2000-2009, TN, Compiled by James W. Blankenship jkblank1(at)sbcglobal.net
SSDI,
http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi , TN, Transcribed
by Jim @ Blankenshipweb.com
Blankenship,
Anthony D. 48, 14Sep1961 - 25Oct2009, (72),
TN-411-25-9562
Blankenship, Buddy
L. 32, 18Dec1973 - 23May2006, (72),
TN-413-57-7183
Blankenship,
Charlotte D. 48-49, 17Oct1957 - 11Oct2006, (72), TN-410-19-0534
Blankenship,
Darrel 54, 24Sep1950 - 11Dec2004, (72), TN-412-88-9765
Blankenship,
Dennis W. 60, 17Nov1946 - 07Aug2007, (FO), TN-412-72-3827
Blankenship,
Eugene 79, 12Mar1929 - 13Nov2008, (72), TN-414-34-2699
Blankenship, Ida
M. 77, 09Jun1923 - 05Feb2001, (72),
TN-415-80-3802
Blankenship, Jack
C. 62, 03Jan1945 - 30Jul2007, (72),
TN-413-70-2186
Blankenship,
James C. 63, 17Dec1940 - 19Mar2004, (72), TN-413-62-1471
Blankenship, James
D. 14, 20Jul1993 - 29Oct2007, (72),
TN-415-73-1855
Blankenship, James
P. 53, 07May1949 - 27Oct2002, (72),
TN-415-84-8420
Blankenship,
James S. 56, 05Jun1948 - 22Feb2005, (72), TN-408-80-1257
Blankenship, Jerry
L. 56, 24Feb1948 - 08Aug2004, (72),
TN-412-80-9346
Blankenship, John
F. 86, 08Sep1920 - 02Jan2007, 89074
(PE), TN-413-12-4991
Blankenship,
Judith K. 48-49, 25Feb1952 - 15Feb2001, (72), TN-412-92-3398
Blankenship,
Justin C. 20, 08Jul1982 - 11Apr2003, (72), TN-411-41-5174
Blankenship,
Lucille B. 64, 26Sep1940 - 15Mar2005, (SI), TN-408-66-1575
Blankenship,
Noah L. 00, 05Dec2008 - 06Apr2009, (72), TN-756-09-9418
Blankenship, Ray 83, 04Dec1925 - 14Jan2009, (FO), TN-409-34-0669
Blankenship,
Robert L. 55, 30Nov1947 - 23Oct2003, (72), TN-411-86-0841
Blankenship,
Ruby A. 93, 02May1912 - 03Dec2005, (72), TN-411-52-6154
Blankenship, Tammy
K. 31, 12May1968 - 01Jan2000, (72),
TN-410-45-2877
Anderson
Anderson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Levi
G. 79, 02Oct1922 - 18May2002, Clinton,
Anderson, TN, VA-235-28-8419
Blankenship,
Andrew J. 79, 01Jul1928 - 07Jun2008, Oak Ridge, Anderson, TN, AL-417-36-9603
Benton
2008, Camden, Benton Co., TN, Obituary
Coal Valley News (Madison, WV) - May 8, 2008
Juanita "Frye" Brown, 63, formerly of Logan Co., WV; died
April 25, at Meadowbrook Manor, Bolingbrook,
IL. She was born August 18, 1944 to the late Floyd and Spice Sizemore Frye.
She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Frank and Buck
Frye; one sister Nancy Margaret.
She is survived by her husband; Paul A. Brown of Camden, TN; three
sons, David (Michelle) of Joliet, IL, Jesse of Camden, TN, James, of Houston,
TX; one daughter, Laura (Bill) Heim of Camden, TN; three brothers, James (Pat)
and Carl both of Hewett, WV, Ralph of Huntington, WV; two sisters, Audrey (Riley) Blankenship of Mooresville, NC, Brenda Little (Sammy
Anderson) of New Johnsonville, TN; twelve grandchilden, Kimmy, John David,
Timmy, Justin, Brittany, Ashley, David Lee, Melissa, Jimmy, Shawn, Jordan, and
Cody; as well as a host of nieces, nephews, and friends.
Pallbeares, Bill Heim, John David Bishop, Timothy Bishop, Justin
Bishop, Nathan Mullins, Michael Williams. Funeral Service was Thursday, May 1,
at Stevens Funeral Home with Pastor Gary Toler officiating. Burial followed at
Highland Memory Gardens, Godby.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Bledsoe
Bledsoe Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankinship, Angie
S. 89, 12Nov1913 - 08Aug2003, Pikeville,
Bledsoe, TN, TN-415-66-3198
Blankenship, Anna
L. 92, 25Sep1912 - 23May2005, Pikeville,
Bledsoe, TN, TN-411-50-7840
Blankinship, Giles 90, 20Oct1912 - 01Jun2003, Pikeville,
Bledsoe, TN, TN-408-88-6123
Blount
+2008, Friendsville,
Blount Co., TN, Obituary
http://mccammonammonsclick.com/obits.html
Blankenship, Mary Jo, age 35, of Friendsville passed away Saturday, August 16, 2008 at
Blount Memorial Hospital. She was a member of Calvary Baptist Church. Preceded in death by her grandparents, John and Billie Waldron.
Survivors include: husband, David Blankenship;
daughter, Lauren Emily
Blankenship; son, Alexander Davis Blankenship; father and mother, Garry and Karen Waldron of Greenback; grandparents, Davis and
Shirley Kelso of Greenback; Father-in-law and mother-in-law, Bob and Louise Blankenship of Friendsville; brother, John Waldron of
Knoxville; sister and brother-in-law, Christina and Allen Shinlever of
Maryville; brothers-in-law and sisters-in-law, Bill and Mandy Blankenship, Steve Blankenship and Vicky Milligan; nephews, Tyler
Shinlever, Tanner Shinlever, and Will Blankenship;
niece, Eva Blankenship.
Funeral services will be 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at
Calvary Baptist Church with Rev. Danny Davis and Dr. Mark Grubb officiating.
Family and friends will meet 11:00 a.m. Wednesday at Mt. Zion Baptist Church
Cemetery for the interment.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2000, Maryville, Blount Co.,
TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/10534
, Published: 04/09/2000
Joe Peeler Bates passed away at his home in Maryville on April 9,
2000. He was born Oct. 10. 1923 in Tellico Plains. He
was a member of First United Methodist Church of Tellico Plains. He was a
veteran of World War II and received the Purple Heart. He was retired from
ALCOA with 42 years of service and was a member of the ALCOA 25 Year Club. He
was 76. Preceded in death by: wife, Vannoy Cornwell
Bates; parents, Robert and Mamie Sue Bates; sisters, Helen Wear and Bobbie
Crowder.
Survivors include: daughters and sons-in-law-Sarah and Jackie
Winters of Maryville; Sandy and Samir Hakooz, of Cary, N.C.; and Susie Young of
Madisonville; Grandchildren-Lisa and Rick Shepherd, Lori Millsaps, Jill and
Brian Fugate, Jeff and Teresa Winters, Tami and Gibby Bates, Joe and Jason
Hakooz; Great-grandchildren-Laurn and Tyler Fugate, Mallory Winters, Lucas,
Maria and Leah Vannoy Shepherd, Matthew Millsaps; Sisters-Frances Bates Bluford
and Kathryn Bates; Sisters-in-law and brother-in-law-Lillian and Gene
Blankenship, Maudie B. Alexander; Several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services were Monday, in McCammon-Ammons-Click Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Robert Bean officiating. Entombment services were 11 a.m.,
Tuesday at Sherwood Memorial Gardens Mausoleum.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2003, Maryville, Blount
Co., TN, Obituary
http://mccammonammonsclick.com/obits.html
Blankenship, Juanita Flora “Eadie” age 57 of Maryville passed away Friday,
July 11th,2003 at home. She was a member Lamplight Full Gospel Church. She was
an avid crafter and gardener.
She was preceded in death by: parent, Andrew C. and Ruby A. McBath.
Survivors include: Daughter, Melissa “Missy”Borden Watson of Friendsville. Special granddaughter, Bethany Carol Watson. Brother and
sister-in-law, Tommy and Rosemary McBath of Rockford. Sister
and brother-in-law, Pat and Cleve Keasler of Maryville. Sister Brenda
Riden of Maryville. Missy’s father and step-mother, Hubert and Sue Borden of
Maryville. Missy’s Sister, Susan Norton and her husband Bobby of Louisville. Special nieces and nephews, Jessica Chambers, Darrin and Destiny
Riden. Special niece and nephew, Debbie and Gary Vaughn
and their children; Vanessa, Garrett, and Baby Macy. Several
other special nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 8:00 PM Sunday at McCammon-Ammons-Click
Chapel with Rev.
Ronald Morton and Rev. Steve Hodges officiating. Family and friends will meet
11:00 Am
Monday at Louisville Cemetery for the interment service.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Maryville, Blount Co.,
TN, Obituary
https://www.millerfuneralhome.org/obituary/95312
Ted Joe Blankenship,
age 42, of Maryville, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2007, at the family
home.
He was preceded in death by his father, Leo T.
Blankenship; brother, Steve M. Blankenship; and grandparents, Dude
and Elizabeth Jenkins, and Sanford
and Mildred Blankenship.
He is survived by his wife,
Tena Blankenship; daughter,
Sierra Crew of Friendsville; mother,
Della Blankenship of
Maryville; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Kathy and Harvey Kay Sellars and Teresa and Dennis Everett all of Maryville; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral service will be held 7:00 pm Monday, February 26, 2006, at
Miller Funeral Home Magnolia Chapel, Dr. Benic Hampton officiating. Family and
friends will meet 11:00 AM Tuesday at Mt. View Church of Christ (Christian)
Cemetery for the interment service.
+2008, Maryville, Blount Co.,
TN, Obituary
https://www.millerfuneralhome.org/obituary/198487
Sara E. Blankenship
“Mamoo” born December 29, 1948 at 59 went to be with the Lord, Friday, February
29, 2008 at home surrounded by her loved ones.
Sara will be with her dad,
Damon Blankenship and daughter, Shannon Hickman; first
husband, Robert Hickman, second husband, David Devine.
Surviving family mother,
Nina Blankenship; daughters,
Missy Blankenship and Dana Anderson; son and daughter in law, Alex
and Sonya Blankenship; sisters and brother in law, Pat and Bill Burt, Anna Heed; brothers
and sisters in law, John and Barbara Blankenship, Tommy J. and Teresa L. Blankenship; grandchildren, Shala Blankenship, Evan Heywood and girlfriend Hailey
Holloway, Kayla Anderson, Eric and Jessi McKenzie, Dustin McKenzie, Tabby
Walker, Jada Warren; great grandchildren,
Jasmine Blankenship and Cora McKenize; several nieces and
nephews; special friends, Linda Kidd, Tim Walker and Louise Watkins.
Funeral service 8:00 pm Monday, March 3,
2008 at Miller Funeral Home Magnolia Chapel, Rev. Dale Buchanan officiating. Interment service 11:00 am Tuesday at
Oakland Methodist Cemetery.
+2008, Maryville, Blount Co.,
TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/15629
, Published: 10/08/2008
Della Alvaira Jenkins Blankenship of Maryville, beloved mother and grandmother, went to meet her
Lord, Oct. 7, 2008.
She was afflicted by severe pain for most of her life, but she
never lost her beautiful smile. The last nine years were spent living
with her daughter, Teresa, son-in-law, Dennis, and grandchildren, Christina and
Wesley Everett. She was a member of Mountain View Church of Christ. She
was 77.
Preceded in death by: her husband, Leo T. Blankenship; sons, Steve and Ted Blankenship; parents, John "Dude" and Lizzie
Jenkins; brothers, Bascom, Gib, Jim, and Clarence Jenkins; sisters, Betty Jo
Jenkins, Fannie Hawkins, and Violet Crain.
Survivors include: daughters and sons-in-law-Kathy and Harvey Kay Sellars and Teresa and Dennis Everett,
all of Maryville; Grandchildren-Scott and Matthew Sellars of Maryville; Misty Blankenship West of Alabama; Christina and Wesley
Everett and Sierra Crew, all of Maryville; Great-grandchildren-Katherine
McKenzie Sellars of Maryville; Alexis Sierra, Savannah Mae and Summer Dawn West
of Alabama; Sister-Ludia "Bea" Jenkins of Maryville; Many nieces,
nephews, cousins, family and friends all of which she loved wholeheartedly and
unconditionally; Special
caregivers-Lillie Everett and Diane Blevins.
Funeral Service will be held 8 p.m., Friday, Oct. 10, at Miller
Funeral Home, Magnolia Chapel, with Dr. Benic Hampton Jr. officiating.
The interment service will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday at Mt. View Church of
Christ Cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Blount Co. Death Records http://www.tngenweb .org/blount/
deaths/deaths. htm
Blankenship, Steve Michael b.11/15/1955 d.04/15/2001
S/o Leo Tillman Blankenship & Della Jenkins, Cem.,
Mt. View
+Blankenship, Charles A. b.02/25/1942 d.10/28/2005
S/o Charles Ben Blankenship & Josephine Tipton, Cem., Laurel Bank
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Blount Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Mary
J. 35, 20Sep1972 - 16Aug2008, Friendsville,
Blount, TN, MO-488-96-8141
Blankenship, Ted
J. 42, 30Dec1964 - 24Feb2007, Friendsville, Blount, TN, TN-415-31-1811
Blankenship,
Charels A. 63, 25Feb1942 - 28Oct2005, Maryville, Blount, TN, TN-408-66-1435
Blankenship, Della 77, 23May1931 - 07Oct2008, Maryville,
Blount, TN, TN-408-50-4293
Blankenship, Doris
J. 75, 30Jun1925 - 06Oct2000, Maryville,
Blount, TN, VA-234-34-1470
Blankenship,
Eliza D. 69, 22Oct1933 - 11Sep2003, Maryville, Blount, TN, MI-372-40-5991
Blankenship,
Juanita F. 57, 27Jun1946 - 11Jul2003, Maryville, Blount, TN, TN-408-74-7071
Blankenship, Sara
E. 59, 29Dec1948 - 29Feb2008, Maryville,
Blount, TN, TN-411-88-1217
Bradley
2004, Cleveland, Bradley
Co., TN, Funeral
http://www.heartfeltconnections.net/ViewTribute.aspx?id=3938
Margaret Rosell Blankenship April 13, 1917 - June 10, 2004. Visitation and Services,
6-9 Saturday, June 12, 2004 After 1:00 PM Sunday, June 13, 2004 Wildwood Avenue
Chapel Jim Rush Funeral Homes 11:00 AM Monday, June 14, 2004, Wildwood Avenue
Chapel Jim Rush Funeral Homes
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2005, Cleveland, Bradley
Co., TN, Funeral
http://www.heartfeltconnections.net/ViewTribute.aspx?id=8534
Zueleaka Blankenship
July 18, 1933 - December 28, 2005. The family will receive friends
4-9 Friday, December 30, 2005 at the Wildwood Avenue Chapel of Jim Rush Funeral
Homes. The Remembrance of Life Service will be Saturday at 2:00 PM, Galilee
Baptist Church with Reverend Joe Hicks, Reverend Jimmy Plumley, and Reverend
Sammy Hughes officiating. Interment will follow in the Delano Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2006, Cleveland, Bradley
Co., TN, Funeral
http://www.heartfeltconnections.net/ViewTribute.aspx?id=10741
Ollie Thomas Blankenship October 5, 1923 - August 17, 2006. The services for Mrs.
Blandkenship were Saturday at the Wildwood Avenue Chapel of Jim Rush Funeral
Homes at 10:00 AM. Interment was in Hilcrest Memorial Gardens.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Cleveland, Bradley
Co., TN, Funeral
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/86506883
Virginia Jo Blankenship, 74 [25Jan1934], resident of Cleveland, passed away Jan.
2, 2009, in a Chattanooga hospital.
She was of the Baptist faith. She was formerly employed by Sanda
Hoisery Mill in Cleveland.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Wayne G.
Blankenship; brothers: J. W.,
Harvey and Lewis Dodd; sisters: Carrie Pullin, Lucille Brown, Viola Howard and
Beulah Ogle; and one very precious grandson, Zach Bowman.
She is survived by sons:
Mike Blankenship and fiance, Rhonda Fain, of Cleveland, Marty and Donna Blankenship of
Birchwood, and Ricky Blankenship of Cleveland; daughters: Karen and husband, Steve, Bowman and Val and husband, Wayne, Randolph, all of Cleveland; step-daughter,
Peggy and husband, Jack, Bowman of Cleveland; sister, Edith Neely of Cleveland;
six grandchildren; four adopted grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; three
adopted great-grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews; and her special
companion, "Duke."
Funeral will be held Monday, Jan. 5, 2009, at 2 pm, at Grissom
Funeral Home with her grandson Pastor Sam Blankenship and
Pastor David Cross officiating. Interment
will follow in Lebanon Cemetery with Larry Smith, Jerry Neely, Jimmy Mikel,
Donnie Harris and Sam
Blankenship serving as pallbearers.
Bradley Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Virginia J. 74-75, 25Jan1934 - 02Jan2009, Cleveland, Bradley, TN, TN-414-46-8256
Blankenship, Ollie
T. 82, 03Oct1923 - 17Aug2006, Cleveland,
Bradley, TN, GA-256-30-1043
Blankenship,
Essie L. 84, 23Nov1922 - 24Feb2007, Cleveland, Bradley, TN, TN-413-30-9682
Blankenship, Edith
J. 77, 02Sep1925 - 21Jun2003, Cleveland,
Bradley, TN, TN-415-34-1095
Blankenship,
Christine M. 75, 23May1930 - 17Apr2006, Cleveland, Bradley, TN, AL-420-32-6430
Campbell
+2009, Jacksboro, Campbell Co., TN, Obituary
Knoxville News
Sentinel
Nora Elizabeth Blankenship, - age 68, of
Jacksboro passed away Monday, April 27, 2009. She was of the Baptist faith.
Preceded in death by parents, Ola &
Charlotte Hatmaker; grandson, Dalton Vance
Blankenship.
Survivors: husband, Carl Blankenship; daughter & son-in-law: Sheila
McGhee; sons, Martin Bascom Lasley
and Vance
Edward Blankenship; 4 grandchildren; 1 great grandson; brother, Ola Eugene Hatmaker.
Funeral 8 PM Wednesday Cross-Smith
Chapel, Rev. Robert Terry and Rev. W.H. Sonny Longmire officiating. Interment
12 Noon Thursday Jacksboro Cemetery F
+2004, Jellico, Campbell Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=30146814
Jetta Blankenship, age 65 of
Jellico died Oct. 4 2004, at the 141 Exit South Hwy I-75 in Caryville. She was
born Aug. 30, 1939 at Jellico, the daughter of the late Clyde and Annie Barley
Singleton.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Marvin Blankenship; daughters, Rita Pauline McNealy and Cheryl
Rebecca Fuson.
She is survived by her son, Benny McNealy
of Jellico; step-son, Lonnie McNealy of Fla; grandchildren, Benny Allen
McNealy, Jr. and Jason Carl Lay, both of Jellico, Kevin Bryan Lay of Corbin,
KY; great grandchildren, Megan Lay and Jaylyn Lay both of Corbin, KY, Hanna Lay
of Jellico; sisters, JoAnn Silcox and husband, Bill of Jellico, Betty Nealy of
Jellico, Bessie Mae Leach and husband, Estel of Lot, KY, Lottie Skelton and
husband, Edgar of Detroit, MI; half-sisters, Shirley Ayers, Thelma Perry,
Brenda Lawson, all of Williamsburg, KY; half-brothers, Joe Singleton and Willie
Singleton, both of Williamsburg, KY.
Funeral services were Oct. 6 at the Cox
and Son Funeral Home with the Rev. Jerome Walden and Rev. Ray Landes
officiating. Interment will be Thursday (Oct. 7) at 11 a.m. in the Hackler
Cemetery.
+2005, LaFollette, Campbell Co., TN, Obituary
LaFollette Press - (Jan/21/2005)
Marie Blankenship, age 86 of
LaFollette, died Jan. 11 at U.T. Medical Center, [Knoxville,
Knox Co., TN].
She was of the Baptist Faith. She was a
loving mother, grandmother and great grand mother and a granny to all she knew.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Dow Blankenship; daughter, Nancy Blankenship; parents, Henry
and Beulah Ivey Luttrell; brothers, Mack, James Clyde, and Henry Jr.; sister, Helen
Housley.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Roger and Lawana
Blankenship of LaFollette; daughter:
Barbara Zillich of
Evans, GA, Darlene "Sug" Blankenship of LaFollette; loving grandsons,
Jerry and wife, Carol and Jeff Reynolds; granddaughters, Tammy Jones, Kimberly
Michel, and Roger Lee Blankenship Jr.; nine great grandchildren; special great
grandson, Ethan Jordan; brother, Joe Luttrell of Knoxville; several nieces and
nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Funeral Services were Jan. 16 in the
Chapel of Martin Wilson Funeral Home with Rev. David Hicks and Rev. Ray Graham
officiating. Interment was in Glade Springs Cemetery.
+2003, Pioneer, Campbell Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=44505870
John Beaty
"J. B." Blankenship, 72, Pioneer, died Friday September 19, 2003 at Beech Tree
Manor. J.B. was a loving husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend. He
was a veteran of the Korean War, a lifetime member of the VFW, a Mason and
Shriner, and a member of First Baptist Church of Elk Valley.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Julie and Vembert
Blankenship; sister, Sentinial Foster.
John is survived by his wife, Barbara Blankenship, Pioneer; two sons, John Dale Blankenship, PA., Barry Blankenship and wife Robbie,
Winfield; one daughter, Vicky Gats, OH., six grandchildren, Jonathan, Tabitha,
and Tara Blankenship, all of Pioneer, Christopher, Nicholas and Jordan
O'Conner, OH.; two brothers, Louis Blankenship, Pioneer, Jess Blankenship, OH.;
two sisters, Betty Kittle, Arlena Ward, both of Warfield, IN.; a host of other
relatives and friends.
Funeral services were Sunday, September
21 at First Baptist Church of Elk Valley with Reverends Earl Chapman and Albert
F.K. McIlvaine officiating. Masonic services were conducted by the Jellico
Lodge #527 F & AM. Military honors were conducted by the Campbell County
Honor Guard. Burial was in Valleyview Cemetery.
Campbell Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Ernest 91, 27Mar1909 - 29Jan2001, Jellico, Campbell, TN, TN-414-07-9135
Blankenship, Steven
D. 43, 26May1958 - 14Sep2001, La
Follette, Campbell, TN, TN-414-11-0002
Blankenship,
Vera A. 67, 19Apr1935 - 18Jan2003, Pioneer, Campbell, TN, TN-408-52-9104
Blankenship, John
B. 72, 10Sep1931 - 19Sep2003, Pioneer,
Campbell, TN, TN-410-58-9296
Blankenship, Roy
L. 71, 21Jan1933 - 19Feb2004, Caryville,
Campbell, TN, TN-411-50-1693
Blankenship,
John P. 62, 16Feb1942 - 19Jun2004, Jellico, Campbell, TN, TN-411-70-8252
Blankenship,
Marvin E. 58, 14Jul1946 - 04Oct2004, Jellico, Campbell, TN, TN-414-74-2959
Blankenship, Jetta 64, 30Aug1940 - 04Oct2004, Jellico,
Campbell, TN, MI-380-40-3630
Blankenship,
Marie 86, 11Sep1918 - 11Jan2005, La Follette, Campbell, TN, TN-414-12-5661
Blankenship, Louis
H. 60, 22Nov1944 - 24Feb2005, Pioneer,
Campbell, TN, AR-432-84-9323
Blankenship, Wilda
J. 72, 23Nov1933 - 06Jul2006, Jacksboro,
Campbell, TN, OH-279-30-3859
Blankenship,
Billy E. 70, 19Jan1936 - 23Jul2006, La Follette, Campbell, TN, TN-412-54-6454
Blankenship, Diane
V. 63, 21Dec1942 - 07Jul2006, Pioneer,
Campbell, TN, NJ-149-40-6154
Blankenship,
Minnie 87, 29Mar1919 - 07Dec2006, Pioneer, Campbell, TN, TN-413-19-9537
Blankenship,
Louise 81, 07May1927 - 19Aug2008, Jellico, Campbell, TN, TN-414-32-6757
Blankenship,
Glenda F. 62, 18Jul1946 - 28Jan2009, La Follette, Campbell, TN, TN-412-74-9012
Blankenship, Nora
E. 67, 28Aug1941 - 27Apr2009, Jacksboro,
Campbell, TN, TN-415-70-6547
Blankenship,
Ernest A. 81, 25May1928 - 04Nov2009, Newcomb, Campbell, TN, TN-415-44-1284
Carroll
2003, Cedar Grove, Carroll
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.heartfeltconnections.net/ViewTribute.aspx?id=2292
Corene M Blankenship
December 12, 1927 - October 25, 2003. Funeral:Monday
10/27/2003 At 1:00 PM Dilday Funeral Home Chapel. Visitation: 3:00 PM until
9:00 PM Sunday in the Chapel of Dilday Funeral Home.
Mrs. Blankenship was a homemaker and a member of the Justus Baptist
Church.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2004, Huntingdon, Carroll
Co., TN, Funeral
http://www.heartfeltconnections.net/ViewTribute.aspx?ID=4839
Jerry W. Blankenship
August 11, 1950 - October 3, 2004. Memorial Service: Tuesday, 7 PM in
the Chapel of Dilday Funeral Home; Visitation: Tuesday, 5 PM to 7 PM in the
chapel of Dilday Funeral Home
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2003, McKenzie, Carroll
Co., TN Obituary
McKenzie
Banner, 9/17/2003
Cedar Grove: Mrs. Sandra
Kay Blankenship, 50, died on
Wednesday, September 10 at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital. She was
born February 2, 1953 in Milan to the late James Miller and Betty Hendricks Bowles.
She was an employee of Dienamic Tool and Die and a member of the
Oak Grove Baptist Church.
Survivors include her husband, Tim Blankenship;
one daughter, Kay Vales of Jackson; one son, Daniel Farley of Humboldt; her
stepfather, Albert Bowles of Milan; one sister, Jodie Weaver of Crosby, Texas;
three brothers, Steve Miller of Milan, Bruce Miller of Cedar Grove and Michael
Miller of Nashville; and three grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted on Saturday, September 13 at 1:00
p.m. in the Dilday Funeral Home Chapel.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2005, McKenzie, Carroll Co., TN, Obituary
The Messenger, (Madisonville, KY) - March 1, 2005
Leontine Pendley Blankenship, 75, of McKenzie and formerly of Nortonville, KY, died Saturday,
Feb. 26, 2005, at Methodist Hospital in McKenzie. She was born Feb. 27, 1929,
in Nortonville to the late Roland Franklin and Linnie Etha Pendley.
She was attended Oak Hill Pentecostal Church and Church of Christ.
She was a housewife.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Clarence Blankenship.
She is survived by five daughters,
Carol Ann Burks and Lorraine
Roberts, both of McKenzie, Glenda Craft of Taylor, Mich., Tammy Dauss and Williamsburg, Mich., and Tina Blankenship of Jonesboro, Tenn.; one brother, Raymond Pendley of Madisonville,
Ky.; one sister, Mary Kaffenbarger of Dayton, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and 13
great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 1 pm, today at Bandy Funeral Home
in Nortonville with Bros. Marvin Phillips and Darrell Gates. Burial will be in
New Salem Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Lavinia, Carroll
Co., TN, Obituary,
Virgil Blankenship,
age 79, retired supervisor at Milan Seating System, died November 3, 2009 at
Jackson Madison County General Hospital. Graveside services will be at 2 p.m.
Saturday, November 7, 2009 at Hopewell Cemetery, Lavinia. He was a member of
Hopewell Baptist Church, Lavinia.
Mr. Blankenship
leaves two sons, Brad
Blankenship of Lavinia and Jim Blankenship of Jackson; two daughters, Sherry Hinson of Jackson and Phyllys Copeland of
Murfreesboro; a brother, Eugene Blankenship of
Milan and eight grandchildren.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Trezevant, Carroll Co.,
TN, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=38687480
Frank R. Blankenship, 78, retired
employee of HIS Manufacturing, died Sunday at
Huntingdon Health and Rehab Center.
Graveside services will be at 2 p.m.
today at Hopewell Cemetery near Lavinia. Bodkin Funeral Home in Milan has
charge. He was a member of Lavinia Baptist Church.
Mr. Blankenship, the husband of Betty Blankenship, also leaves a daughter,
Lisa Hays of
Trezevant; two sons, Ricky Blankenship of Milan and Terry Blankenship of Atwood; a brother,
Mark
Blankenship of Milan, and six grandchildren.
Carroll Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Mary L. 84, 27Nov1916 - 02Jan2001, Atwood,
Carroll, TN, TN-413-20-8293
Blankenship,
Vernon 85, 05Oct1915 - 13May2001, Atwood, Carroll, TN, TN-412-22-3274
Blankenship,
Corene M. 75, 12Dec1927 - 25Oct2003, Huntingdon, Carroll, TN, TN-415-94-9896
Blankenship, Doris
L. 58, 23Jan1944 - 27Jul2002, Huntingdon,
Carroll, TN, TN-411-74-7481
Blankenship, Frank
R. 78, 01Feb1925 - 26Oct2003, Huntingdon,
Carroll, TN, TN-413-32-7633
Blankenship, J.
D. 77, 10Dec1923 - 16Nov2001, Huntingdon, Carroll, TN, TN-414-20-1144
Blankenship, Jerry
W. 54, 11Aug1950 - 03Oct2004, Huntingdon,
Carroll, TN, TN-409-86-3659
Blankenship, Mary
S. 80, 15Dec1921 - 14Jan2002, Huntingdon,
Carroll, TN, TN-410-09-2152
Blankenship, R.
A. 80, 20Dec1925 - 04Jan2006, Huntingdon, Carroll, TN, TN-415-26-3958
Blankenship, Clyde
V. 79, 15Apr1930 - 03Nov2009, Lavinia,
Carroll, TN, TN-409-40-1393
Blankenship,
Leontine 75-76, 27Feb1929 - 26Feb2005, Mc Kenzie, Carroll, TN, AL-416-32-5417
Carter
+2003, Elizabethton,
Carter Co., TN, Obituary
John R. Blankenship, Jr., 73, 601 Ridgefield Drive, Elizbethton, died Sunday, April 27, 2003
in the Johnson City Medical Center Hospital following a brief illness. A native
of Greene County, he was the son of the late John R.
& Mabel Sotherland
Blankenship, Sr. . Mr. Blankenship was
a graduate of Happy Valley High School and attended Steed College. He was a
member of Grace Baptist Church and retired from East Tennessee State
University. Mr. Blakenship was a 32nd Degree Mason and was a member
of Dashiell Masonic Lodge #238 F & AM. He was also a member of the Jericho
Shrine Temple and a past patron of the Eastern Star #163. Mr. Blankenship was preceded in death by one brother, George Wallace "Pete"
Blankenship.
Survivors include, his wife,
Marie Mains Blankenship, of the home; two sisters &
brothers-in-law, Nancy Gale Broyles &
Charles Broyles, Elizabethton; Helen
Blankenship Humphreys &
Kyle Humphreys, Limestone, TN; his mother-in-law, Ruth Mains, of the home; two
nieces & spouses, Vickie Ann Leonard & Gary Leonard, Elizabethton;
Angela & Brian Hamilton, Nashville; two nephews & spouses, Keith &
Charlene Davenport, Elizabethton; George W. & Jennifer Blankenship, Jr., Johnson City; one great nephew, Jacob Blankenship, Johnson City.
Funeral service for John R. Blankenship,
Jr., 73, 601 Ridgefield Drive, Elizabethton, who died on Sunday
will be conducted at 8:00 P.M., Monday, April 28, 2003 in the Riverside Chapel
of Tetrick Funeral Home, with Rev. Ron Owens officiating. Music will be under
the direction of Mr. Gordon Kyte. The graveside service & interment will be
conducted at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday, April 29th at Happy Valley Memorial Park.
Masonic Services will be conducted by the Dashiell Masonic Lodge #238 F &
AM. Active pallbearers will be Keith Davenport, Gary Leonard, George W. Blankenship, Jr., Brian Hamilton, Joey Ibrahim & Scott
Johnson. Honorary pallbearers will be Joe Dalpiaz, Randall Carr, Doug Bailey,
Leonard Peters, Stanley Irwin, Homer Miller, Robert "Bob" Elliott,
Dr. Todd Whittaker, Dr. James Evans, Deacons & Men
of Grace Baptist Church, friends & neighbors.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2006, Elizabethton,
Carter Co., TN, Obituary
Wallace J. Blankenship, age 75, 1116 Park St., Elizabethton, died Thursday, March 23,
2006 in Sycamore Shoals Hospital following a brief illness. A native of Worth,
WV, he was a son of the late Moses Jennings and Helen Josephine Guthrie Blankenship.
He was a member of First United Methodist Church, Elizabethton and
had worked several years as an auto mechanic. He was a member of the Captain
Lynn H. Folsom VFW Post No. 2166. Mr. Blankenship was
a US Army veteran serving in the Korean Conflict.
Survivors are his wife Patricia Blankenship
of the home, two sons and one daughter-in-law, David Blankenship, Shenandoah, TX, Russell and Donna Blankenship, Weber City, VA, one daughter and son-in-law, Lynn and Doug Hulshult, Elizabethton, two granddaughters, Rachel
Hulshult, Hanna Hulshult, both of Elizabethton, one brother, Jack Blankenship, Elizabethton, and one sister and
brother-in-law, Anna Jean and Gid Tedder, Oneida, TN. Several nieces
and nephews also survive.
The funeral service for Mr. Blankenship will be conducted at 2 p.m.
Monday, March 27 in the Tetrick Funeral Home Riverside Chapel with Rev. Buford
Hankins officiating. Interment will follow the service in Happy Valley Memorial
Park. Active pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary
pallbearers will be the 1948 graduating class of Garden Creek High School,
Grundy, VA.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Carter Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Gladys 84, 28Jul1918 - 13Feb2003, Elizabethton, Carter, TN, VA-225-40-2818
Blankenship, John
R. 73, 27Feb1930 - 27Apr2003, Elizabethton,
Carter, TN, TN-413-38-9641
Blankenship,
Wallace J. 75, 18Jun1930 - 22Mar2006, Elizabethton, Carter, TN, VA-230-36-8009
Cheatham
Cheatham Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Elmo 53, 14Aug1948 - 13Apr2002, Ashland
City, Cheatham, TN, VA-233-78-9228
Chester
+2002, Henderson, Chester Co., TN, Obituary
Lexington Progress 9 January 2002 [Wednesday]
Funeral services for Vergie Mae (Little) Blankenship age 87, were Tuesday, January 8, (2002) at 2 p.m. at Reeds Chapel
with Ron Geary officiating. Burial to follow in the Chapel
Hill Cemetery.
Mrs. Blankenship, a
homemaker, died Sunday at Chester County Health Care in Henderson. She is survived by two sisters, Jerald Russell of
Waldorf MD and Opal Kennedy of Lexington and one brother Vaughn Little of
Huron; four nieces, Teddie White, Belinda McEarl, Vickie Evans and Phyllis
Stewart; four nephews Bobby Russell, Danny Little, Don Little and Mike Little.
She was preceded by her husband
of 65 years James Blankenship; one sister Onedia Christine Little; two
brothers C. C. Little and J. B. Little; and her parents Levi Jefferson Little
and Melissa Mae Holmes Little.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Chester Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Barbara J. 67, 07Sep1936 - 31Aug2004, Henderson, Chester, TN, TN-408-58-3590
Blankenship,
Earline 80, 31Oct1928 - 06Dec2008, Luray, Chester, TN, TN-412-52-7237
Blankenship, Ethel
W. 98, 18Mar1905 - 26Jun2003, Henderson,
Chester, TN, TN-413-78-1688
Claiborne
2009, Tazewell, Claiborne
Co, TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/16365
, Published: 01/05/2009
Ricky Roy of Harrogate, passed away
Saturday, Jan. 3, in the Claiborne County Hospital in Tazewell. He was born May
7, 1957 in Sweetwater to the late Samuel and Mary Sue Babb Roy. He was 51. Preceded
in death by: parents; sister, Teresa Ann Roy; grandparents, Horce and Tilda
Stephens, Fred Paul and Annabelle Roy; and niece, Keri Tyre.
Survivors include: wife-Mariri Roy of Harrogate; Son-Gary Roy; Brothers
and sister-in-law- Samuel Fred Roy, Terry Lynn Roy and David and Linda Roy, all
of Sweetwater; Sisters and brothers-in-law-Glenda Kay and Bob Clark of Athens;
Melinda Sue and Kelly Tyre of Jacksonville, N.C.; Sandra Gail and Steve Oaks of
Cleveland; and Mary Jane and Jack Thomas of Sweetwater; Special friends-The
Shaffer family, Miller family, Ronnie
Blankenship and Eddie Keller,
all of Sweetwater; A host of nieces,
nephews and other relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be held at Creech Funeral Home, South 21st
St., Middlesboro, Ky., with the Rev. Gary Miracle, at 6 p.m., Wednesday. The
family will receive friends from 5-6 p.m., before the funeral. Creech Funeral
Home, Middlesboro, in charge of arrangement
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Crockett
Crockett Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankingship,
Lillian M. 70, 14Apr1929 - 17Feb2000, Bells, Crockett, TN, TN-409-40-0492
Cumberland
+2005, Crossville, Cumberland
Co., TN, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/81756320
Lola Rae
Blankenship Ingram, 81 [13Jun1923], of Crossville,
passed away March 16, 2005, at her home.
She was a longstanding member and
librarian at First Baptist Church in Crossville.
She was preceded in death by her parents,
Gib
and Ponnie Blankenship and her sister, Gladys Blankenship of Madisonville.
Mrs. Blankenship is survived by her
husband of 62 years, Dr. Fred Ingram; daughters and sons-in-law Sheri and
Robert Phillips of Crossville and Karla and Doug Koontz of Knoxville; sons and
daughters-in-law Dewain Ingram of Bushnell, FL, and Ron and Mary Ingram of
Germantown, TN; grandchildren Mathena Carbone and Lorella Woods of Bushnell,
Veronica Tansey and Jacqueline Ingram of Germantown, Chad Phillips of Dallas,
TX, Tiffany Phillips of Crossville and Tyler and Braxton Koontz of Knoxville;
three great-grandchildren Amara Carbone, Heaven Woods and Aidan Koontz; several
nieces and nephews; and special cousin, Mattie Mae Cagle of Tellico Plains.
Services were held at Crossville Funeral
Home with Rev. Joseph Nickels officiating and graveside services at Sunset
Cemetery in Madisonville with Rev. Gerald Atkins officiating. Crossville
Memorial Funeral Home and Crematory Inc. was in charge
of the arrangements.
Cumberland Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Jerry
R. 68, 20Sep1937 - 20Mar2006, Crossville,
Cumberland, TN, TN-412-58-7595
Davidson
2003, Goodlettsville, Davidson Co., TN, Obituary
Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - September 22, 2003
Tiara Lynnette Kirkland, 18, of Goodlettsville, Tenn., died Sept.
13, 2003, from injuries suffered in an automobile accident in Nashville. The
Warren County native was a member of True Vine Church and daughter of Judy Blankenship Kirkland of Goodlettsville, who survives.
The funeral was Sept. 16 at Sanders Funeral Home, with burial in
Maple Grove Cemetery.
Other survivors include a brother, Gary Kirkland of Goodlettsville;
a sister, Tony Fuzzell of Lewisburg; maternal grandparents, Earl and Betty Bryant
of Russellville, and an aunt, Joy Shelton of Russellville.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Hermitage, Davidson
Co., TN, Obituary,
http://www.lebanondemocrat.com/news.php?viewStory=4353
Richard Alexander "PeeWee" Hargrove, Services for Mr.
Hargrove will be 1 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 17 at Hermitage Church of God.
Interment with military honors will be in Spring Hill Cemetery. Visitation will
be 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and 10 a.m. until the service Wednesday at the church. Mr.
Hargrove, of Hermitage, died Sunday, Sept, 14, 2008 at his residence. He was a
painter and attended Grace Place Church. He was a member of Cumberland Lodge
No. 8 F&AM and the Al Menah Shrine Temple.
He was preceded in death by parents, Jessie and Lera Foster
Hargrove; and brothers, Jerry, Wayne, and Jessie Thomas Hargrove.
Survivors include: wife, Juanita Hargrove of Hermitage; children,
Rita (Ken) Sweeney of Smyrna, Janie (Charlie) Newby of Lebanon, Tom (Penny)
Hargrove of Ashland City, Gina Sanders of Murfreesboro, Larry Kimble of
Franklin, Ga., Dudley
Blankenship of Hermitage and Debbie Blankenship of Bethpage; grandchildren, Doug, Scott,
Bradley, Christen, Elizabeth, Sarah, Kevin and Ryan; eight great-grandchildren;
sisters, Mary Lou Tignor of Mt. Juliet, Barbara Ann Thweatt, Faye Johnson and
Ginger MacEachron, all of Nashville; brothers, Dan and Don Hargrove, both of
Nashville and Mike Hargrove of Murfreesboro; and nieces and nephews.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2004, Nashville, Davidson
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.newspaperabstracts.com/link.php?action=detail&id=2449
The
Tennessean, July 8
2004
Obituary of Estelene Rush Blankenship, Age: 67, Death date: July 5, 2004
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Nashville, Davidson Co., TN, Obituary
Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - December 9, 2008
Joe Henry Crowder, 74, of Madison died Dec. 7, 2008, at Baptist
Hospital in Nashville. The Macon County, Tenn., native was a master engraver of
monuments and a truck driver for White, Tucker and Yellow Freight Lines. He was
a 32nd Degree Mason, a member of Buena Vista/East Nashville Lodge 560 and an honorary
member of Charity Lodge 370. He was a son of the late Irvin Crowder and Lonia
Bandy Crowder and the husband of the late Jean Pitts Crowder.
He was preceded in death by two sisters, Violet Crowder Phillips
and Marie Crowder Stewart; and two brothers, James Ray Crowder and John Lewis
Crowder.
Funeral is at 11 a.m.
Wednesday at Bellshire United Methodist Church in Nashville, where he was a
member, with burial in Mount Pleasant Cemetery in Scottsville, Ky.
Survivors include a daughter, Kimberly Crowder Cash and her
husband, Daniel, of Murfreesboro, Tenn.; his fiancee, Lavenia Smith of Antioch,
Tenn.; a sister, Mary Crowder Blankenship of Scottsville; and several nieces and
nephews.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Nashville, Davidson
Co., TN, Obituary
The Tennessean , September 17, 2009
June Wheeler Blankenship,
Age 83 of Nashville. September 15, 2009. Educator,
Speaker, Writer, Beloved Wife, Mother, Grandmother and Great-Grandmother.
Born December 20, 1925 in Pikeville, TN, the third of seven
children of the late John William and Flora Blanche Hampton Wheeler.
Raised in Chattanooga, Mrs.
Blankenship graduated from
Central High School in 1943. She attended the University of Chattanooga, where
she majored in pre-medicine and home economics.
From 1946-47, like so many other young women after World War II,
she took a year off to earn money for her final year in college. That year, she
taught chemistry and home economics at Greenback, TN. She finished at Middle
Tennessee State Teachers' College, graduating in 1948 with a B.S. in general
science and home economics. She accepted a position as assistant home
demonstration agent for Maury County through the extension service of the
University of Tennessee. That October, at the 4-H Club Banquet held at the
newly-built Riverside United Methodist Church in Columbia, Miss June Wheeler met its handsome, young preacher, Fred Blankenship, from Hardin County. They married on
October 2, 1949, enjoying 60 years of married life.
In various locations across middle Tennessee, Rev. Blankenship "preached to the multitudes,"
but Mrs. Blankenship fed them and taught their children and
grandchildren. She taught school and Sunday School for
children and adults; organized United Methodist Youth Fellowships and 4-H
clubs, Bible schools, and Brownie troops; and served in various leadership
capacities in the United Methodist Women, serving as president of the United
Methodist Women in every church to which she belonged.
For 21 years, she served as president of the Retired United
Methodist Ministers' Wives Association of the Tennessee Conference. She was
also a member of Metro Nashville Education Association and Phi Delta Kappa
Honorary Society, as well as numerous garden and home demonstration clubs. She
was a member of Brentwood United Methodist Church. An exemplary teacher, having
received the M.Ed. degree from Tennessee State University and awarded the
Teacher of the Year Award at Percy Priest Elementary School, June Blankenship could "teach a rock to read," as
one of her principals proclaimed. She taught everything from first grade to
high school general science and chemistry at the following: Santa Fe High
School, Highland Park Elementary, and Baker Elementary (Maury County), Five
Points (Lawrence County), East Side Elementary (Bedford County), and Paragon
Mills, Haynes, Waverly Belmont, Inglewood, and Percy Priest Elementary Schools
(Davidson County). She shared her knowledge and skills through her book she
co-authored, Help a Child Learn to Read.
After her retirement from the public schools, Mrs. Blankenship was the director and longtime board member
and board chair of the Day School at Forest Hills United Methodist Church. An
excellent cook and hostess, she could prepare a meal for 40 or 400 with equal
grace and charm. Before her death, she had just completed a manuscript, Dinner
on the Grounds, with many of the old recipes and historical vignettes from 19th
and 20th century Tennessee Methodism.
Even though Mrs.
Blankenship had been limited
in her activities these last 18 months, thanks to the wonderful care of The
Cumberland Assisted Living staff, she was able to extend her lifelong ministry
to others, until the last three days of her life.
Survivors include Rev.
Blankenship of Nashville;
daughters, Judy and husband George Cheatham of Greensboro,
NC, Julia Rich of Nashville, Freda and husband John Evans of Nashville, Freddie and husband Douglas Summers of Murfreesboro, and the late Martha Jean and husband George Ferguson of Pulaski. Grandchildren
include Sarah Hampton and Dayton Cheatham, Matthew King and wife Trisha, Amelia
Lawrence, Keith Evans, Kerry Evans and wife Emily, Megan and husband Robert
James, Peter Ferguson and wife Emily; nine great-grandchildren; and many
beloved nieces and nephews, brothers and sisters-in-law. Of the seven Wheeler
children, she is survived by sister, Juanita Whitney-Harding, California;
brothers, Wade, Glenn and Bernard Wheeler, and predeceased by sister, Billie
Looney and brother, John L. Wheeler, all of Chattanooga. Pallbearers are
grandsons, Dayton Cheatham, Matthew King, Keith Evans, Kerry Evans and Peter
Ferguson, and nephews, Gerald Wayne Hopper and Joe Wheeler.
Visitation Thursday, 4 - 7:30 p.m., at Oakes and Nichols, West 7th
St., Columbia, and Friday, 10 a.m., at Brentwood United Methodist Church,
Franklin Rd., with the service following at 11 o'clock a.m., with Bishop Robert
H. Spain and Dr. David Miller officiating. Burial will be in Spring Hill
Cemetery, Madison, TN.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Davidson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, James
T. 76, 15Jul1925 - 27Feb2002, Joelton,
Davidson, TN, TN-415-22-1188
Blankenship, Cathy
L. 46, 14Sep1960 - 14Jul2007, Nashville,
Davidson, TN, TN-412-17-2134
Blankenship,
Dorothy M. 75, 17Oct1932 - 31May2008, Nashville, Davidson, TN, TN-410-46-8748
Blankenship, Ira
M. 87, 09Aug1914 - 16Jun2002, Nashville, Davidson, TN, TN-408-09-0640
Blankenship, Jack
E. 63, 30Sep1938 - 24Nov2001, Nashville,
Davidson, TN, TN-412-58-4322
Blankenship,
June W. 83, 20Dec1925 - 15Sep2009, Nashville, Davidson, TN, TN-413-24-9781
Blankenship, Leroy 72, 22Aug1935 - 30Oct2007, Nashville,
Davidson, TN, VA-233-54-2639
Blankenship, Mary
E. 77, 30Nov1923 - 06Feb2001, Nashville,
Davidson, TN, TN-409-30-2357
Blankenship,
Mary P. 93, 02Apr1907 - 06Apr2000, Nashville, Davidson, TN, TN-411-22-1184
Blankenship,
Robert R. 81, 18Feb1925 - 10Apr2006, Nashville, Davidson, TN, TN-409-30-5140
Blankenship,
Walter M. 80, 11Aug1922 - 19Nov2002, Nashville, Davidson, TN, TN-410-28-2484
Decatur
Decatur Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Berlene 84, 20Oct1917 - 24Sep2002, Parsons, Decatur, TN, TN-414-64-2801
Blankenship, Mac
L. 62, 16Sep1946 - 15Jul2009, Parsons,
Decatur, TN, TN-409-74-2628
Blankenship,
Pauline R. 89, 07Nov1918 - 27Feb2008, Parsons, Decatur, TN, TN-415-26-5118
DeKalb
+Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN, Obituary
Smithville
Review
Blankenship, Paul Bradley Son of Reed Blankenship and Mary Rankhorn
Blankenship, Reed Son of John Roland Blankenship & Mary
Ann Passons
78 year old Paul
Bradley Blankenship of
Smithville (Belk Community) died Thursday [February 15, 2007] at his residence.
He was founder and former owner of Bradley Printing, and a longtime employee of
the Smithville Review. He was also a member of the Gideon's and was a deacon of
the New Union The Baptist Church since 1962 and a
member for 66 years. The funeral will be Saturday at 1:00 pm. at the Chapel of
Love-Cantrell Funeral Home. Darrell Cantrell, Kenneth Brown, and Anthony Pelham
will officiate and burial will be in the New Union Cemetery. Visitation will be
Thursday from 4:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m.; Friday from 10:00 a.m. until 8:00
p.m.; and Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of the service at 1:00 p.m.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Reed and Mary Rankhorn Blankenship; a brother, Elzie Blankenship; and three sisters, Delma Wright, Nannie Wright, and Lola Griffin. Survivors include his wife, Geraldine
Ray Blankenship of Smithville. Two daughters, Paula and her husband Danny Roller of Rock Island and Teresa and her husband Keith Turner of Maryville. Four
grandchildren, Sarah and Mary Elizabeth Roller of Rock Island, and Allison and
Daniel Turner of Maryville. One sister, Birdell Lentz
of Smithville. His father-in-law, Burnice Ray of
Smithville. And a brother-in-law, Grady and his wife
Charlotte Ray of Smithville. Love-Cantrell Funeral Home is in charge of
the arrangements.
Smithville Review,
DeKalb County, TN
From: Pattie Cochran EPCOCHRAN(at)aol.com
+Smithville, DeKalb Co., TN, Obituary
The Village
Advocate McMinnville,
Warren Co.,TN, March 21, 2007
Blankenship, Velma Louise 92
Blankenship, Elzie Son of
Reed Blankenship and Mary
Rankhorn
Mrs. Velma Louise Blankenship, a resident of Smithville, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2007,
at NHC Smithville. Services for Mrs. Blankenship
were held Wednesday, March 14, 2007, at Love-Cantrell Chapel with interment
following at New Union Cemetery. Bro. Gary McBride officiated. Mrs. Blankenship
was born to parents; Sam Sr., and Etta Marsh Walker. She was a homemaker and 70
year member of New Union Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by her husband; Elzie Blankenship, parents; brother; Sam Walker, Jr., and sister; Vera Smith. Mrs. Blankenship is survived by her 2 children; Bettye (Felix) Webb, Doris Judkins, all of Smithville, 2 grandchildren; Kevin (Glenisa) Webb, Joe Willard, all of McMinnville, 8 great grandchildren; sister; Estella Kinser, Chattanooga, and nieces and nephews.
From: Pattie Cochran EPCOCHRAN(at)aol.com
Dekalb Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Paul
B. 78, 01Oct1928 - 15Feb2007, Smithville,
Dekalb, TN, TN414-22-1498
Blankenship, Velma 92, 02May1914 - 12Mar2007, Smithville,
Dekalb, TN, TN-414-22-0322
Dyer
Dyer Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Thelma E. 96, 14Sep1905 - 09Feb2002, Dyersburg, Dyer, TN, TN-413-72-0577
Franklin
Franklin Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Ela 82, 06Mar1924 - 12Nov2006, Winchester,
Franklin, TN, OH-294-28-9686
Gibson
+2004, Humboldt, Gibson
Co., TN, Obituary
Jackson Sun, 6/20/2004
Mr. Blankenship, a
retired tool and die maker for Eaton Axle, died Friday, June 18, 2004, at
Humboldt General Hospital. He was a veteran of World War II having served in
the U.S. Army.
He is preceded in death by two brothers, Dossie Blankenship and Charles Eugene Blankenship; also one sister, Flossie Rushing.
He is survived by his wife of 61 years, Jane Blankenship of Humboldt; one daughter, J. D. Blankenship; two sons, Ted Blankenship of Jackson and Jim
Blankenship of Humboldt; two
brothers, Bobby Blankenship of Hernando, MS and Albert Blankenship of Humboldt; three grandchildren; and
three great-grandchildren. Shelton-Hunt Funeral
Services for Mr. J.
T. Blankenship, age 81, will
be on Monday, June 21, 2004, at 2:00 PM, at First Baptist Church, with Dr. Edward
North officiating. Burial will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Humboldt, Gibson Co., TN, Obituary
Jackson Sun, Jul 19, 2007
Mrs. Nellie Ruth Blankenship, age 77, passed away on Tuesday July 17, 2007 at her residence
following a lenghtly illness.
Mrs. Blankenship was
preceded in death by her husband Gerald D. Blankenship and her parents Benny and Ruby (Davidson) Lemond.
Mrs. Blankenship is
survived by ;a daughter Mrs. Gina Dungan of Gadsden, TN; a son David Kilzer of
Panama City Beach, FL; two sisters Mrs. Wilma Mckenzie of Gremantown, TN and
Carolyn Kimbrell of Three Way, TN; a brother Ted Lemond of Virginia Beach, VA;
four grand children; and six great grand children.
Funeral services will be held Friday July 20, 2007 at 1 PM in the
chapel of Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home in Humboldt, TN, with Gilbert Tucker
officiating. Burial will follow in White Rose Cemetery in Gibson,
TN. Visitation is Thursday July 19, 2007 at Shelton-Hunt Funeral Home Chapel
from 5 until 8 PM.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Gibson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Albert J. 82, 22Sep1926 - 10Aug2009, Humboldt, Gibson, TN, TN-414-30-9473
Blankenship,
Bettye J. 75, 16Sep1930 - 02Mar2006, Humboldt, Gibson, TN, MO-489-32-7967
Blankenship,
Gerald D. 74, 01Jan1932 - 17Sep2006, Humboldt, Gibson, TN, TN-412-60-5736
Blankenship, J. T. 81, 15Jan1923 - 18Jun2004, Humboldt,
Gibson, TN, TN-412-14-8901
Blankenship,
Kathryn J. 80, 07Feb1925 - 20Aug2005, Humboldt, Gibson, TN, TN-413-28-8087
Blankenship,
Nellie R. 77, 05Feb1930 - 17Jul2007, Humboldt, Gibson, TN, TN-408-42-8257
Blankenship, Olina
P. 80, 25Apr1920 - 24Jan2001, Medina,
Gibson, TN, TN-414-20-3966
Blankenship,
George M. 86, 23Oct1917 - 07Mar2004, Milan, Gibson, TN, TN-413-32-6320
Blankenship,
Mack T. 88, 21Feb1920 - 26Apr2008, Milan, Gibson, TN, TN-410-20-3755
Blankenship,
Marvin 81, 03Dec1919 - 08Jan2001, Milan, Gibson, TN, TN-413-20-5015
Blankenship, Ruby 80, 15Jan1924 - 21Aug2004, Milan,
Gibson, TN, TN-409-16-6903
Blankinship,
Sarah C. 86, 15Feb1916 - 22Jul2002, Milan, Gibson, TN, TN-408-42-1330
Blankenship, Mary
R. 76, 11Jan1931 - 08Mar2007, Rutherford,
Gibson, TN, LA-437-52-1792
Giles
Giles Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Shirley J. 51, 17Jan1952 - 26Jan2003, Prospect, Giles, TN, AL-420-76-0095
Blankenship,
William B. 65, 16Feb1941 - 01Mar2006, Prospect, Giles, TN, AL-421-54-3255
Grainger
Grainger Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Coy
E. 69, 04May1936 - 20Sep2005, Washburn,
Grainger, TN, TN-415-60-9622
Greene
+2009, Greeneville, Greene Co., TN, Obituary
Ballard Lee Blankenship of West Hogan
Lane, Greeneville, died Died: Feb. 2, 2009 early Monday morning at his home.
There will be no formal visitation or
service.
Greene Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Charlotte G. 71, 13Jun1932 - 24Aug2003, Afton, Greene, TN, TN-409-50-1760
Blankenship,
Ballard 48, 18Mar1960 - 02Feb2009, Greeneville, Greene, TN, VA-235-98-7854
Blankenship,
Bascum E. 78, 05Jan1929 - 07Jun2007, Greeneville, Greene, TN, TN-410-44-7767
Blankenship,
Chassie 86, 23Sep1915 - 17Nov2001, Greeneville, Greene, TN, TN-408-11-6465
Blankenship,
Garfield 88, 20Mar1915 - 08Feb2004, Greeneville, Greene, TN, TN-413-14-0446
Hamblen
Hamblen Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Edith
D. 83, 05Jun1921 - 12May2005, Morristown,
Hamblen, TN, MI-367-24-3461
Blankenship,
Lorraine 82, 19Jun1920 - 20Apr2003, Morristown, Hamblen, TN, KS-510-12-0651
Hamilton
2006, Chattanooga,
Hamilton Co., TN, Obituary
Lena Dianne Worley, infant daughter of Dennis and Billie Jean Blankenship Worley died Tuesday (June 20, 2006) in a
Chattanooga, TN hospital.
Surviving, in addition to the parents, are the maternal
grandparents, Andrew and Dianne Blankenship of
Hayesville; the paternal grandparents, Charles and Lena Worley of Hayesville;
and the maternal great grandmother, Kathleen Mosteller of Hayesville.
Graveside services at 2:00 PM Thursday (June 22) in the Union Hill
Cemetery with the Rev. Evelyn Parker officiating.
http://iviefuneralhome.com/obits/main/obituaries.shtml
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Chattanooga,
Hamilton Co., TN, Obituary
http://iviefuneralhome.com/obits/sept2008/v_ledford.htm?zoom_highlight=blankenship
Veta Ledford, 80, of Chattanooga, TN, formerly of Hayesville, died
Tuesday, Sept. 23, 2008 in a Chattanooga hospital. A native of Haverhill,
MA, she had lived in Bradley County, TN for several years but had lived in
Hayesville most of her life. She was the daughter of the late Charles Thomas
and Beatrice Viola Spurr Doyle and the wife of the late Charles Clifton Ledford,
who died Jan. 15, 2002. She was also preceded in death by a son, Hubert
“Smokey” Ledford. She retired in 1991 after 25 years with McKee Baking Company.
Veta was a member of the Hayesville Church of God.
Surviving are a son, Charles William “Bill” Ledford and wife,
Loraine of Colorado Springs, CO; a daughter-in-law, Laura Ford and husband,
Rhea of Hixson, TN; two sisters, Ann Clampitt and Muriel Blankenship both of Hayesville; a brother, Maurice
Doyle of Sparks, NV; five grandchildren, Melissa Ledford of Hixson, Karen
Ledford of Denver, CO, Brandi Denise Walters and Jared Scott Ledford both of
Colorado Springs, and Jeannie Hoarau of League City, TX; and seven great
grandchildren.
Funeral services were held at 11:00 AM Friday, Sept. 26 in the
Hayesville Church of God with the Rev. Mitchell Totherow officiating. Interment
was in Ledfords Chapel United Methodist Church Cemetery. Pallbearers were
Rhea Ford, Jared Ledford, Glenn Herreid, Charlie and Howard Blankenship, and
Randy Canup.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Chattanooga,
Hamilton Co., TN, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=33253333
Ruth Priddy Blankenship, 94, of Chattanooga, went home to be with the Lord on Saturday,
Jan. 24, 2009. Ruth was born on Dec. 3, 1914, to the late James G. Priddy and
Lena Collins Priddy.
She was a member of Red Bank Baptist Church and the Amytie Sunday
School Class. Ruth was a member of the Betsy Ross Chapter of the Order of
Eastern Star Chapter 272, where she had served as past matron.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James
Clyde Blankenship Sr.;
siblings, James, Hollace, Wallace, Crawford, Dewitt, L.J., John and W. Burk
Priddy, Rilla Caywood, Minnie Allison Spurenger, Betty Jane Allison, May and
Ray Priddy; and one great-grandson, Raymond Blankenship.
Ruth is survived by her son,
James Clyde "J.C." Blankenship and wife, Bobbie; grandchildren, Jackie Dale
Blankenship and wife, Debi; Rita Mae Blankenship Long
and her husband, Gnol; great-granddaughter, Bridget, Michelle Haddock and
husband, Jesse; great-great-grandsons, Shawn, Randy, Skylar and Riley Haddock;
several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services for Ruth will be held at 1 p.m. on Tuesday at the
North Chapel with the Rev. Bill Harvey officiating. Burial will follow in
Lakewood Memory Gardens, East.
Hamilton Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Ruth
P. 94, 03Dec1914 - 24Jan2009, Chattanooga,
Hamilton, TN, TN-408-34-2004
Blankenship, Sarah
E. 79-80, 29Oct1922 - 26Oct2002, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN, TN-412-24-8067
Blankenship,
Willie L. 52, 15Oct1948 - 14Jun2001, Chattanooga, Hamilton, TN, TN-409-76-7228
Blankenship, Elma
F. 100, 06Aug1900 - 29Mar2001, Harrison,
Hamilton, TN, TN-413-03-9445
Blankenship,
Virginia M. 81, 11Oct1920 - 06Aug2002, Ooltewah, Hamilton, TN, TN-414-05-0237
Hardeman
+2005, Bolivar, Hardeman
Co., TN, Obituary
Oma Lee Blankenship,
87, of Bolivar, died Wednesday evening, March 16, 2005 at West Tennessee
Transitional Care in Jackson, Tenn. The widow of V. E. Blankenship, who died in November of 1976, she was a homemaker and seamstress.
Mrs. Blankenship was born March 10, 1918 in Waynesboro,
daughter of the late Henry and Lydia Casteel Hardin and moved to Hardeman
County in the early 1960's. She loved to garden and work in her yard. Mrs. Blankenship was active in the seniors program as well
as the Loaves & Fishes program at Bolivar First Baptist Church where she
was a member.
Services were 11 a.m. Friday, March 18 at Shackelford's chapel in Bolivar
with Dr. Earnest E. James officiating. Burial was 3 p.m. in Downey Cemetery
near Hohenwald. Shackelford Funeral Directors of Bolivar were in charge of
arrangements.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law, Ron and Debbie
Blankenship of Hornsby; two
sisters, Edith Pope of Lawrenceburg and Jean Pirchett of Lexington and one
brother, Howard Hardin of La Mesa, Calif.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Hardeman Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Oma
L. 87, 10Mar1918 - 16Mar2005, Hornsby,
Hardeman, TN, TN-410-28-5351
Hawkins
Hawkins Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Helen 84, 27Apr1919 - 15May2003, Rogersville,
Hawkins, TN, DC-578-32-7926
Hardin
2008, Savannah,
Hardin Co., TN, Obituary
Carol Blankenship was
born in Shelby County, Tennessee on December 24, 1969 the daughter of the late
Clarence Eugene and Ann Gannon White. On November 13, 1993 she was united in
marriage to Wesley Howard
Blankenship, Jr., who
survives. Mrs. Blankenship was a homemaker. She enjoyed cooking and
flower gardening. Mrs.
Blankenship was a member of
Mt. Hermon Baptist Church.
She departed this life on May 19, 2008 in Savannah, Tennessee at
the age of 38 years, 4 months and 25 days.
Other than her husband, Wesley of Savannah,
Tennessee, she is survived by 3 daughters, Mallory, Madelyn
and Marlena Blankenship, all of Savannah, Tennessee. one
son, Wesley Blankenship, III of Savannah, Tennessee. one brother, Joe Reed of North Little
Rock, Arkansas her grandmother, Selma White of Greenville, South Carolina
Mrs. Blankenship
was also preceded in death by one sister, Christine Conway and her grandfather,
Clarence White.
Funeral; Friday, May 23rd, 2008 1:00 PM, Mount Hermon Baptist
Church Savannah, Tennessee Burial in Mt. Hermon
Cemetery, Hardin County, Tennessee
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Hardin Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Carol
A. 38, 24Dec1969 - 19May2008, Savannah,
Hardin, TN, AR-431-49-8738
Henderson
+2002, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Lexington Progress 10/2/02
Services for Mrs.
Berlene (Nunnery) Blankenship,
84, were held Thursday Sept. 26, 2002 at the Parsons Mortuary Chapel with Bro.
J. V. Reeves and Bro. Larry Tolley officiating. Interment followed in Mt.
Ararat Cemetery.
Mrs. Blankenship
died Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002 at her home in Henderson County. She is survived
by two sons Jack and Jim Blankenship, both of Parsons, and two sisters Erma
Nunnery and Vernell Montgomery both of Darden.
Mrs. Blankenship
was preceded in death by her husband
Bowden Blankenship, a son
Jeff Blankenship and a daughter
Shirley Nichols.
Pallbearers were Clark Blankenship, Trent Blankenship, Tim Reeves, Clarence Brown, Daniel Pearcy
and Danny Pearcy
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2000, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Lexington Progress 23 Feb. 2000
Services for Mrs.
M. Estelle Blankenship are
Thursday Feb. 24, 2000 at Reeds Chapel with burial in Center Hill Cemetery.
She was 92, died Monday Feb. 21, 2000 at Lexington Manor of heart
failure. She was a homemaker and the widow
of Homer Blankenship.
She leaves three daughters,
Ilene Page of Huron, Becky Rhodes of Savannah and Bobbi St. Clair of
Destin FL; five sons, Arvil of Luray, Elvis of Charlotteville VA, J. W. of Parsons, Johnny of Lexington and C. F. of Union City; a brother Evard Grissom of Lexington and 19
grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2001, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Jackson Sun 16 November 2001
Services for Ernest
Lee Blankenshp will be Friday
November 16, 2001 at the First Baptist Church at Lexington with Dr. Hoyt WIlson
and Rev. Everett Martin officiating. Interment will follow in the New Hope
Cemetery in the Shady Hill community.
Mr. Blankenship,
71, a longtime Lexington barber, died suddenly Wednesday, November 14, 2001
while working on his farm. He was a devoted member of the First Baptist Church
of Lexington and the Jack Hay Sunday School Class. Prior to becoming a barber
he was a former officer with the Lexington police and Henderson County Sheriff’s
department and a past employee of the State Forestry Division. He was an Army
veteran of the Korean War and a member of the Tennessee Army National Guard.
His hobbies include horses and coon hunting.
Survivors include his wife
of 42 years, Nancy Reed Blankenship; two sons;
Ernest Reed and Edwin Lee of
Lexington; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Wooley and Mrs. Margaret Leffel both of Lexington; two brothers, J. D. of Memphis and Glen of OK; two grandchildren Dylan
Reed Blankenship and Ashley
Danielle Brunsvoid both of Jackson.
A brother Clayton Blankenship preceded him in death.
Pallbearers to serve will be Tracy Tyler, Jimmy Harris, Tim Blankenship, John Blankenship,
Bruce Westbrooks, Mike Burbee, Scott Horner and Chris Bunch.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
SSDI; Blankenship, Ernest L., 71,
23Jul1930 - 14Nov2001, Lexington, Henderson, TN, TN-412-46-8620
SSDI;
Blankenship, Clayton, 45, 20Feb1933 - ??Jan1979, (not specified),
TN-411-52-7009
+2002, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
The Lexington Progress, January 9, 2002 transcribed by Becky Keen
Services for Ada
Louise Blankenship were
Sunday, January 6 at Union Grove Baptist Church with burial at Union Grove
Cemetery. Mrs. Blankenship, who was 69, died Thursday, January 3, at
her home.
Mrs. Blankenship is
survived by her husband Elmer Blankenship of Lexington; two daughters Deborah Tosh of Jackson and Karen Flanagan of Lexington; four sons
Michael Blankenship of Humboldt; Thomas Blankenship, Tim Blankenship and
Mark Blankenship, all of Lexington; four sisters Jessie
Britt, Pat Prien, both of Lexington; Sarah Willis of Warner Robbins, GA and
Cornelia Tignor of Jackson; and one brother Buddy Hale of Lexington.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Dau of Murt Vinson Hale & Ruby Parham
SSDI; Blankenship, Ada L., 69, 20Feb1932 -
03Jan2002, Lexington, Henderson, TN, TN-412-52-7160
2002, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Lexington Progress 3/18/2002
Services for Mrs.
Florencie Cody Blankenship
were Monday March 18, 2002 at 2 pm in the Chapel of Pafford Funeral Home, Rev.
Jimmy Burroughs and Charles Thomason officiated. Burial followed in Lexington
Cemetery.
She was 93, died Sunday March 17, 2002 at Briarwood Manor. She was
a homemaker and a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church near Lexington. She
was the widow of Jim Cody and Frank Blankenship.
She leaves two sons; James Cody and Clarence W. Cody both of
Wildersville; four daughters; Edith Cozart and Kay Bowman of Wildersville,
Bobbie Jean James and Barbara Ann Williams both of Lexington; fifteen
grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2002, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Lexingtn Progress 29 May 2002
Funeral services for Mr. Sidney Alvin Blankenship are today May 29, 2002 at 2 p.m. at First Pentecostal Church of
Lexington. Burial will be in Hare Cem.
Mr. Blankenship,
age 66, passed away on Monday May 27, 2002 at the Lexington Methodist Hospital.
He was the Superintendent of the Waste Water Dept. for Lexington for 32 years
and a member of First Pentecostal Church.
He leaves his wife of 47
years, Mrs. Norma Joe Williams
Blankenship, his son, Timothy Alvin
Blankenship, a daugher;
Kimberly Jo Blankenship Bailey, three
grandchilden, three brothers, Calvin Blankenship, Leonard and Cecil; five sisters, Lona Lofton, Alice Hayes, Betty Crowe and Nina Crowe all of Lexington and Ann Jenkins of
Memphis. He was preceded by three siblings;
Adlay Blaylock, Roy and Billy Blankenship.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Lexington Progress 19 Feb 2003
Services for Rex
Wayne Blankenship were
Thursday, February 13 at 2 p.m. held at Pafford Funeral Home. Burial followed
at Lexington Cemetery.
Mr. Blankenship age
55, died on Monday Feb 10, 2003 at Baptist East in Memphis. He was a retired
ambulance dispatcher for Texas EMS.
He is survived by his son,
Kennie Blankenship of Angleton TX; one brother Donald of Prattsville AL; one step brother Jimmy
Lee Cogdell of Lexington ; one sister Rexanna Tomlin of Carruthersville MO and three
grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Parents are Rex Blankenship & Margaret
Britt,
m. 04Jul1966 in Darden, Henderson Co., TN,
+2003, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
The Lexington Progress, September 17, 2003 – transcribed by,
Becky Keen --- Headstone Photo
Teen dies in car crash:
Services are today for a local teen who
died in a Sunday afternoon one-vehicle accident in Perry County. Wyatt Blankenship, 18, died in a single vehicle accident on
Highway 100 at 7:15 a.m. According to THP reports obtained by the Buffalo River
Review, William Enochs,17, of Lexington, was driving a
1994 Toyota Camry that left the right side of the highway and struck a tree. Blankenship was a passenger. According to Trooper James Watkins, both
young men were wearing seat belts.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Funeral services for Mr. Wyatt Blankenship, age 18, were held on Wednesday, September 17 at the Union Grove
Baptist Church. Burial followed at Union Grove Cemetery.
Mr. Blankenship
passed away Sunday, September 14 at Perry
County Hospital. He was a student.
He is preceded in death by his grandmother,
Louise Blankenship.
Survivors include his father,
Tim Blankenship of Lexington, Godmother, Sandy Prien of
Lexington, and his grandfather, Elmer Blankenship.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
The Lexington Progress, 10-29-2003 – transcribed by, Becky Keen
Services for Mary
Ellen Blankenship were held
Friday, October 24 at Reeds Chapel. Burial was held at Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Blankenship,
age 81, died Wednesday, October 22 at Lexington Manor.
Survivors include her husband,
Elvin Blankenship; daughters,
Peggy Zimmerle, Patty
Russell, and Janice White, all of Lexington; 19 grandchildren;
16 great-grandchildren; and 2 great-great-grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
SSDI; Blankenship,
Elvin, 88, 27Oct1917 - 09Feb2006, Lexington, Henderson, TN, TN-409-26-4215
+2007, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Jackson Sun, 02/13/2007
Funeral services for Mr. Alvis Blankenship,
age 86, are scheduled for 2:00 PM, Wednesday, February 14, 2007 in the Chapel
of Pafford Funeral Home with Bro. Johnny Owens and Bro..
Marty Comer officiating. Burial will follow in Sand
Ridge Cemetery.
Mr. Blankenship
died early Monday in Lexington. It was his 65th wedding anniversary. He was
born November 20, 1920 in Henderson County to the late Everrett and Vernie Azbill
Blankenship. As a retired
dairy farmer, Mr. Blankenship loved his farm. He enjoyed raising all
types of birds/fowl. As a young man, Mr. Blankenship was
a boxer, and he loved sports, especially boxing and baseball. He was a member
of the Sand Ridge Harmonica Band. Mr. Blankenship
loved his entire family.
Survivors include his wife of sixty-five years, Mrs. Dorothy McDaniel Blankenship; three sons, Jim (Faye) Blankenship, Larry (Brenda) Blankenship and Bobby (Nikki) Blankenship
all of Lexington; five daughters, Carolyn (Jerry)
Harston of Huron, Brenda (James) Potts of Lexington, Linda Britt of Lexington, Minda (Eddie)
Fesmire of Huron and Kathy (George) Strohm of Lexington; three
brothers; two sisters: eighteen grandchildren and fourteen great-grandchildren.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Jackson Sun, Aug 8, 2007.
Funeral services for Dennis Wayne Blankenship, age 60 will be Thursday, August 9, 2007 at 4:00 P. M. at Reeds
Chapel with Bro. William Jones officiating. Burial will follow in the Lexington
Cemetery.
Mr. Blankenship was
an employee of M.I.G., retired from Malone & Hyde, retired from the
National Guard, and a member of the First Cumberland Presbyterian Church .He
died Tuesday in Jackson.
He is survived by his wife Joann Blankenship,
his mother Lorene Blankenshp; two Daughters, Tara (John) Wiseman of Camden, Donna (William)
Coleman of Lexington; a son. Daniel (Becky) Blankenship
of Lexington; three sisters, Wanda Small, Regina Maness, and Debbie
Patterson all of Lexington; six grandchildren, Breanna Reeves, Luke Wiseman,
Tas Coleman, David Coleman, Emily and Emma Blankenship.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008,
Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Lexington Progress 14 May 2008
Funeral services for Joseph Howard Blankenship will be May 15, 2008 at Reeds Chapel, Lexington. Burial will
follow in Oak Grove Cemetery.
Mrs. Blankenship,
61, died Monday May 12, 2008 in Lexington.
He is survived by his wife
Cynthia Kay, two daughters,
Shannon Lynn Walls, Columbia MO, Jennifer Ann Calabrese, Flower Mound, TX and one stepdaughter, Shara
Denise Manus, Cookeville; one son, Charles Ray Manus, Memphis, one brother Noel
(Vivian) of Lexington; five grandchildren,
Soleil Gray Blankenship, Derrick Rassinier, Berkeley Logan
Steinhauer, Charles Michael Manus, Erin Dawn Manus, two nephews, Emmitt Blankenship and Bobby Blankenship, one niece, Elizabeth Fiddler.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
b.abt.1947
+2008, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Jackson Sun, May 16, 2008.
Funeral services will be held for Jean Robison at 2:00 PM, Friday,
May 16, 2008 at Pafford Funeral Home with Bro. David Buffaloe officiating.
Burial will follow in Rock Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Robison died at her home on May
14, 2008.
She was a graduate of Lexington High School and attended Memphis
State University. She had a long career in banking, including First National
Bank, where she was a member of First National Bank's Bowling League, which
earned her many awards and trophies. Jean worked many years alongside her
husband, David Lee, in an extensive farming operation on their property in the
Rock Hill Community. She was a member of Rock Hill Baptist Church, where she
remained very active as long as her health permitted.
Jean is survived by her husband of forty-three years, David Lee
Robison of Lexington; one daughter, Jeannie (Jesse) Hogg of Lexington; one son,
Bentley (Sherry) Robison of Sylva, NC; three grandchildren, Jessilyn, Jordan
and James Allen Hogg and one sister, Jacqueline (Tony) Woods of Darden.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Hooper and Lucille Blankenship of Darden.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Jackson Sun, May 20, 2009.
Funeral servicies for Mr. Wilbern Manley Blankenship, age 78, are scheduled for 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 20, 2009 in the
chapel of Pafford Funeral Home with Bro. Johnny Owens officiating. Burial will
follow in Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery.
Mr. Blankenship
died early Monday in Jackson. He was born March 30, 1931 in Henderson County to
the late Manley Everett and Vernie Azbil Blankenship. He was a retired employee of Johnson Controls and a farmer. Mr. Blankenship was a member of New Beech Grove Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Blankenship of Lexington; his two sons, Randal Blankenship of Huron and Frankie Blankenship
of Lexington; two daughters, Marylyn
Blankenship Bird of Warner
Robins, GA and Teresa Blankenship Johnson of Lexington; two brothers, Elmer and Wayne Blankenship and two
sisters, Maxine Turner and Doris Jean Middleton all of Lexington; ten grandchildren; three step
grandchildren; six great-grandchildren and six step great-grandchildren.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Lexington, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Jackson Sun, May 19, 2009.
Funeral servicies for Mr. Wilbert Manley Blankenship, age 78, are scheduled for 1:00 PM, Wednesday, May 20, 2009 in the
chapel of Pafford Funeral Home with Bro. Johnny Owens officiating. Burial will
follow in Oak Grove Baptist Cemetery.
Mr. Blankenship
died early Monday in Jackson. He was born March 30, 1931 in Henderson County to
the late Manley Everett and Vernie Azbil Blankenship. He was a retired employee of Johnson Controls and a farmer. Mr. Blankenship was a member of New Beech Grove Baptist
Church.
Survivors include his wife, Mrs. Mary Blankenship of Lexington; his two sons, Randal Blankenship
of Huron and Frankie
Blankenship of Lexington; two daughters,
Marylyn Blankenship Bird of Warner Robins, GA and Teresa Blankenship Johnson of Lexington; two brothers, Elmer and Wayne
Blankenship and two sisters, Maxine Turner and Doris
Jean Middleton all of
Lexington; ten grandchildren; three step grandchildren; six great-grandchildren
and six step great-grandchildren.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Middlefork, Henderson Co., TN,
Obituary
Jackson Sun, Dec 8, 2008.
Earlene Young Blankenship was born in Henderson Co, daughter of the late J.R. and Cedric
Faucette Young. She was educated in Chester Co. and was married to Arvil Blankenship in 1947. They made their home near
Middlefork most of their married life. She was a member of the Unity Baptist
Church at Jacks Creek where she helped in the nursery. Mrs. Blankenship died Saturday, December 6, 2008 at the age
of 80.
She is survived by her husband Arvil Blankenship;
a daughter, Phyllis Holmes; a son, Danny Blankenship; and two grandchildren, Danielle
Middleton, Jason Holmes all of Middlefork.
Services will be held on Tuesday, December 9, 2008 at 2:00 PM at
Unity Baptist Church in Jacks Creek, Tennessee, with James Huggins officiating.
Burial will follow in the Unity Cemetery at Jacks Creek ,
Tennessee.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Wildersville, Henderson Co., TN, Obituary
Jackson Sun, Sep 10, 2007
Services for June
Blankenship, 73, of
Wildersville will be held at 2:00 P. M. on Tuesday, September 11, 2007 at
Christian Chapel Church of Christ with Bro. Kenny Bradford officiating.
Interment will follow in the Christian Chapel Cemetery. Mrs. Blankenship died on Saturday, September 8, 2007 at the
West Tennessee Transitional Care Center in Jackson, TN following a long
illness.
She is survived by her husband, Robert Blankenship;
six sons, Bobby Blankenship, Robert Kent (Hoss) Blankenship, and Roger (Susan) Blankenship
all of Wildersville, Connie
Mack (Suzie) Blankenship of Santa Rosa, CA, Tony (Pam) Blankenship of Lexington and Tommy (Angela) Blankenship of Huron; one brother, Larry Reeves and one sister, Ginger
Wallace both of Lexington; nine grandchildren, Nicholas Blankenship, Hayley
Blankenship, Melissa Blankenship, Amber Blankenship,
Jessica (Ross) LoBosco, Jana
Beth Blankenship, Colt Blankenship, Aaron Blankenship
and Justin Blankenship and three great grandchildren, Elijah Blankenship, Emma LoBosco and Weston Blankenship.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Henderson Co., TN, Chapel Hill Cem.,
Blankenship, Vergie Mae, Sept. 25, 1914-Jan. 6, 2002
Blankenship, James A., Nov. 10, 1914-Jan. 29, 2001
From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net
Henderson
Co., TN, Oak Grove
Cemetery,
http://www.tngenweb.org/records/henderson/cemeteries/o-grove.htm
+Blankenship,
Mary, 1922-2002, temporary marker, Reed's Chapel, 2 yards south of
double markert for
Vernie
Lucille and Manley Everett Blankenship
[she probably was
buried Oct. 26 or 27, 2003]
W/o
Elvin Blankenship
Henderson Co., TN, Rock Hill Cem.,
Blankenship, Beulah Mae, Apr. 29, 1923-May 12, 2003
Blankenship, Felix Woodrow, Nov. 5, 1912-Aug. 25, 2001
From: Don Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net
Henderson Co., TN, Union Grove Cemetery,
http://www.tngenweb.org/records/henderson/cemeteries/uniongro.htm
+Blankenship, Ada
Louise, Feb. 20, 1932-Jan. 3, 2002,
"Beloved mother"
Blankenship, Elmer Allen, Feb. 16,
1928-____, "Beloved dad"
+Blankenship,
Wyatt, 1985-2003, temporary marker, Reed's Chapel,
Henderson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Lucille S. 89, 01Aug1916 - 13Nov2005, Darden, Henderson, TN, TN-410-54-9462
Blankenship, Billy
J. 71, 01Jun1934 - 11Feb2006, Huron,
Henderson, TN, TN-413-56-5830
Blankenship,
Ada L. 69, 20Feb1932 - 03Jan2002, Lexington, Henderson, TN, TN-412-52-7160
Blankenship, Alvis 86, 20Nov1920 - 12Feb2007, Lexington,
Henderson, TN, TN-412-22-6022
Blankenship, Athel
M. 73, 19Mar1931 - 13Feb2005, Lexington,
Henderson, TN, TN-413-56-6684
Blankenship,
Calvin M. 79, 07Apr1925 - 12Sep2004, Lexington, Henderson, TN, TN-414-20-2231
Blankenship,
Dorothy 72, 22Nov1932 - 05Sep2005, Lexington, Henderson, TN, TN-412-62-8964
Blankenship, Elvin 88, 27Oct1917 - 09Feb2006, Lexington,
Henderson, TN, TN-409-26-4215
Blankenship,
Ernest L. 71, 23Jul1930 - 14Nov2001, Lexington, Henderson, TN, TN-412-46-8620
Blankenship,
Estell G. 92, 06Aug1907 - 21Feb2000, Lexington, Henderson, TN, TN-409-04-2164
Blankenship, Flora
H. 96, 15Dec1908 - 04Aug2005, Lexington,
Henderson, TN, TN-414-22-7974
Blankenship,
Florencie B. 93, 23Nov1908 - 16Mar2002, Lexington, Henderson, TN, TN-410-54-7852
Blankenship,
Howard G. 67, 12Jun1938 - 16Aug2005, Lexington,
Henderson, TN, TN-408-60-1697
Blankenship, Mable
K. 84, 15Jun1918 - 18May2003, Lexington,
Henderson, TN, TN-415-26-1298
Blankenship,
Mary H. 81, 21Jan1922 - 22Oct2003, Lexington, Henderson, TN, TN-414-42-4252
Blankenship,
Sidney A. 66, 14Jul1935 - 27May2002, Lexington, Henderson, TN, TN-412-50-1290
Blankenship,
Wilbern M. 78, 30Mar1931 - 18May2009, Lexington,
Henderson, TN, IL-342-28-5281
Blankenship,
Pauline L. 84, 13Mar1918 - 25Aug2002, Sardis, Henderson, TN, TN-411-60-3428
Blankenship, June
L. 73, 18Jun1934 - 08Sep2007, Wildersville,
Henderson, TN, TN-414-84-4988
Henry
2009, Paris, Henry Co.,
TN, Funeral
The Tennessean , May 27, 2009
Blankenship, Brianna Michelle Infant of Paris. May 26, 2009. Graveside 2 p.m.
today, Hillcrest Cem. McEvoy F.H., 731/642-1441.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Paris, Henry Co., TN, Burial
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/182108602/melvie-marie-allen
Melvie Marie Blankinship Allen
Birth 21 May 1928 Finger, McNairy County, Tennessee, USA
Death 27 Sep 2009 (aged 81) Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, USA
Cave Springs Cem., Henderson, Chester Co., TN
+2009, Paris, Henry Co., TN, Obituary
The Paris
Post-Intelligencer, Paris, TN, Tuesday, September 29, 2009
Former beauty shop owner and operator Melvie Marie Allen, 81, of Paris
died Sunday, Sept. 27, 2009, at Paris Healthcare Center. Born May 21, 1928, in
Finger, she was a daughter of the late Ross Howell Blankenship and Gladys Maybell
Stansell Blankenship.
Allen was former owner and operator of
Allenetts Beauty Shop for several years. She also was a former sitter.
She also was preceded in death by a sister:
Mary
Elizabeth King; and a brother: Charles Edward Blankenship.
She leaves three daughters: Mary Ann
Shankle and Bernice Allen Dial, both of Paris, and Theshia Allen Keith of
Bessemer, Ala.; one son: Larry Gordon Allen of Portland; nine grandchildren;
and nine great-grandchildren.
A memorial service is planned at 10 am,
Saturday at Ridgeway Funeral Home, with Dean Lee, Treva Merrell and Larry Craig
officiating. The body was cremated.
Henry Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Marie 90, 29Mar1914 - 27Oct2004, Paris,
Henry, TN, TN-408-40-7630
Humphreys
2004, Hurricane Mills, Humphreys Co., TN, Obituary
Charleston Daily Mail (WV) - June 30, 2004
Edwin Frye, 53, of Hurricane Mills, Tenn., formerly of Boone
County, W.Va., died Monday, June 28, 2004, in Waverly, Tenn. Born Dec. 13,
1950, in Logan County, he was the son of the late Floyd and Spicy Sizemore
Frye.
Mr. Frye was also preceded in death by one brother, Franklin D.
Frye; and by one sister, Nancy Margaret Frye. Mr. Frye was a carpenter and an
Army veteran.
Survivors include his wife, Anita Carolyn Pruett Frye of Hurricane
Mills; daughters, Amy Sue Ross Dymacek of Aurora, Ill., Carol Ann Ross Stine of
Taylorsville, N.C., Kimberly Jane Ross Hayes of Waverly, Tenn., Alice Frye of
Nunnelly, Tenn.; brothers, James Floyd Frye and Carl Lee Frye, both of Hewett,
Ralph David Frye of Huntington; sisters,
Junita Brown of Joliet, Ill., Audrey
Blankenship of North Carolina,
Brenda Mae Little of Camden, Tenn.; and 11 grandchildren.
Service will be 2 p.m. Thursday at Stevens Funeral Home, Madison.
Burial will follow in Highland Memory Gardens, Godby.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Houston
+2007, Tennessee Ridge, Houston Co., TN, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/360030/Tanner-Clyde.php
Mr. Clyde Tanner, 96, Tennessee Ridge, died Friday, Oct. 5, 2007,
in Lebanon, Tenn. The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Monday at Nave Funeral
Home Chapel with Bro. Richard Neal officiating.
Burial will be in
McDonald Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Darrick Peek, Warren Davis, Bill
Thompson, Dale Thompson, Robert Sebring, William
White.
He was born June 28, 1911, in Houston County son of the late
William and Minnie Blankenship
Tanner.
He was preceded by his wife Nora O'Guin Tanner. He was a member of
The Church of God of Prophecy.
Survivors include two sons, Donald Tanner of Westerville, Ohio, and
Orman Tanner of Portland, Tenn.; two daughters, Evone Thompson and Brenda
Davis, both of Lebanon, Tenn.; one brother, Arthur Tanner of Erin; eight
grandchildren and eleven great-grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Found the following tring to place Minnie.
JIM
Tanner, Minnie, 92, 01 Mar 1885 - Feb 1978 , Charlotte, Dickson, TN,
TN-414-82-4036
1900 Census, 7 Dist., Houston Co., TN, Page #60, Dwlg #250/252, 22 Jun
Tanner, William 25,
--- 1875, W, M, M0, TN-TN-TN, Head, Farmer,
Tanner, Minnie 16,
Mar 1884, W, F, M7/12-0/0, TN-TN-TN, Wife,
From
Jim @ Blankenshipweb.com
1920 Census, 7 Dist., Houston Co., TN, Page #254, Dwlg #79/79, 14 Jan
Tanner, William 42, W, M, M, TN-TN-TN, Head, Farmer,
Tanner, Minnie 35, W, F, M, TN-KY-TN, Wife,
Tanner, Ronnie 16, W, M, S, TN-TN-TN, Son, Farmer,
Tanner, Maggie 14, W, F, S, TN-TN-TN, Dau,
Tanner, Arther 11, W, M, S, TN-TN-TN, Son,
Tanner, Clyde 07, W, M, S, TN-TN-TN, Son,
Tanner, Mertle 03, W, F, S, TN-TN-TN, Dau,
Smith, Billie 18, W, F, D, TN-TN-TN, Dau,
From
Jim @ Blankenshipweb.com
Jackson
+2006, Jacksboro, Campbell Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.pcdl.lib.oh.us/marriage/details.cfm?ID=311015
Wilda J. Blankenship, 72, of Jacksboro, Tenn., died Thursday, July 6, 2006, at St.
Mary’s Medical Center in Knoxville, Tenn. She was a former resident of
Brookville, Ohio. Born Nov. 23, 1933, in Batavia, Ohio, she was the daughter or
Earl P. and Irene M. (Spaulding) Gibson. She was a 1953 graduate of
Lewisburg-Union High School in Lewisburg, Ohio. Mrs. Blankenship retired after
16 years as an Electronic Assembler, and had worked for McGregor &
Associates, Stanhope Product and McCall’s. She was a member of the cedar Hill
Baptist Church of LaFollette, Tenn., and was a longtime member of the First
United Methodist Church of Brookville.
She was preceded in death by her
parents; brother, William E. Gibson and Wilber L. Gibson; and Sister Stella m.
Hawkey and Betty J. Rehmert.
Survivors include Her Husband of 50 years, Bruce Blankenship; a daughter,
Tammy Blankenship of Jacksboro, Tenn.; Brothers, Robert C.
Gibson of Verona, Ohio, and Ronald A. Gibson of Lewisburg; sisters, Thelma M.
Sturgis of Cambridge City, Ind., and Rona L. Studebaker of West Manchester,
Ohio; granddaughter, Geneal E. M. Duer of Jacksboro, Tenn.; Numerous Nieces,
Nephews and Cousins.
Graveside services were Tuesday,
July 11, at Roselawn Cemetery, Lewisburg, with the Rev. Rodney Shelley
officiating. Barnes Funeral Home, Lewisburg, Was in charge of the arrangements.
A Memorial service will be held at the convenience of the family at Cedar hill
Baptist Church in LaFollette, Tenn.
Jackson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Ellen
C. 70, 20Jun1929 - 03Feb2000, Whitleyville,
Jackson, TN, TN-415-64-3604
Jefferson
2001, Talbott, Jefferson Co., TN, Funeral
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - December 7, 2001
W. J. "Rocky" Blankenship, 90, Talbott, Tenn., formerly of Laurel County, retired
construction engineer, widower of Georgia Annalee Blankenship, died yesterday.
Services 8 p.m. Saturday, Bowling Funeral
Home.
(no match on SSDI)
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Jefferson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Douglas V. 66, 15Jul1942 - 06Sep2008, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, TN, TN-410-68-6524
Blankenship,
Robert C. 56, 25Oct1951 - 12Feb2008, Strawberry Plains, Jefferson, TN, OH-284-50-0268
Johnson
+2009, Butler, Johnson Co.,
TN, Obituary
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph (WV) -
November 7, 2009
Lillian Joan Allen Winter, age 88, 412 Moody Rd., Butler, Tenn.
passed away Friday, November 6, 2009 at Ivy Hall Nursing Home following an
extended illness. She was born in Welch, W.Va., a daughter of the late Frank
and Sessie Blankenship Ranzo.
Mrs. Winter was of the Methodist faith and the Baptist faith. In
addition to being a homemaker, she was a jewelry store manager in Welch and was
honored as the Outstanding Sales Lady for 1963.
In addition to her parents, Mrs. Winter was preceded in death by
her husband, William J. Winter; two brothers, Jack Allen and Douglas Allen; and
one sister, Geneva Coleman.
Mrs. Winter is survived by one son and daughter-in-law, Ronald and
Barbara Winter, Elizabethton; two grandchildren, Chris Winter, Jonesborough,
Lorie Ann Winter, Ohio; two great-grandchildren; one sister, Betty Robinson,
Vienna, W.Va.; two sisters-in-law, Dorothy Lassak, Roanoke, Va., JoAnna Allen,
Huntington, W.Va.; and special friends, Wanette Odom and Debbie Campbell. Several
nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service for Mrs. Winter will be conducted at 7 p.m.
Monday, November 9th in the Tetrick Funeral Home Chapel of Peace in
Elizabethton, Tenn. with the Rev. Dwight Basham officiating. The graveside
service and interment will be at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 10th in the Roselawn
Memorial Gardens, Princeton, W.Va.
Honorary pallbearers will be Dallas Odom, Tom Ranzo, Eddie Ranzo,
Sonny Lassak, Charles Odom and her special caregivers at Ivy Hall Nursing Home.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Knox
+2009, Fountain City, Knox
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=48251120
Lucille B. Everett Blankenship, age 92 of
Fountain City went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, September 19, 2009 at
1:20 pm.
Retired from
Standard Knitting Mills after 37 years of service. She loved her
family, home, flowers and working in the yard.
Preceded in death
by her husband, Robert L. (Bob) Blankenship, Sr.; son, Robert L. (Buddy)
Blankenship, Jr.
Survivors: daughters and
sons-in-law, Phyllis & David Allison, Shirley & Stanley Butler, both of Corryton; daughter-in-law,
Cynthia
E. (Cindy) Blankenship; grandchildren, Brian, Michael, Joy, Niki, Jordan
and Stephanie; great-grandchildren, Spencer, Abby, Steel, Roman, Ethan &
Lexie; special nieces, Carol & Boe; several other nieces and nephews; great
nephew, Bryce.
Funeral service will be on Monday, September
21, 2009 at 8pm in Stevens Chapel with Rev. Oliver Wolfenbarger officiating.
Family and friends will meet on Tuesday at 2:15pm at Greenwood Cemetery for a
2:30pm graveside service and interment.
2003, Knoxville, Knox Co.,
TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/11984
, Published: 08/22/2003
Don R. Lance of Knoxville, formerly of Tellico Plains, passed away
Friday, Aug. 22. He was retired from the U.S. Air Force. He was 59. Preceded
in death by: step father, Ervin Blankenship.
Survivors include: son, Craig Lance of Madisonville; Daughter-Donna
Barton of Riceville;
Grandchildren-Samantha Barton and Carly Lance; Loving mother-Lucille
Blankenship; Sisters-Marilyn
Curtis and Susan Ellis, all of Tellico Plains; Several nieces and nephews.
Graveside services were held Monday, Aug. 25, at the Tennessee
State Veteran's Cemetery.
Don will be forever remembered in our hearts.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Knoxville, Knox
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GRid=129699202&CRid=18422&
Robert L. (Buddy) Blankenship, - age 55 of Knoxville, born November 30, 1947, died 11:10 p.m.
Thursday, October 23, 2003 at St. Mary's Medical Center.
He served in Vietnam in the Army and received the Bronze Star and
the Purple Heart. He was a captain at station 18 and had 33 years of service
with the City of Knoxville Fire Department. He was a member in good standing at
Ridgeview Baptist Church.
Preceded in death by: father, Mr. Robert
L. Blankenship Sr.
Survivors: wife of 33
years, Cynthia E. Blankenship daughter
and son-in-law, Stephanie and Brandon Grubb, mother, Lucille E.
Blankenship, sisters and brother-in-laws, Phyllis and David Allison, Shirley and Stanley
Butler father-in-law and mother-in-law, A.W. and Aileen Mayes and a host of
family and friends.
Funeral service 2:30 p.m. Sunday at Stevens
Chapel with interment to follow at Sherwood Memorial Gardens. Rev. Maston Jackson and
Assistant Chaplain Paul Trumpore officiating. Pallbearers will be The
City of Knoxville Fire Department Honor Guard.
+2007, Knoxville, Knox
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.tributes.com/show/Russell-Blankenship-84745188
Russell Blankenship
age 87 of Knoxville went to be with the Lord, Saturday, February17, 2007 at
home with his loving wife Ora by his side. Russell was a member of Mt. Carmel
Baptist Church. He was retired from the maintenance department of the Knox
County School System.
Russell was preceded in death by his parents; William P. and Ellen
Tilson Blankenship, son; James C. Blankenship, grandson; Charles Fleeman,
great-granddaughter; Emily Davis, ten brothers and one sister.
Left to cherish his memory are; loving wife of 69 years Ora Lee
Howell Blankenship, daughter; Bettie Fleeman and husband Charles of Knoxville,
Yvonne Case and husband David of Ider, AL, brother; Stanley Blankenship of
Johnson City, TN, daughter-in-law Shirley Blankenship of Knoxville,
brother-in-law Hartsell Howell of Knoxville. Six
grandchildren, nine great-grandchildren. Several
nieces and nephews. And a host of cousins and friends.
A Celebration of Life Service will follow in the Chapel of Highland
Memorial with the Rev. Jim Kitts officiating. Family and friends will gather
Wednesday, February 21 at 1:45 PM at Highland Memorial Cemetery for a 2:00 PM
Committal Service.
+2008, Mt. Olive Community, Knoxville, Knox Co., TN, Obituary
Published in Knoxville News Sentinel from May
21 to May 22, 2008
Wayne Govan Blankenship, age 61, of the Mt. Olive Community, passed away Tuesday, May 20,
2008 after a three-year battle with Alzheimer's. Wayne attended Sertoma Center
and...
Read Obituary ; a pay per
view site.
If you have a copy of this obituary I
would like to add it to the database. JIM
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Blankenship, Wayne
G. 61, 11Oct1946 - 20May2008, Knoxville,
Knox, TN, TN-412-78-5007
Blankenship, Wayne 74, 05Mar1905 - ??Aug1979, Knoxville,
Knox, TN, TN-411-07-4445
1910 Census, Pensacola, Yancey Co., NC,
Hensley, Welzie 22, M, NC, Head,
Hensley, Emma 22, F, NC, Wife,
Hensley, Vaughtie 03, F, NC, Dau,
https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/ML99-6DF
2008, South Knoxville,
Knox Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/16005
, Published: 11/19/2008
Carl Jackson Edmonson (Jake) of South Knoxville,
went home to be with the Lord on Monday, Nov. 17, 2008, with his family and
dogs at his bedside at his home. He was formerly of Tellico Plains. Carl
was a Korean Conflict veteran and a graduate of the University of
Tennessee. He retired from Knoxville City Schools in 1984 after teaching
at Rule and Fulton High schools. He enjoyed gardening, walking at the local
park, UT football, crossword puzzles and playing the lotto. He will be
missed by his friends in the community and his 3 granddogs, Bella, Hollie and
Buddy. Thanks to the staff at UTMC and Lakemoor Family Physicians for the
outstanding care. He was 75. Preceded in death by
parents, Wesley and Elzie Edmonson of Alcoa; and brother, Robert Bolden
Edmonson of Long Island, N.Y.
Survivors include: his wife of 43 years-Emma Blankenship Edmonson; Son-David Andrew Edmonson of Houston,
Texas; Daughter and son-in-law-Sally Edmonson and Anthony Marlow;
Granddaughter-Stormie Juenger; Niece and nephews-Anne, Brett and Stuart
Edmonson of Long Island, N.Y.;
Family and friends will meet at Tennessee Veterans Cemetery on
Thursday, Nov. 20, for a 9:30 a.m. graveside service, with Rev. Al Shaver
officiating.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Knox Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Lucille B. 92, 18Aug1917 - 19Sep2009, Corryton, Knox, TN, TN-411-28-8468
Blankenship, Carl
E. 69, 17May1932 - 31Jan2002, Knoxville,
Knox, TN, VA-231-36-4688
Blankenship,
Harriet S. 58, 07Apr1947 - 09Nov2005, Knoxville, Knox, TN, TN-414-92-0641
Blankenship,
Katherine H. 93, 11Sep1913 - 27Apr2007, Knoxville, Knox, TN, TN-411-96-6190
Blankenship,
Katherine U. 84, 02May1917 - 15Aug2001, Knoxville, Knox, TN, AL-418-24-5777
Blankenship,
Maggie H. 78-79, 24May1930 - 12May2009, Knoxville, Knox, TN, VA-224-32-4263
Blankenship, Nina
W. 73, 29Oct1932 - 29Sep2006, Knoxville,
Knox, TN, TN-415-46-9358
Blankenship,
Russell 87, 19Oct1919 - 18Feb2007, Knoxville, Knox, TN, TN-415-16-7975
Blankenship,
Sarah S. 88, 25Oct1915 - 26Oct2003, Knoxville, Knox, TN, TN-413-09-6453
Blankenship, Wayne
G. 61, 11Oct1946 - 20May2008, Knoxville,
Knox, TN, TN-412-78-5007
Lauderdale
Lauderdale Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Billy
D. 60, 06Jan1942 - 03Mar2002, Gates,
Lauderdale, TN, TN-411-66-6013
Blankenship,
Isadore M. 77, 30Aug1923 - 20May2001, Gates, Lauderdale, TN, TN-414-30-7919
Lawrence
2006, Ethridge, Lawrence
Co., TN,
http://www.heartfeltconnections.net/ViewTribute.aspx?id=11513
Henry "Hank" Blankenship, age 84, of Ethridge, TN, died Tuesday, November 7, 2006,
at Maury Regional Hospital in Columbia, TN. Mr. Blankenship was
owner of LaDell Manufacturer and Hanks Market in Loretto, a Baptist, a veteran
of WWII. He was also a member of American Legion Post 146, a Mason, and a
native of Giles County, TN. He was preceded in death by his parents, John and Elizabeth Gregory Blankenship
He is survived by his wife Lola M. Blankenship
of Ethridge, TN; One Daughter, Cindy Benefield (Ronnie) of Ethridge, TN 3
Grandchildren, Rhonda Davis (Brock) of Ethridge, TN Ron "Bubba"
Benefield (Paula) of Ethridge, TN Jamie Benefield (Emily) of Ethride, TN 5
Great-Grandchildren, Kenzie Davis of Ethridge, TN Bryce Davis of Ethridge, TN
Chase Benefield of Ethridge, TN Cameron Benefield of Ethridge, TN Bryleigh
Benefield of Ethridge, TN Several Nieces and Nephews.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Lawrence Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Henry
F. 84, 13Aug1922 - 07Nov2006, Ethridge,
Lawrence, TN, TN-415-16-5050
Lincoln
2003, Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/tn/eastern/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/49
Herbert Gray Cutrell, 73, of Lafayette, TN, passed away Thursday,
Jan. 9, 2003, at Macon County General Hospital in Lafayette,TN.
The Union City, TN native was born March 24, 1929, a son of the late Ward
Cutrell and Alice Hiett Cutrell.
He was a retired marketing and sales director for North Central
Telephone Cooperative, where he worked for over 45 years, a member of Pioneers
of America, Lafayette Lions Club, where he was a past-president, was induced in
the Macon County Sports Hall of Fame, and was a member of Lafayette First
Baptist Church, where he was a deacon and member of the choir.
Funeral services for Herbert Gray Cutrell were conducted Sunday,
Jan. 12, 2003, 2:00 p.m., at Lafayette First Baptist Church with Rev. Russell
Trotter, Rev. Dewayne Tinker, and Bro. Leroy Crouch officiating. Burial was in
Macon County Memorial Gardens. Active pallbearers were John D. Wootten, Sr.,
Judge John D. Wootten, Jr., Wes White, Brad Harper, Toney Harper, Tony Wilson,
Charles Whitten, and Eric Funk. Honorary pallbearers were George Shockley,
George Tucker, Harris Howser, James Merryman, Jackie Eller, Randall Tuck, Wayland Blankenship, Clarence Gregory, Hugene Watson, Barry
Holman, Carrol Wheeley, Calson Doss, Wayne Hesson, Jimmy Claywell, and Lorene
Roberts.
He is survived by his wife, Rebecca Wootten Cutrell of Lafayette,
TN; a son and daughter-in-law, Woody and Susi Cutrell, Murfreesboro; three
daughters and sons-in-law, Cherisse W. and Lanny Huddleston, Austin, TX, Anita
H. and Roger Gregory, Hartsville, TN, Kim C. and James White, Lafayette, TN;
five grandchildren, three step-grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and four
step-great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents,
he was also preceded in death by a brother, Thaddeus Parkhurst.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Fayetteville, Lincoln Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/tn/eastern/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/44
Mary Claiborne Blankenship Nixon, age 85 [1918], of Lafayette, passed away September 18,
2003, at Macon County General Hospital. A native of Macon County, she was the daughter of the late
Wilson C. and Altie Mae Hire Claiborne.
She was married to Norman
J. P. Blankenship who preceded
her in death on January 28, 1957. She married Loyal Edmond Nixon who preceded
her in death on December 30, 1983. She was also preceded in death by sons Larry and Billy Wayne
Blankenship; and brothers
Cordell and Roy Claiborne. She retired from Marlene Industries in Hartsville,
TN where she worked in shipping and packing.
Survivors include: daughter Kathy Blankenship,
Westmoreland; sons and daughters-in-law, Wayland and Brenda Blankenship, Lafayette, Charles and Mary Ann Blankenship, Seymour, TN; sisters and brothers-in-law,
Gracie and Audie Smith, Madison, TN, Louise and Limon Gammon, Indianapolis, IN;
and brother and sister-in-law, James and Dixie Claiborne, Greenbrier, TN., 8
grandchildren, 1 step-grandchild, 3 great-grandchildren and 1
step-great-grandchild.
Funeral services were conducted Saturday, September 20, 2003 at
1:00 p.m. from the Chapel of Phillip Anderson & Son Funeral Home with Elder
Ricky Wilson officiating. Honorary pallbearers were Derek Dorris and all
employees of Knollwood Manor. Active pallbearers were Adam Vance, Richard
Driver, Phillip Claiborne, Mike Claiborne, Ricky E. White, Jason Blankenship, Nathan Blankenship
and Matt Oates. Interment was in Anderson & Son Memorial Park,
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Stanford, Lincoln Co., TN, Obituary
Danville Advocate
Grover Cecil “Nick” Comb, 81, of Stanford, died Thursday at Fort
Logan Hospital. Born April 13, 1921, in Lincoln County, he was a son of the
late Leonard and Viola Kayes Combs. He was an agent and driver for American Red
Ball Transit Co., and American Van Lines. He was a member of Harris Memorial
United Methodist Church and the widower of Marie Brown Combs.
Survivors include two daughters, Bonnie Combs James of Stanford and
Wanda Combs Hemphill of Cumming, Ga.; a sister, Zora Blankenship of Virginia; four grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren.
Services will be 2 p.m. Saturday at Spurlin Funeral Home by Jerry
Beck and Johnny Adamson. Burial will be in Buffalo Springs Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be Terrill Wayne, Gary Padgett, Michael Poynter, Billy
Moberly, Pat Sanders and Buddy Burton. Honorary pallbearers are Delbert
Crawford, Harmon Smith and Arnold Stogsdill.
[SSDI, Combs, Grover C. - 13 Apr 1921 - 05 Dec 2002 - #401-12-7946]
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Lincoln Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Lawrence E. 76, 11Jan1926 - 23Jan2002, Fayetteville,
Lincoln, TN, TN-413-48-2483
Loudon
+2004, Loudon, Loudon Co.,
TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/12229
, Published: 03/09/2004
Johnny Kent Blankenship of Loudon, died Tuesday, March 9, 2004. He was 47.
Survivors include: wife-Cindy Oody Blankenship; Children-Rhonda Dotson and husband, DeWayne of
Philadelphia; and Brian and Christy Viars of Loudon; Four grandchildren; Parents-Rev. D. L. "Sandy" and Bernice Burnett Blankenship of Sweetwater; Brothers-Ronnie Blankenship,
Ricky Squires and Michael Grigsby; Sisters-Phyllis Gail
Robinson and Joyce Loraine Conrad, all of Sweetwater; and Barbara Jean Gray of Philadelphia; Special
friends-Jimmy and Missy Oody of Philadelphia.
Funeral services were 7:30 p.m., Thursday, in Loudon Funeral Home
Chapel with the Rev. Doug Easter officiating. Interment will be 10:30 a.m.,
Friday, in Corinth Cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Loudon Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Charlie M. 92, 08Jun1915 - 06Jul2007, Greenback, Loudon, TN, TN-414-16-7727
Blankenship,
Eugene M. 90, 09Feb1919 - 18Nov2009, Lenoir
City, Loudon, TN, TN-414-03-3798
Blankenship,
Alta B. 88, 10Aug1916 - 25Feb2005, Loudon, Loudon, TN, TN-413-44-5346
Blankenship,
Cynthia S. 47, 31Mar1959 - 26Nov2006, Loudon, Loudon, TN, TN-410-04-7411
Blankenship,
Johnny K. 47, 28Jul1956 - 09Mar2004, Loudon, Loudon, TN, TN-414-88-4102
Blankenship,
Kenneth F. 67, 18Jan1933 - 07Sep2000, Loudon, Loudon, TN, TN-415-48-5646
Blankenship, Mabel
R. 76, 15Feb1932 - 07Sep2008, Loudon,
Loudon, TN, TN-413-72-6912
Blankenship,
Margaret J. 83, 25May1925 - 14Aug2008, Loudon, Loudon, TN, TN-413-42-0346
Blankenship,
Steve M. 45, 15Nov1955 - 15Apr2001, (Loudon, Loudon, TN), TN-408-02-0001
Blankenship,
William F. 81, 30Oct1926 - 21Apr2008, Loudon, Loudon, TN, TN-408-38-3813
Macon
2002, Lafayette, Macon Co., TN, Funeral
Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - May 5, 2002
Funeral for James
Leonard Blankenship, 80, of
Lafayette, who died May 3, 2002, at Macon County General Hospital, will be at 2
p.m. today at Alexander-Goad Funeral Home with burial in Akersville Cemetery in
Monroe County, Ky.
Local survivors include a sister,
Lois Lawson of Franklin, Ky.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2003, Lafayette, Macon Co., TN, Obituary
Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - April 11, 2003
Grace H. Bransford, 94, of Lafayette died April 9, 2003, at her
home. The Trousdale County native was a homemaker and a member of Old Beech
Bottom Missionary Baptist Church. She was a daughter of the late Amon Huffines
and Maggie Givens Huffines and wife of the late Warner Bransford.
Funeral was at 1 p.m. today at Alexander-Goad Funeral Home with
burial in Roark Cemetery.
Survivors include three daughters, Margie Law of Lafayette, Annie
B. Butrum of Hermitage and Shelby Jean Green of Smyrna; two sons, James
Bransford and wife, Jewell, of Scottsville, and Rudolph Bransford and wife,
Jeraldean, of Lafayette; two brothers, Robert Huffines of Hartsville and Edd
Huffines of Knoxville; three sisters, Delcie Knight, Elsie Simmons and Polly
Jergins, all of Lebanon; 23 grandchildren,
including Randy Blankenship of Smyrna; and several great-grandchildren
and great-great-grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2005, Lafayette, Macon Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.maconcountytimes.com/view/full_story/1526209/article-James-O--Blankenship?
James O. Blankenship,
75, of Lafayette, Tennessee, passed away Friday, November 25, 2005 at Knollwood
Manor in Lafayette, Tennessee. The Macon County, Tennessee native was born
Tuesday, March 25, 1930, a son of the late James Odell Blankenship and Ruby Renee
Roberts Blankenship. He was a
member of Antioch Missionary Baptist Church, a retired business owner, and a
former associate at the Lafayette Wal-Mart.
He is survived by a son,
Michael Blankenship, of Lafayette, TN; 3 daughters and sons-in-law, Diana and Jerry
Carter, of the Cold Springs Community; Pat and Ricky
Andrews, of Lafayette, TN; Pamela and Keith Whitley, Pulaski, TN; a brother, Joe Blankenship, Gallatin, TN; a sister
and brother-in-law, Mizelle and Lloyd Driver, of Lafayette, TN; 11 grandchildren, Marty Blankenship, Christy Jones, Anthony Carter, Tim
Carter, Derrick Carter, Brandon Carter, Patrick Coley, Danita Coley, Michael
White, Monica Whitley, and Melaina Whitley; 2 step-grandchildren, Jessica
Andrews and Jordan Andrews; and 8 great-grandchildren.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by a grandson, Mark Allen Blankenship.
Funeral services were conducted at 11 AM Monday, Nov. 28, 2005 at
Alexander-Goad Funeral Home in Lafayette with Eld. Dean Dyer
officiating. Burial was in Macon County Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers
were grandsons and great-grandsons.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Lafayette, Macon Co., TN, Death
http://www.maconcountychronicle.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=829&Itemid=30
Mrs. Mary Kathleen Blankenship, age 65, of
Lafayette, passed away Mon., Feb. 9, 2009 at Sumner Regional Medical Center [Gallatin,
TN].
Funeral services for Mrs. Blankenship
were Thurs., Jan. 12 from the Chapel of Woodard Funeral Home, with Bro. Anthony
Barber officiating. Interment will be in Pleasant Grove Cemetery.
She is survived by sons and
daughter-in-law, Michael Blankenship of Westmoreland, Robert Vanetta, David (Regina) Blankenship and Ronald Blankenship all of
Lafayette; daughter and son-in-law, Debra (Jeff) Owen of Lafayette; Grandchildren: Lisa, Christopher, Lucas, Charrisa and Dawn Marie
Blankenship, Tyler & Ryan Owen.
She is preceded in death by her parents
Buford and Mazie Gant Coker and husband Carl Ray Blankenship.
2009, Lafayette, Macon Co., TN, Death
The Tennessean, October 27, 2009
Blankenship, Anthony
Age 48 of Lafayette. Oct. 25, 2009.
Funeral 1 p.m. Wednesday. Alexander Funeral Home,
615-666-2189.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009 , Lafayette, Macon Co., TN, Death
The Tennessean , November 24, 2009
Blankenship, Connie
Age 46 of Lafayette. Nov. 22, 2009.
Serv. 11 a.m., Wed. at Alexander Funeral Home, (615) 666-2189
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2003, Red Boiling Springs,
Macon Co., TN, Funeral
http://www.genealogybuff.com/tn/eastern/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/54
Funeral services for Loyd "Tarp" Jenkins, age 82, of 9215
Red Boiling Springs Road, Red Boiling Springs, TN, were conducted Thursday,
January 2, 2003, 2:00 p.m. from the chapel of the Phillip Anderson & Son
Funeral Home in Red Boiling Springs with Roy Henson officiating. Pallbearers
were Harold Kirk, Gary
Blankenship, Todd Whitley,
Jason Draper, Troy Whitley, Junior Jenkins, and Billy Jenkins. Interment was in
the Whitley Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Wixtown, Macon Co.,
TN, Obituary
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/22758765/james-dylan-blankenship
James Dylan Blankenship, age 14, of the Wixtown Community of Macon County passed away on
Monday, October 29, 2007 from injuries sustained from an automobile accident. Dylan
Blankenship was born on July 20, 1993, to Michael Wilson and the former Janet Christine Blankenship Wilson.
He was a student at the Light House Christian School Academy. He
liked playing sports, but his passion was riding dirt bikes.
He was preceded in death by, grandfather, Thomas Wilson and
great-grandmother, Evelyn Wix.
Besides his parents, he is also survived by; brothers, Lane and
Dalton Wilson, grandmother, Paulette Blankenship all of the Wixtown Community, grandparents, Linda Moss of Celina, James and Karen Blankenship of Lafayette, great-grandparents, Doug Wix of Wixtown Community, Travis Blankenship of the Rocky Mound Community, and Bonnie
Cates of Lafayette.
Interment was in the Millers Chapel Cemetery.
Macon Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Hattie R. 79, 31Oct1924 - 21Jun2004, Lafayette, Macon, TN, TN-409-46-3429
Blankenship, James
L. 80, 23Oct1921 - 03May2002, Lafayette,
Macon, TN, TN-415-22-2105
Blankenship,
James O. 75, 25Mar1930 - 25Nov2005, Lafayette, Macon, TN, TN-408-48-0870
Blankenship,
Lorine C. 75, 24Apr1928 - 05Jul2003, Lafayette, Macon, TN, TN-414-54-3543
Blankenship, Mary
K. 65, 01Jun1943 - 09Feb2009, Lafayette,
Macon, TN, VA-230-56-4433
Blankenship, O.
D. 87, 26May1919 - 15Feb2007, Lafayette, Macon, TN, TN-411-26-8093
Blankenship,
Orville B. 81, 09Dec1926 - 06Dec2008, Lafayette, Macon, TN, TN-413-44-7453
Blankenship, Ovie
L. 76, 02Jun1927 - 22Jul2003, Lafayette,
Macon, TN, TN-412-58-9366
Blankenship,
Ruby 96, 15Aug1908 - 03Feb2005, Lafayette, Macon, TN, TN-410-66-6421
Blankenship, James
H. 66, 11Jul1940 - 03Apr2007, Red
Boiling Springs, Macon, TN, TN-409-62-5846
Blankenship,
Wilburn C. 89, 29Aug1915 - 08Apr2005, Red Boiling Springs, Macon, TN, KY-403-24-1488
Madison
+2001, Jackson, Madison Co., TN, Obituary
Lexington Progress 4 Jul 2001
Funeral services for Mr. Coy Lee Blankenship are scheduled for 11 am Wednesday July 4, 2001 in the chapel of
Pafford Funeral Home with Rev. Randy Kellough officiaating. Burial will follow
in Hare Cemetery. He died Monday afternoon at Methodist LeBonheur Hospital in
Jackson,
Mr. Blankenship was
born in Henderson County on October 5, 1939 to the late Cleve Lee and Hattie Maness Blankenship.
He was a retired employee for the street department in the city of Jackson.
Survivors include his wife,
Stella Evaughn Drinkard
Blankenship of Jackson; one son, Timothy Dale
of Beech Bluff; two daughters, Diane Douglas of Jackson and Cathy McGee of
Cedar Grove; one sister, Jane Page of Trenton, six step-children, one half-brother, two
half-sisters; five grandchildren,
Tonya Burkeen, Sonya Williams, Wayne
Blankenship, Chelsea McGee, Colten Blankenship, ten step grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2005, Jackson, Madison
Co., TN, Obituary
https://www.paffordfuneralhome.com/obituaries/AthelMax-Blankenship-4488/#!/Obituary
Mr. Athel Max Blankenship died Sunday [13Feb2005] in Jackson. He was born March 19, 1931 in
Lexington to the late Cletha
and Mattie Veteto Blankenship.
He was a retired Johnson Controls Employee and an Army Veteran.
Survivors include his wife,
Mrs. Nashie Blankenship of Lexington, his son, Athel Max
Blankenship, Jr. of Portland,
TN, a daughter, Doris Overman of Huron, four stepson, four stepdaughters, two
halfsisters, five grandchildren, Kent, Brent, Shannon, and Chris Overman, and
Holly Blankenship, and five great grandchildren.
Funeral services are scheduled for 2:00 pm, Tuesday, February 15,
2005, in the chapel of Pafford Funeral Home with Bro. Jack McAdams, Bro. Clint
Burkhead, and Bro. Charles Burton officiating. Burial will follow in Jacks
Creek Cemetery.
+2007, Jackson, Madison
Co., TN, Obituary
Mary D. Richard Blankenship was born January 11, 1931 in Church Point, Louisiana the daughter
of the late Jean Baptiste and Angelle Gautreaux Richard.
She was united in marriage to George Blankenship
who preceded her in death on October 28, 1985. Mrs. Blankenship was a homemaker and a member of Little Pass Baptist Mission in
Charenton, Louisiana. She departed this life on Thursday, March 8, 2007 in
Jackson, Tennessee at the age of 76 Years, 1 Month, 25
Days.
Mrs. Blankenship is
survived by three daughters, Carlene Swiber and husband David of Bayou Vista,
Louisiana, Janice Voisin and husband Irvin of Labadieville,
Louisiana and Susan Bearden and husband Dennis of Bethel
Springs, Tennessee; two stepdaughters, Deanna Hillebran
and husband Paul of Morgan City, Louisiana and Brenda
Helveston of Morgan City, Louisiana; two stepsons, George Wayne Blankenship and wife Joyce of Enville, Tennessee and Donald Blankenship of Morgan City, Louisiana; one sister,
Emily Bourgeois of New Iberia, Louisiana; one brother, Alec Richard of Vida,
Texas; as well as numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren and great-great
grandchildren.
In addition to her parents and her husband, Mrs. Blankenship was
preceded in death by two step daughters, Ruth Ann Keiffer and Sandra Gail Blankenship; a sister, three brothers, a step grandson
and a step granddaughter.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Jackson, Madison Co., TN, Obituary
Jackson Sun, Sep 23, 2007
Funeral services for Mrs. Elizabeth Blankenship Tate, 95, will be Tuesday September 25, 2007, at 11A.M. in Forest
Heights United Methodist Church with Dr. Susan Sharpe and former United States
Attorney Hickman Ewing officiating. Burial will follow in Hollywood Cemetery
with Lawrence-Sorensen Funeral Home in charge.
Mrs. Tate, a former Jackson resident, died Wednesday morning in
Anderson, South Carolina. She was born in Tuscumbia, Alabama, daughter of the
late Arthur C. and Lillie Mae Middleton Blankenship. Mrs. Tate was a retired nurse having worked at Jackson-Madison
County General Hospital and the Jackson Clinic. She was a charter member of
Forest Heights United Methodist Church, a member of United Methodist Women and
had served as a volunteer Red Cross Gray Lady. She was active with the Jackson
Parks and Recreation Department participating in the Senior Olympics, served as
a Girl Scout Leader and was a member of the A.A.R.P.
She was married to the late Charles Roger Tate, Sr. who preceded
her in death on December 3, 1997. She was also preceded in death by brothers, Arthur and Paul
Blankenship and a sister Lucy Mae Blankenship.
Survivors include two sons, Charles Tate and wife, Mary Sue of
Centenniel, Colorado and Tom Tate and wife Judy of Knoxville; two daughters,
Paula Brereton and husband, Richard of Anderson, South Carolina and Betty
Gallagher and husband, Lee of Williston, Tennessee; twelve grandchildren; nine
great grandchildren and five great great grandchildren.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Oakfield, Madison
Co., TN,
Funeral services for Lois Broadway Blankenship, age 66, were held at 10:30 a.m., Thursday, December 31, 2009 from
the chapel of Replogle-Lawrence Funeral Home in Medina, TN with Rev. Bradley
Osborne and Rev. George McMinn officiating. Burial will follow at Davidson
Cemetery in Madison County.
Ms. Blankenship died December 27, 2009 at her home after a long
illness. She was born in Madison County, TN near Medina, daughter of the late
Wesley Claude and Hazel Luckey Broadway and was educated in the schools of
Medina graduating from Medina High School in 1961 and attended West Tennessee
Business College. Ms.
Blankenship was employed with
the Tennessee Highway Patrol for 30 years and worked briefly in the Emergency
Room Department of Jackson-Madison County General Hospital prior to her
illness. She was a member of Unity Baptist Church in Oakfield, TN.
She was preceded in death by her brother, Eldon Broadway.
Ms. Blankenship is
survived by her daughter, Phyllys Copeland of Murfreesboro, TN; granddaughters,
Krysti Copeland of Christiana, TN and Heather Copeland of Murfreesboro, TN; two
great grandchildren, Kitryna Jade Copeland and Ernest Lee Copeland of
Christiana, TN; two sisters, Cynthia Mays (Walt) Overholt of Lascassas, TN and
Sondra (Bo) Beard of Medina, TN; three brothers, Aubrey (Pat) Broadway of
Jackson, Denny (Betty Jo) Broadway of Illinois and Sammie (Laura) Broadway of
Lavinia, TN.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Madison Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, James
A. 86, 10Nov1914 - 29Jan2001, Beech
Bluff, Madison, TN, TN-412-22-0872
Blankenship,
Vergia M. 87, 25Sep1914 - 06Jan2002, Beech Bluff, Madison, TN, TN-412-52-5264
Blankenship,
Coy L. 61, 05Oct1939 - 02Jul2001, Jackson, Madison, TN, TN-412-62-2741
Blankenship, Linda 59, 31Mar1945 - 25Nov2004, Jackson,
Madison, TN, TN-412-68-4434
Blankenship, Loula
M. 91, 01Mar1915 - 13Aug2006, Jackson,
Madison, TN, TN-414-64-7892
Blankenship,
Loiscelle E. 66, 22Aug1943 - 27Dec2009, Oakfield, Madison, TN, TN-414-68-8882
Maury
+2003, Mount Pleasant, Maury
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.williamsfh.com/obituaries/Daniel-Leroy-Blankenship-80181/#!/Obituary
Mr. Daniel Leroy Blankenship, 37 [30Aug1968], died Saturday, September 20, 2003 at his
residence in the Enterprise Community. The Fairfax, Virginia native was the son
of Donald Blankenship, Sr. and the late Ruby Stevenson Blankenship.
He was the husband of Mary Ann Lovett Blankenship. He was an employee at Hidden Acres Health
Care in maintenance. He was a self-employed small engine repairman. He was an
avid hunter and worked with the Maury County Fire & Rescue Squad in Mt.
Pleasant.
In addition to his wife, he is survived by two daughters, Christina
Blankenship of Woodbridge, VA
and Brittney Blankenship of Mt. Pleasant, TN; two sons, Terry Charity Lovett of Mt.
Pleasant, TN and Robert ?Bobby?
Blankenship of Woodbridge, VA;
a sister, Donna Eric Puckett of Mt. Pleasant, TN; two brothers, Don Nancy Blankenship, Jr. of
Prattville, AL and David
Blankenship of Mechanicsville,
VA; a grandson, Gage Lovett; a mother-in-law, Mrs. Alleene Gidcomb Lovett of
Mt. Pleasant, TN; two brothers-in-law, John Lovett of Columbia, TN and Kenny
Kathy Lovett of Nashville, TN; several nieces and nephews; many loving friends.
Funeral services will be conducted Tuesday, September 23, 2003 at
4:00 p.m. at Williams Mt. Pleasant Funeral Home with Rick Points officiating.
Burial will be in Polk Memorial Gardens. Pallbearers will be Tony Curtis, Todd
Williams, Michael Wiseman, David Rochester, Jeremy Crain, Jason Fish, and
Walter Musick.
Maury Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankinship, Mary T. 87, 07May1913 - 22Feb2001, Columbia,
Maury, TN, AL-420-22-6881
McMinn
+2009, Athens, McMinn Co.,
TN, Obituary
http://www.laycock-hobbs.com/AnnaB.Gunter.html
Anna B. Gunter, 78, of Athens,
died Sunday, Sept. 28, 2008. A native and lifelong resident of McMinn County,
she was a daughter of the late Samuel Andrew and Bertha Lucille Watkins Blankenship, and was
preceded in death by her husband, Howard Eugene Gunter, on Sept. 29, 1965; and
one sister, Virginia Witte.
An avid Atlanta Braves fan, she was of
the Baptist faith and had served as a Pink Lady at Woods Memorial Hospital. A
former dental assistant for Dr. Carter\'s office from 1969-1992 and for Dr.
Brown\'s office from 1992-1995, she was a former employee of Newton\'s
Restaurant and Bus Station.
Survivors include one daughter, Nina
Gunter Taylor of Athens; two sons and daughters-in-law, Rickie Dean and Sandra
Gunter of Biloxi, Miss., and James David and Melanie Gunter of Athens; two sisters,
Alene Mathews of
Athens, and Eva Lou Blankenship of Cleveland; one brother, Ralph Blankenship of Englewood;
one grandson, William Buckley \"Bucky\" Taylor; three
step-grandchildren and two spouses, Dion Robinson, Darren and Carmen Robinson
and Arlene and Russell Hatten, all of Wiggins, Miss.; two
step-great-grandchildren and one spouse, Jerrod and Nikki Robinson and Hanna
Robinson, all of Wiggins, Miss.; two step-great-great-grandchildren, Kyle
Robinson and Sandra Clare Robinson, both of Wiggins, Miss.; and several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m.
Wednesday in the chapel of Laycock-Hobbs Funeral Home with the Rev. Craig Dale
and Dr. Bob Kerr officiating. Burial will follow in McMinn Memory Gardens. Pallbearers
will be Chad Hensley, Shawn Hickey, Van Wall, Ron Starr, Dr. Jayson Carter and
Norman Yarber.
+2009, Athens, McMinn Co.,
TN, Obituary
www.zieglerfuneralhome@comcast.com
Ersie J. "Mammie" Blankenship Walker, 66, of
Athens, went to be with our Heavenly Father on Thursday, Nov. 5, 2009, at
Athens Regional Medical Center. She was born May 18, 1943 in Tellico Plains to
the late Roy and Prudie Mae
Watson Blankenship. She was a
longtime resident of McMinn county, where she and her
husband, Jerry "Don" Walker, raised their six children. She had been
a bus driver for the McMinn County Senior Center, a job which she truly loved.
She later graduated from the Certified Nursing Assistant Program in Athens, which
began a career with Life Care Center as a CNA on the west wing. She will be
dearly missed by all who knew her. She was preceded in death by her husband of
40 years, Jerry "Do\" Walker; and one grandson, Terry "Tiny"
Bonds.
Left to cherish her memory are six children, Janet Bohannon, Pat
Walker and wife, Karen, Ginger Moses and Shayne Walker, all of Athens, Fred
Walker and wife, Linda, of Decatur, and Scott Walker of Chattanooga;
grandchildren and their spouses, Jack and Kristen Bohannon, David \"Toby\"
and Crystal Moses, Gerri "Dee" and Bill Nolan, Tylan "Tater"
Walker, Savannah Walker, Shawn "Boner" Walker and Diamond and Josh
Phillips, all of Athens, Roxanne and Laramie Dingess of Niota, Brad and Amanda
Walker and Brandy Walker, all of Etowah, and Jason and Nikki Bonds, Stephanie
and Chuck Delashmitt and Johnathan and Damian "Tojo" Witt, all of
Decatur; great-grandchildren, Mikah Cole and Jin Bohannon, Braxton Nolan,
Preston Hooper and Brittany and Ashley Moses, all of Athens, Laramie "Boo,"
Lyric, Lennox and Lady Dingess, all of Niota, Blaine, Keara and Nathan Walker,
all of Etowah, and Haley and Ian Delashmitt, both of Decatur; two sisters and
one brother-in-law, Ruth Ann Ellis and Rosie and
Jess Miller, all of Tellico Plains; four brothers and two sisters-in-law, Howard Blankenship, Earl Blankenship
and Bill and Freda Blankenship,
all of Tellico Plains, and Charles and Catherine Blankenship of Riceville; very special friends, Randall Moses, Curtis
Harrison, Neva Kelly, Wayne Nichols and Stan Gibson; and a host of nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be 8 p.m. Saturday at Ziegler Funeral Home
with the Rev. Emmitt Morgan officiating. Burial will be 2:30 p.m. Sunday in
Hardshell Cemetery in Tellico Plains. Pallbearers will be Shawn
"Boner" Walker, David "Toby" Moses, Jack Bohannon, Randall
Moses, Bill Nolan and Curtis Harrison. Honorary pallbearers will be Tylan
"Tater" Walker, Braxton Nolan and Stan Gibson.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2000, Niota,
McMinn Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/10589
, Published: 05/22/2000
Earl Cecil Ray of Niota, passed away
Monday, May 22, 2000, in Bedford,
Va. He was 76. Preceded in death by: parents, John and
Iva Pearl Ray; sister, Ruth Gruber.
Survivors include: wife, Jean Blankenship Ray
of Niota; Sons and daughters-in-law-Todd and Judy Ray of Michigan; John Ray of
Colorado; and Rodger and Lorna Ray of Niota; Brothers-Paul Ray of California;
and James Ray of Kentucky; Sisters-Jewell Edwards and Betty Scott of Michigan;
Six grandchildren; Two great-grandchildren.
Funeral services
were 8 p.m., Thursday in Kyker’s Chapel with the Rev. Kent Whited officiating.
Family and friends will meet at 9:45 a.m. today, (Friday), at Foster Cemetery
in Niota for a 10 a.m. burial. Kyker Funeral Home,
Sweetwater, in charge of arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2004, Riceville, McMinn
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/12398
, Published: 07/20/2004
Eugene Hughes of Riceville, passed away
Tuesday, July 20, at his residence. A native of Coker Creek and longtime
resident of McMinn County, he attended Benton Church of God. He was 72. Preceded in death by: parents, Jeffery and Belzie Maney
Hughes; and brothers, Frank, Ralph and Beecher Hughes.
Survivors include: wife-Kathleen Ashe Hughes of Riceville; Daughter-Lori
Hughes Aikens of Niota; Sons and daughters-in-law-Bill and Brenda Hughes of Coker
Creek; and John and Michelle Hughes of Dalton, Ga.; Stepson and spouse-Kenneth and Tammy
Blankenship of Cleveland; Stepdaughters
and spouse-Donna Gibson of Benton; Sherry and Ken Harris of Madisonville; and
Kelly Webb of Athens; Grandchildren-Holly Hughes, Mekela Aikens, Josh,
Johnathan, Dusty, Cubby and Cody Hughes; Sister-Pauline Hughes of Colorado; Brother-Richard
Ellis of California; Special
friends-Clifford and Velma Brizzell.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Thursday in the chapel of Ziegler
Funeral Home with the Rev. David Ashe officiating. Burial will be in Niota
Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Kenneth Blankenship, Jeff Wallace, Ken Harris,
Quince Gross, John Davis and Curtis Gill.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
McMinn Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Zueleaka V. 72, 18Jul1933 - 28Dec2005, Athens,
Mcminn, TN, TN-411-48-0631
McNairy
2005, Adamsville,
McNairy Co., TN, Funeral
Kay Lynn Blankenship, 43, b.08-25-1961, Clinton, MO, d.06-09-2005, Furnel; 6/14/2005 1:00 PM - Love And Truth Church - 440 Us Highway -
Adamsville, TN. Burial; Peace Chapel Cemetery, Scotts Hill TN
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
McNairy Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, J. A. 90, 20Jan1910 - 11Nov2000, Adamsville,
Mcnairy, TN, TN-413-16-5003
Blankenship, James
S. 53, 29Jun1951 - 18May2005, Adamsville,
Mcnairy, TN, TN-411-90-8935
Blankenship,
Earlie L. 83, 11Apr1918 - 03May2001, Michie, Mcnairy, TN, MO-493-58-9846
Monroe
2001, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/10846
, Published: 01/17/2001
Gary Mullins of Madisonville, passed away
at 1:15 p.m., Wednesday, Jan. 17, 2001, at UT Medical Center. He was a member
of Watson Chapel Baptist Church. He was 46. Preceded
in death by: parents, R.G. and Beulah Guffey Mullins; brother, Cary Mullins.
Survivors include: wife-Wanda Blankenship Mullins; Daughter and son-in-law-Jennifer and Allen Gunter;
Grandson-Bradley Gunter; Sisters and brother-in-law-Opal and Franklin Martin
and Barbara Sloan; Brothers and sisters-in-law-Gene Austin Mullins, Ronald and
Louise Mullins, Charles and Evelyn Mullins, all of Madisonville; Robert and
Lisa Mullins of Sweetwater; and Edward and Mary Ann Mullins of Columbus, Ga.;
Several nieces, nephews, great-nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were 3 p.m., Saturday, in Biereley-Hale Chapel with the Revs. G.L. Geren and Danny Stricklan officiating. Interment was in
St. Paul's Lutheran Cemetery. Biereley-Hale Funeral Home,
Madisonville, in charge of arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/11312
, Published: 02/17/2002
Ransey Carroll (Hank) Millsaps of Madisonville,
passed away at 11:20 p.m., Sunday, Feb. 17, 2002, at Sweetwater Hospital. He
was retired from the U.S. Air Force after 20 years of service. He was a member
of Oak Grove Baptist Church and Sweetwater VFW Gold Star Post 5156. He was 70. Preceded in death by: parents, Ramsey and Eunice Millsaps;
and sister, Jean Blankenship.
Survivors include; wife of 37 years-Mary Millsaps; Daughter and son-in-law-Kim
and Mitch Chambers; Sons and daughter-in-law-Darren Millsaps, Ronnie Fadeley
and Ricky and Bobbie Fadeley; Grandchildren-Ricky and Elisha Fadeley, Lee,
Corey and Lucas Fadeley and Nicole Chambers, all of Madisonville; Sister-Lorene
Henry of Kingston; Four nieces and one nephew.
Funeral services will be 8 p.m., Wednesday, in Biereley-Hale Chapel
with the Revs. Obie Campbell, Tommy Self and Melvin Martin
officiating. Interment will be 1 p.m., Thursday, in Oak Grove Baptist
Cemetery, with full military honors.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/11563
, Published: 09/24/2002
Robert Taylor Lee Jr. of Madisonville,
passed away at 10:17 p.m., Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2002, at Sweetwater Hospital. He
was a member of First Baptist Church of Madisonville; a retired Monroe County
businessman; East Tennessee historian and genealogist, avid gardener, musician
and outdoorsman. He was retired from Independent Life Insurance Co., where he
was a member of the Million-Dollar Round Table. He was a retired Monroe County
commissioner and justice of the peace. He was also a former alderman for the
Town of Madisonville and director of the Monroe County Blood Bank for many
years. He was 86. Preceded in death by: parents,
Robert Taylor Sr. and Prudie
Blankenship Lee.
Survivors include: daughters and sons-in-law-Barbara and George
Marcu of Warner Robbins, Ga.; Peggy and Jerry Blevins of Maryville; and Cheryl
Lee of Madisonville; Son-Robert Joe Lee of Madisonville; Grandchildren-Debbie
Green of Amelia Court House, Va.; Jay and Scott Blevins and Todd Snyder of
Maryville; David Marcu of Killen, Ala.; Robert Joe Lee II of Madisonville; and
Michelle Moore of Knoxville; Twelve great-grandchildren; Sisters-Jodie Ellen
Holland of Maryville; Faye Watson of Madisonville; Brother-Dick Lee of
Madisonville; Several nieces and nephews; Former wife-Gertrude Atkins Lee of
Maryville.
Funeral services were 8 p.m., Friday, in Biereley-Hale Chapel with
Dr. Lon Shoopman and Rev. Curtis Woods officiating. Interment was 11 a.m.,
Saturday in Sunset Cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/11435
, Published: 05/25/2002
Gladys Pauline Blankenship of Madisonville, died at 10:30 a.m.,
Saturday, May 25, 2002, at Woods Memorial Hospital in Etowah. She was a member
of Chestua Baptist Church. She was 89.
Survivors include: sister and brother-in-law-Lola Rae and Fred
Ingram of Crossville; Several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were 7 p.m., Tuesday, at Tallent's Chapel with the
Rev. B.J. Wall officiating. Interment was 11 a.m., Wednesday, in Sunset
Cemetery. Tallent's Funeral Home, Madisonville, in charge of arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2003, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/11990
, Published: 08/26/2003
Ruby Marie Butler of Madisonville, passed
away at 11 p.m., Friday, Aug. 22, 2003, at Sweetwater Hospital. She attended
Big Creek Baptist Church. She was 76. Preceded in
death by: husband, Howard Butler; daughters, Glenna Butler and Linda Butler;
son, Ernest Allen Butler.
Survivors include: daughters and sons-in-law-Rosa and Buddy
Blankenship of Tellico Plains;
Una and James Crump and Annie Robert Hunt, all of Madisonville; and Lila and
Gene Bridges of Loudon; Son-Hobert Butler of Madisonville; Nine grandchildren;
Fourteen great-grandchildren; Sisters-Bertha Kirkland of Knoxville; and Julie
McMahan of Pigeon Forge; Several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were 11 a.m., Monday, in Citico Baptist Church
with the Revs. Jim Millsaps and Michael McLemore officiating.
Interment was in the church cemetery. Biereley-Hale Funeral
Home, Madisonville, in charge of arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2004, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/12258
, Published: 04/04/2004
Joanna Roberts of Madisonville, passed
away at 11:35 p.m., Sunday, April 4, 2004, at UT Medical Center. He was 39. Preceded
in death by: parents, Wilburn Roberts and Ima Sue Roberts Bivens.
Survivors include: daughter-Ashton Blankenship
of Vonore; Sons-William
Blankenship of Vonore; and
Jeremy Giles of Knoxville; Sisters and brother-in-law-Ruby and James Parks of
Madisonville; and Delzie Millsaps of Etowah; Brother-David Roberts of
Madisonville; Several
nieces and nephews.
Graveside service and interment will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, in
Eleazar Cemetery, with the Rev. Jackie Holcomb officiating. Biereley-Hale
Funeral Home, Madisonville, in charge of arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2005, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/12853
, Published: 05/30/2005
Rollin Grey (Dick) Lee of Madisonville,
passed away Monday, May 30, at McMinn Memorial Nursing Home. He was a member of
Bethlehem Baptist Church and a well-known painter. He was 84. Preceded in death by: parents, Robert Taylor Sr. and Prudie Elizabeth Blankenship Lee; sisters, Reba Atkins, Lillie Iris
Garner, Anna Ruth Lynn; and brothers, Robert (Bob) Taylor Lee Jr., Dale
Kimbrough (Plummer) Lee.
Survivors include: sisters and brothers-in-law-Jodi and George
Holland of Alcoa; and Faye and Kennard Watson of Madisonville; Several nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services will be 8 p.m., Wednesday, in Biereley-Hale
Chapel, with the Rev. Frank Hicks officiating. Interment will be 10 a.m.,
Thursday, in Sunset Cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m.,
Wednesday, at Biereley-Hale.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2006, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/13274
, Published: 04/17/2006
Mary Louise Joines Tallent of Madisonville,
passed away at 2 a.m., Monday, April 17, 2006, at Blount Memorial Hospital. She
was a member of Rocky Springs Baptist Church and a loving mother and grandmother.
She was 90. Preceded in death by: husband, Hugh
Raymond Tallent; sister, Bessie Mae Strocher; and brother, Earl Joines.
Survivors include: son and daughters-in-law-Edward (Eddie) and
Linda Tallent and Inez Tallent, all of Madisonville; Grandchildren-Steven and
Marshal Tallent of Athens; Randy and Tammy Tallent and Susan and Richard
Blankenship, all of
Madisonville; Great-grandchildren-Angie, Alicia and Shelby Tallent, all of
Athens; and Taylor Blankenship of Madisonville; Step-grandchildren-Jeff and
Michelle Mason and Cindy and Joe Winder, all of Athens; Step-great-grandchildren-Derek
Searcy and Will and Ashton Blankenship,
all of Madisonville; and Chris Chadwell of Athens; Sisters-Marietta Hobbs and
Frances Chambers, both of Maryville; Alice Lee of Kentucky; Margaret Largent of
Detroit; and Emma Ruth Raper of Akron, Ohio; Brother-James Joines of Maryville;
Several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 8 p.m., Wednesday, in Biereley-Hale
Chapel, with the Rev. Chad Kirkpatrick and Rev. Don Rockholt officiating.
Interment will be 11 a.m., Thursday, in Sunset Cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2006, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/13325 , Published: 05/27/2006
Kobe Lamar Parris of Madisonville, passed
away at 9:35 p.m., Saturday, May 27, at Children's Hospital. He enjoyed
dancing, fishing and riding his motorcycle. He was 3.
Survivors include: mother-Kayla Fields of Madisonville; Father-Jeremiah
Parris of Sweetwater; Grandparents-Greg Fields of Madisonville; Patty Blankenship of Pikeville, Ky.; Rosetta and Luther
Buchanan and Wayne and Debra Edwards, all of Sweetwater; Great-grandparents-Alice Blankenship, Reba and Ivey Smith, Roland and Jackie
Parris and Earlean Hurst; Special aunt-Rhonda Garrett; Special uncles-Keith Phils and Kyle Sloan; Several
other aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services were 2 p.m., Tuesday, in Biereley-Hale Chapel,
with the Rev. John Butler and Rev. Ivey Smith officiating. Interment was in
Haven Hill Memorial Gardens.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2006, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/13364 , Published: 06/19/2006
Clyde Scanlon (C.S.) Sands of Madisonville, born Jan. 22, 1925,
entered into rest on Monday, June 19, 2006, at UT Medical Center. He served his
country honorably in the United States Army during World War II in both Europe
and northern Africa. Upon his return to Monroe County, he co-founded Craighead
Limestone, now in its third generation as a family-owned business, with his
father, Ben Sands Sr. and cousin, E. Harold Sands Sr. An
avid outdoorsman, he enjoyed fishing, hunting and horseback riding. He
possessed a wonderful sense of humor and his infectious laughter and ear-to-ear
smile brought great joy to those who knew him. He was a lifelong member of the
First United Methodist Church of Madisonville, where he was a faithful member
of the Chancel Choir. He was 80. Preceded in death by:
devoted wife, Joneda Ray Sands; parents, Ben and Annie Sands; and loving
sister, Nora Carson Sands.
He will be missed by those he leaves behind.
Survivors include: daughter and son-in-law-Kathryn Jo and David
Blankenship of Lizella, Ga.;
Son and daughter-in-law-John Frank Sr. and Gina Sands of Madisonville; Grandchildren-Jonathan, Andrew and Kate Blankenship
and John Jr., Ashley and Thomas Sands; Great-grandchild-Zoey Sands; Brother and
sister-in-law-Ben Frank Jr. and Mary Lou Sands of Vienna, Va.; Devoted
brother-in-law and sister-in-law-Chuck Ray of Greenback; and Martha Lund of
Maryville; Many nieces and nephews, cousins and special caregivers.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Thursday, at First United
Methodist Church of Madisonville, with the Rev. Mark McKnight and Rev. Eugene
Lovell officiating. Interment will be in Christianburg Cemetery, with military
honors conferred by Sweetwater VFW Gold Star Post 5156.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/13852
, Published: 06/01/2007
Lucille Starritt Shirk of Philadelphia,
passed away at 3:15 p.m., Friday, June 1, 2007, at the home of her daughter,
Penny Watson. She loved going to the Music Barn on Friday and Saturday nights.
She had a host of friends. She was 95. Preceded in
death by: great-grandson, Derrick Watson; parents, Taylor and Jennie Mae Gray
Starritt; sisters, Tid Harrison, Eva Lowery and Tootsie Cooper; and brothers,
Emmitt, Paul and Boodie Starritt.
Survivors include: daughters-Penny (Neppie) Watson of Philadelphia;
Azalene (Toby) Leatherwood of Loudon; and Joyce Blankenship of
Madisonville; Son-Cliford (Chug) Shirk of Rockingham, N.C.; Eleven grandchildren;
Nineteen great-grandchildren; Nine great-great-grandchildren; Four
step-grandchildren; Three step-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were 8 p.m., Sunday, in Biereley-Hale Chapel, with
the Rev. Gerald Lynn officiating. Interment was 11 a.m., Monday, in New
Macedonia Cemetery. Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Madisonville,
in charge of arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/14120
, Published: 01/01/2008
Ada Blankenship McKee of Madisonville, passed away at 11:20 p.m., Tuesday, Jan. 1, 2007, at
Sweetwater Hospital. She
was of the Baptist faith. She was 97. Preceded in death by:
husband, Lonnie Denver (Monk) McKee; daughter, Wilma; sons, Paul, Hershell
Jerry and Howard;
two grandsons.
Survivors include: daughters and sons-in-law-Sue and Jimmy Tinker of Sweetwater; Jean McJunkin and
Ernest Seitz of Tellico Plains; Linda
and Kenneth Wright of Madisonville; Son
and daughters-in-law Marvin and Helen McKee of
Madisonville; Wilma Sue McKee of Sweetwater; and Mary Sue McKee of Madisonville; Eleven
grandchildren; Ten great-grandchildren; Six great-great-grandchildren; Sister-Willie Lou McKee of Madisonville; Several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 11:30 a.m., Friday, at Oak Grove Baptist Church,
with Rev. Johnny Stewart and Rev. Tony Curtis
officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/14184 , Published: 02/15/2008
Jean Rodgers of Madisonville, passed away at 1:25 a.m., Friday, Feb. 15,
2008, at UT Medical Center. She was a member of Island Creek Baptist Church. Jean
was dedicated and
proud of her family. She was 65. Preceded in death by: sisters,
Flossie Turner and Edna
Shackles; brothers, James, Charlie, Ralph, John and Bob Hendricks.
Survivors include: loving and adoring husband of 49 years-Troy
Rodgers; Loving and devoted son and daughter-in-law-Wayne and Donna Rodgers; Admiring
granddaughters-Lindsay and Kimberly Rodgers, all of Kannapolis, N.C.; Sisters-Nell Blankenship, Lois Craig and Pearl Hunt, all of Vonore; and Mary Rose of Crossville; Brothers-Homer
Hendricks of Vonore; and J.R. Hendricks
of Peoria, Ill.; Several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Sunday, at Island Creek Baptist
Church with Rev. Mike Williams and Rev. Donnie Houston officiating. Interment
will be in the church cemetery. Family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. Saturday
at Biereley-Hale Funeral Home. Biereley-Hale Funeral Home,
Madisonville, in charge of arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Madisonville, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/15341
, Published: 09/05/2008
Carol W. Irwin of Madisonville, passed away at 4:30 a.m., Thursday, Sept. 4, 2008,
at Blount Memorial Hospital. She was a member of First Baptist Church of
Madisonville, where she was a member of Ann Martin's Sunday School
class. She was 70.
Preceded in death by: parents, Ralph A. and Arizona (Toni) Millsaps Blankenship; and brothers, Dwight
R. and Bill H. Blankenship.
Survivors include: husband-John L. Irwin; Son and
daughter-in-law-John David and Trish Irwin of Cleveland; Granddaughter-Lori
Coffman; Great-grandchildren-Isaac and Alyssa Coffman, all of Harrison;
Sister and brother-in-law-Glenda and James C. Swaney of Madisonville; Special
cousin-Glenda S. (Charlene) Wolfe of Knoxville; Several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be 7 p.m., Saturday, in Biereley-Hale Chapel,
with Rev. Curtis Woods and Dr. Lon Shoopman officiating. Interment will be 1
p.m., Sunday in Haven Hill Memorial Gardens.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2001, Sweetwater, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/10868
, Published: 02/04/2001
Gracie Naomi Hicks of Sweetwater, passed
away Feb. 4, 2001, at Sweetwater Hospital. She was a member of Burl's Freewill
Baptist Church. She was 58. Preceded in death, just hours prior to her passing,
daughter, Kathy Hicks Inman; parents, Elijah and Mae Belle Hicks; brothers,
Clarence, Wesley and Bob Hicks; sisters, Girtha Parris and Catherine Russell.
Survivors include: husband-Raymond Hicks of Sweetwater; Children-Debbie
Human of Maryville; Charlotte
Blankenship of Old Hickory; and
Robyn Leonard of Sweetwater; Five grandchildren; Brothers-Lee, Jim, Ben and
Lowell Hicks; Sisters-Frances McGaha and Beatrice Haddock; Several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services were 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Kyker's Chapel
with the Rev. Doug Easter officiating. Interment will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday,
Feb. 7, in Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park. Kyker Funeral
Home, Sweetwater, in charge of arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2001, Sweetwater, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/10869
, Published: 02/04/2001
Catherine (Kathy) Mae Hicks Bagwell Inman of Sweetwater,
passed away Feb. 4, 2001, at Sweetwater Hospital. She was a member of Burl's
Freewill Baptist Church. She was with the Sweetwater City School System,
working for nine years as a cook at Brown Elementary School. She was 41. Preceded in death by: grandparents, Elijah and Mae Belle Hicks
and Carl and Lillie Hicks.
Survivors include: husband-Billy Inman of Sweetwater; Father-Raymond
Hicks of Sweetwater; Sisters and brothers-in-law-Debbie and Phil Human of
Maryville; Charlotte Blankenship of Old Hickory; and Robyn and Tim Leonard
of Sweetwater; Mother and father-in-law-Roy and Gail Inman of Sweetwater; Several
nieces, nephew, uncles, aunts and cousins.
Funeral services were 8 p.m., Tuesday, Feb. 6, in Kyker's Chapel
with the Rev. Doug Easter officiating. Interment will be at 10 a.m., Wednesday,
Feb. 7, in Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park. Kyker Funeral
Home, Sweetwater, in charge of arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2002, Sweetwater, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/11412
, Published: 05/08/2002
Alva Ruth Wilson of Sweetwater, passed
away Wednesday, May 8, 2002, at Sweetwater Hospital. She was a member of Old
Sweetwater Baptist Church. She was 68. Preceded in
death by: parents, John Henry and Ozell Blankenship; sister, Peggy
Lorene Blankenship; and aunt,
Juanita Carter.
Survivors include: husband-Raymond K. Wilson of Sweetwater; Son and
daughter-in-law- Rev. Kenneth and Darlene Wilson; Granddaughters and
husband-Tabatha Wilson and Gretchen and Edwin Franks of Newport; Bridgett
Wilson of Philadelphia; Grandson-Rev. Kenny Wilson of Newport; and Dewayne
Wilson of Athens; Twin sister-Alma Lewallen of Sweetwater; Sister-Loretta Cawhorn of Madisonville; Brothers-Rev. R. L. Blankenship of Loudon and Rev.
D. L. Blankenship of
Sweetwater; Several nieces and nephews.
The body is at Kyker Funeral Home, where the family will receive
friends from 6-8 p.m., Friday with funeral services to follow at 8 p.m. in
Kyker's Chapel with the Revs. Charles Hunt and Doyle Pruitt
officiating. Interment will be 10 a.m., Saturday, in Corinth Cemetery in
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2005, Sweetwater, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/12679
, Published: 02/05/2005
Anna Mae Clevenger Montooth of Sweetwater,
passed away on Saturday, Feb. 5, 2005, at Sweetwater Hospital after a lengthy
illness. She was a member of Old Sweetwater Baptist Church where she served as
choir director for more than 40 years.
She was 84. Preceded
in death by: her husband, William Clyde Montooth, brothers, Floyd and Kenneth
Clevenger; sister, Mildred Proffitt.
Survivors include: son and daughter-in-law- Don and Elizabeth
Montooth of Lenoir City; Daughter and son-in-law-Brenda and Carl Blankenship of Sweetwater; Grandchildren-Whitney and
Patrick Dalton and Marla and Marty Lawson, Tyler Blankenship
and fiancée Bridget Phelps; Great-grandchildren-Toryn Lawson; two future
great-grandchildren; Sister-in-law-Mattie Clevenger; Several nieces and
nephews; Special caregivers-Dolly Raper,
Karen Ivey, Wanda Mullins and Louise Mullins.
Funeral services were 8 p.m., Monday, in Kyker's Chapel with Rev.
Caloway Nichols and Rev. Joe Watson officiating. Interment was 11 a.m. on
Tuesday in the West View Cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2005, Sweetwater, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/13001 , Published: 09/25/2005
Homer Washington Blankenship, a resident of Sweetwater Nursing Center, formerly of
Madisonville, passed away at 5:15 a.m., Sunday, Sept. 25, at the Center. He was
a member of Lakeside Missionary Baptist Church and an avid musician, farmer and
carpenter. He was 87. Preceded in death by: parents, John and Josephine Blankenship; wife, Johnnie Wright Blankenship; sisters, Fidella Cannon, Viola
Wiggins and Debbie Lea Summitt; brothers, John Henry, Cabe and Earnest and Reese Blankenship.
Survivors include: son and daughter-in-law-Mayford and Edna
Blankenship of Madisonville; Grandchildren-Tim and Jacy
Blankenship of Philadelphia;
and Greg and Ann Blankenship of
Madisonville; Great-grandchildren-Dalton, Dawson and Donoven Blankenship, all of
Philadelphia; and Megan and Lucas Alan Blankenship of Madisonville; Sisters-Ada and Willie Lou McKee of Madisonville; Several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were 8 p.m., Monday, in Biereley-Hale Funeral Home
Chapel, with the Rev. Carl Croft and Clinton Riddle officiating. Interment was
11 a.m., Tuesday, in Lakeside Baptist Cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2006, Sweetwater, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/13415
, Published: 07/28/2006
Iva Marie Burnette Wilson of Sweetwater, died at her home, Friday,
July 28, 2006. She was 75. Preceded in death by:
husband, Denver Wilson; sons, Roy, Freddie, Donnie and Nicky Wilson; and
parents, Ben and Mildred Baker Burnette.
Survivors include: sons-Troy Wilson of Lenoir City; and Billy
Wilson of Loudon; Daughters-Wanda Ballard of Sweetwater; Barbara Harris of
Maryville; Lois Wilson of Knoxville; and Molly Larrance of New Market; Eighteen
grandchildren; Twenty-eight great-grandchildren Sisters-Bernice Blankenship of Sweetwater; and Edna Breeze of New
Mexico; Brothers-Herman Simerly of Michigan; and Larry Simerly of Sweetwater; Special
friend-Kenneth "Tiny" Presley of Greenback.
Funeral services will be 7:30 p.m., Sunday, in Loudon Funeral Home
Chapel, with Rev. Donnie Baker officiating. Family and friends will meet at 11
a.m., Monday, at Sweetwater Memory Gardens for graveside services.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Sweetwater, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/13948
, Published: 08/12/2007
Bernice Blankenship
of Sweetwater, passed away on Sunday Aug. 12, 2007, at
Wood Presbyterian Home in Sweetwater. She was a member of True Gospel Baptist
Church. She was 79. Preceded
in death by: her husband, Rev.
D.L. "Sandy" Blankenship; son, Johnny Kent
Blankenship; daughter, Shelia Bernice Blankenship;
son-in-law, Ronnie Robinson.
Survivors include: daughters and sons-in-law- Phyllis Robinson of Sweetwater; Barbara and K.C.
Gray of Philadelphia; Joyce and David Conrad; Sons and daughter-in-law- Ronnie Blankenship, Rick and Mary Squires
and Michael Grigsby, all of Sweetwater; Grandchildren- Lee and Cannon
Blankenship and 13 other
grandchildren; Eighteen great-grandchildren;
Brothers-Larry Simerly of Sweetwater; Herman Simerly of Dearborn,
Mich.; Sister- Edna Breese of
Albuquerque, N.M.; Several nieces and
nephews.
The body is at Kyker Funeral Home, Sweetwater, where the family
will receive friends on Thursday from 6-8 p.m. with the funeral service to
follow at 8 p.m. in Kyker's Chapel with Rev. Sam Loy, and Dewey Henry
officiating. Interment will be 10 a.m., Friday in the Sweetwater Valley
Memorial Park.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Sweetwater, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/14138
, Published: 01/16/2008
Carolyn Davis Summitt of Sweetwater, passed away on Wednesday, Jan, 16. She was a member
of Fairview Baptist Tabernacle
Church of Sweetwater. She was 66. Preceded in death
by: parents, Austin and Beulah Davis.
Survivors include: husband of 46 years-Billy Summitt of Sweetwater; Daughters and sons-in-law-Rhonda and Doug Blankenship of Vonore; Melanie and Terry Oran of Cleveland; and Jill and Bryan Fitch of Bella
Vista, Ark.; Son and daughter-in-law-Eddie and Donna Summitt of Sweetwater; Grandchildren-Emily and Matthew
Blankenship, Josh and Jonathan Summitt, Adam Yarber, Caleb and
Hannah Fitch
and Mason and Madison Oran; Sister and brother-in-law-Helen and Robert Howard
of Loudon; Brothers and sisters-in-law-Joe and Sarah
Davis, Peach Tree City, Ga.; Gene and
Violet Davis of Loudon; Hugh B.
and Janie Davis of Lenoir City; Several nieces and nephews.
The body is at Kyker's Funeral Home, where the family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m.,
Friday, with the funeral service to follow
in Kyker's Chapel, with Rev. Johnny Carr
officiating. Interment will be 11 a.m., Saturday in the Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Sweetwater, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/14400
, Published: 05/26/2008
Arthur Paul Houston of Sweetwater, went
home to be with his Lord and Savior after a three-year illness. He was a
long time member of Watson Chapel Baptist Church where he taught Sunday school
and loved going on visitation and seeing people saved. He was employed at
National Seating until his illness. He was 58. Preceded
in death by: parents, William (Bill) Houston and Agnes (Snooks) Smith Houston;
an infant sister and brother; former in-laws, Carl and Lillie Hicks;
father-in-law, David Hiser; and nephew, Stephen Compton.
Survivors include: wife of seven years-Denise Houston; Daughter
and son-in-law-Stacy Nicole Houston and Edward Hayes of Tellico Plains; Mother
of his daughter- Patsy Ann Hicks Houston of Sweetwater; Grandchildren-Taylor
Elizabeth Johnson, Tanner Paul Hayes; Step-grandson-Trenton Hayes; Sisters
and brothers-in-law-Mabel Ruth and Johnie Blankenship
of Loudon; Linda Kay and Ronnie Fields of Vonore; Mother-in-law-Marlene
Hiser of South Haven, Mich.; Brother-in-law-David Hiser of St. Ignes,
Mich.; Sisters-in-law-Dori Compton of South Haven; and Donna Holloway of
Norfolk, Va.; Several nieces, nephews, cousins and great friends.
Funeral services will be 8 p.m., Tuesday, at Watson Chapel Baptist
Church with Rev. Russ Cooper and Rev. Wayne Trentham
officiating. Interment will be 10 a.m., Wednesday in church cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Sweetwater, Monroe
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/14469
, Published: 06/03/2008
Johnny (Doc) Garfield Wiggins of Sweetwater,
went to be with his Lord at 4:30 p.m., Monday, June 2, 2008, at Blount Memorial
Hospital, after fighting a year long battle with cancer. He was a member of
Reed Springs Baptist Church where he played the guitar for the choir for many
years. He also sang and played guitar in the gospel group, The Christianaires,
a few years ago. Johnny worked for the Sweetwater Fire Department and retired
after 25 years of service. After retiring, he served the City of Sweetwater at
the Recreation Department. He was
82. Preceded in death by: father, Joseph
Wiggins; mother, Viola Blankenship Wiggins; brother, Joseph Keith Wiggins; sister, Lucille Wiggins; and
granddaughter, Shawna Bernice Brown.
Survivors include: wife of 59 years-Margaret Bernice
"Polly" Cansler Wiggins, married June 2, 1949; Son and
daughter-in-law-Konny and Dorothy Wiggins; Daughters and
son-in-law-Kathy Rose, Donna and Grady Goodman, all of Sweetwater; Grandchildren-Tracy
Wiggins, Jackie Dian Yates, Serena Rose and Crystal Creditt; Great-grandchildren-Danial
Ferris, Megan Smith and Triniti Tucker; Sisters-Milda Carpenter of Eton,
Ga.; Willie Kate Harrison of Vonore; Brother-Frank
Wiggins of Eton; Several nieces, nephews, brothers-in-law and
sisters-in-law, who loved him very much.
Funeral services will be 8 p.m., Wednesday, in Biereley-Hale
Chapel, with the Rev. Jimmy Jackson and Rev. Bill Roberts officiating.
Interment will be 11 a.m., Thursday, in Sweetwater Valley Memorial Park.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2005, Tellico Plains,
Monroe Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/12635 , Published: 01/12/2005
Vivian Leigh Bowles of Tellico Plains,
passed away Wednesday, Jan. 12, 2005, at her home. She was a member of Altoona
Baptist Church. She was 50. Preceded in death by: daughter, Sarah Grace Farner; parents,
Ernie and Treva Blankenship;
sister, Sally West; and brother, Marion Jump.
Survivors include: daughters-Helena Leigh Hamby, Sharon Ann Farner
and Savannah Jane Williams, all of Tellico Plains; Son-Howard Dallas Blankenship of Polk County; Grandchildren-Holly Long,
Lauren Hicks, Herman Jacob Hicks, Desiree Nicole Justice, Dale Seth Gourley,
JoLynn Haley Farner, Dyllon Wayne Dockery; Sisters-Norma Chapman and Martha
Sneed of Michigan; Janice Gaudette of Canada; Brothers-Scott Jump of Etowah; and
Roy Jump of Tellico Plains; Several nieces and nephews Friend-Dallas Wayne
Roberts of Tellico Plains.
Graveside service and interment was 11 a.m., Saturday, in Ironsburg
Cemetery, with the Rev. Gale Miller officiating. Arrangements
by Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Tellico Plains.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2005, Tellico Plains,
Monroe Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/12966
, Published: 08/25/2005
Lucille Johnson Blankenship of Tellico Plains, passed away at 3:28
p.m., Thursday, Aug. 25, 2005, at UT Medical Center. She was the first
teacher's aid at Tellico Plains Elementary School and held the longest
membership of Tellico Plains First Baptist Church. She was 85. Preceded in death by: husband, Ervin Blankenship; son, Don Lance; parents, Alonzo and Annie
Johnson; son-in-law, Bob Curtis; three sisters; and six brothers.
Survivors include: daughters and son-in-law-Marilyn Curtis and
Susan and Carl Ellis, all of Tellico Plains; Seven grandchildren; Fourteen great-grandchildren; Four
great-great-grandchildren; Several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 8 p.m., Saturday, in Biereley-Hale Chapel,
with the Rev. B.J. Wall and Steven Hall officiating. Interment will be 2 p.m.,
Sunday, in Tellico Plains City Cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2005, Tellico Plains,
Monroe Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/12995, Published: 09/21/2005
Ronnie Lee Roberts of Tellico Plains,
passed away at 6:30 a.m., Wednesday, Sept. 21, at his home. He was a veteran of
the U.S. Army and was of the Baptist faith. He was 56. Preceded
in death by: parents, Robert Harold and Annis Marie Baker Roberts; and infant
brother, Randall Roberts.
Survivors include: wife-Charlene Roberts; Daughters and
sons-in-law-Sandy and Allen Shirk and Sherry and Mike Shirk; Stepdaughter-Chrisanne
Young, all of Madisonville; Stepson and spouse-Charlie and Misty Young Son-David
Roberts, all of Tellico Plains; Grandchildren-James and Jalessa and Lacey Shirk
and Isaac Young; Brothers and sisters-in-law-Leon and Bernice Roberts of
Madisonville; Garry Roberts of Tellico Plains; and Clayton and Vicki Roberts of
Englewood; Several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Funeral services will be 8 p.m., Friday, in Biereley-Hale Chapel,
with the Rev. Eddie Blankenship officiating. Interment will be 10 a.m.,
Saturday, in Shady Grove Cemetery, with military honors provided by Sweetwater
VFW Post 5156.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Tellico Plains,
Monroe Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/15677
, Published: 10/13/2008
Thelma Louise Freeman Murphy of Tellico Plains,
went home to be with her Lord at 8 a.m., Friday, Oct. 10, 2008, at UT Medical
Center. She was born in Alcoa and was a member of Grace Baptist Church in
Akron, Ohio. She was 72. Preceded in
death by: husband, Carl Blair Murphy; twin daughters, Diana and Phillis Murphy;
parents, Henry Baxter Freeman and Aime Louise Parris Freeman; sister, Patricia Blankenship; brothers, Elmer Lawrence Freeman and Kyle
Dillard Freeman.
Survivors include: daughters and sons-in-law-Sherrie L. Workman,
Carla and Freddie Bumbalough and Donna S. Murphy Mills of Akron; and Carmel and
John Boggess of Newcomers Town, Ohio; Sons and daughter-in-law-Roger
Blair Murphy of Minnesota;and Roy Darrell and Diana Lynn Murphy of Tellico
Plains; Sixteen grandchildren; Sixteen great-grandchildren; Sister
and brother-in-law-Virginia and Peter Reneson of Connecticut; Brother
and sister-in-law-Dewey and Lyn Freeman of Akron; Numerous nieces,
nephews, aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be 11 a.m., Tuesday, Oct. 14, atNewcomer
Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Phil Hulgin and Rev. Willie C. Smith
officiating. Interment will be in Greenlawn Memorial Park in Akron.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2002, Vonore, Monroe Co.,
TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/11512
, Published: 08/07/2002
Debbie Lea Blankenshi summitt of Vonore, born Oct. 7, 1907, passed away at 7:10 a.m., Wednesday,
Aug. 7, 2002, at Sweetwater Hospital. She was a member of Lakeside Baptist
Church. She was 94. Preceded
in death by: husband, James W. Summitt; son-in-law, Rev. Ralph T. Millsaps.
Survivors include: daughters and son-in-law-Mollie Summitt, June
Summitt, Mildred Millsaps and Dollie and John Kiser, all of Vonore; Sons and
daughter-in-law-Troye Summitt and Bennie Summitt of Vonore; and Glen and Maria
Summitt of Loudon; Grandchildren and spouses-Jo Ann and John Marrs and Ricky
and Linda Summitt of Knoxville; Donita and Robert Moore, Kelly and Steve Hall,
Mike and Linda Kiser and Kevin and Cindy Kiser, all of Vonore; and Steve and
Beth Kiser of Ocoee; Twelve great-grandchildren; One great-great-grandson; Sisters-Ada McKee and Willie
Lou McKee of Madisonville; Brother-Homer Blankenship of Madisonville; Several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services will be 2 p.m., Saturday at Lakeside Baptist
Church with the Revs. Clinton Riddle, Carl Croft and Keller
Brown officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2002, Vonore, Monroe Co.,
TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/11613
, Published: 11/03/2002
Virgil Alec Tallent of Vonore, passed away
at 9:50 p.m., Sunday, Nov. 3, 2002, at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a
member and deacon of Mt. Zion Baptist Church. He was retired from Alcoa
Aluminum Co., where he was a member of the 25-year club. He was 85. Preceded in death by: parents, Jim and Louie Miller Tallent;
sister, Eliza Jane Giles; brothers, Burl, Tom, Otis, Bob and Lee Boone Tallent.
Survivors include: wife-Gertie Summey Tallent; Daughters and
sons-in-law-Edna and Mayford Blankenship of Madisonville; and Reba Nell and Vic Kirkland of Vonore; Sons
and daughters-in-law-Richard and Kathryn Tallent of Maryville; and Clifford and
Vicky Tallent of Loudon; Grandchildren and spouses-Neal and Debbie Tallent,
Steve Tallent, Jason and Estella Tallent, Kevin and Andrea Tallent, Tim and Jacy
Blankenship, Greg and Ann Blankenship, Penny and Tim Tipton and Nikki and Tim
Cox; Fourteen great-grandchildren; Uncle-J.C. Tallent of Portland, Oregon;
Several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services were 8 p.m., Tuesday, in Biereley-Hale Chapel with
the Revs. Tommy Self and Gale Miller officiating.
Interment will be 11 a.m., Wednesday, in Big Toqua Cemetery. Biereley-Hale
Funeral Home, Madisonville, in charge of arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2003, Vonore, Monroe Co.,
TN, Obituary
http://www.monroe.xtn.net/obit/11718
, Published: 01/25/2003
Ralph R. Blankenship
of Vonore, passed away at 5 p.m., Saturday, Jan. 25, 2003,
at Blount Memorial Hospital. He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church and a
veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in the Korean War. He was 70. Preceded in death by: parents, Robert and Pauline
Blankenship.
Survivors include: wife-Dorothy Moses Blankenship; Son-Richard
Blankenship; Grandchildren-William, Taylor and Ashton Blankenship;
Sisters-Fannie Jones and Joyce Atkins;
Brothers-Clifford and Buddy Blankenship;
Aunt-Mary Etta Payne.
Funeral services were 8 p.m. Monday, in Biereley-Hale Chapel with
the Rev. Tony Collins officiating. Interment was 2 p.m., Tuesday in Vonore
Baptist Cemetery. Biereley-Hale Funeral Home, Madisonville,
in charge of arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Monroe Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Gladys P. 89, 11Aug1912 - 25May2002, Madisonville, Monroe, TN, TN-412-38-2288
Blankenship, Homer
W. 87, 22Feb1918 - 25Sep2005, Madisonville,
Monroe, TN, TN-408-58-1344
Blankenship,
Bernice L. 79, 26Jul1928 - 12Aug2007, Sweetwater, Monroe, TN, TN-409-38-4661
Blankenship,
Denver L. 78, 15Nov1925 - 17Mar2004, Sweetwater, Monroe, TN, TN-415-32-0262
Blankenship,
Lucille 85, 09May1920 - 25Aug2005, Tellico Plains, Monroe, TN, TN-412-12-0419
Blankenship, Ralph
R. 70, 08Feb1932 - 25Jan2003, Vonore,
Monroe, TN, TN-408-50-3429
Montgomery
+2003, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TN, Funeral
Lexington Herald-Leader (KY) - November 7, 2003
Louoma Joyce Blankenship, 65, Clarksville, Tenn., formerly of Russell County, retired bus
driver, wife of Montie Blankenship, died yesterday.
Services 2 p.m. Sunday, Bernard Funeral
Home.
[SSDI, 07Oct1938 - 06Nov2003]
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2004, Clarksville, Montgomery Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/al/dale/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/80
Sylvia Henderson Whitehead, 54 of Clarksville, Tenn., formerly of
Dale County, Ala., died Sunday afternoon, July 4, 2004, as a result of injuries
sustained in a motor vehicle accident that occurred in Clarksville.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday, July 7, 2004, in
the Holman-Headland Mortuary Chapel with the Rev. Hugh D. Kirkland, Jr., Rev.
T.P. Martin and Mr. Keith Ammons officiating. Burial will follow in the Mt.
Pisgah Baptist Cemetery near Echo.
Ms. Whitehead was born in Blue Springs but was reared in the Echo
Community. She lived in Midland City several years before moving to Clarksville
in 1981. Ms. Whitehead was of the Baptist faith.
Surviving relatives include a son, James Edward (Eddie) Whitehead
and his wife, LaDonna Whitehead, Clarksville, Tenn.; her parents, Willie and Ethel Blankenship Henderson of Newville; six sisters, Ruth
Palmer, Newville, Imogene Selph of Clarksville, Tenn., Betty Ammons of Dothan,
Judy Maas of Clarksville, Tenn., Belita Hancock of Skipperville, Ala., Bobbie
Willoughby of Ariton, Ala.; a brother, Willie Edward Henderson of Level Plains,
Ala.; six grandchildren; several nieces and nephew's.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Clarksville,
Montgomery Co., TN, Obituary,
The Leaf
Chronicle
David 'Scott'
Blankenship
Date: Apr 8, 2007
Abstract (Document
Summary)
Scott was the
beloved husband of Melissa Ann
(Scott) Blankenship; loving
father of Stacy and (Donnie) Boatner and
Stephanine Blankenship, all of Philadelphia, Miss.; step-father
of Jessica and Justin Demonbreun and Leslie Walker, all of Clarksville; devoted
grandfather of Keylone and Laney; brother of Steven Blankenship of Jenks, Okla. and Brian Blankenship
of Tyler, Texas.
Reproduced
with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without
permission.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Clarksville,
Montgomery Co., TN, Obituary,
The Leaf Chronicle ,
Daniel Roger
'Sonny' Blankenship
Date: Sep 19, 2008
(Abstract
(Document Summary)
Burial will be in
Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam.
Reproduced
with permission of the copyright owner. Further reproduction or distribution is prohibited without
permission.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Montgomery Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Estel
T. 66, 14Apr1934 - 05May2000, Clarksville,
Montgomery, TN, VA-227-36-5989
Blankenship, Jan
E. 55, 04Oct1949 - 25Mar2005, Clarksville, Montgomery, TN, VA-233-82-5719
Blankenship,
Louoma J. 65, 07Oct1938 - 06Nov2003, Clarksville, Montgomery, TN), KY-405-50-7283
Morgan
Stephens Community, Morgan
Co., TN, Obituary
Clarence W. “Billy” Cross, 64, of the Stephens community in Morgan
County, died Monday, Nov. 9, 2009. A hard-working, loving and devoted husband
and father, he was a dedicated Christian and a member of Pleasant Ridge
Missionary Baptist Church, Sunbright. He was preceded in death by parents,
Fletcher L. and Clara A. Cross; brother, Fletcher Leon Cross; granddaughter,
Taylor Brooke Wolfenbarger; sister-in-law, Charline Ross; and brother, Frank
Walker.
Survivors include his wife of 38 years, Sue Cross; son, Fletcher W.
Cross of Stephens; daughters and sons-in-law, Clarissa “Chrissy” and Jeff
Chaney of Sunbright and Breanna L. and David Wolfenbarger of Maryville;
grandchildren, Rebecca L. Chaney, Samuel A. Chaney, Taygan A. Wolfenbarger and
Kadie C. Wolfenbarger; brother and sister-in-law, Verlon D. and Patsy Cross of
Louisiana; sisters and brothers-in-law, Audrey and Fred Modic of Arizona,
Phyllis and Charles Swint of the Joyner community in Morgan County, and Marie
Walker of the Armes Chapel community in Morgan County; a host of nieces,
nephews, aunts, uncles, family members and special friends.
Funeral service at 11 a.m. Friday,
Nov. 12, in Pleasant Ridge Missionary Baptist Church, with Pastors Steven Gadd
and Robert Blankenship officiating. Sharp Funeral Home, Oliver
Springs, is in charge of the arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Morgan Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Betty
J. 61, 03Sep1938 - 26Jan2000, Oakdale,
Morgan, TN, TN-414-60-5907
Blankenship, Bruce
D. 60, 19Apr1939 - 21Jan2000, Oliver
Springs, Morgan, TN, TN-411-88-3875
Blankenship, Wylie 69, 19Jul1939 - 16Jan2009, Oliver
Springs, Morgan, TN, KY-402-50-6343
Blankenship,
Elizabeth N. 89, 10May1912 - 12Jul2001, Wartburg, Morgan, TN, TN-408-38-8351
Obion
2006, South Fulton, Obion
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.pantagraph.com/news/local/obituaries/article_97999b50-133e-5808-bd94-3a376597ada2.html
Dora V. Graves, 66, South Fulton, Tenn., formerly of Bloomington,
died at 9 p.m. Jan. 31, 2006, at Baptist Memorial Hospital, Union City, Tenn.
A memorial service was Friday at Hornbeck Funeral Home in Fulton, with the
Rev. Danny Potts officiating.
She was born Nov. 29, 1939, in Bloomington, a daughter of Gustave
and Myrtle Gravitt Woellms. She was a Mormon and a homemaker and had lived in
the Fulton area for the past 20 years after moving from Corinth, Miss.
Survivors include her husband, Tyndall P. Graves; two sons, Wade T.
(Diane) Graves, Merritt Island, Fla., and Chad D. (Christine) Graves, South
Fulton; two grandchildren; two brothers, Norman Woellms, Tupelo, Miss., and
Wayne Woellms, Bloomington; and four sisters, Alice Sylvester, Tupelo, Miss.;
and Ruth Welch, Shirley Crose and Henritta Woellms, all of Bloomington.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her brother, Donald
Woellms; two other brothers who died in infancy; her sister, Norma jean Blankenship; her twin sister, Doris Woellms, who died
as an infant; and two other sisters who died in infancy.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Polk
2008, Ducktown, Polk Co., TN, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/302226/Singleton-Brady.php
Brady William Singleton , age 3, of Ducktown, TN, went to Heaven
Tuesday, April 29, 2008, as a result of injuries sustained from an accident in
Liberty, NC. Brady was born July 27, 2004, in Murphy, NC. He was a gift from
God to his parents Ron and Shirley Singleton.
Brady enjoyed driving his toy John Deere tractor almost every day.
He had a great love for real tractors too, and his Grandfather would take him
for long rides on tractors he named "big red" and 'big blue." If
you asked him whose tractors they were, he would say, "my tractors."
Brady enjoyed watching sports, especially girls
basketball at Copper Basin High School. He had many DVD movies and had special
favorites such as the Lion King series, Tarzan series, and anything with
animals. He loved going to the zoos in Nashville, Knoxville, Chattanooga and
the Murphy zoo. Carousel rides were a big favorite for Brady also. Brady
enjoyed eating out in local restaurants. He would want to go in the Piggly
Wiggly every time we drove past. He loved going into the Copper Basin Federal
Credit Union and seeing Brett and the staff. One of Brady's great joys in life
was to go to Mimi and Papaw's house where he would enjoy the farm, eat the
great food that Mimi cooked and play with his Papaw. Brady loved going to First
United Methodist Church of Copperhill where he would name the people he would
get to see there on Sunday mornings. A beautiful child has completed his
assignment on earth and will wait for his family to again join him one day.
Survivors include his parents Ron and Shirley Singleton of
Ducktown, TN, Grandparents Grady and Mary Anderson of Turtletown, TN, Uncle and
Aunt David and Sheila Singleton of Ooltewah, TN, Cousins Angela & Joel Walton , Hannah
and Hunter Walton of Memphis, TN, David and Phyllis Blankenship and Jim and Sharon Blankenship of Oak Ridge, TN, Judy and Don Bodnar of
Atlanta, GA, and many others.
Funeral arrangements are with the Finch-Cochran Funeral home,
McCaysville, GA. Funeral services will be held at the United Methodist Church
of Copperhill, TN, Saturday, May 3, at 2:00 pm with the Rev. Robert Wallace and
the Rev. Jennings Neld officiating. Internment will follow at Friendship Baptist
Church in Suit, NC.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Ocoee, Polk Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.higginsfuneral.com/memsol.cgi?user_id=131465
George Arthur
Blankenship, March 29, 1937 - September 12, 2009
George Arthur
Blankenship, Jr., 72, a resident of Ocoee, passed away
Saturday, September 12, 2009, at his home.
He was a
lifelong resident of this area and was of the Baptist faith.
He was preceded
in death by his parents, George Arthur
Blankenship, Sr. and Ella Price
Blankenship, one daughter, Mary Elizabeth Norwood, and one brother.
He is survived
by his wife, Wilma Blankenship of Ocoee; one daughter, Deborah Russell of Benton; two
step-children: Edward Huckeba of Cleveland, and Sharon Garlin of Rome, GA;
seven grandchildren and five great grandchildren; three sisters: Bonnie Burgess, Beverly Burgess and Rita Price,
all of Ocoee; one brother, Cecil
Blankenship of Ocoee; and several nieces and
nephews.
Funeral services
will be conducted at 2:00 p.m. Monday, September 14, 2009, in the chapel of
Higgins Funeral Home with Reverend Jimmy Parm officiating. Interment will
follow in Cookson Creek Cemetery concluding with a white dove release ceremony.
Polk Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Ethel
M. 68, 05Apr1937 - 11Dec2005, Ocoee,
Polk, TN, PA-186-30-0965
Blankenship,
George J. 72, 29Mar1937 - 12Sep2009, Ocoee, Polk, TN, TN-414-60-2361
Blankenship, James
C. 72, 13Oct1934 - 07Feb2007, Oldfort,
Polk, TN, GA-258-46-9766
Blankenship,
Vernon L. 58, 17Sep1945 - 26Jul2004, Oldfort, Polk, TN, TN-411-74-8920
Putnam
+2006, Cookeville, Putnam Co., TN, Obituary
http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/TNMORGAN/2006-07/1152698427
Alta Ruth Peck Blankenship, of Cookeville,
passed away Sunday, July 9, 2006 at St. Mary's in Knoxville, [Knox Co., TN]. Alta Ruth was born in Jefferson City to the late Harry L.
and Myrtle Jones Peck.
After receiving a B.S. Degree at Carson Newman
College, she furthered her education with a Masters in Library Science at the
University of Tennessee and earned an ED.S from Tennessee Tech in Cookeville.
She served the Putnam County School System as High School Librarian for 28
years and taught Library Science at Tennessee Tech. She was a member of the
First United Methodist Church of Cookeville and active in AAUW, BYW, and the
Pilot Club International.
She
was preceded in death by: her husband,
Maxwell
Anderson Blankenship; and a sister, Virginia Lewis-Hotz.
She is survived by: daughter, Betty Ann Cantrell of Cookeville; son and daughter-in-law, James Maxwell and Robyn Blankenship, Cleveland, Tennessee;
grandchildren, David Michael
Cantrell, Rachel Blankenship and James Anderson Blankenship; sisters, Mary Alice Miller, Elden Leigh
Fielden and Helen Stiner, of New Market.
A memorial service will be held in Cookeville
at the First United Methodist Church Sunday, July 23, 2006 with the Rev. Jon
Bell officiating. Arrangements are by
Fielden Funeral Home in New Market.
Putnam Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Alta
R. 86, 08Apr1920 - 09Jul2006, Cookeville,
Putnam, TN, TN-414-07-8864
Blankenship, B. R. 82, 07Dec1922 - 08May2005, Cookeville,
Putnam, TN, TN-415-12-1627
Blankenship,
Idelle T. 84, 23Sep1921 - 02Jan2006, Cookeville, Putnam, TN, TN-411-20-5571
Blankenship, Jack
R. 76, 22Sep1928 - 22Sep2004, Cookeville,
Putnam, TN, TN-411-34-4324
Rhea
2001, Dayton, Rhea Co.,
TN, Obituary
www.rheaheraldnews.com
Barbara Marie Roddy, of Dayton, died Monday, July 16, 2001, at
Erlanger Medical Center in Chattanooga. She was 56. A lifelong resident of Rhea
County, Mrs. Roddy was a homemaker and of the Protestant faith. She was
preceded in death by her parents, Robert E. and Lizzie Phipps Scroggins;
children, Billy Jo and Bobby Ray Kincannon; sister, Joy Love Garren; and
brother, Ewell Scroggins.
Survivors include her husband, Steven C. Roddy of Dayton; sons,
Randy and Hooper Kincannon III, both of Pikeville, and Douglas, Thomas and John
Kincannon, all of Dayton; daughters, Sandra Grey of Crossville, Tammy Thurman
of Rhea County, and Lisa Kincannon of Rossville, Ga.; sisters, Brenda Evitt and
Diane Johnson, both of Dayton, and Rhonda Dawson and Patricia Scoggins, both of
Spring City; brother, Ronnie Scroggins of Rhea County ; grandchildren, Joshua,
Shelby, Mathew, Shana, Dakota and Hooper Kincannon IIII, Vanessa Blankenship, Leann Ray, Michael Barnes, Christie and
Ray Thurman and Dylan Tucker; and great-granddaughter, Hailey Gale Ray.
Funeral services were conducted Wednesday in the chapel of
Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home with Rev. Charles D. Underwood officiating.
Burial followed in Pleasant View Cemetery in Graysville. Coulter-Garrison
Funeral Home in Dayton was in charge of the arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Dayton, Rhea Co.,
TN, Obituary
www.rheaheraldnews.com
Terry Gene Rose, age 61, of Dayton, Tennessee, died Tuesday, June
5, 2007 at his residence. He was retired from Kayser Roth, and a veteran of the
U.S. Navy. He was preceded in death by his son, Jeremiah Rose; parents, Dewey
and Guthrie Blankenship Rose; and brother, Junior Rose.
Survivors include his wife, Patricia Rose, of Dayton, Tennessee;
brother, Phillip Rose; and several nieces and nephews.
Services by Coulter Garrison Funeral Home,
Inc., Dayton, Tennessee.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2007, Dayton, Rhea Co.,
TN, Obituary
www.rheaheraldnews.com
Dorothy Faye Yearwood, 59, of Dayton, died Sunday, Sept. 2, 2007 at
Spring City Care Center. Dorothy was born in Harriman, Tenn., a homemaker and
was of the Church of God faith. She was preceded in death by her husband Rev.
Lloyd Wendell Yearwood and son James Matthew Yearwood.
Survivors include her daughters Connie Wolfe of Spring City and
Susie Rhodey of Oliver Springs, sons Lewis Blankenship
of Evensville, Wendell Yearwood of Bakewell, Lloyd E. and Bryan Yearwood both
of Hixson, and Timothy Reed Yearwood of Dayton, sisters Nina Burnett of Oliver
Springs, Carol Blankenship and
Brenda Gibson both of Harriman, brothers Dwight and Jesse Blankenship both of Harriman and seven grandchildren.
Funeral services were Tuesday, Sept. 4, at 2 p.m. in the chapel of
Vaughn Funeral Home with Reverend Audie May officiating. Burial will follow in
Pleasant View Cemetery in Graysville, Tenn.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2001, Graysville, Rhea
Co., TN, Obituary
Betty Jean Jenkins, of Graysville, died Saturday, March 17, 2001,
at her home. She was 66. Mrs. Jenkins was a member of Victory Church of God. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Dee Estree Jenkins Sr.; son, Tim Jenkins;
parents, John and Rebecca Collins; a sister; and brothers, John and Wayne
Collins.
Survivors include her daughter, Joyce Blankenship
of Graysville; sons, Butch and Matthew Jenkins, both of Graysville, and Charlie
Jenkins of Sale Creek; sisters, Josephine Thurman, Lillian Beene and Barbara
Frashier, all of Graysville, and Mozell Sneed of Dayton; grandchildren, Dee III
and Brandi Jo and Jason Burton, Megean, Justin, Joshua, Brandon, Amanda, Kelia
and Shanee Jenkins, Cheyene Blankenship and
Bradley Dunn; and special daughter-in-law, Angela Jenkins.
Funeral services were conducted Tuesday in the chapel of
Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home with Revs. Clyde Fitzgerald and
Charles Underwood officiating. Burial followed in Rhea Memory Gardens in
Dayton. Pallbearers were Andy and Bruce Beene, Johnny Thurman, Ricky Frashier
and John William Collins. Honorary pallbearers were David and Tony Thurman,
Wayne Laird, James Frashier and Johnny Collins. Coulter-Garrison Funeral Home
in Dayton was in charge of the arrangements.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Roane
2009, Kingston, Roane Co., TN, Obituary
Edward Eugene “Ed” Limburg, 82, of Kingston, died Saturday, June
20, 2009. A member of Riverview Baptist Church, Loudon, he was a retired Smith
Chair Co. foreman. He was preceded in death by parents, Ralph Edgar and Hettie
May Foster Limburg; sister, Peggy Scott; and brothers, James Limburg and Homer
Limburg.
Survivors include his wife of 57 years, Luzzina Scott Limburg;
daughters and sons-in-law, Kimberly and Larry Stafford of Kingston and Betty
and Elmer Collier of Loudon; sister, Laura G. Costner of Sweetwater; five
grandchildren; and seven great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was at 7 p.m. Monday, June 22, in Loudon Funeral
Home chapel, Loudon, with the Rev. Gene Russell and the Rev. Bob Blankenship officiating. Graveside service and burial
were at at 11 a.m. Tuesday, June 23, at Loudon County Memorial Gardens, Lenoir
City.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Kingston, Roane Co., TN, Obituary
Sandra Gale Elliott, 60, of Kingston, died Thursday, Sept. 10,
2009, in Methodist Medical Center, Oak Ridge. Born April 19, 1949, in
Farmersville, Ohio, she moved to Kingston in 1982. She was an accounts payable
specialist at both Y-12 and K-25 plants, Oak Ridge, for 20 years. A member of
Cedar Grove Baptist Church, Kingston, she attended to the church nursery and
cared for the infants of the congregation. She was preceded in death by father,
Paul Raymond Lakes; niece, Jessica; and nephews, Mike and Ronnie.
Survivors include her husband, Terry Elliott Sr. of Kingston; son,
Terry Elliott Jr. of Oliver Springs; daughter, Sarah Idella Elliott of
Kingston; mother, Flora Idella Lakes of Lewisburg, Ohio; brothers, Raymond
Lakes and Sonny Lakes, both of Ohio; sisters, Myrtle Ann Shepherd, Jean Blankenship, Linda MtCastle, Dusty Brown, Mary Jan
Deeter, and Luanna Gay Fairly, all of Ohio; nieces, nephews, great-nieces and
great-nephews; one great-great-niece; special niece, Kyrsten; special nephew,
Ryan; and extended family members and friends.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Saturday, Sept.
12, in Sharp Funeral Home, Oliver Springs. Funeral service will follow in the
chapel, with Kenny Plemons officiating. Graveside service and burial will be at
2 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 13, at Kingston Memorial Gardens.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Oliver Springs, Roane Co., TN, Obituary
Wylie Blankenship,
69, of Oliver Springs, died Friday, Jan. 16, 2009, in Methodist Medical Center,
Oak Ridge. Born July 19, 1939, in Mingo County, WV.
He was a retired coal miner and a member of Mount Pisgah Baptist
Church, Oliver Springs.
He was preceded in death by parents, Floyd Richard Blankenship and Edith Edwards Blankenship; grandsons, Michael and Miguel Bass; granddaughter, Madison Sananah Blankenship; and great-grandson, Matthew Strickland.
Survivors include daughters and sons-in-law, Angela and Ricky Bailey of Oak Ridge, Debra and Tim Delk
of Jamestown and Cynthia Rose
Blankenship of Oliver Springs;
son and daughter-in-law, Wylie Jr. and Stacy Blankenship of Allardt; longtime companion, Brenda Louise Braden of Oliver
Springs; her children and their spouses, Mark and Debbie Bratcher and Becky and
Barry Freels, all of Oliver Springs; 14 grandchildren; seven
great-grandchildren; brothers, Jack
Blankenship of Cicero, Ill.,
and Floyd Richard Blankenship of Paw
Paw, Ky., and special friend, Benny Walls of Oliver Springs.
The family will receive friends from 6 to 8:30 p.m. Sunday, Jan.
18, in Sharp Funeral Home, Oliver Springs. Funeral service will follow in the
chapel, with Pastor Garvan Walls officiating. Graveside service and burial will
be at 11 a.m. Monday, Jan. 19, at Anderson Memorial Gardens, Clinton.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2004, Rockwood, Roane Co.,
TN, Obituary
www.rheaheraldnews.com
Marie Poole Davis, 85, formerly of Front Street, Rockwood, passed
away Friday, Jan. 9, 2004, at Rockwood Care and Rehabilitation Center. She was
a member of First Christian Church, Disciples of Christ of Rockwood and a
member of the Order of the Eastern Star. She was preceded in death by husbands
Howard Carter and George Ed Davis; sister, Mary Graves; brothers, Willard and
Dorsey Poole.
Survivors include her brother, Manuel A. Poole; nephews, Dorsey C.
(Mary) Poole, Denny (Janet) Poole, Frank (Carolyn) Wilson, Wayne (Carolyn)
Poole, David (Sybil) Poole; niece, Becky (Dickie) Blankenship.
Services were held Sunday, Jan. 11, 2004, at the funeral home
chapel, the Rev. Ron Buck officiating. Burial was in Oak Grove Cemetery.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Roane Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Archie 71, 28Apr1930 - 10Nov2001, Kingston, Roane, TN, TN-414-44-7720
Blankenship, Emily
W. 82, 17Dec1922 - 15Feb2005, Harriman,
Roane, TN, TN-413-24-9595
Robertson
2004, Springfield,
Robertson Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/tn/robertson/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/50
Dorothy Holman Lane, 85, died suddenly Jan. 27, 2004, after a short
illness. Funeral services were held Saturday, Jan. 21 at Austin & Bell
Funeral Home in Springfield. She was a 28-year employee of Cumberland Electric
Membership Cooperative. She is preceded in death by a beloved daughter, Janith
Lane Tackett. During World War II, she proudly served her country at Vultee
Aircraft as a “Rosie the Riveter.”
Survivors include her devoted family, a brother, Thomas I. Holman
of Hilton Head, S.C.; a son, Joe McMurry Lane of Knoxville; a daughter, Lanita
Lane Shea of Nashville; grandchildren, Holly Tackett Blankenship of Wilmington, N.C., Jeffrey Lane of Boulder, Colo.,
Valerie Lane of Knoxville, Christopher Shea of Bloomfield, N.J., Brandon Shea
of Nashville, Ryan Shea of Seattle, Wash.; great-grandchildren, Benjamin Blankenship, and Aidan Shea, plus numerous nieces and
nephews.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Robertson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Charles 86-87, 28Feb1915 - 03Feb2002, Springfield, Robertson, TN, TN-414-05-3622
Rutherford
+2003, Murfreesboro,
Rutherford Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/tn/robertson/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/13
Martha Hopkins Blankenship, 88, of Murfreesboro, and formerly of Springfield, died Saturday,
Dec. 13, 2003, at NHC Healthcare Center in Murfreesboro. Graveside services
were conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. in the Evergreen Cemetery with Dr. Jerry
Oakley officiating. She was the daughter of the late John W. and Martha DePue
Hopkins. Mrs. Blankenship was a member of Springfield Baptist Church
and a retired school teacher and real estate agent. She was a graduate of the
University of Tennessee.
Mrs. Blankenship
was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Blankenship.
Survivors include her brother, Edward Hopkins of Knoxville;
sisters-in-law, Pauline
Blankenship of Murfreesboro
and Catherine Zahn of Huntington, Ind.; many nieces and nephews.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2006, Murfreesboro, Rutherford Co., TN, Obituary
Owensboro Messenger-Inquirer (KY) - October 22, 2006
Sara Jane French, 87, of Murfreesboro, Tenn., formerly of
Owensboro, died Monday, Oct. 16, 2006, in Murfreesboro. She was born Jan. 27,
1919, in Milwaukee to the late Roy Lee and Ann Antice Blankenship Webster.
She moved from Murfreesboro to Louisville in 1996 in order to be
near her daughter and grandchildren. Mrs. French loved her family and was a
beloved mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. After her move to
Murfreesboro in 1996 she made many friends. She attended First Methodist Church
until her illness and she was an avid bridge player who played in several local
duplicate bridge groups. She was a member of the American Contract Bridge
League and she was voted Miss Hopkinsville twice in the late 1930s. She was
preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Richard Maurice French of
Owensboro.
Survivors include a daughter, Jean French Jose of Murfreesboro; a
son, Richard Lee French and his wife, Anne, of Huntsville, Ala.; seven
grandchildren, Laura Williams and her husband, Rick, of Murfreesboro, James
Jose Jr. and his wife, Barbara, of Murfreesboro, Alan Jose of Nashville, Lisa
Jones and her husband, Dave, of The Colony, Texas, Renee French of Memphis,
Tenn., Bryce Richard French of Metairie, La., and Erin Victoria French of Monroe,
La.; and 15 great-grandchildren.
Graveside services will be Tuesday at 11 a.m. at St. Peter of
Alcantara Cemetery in Stanley with the Rev. Ray Goetz officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Murfreesboro,
Rutherford Co., TN, Death
The Tennessean , December 12, 2009
Blankenship, Kolleen Rachel Age 51 of Murfreesboro. Serv. 11 a.m., Mon. Visit 4-8 p.m., Sun.
WOODFIN'S, (615) 893-5151
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Rutherford Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Jean
T. 96, 15Oct1906 - 10Feb2003, Murfreesboro,
Rutherford, TN, TN-410-76-7910
Blankenship,
Kolleen R. 51-50, 10Dec1958 - 10Dec2009, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN, IL-340-46-9095
Blankenship,
Martha H. 88, 21Nov1915 - 13Dec2003, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN, TN-412-32-9517
Blankenship,
Mattie G. 98, 26Aug1903 - 24Apr2002, Murfreesboro, Rutherford, TN, TN-412-21-1460
Blankenship, Sam
G. 89, 08Nov1910 - 22Sep2000, Smyrna,
Rutherford, TN, TN-408-10-8054
Scott
+2001, Oneida, Scott Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=107217484
The Independent Herald, 25 Jan 2001, p12
Nina Jean Blankenship, 76, died January 18, 2001, at the Scott County Hospital in
Oneida. Born in Bell County, Kentucky, June 14, 1924, she was preceded in death
by her parents, Charles Clayton and Nicy Cleo Willis; husbands, Jim Conley and Dow Blankenship;
and one brother, Howard Kenneth Willis. She was a member of Sapphire Chapter
259 Order of the Eastern Star for many years, a member of VFW Post 5116 of
Sunbright, and was retired from Southern Labor Union.
She is survived by four brothers: Clayton Willis of Buffalo, N.Y.,
Bill Willis of Louisville, Ky., Robert Willis of Oneida, and Jack Willis of
Indianapolis, Ind.; two sisters, Geraldean Cecil of Calif., and Lynn Overton of
Oneida; several nieces and nephews, and many other relatives.
An Eastern Star service and funeral service were conducted January
20, 2001, in the chapel of West – Murley Funeral Home with Rev. Bobby Hill
officiating. Interment was conducted January 21, 2001, in Carson Memorial
Cemetery.
Scott Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Clarice K. 81, 19Nov1927 - 27Dec2008, Oneida, Scott, TN, TN-409-38-2004
Blankenship, Nina 76, 14Jun1924 - 18Jan2001, Oneida,
Scott, TN, VA-227-24-7876
Blankenship, Joyce 72, 17Jun1928 - 06Mar2001, Winfield,
Scott, TN, TN-408-44-3332
Blankenship,
Walter R. 74, 11Nov1927 - 30Sep2002, Winfield, Scott, TN, TN-415-28-9380
Sevier
+2006, Sevierville, Sevier Co., TN, Obituary
Iona Blankenship, April
23, 1913 - May 28, 2006,
Iona Blankenship,
age 93 of Sevierville, Tennessee, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, May
28, 2006. She was of the Baptist faith. Iona was an accomplished seamstress.
Designing clothing and quilting was a pleasured pastime to her. Granny, as
everybody called Iona, was well known in the community as a person who loved
everyone.
Iona was preceded in the death by her husband, Arlie Blankenship; parents, Mitchell and Bertha McCarter;
step-mother, Francis McCarter; son-in-law, Richard Barker; twelve brothers and
sisters.
Survivors: Son: Jack McCarter and wife Faye, Daughter: Charlene
Barker of Sevierville, Grandchildren: Tim McCarter, Sharon Stoffle and husband
Jerry, and Sheila Barker, all of Sevierville, Vickie Clabo and husband Steve of
Dandridge, Gary McCarter and wife Lisa of Sevierville, Eight great-grandchildren,
Ten great-great-grandchildren, Sister: Ruth Holloway of Knoxville, Several
nieces and nephews and a host of friends
Funeral service 12 noon Thursday in the Chapel of Atchley Funeral
Home with Rev. Dallas Gibson officiating. Interment will follow in Cummings
Chapel Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Sevier Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Iona 93, 23Apr1913 - 28May2006, Sevierville,
Sevier, TN, TN-411-40-6606
Blankenship,
Roberta L. 50, 10Jun1958 - 19Feb2009, Seymour, Sevier, TN, TN-408-17-8578
Shelby
+2008, Bartlett, Shelby
Co., TN, Obituary
Published in The
Commercial Appeal 5/19/2008
Peggy Joyce
Blankenship Zwick, devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and
friend, 59, of Bartlett, passed away on Friday, May 16, 2008 at Methodist North
Hospital, [Memphis,
Shelby Co., TN].
She was a
devoted employee for Federal Express, where she was loved by many she worked
with. She was an avid nature enthusiast loving to spend her time outdoors
gardening and enjoying nature.
She was
preceded in death by her father, Leonard
Blankenship.
She leaves
behind her husband of 27 years, William Zwick; her children, Christine Dianne
Bethea and Kimberley Erin Nelson; her mother, Altha Blankenship; five brothers; three sisters;
and four grandchildren: Justin and Ryan Lawrence, Libby Bethea, and Jourdan
Nelson.
Funeral
Services will be held on Wednesday, May 21, at 11 am, in the Northridge
Woodhaven Funeral Home Chapel.
2004, Cordova, Shelby Co.,
TN, Obituary
www.commercialappeal.com 6/13/2004
Earl H. Blankenship,
89, of Memphis, retired from Shelby County Health Department, died Saturday at
Cordova Rehabilitation and Nursing Center. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday
at Memphis Funeral Home Poplar Chapel with burial in Memphis Memory Gardens. He
was a World War II Army veteran, the recipient of a Purple Heart and a member
of Berclair Baptist Church. Mr.
Blankenship, the widower of Lynn S. Blankenship, leaves a brother, Hubert L. Blankenship of Bartlett. The family requests that any
memorials be sent to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2005, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN, Obituary
Commercial
Appeal, 4/18/2005
Mary Jackson, 80, of Memphis, homemaker, died Monday at Delta
Medical Center. Services will be at noon Monday at General Assembly and First
Born Church of the Living God on New Willow, where she was a mother board
member, with burial in West Tennessee Veterans Cemetery. N.J. Ford & Sons
Funeral Home has charge.
Mrs. Jackson, the widow of Talla Jackson, leaves seven daughters,
Audrey Maxwell, Ruby Blankenship,
Elizabeth Lewis, Bonnie Hudson and Kim Jackson, all of Memphis, Dorothy Garrett
of Dallas and Bobbie Johnson of Las Vegas; four sons, Michael Jackson, Marvin
Jackson and Tyrone Jackson, all of Memphis, and Leon Bledsoe of Senatobia,
Miss.; a sister, Joyce Watson of Memphis, 39 grandchildren and 53
great-grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2006, Memphis, Shelby Co.,
TN, Obituary
Idaho State
Journal (Pocatello,
ID) - September 17, 2006
Cecil William McCulloch, 83, our beloved husband, father, brother,
grandfather, and great grand father, departed from this earthly existence on
September 13, 2006. We miss him dearly but take consolation in knowing that we
will once again be reunited for eternity . Cecil was
born August 13, 1923, at Lorenzo, Idaho, to Edward and Lilace Morgan McCulloch,
the second of four children. Cecil spent his youth in the Lorenzo area. The
family later moved to Pocatello, Idaho, where he met his future wife and
companion of 50 years, Marie Scherbel . Cecil and
Marie were married October 31, 1942, and later sealed for time and eternity in
the Idaho Falls Temple. Cecil and Marie lived in various places through their
married lives; they raised their six children in Pocatello, Soda Springs and
Georgetown, Idaho.
Cecil was a devoted member of the Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints and was a strong and faithful servant of the Lord. Cecil had
a very strong testimony of the Gospel, and was quick to help all in need. Cecil
served with distinction in the U.S. Army in World War II. He was a tank
commander in the 43rd Squadron of the 3rd Cavalry under General Patton, and
participated in the liberation of Europe, including several concentration
camps. Cecil was awarded the Purple Heart for wounds received and two Bronze
Stars for valor in combat.
A machinist by trade, he was employed by the Union Pacific
Railroad, Pocatello Naval Ordnance Plant, Atomic Energy Commission, and retired
from Beker's Industry in Soda Springs in 1986. Cecil enjoyed music, fishing,
reading, gardening, the out-of-doors, boating, camping and the countless hours
spent with all the family members at their cabin on the Blackfoot Reservoir. He
appreciated life, family, and church, and was a kind and loving, father,
brother and friend.
After Marie's death in 1995, a new love, Kathleen Nevada Crunk,
became very special part of Cecil's and his family's lives. He and Kathleen
were married November 24, 19, 1997, in Georgia. Cecil felt extremely blessed by
his new and very loving extended family. Dad and Kathleen spent many great
years together, and felt they were blessed to live so
close to the Memphis Temple, where they enjoyed attending often.
Cecil is survived by his spouse, Kathleen; brother, Donald and his
wife, Nan McCulloch of Draper, Utah; and brother, Ray, and his wife, Marleen
Randall, of Twin Falls, Idaho. Cecil's children are: Janeal and Glen Meeds of
Clarkston, Wash., Arlyn McCulloch of Boise, Idaho, Lynette and Dave Bower of
Georgetown, Idaho, Devin McCulloch of Pocatello, Idaho, Gaylene and Robert
Dawson of Pocatello, Idaho, Sheralee and Ben Geppert of Richland, Wash., Dan and
Patricia Crunk of Augusta Ga., William Crunk of Memphis, Tenn., Fred and Sandy
Jenkins of Augusta, Ga. Cecil and Kathleen lovingly shared 32 grandchildren and
43 great-grandchildren .
Cecil was preceded in death by his parents, wife, Marie, sister,
Verla Sherman, grandson, Camden Blankenship, and
great-grandson, Kennan Bowen.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, Sept. 23, 2006, at 11 a.m.
at the Colonial Funeral Home, 2005 S. Fourth Ave., in Pocatello, Idaho, with
Bishop Garth Hall officiating. A viewing will be held 10 to 11 a.m. prior to
the services. Military rights will be performed by the Pocatello Veterans Honor
Guard. Internment will follow at the Georgetown City Cemetery in Georgetown,
Idaho.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2009, Memphis, Shelby Co., TN, Obituary
Bobby P. McMillan, 78 of Memphis, passed away Saturday, June 27,
2009. He was a U.S. Marine Veteran and a retired police officer with the city
of Memphis. He was preceded in death by his wife Mary Nell McMillan.
He is survived by his daughters Brenda Vick (Harry) and Pamela Blankenship (Don), 3 grandchildren,
Ashley and Angela Vick and Adam
Blankenship. Visitation will
be Monday, June 29 from 10-11 A.M. with a service to follow at 11 A.M. both at
Family Funeral Care. Interment will be in Memory Hill Gardens
From: diane dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Millington, Shelby Co., TN, Obituary
Published in The Commercial
Appeal on 7/18/2009
Altha Lousie Blankenship of Millington,
TN, 83, passed away on July 16, 2009.
Mrs. Blankenship was a member of Greenlaw
Baptist Church in Memphis, TN.
She was preceded in death by her daughter,
Peggy
Joyce
Zwick, her husband, Leonard Blankenship, her parents, Lee and Lillie
Cavett, her sister, Fannie Marie Cavett.
She is survived by eight children,
James
Blankenship (Barbara) of Memphis, TN, Jean Tillery of Millington, TN, Jerry Blankenship of Wilmington,
NC, Janice
Blankenship of Munford, TN, Dennis Blankenship (Jamie) of Marion, AR, Patti Blankenship of Memphis, TN, Richard
Blankenship (Carol) of Corpus Christi, TX, David Blankenship (Tracy) of
Munford, TN; a brother, Lee Cavett (Marrianne) of Normandy, TN; a sister,
Dorothy Jean Remy (William) of Searcy, AR; a son-in-law, Bill Zwick of
Bartlett, TN; 27 grandchildren, 24 great-grandchildren, and 2
great-great-grandchildren.
Services will be at 11:00 am, Monday,
July 20, 2009, at Northridge Woodhaven Funeral Home with burial in Northridge
Woodhaven Cemetery Millington, TN.
Shelby Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, James
T. 75, 13Feb1926 - 17Aug2001, Eads,
Shelby, TN, TN-412-38-8888
Blankenship, Earl
H. 89, 30Mar1915 - 12Jun2004, Germantown,
Shelby, TN, VA-223-07-5933
Blankenship,
Martha R. 78, 31Aug1929 - 12Apr2008, Germantown, Shelby, TN, MS-425-58-1523
Blankenship,
Albert 81, 18Oct1922 - 20Dec2003, Memphis, Shelby, TN, TN-414-36-8087
Blankenship, Alice
A. 87, 26Mar1917 - 11May2004, Memphis,
Shelby, TN, TN-415-14-6338
Blankenship,
Anna R. 79, 30Apr1922 - 11Oct2001, Memphis, Shelby, TN, TX-451-52-6166
Blankenship,
Beulah M. 80, 29Apr1923 - 12May2003, Memphis, Shelby, TN, TN-410-38-2095
Blankenship,
Buford M. 83, 03Aug1922 - 09Feb2006, Memphis, Shelby, TN, TN-410-20-2978
Blankenship,
Edward F. 78, 06Feb1928 - 25Oct2006, Memphis, Shelby, TN, DC-578-50-2865
Blankenship, Felix
W. 88, 05Nov1912 - 25Aug2001, Memphis,
Shelby, TN, TN-414-42-2307
Blankenship,
Frances J. 87, 02Jan1913 - 27Feb2000, Memphis, Shelby, TN, AL-420-12-4424
Blankenship,
Jay S. 47, 28Nov1954 - 01Aug2002, Memphis, Shelby, TN, TN-412-92-6581
Blankenship,
Joseph B. 58, 22Nov1941 - 12Apr2000, Memphis, Shelby, TN, TX-463-56-2392
Blankenship, Mable 76, 24Oct1925 - 09Dec2001, Memphis,
Shelby, TN, TN-413-34-9107
Blankenship,
Mason E. 83, 09May1924 - 03Sep2007, Memphis, Shelby, TN, TN-410-40-2825
Blankenship, R. O. 81, 11Nov1924 - 11Jul2006, Memphis,
Shelby, TN, AR-429-34-2507
Blankenship, Altha
L. 83, 14Aug1925 - 16Jul2009, Millington,
Shelby, TN, TN-413-24-0342
Smith
Smith Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Mary
E. 81, 18Mar1919 - 20Mar2000, Brush
Creek, Smith, TN, TN-415-62-2609
Blankenship, Anna
A. 89, 13Mar1918 - 02Sep2007, Carthage,
Smith, TN, TN-411-34-8584
Blankenship, Bon
L. 90, 24Jan1917 - 07Aug2007, Carthage,
Smith, TN, TN-412-32-1249
Blankenship, Frank
J. 82, 31Jan1925 - 24Jul2007, Carthage,
Smith, TN, TN-412-32-1248
Sullivan
+2005, Bristol, Sullivan Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/ucd/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=1430
Ezra Lincous Blankenship, 84, of Cedar Bluff, died Sept. 6, 2005 in a Bristol, TN,
hospital. Born Oct. 13, 1921 in Buchanan County, he was a son of the late Ada and Louisa
Victoria Cantrell Blankenship.
A lifelong resident of the area, he was of the Pentecostal Holiness faith. A
United States Army veteran, he had served in World War II.He was a disabled
coal miner, having been employed by Jewell Smokeless Coal Company.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his first
wife, Vunia Oakley Horne Blankenship; his
second wife, Lydia Belle
Osborne Blankenship; several
brothers and sisters; one granddaughter; and one great-granddaughter.
Survivors: daughters, Ollie Blankenship
Lester and husband, Edward, of Richlands, Trula Kiser and
husband, Dennis, of Doran, Mary Osborne and husband, Curtis, Myrtle Sisk and husband, Ray, and Alice Keene and
husband, Jeff, all of Oakwood; sons, James Roger Blankenship of Rosedale, John Blankenship and
wife, Brenda of Raven, Carl
Blankenship and wife,
Margaret, of Claypool Hill, Rev. Andrew Blankenship
and wife, Sharon, of Richlands, Ezra Jackie Blankenship and wife, Sherry, of Venus, TX; sister, Marie Horne of Raven; several step-sons and step-daughters; 26
grandchildren; 19 great-grandchildren; and several step-grandchildren and
step-great-grandchildren.
The funeral was conducted at 12 noon Sept. 8 at the Wilderness
Tabernacle on Horne Mountain with Rev. Jason Nunley, Rev. Billy Harrison, and Rev.
Kenneth Byrd officiating. Interment followed in Greenhills Memory Gardens at
Claypool Hill. Military graveside services were conducted by the American Veterans
Honor Guard of Richlands.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2006, Kingsport, Sullivan
Co., TN, Obituary,
Hamlett-Dobson,
William "Mitch" Blankenship, 57, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday,
December 21, 2006 after a lengthy illness. Mitch was a special gift from God
who brought pleasure and blessings to many people's lives. He was known for his
gentleness and his beautiful smile. His mother, Joan Blankenship, and uncle, Bill Clark preceeded him
in death.
Surviving are his sister, Kim DeLancey,
Greenville; two nieces, Kristina and Angel DeLancey; one great-nephew, Jeremy
DeLancey, all of Kingsport; two dear aunts, Hazel Clark, Church Hill and Daisy Blankenship, Kingsport; several cousins and other
family members.
The family will recieve friends from 2 to
3 p.m. Saturday at Hamlett-Dobson Funeral Home, Kingsport. Services will be
conducted at 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home with Pastor Gary Hall
officiating. Burial will follow at Depew's Chapel Methodist Church Cemetery.
Pallbearers will be U-Turn for Christ Men's Ranch of Greeneville, TN.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2008, Kingsport, Sullivan
Co., TN, Obituary
Carter-Trent
Funeral Home
Hazel Blankenship,
71, of Kingsport, went to be with the Lord Thursday, (October 23, 2008) at
Wellmont Holston Valley Medical Center. She was born in Buchanan County,
Virginia and had lived in Kingsport for the past eight years. Hazel attended Free Gift Gospel Mission Church in Kingsport.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert Blankenship; her son, Johnny Blankenship; and her parents, Harrison and Julia Blankenship.
She is survived by her three daughters, Hazel Elizabeth Hall-Cline and husband, Dennis, of
Kingsport, Betty Ann Cole and husband Grady, of Jewell Ridge,
VA, Lisa Lynn Vanover and husband, Jerry, of Kingsport;
six sons, Ronnie Blankenship, Robert Lewis Blankenship and wife, Sandra, Billy
Ray Blankenship, Gary
Blankenship and wife, Angel, Mark Anthony Blankenship, and Timothy Ray Cox, all of Kingsport;
twenty-seven grandchildren; sixteen great-grandchildren; three sisters, Mary
Greenwood, of Michigan, Betty Freeman, of Maryland, and Mable Hayslette and
husband Jim Lee, West Virginia; two brothers, Taylor Blankenship and wife, Ruby, and Johnny Blankenship
and wife Judy, both of Michigan along with several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be conducted in the mission at 1 pm with
Pastor Vern Hall, Jr., officiating. Music will be by Melissa Hall. Burial will
follow in Oak Hill Memorial Park, Kingsport. Pallbearers will be Travis Blankenship, Robbie Blankenship,
Patrick Blankenship, Robert Pruitt, David Pruitt, Jerry
Vanover, Jr and Troy Perkins. Honorary Pallbearers are Danny Nolen, Pete
Meadows and Mary O. Hamilton.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Piney Flats, Sullivan Co., TN, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/242919/Toler-Luther.php
Luther Toler, 87, of 1276 Austin Springs Road, Piney Flats died
Friday, November 13, 2009 at his residence.
Mr. Toler was a native of Simon, West Virginia, had lived in Ohio,
Illinois, Florida, South Carolina and came to
Tennessee in 1992. He was a son of
the late Johnny and Mary Ellen Aliff Toler.
Mr. Toler was a retired machinist in the industrial trade. He was also a Air Force veteran of WW II and was on the Methodist faith.
He is preceded in death by: his parents; a brother, Norlin Toler;
and a sister, Lucy Harvey.
Survivors include: his wife of sixty two years, Notie Hatfield
Toler of the home; one son, Gary Lee Toler of Renton, Washington; one daughter,
Diana S. Toler of the home; one brother, Brian Toler of Jesse, West Virginia;
three sisters, Polly Crouch and Lula
Neal, both of Beckley, West Virginia and Ethel Blankenship
of Clear Fork, West Virginia; several nieces and nephews also survive.
A memorial service for Luther Toler will be conducted at 7 PM
Sunday, November 15, 2009 in the North Chapel of the Morris-Baker Funeral Home.
Rev. Joey Manis will officiate.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Sullivan Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Hazel 71, 24Dec1936 - 23Oct2008, Kingsport,
Sullivan, TN, VA-228-44-0107
Blankenship,
William M. 57, 18Oct1949 - 21Dec2006, Kingsport,
Sullivan, TN, TN-409-13-4662
Sumner
2003, Sumner Co.,, TN, Obituary
Portland Leader November 5, 2003
Blankenship, Vicie
Vicie Blankenship,
89, of Portland, formerly of Watertown, died on Mon., Oct. 27, 2003 at
Tennessee Christian Medical Center in Portland. A native of West
Virginia, she was born on Sept. 11, 1914 to the late Sarah (Browning) and Alfred Blankenship. She was a homemaker. She was
preceded in death by husbands Shellie Morgan, Jr. and Drewey Blankenship; children Lily Mae
Joiz and Delmas Blankenship; and
three brothers and sisters. She is survived by five daughters, on son,
four sisters, two brothers, 15 grandchildren, 10 great grandchildren, and 7
great, great grandchildren. Funeral services were held on Thurs., Oct.
30, 2003 at Hunter Funeral Home in Watertown.
http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~providence/obit_pleader2003.htm
From: Carolyn carolyna15(at)earthlink.net
2003, White House, Sumner
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/tn/robertson/webbbs_config.pl/noframes/read/89
Polly Blankenship Murphy, 67, died July 31, 2003, at her home. Funeral services were
conducted Saturday, Aug. 2 at Austin & Bell Funeral Home in White House at
11 a.m. with Rev. Delwyn Fryer and Rev. Paul Edwards. Pallbearers were Robert
Murphy, Mark Murphy, Troy Brooks, Terry Bartlett, Gene Bartlett, Jerry Bean,
John Page and Wayne Brown. Interment followed in White House Memorial Gardens.
Mrs. Murphy is survived by her husband, Rufus Gordan Murphy of
Greenbrier; daughter and son-in-law, Lisa and Eric Swift of Greenbrier; son and
daughter-in-law, Richard G. and Lisa Murphy of Adams; sister, Frances Cassetty
of Pleasant Shade; brother, James
Blankenship of Springfield;
and four grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Sumner Co., TN, Obituaries List
http://www.sumnertn.org/archives/obituaries.asp
Blankenship, Pamela Law 25-Jun-2002
Blankenship, Vicie 24-Oct-2003
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Sumner Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Geralyn P. 58, 20May1944 - 25Jun2002, Gallatin, Sumner, TN, TN-413-76-7841
Blankenship, Alta
D. 86, 05Feb1919 - 23Dec2005, Westmoreland,
Sumner, TN, TN-408-40-1739
Blankenship,
Bennie 65, 01Nov1935 - 04Dec2000, Westmoreland, Sumner, TN, KY-406-44-0142
Blankenship, David
L. 55-56, 30Nov1949 - 27Nov2005, Westmoreland, Sumner, TN, TN-415-84-2613
Blankenship, Donna 54, 27Nov1946 - 07Sep2001, Westmoreland,
Sumner, TN, OH-269-42-6194
Blankenship,
Viola L. 77, 09Jan1924 - 15May2001, Westmoreland, Sumner, TN, TN-414-52-2081
Tipton
Tipton Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, O. T. 74, 05Feb1926 - 08Oct2000, Covington,
Tipton, TN, TN-413-34-0374
Unicoi
2001, Erwin, Unicoi Co.,
TN, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/uco/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=1385
Mr. Ronald Lee Mullins, 150 Polk Street, died Tuesday (Sept. 4,
2001) in the Johnson City Medical Center. Mr. Mullins was a Norton, Va., native
but had lived in Erwin since 1963. He was a son of the late Leonas and Grace
Church Mullins. Mr. Mullins was a U.S. Air Force veteran. He was employed by
CSX Transportation as a conductor for 38 years. Mr. Mullins was a member of
Evergreen Free Will Baptist Church. He was a member of the Erwin Centennial
Lodge No. 491 F&AM.
Survivors include his wife, Glenna Sue Cantrell Mullins, of the
home; two brothers and one sister-in-law, Gary W. Mullins and Darrell and
Charlene Mullins, all of Norton, Va.; one sister, Barbara Kay Mullins, Norton,
Va.; special goddaughter, Ashleigh Brooke Duncan; several aunts, uncles, nieces
and nephews.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday from the Evergreen Free
Will Baptist Church, Erwin, with the Rev. Harold Blankenship, the Rev. Howard Messer and the Rev. Bernie Jones officiating. Music
will be provided by Joshua and Kristie Baer and Sheila Benedetto. Interment
will follow in Evergreen Cemetery, Erwin. Full military graveside rites will be
rendered by the Kingsport VFW Post No. 3382.
Jim Brown, Bruce King, Johnny Masters, Johnny Kelley, Clark Griffith, Jason
Bridges and Ronnie Tinker will serve as active pallbearers. Bob Grindstaff,
Walter Harris, Paul Whitson, David Harris, Warren Dunbar, David True and Rick
Honeycutt will serve as honorary pallbearers.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2006, Erwin, Unicoi Co., TN, Obituary
https://www.valleyfuneralhome.net/obituaries/Teresa-Crowder-Blankenship-121357/#!/Obituary
Teresa Gail Crowder Blankenship, age 57, of 667 Vinton Street, Erwin, passed away Tuesday,
February 21, 2006, at her residence. Born in Unicoi County, she was the
daughter of Irene Whitson Rice and the late Herman Rice, Sr..
She was a homemaker.
Besides her father, she is preceded in death by her first husband,
Charles Crowder who passed away in 1995 and her second husband, Johnny
Blankenship.
Besides her mother, Teresa leaves behind her daughter, Tina
Crowder, Erwin; her sons, Doug Crowder and wife, Cathy, Bean Station, Butch
Crowder and wife, Rita, Dover, Paul Crowder and wife Bonnie Jo, Johnson City; sisters,
Susie Crowder and husband, Kenneth, Jonesborough, Betty Huskins and husband,
Jerry, Erwin; brother, Herman Rice, Jr. and wife, Judy, Johnson City; six
grandchildren, Nick Crowder, Austin Crowder, Ethan Crowder, Chelsie Crowder,
David Crowder, and Hunter Barns. Several nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 23, 2006, eight
o'clock in the chapel of Valley Funeral Home. Reverend Steve Rice will be officiating the service. The graveside services will be
Friday, February 24, 2006 eleven o'clock at Evergreen Cemetery. Pallbearers
will be Derrick Rice, Cody Huskins, Jarod Huskins, Bryn Rice, Kenny Crowder,
Hank Kalakauskis, and Chris Smith.
Unicoi Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, John
R. 62, 02Mar1940 - 01Nov2002, Erwin,
Unicoi, TN, TN-411-62-4745
Blankenship, Lena
B. 90, 29Mar1913 - 26Feb2004, Erwin,
Unicoi, TN, TN-409-03-2936
Blankenship, Patsy 59, 25Mar1944 - 27Sep2003, Erwin,
Unicoi, TN, TN-414-82-5751
Blankenship,
Teresa G. 57, 19Feb1949 - 21Feb2006, Erwin, Unicoi, TN, MI-371-54-1542
Blankenship, Vada 88, 03May1919 - 02Jun2007, Unicoi,
Unicoi, TN, TN-413-52-4545
Union
Union Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Billy
R. 64, 30Apr1942 - 01Jul2006, Luttrell,
Union, TN, TN-408-66-1553
Warren
+2001, Rock Island, Warren Co., TN, Obituary
Mountain View, [Spencer, TN.] Friday, 21 Sep 2001, p.
2.
Janie Lee Clendenon Blankenship, 89, of Rock Island passed away Sunday, September 16, 2001. She
was born January 1, 1912, in Warren County, the daughter of Harmon Clendenon
and Alice Jennings. She was a retired machine operator for Mid-South Funeral
Supply and a member of the Corinth Church of Christ.
Services were Tuesday, September 18, 2001, in the High Funeral Home
Chapel with burial in Webb Cemetery. Nester Stewart officiated.
Blankenship was
preceded in death by two brothers, Charlie Clendenon; Ed Clendenon; sister,
Lizzie Johnson Taylor; step-daughter,
Audine Dotson; and a step-son, Edwin Blankenship.
Survivors include her son,
J. B. Blankenship Jr. of Rock Island; step-daughter, Mamie Prater of McMinnville; two grandchildren, Jim Blankenship III of Belk Community; Donna Villain of NC;
three great-grandchildren, Justin Hester; Cody Blankenship;
Alec
Villain; and seven step-grandchildren.
High Funeral Home was in chargeof the arrangements.
From: "Don B."
<donblank@earthlink.net>
Warren Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Wallace D. 75, 24Jun1926 - 04Mar2002, Mc Minnville, Warren, TN, TN-415-30-2215
Blankenship, Janie
L. 89, 01Jan1912 - 16Sep2001, Rock
Island, Warren, TN, TN-411-16-3264
Washington
2005, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/241604/Rogers-Carolyn-Jewell.php
Carolyn Jewell Rogers, 65, 2102 Evergreen Drive, Johnson City is
now at peace on Tuesday, January 10, 2005. She was freed from her earthly body
to join the Lord in Heaven to dance with the angels. She fought a very
difficult battle with ALS (Lou Gehrigs Disease) and never complained. Mrs.
Rogers was a native and lifelong resident of Washington County,TN. She was born May 3rd, 1940, a daughter of the late
Hughie James and Jeanetta Frances Reed Rector.
Mrs. Rogers was a teacher in the Carter County School System at
Cloudland High School and Happy Valley High School with thirty eight years of
service. After her retirement in 1999 from teaching she worked with her
daughter at Bear N Friends Toy Shoppe. During her teaching career and her work
at the toy shoppe she was lovingly known by her students, working associates
and customers as "Mom. She was a member of Eden United Methodist Church.
Survivors include: her husband of forty five years, Larry Rogers;
one son and daughter-in-law, Larry Benjamin and Anna Rogers of Johnson City;
one daughter, Debbie Rogers of Johnson City; one grandson, Chad Blankenship of
Johnson City; one brother, Jimmy Rector of Jonesborough; two sisters, Joyce
Garland of Johnson City and Norma Fawbush of Whitesburg,TN;
nephews, Wesley Garland, Wade Garland, James Rector, and Terry Fawbush; nieces,
Kathy Fawbush, Alicia Emery, and Eva Rector.
The funeral service for Carolyn Jewell Rogers will be conducted at
8 PM Friday, January 13, 2006 in the Morris-Baker South Chapel. Rev. Clyde
Hester will officiate. The graveside service will be conducted at 10 AM
Saturday in the Fairview Cemetery in Jonesborough. Active pallbearers will be
Wade Garland, Wayne Garland, Dean Rambo, Bill Rambo, Banks Saylor, Clarence
"Whitie Lewis, and Justin Layne. Honorary pallbearers will be Wesley
Garland, all students, faculty and staff of Happy Valley High School from 1962
to 1999, and all her friends at Bear N Friends Toy Shoppe.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2006, Johnson City, Washington Co., TN, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/241688/Blankenship-Minnie-B.php
Minnie B. Blankenship, 88, 115 Woodlawn Drive, died Saturday, March 25, 2006 at the
Johnson City Medical Center. Mrs.
Blankenship was a Johnson
County native and had lived most of her life in Johnson City. She was born June
1st, 1917, a daughter of the late Floyd Conley Hicks and Sadie Luster White
Hicks and was preceded in death by her husband,
Thomas Glen Blankenship, four brothers and one sister.
Mrs. Blankenship
was retired from Empire Furniture. She was a member of Pleasant Valley Baptist
Church in Elk Park, NC.
Mrs. Blankenship
was survived by one son, Tommy W. Blankenship, Johnson City; one brother, Eugene Hicks,
Jonesborough; two sisters, Edith Shelton and Shirley Tyree both of Johnson City
and several nieces and nephews.
A graveside service for Mrs. Blankenship
will be conducted at 1 PM Tuesday, March 28, 2006 at Washington County Memory
Gardens. Reverend Dan Foster will officiate. Pallbearers will be selected from
family and friends.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2006, Johnson City, Washington
Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.heartfeltconnections.net/ViewTribute.aspx?id=11148
Bonnie Mae Blankenship, age 82, of Johnson City, TN, went home to be with her Lord,
Saturday, September 30, 2006 at her residence following an extended illness. A
lifelong resident of Johnson City, she was the daughter of the late James Oscar
and Irene Elizabeth Godsey Blevins. Mrs. Blankenship was a member of First Presbyterian Church,
Johnson City, where she was a member of the Circle 2 class. Bonnie was like a
scholar when it came to the Bible. She was so strong in her faith, that she was
prepared to discuss her faith or your faith at a moments notice. Mrs. Blankenship maintained her friendship with a special
group of High School friends for over 50 years, meeting every Thursday for
special lunches. She was retired as a supervisor from H.I.S, Johnson City.
Mrs. Blankenship
was preceded in death by her husband, Ray Lewis Blankenship who passed away in 1999; and a brother, Charles H. Blevins.
She will be lovingly remembered by her two surviving daughters and
son-in-law, Tonya and Jim Thomas, Johnson City and Lori Smith, Johnson City; two grandchildren, Michael Ray Garland, Jr.
and Kristy Smith, both of Johnson City. Several nieces and nephews also
survive.
A graveside service will be conducted for Mrs. Blankenship at 1:00 P.M., Tuesday October 3, 2006 at
Monte Vista Memorial Park, Johnson City, with Rev. Don Muncie and Rev. Joyce
Tackett officiating. Music will be provided by Mr. Lanny Bodkins. Active
pallbearers will be selected from family and friends. Honorary pallbearers will
be Dr. Mary Jane Gibson, Dr. Timothy Smyth, and Grover Burleson. Those who plan
to attend the graveside service are asked to meet at the funeral home Tuesday
at 12:30 P.M. to go in procession to the cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2009, Johnson City,
Washington Co., TN, Obituary,
Mrs. Bertie Blankenship, 89, of 2332 Eastside Avenue, Johnson City, died Friday, February
27, 2009, at her residence. She was a native of Embreeville, daughter of the
late William N. and Elizabeth Jones Riddle. Bertie was a
retired dietetic technician for the James H. Quillen Veterans Affairs Medical
Center. She was a member of the First Free Will Baptist Church.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her
husband, Utah Blankenship in 1994; a daughter, Lillian Blankenship; one infant granddaughter, Patricia Ann;
two brothers, Fred and Oscar Riddle; three sisters, Pearl Greer, Magaline
Riddle and Pansy Riddle.
Survivors include: a son and daughter-in-law, Buddy and Mary
Blankenship of Johnson City; a
sister, Bertha Mae Elkins of Burnsville, North Carolina;
three grandchildren and theirs spouses, Wanda and Terry Lyons of Jacksonville,
Florida, Randy and April Blankenship
of Johnson City, Steve and Sara Blankenship of Knoxville; seven great grandchildren, Terry Lyons, Jr.,
Aaron Lyons and Conley Lyons all of Jacksonville, Florida, Randa Blankenship and Mackenzie Blankenship both of Johnson City, Cody and Jake Blankenship both of Knoxville; two great great
grandchildren, Dakota and Savanna Lyons both of Jacksonville, Florida; one
sister-in-law, Chris Riddle; several nieces and nephews.
A funeral service is scheduled for Sunday, March 1, 2009, at 8:00
p.m. in the South Chapel of the Morris-Baker Funeral Home under the direction
of Rev. Tony Trott and Rev. Kenneth Grindstaff.. A
committal service will be conducted on Monday, February 2, 2009, at 11:00 a.m.
in the Monte Vista Memorial Park.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2002, Jonesborough,
Washington Co., TN, Obituary
http://www.genealogybuff.com/uco/webbbs_config.pl?noframes;read=1351
Inez Ferguson Barr, 93, 1725 Highway 81 North,
died at 3:10 a.m. Monday (Jan. 28, 2002) at her home after an extended illness.
She was a lifelong resident of Washington County,
Tenn. Mrs. Barr was a member of Oak Hill Baptist Church. She was a homemaker.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 70 years, Jack Milton
Barr (Aug. 15, 1995); three sons, James Elmer Barr, Nashville, (2001), Herbert
Benny Barr, Dekalb, Ill., Billy Jack Barr, Johnson City; two daughters, Elsie
Ford, Jonesborough, and infant daughter, Edith Barr; two grandchildren, Richard
Miller and Donald Dean Barr.
Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Kenneth (Dorothy) Appleton, La
Vergne, Tenn., Mrs. Luther (Martha) Wright, Jonesborough, and Mrs. Harold
(Betty) Bailey, Jonesborough, Mrs. Max (Nancy) Christian, Fall Branch, and Mrs.
Paul (Carolyn) Gibson, Fall Branch; 15 grandchildren, 22 great-grandchildren; and
several nieces and nephews.
Services will be conducted at 8 p.m. today in the funeral home
chapel with the Rev. Joe Blankenship, the
Rev. Victor Wallace, and the Rev. Joe Baker officiating. Graveside services
will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at Oak Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2008, Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/242580/Cretsinger-Raymond.php
Raymond Eugene Gene Cretsinger, 69, of 3637 West Walnut Street,
Jonesborough, died Thursday, October 16, 2008 at the Johnson City Medical
Center. He was a native of Washington County, born July 14th, 1939 a son of the
late Raymond Eli and Lilly Mae Ayers Cretsinger. Gene was a truck driver in the
rock quarry business. He was a member of the Midway Baptist Church.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter
Edith Mae Cretsinger and a brother and sister.
Survivors include: his wife,
Lydia Blankenship Cretsinger of the home; two sons, David Day of
Jonesborough and Steve Day and his wife, Michelle; four daughters and
sons-in-law, Gina George and Tony Dale of Morristown, Dawn and James McCray of
Gray, Juli Keim of North Carolina and Rose and Denno Holder of Johnson City; a
brother and sister-in-law, Garnett Poncho and Debbie Cretsinger of Johnson
City; a sister and brother-in-law, Margaret and Junior Branam of Johnson City;
eleven very special grandchildren, Morgan Little George, Nichole Tootle
Britches, Baliegh, Dusty, Amy, Cory, Dylan, Drew, Caleb, Daniel and Eric; four
great grandchildren.
A funeral service is scheduled for Sunday, October 19, 2008 at 8:00
p.m. in the South Chapel of the Morris Baker Funeral Home, under the direction
of Rev. William Taylor and Rev. Chuck Griffin. A committal service will be
conducted on Monday, October 20, 2008 at 10:00 a.m. in the Monte Vista Memorial
Park. Active pallbearers will be: Ryan Garst, Brian Rector, Cory King, Jay Blankenship, Mickey Onks, Jamie McCray and Mark Mckee.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2007, Telford, Washington Co., TN, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/242196/Woodward-Ida.php
Ida Hurley
Woodward, 85, of 126 Lou Fox Drive, Telford, died on Thursday, August 2, 2007
at the Johnson City Medical Center. She was a native of Panther, West Virginia,
born January 25th, 1922 the daughter of the late Kelly and Octavia Deskins Blankenship.
Ida resided in
Johnson City since 1972, retired having been a cook for the Veterans Affairs
Medical Center and had worked for fourteen years as a clerk for United Oil. She
was of the Baptist faith. Ida was a widow of Elmer Hurley who died in Germany
during WWII.
In addition to her parents and husband she was preceded in death
by: two daughters, Brenda Eloise Hurley and Judy Shelton; three brothers, William R., Walter F. and Jack L. Blankenship;
a sister, Louise Riffee.
Survivors include: a son and daughter-in-law, Gene and Brenda
Hurley of Erwin; five daughters and three sons-in-law, Gaynell Taylor of
Johnson City, Sandy and Ronnie Reece of Clarksville, Janie and Gary Peters of
Telford, Cathy Woodward of Nashville and Patsy Woodward and David Scalf of
Jonesborough; a sister, June Greene of Cinncinnatti, Ohio; nine
grandchildren, Terry A. Taylor, Tambra Cole, Rhonda Reece, John Shelton, Joel
David Shelton, Keith Kennedy, Jason Peters, Shannon Peters and Serena Scalf;
seven great grandchildren, Brittney Taylor, Shasta Lynch, Brooke Shelton,
Jasmine, Jaleessa and Jordan Kennedy, Devon Peters (Old Mamaw); several nieces
and nephews.
A funeral service is scheduled for Sunday, August 5, 2007 at 8:00
p.m. in the North Chapel of the Morris-Baker Funeral Home, under the direction
of Rev. Billy Deskins. A committal service will be conducted on Monday, August
6, 2007 in the Mountain Home National Cemetery at 1:00 p.m. Active pallbearers
will be: Joel David Shelton, Terry Taylor, Keith Kennedy, Jason Peters, Shaun Street,
and Gary Peters.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Johnson City
, Washington Co., TN, Mountain Home Nat. Cem.,
P.O. Box 8 VA
Medical Center Zip 37684 TX (423) 979-3535
Blankenship, Henry L. PFC USMC, b. 05/07/1932, DOD 12/17/2001,
Sec. MM R-11 #30, K
Blankenship, Clarence E. A2C USAF, PFC USA, b. 03/09/1927, DOD
12/14/2004, Sec. RR #524, WWII, K,
From: Don
Blankenship donblank(at)earthlink.net
Jonesborough, Washington Co., TN, Vincent Methodist Church Cem.,
Located at 877 Mayberry Rd.,.
Blankenship, Homer 1931- 2002
Blankenship, Justin Charles 1928-2003
Washington Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Homer 71, 25Sep1931 - 23Dec2002, Jonesborough,
Washington, TN, TN-414-70-3520
Blankenship,
Myrtle P. 86, 11Nov1920 - 05Feb2007, Jonesborough, Washington, TN, TN-413-38-7803
Blankenship,
Belva L. 89, 17Nov1919 - 21Nov2008, Johnson City, Washington, TN, TN-408-32-2656
Blankenship,
Bertie 89, 08Nov1919 - 27Feb2009, Johnson City, Washington, TN, TN-409-56-5972
Roberta
Riddle Wife of Utah Blankenship
Blankenship,
Bonnie M. 16, Jun1924 - 30Sep2006, Johnson City, Washington, TN, TN-412-28-5170
Blankenship,
Glen 74, 12Dec1925 - 16Feb2000, Johnson City, Washington, TN, TN-414-44-2037
Blankenship,
Margaret 93, 13Aug1915 - 11Dec2008, Johnson City, Washington, TN, IL-332-36-7449
Blankenship,
Minnie B. 88, 01Jun1917 - 25Mar2006, Johnson City, Washington, TN, NC-245-24-9106
Blankenship,
Ruby E. 83, 05Nov1921 - 15Sep2005, Johnson City, Washington, TN, TN-410-28-4674
Blankenship,
Clarence E. 77, 10Mar1927 - 14Dec2004, Telford, Washington, TN, FL-262-32-5771
Blankenship,
Margaret L. 65, 22Mar1940 - 13Jan2006, Telford, Washington, TN, TN-413-62-7359
Weakley
Weakley Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Roy
V. 70, 22May1929 - 07Mar2000, Gleason,
Weakley, TN, TN-411-38-9655
Williamson
2009, Franklin, Williamson
Co., TN, Obituary
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph (WV) -
April 17, 2009
Dora E. Mullins, 86, of the Claiborne and Hughes Health Center in
Franklin, Tenn., formerly of Princeton and Welch died on Thursday, April 16,
2009 after a long illness. Born October 1, 1922 in Asco, she was the daughter
of the late Aldie Bishop and Elizabeth England Bishop.
She was educated, married and lived in McDowell County before
moving to Grants, N.M. for five years. She worked in food services, retail
sales, hospital patient care and as a domestic engineer. She moved to Princeton
in 1975 and attended the Princeton Church of God. In 2000, she lived briefly in
Raven, Va. with the Wilma Ward family before settling in Franklin, Tenn. with
her daughter.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Morris K. Mullins;
sister, Madeline Bishop; and brother-in-law, Herman Blankenship.
Survivors include son, Lyle K. Mullins of Acworth, Ga.; daughter,
Glenna D. Nesmith of Franklin, Tenn.; brothers, Ralph Bishop of Bristol, Va.,
Everett Bishop of Albany, Ky.; sister, Marie "Gladys" Blankenship of Midway; grandsons, TSgt. Chris Nesmith
of Okinawa, Japan and Jason Mullins of Eagle, Idaho; granddaughter, Christina
Nesmith of Hughesville, Md.; and three nieces; and six nephews.
Funeral services will be held 11:00 a.m. Monday, April 20, 2009
from the Burns Wornal Chapel of the Memorial Funeral Directory on the Athens
Road in Princeton with the Reverend Randy Webb officiating accompanied by the
gospel singers, the Kwen Mountain Boys, Wilma Compton and Debbie Ward. Burial
will follow in the Grandview Memory Garden on the Bluefield-Tazewell Road,
Bluefield, Va.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Williamson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Pauline W. 86, 23Feb1922 - 08Mar2008, Brentwood, Williamson, TN, TN-415-18-9284
Blankenship,
Dorothy K. 81, 28Nov1927 - 21Apr2009, Franklin, Williamson, TN, TN-409-42-0648
Wilson
+2006, Lebanon, Wilson Co., TN, Obituary
Daily News (Bowling Green, KY) - October 27, 2006
Nelson Bryan Blankenship Sr., 96, of Lebanon, Tenn., formerly of Bowling Green, died at 7 p.m.
Oct. 25, 2006, at University Medical Center in Lebanon. The Cainsville, Tenn.,
native was a retired medical technologist and owner of Physician’s Laboratory
in Bowling Green. He attended First Christian Church in Bowling
Green. He was a son of the late Clarence Preston Blankenship and Willie Bryan
Blankenship.
He was preceded in death by a sister,
Maurine Blankenship Rowland; his first
wife, Selma Olene Travis Blankenship; and
his second wife, Ethel Browning Downing Blankenship.
Funeral is at 11 a.m. Saturday at J. C. Kirby & Son Funeral
Home, Lovers Lane chapel, with burial in Fairview No. 2 Cemetery.
Survivors include two sons,
Nelson Blankenship Jr., of Maitland, Fla., and Hughie Blankenship and his wife, Cheryl, of Bowling Green; a
step daughter, Ann Downing Hocker of Bowling Green; four grandchildren, Kevin
Blankenship and his wife,
Neeka, of Franklin, Tenn., Scott
Blankenship and his wife,
Tracy, of Bowling Green, Lee Blankenship of Sandy Plains, Ga., and Jennifer Blankenship Dunbar and her husband, Chad, of Longwood, Fla.;
six great-grandchildren; and a longtime companion, Lucille Orth of Donaldson,
Tenn.
From: Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Wilson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship, Keith 49, 12Aug1956 - 27May2006, Lebanon,
Wilson, TN, TN-410-96-2018
Blankenship, N. B. 96, 26Jun1910 - 25Oct2006, Lebanon,
Wilson, TN, KY-404-24-2146
Blankenship, Jon
R. 67, 19Feb1937 - 03Jul2004, Mount Juliet, Wilson, TN, TN-415-56-9493
Blankenship, Vicie 89, 11Sep1914 - 27Oct2003, Watertown,
Wilson, TN, VA-235-88-7377