 1975. She received her high school
equivalency degree on Oct. 22, 1980, at the age of 65. She moved to Miami in
1951. She worked at Bradshaw Hospital, where she was known for rocking the
babies. She also worked for Raleigh Hills and Integris
Baptist Regional Health Care for several years before retiring. She had been an
active member of the Church of Christ since 1951.
She married Austin Blankenship Sr. on Oct. 24, 1936, in Caldwell, Mo. He
preceded her in death in November, 1969. She was also preceded in death by
infant twin son and daughter, Donald and Donna Blankenship; one son, Jerry Blankenship Sr.; her parents; one brother, Armol Bud McElfresh, and three sisters, Essie Kissee,
Velma Wooley and Marie Mason.
Survivors include one son
and his wife, Ernest Austin and
Carolyn Blankenship Jr. of
Fairland; two daughters, Shelby Way of Commerce and Joyce Bass and her
husband Mike of Quapaw; one sister, Roberta Mason of Paragould, Ark.; eight
grandchildren, 20 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandsons.
Services will be 10 a.m. Friday at Church of Christ in Miami. Bobby
Key will officiate and Nathan Adams will assist. Burial will be in G.A.R.
Cemetery in Miami. Her grandsons will serve as pallbearers.
2003, Miami, Ottawa Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/mo/south/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/155
Rosetta Wolfinbarger, 82, Miami, Okla, died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2003, at her home after an
illness.
She was born March
17, 1921, in Wyandotte, Okla, to W. R. and Pearl
Mathis Cunningham.
She lived in Miami moving from Neosho where she had lived for 40
years before moving from Miami. She was a homemaker and a member of the First
Baptist Church in Neosho. She married Lloyd Wolfinbarger
at Neosho in 1938 and he survives of the home in Miami.
Additional survivors include one son, Dr. Lloyd Wolfinbarger,
Jr., Norfolk, Va.; a daughter, Sally Rollins, Miami, Okla.; one brother, Clete Cunningham, Reno, Nevada; three grandchildren: Laura Ransbottom,Chuck Rollins, and Rob Rollins; four
great-grandchildren: Cory Rollins, Megan Blankenship, Lauren Blankenship and Erica Ransbottom.
Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. at the Paul Thomas Funeral Home
in Miami, Okla. Interment will be in Council House Cemetery, northeast of
Grove, Okla. Pallbearers will be Jim Ransbottom, Rick
Patterson, Glen Wolfinbarger, Cory Rollins, Rob
Rollins and Chuck Rollins.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Ottawa Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blakenship, Ora J. 92, 05Nov1915 - 11Mar2008, Quapaw, Ottawa, OK, OK-446-34-8095
Pawnee
Pawnee Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Brenda K. 45, 10Apr1960 - 23Dec2005, Cleveland, Pawnee, OK, OK-441-72-6683
Payne
2000, Cushing, Payne Co.,
OK, Obituary
The Wichita
Eagle, (KS) - April
25, 2000
Blankenship, Merle,
103, died Sunday, April 23, 2000. Service 2 p.m. Wednesday, Fairlawn Cemetery,
Cushing, Okla.
Survivors: daughters, Darlyne Lorett of Ponca City, Okla., JoAnn Boman
of Wichita; sister, Sue Cookson of Whittier, Calif.; 12 grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2002, Cushing, Payne Co.,
OK, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=29830598
Roy Clinton Blankenship, 66, of Cushing,
died Wednesday, July 31, 2002, at the Cushing Regional Hospital. Born Nov. 18,
1935, in Thayer, Mo., to Elby and Bernice (Grooms)
Blankenship, he received his early education in Carney and was a graduate of
the Carney High School Class of 1953.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m.
Saturday at the Palmer Funeral Home in Cushing. Rev. John Owens will preside
with interment to follow at the Fairlawn Cemetery north of Cushing.
He was married to Evelyn (Hopson) June 3,
1954, in Chandler. They made their home in Oklahoma City and lived until moving
to Cushing in 1968 and have since resided. Blankenship was a mechanic at the
Oak Tree Country Club in Edmond for 27 years.
His parents preceded him in death.
Survivors include wife Evelyn of the home
in Cushing; two sons, Roy J. Blankenship and companion Vickie Campbell of
Chandler and Joe Blankenship and wife Shelly of Guthrie; six daughters, Rebecca Champlain and
husband Robert of Pryor, Paula Brensing and
husband Joe of Pawnee, Deborah (Hootie) Tinnie and husband Everett of Cushing, Loretta (Shortie) Pierce and husband David of Cushing, Dian Blankenship of Cushing and Rhonda Bagwell and
husband Noel of Cushing; brother, Lawerence Grooms
and wife Dorothy of Thayer, Mo.; two sisters, Alice Donald Tipping
and husband of Dallas, Texas and Agnes Pat Higgins and husband of Boyie, Md.; 14 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
2006, Cushing Payne Co.,
OK, Obituary
The Oklahoman ; 3/3/2006
Thelma
Young, longtime Cushing resident and retired schoolteacher, died March 2, 2006
in Cushing at the age of 99 years. She was born on May 24, 1906, in Dit, Missouri to J. H. and Ida Blankenship. The family moved in 1914 to Cushing, where J. H. Blankenship was in the grocery business until being
elected Payne County assessor in 1932, an office he held until 1970.
After graduating from Cushing High School in 1924, Thelma attended Central State College for two years and returned to
Cushing to teach at rural Round Grove School. She married Valcus
F. Young on June 17, 1927 and lived in Cushing the remainder of her life. She
resumed teaching in elementary school in Cushing in 1943, attending Oklahoma
A&M College during summer sessions until receiving her bachelor's degree in
1950. She retired in 1971. She had been a member of the First Baptist Church in
Cushing for more than 90 years.
She was preceded in death by her husband in 1989 after 62 years of
marriage; two brothers, Norman Blankenship and Norvelle (J .B.) Blankenship; a sister, Tresa Orr and a son-in-law, Wendell Bolton.
She is survived by two daughters, Sara Lou Cargill and husband
Robert L. Cargill and Marcia Lee Bolton, all of Fort Worth, Texas; a son, John
V. Young and wife Dru, of Sapulpa; seven grandchildren;
20 great grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, March 4, 2006 at 2:00 P.M.
in the First Baptist Church in Cushing with Dr. Lonny Lee officiating. Memorial
contributions may be made to the First Baptist Church Building Fund, P.O. Box 187 Cushing, OK 74023 in her memory.You may share your condolences with the Young family
at www.davisfh.net. Services are under the direction of the Davis Funeral Home.
Published in The Oklahoman on 3/3/2006.
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/nQE.2ACIB/1764
From the Blankenship Board,
Author: Gene Phillips genephillips(at)usa.com
Payne Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Goldie V. 98, 17Jul1905 - 05Aug2003, Cushing, Payne, OK, OK-440-54-2807
Blankenship, Roy
C. 66, 18Nov1935 - 31Jul2002, Cushing,
Payne, OK, OK-443-32-2640
Blankenship,
Geraldine M. 93, 28Jun1913 -
08Nov2006, Stillwater, Payne, OK, OK-440-26-9029
Pontotoc
+2008, Ada, Pontotoc Co.,
OK, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=31737399
Services for Loretta
Mae Blankenship, 80, Ada, are
10 a.m. Saturday at Criswell Funeral Home Chapel, the Revs. Darrel Blankenship and Justin Blankenship
will officiate. Burial will follow at Rosedale Cemetery. Bearers will be Michael McElroy, Bart McNeil, Ken Butler, Billy Blankenship, Eric Blankenship,
and Jeffrey Blankenship.
Mrs. Blankenship died Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2008, at a local hospital.
She was born May 1, 1928, at Ada to Walter Robert and Minnie Frances Noel
Owens.
She attended schools in Byng, Oakman and Chino, Calif. She married Arvil Wayne Blankenship Oct. 8, 1971, at Ada. Mrs. Blankenship formerly worked at the
snack counter for Woolworth for 21 years, T.G. and Y for five years and retired
as a checker for Abbott Grocery Store after 13 years of service. She was a
member of the First Pentecostal Holiness Church.
Survivors include her husband,
Arvil Blankenship, of the home; a daughter,
Brenda Stallings and husband Scott, Byng; three stepsons, Larry Blankenship and wife Beverly, Pauls
Valley, the Rev. Darrel
Blankenship and wife Sharon,
Crystal Springs, Miss., and Terry
Blankenship and wife Mary,
Stratford; a special daughter, Charla Priest, Ada; one brother, Glen Owens,
Ada; nine grandchildren, Evan
Stallings, Felicia Stallings, Lisa
Blankenship, Craig Blankenship, Justin Blankenship,
Billy Blankenship, Eric Blankenship, Jeffrey Blankenship, and Maronda
Fuqua; and nine great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents, one sister, Irene Owens,
and a brother Raymond Owens.
Pontotoc Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Donald R. 53, 21Oct1948 - 08May2002, Ada, Pontotoc, OK, OK-448-46-7570
Blankenship, Edna
E. 90, 09Oct1912 - 23Jan2003, Ada,
Pontotoc, OK, OK-442-42-9622
Blankenship, Ivaleta 82, 13Oct1921 - 08Dec2003, Ada, Pontotoc, OK, NY-063-16-3505
Blankenship,
Loretta M. 80, 01May1928 - 25Nov2008, Ada, Pontotoc, OK, OK-445-24-4558
Blankenship,
William R. 88, 19Sep1911 - 16Jan2000, Ada, Pontotoc, OK, TX-450-03-6191
Pottawatomie
2007, Asher, Pottawatomie
Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.normantranscript.com/archivesearch/local_story_355002504
Published December 20, 2007
Doris Irene Franklin, 92, of Asher died Tuesday, Dec. 18, at Unity
North Medical Center in Shawnee. Services will be 10 a.m. today at the Wanette Pentecostal Holiness Church in Wanette,
with the Rev. Boyd Stiles and the Rev. Sharron Myers officiating. Burial will
be at the Wanette Cemetery, under the direction of
the Wilson-Little Funeral Home in Purcell.
She was born Oct. 6, 1915, in Wanette,
the second of four children born to Marlin A. Pinson and Lula (DeJarnette) Pinson. Doris grew up on a farm south of Wanette where she learned how to work hard as a young girl
picking cotton and cutting broom corn. She graduated from Wanette
High School and later attended East Central University in Ada. There she
graduated with a bachelor's degree in education, and for seven years she taught
elementary education. She married Ellis Wayne Franklin on June 5, 1947. In 1948
they bought a farm 1 mile north of Asher where Ellis farmed and Doris worked as
a mother and homemaker. Doris was a member of the Wanette
Pentecostal Holiness Church for more than 60 years. She was the church
secretary for nearly 40 years, taught Sunday school and was the church pianist
for many years. Throughout her life, Doris was an avid gardener, enjoyed
canning and was a wonderful cook, family said. Later in her life she enjoyed
painting with acrylics. She was a Godly woman who loved her church and her
family, they said.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband Ellis on Dec.
11, 1999; and a sister, Ola Statzer.
Survivors include
two daughters, Rita Bowles of Asher and LaVonda Blankenship
and husband Pat of Tuskahoma; two brothers, Marion
Pinson of Shawnee and Doyale Pinson and wife Myrtle
of Ardmore; two grandchildren, Michael and Rebekah Bowles; and several nieces,
nephews, cousins and friends.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Brawley, Pottawatomie Co., OK, Obituary
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/pottawatomie/obits/b4520055.txtImperial Valley Press 2/15/2007
Violet Blankenship, 99, of Brawley, passed away peacefully into the arms of the Lord on Tuesday, February 13, 2007. Born on August 26, 1907 in Bellemont, Okla., Violet was the oldest of 10 children born to parents Claud and Susanna Rider. Violet Rider married Howell Kenneth Blankenship in 1930. They moved to Brawley in 1935 where they raised their family and where Mrs. Blankenship worked in the Central Supply Department and Emergency Room at Pioneers Memorial Hospital until she retired in 1973.
Violet had passion for cooking and enjoyed traveling to visit family. Family favorites were her fried chicken and peach cobbler. The family has been privileged to be blessed with his wonderful woman for almost 100 years. She will be remembered as a beloved mother and grandmother. Gravesides services will be held Saturday, February 17 at 12 p.m. at Riverview Cemetery in Brawley with Reverend Bill Impey of Grace Chapel in Mira Mesa officiating.She was preceded in death by her husband Howell Kenneth Blankenship on July 9, 1978.
Violet is survived by her daughter and son-in-law Joyce and Marvin Shock of San Diego; sons and daughters-in-law Ken and Cece Blankenship, Ron and Carolyn Blankenship and Charles Blankenship of Brawley; brother and sister-in-law Joe and Helen Rider of Afton, Okla.; sisters Othella Thyre of Raymore, MO., DeVita Cole of Foyle, Okla. and LaVerda Biggerstaff of Coloumbus, KS.; grandchildren Denise Ortiz of Shirley, NY., Lisa and Jim Bender of Fallbrook, CA., Mark and Tina Blankenship of Carlsbad, Ken Blankenship of El Centro, Deanna and Randy Runyon of Alpine, Geoffrey and Sandy Shook of Camano Island, WA., Dayna and Tony Monaghan of Charlottesville, VA., David and Fiona Blankenship of Los Angeles, Vicki Blankenship of San Diego, and Shelly and Andy Carrillo of Salinas; 21 great-grandchildren, 1 great-great-grandchild and numerous nieces and nephews.
2008, Shawnee, Pottawatomie Co., OK, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=28361316
Shawnee resident Ovitt
V Blankinship, 88, died Wednesday,
April 30, 2008, in Shawnee. He was born Dec. 3, 1919, in Davis to Cyrus and Beeda
Blankinship.
He served in the US Army during World War II, Philippines, Asiatic
Pacific Campaign. He was an automotive mechanic. Ovitt
loved tinkering with things and was always "Mr. Fix It". He was
interested in trains and their history.
He was preceded in death by his parents; sister, Vera; and brother, Oscar.
Survivors include daughters,
Beverly and Paul McDaniel and Barbara and Fred Summers; son, Vernon and Jan
Blankinship; grandson, Michael
McDaniel and Sharla Hutchinson; brother, Alvin and LaDonna Blankinship; and many other loving relatives.
Graveside service will be 1 pm Monday at Fort Sill National
Cemetery, in Elgin, Okla, with a Military Chaplain
officiating.
Pottawatomie Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, I. L.
86, 02Nov1918 - 16Dec2004, Maud, Pottawatomie, OK, CA-550-30-4001
Blankinship, Ovitt V. 88, 02Dec1919 - 30Apr2008, Mcloud,
Pottawatomie, OK, OK-441-28-4290
Pushmataha
+2009, Antlers, Pushmataha Co., OK, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/329488/Franks-Alta.php
Alta Madeline (Johnson) Franks was born September 1, 1904 in
Lindsay, Oklahoma to James W. and Bertie (Blankenship) Johnson. She passed from this life October 20,
2009 in Antlers, Oklahoma, at the age of 105.
Alta married W. N. "Joe" Franks on October 30, 1924 in
Hugo, Oklahoma. They were married for 76 years before his passing in 2001. She
was a dedicated Church of Christ member and a member of the Ladies Bible Class.
She enjoyed spending time with family and friends, reading, sewing, crocheting,
and was a fan of the Atlanta Braves.
Alta is preceded in death by her husband: W. N. "Joe"
Franks; four grandchildren: Teresa Owen, Jimmy Franks, Jr., Shirley Ann Franks,
& Peggy Sue Franks, parents: James & Bertie Johnson; four brothers; one
sister; and in-laws: Wilma Franks, Bernice Franks, Anna Lou Franks, & Tommy
Smith.
She is survived by her children: Harold Franks of Antlers, Jimmy
Franks of Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Walter Noble Franks, Jr. & wife Virginia
of Finley, Freda Wood of Sherman, Texas, Fern Smith of Antlers, Jack Franks
& wife Bobbie of Antlers; grandchildren: Ponda
Brick, Brent Franks, Judy VanCuren, Susie Harberson, Joe Franks, Craig Franks, Jonathan Wood, Sandra
Carter, David Lynn Smith, Glenn Ray Smith, Cindy Smith, Jerry Franks; numerous
great grandchildren & great-great grandchildren; three sisters: Elda Avery
of California, Cleo Denny of California, & Bonnie Berry of Altus, Oklahoma;
as well as many other relatives and friends.
Funeral Service: 10:00 AM Friday, October 23, 2009, Church of Christ; Officiating: Brent Franks,
George Brick, Steve Harberson; Music: Congregational
Hymns, Led By: Don Helm; Pallbearers: Joe Franks, Craig Franks, Jonathan Wood,
David Lynn Smith, Glenn Ray Smith, Jerry Franks, Justin Franks; Interment:
Oddfellows Cemetery, Antlers, Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Antlers, Pushmataha Co., OK, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/329783/Sutton-Eva.php
Eva Anna Belle Sutton was born March 4, 1935 in Zoe, Oklahoma to
Andrew Jackson and Lillie Frances (Wilson) Hollan.
She passed from this life October 11, 2009, in Antlers, Oklahoma, at the age of
74.
Anna Belle married Frank Sutton on May 7, 1955 in Poteau, Oklahoma.
Together, they raised five children. Anna Belle enjoyed spending time with her
family and friends, sewing & crocheting.
She is preceded in death by her husband: Frank Sutton; parents:
Jack & Frances Hollan; seven brothers; and two
sisters.
Anna Belle is survived by her children: Frances Zientek
& husband Ernie of Antlers, Donna Starrett &
husband Andy of Antlers, Denna Cottrell & husband
Steve of Corpus Christi, Texas, James "Andy" Sutton & wife Jodee of Muskogee, Oklahoma, and Alan Bear Sutton &
wife Michelle of Antlers; sixteen grandchildren; nineteen great-grandchildren;
brothers: Frank Hollan of Cushing, Oklahoma and Troy Hollan & wife Zana of Panama, Oklahoma; a sister: Linda Phelps & husband
Wayne of Broken Bow, Oklahoma; in-laws: Carrol Dean Sutton & wife Patti of
Tulsa, Oklahoma, Syble Henry & husband Wilburn of
Red Oak, Oklahoma, & Laverne
Blankenship & husband Donald of
Salina, Oklahoma; numerous nieces and nephews; and many other relatives and
friends.
Funeral Service: 2:00 PM ~ Wednesday, October 14, 2009 at First
Baptist Church, Officiating: Charlie Mueller, Music: "Amazing
Grace", "I'll Fly
Away", "When I Get Where I'm
Going", "This Is What Heaven
Means To Me", "My Grandmother,
My Angel". Pallbearers: David Evans. Eugene Wayman, Monte
Williams, Robert Scott, Joseph Wayman, Lee Wayman, Justin Thornhill. Honorary Pallbearers:
Steven Cottrell, Brian Cottrell, Shannon Starrett,
Tim Starrett,
Patrick Starrett, Joseph Sutton, Jeremy Sutton, David Turner,
Jay Sutton, Joey Sutton, Dakota Sutton, Alex Zientek
Caitlyn Zientek,
Diana Nichols, Amanda
Sutton, Jamie Sutton. Interment: Antlers
City Cemetery, Antlers,
Oklahoma
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Roger
Mills
2000, Cheyenne, Roger
Mills Co., OK, Obituary
Cheyenne
Star
Edith Blankenship - Services were held Saturday October 21, 2000 in Greenlawn Memorial Chapel, 3700 River Blvd, for Edith
Blankenship, 99, who passed away October 18, 2000 in Bakersfield. Pastor John
officiated. Mrs. Blankenship was born December 16, 1900 in Pecan Gap, Texas. In
1980 she and her husband Sid came to Bakersfield from Hammon, Oklahoma where she lived practically all her life.
She is survived by her son,
Donald L. Melton of Oildale; granddaughters, Melanie Dodd of Vallejo and
Valarie Dupuy of Estonton,
Georgia; three great grandchildren and sister, Joye Brevik of Las Vegas, Nevada.
http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec?htx=message&r=rw&p=surnames.blankenship&m=1701
From the Blankenship Board Author: Gene Phillips genephillips(at)usa.com
Rogers
2007, Claremore, Rogers
Co., OK, Obituary
www.claremoreprogress.com , August 21, 2007
Services for Ray Franklin Freeman were 10 a.m. this morning in the
Chapel of the Garden at Rice Funeral Service. Ray was laid to rest at Woodlawn
Cemetery following the service. He passed away Friday, Aug. 17, 2007, at his
home with family by his side. He was 77.
Ray was born in Claremore on Feb. 7, 1930, to John Henry and Donie Cal (Stone) Freeman. He grew up and received his
education in Claremore. When the call to serve his country in World War II
came, Ray interrupted his education to join the Army. Upon completion of his
honorable service which included time spent in Japan, Ray returned to Claremore
and finished school through the GED program. An experience with a tornado in White Oak
convinced Ray that relocation was in order. He moved to Albuquerque, N.M. and
took employment as a firefighter there. In 1952 he began a career with the
state police department and served in that capacity in Gallup, Socorro and
Albuquerque. From 1960 to 1962 he worked for the Bernalillo County Sheriff’s
Department.
Ray and Mildred Florence Nunley Trotter
married in a ceremony in Wichita, Kan. on March 19, 1970. Ray retired from his
second career as security manager with K-Mart in 1985. From ’85 to ’88, Ray
worked with the Santa Fe County Sheriff’s Department, then while in Grants, New
Mexico, he was responsible for helping to open the first New Mexico Women’s
Correctional Facility. In 1994 he retired for good and he and Millie returned
to Oklahoma. Now Ray had time for those pastimes that he so enjoyed, fishing,
his favorite television program, “Law and Order” and spending time with his
sweetheart, Millie.
Beloved family members who survive include his wife, Millie, of
their home in Claremore; children, Michael Joseph Francis and his wife, Amelia,
of Las Cruces, N.M., Patrice “Patty” Lucille Repka
and her husband, Richard, of Albuquerque, N.M., Ray Franklin Francis and his
wife, Arianna, of Vancouver, Wash., John Martin Francis and his wife, Rose, of
Rio Rancho, N.M., Michael Lee Trotter and his wife Deanne, of Kechi, Kan., Mary
E. Gerber and her husband, Patrick, of Wichita, Kan.; 12 grandchildren; five
great grandchildren with two on the way; and his brother, Joe Freeman of
Claremore.
Ray was preceded in death by his son, Thomas Andrew Francis who
passed away in 2002; his parents and siblings, J.M. Freeman, Inez McElwain, Pauline
Blankenship, Lucille
Kilpatrick and J.C. Freeman.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Claremore, Rogers
Co., OK, Obituary
Claremore
Daily Progress,
1/30/2008
Services celebrating the life of Barbara Jean Kotoff
will be 1 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 30, 2008, in the Chapel of the Garden at Rice
Funeral Service. Friends may visit at the funeral home this evening from 6?8, with the family there to receive visitors.
Barbara passed away early Monday the morning of January 29, at her home with
her family by her side. She fought a courageous battle with cancer the past
months of her life. She was 58. Born Jan. 7, 1950, in Los Angeles, Calif.,
Barbara was the daughter of Ruth (DeWoody) and Arthur
Lee Bell, Jr. And for forty years Barbara would call her birth community home
before moving to Claremore eighteen years ago. She was a graduate of the Santa
Fe Springs High School Class of 1968. She continued studies at the then Rio
Hondo Junior College in Whittier, California. This time prepared her for the
accounting and bookkeeping career she worked in throughout her life.
On Jan. 4, 1969, Barbara and Jim Kotoff married.
Their wedding ceremony was held in Las Vegas, Nev., but Southern California was
home for the couple the first years of their lives together. A son and a
daughter have been the light of Barbara?s
life. And as precious grandchildren blessed her life, Barbara was even more
proud. Just last week she was able to softly clap her hands as she saw her
newborn grandson. This selfless and giving daughter, wife, mother and grandma
will continue to inspire her family with a lasting example of love and devotion.
She is survived by her husband Jim, of their home in Claremore; her
son and daughter-in-law, Mike and Kimberly Kotoff and
her daughter and son-in-law, Jeanna
and Brian Blankenship and four grandsons, Mikey Kotoff, Kevin and Sean Blankenship
and Jayden Kotoff and her mother, Ruth Taylor all of
Claremore. She was preceded by her dad, Arthur Lee Bell, Jr.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Claremore, Rogers
Co., OK, Obituary
www.claremoreprogress.com , March 31, 2009
Funeral service for Harold Francis “Skip” Orr will be 2 p.m.,
Tuesday, March 31, at the Musgrove-Merriott-Smith
Chapel with Rev. Jerold Pilant officiating. Burial
with military honors by the U.S. Army will follow at Sageeyah
Cemetery. Visitation will be held at the funeral home Monday 1-8 p.m., and
family will greet friends 6:30-7:30 p.m. Skip died Friday, March 27,
2009, at his home at the age of 77.
He is survived by his wife, Virginia of the home; children: Lisa
Ray and husband, Tracy of Pryor, Chris Orr of Pryor, and Lora Ridenour and
husband, Louis of Chelsea; siblings: Nita Chambers and husband, Earl of
Claremore, Phyllis Ann “Sug” Blankenship and husband, Doug of Claremore, Ted Lawson and wife, Esther
of Las Vegas, Jimmy Lawson and wife, Betty of Tulsa, Tommy Orr and wife, Joann
of Claremore, Sam Orr of Claremore, and Curt Orr of Claremore; five
grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Claremore, Rogers
Co., OK, Obituary
www.claremoreprogress.com , April 14, 2009
Blankenship, Ralph Douglas “Doug,” 64, retired carpenter, died Wednesday, April 1. Memorial service 4 p.m., Friday, Musgrove-Merriott-Smith
Chapel. Musgrove-Merriott-Smith
Funeral Service & Crematory.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Rogers Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Billie L. 66, 21Jun1934 - 03Sep2000, Catoosa, Rogers, OK, OK-444-34-2919
Blankenship,
Shirley 83, 07Apr1926 - 09Jul2009, Catoosa, Rogers, OK, OK-443-22-6291
Blankenship, Ralph
D. 64, 08Jul1944 - 01Apr2009, Claremore,
Rogers, OK, OK-444-44-3337
Blankenship,
Charles W. 66, 26Aug1942 - 26Jan2009, Talala,
Rogers, OK, OK-444-42-5380
Seminole
Seminole Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Donna
R. 61, 30Oct1946 - 31Mar2008, Seminole,
Seminole, OK, OK-447-48-9727
Blankenship,
Georgia 76, 27Dec1925 - 24Jun2002, Sasakwa,
Seminole, OK, OK-447-40-9196
Stephens
2002, Duncan, Stephens
Co., OK, Obituary
The Topeka
Capital-Journal, (KS) -
November 17, 2002
Donald Wayne Domme, 62, Duncan, died
Saturday, Nov. 16, 2002, in Duncan. Mr. Domme was a
train supervisor for Burlington Northern Santa Fe for 37 years, retiring in
1977. He was born April 2, 1940, in Topeka, Kan., the son of Joseph Lawrence
and Helen Georgine Snyder Domme.
He married Donna Nell Kerley on Jan. 3,
1996, in Lake Tahoe, Nev. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Alan
Wayne Domme, Austin, Texas, and Mark Joseph Domme, Amarillo, Texas; a stepdaughter, Paula Rodgers,
Duncan; a stepson, Jeff Rodgers, Guymon, Okla.; a brother, Richard Domme, Newton, Kan.; a sister, Carolyn Blankenship, Kansas City, Kan.; and 10 grandchildren.
Private family memorial services will be at a later date.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2005, Duncan, Stephens
Co., OK, Obituary
http://files.usgwarchives.net/ok/stephens/obits/abc/b4520037.txt
Fort Worth
Star-Telegram 6 Sep
2005
Marvin Harold Blankenship, 86, passed from this life Friday, Sept. 2, 2005, in Duncan, Okla.
Marvin was born Oct. 8, 1918, in Gainesville.
Funeral: 2 p.m. Wednesday at Heritage United Methodist Church, 4344
Heritage Ave., Grapevine. Burial: Bluebonnet Hills Memorial Park.
Upon completing high school, he began his 42-year career with the
Southwestern Bell Telephone System, which was briefly interrupted by his
service in the U.S. Army Signal Corps during World War II. Marvin was a former
member of First United Methodist Church in Grapevine.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 45 years, Effie Mae; and a
sister, Virginia Nessel.
Survivors: Wife of 18 years, Alma Jo Blankenship of Duncan, Okla.; children,
Ann Credille and husband, Bob, Richard Blankenship
and wife, Brenda, Anita McCall and husband, Ken; grandchildren, Mike, Kim,
Sara, Katy, Jimmy, Lucretia, Schelley; several
great-grandchildren; brother, Bill Blankenship; sister, JoAnn Roehl.
2004, Marlow, Stephens
Co., OK, Obituary
The Denver
Post, (CO) - January
18, 2004
Dr. Don M. Bostwick, 76, on Jan. 6, in
Marlow, OK. son of John and Frances. Husband of Dorothea.
Survived
by children John Bostwick and Kathy Blankenship, siblings Frank Bostwick
and Janet Brown. Co-captain and captain of the 1943/44 Arvada H.S. state
football champs. Don earned a doctorate in Ag Econ, pursued a 24-year career at
USDA.
Memorial service Jan. 31, VFW Hall, Marlow,
OK 580-658-6263.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2004, Marlow, Stephens
Co., WA, Obituary
Coloradoan, Monday, January 19, 2004
Dr. Donald M. Bostwick, 76, died Jan. 6,
2004, in Marlow, Okla. He was the husband of Dorothea (nee Slater). Survivors
include his children, John Bostwick and Kathy Blankenship and many other relatives.
Don earned a doctorate in agricultural economics from Montana State
University in Bozeman, Mont. He pursued a 24-year career at the U.S. Department
of Agriculture, ending in Fort Collins in 1979, where he taught classes at
Colorado State University and supervised western state research projects for
several years. Don returned to his early farming roots by working on domestic
and overseas marketing and small farm credit projects until 1991. Retiring to
his beloved Storm Mountain cabin, he spent his last years wintering in
Baltimore, Md., and Marlow, Okla.
A memorial service will be Jan. 31 at VFW Hall in Marlow, Okla.
From: diane dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2004, Marlow, Stephens
Co., OK, Obituary
Bozeman
Daily Chronicle (MT) -
January 18, 2004,
Dr. Donald M. Bostwick, 76, died Jan. 8,
2004, in Marlow, Okla. Don taught at Montana State University from 1958 to
1962, and earned a doctorate in agricultural economics in 1968. He pursued
various overseas marketing and small farm credit projects and authored more
than 100 publications during a 24-year career at USDA until 1991. Retiring to
his beloved Storm Mountain cabin in Colorado, he spent his last years wintering
in Maryland and Oklahoma.
He is survived by his wife, Dorothea (Slater) Bostwick;
children, John Bostwick and Kathy Blankenship; and many other relatives.
A memorial service will be held Jan. 31 at the VFW Hall in Marlow,
Okla.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Stephens Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Marvin H. 86, 09Oct1918 - 02Sep2005, Duncan, Stephens, OK, OK-444-03-8895
Texas
2001, Hooker, Texas Co.,
OK, Obituary
Southwest
Daily Times (Liberal,
KS) - June 14, 2001,
Albert Herbel, 81, Hooker, died Tuesday,
June 12, 2001, at Southwest Medical Center in Liberal. He was born April 28,
1920, to George and Lydia (Steinert) Herbel on the family farm west of Hooker.
He married Helen M. Hoeme Oct. 5, 1946,
in Hooker. She survives. He attended Buffalo School, St. John's Parochial School and Optima High School in Optima, Okla.
He was a veteran of World War II, having served from 1942 to 1945 in the U.S.
Air Force. He served in Australia, New Guinea and the Phillipines.
He was a long-time member of St. John's
Lutheran Church in Hooker, where he served as treasurer, trustee, Sunday school
teacher and usher. He once was employed as a mechanic at Hofferber
trucking. He opened his own business, Herbel Machine
Shop and Trucking, in 1954. He also partnered with C.J. Hammack
to open Hooker TV Cable in 1957. He opened Hooker's
first ready-mix concrete plant in 1962, and his business became Herbel Concrete and Steel Erectors Inc. He sold his share
of the of the local cable company in the early 1970s. In 1999, he sold the
concrete portion of his business but continued to work. He served on the Hooker
City Council for 12 years.
Other survivors include one son, Richard G. Herbel,
Oxford, Mich.; one daughter, Sheila Blankenship , Hooker;
one daughter-in-law, Barbara Herbel, Englewood, Colo; three sisters, Leona Dorsch
of Muskogee, Okla., Marie Bruton, Jefferson City,
Mo., and Pauline Lane, Hooker; three grandchildren, Emily and Katie Herbel, both of Englewood, and Ian Blankenship of Hooker; and many nieces nephews and
other relatives.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one son, Charles A.;#34;Chuck;#34; Herbel; one
sister, Viola Hofferber; and four brothers-in-law,
Jay Bruton, Dave Dorsch,
Alex Hofferber and Ed Lane.
Funeral services will be at
10:30 a.m. Friday at St. John's Lutheran
Church in Hooker with the Revs. Christopher M. Boehnke and Mark Wescoatt
presiding. Burial will be at the Hooker Cemetery in Hooker.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2001, Hooker, Texas Co.,
OK, Obituary
Southwest
Daily Times (Liberal,
KS) - September 18, 2001
Naomi M. Carson, 81, Hooker, died Saturday, Sept. 15, 2001, at
Midland Hospice House in Topeka. She was born Nov. 21, 1919, to Howard and
Margaret (Hunter) Boley in East Liverpool, Ohio.
She married Milford Carson June 3, 1950, in Hutchinson. He died
Aug. 16, 1997. She attended school and grew up in East Liverpool. She and her
husband lived in Hutchinson, Waverly and in East Liverpool. In the mid 1960s, they moved to Hooker. She worked as a nurse for
many years.
Survivors include one son, John Blankenship,
East Liverpool; one sister, Waweta P. Boley, East Liverpool; five grandchildren; and six
great-grandchildren. She was also preceded in death by one brother, John Boley; and two sisters, Wanda Hickman and Mary Miller.
Graveside services were at 1 p.m. today at the Hooker Cemetery in
Hooker with Mr. Roy H. Smothermon presiding.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Hooker, Texas Co.,
OK, Obituary
Southwest
Daily Times (Liberal,
KS) - February 27, 2003,
Homer S. Blankenship,
93, of Hooker, died Wednesday, Feb. 26, 2003, at Southwest Medical Center in
Liberal. He was born June 13, 1909, to Lewis R. and Daisy (Issacs)
Blankenship in Marshall, Ark.
He married Lillie Reba Javurek Feb. 5, 1929, in
Hooker. She died Jan. 15, 1990.
He worked as a farmer his whole life, retiring in 1995. He was a
member of United Methodist Church in Hooker.
Survivors include one daughter, Nelda Reed and
husband, Merlin, Boleyn, N.M.; one brother, Curt Blankenship
and wife, Maxine, Guymon, Okla.; four grandchildren, Tom Arnold and wife,
Vickie, Hooker, Mike Arnold and wife, Tammy, Hooker, Mernel
Times and husband, Phil, Flagstaff, Ariz., Londe
Hunter and husband Tommy, Guymon; six great-grandchildren, Greg, Valerie, Wade,
Jake, Clint and Tonde; and four great-grandchildren.
He was also preceded in death by his parents; one daughter, Darlene Arnold; and seven brothers and sisters.
Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday at United Methodist
Church in Hooker with the Rev. Rick Trobaugh
presiding. Burial will be at Hooker Cemetery in Hooker.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Hooker, Texas Co.,
OK, Obituary
Southwest
Daily Times (Liberal,
KS) - March 11, 2007,
Walter H. Hoeme, 87, died Thursday, March
8, 2007, at Morton County Hospital in Elkhart. He was born July 20, 1919, to
Richard and Maria Kirmse Hoeme
in Hooker, Okla.
He received his education in his home town schools. In 1937, he
enlisted in the United States Army and was assigned to the Seventh Cavalry. He
served his enlistment in Fort Bliss in El Paso, Texas. After his discharge, he
returned home and obtained his certificate as a licensed barber. At the
beginning of World War II, he entered service in the United States Navy and
served for two years in the Philippines. He joined the Sailors Union of the
Pacific, a branch of the Merchant Marines, at the war's end and made many trips
to foreign ports around the world. Later, he resumed his barbering at several
locations and ended his career in Pryor, Okla. He enjoyed fishing the mountain
lakes of New Mexico and Colorado. He also enjoyed training his hunting dogs.
He is survived by two brothers, Clarence Hoeme
and wife, Bobbye, Hooker, Okla., and Marland Hoeme and wife, Daisy,
Aurora, Colo.; one sister, Helen Herbel, Hooker,
Okla.; three nephews, Richard Herbel, Oxford, Mich.,
Rodney Hoeme, Kalaheo, Hawaii, and Richard Hoeme, Aurora; four nieces, Tara Anderson, Salt Lake City,
Linda Smith, Macon, Ga., Sheila
Blankenship , Hooker, and
Kristal Zwayer, Tulsa, Okla.; and many grandnephews
and grandnieces.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one nephew, Charles Herbel; and one brother-in-law, Albert Herbel.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Monday at Roberts Brothers
Funeral Home Inc. in Hooker with the Rev. Thomas House of St. John's Lutheran
Church presiding. Burial will be at Hooker Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Hooker, Texas Co.,
OK, Obituary
Augusta
Daily Gazette (KS) -
January 4, 2008
Charles E. Collins, 66, Hooker, Okla., retired KG& E lineman
and special equipment operator, formerly of El Dorado and Augusta, passed away
on Jan. 1, 2008. Funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 5,
at Carlson Funeral Home in El Dorado.
He is survived by: wife, Bertha of the home; son, David of McClouth; step-daughter, Cherry (Clay) Rider of Hooker,
Okla.; mother, Lucile Collins
Blankenship of El Dorado;
sister, Marcia (Gerald) Guy of El Dorado, and Trudy (Duane) Claycamp,
Augusta; four grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2005, Guymon, Texas Co.,
OK, Obituary
Amarillo Globe-News, Oct. 15, 2005
Curtis Arthur Blankenship, 88, died Thursday, Oct. 13, 2005.
Services will be at 11 a.m. Monday in First Baptist Church with the
Rev. Derek Cox, pastor, officiating. Burial will be in Elmhurst Cemetery by
Bunch-Roberts Funeral Home of Guymon.
Mr. Blankenship was born May 31, 1917, in Silver Hollow, Ark. He
worked for Michigan Wisconsin Pipeline Co. for 30 years and loved raising and
breeding Appaloosa horses and feeding cattle.
Survivors include his wife of 64 years, Maxine; three children,
Judy Hatton of Hutchinson, Kan., LaNetta Shapley of
Gruver, Texas, and Mac Blankenship of Oklahoma City; six grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
Texas Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Curtis A. 88, 31May1917 - 13Oct2005, Guymon, Texas, OK, KS-512-05-7005
Blankenship, Homer
S. 93, 13Jun1909 - 26Feb2003, Hooker,
Texas, OK, OK-445-32-1405
Tulsa
+2005, Tulsa, Tulsa Co., OK, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/183871/Blankenship-Edith.php
Blankenship, Edith Eileen, 84, of Tulsa, OK died November 1, 2005. Retired
Tulsa Public Schools Psychologist and Pianist/Organist. Born November 16, 1920 in Broken Arrow to Roy and Myrtle (Orr)
Shockley.
Taught piano, attended Draughn's Business
College in Tulsa, OK, graduated from OCW College in Chickasha, OK and attended
Tulsa University. Received a Masters
Degree, just short of a doctorate. She was a member of the Business and
Educational Women's Sorority, Hyechka Music Club,
Organ Club, Sigma Alpha Iota National Honor Organization, the National Musician
for Delta Rho Delta Sorority, attended NEATS and Happy Timers, on the Advisory
Board for Southminster Senior Citizen Center, and a
charter member and teacher of the creative writing class, "Stories
Written, Read or Said,", along with many other activities.
She was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 35 years, Kenneth Blankenship
and brother, Ray Shockley of St. Louis, MO.
She is survived by her daughter,
Phyllis Calderwood and husband Matt of Tulsa,
grandchildren Carrie Shellenbarger and family of
Broken Arrow and Chris Calderwood of Tulsa.
Graveside commitment service 2pm Thurs 11/3/05 Memorial Park
Cemetery, followed by a celebration of her life at 3pm at her church, Southminster Presbyterian.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
SSDI,
Blankenship, Kenneth, 66, 25 Mar 1917 - Nov 1983, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK,
OK-444-07-6013
2009, Tulsa, Tulsa Co.,
OK, Obituary
Willibey, Dorothy A., (aka Granny, Aunt Dorothy, Grannybird),
83, of Tulsa, OK was called to watch over her family on Monday, March 30, 2009.
Dorothy was born on October 26, 1925, in Avery, OK to the late Ralph and Lena
Burden. She graduated from Kellyville High School in 1943. She married George
Douglas Willibey on October 16, 1943, in Fort Smith, AR. Together the couple had 3 wonderful children:
Doug Willibey; Diana Capehart;
and Richard Willibey, whom she loved dearly. Her life
was spent in ranching, the cattle business and the Tulsa Stockyards. Dorothy
was a wonderful homemaker and caregiver. The loves of her life included: her
husband, her children, her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, and going to
the casino with her sister-in-law, Shirley. "Granny," as her
grandchildren called her, will always be remembered for her wonderful pies and
delicious chocolate chip cookies.
Dorothy was the rock of her family, leaving behind: a wonderful
sister-in-law and caretaker to the end, Shirley Burden; her daughter, Diana Capehart and husband Robert; son, Richard Willibey and wife Dawnda;
daughter-in-law, Diane Willibey-Blankenship; brother and sister-in-law, Guy R. and Jana Willibey;
sister-in-laws, Marilyn Noll, Joyce Willibey, and Thelma Burden; granddaughters, Cheryl Price,
Susan Willibey, Andrea Willibey,
Heather Capehart, and Robin Brown; grandsons, Brian Willibey, Jackson Willibey, Brent
Capehart, and Mark Capehart;
12 great-grand children; numerous nieces and nephews;
extended family, Linda Zimmerman, Eileen Nash, Debbie Masterson, and Paulette
Watson; as well as a host of friends and other extended family.
She is preceded in death by: her loving husband, George Douglas;
son, Guy Douglas; 2 brothers, Raymond and Henry Burden; and 2 sisters, Thelma
Pope and Donna Sue Holbrook.
Service will be held Thursday, April 2, 2009, 2 p.m., Smith Funeral
Home, Sapulpa, OK. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Smith
Funeral Home. 224-1313 Dorothy A. Willibey
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Tulsa, Tulsa Co.,
OK, Obituary
Merl G Gougler much loved husband,
father, grandfather and brother passed peacefully at his home April 22nd, 2009.
He was born June 6th, 1938, in Oglesby, OK to Raymond and Glenna Blankenship Gougler. He
graduated from Ochelata High School in 1956. Retired from American Airlines.
He is survived by: his wife, Mary of 28 years; and 5 children,
Bobby and Peggy Gougler of Grand Rapids, IA, Penny
and Mark Carnino of Tulsa, Larry and Sue Gougler of Catoosa, Jamie and Tim Kelly of Tulsa, Leslie
and Tim Seelig of Tulsa; 5 grandsons, David, Anthony,
DJ, Aaron and Logan; 3 granddaughters, Amy, Natalie and Jamie. Merl's remarkable sense of humor was appreciated and loved
by all who knew him. We will miss him and will remember him with great joy and
laughter.
Memorial service to be held at Butler Stumpff Funeral Home, 3 p.m., Friday April 25th, 2009. Cremation Society of
Oklahoma, 599-7337.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Tulsa, Tulsa Co.,
OK, Obituary
Smallwood - George Allen, God's faithful servant, went home to be
with His Lord and Savior on Tuesday, June 15, 2009. He was the youngest of 5
children, born in Tulsa, OK. to the late George
William Smallwood and Ina
Isabell Blankenship on
February 21, 1930. He was 79. George was one of the most accomplished
individuals who ever lived. He was raised in the Tulsa Boys Home and at the age
of 17 enlisted in the United States Navy and proudly served his country and
retired with 30 years of service. He worked at American Airlines as a Mechanic
and Maintenance Inspector and retired after 24 years. George was a Boy Scout,
graduate of Central High School, Royal Rangers Commander, a member of the
American Legion, a Veteran of Foreign Wars and faithful and loving husband,
father and grandfather.
In 1951, George married his teenage sweetheart, Margaret Hairgrove, and they shared 58 years together. George loved
his darling wife, Margaret, more than words can express. They had 3 sons and 1
daughter, 8 grandchildren and 7 great- grandchildren. He attended Christ's
Church in Owasso. George's faith in God, love for the Word of God and his love
for his family and friends are attributes that will never be forgotten.
His home going will be celebrated Friday, June 19th at 10 a.m., at
Eastland Baptist Church in the Family Center located at 1835 S. 129 E. Ave.,
Tulsa. Interment will follow at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens Veterans Field of
Honor. Floral Haven
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Tulsa, Tulsa Co.,
OK, Obituary
Sprecher - (Condell) Ellen, 62,
of Tulsa. Died Wednesday, September 2, 2009. Former
receptionist for Plano School District and Word of Faith Outreach Center,
bookkeeper and Cafeteria Supervisor with OSU.
Survived by: husband of 43 years, Joseph
Leslie Sprecher, Tulsa, OK; brother, John L. Condell,
Jr. and wife, Donna.
Funeral Service 2 p.m., Tuesday, September
8, 2009, RiverCrest Chapel Bixby, OK. Graveside Service: 11 a.m., Wednesday,
September 9, 2009, at Blankenship Cemetery, Rosalia, KS.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Tulsa, Tulsa Co.,
OK, Obituary
Elkins - Esther Lorraine, 85, passed away Friday, November 20,
2009, in Tulsa, OK. Born January 1, 1924, in Oklahoma City,
OK to Joseph M. and Ocie D. (Crowder) Easley.
She was retired from Tinker Air Force Base as a civil servant. Member of Hope Worship Center. Preceded in death by her
parents; her husband, Dalton; son, Neal D. Elkins.
Survived by: son, Nelson Elkins and wife, Karen Blankenship-Elkins, of Tulsa, OK; grandchildren, Kimberly and
Jennifer; great-grandson, Austin.
Service will be 10 a.m., Tuesday, November 24, 2009, at Hope
Worship Center with interment following at 3 p.m., Moore City Cemetery, Moore,
OK.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Tulsa Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, R.
Paul 80, 02Nov1920 - 14Mar2001, Broken Arrow, Tulsa, OK, OK-440-16-7466
Blankenship, Ethel
E. 86-87, 09May1920 - 06May2007, Owasso, Tulsa, OK, OK-448-24-4236
Blankenship,
Luther 81, 01Mar1923 - 04Mar2004, Sand Springs, Tulsa, OK, OK-448-52-0585
Blankenship,
Truman E. 71, 10May1931 - 30Mar2003, Sand Springs, Tulsa, OK, OK-440-28-6627
Blankenship,
Claude C. 87, 04Dec1914 - 02Dec2002, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, OK-444-09-8026
Blankenship,
Edith E. 84, 16Nov1920 - 01Nov2005, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, Al-422-28-7395
Blankenship, J.
Robert 85, 03Feb1920 - 20Jun2005, Tulsa,
Tulsa, OK, OK-440-14-8968
Blankenship,
Judith W. 65, 17Sep1940 - 22May2006, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, OH-272-48-5983
Blankenship,
Marie A. 34, 17Mar1969 - 25Oct2003, Tulsa, Tulsa, OK, OK-444-66-8134
Blankenship, Reba
B. 86, 26Sep1918 - 25Feb2005, Tulsa,
Tulsa, OK, OK-440-30-9489
Wagoner
Wagoner Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Derwin O. 80, 28Nov1925 - 22Jul2006, Broken Arrow, Wagoner, OK, OK-444-22-7873
Washington
+2003, Washington Co., OK, Obituary
Examiner
Enterprise 2-23-2003
Mrs. Lorea Lucille
Blankenship, 82, former
resident of the Ochelata and Ramona area, died at
7:20 A.M. Saturday, February 21st at the Silver Lake Care Center. Funeral
services for Mrs. Blankenship will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday at the Ochelata United Methodist Church with Rev. Michael Dye and
Rev. Chad Perceful officiating. Interment will be in
the Memorial Park Cemetery under the direction of the Stumpff
Funeral Home.Casket escorts will include Danny
Cherry, Henry Rowbotham, Dick Willis, John Willis,
Gary Young, Thomas Young, Bruce Willis, and Jimmy Dale Willis. Honorary casket
escorts will include Kirk Brewster, Richard Roach, and Elmer Willis.
Lucille was born on
September 7, 1920, at Peggs, Oklahoma to Arvel and Altie (Mize) Willis. On
December 14, 1938 she was married to Nelson (Dome) Blankenship. They moved to several places until 1947 when they settled in the Ochelata and Ramona area. Lucille was
a member of the Ochelata United Methodist Church and
until a few years ago was an active member of the Ochelata
United Women. Earlier she was a member of the Rebecca Sewing Club.
Lucille is survived
by one son, Ernest Loyd Blankenship and his wife, Julia of Ochelata, two
daughters, Pauline Gallamore and
her husband William, of Ramona, Janice Souter of
Tulsa, three grandsons, three granddaughters, 11 great-grandchildren, 2
great-great grandchildren. She is also survived by two brothers, Bob Willis of
Locust Grove, Jimmy Willis of Catoosa, three sisters, Lorene Cherry of Catoosa,
Norma Young of Verdigris, and Barbara Rowbotham of
Tulsa.
Lucille was
preceded in death by her husband Nelson (Dome) in
March of last year. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two
brothers, one sister, a grandson, and son-in-law.
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/washington/obits/b4520040.txt
+2009, Bartlesville,
Washington Co., OK, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/49550/Tanquary-Keturah.php
Keturah Love Tanquary,
87-year-old Bartlesville resident, passed away Friday, August 28, 2009 at the
Jane Phillips Medical Center in Bartlesville. Mrs. Tanquary
was born February 27, 1922 in Carthage, Missouri to Charles LaFayette McNabb and Delia Abigail Blankenship-McNabb.
She grew up and attended schools in Carthage and later went on to
attend business school in Carthage as well. On June 12, 1949 she married Roy
Shepard Tanquary in Carthage. Mrs. Tanquary retired from the Social Security Administration
after working 30 years, mostly as a Claim Representative. Mrs. Tanquary grew up in the First United Methodist Church and
later became a member of the First Baptist Church in Broken Arrow. She loved
her husband dearly and enjoyed spending time with her family. She also had a
special place in her heart for her dear grandsons. Mrs. Tanquary
was a lady who never spoke an unkind word and instilled spiritual values
throughout her family.
Mrs. Tanquary is survived by her husband,
Roy Tanquary of the home in Bartlesville; by two
children, Thomas Roy Tanquary and his wife Judy of
Delaware and Rebecca Sue Hormann and her husband John
of Skamania, Washington; by a sister, Charlotte Foster and her husband Gordon
of El Cajon, California; by five grandchildren, Aaron Tanquary
and his wife Tosha of West Monroe, Louisiana, David Tanquary and his wife Galen of Bartlesville, Drew Hormann of Portland, Oregon, Douglas Hormann
of Skamania, Washington, and Michael Hormann of
Skamania.
Funeral services for Mrs. Tanquary will
be held at 2:00pm on September 1 at the Delaware First Baptist Church with her
son Rev. Tom Tanquary officiating. Interment will
follow in the Park Cemetery in Columbus, Kansas.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Washington Co., SSDI,
http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Velma
L. 88, 08Jul1912 - 07Apr2001, Bartlesville,
Washington, OK, KS-509-14-4428
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These records
didn’t have any dates with them so until I have them I’ll just hold them here
in the 2000 file.
Kingfisher Co., OK, Lyon
Cem.
Blankenship, S. P. 1 grave no dates given
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/kingfisher/cemeteries/lyon.txt
McIntosh Co., OK, Fame Cem.
Blankensfiip, Edward ---- ----
Blankenship, Forrest ---- ----
Blankenship, Luther ---- ----
No Dates given
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/mcintosh/cemeteries/fame.txt
Texas Co., OK, Trinity Lutheran Cem.
Blankenship, Larry (No Dates) On SS with Jannette
Blankenship, Jannette (No Dates)
http://ftp.rootsweb.com/pub/usgenweb/ok/texas/cemeteries/tlutheran.txt
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