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Blankinship, Kenneth B. 39, 23Feb1970
- 19Jan2010, (72), GA-252-02-3764
Blankenship, Jeffery Keith 45, 24Sep1964 - 25May2010, (Georgia), GA-255-19-5086
Bartow
2011, Adairsville, Bartow Co., GA, Obituary
The Daily Tribune News, (Carterville, GA) - March 6, 2011
Mr. Francis Young, age 68, of 531 East Pleasant Valley Road, NW,
Adairsville, passed away Friday afternoon, March 4, 2011, at the residence. He
was born in Chatsworth, Dec. 30, 1942, son of the late Seaborn
and Parthena Blankenship Young.
He attended Arm of God Church in Waleska.
Mr. Young was always a hard worker and enjoyed spending time with his family.
He was preceded in death by his parents; two brothers, Junior Young
and Donald Young; a grandson, Daniel Young.
Survivors include his wife of 33 years, Joyce Redd
Young of Adairsville; three sons and daughters-in-law, James (Virginia) Young
of Adairsville, Steve (April) Young of Adairsville, and Kenny Young of Canton;
two daughters and sons-in-law, Barbara (Jimmy) Ragland of Adairsville and
Joanie (Shone) Stewart of Adairsville; 15 grandchildren and a great-grandchild;
a brother, Eugene "Toby" and Helen Young; a sister-in-law, Betty
Young and nieces and nephews also survive.
Funeral services will be held on Monday, March 7, 2011, at 2 p.m.
from the chapel of Barton Funeral Home with Rev. Glenn Stout and Rev. Cary Hall
officiating. Interment will follow in Towe Chapel
Cemetery, Adairsville. Charlie Lockridge, Tony Lyles,
Ron Dickerson, Terry Edwards, Dennis Mitz, and Shane
Childers will serve as pallbearers while Dale Hall and Jeff Green will be
honorary pallbearers
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2011, Cartersville, Bartow Co., GA, Obituary
The Daily Tribune News, (Carterville, GA) - January 26, 2011
Mrs. Willie Mae Underwood Daniel Jaworski,
93, of Cartersville, died peacefully Tuesday, Jan. 25, at her residence
following a short illness. She was born in Bowling Green, Ky., Jan. 31, 1917,
and was the daughter of the late Watt Underwood and the late Grace Padgett
Underwood.
Mrs. Jaworski moved from Kentucky to
Cartersville in 1988. She worked as a sales person in the insurance industry
and was a tireless servant of her church and community. She was a member of
Canton Road Church of God where she was in charge of the seniors.
Preceding her in death along with her parents are her first
husband, Orvil Ivan Daniel; her second husband,
Stanley Jaworski; her son, Robert Daniel; one brother
and one sister.
Survivors include her daughter, Onita Blankenship
of Kennesaw; two grandchildren, Denise Lynn Shadrick
of Arkansas and Avis Grace Wilson of Oklahoma; 11 great-grandchildren; and
three great-great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m., Thursday, Jan. 27,
at Canton Road Church of God with Rev. Dewayne McCreary and Rev. Dale Brewer
officiating. Mrs. Jaworski will be taken to Bowling
Green, Kentucky to be laid to rest in Fairview Cemetery. Pallbearers are asked
to meet at 10:15 a.m., Thursday at Canton Road Church of God and will include:
Dennis Priest, Johnny Davis, Steve Jones, Freddie White, Rodney Ryans and Nick Barnett. Ken Roth and Steve Arendall will serve as honorary pallbearers.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Cartersville, Bartow Co., GA, Obituary
The Daily Tribune News, (Carterville, GA) - February 21, 2011
Mrs. Jamie Grace Baker Simmons, 79, of Burnt Hickory Road,
Cartersville, passed away on Sunday, Feb. 20, 2011, after a long battle with Alzheimers Disease. She was born Nov. 17, 1931, in Bartow County,
the daughter of the late John Akin Baker and Amanda Cochran Baker and was a
lifelong member of Oak Grove Baptist Church.
She graduated from Cass High School in 1950 and during her life,
worked at EZ Mills, Bartow County School and Peoples Livestock. Mrs. Simmons
married Sam Simmons in 1956 and they had two children, Sammy and Sissy. She was
known to all as "Aunt Jamie" and will be forever remembered for her
giving spirit, generosity and kindness to everyone. She never met a stranger
and saw the good in every person. Aunt Jamie held a special place in her heart
for all children.
She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Sam Simmons
and a sister and brother in law, Barbara and Bill Blankenship.
Surviving is her son and daughter-in-law, Sammy and Wendy Simmons,
daughter and son-in-law, Faith (Sissy) and James Curtis, a brother and sister
in law, Wesley and Liz Baker of Kingston, grandchildren, Charlotte and Cheyenne
Frady and Cameron Simmons and many nieces and
nephews, each of whom she considered her own.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, Feb. 23, at 2 p.m. in the
chapel of Owen Funeral Home with Rev. David Baker officiating. Burial will
follow in Oak Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Cameron Simmons, David Evans,
Marty Baker, Robby Simmons, Haynie Cochran, Corey and
Blue Evans and Cody Tidwell. Honorary pallbearers will be ,
Cliff Martin, Floyd Ponder, Ronnie Ponder, Ralph Jones, Sammy Evans, Benny Hithcock, Darrell Tidwell and Billy Jones.
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2011, Statham, Barrow Co., GA, Obituary
The Southsider
Voice, (Indianapolis,
IN) - October 12, 2011
A memorial service for Carlos Johnson [7/15/46 - 9/3/11] will take
place at Mount Tabor Baptist Church in Statham, GA. at 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct.
15. Carlos was a self-employed plumber.
Survivors include: daughter, Tamara (Tim) Shroeder;
grandsons, Donavan and Jacob Schroeder, all of Jefferson, GA; brothers, Paul
(Jean) Johnson, Frank Johnson, Harley (Diana) Johnson; twin brother, the Rev.
Carson (Rebecca) Johnson of Abilene, KS; sister, Harriet Phelps; companion
Teresa Woods of Statham, GA; several nieces and nephews; several great-nieces
and nephews; and dear friend, Robert (Poncho) Chapman and wife Janie.
Mr. Johnson was preceded in death by his father, Carvle Johnson; mother,
Iva Blankenship Johnson; brother, John Johnson; sister, Martha
Johnson.
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Bibb
2012, Macon, Bibb Co., GA, Obituary
The Macon Telegraph, (GA) - January 14, 2012
Patsy Whitmire Bowers, 75, passed away
Thursday, January 12, 2012 at a local nursing care facility. Memorial services
will be held at 3P.M., Sunday at Forest Hills United Methodist Church with the
Rev. Jimmy Towson officiating. Burial will be private.
Mrs. Bowers, daughter of the late James Judson Whitmire
and Lena Althea Slayton Whitmire, was born in Joanna,
SC. Living in Macon a number of years, she was an
accountant with Sonoco Products and was a member of First Presbyterian Church
of Hartsville and of Clinton, SC.
She was preceded in death by her grandson, Jeffery T. Stephens.
Survivors include her husband, William P. "Bill" Bowers
of Macon; her daughter, Susan Bowers (Steve) Goins of
Macon; her grandchildren, Whitney B.
Stephens and Sterling Blankenship of Macon; her great granddaughter, Hailey
Stephens of Macon; her siblings, Clyde (Myra) Whitmire
of Gaffney, SC, Copeland (Diana) Whitmire of Clinton,
SC, Fredrick (Sue) Whitmire of Gray Court, SC and
Sara (Ansel) Gilliam of Buffalo, SC, and several nieces
and nephews.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Bleckley
2011, Cochran, Bleckley Co., GA, Obituary
The Macon Telegraph, (GA) - April 3, 2011
Memorial services for Mr. Harvey L. Young, 80, of Cochran who died
Thursday, March 31, 2011, will be held at 3P.M. on Sunday, April 3, 2011 in the
Chapel of Fisher Funeral Home with Rev. James Harrison officiating.
Mr. Young was born in Bleckley County, the son of the late John W.
Young, Sr. and Bessie Mae Barrs Young and the widower
of Lydia Lynn Young. He was a veteran of the U.S. Navy and retired from Bell
Laboratories. He was the former owner of Young Service Station. He attended
Emmanuel Baptist Church. He was a dual member of the Cochran Masonic Lodge and
the Cranford, N.J. Masonic Lodge.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Susan Young and a
granddaughter, Jessica Hatton.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley H. Young of Cochran; daughter,
Donna Young of Cochran; grandson, William Sanders of Cochran; step-children, Tammy Blankenship of Montgomery, AL and Ed Harbin of
Cochran; sister, Hazel Jones of Columbus; brothers, Glyn Young of Cochran and
David (Pete) Young of Macon.
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Brooks
2011, Quitman, Brooks Co., GA, Obituary
Thomasville Times-Enterprise (GA) - September 7, 2011
Services for Thomas "Tom" Loyd
Lodge, Jr., 87, of Quitman, will be held 11 a.m. Friday, Sept. 9, 2011, in
Philadelphia Baptist Church with Rev. Thilmon Vonier officiating. Burial will follow in Philadelphia
Church Cemetery.
Mr. Lodge passed away Wednesday, Sept. 7, 2011, at Archbold Memorial Hospital after a lengthy illness. He was
born Jan. 27, 1924, in Colquitt. Thomas was the son of Thomas Loyd Lodge Sr. and Evelyn Grace Maxwell Lodge. After
graduating from Boston High School in Boston in 1941, he worked for a short
time for a construction company in Tallahassee, Fla., before entering the
service. Thomas was a veteran of World War II, serving in the 139th Army Air
Force. He graduated from the Military Police Academy, Indianapolis, Ind., and
spent three years in Ascension Island, a re-fueling Submarine Patrol Base,
guarding and servicing planes that were active in the war. Thomas married
Dorothy Bell on Dec. 10, 1946. Thomas and Dorothy lived for a short while in
Fernandina Beach, Fla., and, in November 1948, they moved to the east side
community in Brooks County, where they built a home in 1955 and have lived
there since. Thomas was a member of Philadelphia Baptist Church, where he was
ordained a deacon in April 1965. Always active, faithful and supportive of his
church, he served on numerous committees through the years until he suffered a
stroke in August of 2002 and became disabled. Thomas was a farmer and he
enjoyed serving and working on some agriculture committees. For years, he was
an active member of the Farmers Co-Op.
He is survived by his wife of 64 years Dorothy; two daughters,
Linda Booth (Bill) and Lila Jones (Kenny); son, Larry Thomas Lodge (Sharon
Phillips); seven grandchildren,
Kevin Booth (Brandi), Justin Lodge (Amber), Kelly Blankenship ,
Adam Lodge, Austin Lodge (Keri), Jeremy Johnson (Keri), Jennifer Ryan (Chad);
three step grandsons, Cade Jones (Sheena), Blake Jones and Blair Jones; and, 12
great-grandchildren. He leaves one brother, Earl Weibert
Lodge (Sybil) of Quincy, Fla.; sisters– in-law, Wilma Bell and Edna Tyson; and,
a number of nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Helen Lodge
Frost and husband Jack; sister-in-law, Hilda (Bell) Griffin and husband Bud of
Moultrie; four brothers-in-law, Ralph, David, Roland Bell and Alton Bell (wife
Prudence); and, one grandson, Joshua Lodge.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Butts
2011, Jackson, Butts Co., GA, Obituary
Jackson Progress-Argus (GA) - October 20, 2011
Joanne Houston Blankenship, of Jackson, was called Home Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011. She was born
May 13, 1941 in Marietta, to the late Leo Raymond and Mary Elizabeth Rich
Houston. She was a member of Calvary Church of God in Westminster, S.C., and
attended Jackson Church of the Nazarene. She enjoyed traveling, her church,
socializing, but more than anything, spending time with her family and watching
her grandchildren.
Joanne is survived her husband
of 53 years, Jimmy G.
Blankenship , of Jackson; two daughters and son-in-law, Starr Blankenship Townsend, of Jackson, Tammy and Robert King, of Westminster, S.C.; son, Jimmy G. Blankenship , Jr.,
of Walhalla, S.C.; seven grandchildren, Josh, Jimmy III, Megan, Briana,
Abigail, Karisa, Jace; one
great-granddaughter on the way; three sisters and two brothers-in-law, Joyce
and Richard Datz, Janice Dilbeck,
Gloria and Charles Edwards; brother, Jack Houston, all of Marietta; and several
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death a sister, Jimmie Lou Kelso, and brother, James
Houston.
Funeral services for Mrs. Joanne Blankenship will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, Oct. 19 in the Chapel of Sherrell Funeral Home with the Rev. Tom Cook officiating.
Interment will be at Bethany Baptist Church Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Catoosa
+2011, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa Co., GA, Obituary
http://timesfreepress.com/obituaries/2011/apr/19/vernon-blankenship/
Vernon Leon Blankenship, 78, passed into the arms of his savior on Monday, April 18, 2011.
Born in Drexel, N.C., on Dec. 4, 1932, Vernon moved to the North Georgia area
where he met and married Sandra
Tapp
Blankenship, his wife of 46 years.
Vernon was an
ordained deacon and a member of Ridgedale Baptist
Church and the Covenant Sunday School Class. He was a veteran of the U.S. Air
Force having served his country during the Korean War. During his 32 years as a
contractor, he built and sold hundreds of homes in the Chattanooga and North
Georgia areas. He was past president of the North Georgia Homebuilders
Association and the former East Ridge Optimist Club.
Mr. Blankenship was
preceded in death by his parents, Evelyn Logan and Eagleton Fritz Blankenship Sr.; and infant daughter, Lori Lyn Blankenship; and a son, Brett Logan Blankenship.
In addition to his wife, Vernon is survived
by his son and daughter-in-law, Alan Tapp and Lesley
Cope Blankenship, Rock Spring, Ga.; daughter-in-law, Michele Blankenship, Fort Oglethorpe; granddaughters, Katie Leigh Blankenship, Rossville, and Abagail
McDaniel, Fort Oglethorpe; grandsons, Alec Tapp Blankenship and Waylon Garrett Lively; great-grandson,
Cameron James Blankenship; brother and sister-in-law, Eagleton Fritz and Wanda
Blankenship, Ringgold, Ga.;
sisters, Jeanette Friar and Sue Scott,
Fort Oglethorpe, and Iva Kennedy, Vero Beach, Fla.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Thursday in the funeral home chapel
with Dr. Leroy Spinks officiating. Interment in Lakewood Memory Gardens, South.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Catoosa Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankenship,
Vernon L. 78, 04Dec1932 - 18Apr2011, Fort Oglethorpe, Catoosa, GA, TN-412-46-1351
Chatham
2010, Bloomingdale,
Chatham Co., GA, Obituary
Bluefield
Daily Telegraph (WV) -
September 1, 2010
Lura Pauline Campbell, age 83, of Bloomingdale, Ga., formerly of
Peterstown, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord, Monday, August 30, 2010 at
Hospice Savannah, Savannah, Ga. Born May 15, 1927 at Gatewood,
W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Albert T. and Lucinda Belle Bowling
Tilley.
Pauline was a homemaker and was a member of the International
Pentecostal Church of Christ, Lindside, W.Va. In
addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, the Reverend
Robert R. Campbell in 1985; a daughter, Linda Christian; grandson, Sean
Christian; two brothers and three sisters.
Survivors include one son, Robert Wayne "Robbie" Campbell
and wife June of Ballard, W.Va.; two daughters, Deborah Campbell of Pooler, Ga.
and Jennifer Graves and husband Scott of Bloomingdale, Ga.; nine grandchildren,
Rochelle Fox and husband Bruce, Edward Christian and wife Diana, Angela Mann
and husband Todd, Greg Christian and wife Dana, Jonathan Christian and wife
Cassandra, Jerome Walker and wife Lindsey, Craig Walker, Andrew Blankenship and Regan Graves; several
great-grandchildren, nieces and nephews.
The family will be celebrating the life of their mother and
grandmother at 11:00 a.m., Thursday, September 2, 2010 at the
Broyles-Shrewsbury Funeral Home Chapel with the Reverend John Offenberger officiating. Burial will follow in the
Peterstown Cemetery, Rich Creek, Va. Grandsons will
serve as pallbearers.
From: Diane Renfrow
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+2011, Savannah, Chatham Co., GA, Obituary
http://obit.foxandweeks.com/obitdisplay.html?id=919622&listing=All
Dale Minton Blankenship, MD., 87, died Saturday, April 16, 2011 in Savannah, GA. Dr. Blankenship was
born in Dexter, MO on July 19, 1923, the son of the late Dale and Myrtle Minton
Blankenship.
He attended Westminster College and received his M.D. from the
University of Colorado. He was a World War II veteran serving in Iwo Jima with
the United States Marine Corps. Dr. Blankenship
practiced family medicine, primarily in Cape Girardeau, MO until his retirement
in 1988 at which time he and his wife Frances moved to Savannah, GA.
He was preceded in death by his wife, Frances Wallace Blankenship.
He is survived by his daughters, Beth Younce and
husband Kep and Sally Blankenship and
husband Jack Smoot; grandchildren, Sarah and Anna Younce,
Taylor and Austin Crowe and Tashia Abry and husband Dennis.
A memorial service will be held Saturday, April 23, 2011 at 2:00
p.m. at Skidaway Island United Methodist Church. Dr. Blankenship was
a member of Skidaway Island United Methodist Church
and asked that in lieu of flowers any bequests be made to the church.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Chatham Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Dale
M. 87, 19Jul1923 - 16Apr2011, Savannah,
Chatham, GA, MO-490-18-1732
Blankenship,
Vivian Juanita 88, 15Nov1921 -
12Jul2010, Savannah, Chatham, GA, GA-258-32-3143
Cherokee
2011, Woodstock, Cherokee Co., GA, Obituary
Cherokee Tribune (Canton, GA) - August 26, 2011
Mrs. Mildred B. Jones, age 73, of Woodstock, passed on Thursday,
August 25th, 2011. She was preceded in death by her parents, George and Mary
Edna McFalls Booth.
Funeral Services are scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, August 27th
at the Sosebee Memorial Chapel. Interment will follow
in the Enon Cemetery in Woodstock.
Mrs. Jones is survived by her sons
and daughters-in-law, Greg
(Lisa) Blankinship of
Woodstock and Dean (Teresa) Corbett of Canton; 2 sisters and 1 brother, Frances
(Aubry) Blackstock of
Woodstock, Geneva Smith of Woodstock and George Douglas Booth of Woodstock; grandchildren, Alex Blankinship, Katie Blankinship,
Harley Corbett, and Jesse Corbett; 3 nieces and 1 nephew.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Cherokee Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi ,
Blankinship, Lola
McClure 94, 22Sep1915 -
29Jan2010, Ball Ground, Cherokee,
GA, GA-259-52-2955
Clarke
+2011, Athens, Clarke Co., GA, Death
http://oconee.patch.com/articles/19-die-on-georgia-roadways-over-fourth-of-july-weekend
Nineteen people were killed in traffic accidents over the holiday
weekend, according to the Georgia Department of Public Safety. The Athens
Banner-Herald reported the death of 49-year-old James Blankenship of Athens who wrecked his motorcycle along Epps Bridge Parkway on Saturday.
Of the 313 traffic accidents worked by Georgia State Patrol posts
in the 78 hours from the official start of the the
Fourth of July weekend at 6 p.m. Friday until midnight Monday, there were 230
injuries and 14 deaths. There were 19 fatalities in the state with all agencies
reporting. The final crash count
statewide was not yet available as of 1 p.m. Tuesday. In 2010, 11 were killed
in traffic accidents over the same holiday weekend.
The Georgia Department of Public Safety keeps a record of the total
number of crashes, injuries and fatalities for the Memorial Day, July Fourth,
Labor Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas and New Year holiday travel periods every
year.
+2011, Athens, Clarke Co., GA, Funeral
The Augusta Chronicle, July 5, 2011
Athens, Ga. - Mr.
James A. Blankenship, 49,
passed away on Saturday, July 2, 2011.
Funeral services will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, July 6, 2011
at White Plains Baptist Church. Interment will be in church cemetery, White
Plains, Ga. McCommons Funeral Home, Greensboro, Ga.,
706-453-2626.
+2011, Athens, Clarke Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.mccommonsfuneralhome.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1200005&fh_id=12169
James Anthony Blankenship, 49, of Athens, Georgia formerly of White Plains, Georgia died
Saturday, July 2, 2011 from a motorcycle accident. He was born in San
Francisco, California on July 12, 1961, the son of the late Ana Sylvia Blankenship and Robert D. Blankenship, Sr.
He graduated from Stafford Virginia High School and attended two
years of technical school in Virginia. For four years he served his country in
the United States Army stationed in Alaska, Fort Polk Louisiana and in Kentucky.
He was an Insurance Agent for Primerica and was the owner of Blankenship Audio
and Video. James was a member of Bethlehem First Baptist Church and enjoyed
fishing and biking.
He is survived by his wife,
Trina K. Blankenship; sons,
Joel Blankenship of Athens, GA and Caleb Blankenship of Clintwood, VA; father, Robert D.
Blankenship, Sr and stepmother Carolyn Blankenship of White Plains, GA; four sisters, Ivonne Studds of Marietta, GA, Carmen Blankenship of Huntsville, AL, Sylvia Elena Gaidowski of Florida and Chloe Haidet and husband Doug of Marietta, GA;
three stepsisters, Donna Spence of
Winchester, VA, Theresa Lloyd of Winchester, VA and Mildred Blankenship of Matewan, WV;
three brothers, Luis Blankenship and wife Christina of Huntsville, AL, Joe Blankenship and wife Jennifer of Huntsville, AL and Robert Blankenship Jr. and wife Amy of Springville, AL; and a
number of other relatives and friends.
Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at 11:00 a.m.
at White Plains Baptist Church, 1020 Main Street, White Plains, GA 30678 with
Rev. Jody Hice officiating. Interment will follow in
the church cemetery. Serving as pallbearers are Luis Blankenship, Joe Blankenship, Bobby Blankenship,
Douglas Haidet, Robbie Hall and Jim Litchford.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Athens, Clarke Co., GA, Obituary
The Miami Herald, (FL) - August 25, 2011
Benjamin, Julia Virginia, 70, of Athens, GA, passed away on Friday,
August 5, 2011. A native of Coral Gables, Florida, Ms. Benjamin was the
daughter of the late Edward Gerald Benjamin and Fannie Lane Benjamin. She was a
retired librarian from the University of Georgia and was of the Methodist
faith.
Survivors include a brother, Edward Wade Benjamin of Miami, FL, nieces, Vicki Blankenship , Debbie Frazier, Jerri Laubenthal,
Carol Tirado, and Gayle Chimo,
and nephew, Gregory Benjamin.
A memorial service will be held 1PM Saturday, August 27th in the
chapel at Bernstein Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Clayton
2011, Forest Park,
Clayton Co., GA, Obituary
The Roanoke Times, (VA) - September 23, 2011
L. Dennis Peters, 76, of Forest Park, Ga., died on Thursday
morning, September 22, 2011, at his home. Born on December 21, 1934, to the
late Emory and Eloise Collins Dennis, who both died at Dennis' birth, he was
adopted and lovingly raised by the late E. Byron and Grace Dennis Peters.
He was also preceded in death by three brothers, E.W.
"Sonny" Dennis Jr., Joe Dennis, and William B. Peters; and a stepson,
Greg Webb. A member of the Pearisburg High School Class of 1955, he never
forgot "home." He always loved Giles County and was proud of his
Pearisburg roots. Dennis was known for his outgoing personality and artistic
abilities, both of which served him well in his career with Delta Airlines.
Dennis is survived by his devoted wife, Louise Peters. They would
have celebrated their 41st anniversary on October 3. Also surviving Dennis are
his children, Vicki Tickle, of Newport, Va., Beth and Herk
Sparks, of Narrows, Va., and Billy Peters, of Grayson, Ga.; stepsons, Mike
Webb, and Dennis and Tina Webb, all of Georgia; 10 grandchildren, Philip Tickle, Brandon Sparks, Amber Blankenship, Rachel and Ryan Peters, Anthony, Tristan,
Adam, Jake and Ashley Webb; and four great- grandchildren, Lilli and William
Tickle, Natalie and Hayley.
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, September 24, 2011, in
Georgia. A memorial service will be scheduled at a later date in Giles County
where he still has so many friends and relatives.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Jonesboro, Clayton Co., GA, Obituary
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - November 22, 2011
Flora "Kitty" Cool, age 75, of Jonesboro passed away
Sunday, November 20, 2011.
She is survived by husband Donald Cool, sisters, Donna
Blankenship of Bland, VA and
June Hamel of Jacksonville, FL.
Funeral services will be held Tuesday, November 22, 2011 at 2:00 pm
in the Ford-Stewart Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Bob Blankenship officiating. Interment Camp Memorial Park.
The family will receive friends from Noon until 2:00 pm before the
service.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Cobb
2010, Marietta, Cobb Co., GA, Obituary
No town or city of Longview in FL, but
Lots of Longview Communities, so I don’t know which Co., in FL, for the Death
Location.
The Wilson Daily
Times, (NC) - October 25, 2010
Gertrude Amanda Watson, 97, formerly Marietta, died on Oct. 25,
2010 in Longview, Fla. Services will
be held 2 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 30, at Mayes Ward-Dobbins Funeral Home Chapel in
Marietta with the Rev. Dr. Bryan Germano and the Rev.
Jim Perry officiating. Burial will follow at Kennesaw Memorial Park Cemetery in
Marietta. Mrs. Watson was born in Kingstown, Ga.
She came to Marietta and began working at the Bell Bomber Plant,
and after the war at Shamrock Knitting Mills, as a supervisor until she
retired. Mrs. Watson loved music and she played the organ and piano until she
was the age of 90. She was a member of the East Cobb United Methodist Church in
Marietta. After moving to North Carolina, she joined the Buckhorn United
Methodist Church where she raised money to purchase an organ for the santuary. Mrs. Watson loved to quilt and was instrumental
in starting a craft fair.
Survivors included two daughters, Ava Nell Blankenship and husband,
Bill, of Orlando, Fla., Jo Lynn Mantell and husband, Robert, of Kennesaw; two sons, Thomas
Benjamin Chastain and wife, Sandra, of Birmingham, Ala., James Allen Chastain
and wife, Anne, of Marietta; one brother, Hoyt Queen and wife, Betty; sister,
Francis Whitt and husband, Oscar, all of Chicago, IL.; two brothers-in-law,
Worth Watson and wife, Rosa, of Buckhorn, Delmos
Watson of Raleigh; one sister-in-law, Kathleen Woodall of Wichita, Kan.; nine
grandchildren, Robert "Bob" Mantell, Tracy Mantell, Stephanie Colkett, Jerry
H. Chastain, Linda Alexander, Jason Chastain, Allen Chastain, Jerry A.
Chastain, Judson Chastain; and 19 great-grandchildren.
Gertrude was preceded in death by her husband, Harold Watson; and a
son, Jerry H. Chastain.
[SSDI, 23Aug1913 - 25Oct2010]
From: Diane Renfrow
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+2011, Marietta, Cobb Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.mowellfuneralhome.com/sitemaker/sites/Mowell1/obit.cgi?user=363226Blankenship
Myra Espe Blankenship, 89, of Marietta, passed away on
She is survived by her daughter Martha B. (Ray) Crouser of Kennesaw; son Leroy W.
(Susie) Blankenship of California; grandsons Philip A. Blankenship of California and Michael Lee Steele of Georgia; granddaughter Jennifer B. Hunt of
California; and 3 great grandchildren.
A funeral service will be held on Friday, April 15, 2011 at 2:00 PM
in the Chapel of Mowell Funeral Home, Fayetteville,
with Rev. Thomas Dixon officiating. Burial will follow at Westview Cemetery.
[Born: July 29, 1921, Loomis, (Placer Co.,) CA]
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Marietta, Cobb Co., GA, Obituary
Marietta Daily Journal (GA) - May 3, 2011
Sallye Marie Thomas Bricker died Friday, April 29, 2011. She was
born April 10, 1931, in Shelby, NC. Her father was Karl Jacob Thomas and her
mother Mammie Dell (Summers) Thomas.
She is survived by her husband of 59 years, Herbert
"Brick" Alfred Bricker and her two children and their families, son,
Scott David Bricker of Kennesaw, GA and daughter, Ginger Beth Bricker of
Orlando, FL and her two children, Tara Elizabeth Sturm of Seattle, WA and Megen Lauren Sturm of Orlando, FL. Sallye
Bricker is also survived by one sister, Mary Nell Thomas Bouchillon
of Spring, Texas and her four children, Michael Vance Bouchillion,
Michelle Bouchillion
Blankenship and Beth Bouchillion Fliehler.
Sallye Bricker was educated in the public schools of Brookhaven,
MS. She graduated from Brookhaven High School and Wesson Junior College. She
was an active member of St. James' Episcopal Church of Marietta; and, she was
fervent member of the Scottish Society: Clans Lindsey and McThomas.
She was also a tireless "worker bee" of the Georgia Republican Party
and numerous candidates' campaigns.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Marietta, Cobb Co., GA, Obituary
Hendricks County Flyer (Avon, IN) - July 25, 2011
Lois Elaine (Keller) Emery died Saturday July 23, 2011. She was 79
and had previously resided in Indianapolis, Camby,
Cataract, and Danville. At the time of her death she was living with her
daughter in Marietta, Ga. Born Sept. 21, 1931, in Lafayette, she was a daughter
of the late Aubrey and Hilda Keller.
She was the widow of Vernon Emery, who died Aug. 6, 2005. Mrs.
Emery was one of the first women to enter the computer programming field in the
1960s. She worked many years for Schwitzer Company
before retiring in 1997. She enjoyed cooking, quilting, and crocheting.
Survivors include a daughter,
Cynthia Blankenship; a son, Jerry Emery; grandchildren
Samantha Tran, Brett Emery, Martine Emery, Franchesca
Emery, and Jacob Emery; and sisters Sara West of North
Carolina and Nadine Raymer of Danville.
Services are 1 p.m. Wednesday at Flanner and Buchanan Funeral
Center-Decatur Township. Interment will follow at West Newton Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Marietta, Cobb Co., GA, Obituary
Marietta Daily Journal (GA) - July 25, 2011
Mr. Simon Larry Welchel, age 65, of
Marietta, GA & formerly of Cedartown, GA, passed away on Saturday, July 23,
2011 following a long & courageous battle with cancer. He was a loving
& generous man and for those who knew him, he left the world a much better
place, having been a part of it. He will be sorely missed by his family &
friends. Mr. Welchel was born on October 16, 1945 in
Cedartown to his parents, the late Simon S. & Beatrice Purcell Welchel. He was retired from the Paint Division of General
Motors. Mr. Welchel was also a Mason with Caledonia
lodge 121 F&AM.
In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by three
siblings.
He is survived by his sons & daughters in law, Lary Joe & Tracie Welchel and
Scott Daniel & Janene Welchel;
his daughter & son in law, Tialyn & Matthew
Hardy; his grandchildren, Donovan Welchel, Taylor Welchel, Lindsey Welchel, Sarah Hardy, Thomas Hardy, Jayda
Welchel, John Blankenship, Josh Blankenship & Tyler Reddish. Nieces, nephews &
other relatives also survive.
Funeral services for Mr. Simon Larry Welchel
will be conducted on Tuesday, July 26, 2011 at 2:00 p.m. from the Chapel of the
Lester C. Litesey Funeral Home. Interment will follow
in the family lot of the Oak Grove Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Cobb Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Isabell 86, 06Nov1923 - 08Feb2010, Powder Springs, Cobb, GA, WV-236-36-2289
Blakenship, Mary E. 88, 12Jun1922 - 20Oct2010, (Powder Springs, Cobb, GA), CA-563-22-8594
Colquitt
2010, Moultrie, Colquitt
Co., GA, Obituary
http://moultrieobserver.com/obituaries/x1703937215/Janet-Blankenship-Davis
The Moultrie Observer
Janet Blankenship Davis, 61, of Moultrie, died Tuesday, June 23, 2010, at Golden Living
Center in Tifton. Funeral services will be 11 a.m. Saturday, June 26, at
Funston Baptist Church with the Rev. Ron Shiver officiating. Interment will
follow in Cobb Suncrest Memorial Gardens.
Born June 2, 1949, in Columbia, S.C., she was the daughter of the
late James Ernest Blankenship and Nellie Thomas Blankenship. She was the retired clinical director with Green Oaks Center in
Moultrie and was a member of Funston Baptist Church.
She was preceded in death by two brothers, Bernard Long and Glenn Blankenship.
Survivors include one son, J. Ryan Davis of Moultrie; one sister, Joy B. Wells of Orlando, Fla.; one brother, James Randall Blankenship of Orlando, Fla.; three nephews, Devin Blankenship, Troy Blankenship and Taylor Wells; and one niece, Ashley Wells.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Coweta
2011, Newnan, Coweta Co., GA, Obituary
The Times-Herald, (Newnan, GA) - September 11, 2011
Mrs. Emma Marie Watson, 70, of Newnan, Ga., went to heaven on Sept.
1, 2011. She was born in Carrollton, Ga., on Aug. 10, 1941. She was the wife of
the deceased Robert Edward Watson, whom she married on June 8, 1957. She was a
long-time employee as a seamstress of Southern Mills Corporation of Newnan, Ga.
She was the mother of 4, grandmother of 11, and great-grandmother of 14.
She was survived by her four children, Belinda Ann Haynes, Robert
Dana Watson, Mr. and Mrs. Dennis and Donna Lynn Braswell, and Mr. and Mrs. Roy
and Cindy Christine Horsley. She was survived by her 11 grandchildren, Stephanie O'Neal, Damon Blankenship, Kimberly Beavers, Gerald Crews, Schawann
McGee, Jennifer Horsley, Tiffany Howell, Blake Horsley, Tonya Duke, Kayla
Watson and Brittany Blankenship. She was also survived by fourteen
great-grandchildren.
She had a respectful and
comforting funeral on Sept. 4 that was held at McKoon
Funeral Home, Newnan, Ga. The pallbearers were Gerald Crews, James Still, Steve
Horsley, Patrick Dingler, Paul O'Neal and Michael
Money. Mrs. Watson was interred at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church cemetery in
Clem, Ga.
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2012, Newnan, Coweta Co., GA, Obituary
The Newnan Times-Herald, (GA) - February 8, 2012
Mr. James "Mike" Brooks, age 63, of Newnan, Ga., passed
away Feb. 5, 2012, at his residence. He was born on Nov. 12, 1948, to the late
James E. Brooks and Mary E. Loner.
He was also preceded in death by his wife, Pamela Brooks; sister,
Judy Fisher; and grandson, Tristen Brooks. Mike was a
Vietnam veteran, serving as a sergeant in the U.S. Army. He was a former U.S.
Deputy Marshal, Chief of Police with Peachtree City, Security Officer for Kay
Jewelers and Egleston Children's Hospital.
Survivors include his sons, Pat and his wife Carrie Brooks and Jon
and his wife Cecilia Brooks; brother, Danny and his wife Vickie Brooks; and sister, Janice Blankenship; grandchildren, Cora, Mackenzie, Conner, Madison and Gracie
Brooks; and numerous aunts, uncles and cousins.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. in the
chapel of McKoon Funeral Home. Rev.
Gary Howard and Rev. Matt Moore to officiate. Burial will follow at
Forest Lawn Memorial Park.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Dawson
Dawson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Otis
Kenneth 74, 13Jan1936 -
26May2010, Dawsonville, Dawson,
GA, GA-252-56-4070
DeKalb
2010, Decatur, DeKalb Co.,
GA, Obituary
The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution , January 9, 2010
Mrs. Rebecca "Becky" Blankenship, 70, of Decatur died Wednesday, January 6,
2010. She was a very proud Decatur High School alumna, class of 1957. Mrs. Blankenship attended King College in Bristol, TN,
majoring in English. After raising her family, she became very active in local
arts, politics and community affairs. Becky was the Queen
Mother of the Devilish Divas of DeKalb County of the Red Hat Society and
enjoyed traveling with them. She was also an avid quilter. Mrs. Blankenship was preceded in death by her beloved
husband Don Young.
She is survived by her mother, June Blankenship;
daughter, Suzanne Pharr; son, Bobby Pharr; step-daughters, Stephanie Young,
Ginny Powell; beloved grandchildren, Ryan and Amanda Young, Meri
Powell; brothers, Peter and Johnny Blankenship;
sister, Jessica Arthur, nieces, Josie and Sadie Blankenship, Mary
Arthur; nephews, Kevin, Keith and Luke Blankenship and Zachary Arthur.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, January 10th at 2:00 P.M. in
the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons.
From:
Diane Renfrow dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2010, Decatur, DeKalb Co.,
GA, Obituary
Becky Blankenship, 1939-2010, Written By: Alice Gordon, 2-12-2010,
alice@atlantaprogressivenews.com
Rebecca "Becky" Blankenship, a left-leaning activist for the arts, has died at the age
of 70. Ms. Blankenship died on January 6, 2010 of a
currently-unknown illness--likely pneumonia--which she acquired in London,
according to friends.
She had stood on parade in the frigid English air on New Years day 2010. For several years she with others had
represented her organization, The Red Hat Society, at the parade. She returned
home to Atlanta immediately afterward. Her close friend, former Dekalb County Commissioner Jacquie Scott, met her at the
airport. Blankenship appeared to be suffering from a severe
cold. This soon appeared to be serious and after a trip to the emergency room
with Scott, she was admitted to Piedmont Hospital. She died at 1pm the
following day. Her death was unexpected.
Becky Blankenship
lived alone after her children had grown, but had very close relationships with
the community. "She was very vivacious and outgoing,
she was a lot of fun. She saw humor in everything," Scott told Atlanta
Progressive News. Among the numerous causes she supported, Blankenship was a long-time reader and financial supporter of Atlanta
Progressive News.
Ms. Blankenship was
a red head who dressed in vibrant colors and was very alive, State Rep. Stephanie
Benfield told APN. Her impression was striking and her personality matched her
clothing. She was also said to be a very warm friend and outgoing person who
was fun to be around as well as a community activist. 171 people were listed as
friends on Facebook.
Ms. Blankenship was
a 30 year resident of South Dekalb County, and a
graduate of Decatur High. She was concerned and active in local politics and
community affairs, especially those affecting the economic growth of her area.
She never moved from her house in South Dekalb even
with changes in the neighborhood; she welcomed diversity.
Blankenship
graduated from King College in 1961 with a degree in English, according to her
Facebook page. She dedicated herself to improvement of life for the entire
community.
According Benfield, Blankenship was
always advocating for one candidate or another. She was active in the campaigns
of Tom Scott, husband of Jacquie Scott, when he previously ran and served as
Tax Commissioner of Dekalb County; Jacquie Scott's
own campaign; former State Rep. Georgia Maddox; and Burrell Ellis, CEO of Dekalb County. Many people knew her from community rallies
and events.
Blankenship was
best known for her part in bringing the arts to South Dekalb.
She was President of the Dekalb Council for the Arts.
She talked about the connection between economic and arts development in the
area and how necessary one was for the other.
Benfield described her as an "active fixture" in South Dekalb in the arts community from long before her Presidency.
She was a volunteer for many years before becoming the President ten years ago.
She was instrumental in development of the arts, attending every meeting of the
Art Center. "She was very involved with the development Arabia Mountain
and Wonderland Gardens and was supportive of the art community in general in Dekalb," Benfield said.
Becky Blankenship
was also good to those around her, according to her friends. "She was a
wonderful friend. I was in an automobile accident. I was laid up for three
months and every three weeks she took me to get my nails done because she knew
that would make me feel better. In those days that meant driving out to
Alpharetta because that's where I went to get my nails done. She epitomized
what a friend is. She would try to do things for people that would really make
their day," Ms. Scott said.
Ms. Blankenship
joined the Hotlanta Reds, a local chapter of the Red
Hat Society, an organization for women aged 50 years and over, with the mission
of enjoying life to the fullest. Though she originally joined the branch in
Atlanta, later after the organization grew very large, she started the Devilish
Divas of Dekalb. As the founder she was called the
Queen Mother. She met the members regularly for lunch and her attendance at the
parade in London had been a regular event, Scott said. She attended many events
representing the organization.
In addition, she attended conferences for quilters both in the
United States and Canada, Scott said. Blankenship was a
widow who lived alone and was retired. She formerly had been an office worker
at a retail outlet.
She is survived by her mother,
June Blankenship of Decatur; a son, Bobby Pharr of Decatur;
a daughter, Suzanne Pharr, of Gainesville; a sister, Jessica Arthur of Lawrenceville; two brothers, Peter Blankenship of Snellville and Johnny Blankenship of Maysville; two stepdaughters, Stephanie
Young of Stockbridge and Ginny Powell of Tucker; and three step grandchildren,
according to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution newspaper, which also ran an
obituary.
2012, Decatur, DeKalb Co., GA, Obituary
Rockford Register Star (IL) - February 10, 2012
Dorothy Jean Hunter, Decatur, Ga. - Dorothy Jean Hunter was born
Oct. 3, 1927, in Chidester, Ark., to Lorenzo and Ada
Brewer. She was the youngest of 13 children. She departed this life Sunday,
Feb. 5, 2012, in Atlanta.
Dorothy Jean Hunter moved to Rockford, Ill., where she lived for
many years. She met and married George Hunter, and
they shared 54 wonderful years together. They loved traveling, fishing, family,
and most important, serving the Lord. She became a licensed evangelist and had
a passion for ministering to the sick and elderly in nursing homes. In 1999,
the Hunters relocated from Rockford to Decatur. They became members of Temple
of Faith C.O.G.I.C. Evangelist Dorothy Hunter was an active member of the
Missionary Board and the Business and Professional Women's Group, and an active
member of the Lou Walker Senior Center in Lithonia.
Evangelist Dorothy Hunter leaves to cherish her memory and legacy daughters, Emma (Ronald) McCary of Decatur, Lillie Johnson of Charlotte, N.C., and Ada Blankenship of Fairfield, Calif.; granddaughters,
Kelli (Brian) Tunson Bullard of Lithonia and Lezlie (Chris) Carrion of Monroe, N.C.; grandson, Schanyea (Keneshia) Johnson of
Charlotte, N.C.; eight great-grandchildren; and a host of nieces, nephews, and
special friends.
Predeceased by her husband, Deacon George
Hunter; six brothers; six sisters; one granddaughter,
Carla Blankenship; and great-granddaughter, Brianna Blankenship.
Service at 10 a.m. Friday, Feb. 10, at
Temple of Faith C.O.G.I.C, in Atlanta.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2012, Lithonia, DeKalb Co., GA, Obituary
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - April 20, 2012
Mrs. Nonagene Farrill
Daniel, age 90, of Lithonia, Ga., passed away Sunday, April 15th in Elberton, [Elbert Co.] Ga. where she had been
a resident of Magnolia Estates. A life-long native of Lithonia, she was
the daughter of the late Carl Melvin Farrill, Sr. and
Adeline Kelley Farrill.
She was preceded in death by her loving husband, the late William
Thomas Daniel, Sr.
Mrs. Daniel was a 1939 graduate of Lithonia High School where she
was awarded a 4-H Scholarship to attend West Georgia College. Following a year
at West Georgia, Mrs. Daniel entered Emory University School of Nursing in
1940. At Emory, Mrs. Daniel was one of the first nursing students to initiate
the Bachelors of Nursing program in 1942 and was chosen for a Pediatric Nursing
rotation at New York City's Bellevue Hospital. After graduation from Emory in
1943, Mrs. Daniel immediately joined the United States Navy Nurse Corps as a
Lt. JG and was stationed at Portsmouth Naval Hospital, Va. and the US Marine
Corp. Training Center at Paris Island, SC., caring for Marines back from the
Pacific. She would remember them as "just boys". After World War II,
Mrs. Daniel served as a Public Health Nurse in Atlanta then returned to Emory
in 1948 serving as a member of the faculty for the School of Nursing and as
Clinical Director at Emory University Hospital until 1952. Twenty years later,
a former Nursing School faculty colleague would remember her as "one of
our best". Together with her husband, a 1954 graduate of the Emory School
of Law, they were the first of three generations of Emory graduates. She was
always honored to have been a part of the "Emory story". A dedicated
Christian, Mrs. Daniel was a faithful member of the Lithonia First Baptist
Church from childhood. For over four decades she provided prayerful devotion to
her church and her faith, leading the Women's Missionary Union, teaching children
in the annual Vacation Bible School, chairing various committees and teaching
Sunday school classes for children, youth and adults. She considered the
support of Christian missionaries a "calling" and together with her
husband, built and maintained a special home in Lithonia for furloughed
missionaries from throughout the world. A mentor to many young women and men,
she was a "listening ear" and "encourager" to generations
of young people providing prayerful guidance as they planned their educations,
careers and families. Mrs. Daniel was active in the Lithonia community serving
in many capacities in the Lithonia Women's Club, volunteering as a school nurse
in the local schools, leading Cub Scouts and serving in various PTA capacities.
She was a regular volunteer nurse at the Lithonia Public Health Center and
opened the community's first "Clothes Bank" in the early 1960's for
needy families. Although a dedicated nurse and educator, she considered her
"greatest calling" to be that of ́"mother".
The DeKalb Chapter of the Georgia Federation of Women's Clubs even named her
"Mother of the Year" in the 1970's. Mrs. Daniel described her life as
one of "different seasons": Student, Nurse, Naval Officer, Teacher,
Educator, Mentor, Friend, Grand mother, Great-Grand
mother and with great distinction, Mother. With deep and abiding love for each
other, she and her husband raised three sons in Lithonia, sharing with them the
confidence of their faith in Christ, supporting and encouraging them in every
endeavor. In the lives of all she touched, in every responsibility she
accepted, with the deepest faith in God and His purpose for each individual,
Gene Daniel made a difference.
Mrs. Daniel is survived by Mr. & Mrs. William Thomas Daniel,
Jr. (Linda) of Savannah, Ga.; Mr. & Mrs. Michael Farrill Daniel (Cynthia) of Huntsville, Ala., and Dr. &
Mrs. Mark Lassiter Daniel (Dena) of Elberton, Ga. Her grandchildren: Mrs.
Elizabeth Ann Daniel Harlan (Scott) of Snellville, Ga., William Thomas Daniel,
III, Robert Hampton Daniel (both of Savannah, Ga.), Catherine Jean Daniel,
Alexander Farrill Daniel (both of Huntsville, Ala.),
Lora Grace Daniel, Caroline Hope Daniel and Kelly Christine Daniel (all of
Elberton, Ga.) and her great-granddaughter Ann Marie Harlan. Mrs. Daniel is
also survived by her dear brother and sister-in-law, Mr. & Mrs. Carl M. Farrill, Jr. (Eva) of Lithonia, Ga., her niece Mrs. Carla Farrill Miles (Mitchel) of Lithonia; nieces Ms. Melinda Cowan and Ms. Susan Cowan Klem
of Conyers, Ga., Mrs. Jacquelyn
Ann Blankenship of Louisiana
and nephew Mr. & Mrs. Walter G. Stanley, III (Marsha) of Martinez, Ga.
Funeral Services for Mrs. Daniel will be held at First Baptist
Church of Lithonia on Sunday April 22nd at 3:00 PM.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Dekalb Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship,
Rebecca June 70, 03Dec1939 -
06Jan2010, Decatur, Dekalb, GA, GA-259-52-0079
Dodge
2010, Eastman, Dodge Co.,
GA, Obituary
Published in The Telegraph on March 3, 2010,
Lina Boutwell Blankenship, Age 84, of Eastman died Tuesday, March 2,
2010. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2P.M., Thursday, March 4, in Lovely
Grove Baptist Church, with Interment in Woodlawn Cemetery. Mrs. Blankenship was a member of Lovely Grove Baptist
Church, a homemaker and was preceded in death by husbands, L. J. Boutwell and Ralph Blankenship.
Survivors are daughters,
Shelby Bell (Charles) and Kelly Ward (Arlis); Son,
Larry Boutwell (Patricia); six grandchildren, Terri Mooe, Jill Moore, Selena Brooks (Tony), Chelsey
Ward, Brian Boutwell (Britton) and Jennifer Boutwell; four great-grandchildren, Skyler,
Darren, Landon and Lauren Grace and brother, Cletus Smith.
The family will receive friends in Stokes-Southerland Funeral Home
from 6:00 until 8:00P.M., Wednesday, March 3.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Eastman, Dodge Co., GA, Obituary
The Macon Telegraph, (GA) - March 14, 2011
Wilmer H. "Dude" Bearden, age 61, of Eastman, died
Sunday, March 13, 2011. Funeral Services are scheduled for 2P.M. Monday, March
14, from the Graveside in Ryals Cemetery.
Mr. Bearden, a native of Dodge County, was a Vietnam Veteran of the
U.S. Navy, a retired Blue Bird Body Company employee and former Bearden Oil
Company employee. He was son of the late Annie Blankenship
Bearden and Gus Bearden and was preceded in death by two brothers, Waldon Bearden and Willis Bearden.
Survivors: daughter, Heather Parsons; son, Lynn Kite; two sisters,
Leola B. Moore (Bobby) and Annice B. Rogers; two
brothers, Wendell "Shorty" Bearden (Susan) and Wayne Bearden
(Sheryl).
From: Diane Renfrow
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Dodge Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Lina S. 84, 21Oct1925 - 02Mar2010, Eastman, Dodge, GA, GA-254-34-8024
Dougherty
2010, Albany, Dougherty
Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.albanyherald.com/obituaries/102794649.html
The graveside funeral service of Billie M. Blankenship, 87, of Albany, GA, who died September 12, 2010 at Lee County
Health Care, will be conducted Wednesday at 10:30 A.M. at Crown Hill Cemetery.
Rev. Charlie Brown will officiate.
A native of Birmingham, AL, born to the late Joshua and Lula Prestridge, Mrs. Blankenship
grew up in Montevallo, AL. She attended the University of Montevallo, where she
majored in Liberal Arts. Mrs. Blankenship moved
to Albany, GA in 1957, where she was employed with J.C. Penny and retired from
Sears and Roebuck. She was a member of Byne Memorial
Baptist Church and the Martha Sunday School Class. Mrs. Blankenship loved the children at Byne,
where she was employed with the Child Development Center and worked in the
Nursery for many years.
Survivors include two daughters, Penny Pietras of Albany, GA and Carol Warren
and her husband, Don of Macon, GA, a son Walter M. Blankenship, Jr. and his
wife, Elaine of Albany, GA, six grandchildren, Debra Rowe and her husband Ronald of Lee County, GA, Tami McCoy and her husband, Jason of Albany,
GA, Specialist John Michael
Blankenship of Ft. Bragg, NC, Mark Blankenship of Albany, GA, Abby Blankenship of Columbus, GA and Matthew Blankenship of Albany, GA and two great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by a son, Carlos Blankenship.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Dougherty Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship,
Billie Mitchell 87, 08Jan1923
- 12Sep2010, Albany, Dougherty, GA,
AL-418-22-4138
Douglas
2010, Lithia Springs,
Douglas Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.funeraldigest.com/obituaries/2010/07/29/david-michael-martin-jr/144328652
Mr. David Michael Martin, Jr., 36, of Lithia Springs, GA, passed
away on Monday, July 26, 2010. Funeral Services will be held 12:00 PM
Wednesday, July 28, 2010 in the chapel of West Cobb Funeral Home and Crematory
in Marietta with Bro. Gary Harry officiating. Interment will follow on Thursday
at 12:00 PM at Greenlawn Cemetery in Spartanburg, SC.
Born in Spartanburg, SC, Mr. Martin worked as a truck driver. He
was an avid scale model car builder, and he loved bowling, cooking, and his dog
Precious.
Survivors include his father and step mother, David and Joyce
Martin, Sr. of Gay, GA; his mother and step father, Rose and Randy Blankenship of Powder Springs, GA; sister, Rosemary
Martin of Powder Springs, GA; brother, Michael Martin and spouse Chris Cardwell
of North Augusta, SC; and grandmother, Mary Frances Smith of Glendale, SC.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Douglas Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Elsie
M. 83, 21Aug1927 - 28Mar2011, Winston,
Douglas, GA, GA-253-36-6808
Fannin
Fannin Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Paul
V. 92, 30May1918 - 23Apr2011, Morganton,
Fannin, GA, VA-224-18-5061
Fayette
2011, Fayetteville, Fayette Co., GA,
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - May 20, 2011 Obituary
Grodeck, Waunetta Ms. Waunetta Grodeck, 78, of
Fayetteville, formerly of Parma, Ohio, passed away on May 15, 2011. Mrs. Grodeck was born in Belvidere, Illinois and passed away in
Fayetteville, Georgia.
She is preceded in death by her mother Effie Mae Mayberry
(Steinke); father August Ernest Steinke; siblings Ruth Roberts, Pearl Bankson, Arvella Dietrich,
William Kincade and Ivan Lanning; daughter Linda
Marie; granddaughter Amanda L. Gammon.
She is survived by her children Joanne L. Romph
of Fayetteville, Sandra A. Derth of Parma, Ohio and
Edgar A. Pape of Southbury, Connecticut;
grandchildren Therese M. Koson of Kennesaw, Georgia,
Tracy M. Keaton of Newnan, Georgia, Waunetta M.
(Nina) Kacuinsky of Geneva, Ohio, Jennifer J. Hickerson of Stockbridge, Georgia, Jeremy N. Romph of Senoia, Georgia, SP4 Jordan C. Romph
of Ft. Stewart, Georgia, William Dobscha of St.
Augustine, Florida, Nichole McGee of Mechanisville,
Virginia and Michael Pape of Southbury, Connecticut; great-grandchildren, PVT Ashley
Williams, International Guard of San Antonio, Texas, Kassandra
Koson of Kennesaw, Jessica Koson
of Kennesaw, Brittany Keaton of Newnan, Brian Keaton of Newnan, Victoria Kacvinsky of Geneva, Ohio, Sean Blankenship of Fayetteville, Georgia, Meagan Pruitt of Stockbridge, Neal Ray
Dickens of Stockbridge, Dianna Hickerson of
Stockbridge, Matthew Gammon of North Charleston, South Carolina;
great-great-grandchildren, Michael Lee Pruitt, Joseph F. Andrews, III, Nathan
McGhee, Angsley McGhee and Natalie McGhee, all of
Stockbridge; siblings, Lawrence August Steinke of Cisne,
IL and Maynard William Kincade of Rockford, Illinois.
There are no services scheduled at this time. Carl J. Mowell & Son Funeral Home, Fayetteville
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Peachtree City, Fayette Co., GA, Obituary
The Columbus Dispatch, (OH) - July 31, 2011
Blanche Kelley Stanton, age 85, passed away on, July 20, 2011, at
her home in Peachtree City, Georgia. Blanche was the beloved daughter of Carrie
Waters Kelley and Charlie Hoke Kelley. She was born
in Pickens County, South Carolina on September 18, 1925.
Blanche was an excellent student and served as a member of the
National Beta Club in High School. After her high school graduation, she
attended Michigan State University where she studied Geography and Home
Economics. While serving as Executive Director of the Dairy Council of Stark
County Ohio Blanche met her husband, James Stanton. They were married on June
9, 1956 and remained happily married for 51 years until James passed away on
June 19, 2007. Mrs. Stanton taught Home Economics and Geography in the Flat
Rock Michigan Schools until her retirement in 1985. In her retirement, she
enjoyed Cairn Terrier dogs and spending time with her
husband.
Mrs. Stanton is survived by a brother, James Kelley; nephew, Marty
Kelley; nieces, Dalton Blankenship and Gemma Kelley; sister-in-law, Agnes
Hazard; nephew, Charlie Hoke Kelley III; niece, Betty
Gault; brother-in-law, Donald Stanton; sister-in-law,
Jeri Stanton; nephews, Douglas Stanton, Clifford Stanton; niece, Shirley
Stanton Grate; brother-in-law, Bill Cobb; nephews, Stephen Cobb, Michael Cobb,
Robert Cobb; and niece, Cynthia Cobb Todd.
Graveside Service 1:30 p.m. Monday, August 1, St. Joseph Cemetery,
6440 South High Street Lockbourne, Ohio, Rev. Dr. William L. Snider,
Officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Fayette Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, John
Todd 28, 12Feb1982 - 02Aug2010, (Brooks,
Fayette, GA), GA-254-43-0350
Floyd
+2011, Rome, Floyd Co., GA, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/318368/Youngblood-Sybil.php
Mrs. Sybil Blankenship Youngblood age 85, of Rome, GA, passed away on Saturday, March 12, 2011 in a
local nursing facility. Mrs. Youngblood was a native of Floyd County and was
born on October 11, 1925, the daughter of the late Robert A. and Leila
Blankenship.
She was a member of the West Rome United Methodist Church. Mrs.
Youngblood was educated in the Floyd County School System and continued her
education by attending a business college. Prior to her retirement she was a
sales associate with Brocks Jewelry and Norwood Griffin. Mrs. Youngblood was a
charter member of the Garden Lakes Homemakers Club and the Coosa Eagles Club.
In addition to her parents,
Mrs. Youngblood was preceded in death by her husband, Oliver T.
Youngblood on February 24, 1991, to whom she was married on November 7, 1946; brothers, Bob, Albert, and George Blankenship;
and a sister, Frances Smith.
Survivors include a daughter and son-in-law, Susan and Bobby
Chapman of Rome, three sons and daughters-in-law, Alan T. Bo and Pat Youngblood
of Rome, Robert W. and Eileen Youngblood of Vero Beach, FL, and Charlie and
Janet Youngblood of Rome; brother, Charles W. Blankenship of Cedartown; a sister, Doris Herrington of Statesboro, GA; seven
grandchildren, Dana, Rob, Will, Chuck, David, Amanda, and Harrison; three
great-grandchildren, Gabriel and Riley Chapman and Layla
Youngblood; three step great-grandchildren, Ashli,
Savannah, and Cayden; and a special niece, Sherri
Walker. Several nieces and nephews also survive.
A Celebration of Life will be held Thursday, March 17, 2011, at
2:00 P.M. in the Oaknoll Chapel with Rev. Gary
McWhorter officiating. Interment will follow in the Oaknoll
Memorial Garden with Rev. Charlie Carney officiating. The following gentlemen
have been asked to serve as pallbearers and are requested to meet in the Oaknoll Chapel by 1:30 P.M. on Thursday: Rob Chapman, Chuck
Youngblood, Will Youngblood, David Youngblood, Harrison Youngblood, David
Crowder, and Duane Barker.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2011, Rome, Floyd Co., GA, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/412196/Barron-Ann.php
Mrs. Ann Blankenship Barron, age 69, or Rome, GA, died Tuesday, October 11, 2011. Mrs. Barron
was born in Floyd County, GA on June 10, 1942, the daughter of the late Clarence Blankenship and Ruby Flemister Blankenship. Ann was a devoted
wife and mother with a fierce love for her family. Her passion for traveling
enabled her to live and travel all over the world.
Survivors include her husband, Wiley Barron; daughters and
sons-in-law, Cheryl and James Bennison of Wake
Forest, N.C. and Shannon and Bruce Brand of Olathe, Kansas; grandchildren,
Haley, Caroline and James Bennison and Madison and
Shelby Brand; brothers, Jerry Blankenship and Bobby Blankenship
both of Rome, GA; sisters, Dixie Firestone of Rome, GA and Clarice Howard of
Kennesaw, GA.
A Celebration of Life service will be held Saturday, October, 15,
2011 at 5:00 P.M. in the Heritage Chapel of the Miller and Richards Funeral
Home.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Floyd Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship,
Carter Tate 83, 21Apr1926 - 22Feb2010, Cave Spring, Floyd, GA, GA-258-24-2345
Blankenship,
Edward Milton 82, 15Nov1928 -
19Dec2010, Rome, Floyd, GA, GA-256-36-0923
Forsyth
2011, Cumming, Forsyth Co., GA, Obituary
Forsyth County News (Cumming, GA) - August 21, 2011
Mr. Johnny Streetman, age 55, of Cumming passed away Sunday, Aug.
14, 2011.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Kenneth and Shelby
Blankenship.
He is survived by his daughter and son-in-law, Kelly and Ray Dorsey
of Cumming; son and daughter-in-law, Jason and Kerry Streetman of Newnan; four
granddaughters; one grandson; brother,
Dewayne Blankenship of Cumming; sisters and brothers-in-law,
Tammy and Steve Nass of Gainesville, Connie and Jim
Crane of South Carolina, Carol Pirkle of Cumming,
Trina Sosebee of Cumming; several nieces, nephews and
cousins; and his dog, Sugar.
Funeral services were held Saturday, Aug. 20, in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Minister Shawn Manley
officiating. Interment followed at Hillcrest Cemetery in Buford.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2010, Forsyth Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.accessnorthga.com/access/obituaries.php?m=detail&id=38789
Mr. Clifford E. Blankenship, age 90 of Forsyth County, passed away on Wednesday, August 25,
2010. He was a member of Mt. Carmel Church in Stone Mountain, GA. He was
preceded in death by his parents, Johnny and Donnie Blankenship; daughter, Lynn Bartlett.
Survivors include his wife, Martha Blankenship
of Forsyth County; son-in-law and daughter-in-law, Brian and Jennifer Bartlett
of Cumming; brother, Matt Crowley of Alpharetta; grandchildren, Mark, Tim and
Brandon Bartlett, Kristie Mele; great grandchildren, Mickee Mele, Jack and Bryson
Bartlett; and a number of other relatives also survive.
Graveside services will be held on Friday, August 27, 2010 at 2:00
p.m. at Fairview Memorial Gardens in Stockbridge, GA, with Rev. Ben Crawshaw officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Fulton
2011, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, Obituary
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - March 12, 2011
Edmond Ray Harless, age 83, a decorated
Veteran of WWII and career Coast Guard Officer, a former shipyard manager, and
more recently, a retired Financial Consultant died March 10, 2011, after an
eight month battle with brain cancer.
Born in Graceland, West Virginia on October 30, 1926 to Enos Harless and Pansy Vickers Harless, he is survived by his wife, Joyce Blankenship Harless, son and daughter-in-law, Steven R. Harless and Caroline O. Harless
of Atlanta, five brothers, and three sisters-in-law, Edsel
"Bill" Harless of Lavalette,
WV; Carmie Harless of Ona, WV; Leon and Phyllis Harless
and Earl and Shelby Harless of Huntington, WV; Darold and Loretta Harless of
Mansfield, OH and host of nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sunday, March 13th at 4pm at
Oglethorpe Hill Chapel. A graveside will take place Monday, March 14th at 10 am
at Georgia National Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2011, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, State Board of Pardons
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) Date: June 15, 2011, Criminal
Justice, Bill Rankin
Clemency denied man facing execution
The State Board of Pardons and Paroles on Monday denied clemency to
Roy Willard Blankenship, who is scheduled to be executed June 23. Blankenship sits on death row for the 1978 burglary, rape and murder of
78-year-old Sarah Mims Bowen in her Savannah apartment. The board had stayed Blankenship 's execution earlier this year to allow for
DNA testing; the testing, while inconclusive, did not exclude Blankenship from being the possible assailant.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2012, Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA, Obituary
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - March 23, 2012
Mrs. Virginia Lee
Johnson of Atlanta passed away
March 20, 2012 at her residence. Born in 1924, she was the daughter of the late
Winnie Mae Tuggle
Blankenship and Hubert Blankenship of Illinois.
In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband
Paul Monroe Johnson.
Survivors include her son and daughter-in-law Randy and Penny
Johnson of North Carolina. Virginia was an active and lifelong member of the
Briarcliff Baptist Church. She was very active in the American Hemerocallis Society, where she registered many of her
hybrid daylily cultivars.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00am Saturday, March 24, 2012
from the chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons. Interment will follow in the Broadlawn Memorial Gardens in Buford.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Fulton Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankinship, Sara
F. 85, 03Sep1925 - 09Jun2011, Atlanta,
Fulton, GA, GA-257-30-0643
Blankinship,
Audrey Joan 83, 21Jan1927 - 01Feb2010, Atlanta,
Fulton, GA, FL-265-62-3658
Gilmer
2011, Ellijay, Gilmer Co., GA, Obituary
The Beaumont Enterprise, (TX) - November 9, 2011
Mr. Raymond Stewart Carnley, age 62, of
Ellijay, Georgia, passed from this life, on Saturday, November 5th, 2011, from
his residence. He was a member of Jehova Witness
faith. Born November 14th, 1948, in Silsbee, TX, to his late parents, Archie
Nathanial and Jessie Davis Jones Carnley, he was a
building contractor.
Memorial service will be Sunday, 2:00 p.m., November 13th, 2011, at
the Woodville Kingdom Hall.
Survivors include daughters,
Vanessa C. Durke of Friendswood, TX, Jeanine C. Blankenship of Olive Branch, MS,; son, Ray Carnley, Jr. of Springtown, TX.; and 5 grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Gordon
2011, Calhoun, Gordon Co., GA, Obituary
St. Petersburg Times (FL) - August 25, 2011
Reeves, Mary Jewell Kemp Age 94, of Calhoun, GA, departed this life
Friday, Aug. 19, 2011 at Gordon Health Care Center. Mary was born Oct. 28, 1916
in Bowdon, GA, a daughter of the late Lloyd Amos and Fannie Mae Grizzard Kemp.
She was also predeceased by her husband, Olen Lewis Reeves, son,
Oliver Wayne "Tiny" Reeves, daughters, Myra Jean Reeves, Martha
Watson, Betty Nations, grandchildren, Lewis Wayne Reeves, Rachael Reness Reeves, great-grandson, Brieson
Smith, brothers, Harold and L.A. Kemp Jr., sisters, Syble
Bobo, Mary Weems, Ann Nelson. She was a member of Belmont
Baptist Church and she taught Sunday School for many
years. She was a devoted Christian and loved to witness to anyone she could.
She loved her family and friends.
She is survived by her son and daughter-in-law, Bobby Gerald and
Judy Reeves of Calhoun, GA; daughters
and sons-in-law, Jane and George Spano of Riverview,
FL, Merian and Paul Miller of Calhoun, GA, Cynthia Blankenship of Calhoun GA; son Lewis Reeves of
Hendersonville, TN; daughter-in-law, Ann Reeves of Calhoun GA; sons-in-law,
Charles Watson of Knoxville, TN, Luther Nations of Madison, TN, brothers and
sisters-in-law, S. O. and Gurlene Kemp, Earl and
Vivian Kemp; sister, Myra Crosby all of Anniston, AL; twenty grandchildren,
forty-four great-grandchildren, nine great-great- grandchildren; several nieces
and nephews.
Services to celebrate the life of Mrs. Mary Jewell Kemp Reeves were
held Monday, Aug. 22, 2011 at 4 pm at the Calhoun Chapel of Ponders Funeral
Home with Reverend Jeff Hawkins, and Reverend David Gilmore officiating.
Interment will be at Myrtle Hill Cemetery in Tampa on Friday, Aug. 26, 2011 at
3 pm.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Gordon Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship,
Ronald Fredrick 61, 28Sep1948
- 12May2010, Calhoun, Gordon, GA, GA-256-78-6971
Blankenship,
William Lenvel 91, 27Aug1919 - 23Sep2010, Fairmount,
Gordon, GA, GA-259-16-2748
Gwinnett
2010, Buford, Gwinnett
Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.funeraldigest.com/obituaries/2010/07/19/james-thurlow--jt-buice/144118361
Our hearts are deeply saddened by the passing of loving husband,
father, father-in-law, grandfather, great-grandfather, great-great-grandfather,
uncle, and friend, James Thurlow Buice
(J.T.), of Buford, GA, who went home to be with his Savior, July 17, 2010. J.T.
was born February 20, 1924, in Hall County, Georgia. He was preceded in death
by his parents; Thurlow Buice
and Kate White Buice; his brothers, Alvin Buice, Artis Buice,
and Otis Buice; sisters, Idean
Buice Flanigan, Ellean Buice Gravitt
and Mardell Buice Puckett;
loving nephew, Larry V. Puckett; and loving grandson, Johnny R. Whitt.
J. T. is survived by his loving wife of nearly 66 years, Betty Pugh
Buice; and daughters and sons-in-law, Janet and Ed
Martin, Gail and Harry Blankenship,
Patti and Michael Waycaster, and Debbie and Karl
Meth. He is also survived by grandchildren, Darryl Gower, Terry Gower, Jeff and Jackie
Blankenship, Chris and Mindy
Blankenship, Michele Whitt,
Chad and Dara Waycaster,
Craig and Jana Waycaster, Vanessa and Clint Ingle,
Bradley Puckett, 22 great-grandchildren and 2 great-great grandchildren. J.T.
was a long-time member and deacon of Shoal Creek Baptist Church in Buford, GA.
He was a member of Buford Masonic Lodge # 292 F. & A.M. for 57 years.
He is also remembered by many as the former owner of Buice's Superette. J. T. spent
many years in the construction trade working with both Ira H. Hardin
Construction Company and D. H. Dyer Construction Company as General
Superintendent.
Funeral services will be held on Wednesday, July 21, 2010 at 3:00
p.m. at Shoal Creek Baptist Church with Rev. Farrell Presley, Rev. Charles
Spruill and Rev. Ed Martin officiating and with remains placed in state at 2:30
p.m. Interment will follow at Shoal Creek Baptist Church Cemetery with Masonic
Graveside Service.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Buford, Gwinnett Co., GA, Obituary
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - September 26, 2011
Mr. Reuben W. Price, age 61, of Buford, GA passed away after a long
courageous battle on Saturday, September 24, 2011. He was preceded in death by
his parents, Cabot and Grace S. Price; brother, David Price; father-in-law, Junior Blankenship ; mother-in-law,
Ruby Dean Blankenship ; brothers-in-law,
Danny Blankenship and Harold Blankenship ; and son-in-law, Tony Everett.
He is survived by his wife
of forty-three years, Betty Jo
Blankenship Price, Buford, GA;
son, Brad Price, Buford, GA; daughter and son-in-law, Kim Price
Everett-Saunders and husband, David, Suwanee, GA; grandson, Nick Everett,
Suwanee, GA; sisters and brothers-in-law, Geraldine and Bill Sosebee, Sugar Hill, GA and Barbara Price Williams,
Chamblee, GA; brothers and sisters-in-law, Gaines and Ruth Jane Price, Buford,
GA and Doug and Audrey Price, Rutledge, GA; sister-in-law and brother-in-law,
Patricia and Phil Plunkett, Suwanee, GA; brothers-in-law
and sisters-in-law, Harry and Gail Blankenship ,
Buford, GA and Billy and Ann Blankenship ,
Buford, GA; special cousin/brother, Jerry and Viola Pealock,
Sugar Hill, GA; and numerous, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, cousins and
friends.
Mr. Price was born July 13, 1950 in Buford, GA. He was a 1968
graduate of North Gwinnett High School in Suwanee, GA. He was retired from Habasit Belting, Inc. He was an avid outdoorsman. He loved
to hunt, fish and garden.
Funeral service will be held on Tuesday, September 27, 2011 at 3:00
p.m. in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev.
Bobby Linkous officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2011, Lawrenceville, Gwinnett Co., GA, Obituary
Cape Cod Times (Hyannis, MA) - July 27, 2011
Jean A. (Reddy) Kennedy of Lawrenceville, Ga., and formerly a
longtime resident of Scituate, passed away surrounded by her family on July 23,
2011, at the age of 88. Loving wife of the late Thomas A.
Kennedy. Jean had a 33-year career in elementary education, as an owner
of a private kindergarten, followed by 23 years in the Marshfield Public
Schools (aka Jean Murphy). Devoted mother of Jean A. Emil of Hingham and Janet
L. George of Sugar Hill, Ga. Proud grandmother of John H. Peterson, Jennifer A.
McNally and Julie A.
Blankenship. Also survived by 9 great-grandchildren.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Thursday, July 28,
at St. Mary of the Nativity Church, 1 Kent St., Scituate at 10 a.m., followed
by interment in St. Mary's Cemetery, Scituate.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2011, Snellville,
Gwinnett Co., GA, Obituary
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - September 25, 2011
Juanita Averett Hale Warschitzky
went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on Sunday the 18th of
September. She just had celebrated her 88th birthday.
Her body was cremated. She shed her earthly bonds; blindness,
abilities not to hear or walk to do all these things in her new body in Heaven
and to greet her loved ones who preceded her in death. They were her husband,
Louie Warschitzky, her mother, Allie Lou Lynch Averett, her father, Thomas Whigham
Averett; Her son Tommy Hale; her daughter, Sandra
Hale Wells; her sister Aline Durden
her brother in law J. B. Durden and her brother James
Francis Averett.
She worked as a waitress at a large hotel in the Catskill mountains of New York for many years and met and waited on
many celebrities. Juanita was very talented and was able to play the piano and
guitar having taught herself. She painted pictures;
owned and operated a shop in Monticello, NY where she made dresses for clients.
She lived in South Fallsburg in the the Catskill mountains of upstate
New York and was active in her church. She spoke of her faith and due to her
witness many became Christians. When she moved from New York to Georgia she had
the beginning of Macula Degeneration and was declared
legally blind. She entered Parkwood Nursing Home in
Snellville, GA. She continued her interest in a church and attended Calvary
Praise Center. She made many friends in her church and she received telephone
calls and letters from her friends located throughout the United States while
in the nursing homes. The 12 years she was in nursing homes, first at Parkwood and then at New London Health Care center also in
Snellville. She was named Mrs. Parkwood in 2001 and
considered that an honor. She rode in the Snellville parade in a car with a
staff person from Parkwood.
She is survived by her niece
and her husband Jean and Jim Blankenship. For 10 years while in the nursing home,
Jean visited every week and they enjoyed going out to eat and shopping
together. Juanita was very particular in her dress and paid a lot of attention
to making herself look nice even in the nursing home.
She is also survived by a granddaughter Laura Lumbrazo
of Middletown, NY, two great grandchildren, Cassie & Corinne Lumbrazo. Also another granddaughter and her husband Debbie
and Bryan Weidenback of Lake City, SD. Other close
relatives in the Atlanta area are her great niece Donna Ray and her husband
Rick of Conyers, Jimmy and Jeannette Durden of
Monroe. There are a number of great nieces and nephews and their children.
There will be a praise and and
testimonial service for Mrs.Warschitzky at her
church, Calvary Praise Center, 1905 Highpoint Road, at 7:00 PM on Wednesday
Sept. 28th. Dr. Roger Bailey, Juanita's pastor and friend will lead the
service.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2012, Snellville, Gwinnett Co., GA, Obituary
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - March 27, 2012
Janie Merle Glass Smith was born in Ty Ty
on March 6, 1942 and died in Snellville on March 24, 2012. She was the daughter
of Pennie Jackson Glass and Nettie Mae Forester.
Janie was a longtime
resident of Snellville, GA. Janie was a retired Senior Underwriter from Wells
Fargo Mortgage. As an underwriter, she routinely received recognition and
awards for employee of the month and customer satisfaction. Prior to working in
the mortgage industry, Janie owned and operated two women's apparel specialty
shops -Jane's Boutique in Dublin and Chris & Jane Fashions in Lilburn. As a
homemaker, she devoted her life in service to her family. She is remembered as
a dedicated servant of Christ.
Janie is survived by her two daughters,
Peggy Smith of Snellville and DeAnn
Blankenship of Dublin. Janie
has three grandchildren: Jackson, Patricia and Lansing Cochran. Janie is also
survived by two sisters and a brother, Mary Haufler
of Gainesville, Florida, Anna Suggs of Tampa, Florida, and Charles Glass of
Orlando, Florida. Janie is also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins.
A Celebration Service will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, March
29, 2012 at Tom M. Wages Snellville Chapel. Dr. K.C. Stevens from Trinity
Baptist Church of Martinez will officiate.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2010, Sugar Hill, Gwinnett
Co., GA, Obituary
Published in Gwinnett
Daily Post on May 28, 2010
Mr. Kenneth Blankenship, age 74, of Sugar Hill, GA passed away on Wednesday, May 26, 2010.
He is survived by: daughters, Tammy Nuss,
Gainesville, GA, Connie Crane, Hartwell, GA, Carol Pirkle, Cumming, GA and Trina Sosebee, Cumming, GA; sons, Johnny
Streetman, Commerce, GA and Kenneth D. Blankenship,
Cumming, GA; nine grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; sisters, Barbara Ramey, Dawsonville, GA and Lois Stewart, Sugar
Hill, GA; and several nieces, nephews and cousins.
Mr. Blankenship was
born January 13, 1936 in Gwinnett County, GA. He was a retired plumber. He was
of the Baptist Faith.
Funeral service will be held on Friday, May 28, 2010 at 1:00 p.m.
in the Chapel of Flanigan Funeral Home with Rev.
Grant Sudderth officiating. Interment will follow in
Hillcrest Cemetery in Buford, GA.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Hall
+2012, Flowery Branch, Hall Co., GA, Obituary
Published in gainesvilletimes.com on January
3, 2012
Mr. Charles V. Blankenship Jr., age 73, of Flowery Branch passed away Jan. 1, 2012, at Willowwood Nursing Center, after an extended illness.
Funeral mass will be held noon, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2012, at Prince
of Peace Catholic Church, Flowery Branch, with interment at Georgia National
Cemetery, Canton, Ga., at a later date.
Mr. Blankenship was
born Oct. 21, 1938, to the late Charles V. and Bonnie Blankenship Sr. Mr. Blankenship was a retired meteorologist for the U.S. Air Force, where
he served for 42 years.
Survivors include wife
of 55 years, Janyce A.
Blankenship; sons and daughters-in-law, Ken and Melinda Blankenship of
Flowery Branch, Charles V. and Verla Blankenship III of Seffner, Fla., Howell
O. and Amy Blankenship of New Port Richey, Fla., and Keith F. and Debi Blankenship of Jacksonville, Fla.; eight
grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
+2012, Flowery Branch, Hall Co., GA, Obituary
http://memorialparkfuneralhomes.com/obituaries/page.php?id=1432
Mr. Jimmy L. Blankenship, age 61, of Flowery Branch passed away January 22, 2012 after a
sudden illness. Funeral Services will be 2:00 p.m., Thursday, January 26, 2012
from the Chapel of Memorial Park South Funeral Home with entombment following
at Memorial Park South Cemetery. Pastor Dean Blankenship and Pastor Jonathan Sosebee will
officiate.
Mr. Blankenship was
born May 28, 1950 and attended Chicopee Baptist Church.
He is preceded in death by his father,
Bennett Jefferson Blankenship; brother,
Paul Bennett Blankenship; and grandson,
Jeffrey Blankenship.
Survivors include his mother,
Gloria Blankenship of Flowery Branch; son, Jeff
Blankenship of Greenville, SC;
daughter & son-in-law, Tina & Don Collins of Orlando, FL; brother & sister-in-law, Dean & Jane Blankenship of Orlando, FL; sister
and brother-in-law, Benna &
Keith Mangum of Flowery Branch; 7 grandchildren; 6 great-grandchildren; and
several nieces & nephews.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2011, Gainesville, Hall Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.accessnorthga.com/access/obituaries.php?m=detail&id=40552
Kim Gaynell Blankenship Saylor, 54, of Gainesville passed away Saturday
March 5, 2011 at Northeast Georgia Medical Center following an extended
illness.
Funeral services will be held Thursday March 10, 2011 at 2pm from
the chapel of Memorial Park Funeral Home with the Associate Pastor James
Pulliam officiating. The family will receive friends Wednesday March 9, 2011
from 6pm-8pm at the funeral home.
Mrs. Saylor was born May 7, 1956 in Painesville Ohio to William and Barbara Jean Blankenship. She was a homemaker and attended church
at Greater A Manger Holiness Church. She is preceded
in death by her father and her husband Gerald Phillip Saylor.
She is survived by her mother Barbara Jean Blankenship and daughters and sons-in-law, Sonia and Wardell
Whitlock, Buffalo, NY and Crystal and Maurice Johnson, Gainesville, GA,
daughters and companions, Tina Saylor and Tim Mann, Decatur Al, Stacey Saylor
and Seth Holliday, Decatur AL, and Tammy Saylor and John Curtis Jones, Niagara
Falls NY, grandchildren Wardell Whitlock IV, Skylar
Whitlock, Summer Whitlock, Akiel Brown, Preston Mann,
Tiarra Mann, Patrick Johnson, QuaShawn
Johnson, Malique Johnson, Justice Johnson, Tristin Johnson, Faith Binion,
Brooklyn Holliday, Brina Jones, John Jones, Jonasia Jones, and Josiah Jones, brother and sister-in-law Ricky L. and Katherine Blankenship of Al, sister and brothers-in-law Barbara E. and Robert P. Snyder and Lorie J. and
David A. Reichel, and a host of friends and
relatives.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Hall Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship,
Clifford E. 90, 17Sep1919 - 25Aug2010, Gainesville, Hall, GA, GA-258-18-9765
Harris
2007, Hamilton, Harris
Co., GA, Obituary
Columbus
Ledger-Enquirer (GA) -
November 3, 2007
Herman Artie Cary Blankenship, 67, of Hamilton, died Wednesday, October 31, 2007 at the Medical
Center. Funeral services will be 3 p.m. Sunday, November 4, 2007 at Pine
Mountain Valley First Baptist Church with interment in the church cemetery.
Mr. Blankenship was
born March 22, 1940 in Isaban, WV.,
the son of the late Charles R. Blankenship and Beulah Blankenship.
He served for our country in the Army in the early 1960's and was a
sharpshooter (Rifle M14). Mr. Blankenship was
also a West Virginia coal miner and a truck driver. On August 21, 1971 he
married the love of his life, Gerlene Hopson Mounts Blankenship.
Survivors include his wife, Gerlene Blankenship of Hamilton; the loving father of one daughter, Tammy Coulter, her husband Johnny, their children, Dusty and Jordan
Butts, Mallory, Johnathan and BJ Coulter of Fortson;
four sons, Jimmy Hopson and his children, Jamie, Justin and Candi
Hopson of Dublin, VA ., Dean Mounts and his wife Rhonda, their children,
Richard, Rex and Ashleigh Mounts of Hamilton, Kimble Mounts and Katie, his
children, Rich and Chelsea Mounts of Hamilton, Brandon Blankenship and his wife Carla, their son, Christopher Blankenship of Pine Mountain Valley; two sisters, Faye Whittington of Pine Mountain Valley and Alice Craighton and her husband; a special
brother in law, Don of Hamilton; two brothers, Jimmy Blankenship and his wife, Wanda of Shiloh and Charlie Blankenship and his wife Kathy of Gilbert, WV.; four great grandchildren and
many nieces and nephews. Rest in peace, we will always love you.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Henry
2011, Hampton, Henry Co., GA, Obituary
The Columbus Dispatch, The (OH) - May
12, 2011
Robert D. Ratliff, "Paps", age
59, of Hampton, GA, died Tuesday, May 10, 2011. He was born in Elkhorn City, KY
to the late Walter and Pocahontas Phipps Ratliff.
He was also preceded in
death by his nephew Brandon Ratliff. Robert was a dedicated Marine, loving
husband, father, grandfather and brother. He loved family, oldies music and he
was a history "buff". Robert was a devoted Cleveland Brown's fan.
Mr. Ratliff is survived by his wife of 39 years, Patricia Ratliff,
Hampton, GA; daughter, Stacy (Jesse) Ratliff Turner; son, Bobby Dale (Brandi)
Ratliff; sisters, Gayle (Bill)
White, Joyce (Jimmy)
Blankenship; brother, Wally
Ratliff; grandchildren, Jada, Logan, McKenzie, Kira;
loved by nieces and nephews, Brad, Gina, Krista, Leah and Jamie.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Locust Grove, Henry Co., GA,
Henry Daily Herald (McDonough, GA) - October 27, 2011 Obituary
Sherry Ann McCullough, 50, of Locust Grove, died Wednesday, Oct.
26, 2011. She was born in Atlanta, to the late Clarence and Martha Ann Wright
Daniel.
Sherry is survived her daughters, Crystal Dodson and Brandie Ann
Villanova, both of Locust Grove; three grandchildren, Lexi
Lee Dodson, Andon Rori
Dodson, and Rylan Dodson; two brothers, Butch Daniel
and Tony Daniel; a sister, Mary Daniel; and two special nieces, Lisa Daniel and Tammy Blankenship .
Funeral Services will be held on Saturday, Oct. 29, at 1 p.m., in
the Chapel of Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors, with the Rev. Aubrey
McCullough officiating. Interment will follow at Fairview Memorial Gardens.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2010, Stockbridge, Henry
Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.mycountypaper.com/obituaries/102594564.html
Emma Lou Blankenship,
63, of Stockbridge, passed away Wednesday, Sept. 8, 2010. Emma attended the McDonough Assembly of God.
She is survived by her husband, David Blankenship, Sr.; two sons, David,
Jr. and wife, Jody Blankenship, of McDonough, and Ronald Dewayne and his wife, Sharon, of Stockbridge; 4 grandchildren,
Jessica McLeod, Heather Bailey, Lauren Bailey and Haley Blankenship; 2 sisters, Geneva Hill, of Stockbridge,
and Flo Lively, of Covington; 2 brothers, Richard Toney, of Stockbridge, and
Donald Toney, of Commerce; several nieces, nephews and extended family members.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m., Saturday, Sept. 11, at the
Fairview Chapel of Horis A. Ward. Interment will be
in the Fairview Memorial Gardens. Pastors Michael Branson, Carol Renfoe and Jerry Peacock will officiate.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Houston
2011, Warner Robins, Houston Co., GA, Obituary
The Macon Telegraph, (GA) - May 1, 2011
Warner Robins - Lewis Russell Walker, 86, entered into rest on
Friday, April 29, 2011. -Mr. Walker was born on October 14, 1924, in
Greenville, Tennessee.
With great pride and honor, he served his country in the United
States Army and participated in World War II. He later retired from civil
service at Robins Air Force Base as a Supply Supervisor after thirty years of
service. His church home was Cross Point Baptist Church.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Baxter Walker and Lilly
Ramsey Walker; and siblings, Robert,
Jack, Junior, Milton and Carry Walker, Elizabeth Blankenship and Dell Cenna Goins.
His memory will forever be treasured by his beloved wife of
sixty-three years, Ruth A. Walker; children, Charles Lewis Walker, and his
wife, Bonnie, Hawkinsville, and Joyce E. Smith, and her husband, Randy,
Bonaire; seven grandchildren and sixteen great-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 2P.M. on Monday, May 2, 2011 in
the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home. Interment will follow in Magnolia Park
Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Houston Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Teddy
Obrien 67, 05Feb1943 -
17Sep2010, Warner Robins, Houston,
GA, GA-257-66-1633
Irwin
2012, Irwin Co., GA, Obituary
Tifton Gazette (GA) - April 27, 2012
Lois Harp Bass, 78, of Irwin County, died Thursday, April 26, 2012,
at the Irwin County Hospital in Ocilla.
Funeral services will be held at 4 p.m. Saturday at Pinetta
Baptist Church with the Rev. David Barton officiating. Interment will follow at
the church cemetery.
Bass was born May 31, 1933 in Dooly County, to the late Isaac
Franklin and Daisy Mae Craig Harp. She was a former threading machine operator
at the Cotton Mill and Fitzgerald Underwear. She lived in Irwin County since
1989, moving from Tifton. Mrs. Bass was a member of Pinetta
Baptist Church.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Terri and Jeff
Brinson of Ochlocknee and son-in-law, Larry G. Busbin
of Irwin County; grandchildren, Patrick Patterson, Jason and Kelli Patterson,
Jeffrey and Tina Brinson, and De and Kathy Busbin;
great-grandchildren, Robbie Patterson, Garrett Patterson and Kelsey Brinson; sisters, Mary and Paul Wisenbaker of Valdosta, Laura and Bob Baker of Hendersonville,
N.C., June and Lamar Pyles and Evelyn and Lee
McDaniel, all of Tifton, Virginia
and Marion Blankenship of
Ocilla, and Judy Garren of Ty Ty;
brother, Allen and Jeanie Harp of Anderson City; and a sister-in-law, Net Harp
of Tifton.
Along with her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband,
James M. Bass, in November 2011; a daughter, Vera Busbin;
a grandson, Todd Busbin; a brother, George Harp; and
a brother-in-law, Tony Garren.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Jasper
2011, Jasper, Pickens Co., GA, Obituary
http://pickens.fetchyournews.com/archives/953-Patsy-Blankenship-Obituary.html#extended
Mrs. Patsy Blankenship age 56 of Jasper passed away Saturday September 24, 2011 at the
Piedmont Mountainside Hospital.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Gerald Headrick
and Sisters, Jeannie Headrick and Janice Stone.
Funeral Services will be 2 PM Sunday September 25, 2011 at the
Chapel of Roper Funeral Home with Rev. Wayne Long officiating. The interment
will follow in the Arbor Hill Baptist Church Cemetery.
She is survived by her husband,
Okey Blankenship, Jasper, Sister &
Brother-in-law, Libby & Jeff Patterson, Jasper, Brothers &
Sisters-in-law, Claude Headrick, Jasper, Ronald &
Sandy Headrick, Fairmount, and Sherry Headrick, Jasper, Several Nieces and Nephews also survive.
Funeral
Arrangements have been entrusted to Roper Funeral Home & Crematory.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Jasper Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship,
Regina A. 89, 03Mar1921 - 28Aug2010, Monticello, Jasper, GA, GA-255-26-5018
Jefferson
2010, Stapleton, Jefferson
Co., GA, Obituary
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on March 6,
2010
Mrs. Donna Blankenship, of Stapleton, GA, died Thursday, March 4, 2010.
She is survived by her husband, Larry Blankenship;
daughter and son-in-law, Rebecca and Moses Halcomb
of Lawrenceville; step-sons and daughter-in-law, Derek and Sara Blankenship of Braselton, Larry Blankenship, Jr. of Dunwoody; sister and brother-in-law,
Susan and David Ewing; and brother, Allen Cook, both of Covington.
Funeral services will be held Monday, March 8th at 1:00 P.M. in the
chapel of A. S. Turner & Sons with Rev. Kenneth Sweat officiating. Interment Melwood Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Jefferson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Donna
Marie 50, 16Jun1959 -
04Mar2010, Stapleton, Jefferson,
GA, GA-258-17-8076
Jones
2011, Bradley, Jones Co., GA, Obituary
The Macon Telegraph, (GA) - April 19, 2011
Clara Ann Murray Ennis, 82, died Sunday, April 17, 2011, in a Soperton nursing home (Treutlen
Co.,). The family will
receive friends from 6:00 until 8:00 P.M., Tuesday at Bridges Funeral Home in
Gray. Funeral services will be held at 2 PM, Wednesday, April 20, 2011, in the
new sanctuary of Bradley Baptist Church, with Rev. Steve Johnson officiating.
Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
Mrs. Ennis was born in rural Mississippi on October 20, 1928, and
had lived in Bradley for the past fifty years. She was a homemaker and a
faithful member of Bradley Baptist Church for over fifty years. She was
preceded in death by her husband: Oscar Barto Ennis,
Sr.; and by a son: David Ronald Ennis.
Mrs. Ennis is survived by her daughters and son-in-law, Celia and
Al Autry and Linda Blankenship; sons and daughter-in-law, Oscar and
Shirley Ennis, Jr. and Larry Ennis; sisters, Joanne Potts and Lois Turner; and
by several grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Liberty
2011, Hinesville, Liberty Co., GA, Obituary
Savannah Morning News (GA) - June 12, 2011 [Sunday]
Ernest Michael "Mike" Blankenship , 60, died Friday. [10Jun2011]
Survivors: mother, Joyce Hughes; son, Braun Stephan Klaus; special
friend, Mary Anna Martinson, 2 grandchildren, several nieces and nephews.
Funeral: 3 p.m., Monday at the Georgia Veterans Memorial Cemetery
Chapel in Glennville, full military honors will be rendered.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Liberty Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship,
Ernest Michael 60, 28Jul1950 -
10Jun2011, Hinesville, Liberty, GA,
CA-546-86-3022
Lowndes
2010, Valdosta, Lowndes Co., GA, Obituary
The Logan Banner, (WV) - March 23, 2009
Dannie J. Ferguson, 72, of Valdosta, Ga., formerly of Accoville, went to his heavenly home January 21, 2009,
following a long battle with cancer. Born February 14, 1937, at Braeholm, he was a son of the late Rev. Lloyd and Blanche
Gentry Ferguson of Justice. Also preceding him in death was a sister, Mary Ethel Blankenship Ferguson of North Carolina.
Dannie was an Executive Board Member of the United Mine Workers of
America, District 17, a member of Local 8454, a lifetime coal miner, and
president of Triadelphia CB Club. He loved the outdoors and NASCAR.
Those left to cherish his memory include his wife, Rhonda; four
daughters, Deborah Ferguson of Baltimore, Md., Diana Lynn Conn of King, N.C.,
Paula (Earl) Clark of Man and Patricia (Keith) Ross of Valdosta; two brothers,
Billy Jack (Marsha) Ferguson of Justice and Lloyd Miles "Tommy"
(Judy) Ferguson Jr. of Cross Lanes; one sister, Ada Sue Ferguson of Girton, N.C.; four grandchildren, Keith Ross Jr., of
Valdosta, Ryan Joseph Ferguson of North Carolina, and Candace Laine Conn and Dustin Tyler Skinner, both of Baltimore; one
great-grandchild, Dominick Lane Conn of Baltimore; many nieces and nephews and
a host of other relatives and friends.
A memorial service will be held at a later date.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Hahira, Lowndes Co., GA, Obituary
http://valdostadailytimes.com/obituaries/x1225303360/Alton-A-Nutty-Blankenship
Alton A. “Nutty” Blankenship, 69, of Hahira died Friday, October 7, 2011 at the Crestwood
Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. He was an auto mechanic and had lived in
Hahira for many years.
Survivors include his son, Timmy Blankenship
of Barretts, three grandsons, Darien, Dakota and Cameron, one brother and sister
in law, Gene and JoAnn Jones of Hahira, numerous
nieces, nephews and cousins. He was preceded in death by his mother, Katie Blankenship and a brother, Johnny Jones.
Graveside services will be held at 3pm, Sunday, October 9, 2011 at
Friendship Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Lumpkin
2010, Dahlonega, Lumpkin
Co., GA, Death
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution , February 3, 2010,
Audrey Blankenship,
82, of Dahlonega died Monday. The body will be cremated. No service is planned;
Cremation Society of the South, Marietta.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Macon
2011, Oglethorpe, Macon Co., GA, Obituary
Americus Times-Recorder (GA) - April 26, 2011
Mr. Tommy James, age 63, of Oglethorpe, Ga., died Monday, April 25,
2011. Graveside services will be held 10 a.m. Thursday, April 28, 2011, in the
Ellaville Cemetery. The Reverend Mark Kinservik will
officiate. Pallbearers will include Brick Barnes, Wayne Price, Robbie Gaultney, Lawrence Callier, Cecil
Bell, Mark Churchwell, Milton Bone, Mike Robinson,
Harold Wall and Winston Vickery.
Mr. James was born June 7, 1947, in Dooly County, Ga., the son of Folice James and Lela Lucile Teele
James. He was owner of Finish Systems of Georgia Hardwood Flooring and
Sheetrock.
Survivors include four daughters, Barbara Ann Singletary of Warner
Robins, Ga., Renaye Robinson and husband Mike of
Ellaville, Cheryl Myrick and husband Norman of Perry, Ga., and Tammy Phagan of Ellaville; two sons, Plez
James of Warner Robins, Ga., and Steve James and wife Amity of Ellaville; two
sisters, Syble Wall of Ellaville, and Laverne Carroll
of Eastman, Ga.; 10 grandchildren, Meagan James, Chandra Churchwell,
Teddy Blankenship III,
Cody Robinson, Chase Phagan, Chandler Phagan, Chance Phagan, Andrew
James, Abbie James and Shelby Carter; and companion,
Debbie Chapman. Also surviving are two great grandchildren and two nieces.
In addition to his parents, Mr. James was preceded in death by a
grandson, Chad Phagan.
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Madison
2011, Madison Co., GA, Obituary
The Rockdale Citizen, (Conyers, GA) - November 13, 2011
Mabel Lucille Creek Moss went home to be with her Lord and Savior
Jesus Christ on November 10, 2011. She was born in Greene County, Georgia on
October 4, 1919, and grew up in Madison Georgia. She was a devoted daughter,
wife, mother, grandmother, great grandmother and aunt.
Her lifelong mission was to share the gospel, and she was a living
testimony to her family and to everyone she met. She attributed her amazing
strength to her Lord. She enjoyed listening to gospel music and reading; but
her greatest joy was her family. She was a member of Monticello Baptist Church
and enjoyed attending Crossroads Baptist Church in Social Circle. Previously
she had been a member of Rutledge Baptist Church for many years.
She is pre-deceased by her husband Melvin Moss, son James Moss, grandson
John Fish, brother Carter Creek and parents James (Jim) and Sally Creek.
She is survived by her children Lawrence Moss and Ozell, Lawson Moss and Rebecca, Dianne Moss, Joyce Moss
Dunn and Allen, Geneva Moss Copeland and David, Joan Moss Fish and Jake, Ricky
Moss and Jean, and Nathan Moss; and grandchildren
David Moss, Michelle Moss Wadkins, Richard Moss and
Jamie, Scarlett Moss Temple and Harold, Jeff Moss and Mary Ann, Greg Moss and
Mary Jane, Chris Moss and Tonia, Ben Dunn and Maurine, Sonya Dunn Story and
Jeff, Boyce Dunn and Karen, Richard Haymore and
Janet, Terry Haymore and Yvonne, Todd Haymore and Christy, Jamie Wise and Nikie,
John David Copeland, Chris Copeland, Mary Dell Fish, Tambra
Fish Mitchell and Pac, Matthew Chastain and Jennifer, Julie Fish Carter and
Kip, Lynn Blankinship and Steven, and Gennie Lynn Moss; and 45 great grandchildren; and numerous
nieces and nephews. She will be greatly missed by all who knew and loved her.
From: Diane Renfrow
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McDuffie
2011, Thompson, McDuffie Co., GA, Obituary
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/340697/Doster-Rev-Jamie.php
Rev. Jamie Lee Doster, 76, died May 4,
2011. A native of Thompson, GA, he was a son of the late Bessie Mae McLeroy and William Thomas Doster.
He was preceded in death by his daughter, Brenda Doster Gabriel, grandson, Derick
(Duck) Cleghorne and sisters, Ann Jackson and Mattie
Lester. Rev. Doster was the pastor of Edwards Baptist
Church in Crawford for thirty years.
Funeral services will be Friday, May 6, 2011 at 2:00 PM at the
chapel of Lord and Stephens, Danielsville with Revs. Ray
Jenkins and Buford Lockman officiating.
Interment will be in Sandy Cross Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Keith Holloman,
Rodney Epps, Ken Watson, Eddie Barnett, William Doster
and Allen Cowart. Honorary pallbearers will be Glenn Sanders, Keith Sanders,
Nelson Cowart, Gary Cowart, Stan Lester and Don Lester.
Survivors include his wife, Lula Mae Cowart Doster;
two sons, Neal (Joan) Doster of Carlton and David W.
Cowart of Athens; two daughters, Sheila Doster Smith
and Pamela Doster Nunnally,
both of Carlton; two brothers, Eugene Thomas (Jean) Doster
of Clermont, GA, Raymon Andy Doster
of Morganton, GA; sister, Willie Doster (Lon)
Crawford of Athens; eight grandchildren,
Melissa Gabriel McGarity, Scott Gabriel, James Lee Cleghorne, Trista Rouse Blankenship, Shannon Doster Shiver, Dustin McDaris, Robbie Smith and Matthew Doster;
a number of great grandchildren, nieces, nephews and friends.
[SSDI, 25Jul1934 - 04May2011]
From: Diane Renfrow
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McDuffie Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Wreathia Y. 64, 17Mar1946 - 07Nov2010, Thomson, McDuffie, GA, FL-265-70-8463
Murray
2011, Chatsworth, Murray Co., GA, Obituary
The Daily Citizen, (Dalton, Whitfield Co., GA) - October 5,
2011
Mrs. Ina Bowen Sanford, 81 of Chatsworth, died at her home Monday,
Oct. 3, 2011. She was preceded in death by her husband, Burlie
Sanford; brothers, Rev. James Early and John E. Bowen; and sisters, Barbara Byrd, Loella Robinson, Verlie Wells and Montine Blankenship.
Survivors include her children and spouses, Robert Bowen of
Ellijay; Janice and John Gallman of Chatsworth;
Charles Sanford of Dalton; Tim and Ann Sanford, David and Cathy Sanford and
Bruce and Brenda Sanford, all of Chatsworth; and Wanda Sanford of Dalton;
special grandson, James Gallman; 29 grandchildren, 44
great-grandchildren; brothers and sisters, Ira Bowen, Clote
Fowler, Anna Lee McIntosh and Carolyn Brandonburg of
Michigan; several nieces and nephews also survive.
Services are Thursday at 3:30 p.m. at Mount Carmel Baptist Church
with the Rev. Tommy Bowen and the Rev. Ryan Sanford officiating. Interment will
follow in the church cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Murray Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Monteen Mary Jane 85, 17Sep1924 - 06Aug2010, Chatsworth, Murray, GA, GA-255-20-2691
Muscogee
+2011, Columbus, Muscogee Co., GA, Obituary
Published in Columbus Ledger-Enquirer from
March 23 to March 24, 2011
Earl "Bud" Blankenship, 71, of Columbus, GA died Monday, March 21, 2011 at St. Francis
Hospital.
Funeral services
will be held 3 p.m. Thursday, March 24, 2011 at McMullen Funeral Home Chapel
with Reverend Aaron Baldridge officiating. Interment
will be held at Parkhill Cemetery.
Mr. Blankenship was
born January 11, 1940 in Henry Co., AL son of the late Acey and Inez Cook Blankenship. He was the owner of Blankenship Plumbing
and a member of Calvary Freewill Baptist Church. Other than his parents, he was
preceded in death by his brothers, Ronnie Blankenship
and Raymond Blankenship and his sisters, Mary Alice Wood and Ruth Saules.
Survivors include his wife of 45 years, Gaynelle Turner Blankenship of Columbus, GA, two daughters, Kim Flake (Kenny) of Columbus, GA and Terri Myers
of Hillard, FL, son, Chris Blankenship of Columbus, GA, two sisters, Martha "Sally" Sands of Phenix City, AL and Lillian Watson (Jeff) of Skiperville, AL, five
brothers, Ray Blankenship (Matha) of Ft.
Mitchell, AL, Charles
Blankenship (Barbara) of
Seattle, WA, Lonnie Blankenship (Marie) of Skiperville,
AL, William Blankenship (Liz) of Headland, AL and Homer Blankenship (Shirley) of Abbeville, AL, three
grandchildren, Jonathan Szot, Kendall Flake and
Michael Carter, and one great grandchild, Makenlee Szot.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Muscogee Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Earl 71, 11Jan1940 - 21Mar2011, Columbus, Muscogee, GA, AL-421-52-9684
Newton
2011, Covington, Newton Co., GA, Obituary
The Newton Citizen, (GA) - December 6, 2011
Mrs. Maylar L. Smith, 73 of Covington
passed away December 3, 2011 at Atlanta
Medical Center. Mrs. Smith was born in Whiton,
Alabama to the late Johnny L. and Lillian Berry Spear She loved crocheting,
reading, gardening and picking blue berries with her husband and she loved
animals.
She is survived by her husband Robert B. Smith of Covington, her
children Richard Rains of Acworth, Bobby Huckeba,
Greenville, NC., Flora Sparks, Covington, Robert O. Smith, Albertville, AL.,
David Smith, Covington, Thomas R. Smith, Conyers, Marie Hammonds, Covington,
Willie L. Smith, Conyers, Sarah
Smith Blankenship, Oxford, Martha Hamrick, Homer, GA., Cynthia D. Macy,
Homer, GA., John R. Smith, Covington, her niece Glenda and Tommy Smith of
Covington, several other nieces and nephews and many other extended family
members and her best canine friend, Blue.
Funeral services for Mrs. Smith will be held Tuesday December 6,
2011 at 2:00 PM in the chapel of Wheeler Funeral Home with Rev. Sidney Bailey
officiating. Interment will follow at Green Meadow Memorial Park in Conyers.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2012, Covington, Newton Co., GA, Obituary
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - April 1, 2012
James James "Al" Whiten, age
55, of Covington, GA died Friday, March 30, 2012. He was born in Bath, ME to
James Harold and Shirlyn Middlebrooks Whiten.
Mr. Whiten is survived by his spouse: Lisa White Whiten, Covington,
GA; mother: Shirlyn Middlebrooks Whiten, Stockbridge,
GA; children: Lindsey Elizabeth (fiance: Adam
Trammel) Whiten, Griffin, GA and Dustin Harold (fiancee:
Natalie Langway) Whiten, Winston Salem, NC; sister:
Jo Whiten (Bobby) Pike, McDonough, GA; mother-in-law:
Betty Blankenship , Covington, GA; nephew: Stephen Pike;
niece: Caitlyn Pike; and special four legged friends: Sophie and Jackson.
Memorial services will be held at 2:00 PM on Monday, April 2, 2012
at Cannon Cleveland Funeral Directors with Rev. Tyson Roache,
officiating.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Oconee
2011, Bogart, Oconee Co., GA, Obituary
The Hays Daily News, (KS) - February 26, 2011
Phyllis Jean
Gerstner, 69, Bogart, Ga., died, Saturday, Feb. 26, 2011. She was born Jan. 18,
1942. in Pikeville Ky., to Richard and Mammie
Blankenship . She was a U.S.
Marine Corps veteran.
Survivors include her husband of 50 years, Edward C. Gerstner; a
son, Edward C. "Charlie" Gerstner III and wife, Dana S.; a daughter,
Mary "Cissy" Gerstner Seligman and husband, Jason; a sister, Nancy
Alice Craig; numerous nieces and nephews; and her dogs, Zoey
and Jake.
Services will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday at Lord and Stephens West.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2012, Watkinsville, Oconee Co., GA, Obituary
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - January 25, 2012
Coach Roger Lenwood Krick,
Sr., of Oconee County, passed away on Sunday, January 22, 2012. A native of Niagara
Falls, New York he was the son of the late Charles Marion and Lillian Lloyd Krick and was also preceded in death by brothers Charles,
Robert and Thomas Krick.
Coach Krick graduated from the University
of South Carolina in 1956 with a degree in education, and Georgia Southern
College in 1968 with a Master's degree in science. He served in the United
States Air Force and the South Carolina Air National Guard, and was employed
with the Oconee County High School from 1982-1997. While at OCHS he coached JV
Football, Girls Varsity Basketball, Soccer and was the
Drivers Education Instructor. Coach Krick had served
as President of the Optimist Club of Oconee County, was a member of the
Toastmasters of Monroe, the Sigma Phi Epsilon Fraternity and was a member of
the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his wife Barbara Krick,
daughter Colleen Blankenship, sons Roger Krick,
Jr. and Curtis Krick, grandchildren Reeves
Blankenship, Roger Krick III, Rebecca
Blankenship, Emily Blankenship and Stephen Krick.
Memorial services will be Saturday, January 28, 2pm at Bernstein
Funeral Home with a reception to follow at 3:30 pm at Highland Hills Retirement
Center.
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Paulding
2012, Hiram, Paulding Co., GA, Funeral
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - January 11, 2012 [Wednesday]
Ruth Blankenship Howell, 76, of Hiram died Monday [09Jan2012].
Funeral, 1 p.m. Thursday, White Columns
Chapel, Mableton.
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Paulding Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Myra
E. 89, 29Jul1921 - 12Apr2011, Dallas,
Paulding, GA, CA-546-28-4680
Peach
+2010, Fort Valley, Peach
Co., GA, Obituary
Published in The Telegraph on
July 8, 2010,
Rosa Mae Blankenship McLeod, 90, entered into rest on Tuesday, July 6, 2010. -Mrs. McLeod was
born on September 21, 1919, in Milan, Georgia, and has lived in the middle
Georgia area for the past seventy years. A devoted homemaker, she was a member
of The Upper Room Fellowship, and enjoyed sewing and quilting.
Her husband of seventy-three years, James H. "Mac"
McLeod; parents, Willie and
Lola McLeod Blankenship; and two grandchildren, all preceded her in death.
Her memory will forever be treasured by her daughters, Rosielene McLendon (Don), Naples,
Florida; Maggie Byrd (Rex), Macon; Mary Jane West (Frank), Fairburn, and Deannie Jones (Don), Alpharetta; sons, James McLeod
(Joyce), and Sidney McLeod (Sheila), all of Fort Valley; thirteen
grandchildren, fifteen great-grandchildren, and four great-great grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held at 11A.M. on Saturday, July 10, 2010
in the chapel of McCullough Funeral Home, Brother Sidney McLeod officiating.
Entombment will follow in Perry Memorial Gardens.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Fort Valley, Peach Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.pasleyfletcher.com/
Pam Blankenship Satterfield, February 27th, 1955 - April 6th, 2011. Mrs. Pam
Blankenship Satterfield, age
56, of 2 Cool Spring Road, Ft. Valley, and formerly of Thomaston, died
Wednesday Night in Upson Regional
Medical Center. Graveside Funeral Services were held Friday Morning, April 8th,
at 11 o'clock in Upson Memorial Gardens. Rev. Michael Jarrell officiated, with Pasley-Fletcher Funeral Home in charge of arrangements.
Mrs. Satterfield was a native of Spalding County and had lived in
Upson County most of her life. She was a Registered Nurse and was assistant
director of nursing at Golden Living Center. She was a member of Hightower Silvertown United Methodist Church. Mrs. Satterfield had
formerly been employed at Upson Regional Medical Center, Thomaston OB/GYN, and
was on the faculty at Flint Technical College.
Mrs. Satterfield is survived by: Her Husband - Mr. Tom Satterfield,
of Fort Valley; 1 son - Mr. Shane (Dawn) Adams, of Thomaston; Her Mother - Mrs.
Nell Adams, of Thomston; 1 Step-Brother - Mr. Gary
(Stacy) Adams, of Thomaston
From: Diane Renfrow
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+2011, Fort Valley, Peach Co., GA, Obituary
The Macon Telegraph, (GA) - April 19, 2011
James Mathis McLeod, 68, passed away on Saturday April 16, 2011.
Funeral services will be held at 3P.M., Wednesday in the chapel of Heritage
Memorial Funeral Home with burial in Perry Memorial Gardens.
Mr. McLeod was born in Macon, GA. He was the son of the late James
H. McLeod and Rosa (Blankenship)
McLeod. He was a former co-owner of McLeod Motor Company and had a nickname of
"Cloud Nine". He was a member at Mabel White Baptist Church in Macon
and a former chairman of deacons at Sandy Valley Baptist Church in Warner
Robins. Mr. McLeod graduated from Willingham High School in Macon, class of
1960. He was a devoted husband, father, grandfather, brother and friend to all.
Survivors include his wife Mary Joyce McLeod of Ft. Valley,
children James Lawton (Cheryl) McLeod, Debra Joyce Wilson, James Daniel
(Shirley) McLeod all of Byron, grandchildren Kristin (Tim) Foran,
Bryan (Michelle) Centerfitt, Jennifer McLeod, Andy Ceneterfitt, James Kyle McLeod, siblings Rosielene (Don) McLendon of
Naples, FL, Maggie (Rex) Byrd of Macon, Mary Jane (Frank) West of Fairburn, Caroldene (Donnie) Jones of Alpharetta and Sidney (Sheila)
McLeod of Ft. Valley and 5 great grandchildren.
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Pierce
2012, Blackshear, Pierce Co., GA, Funeral
The Florida Times-Union , Web Edition Articles (Jacksonville, FL) -
March 14, 2012
Ryan Allen Blankenship; A Blackshear man who led police on a high-speed chase Monday down
U.S. 1 in a stolen Mustang before taking his own life suffered from depression
and wanted to take a last ride in a car he loved, his distraught mother said
Wednesday. "My son was not a car thief. He was fighting depression,''
Wanda Scoville said during a telephone interview.
"He just wanted to take his last ride in that car."
Ryan Allen Blankenship pointed a pistol at a salesman at Robbie Roberson Ford in Waycross
and then drove a 2012 Mustang Boss 302 through the showroom's open double
doors. He sped south into Folkston at more than 130 mph before the car ran out
of gas about 5:40 p.m. Blankenship
ran from the car and hid in a ditch beside a railroad track for a few minutes
before shooting himself, investigators said.
Blankenship had just turned 21 Friday and had been in
the Marines until he received a general discharge about a year ago after
refusing to deploy to Afghanistan, she said. Her son idolized the Marines and
had joined while still in Pierce County High School under a delayed enlistment
program, Scoville said. But once he had gone through
his training, Blankenship told his family "he didn't know if he
could shoot and kill somebody," she said.
After his discharge, Blankenship said
some of the Marines he knew had died in Afghanistan and that "hurt him
because he wasn't with them,'' Scoville said. "He was fighting this. He was so down on himself,''
she said. Scoville said she and Blankenship 's two older sisters all tried to persuade him to get
counseling, and at times he would agree then back out. Scoville
said they wanted to take him out for his birthday Friday but he turned down
their offer. Then Monday he took a 9mm pistol from the home of his sister and
brother-in-law, with whom he was living, and rode his motorcycle to the Ford
dealership, Scoville said. Charlton County Sheriff
Dobie Conner said it was a tough day for all the officers involved especially
when they saw how young he was. "When I first saw him, I would have sworn
he wasn't more than 14 or 15 years old,'' Conner said. He said there was also
nothing else the officers could have done, whom he praised for "not
crowding him, not forcing him to do anything." As he has pondered how it
could have turned out differently, Conner said he comes back to one chilling
thought. "I've thought a whole lot about what might have happened if that
car hadn't run out of gas. He could have had an awful wreck and killed a lot of
other people,'' Conner said.
Services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday at the Pearson-Dial
chapel, with burial to follow at Enon Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2012, Blackshear, Pierce Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.theblacksheartimes.com/articles/2012/03/17/obituaries/doc4f5fe8d8696bd037587829.txt
Ryan Allen Blankenship, 21, of Blackshear, passed away Monday afternoon, March 12, 2012.
A native of Brunswick, he was born on March 9, 1991 and had lived most of his
life in Pierce County.
He was a 2009 graduate of Pierce County High School and had served
two years in the United States Marine Corps. He was an avid fisherman and
outdoorsman, liked fast cars and racing, and loved to ride his motorcycle. He
loved his family and was loved by everyone who knew him.
Survivors include his mother, Wanda Scoville,
Waycross; his father, Brian Blankenship, Raleigh, NC; two sisters, Cindy
Renee Webster and Angela Dawn Tomlinson (husband Wallace Tomlinson III),
all of Blackshear; nieces and nephews, Amiya
Tomlinson, Taylor Tomlinson and Cobin Lawrence; an aunt,
Marie Stonebraker, Blackshear; an uncle, Robert
Goodwin, Patterson; cousins, Marissa Howard, Blackshear and Chris Williams,
Altamonte and several other relatives and friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, March 17, from
the chapel of Pearson-Dial Funeral Home. Interment will follow in the Enon Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Pickens
2010, Jasper, Pickens Co., GA, Death
The Atlanta
Journal-Constitution , January 30, 2010,
Lola McClure Blankenship, 94, of Jasper died Friday. Funeral, 2 p.m.
Sunday, Sosebee Funeral Home.
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2011, Jasper, Pickens Co., GA, Funeral
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution on
August 31, 2011 [Wednesday]
http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/atlanta/obituary.aspx?n=cheryl-jane-blankinship&pid=153381847
Cheryl Jane Blankinship, 55, of Jasper died Sunday [28Aug2001]. A private service will be held. South Care Cremation Society and Memorial Centers, Marietta.
2011, Jasper, Pickens Co., GA, Obituary
https://www.southcarecremation.com/obituaries/obituary.php?id=2091
Cheryl Jane Blankinship, went home on Sunday, August 29th.
She was preceeded by her parents Effie
Bunch Coester, father George Coester
and brother Joseph.
She left behind a thousand shining lights in the hearts of those
she helped through hard times.
1/3/1956 - 8/28/2011
(date of death differs???)
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2011, Jasper, Pickens Co., GA, Memorial
Pickens County Progress (GA) - September 1, 2011
A shining light is dimmed Cheryl Blankinship
dies By Dan Huth, Progress contributor A bright light that brought hope and help to Pickens'
underprivileged was dimmed Sunday when Cheryl Blankinship
died at Atlanta's Piedmont Hospital.
Cheryl had steadfastly refused to give in to
multiple health problems throughout her life, until she was no longer able to
continue the fight and died peacefully in the 55th year of a life spent serving
others. When the homeless had nowhere to turn, Cheryl's
photographic memory spun through all the resources available in North Georgia,
and she swung into action.
When a nearly blind widow faced the loss of heat in the midst of a
cold spell, Cheryl knew just who to call -at home--during a
weekend -to keep the lady safe and comfortable. It wasn't uncommon for Cheryl to ferry a suddenly homeless family to a motel where she paid for
their room out of her own pocket -even though it often meant she might have to
do without.
Cheryl was preceded
in death and George G. Coester; as well as a brother, Joe. Her
mother's people were Pickens pioneers, with the Bunch name still common in the
Hinton/Ludville area, and a road named after them.
Born in Marietta, she was a proud graduate of Auburn University. She recently
satisfied a lifelong dream of living in Scotland when she moved to Edinburgh.
"I can smell the sea and watch the swans. People are so friendly. And they
take their dogs everywhere," she wrote to a friend. "Could it be any
more perfect?" In Jasper, Cheryl founded the Community Resource Center,
where she served as director. She designed a program that helped those without
education to earn their GED diploma. She counseled her clients on interview
skills, and taught them how to fill out a resume.' In 2009 she was recognized
by the North Georgia Employer Committee for her "continued support and
commitment to individuals with disabilities." When the U.S. Department of
Commerce could not identify enough qualified Pickens Countians
to hire as census-takers, Cheryl offered the Resource Center's facilities to
help train and test them. As a result, many unemployed Pickens County citizens
were hired to fill the lucrative positions. She had a heart for the downtrodden
and worked tirelessly around the clock to help them. She saw the Catholic
charity St. Vincent de Paul as ideally situated for this purpose, and
contributed time, funds, even donated an automobile to help the needy.
"Not only was Cheryl an active supporter and volunteer, but she
helped us immeasurably in streamlining our processes so we could help more of
the needy -and do it more efficiently," explained past President Jack Marcacci. "President Mike Martin and I are going to
miss her terribly, and so will the community." A passionate animal-lover, Cheryl never saw an abandoned animal she wouldn't adopt or help. Among
the organized charities where she worked were the Jasper Women's Shelter, the
Homeless Shelter, Pickens Animal Rescue and Good Samaritan Health Center. CARES
Executive Director Larry Starr remembers "Cheryl was one of the first to
volunteer when we opened our doors." She was a fixture at the Community
Thrift Store, according to Thrift Store founder Don Russell. "Cheryl was a living example of what's good about Pickens giving help
where help is needed," he remarked. "We lost a big part of the heart
of Pickens county when we lost Cheryl." Donations may be given to St. Vincent de Paul. Typical of
her desire not to draw attention to herself, Cheryl Blankinship requested that there be no memorial service. But there will be
hundreds of quiet, personal tributes burning in the hearts of those this bright
light has touched.
From: Diane Renfrow
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+2011, Jasper, Pickens Co., GA, Obituary
http://pickens.fetchyournews.com/archives/1045-Okey-Blankenship-Obituary.html
Mr. Okey Blankenship, age 73 of Jasper, passed away on Monday
evening, October 17, 2011 at Piedmont Hospital in Atlanta.
Funeral Services were held at 10AM on Thursday, October 20, 2011 at
the Chapel of Cagle Funeral Home with Reverend Ben Mock officiating. Interment
followed at 12PM at Georgia National Cemetery in Cherokee County with Local
Chapter #47 DAV in charge of Military Graveside Rites. Serving as Pallbearers were: Earl and Nicholas
Windsor, Nicholas Chapman and Eddie, Bud and Tony Blankenship.
Survivors include his Sons:
Bruce Blankenship of Xenia, OH and David Blankenship of Auburndale, FL; Daughters: Wadielee
Vance of Wichita, KS and Donna McLemore of Auburndale, FL; 13
Grandchildren; 2 Great-Grandchildren; Sisters:
Betty Davis of Elgin, IL and Tammy Colman of Panther, WV; Brothers:
Herbert and Richard Blankenship,
both of Jasper and William
(Bud) Blankenship of Ball
Ground.
Mr. Blankenship was
preceded in death by his Wife: Patsy Blankenship, who passed away on September 24, 2011,
his Parents: Mrs. Wadie
(Justice) Blankenship and Mr. Mose
Blankenship and Brothers: Dencil, Eddie, Larry, Jackie and Freddie Blankenship.
Mr. Blankenship had an extensive military career including tours in
Korea, Vietnam and Indochina. He was awarded several ribbons and medals,
including two Purple Hearts, two Bronze Stars and the Distinguished Service
Award.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Polk
+2012, Cedartown, Polk Co., GA, Funeral
The Atlanta Journal-Constitution, (GA) - January 24, 2012
Charles William Blankenship, 88, of Cedartown died Saturday.
Funeral, 1 p.m. today, Olin L. Gammage & Sons Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow
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+2012, Cedartown, Polk Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.gammagefh.com/fh/obituaries/obituary.cfm?o_id=1375217&fh_id=10605
Charles William Blankenship, age 88 of 832 College Dr. Cedartown, Georgia, passed away on
January 21, 2012. Mr.
Blankenship was born on August
15, 1923, the son of the late Robert
Austin Blankenship, Sr. and Lelia Pruitt Blankenship.
Mr. Blankenship
retired from Atlanta Gas light Company in 1986 after 39 years and 6 months
employment. He was the Regional Manager for Atlanta Gas Light Company in the
Cedartown Rockmart Polk County area at his time of retirement.
Mr. Blankenship was
preceded in death by his former wife,
Earleen Coheley
Blankenship; a twin brother, George Wesley Blankenship; brothers,
Albert Sidney Blankenship, Sr. and Robert Austin Blankenship, Jr.; two sisters, Frances Blankenship Smith and Sybil Blankenship Youngblood. He is also preceded in death by a step-son, William Brian
Watford.
Mr. Blankenship was
a member of the First Baptist Church of Cedartown and previously served as a
deacon at Riverside Baptist Church in Rome and the First Baptist Church of
Rockmart. He was a veteran of World War II serving with the U.S. Army, 20th
Engineer Combat Battalion. He served overseas in Africa, Sicily, Great Britain,
France, Germany, Belgium, Luxembourg Austria, and Czechoslovakia. He served in
two amphibious landings and was in Sicily on June 13, 1943, in France at Omaha
Beach on D-Day June 6, 1944, and fought in the Battle of the Bulge in Germany
in 1944.
Mr. Blankenship is
survived by his wife, Genevieve Phillips Blankenship; and a sister, Doris
Blankenship Herrington of Portal, Georgia. Also surviving are 2 stepsons, Robert Askew
Watford and John Phillips Watford and wife Donna of Cedartown. Four
Grandchildren and several nieces and nephews also survive.
The funeral service will be conducted on Tuesday January 24, 2012
at 1:00 in the afternoon in the chapel of Olin L. Gammage
& Sons Funeral Home with Dr. David Taylor, Rev. Wayne Benefield,
and Mr. Albert Sidney Blankenship, Jr.
officiating. Interment will follow in Eastview Cemetery in Rome, Georgia at 2:30 p.m. with Full
Military rites conducted by the Brown & Wright American Legion Post 12
Honor Guard of Rockmart, Georgia. John Phillips Watford, Robert Askew Watford,
Sean Michael Watford, Albert
Sidney Blankenship, Jr., K.
Stanley Walker, and Russell Pruitt Harrington will serve as pallbearers.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Randolph
2011, Cuthbert, Randolph Co., GA, Obituary
The Union-Recorder, (Milledgeville, GA) - November 22, 2011
Annie Mae Bearden Weil of Cuthbert passed away at the Joe-Anne
Bergin Nursing Home in Cuthbert, Nov. 20, 2011. Annie Mae was born in Webster
County, Georgia in 1926, and lived most of her life in Preston. Annie Mae was a
wonderful sister, wife, mother and grandmother.
She was married to the late Grover C. Bearden of Preston and was
active in community life and was a member of Preston Baptist Church until her
death. Annie Mae was known by all to be a person full of life and a person that
loved her family and community. Children and grandchildren especially loved her
cooking and her making the house feel like a home. In later years she was
married to the late Sam D. Weil and resided in Cuthbert.
Annie Mae is survived by a daughter, Barbara S. Thigpen; a son,
Scott Bearden; two sisters, Betty Sue Dominick and Melrose Grindle;
and a brother, Aaron Blankenship.
She was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna C. Bearden. Annie
Mae has three loving grandchildren, eight great-grandchildren and two great-grea-grandchildren, all who lovingly referred to her as
"Big Mamma."
A memorial service will be held at the First Baptist Church of
Preston Dec. 3, 2011 at 1 p.m. A private burial service will be held at a later
date.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Richmond
2011, Augusta, Richmond
Co., GA, Obituary
The Augusta Chronicle, (GA) - May 19, 2011
Mrs. Billie Jean (Stanley) Jim nez, age
60, went to join God's family in Heaven on May 17, 2011 at Trinity Hospital
after an 18 month battle with cancer. Billie was born on March 11, 1951 in
Augusta, GA to the late Walter G. Stanley, Jr. and the late Sarah Elizabeth
(Daniel) Stanley. She was the granddaughter of James and Ina Grace Lassiter of
Newton County and Walter G. and Eva Stanley of Camak,
GA.
She grew up in Augusta and Martinez, GA. She attended Wilkerson
Gardens School and Evans High School and graduated with honors with the Class
of 1969. She attended Augusta State University and received the Bachelor of
Arts degree in English Literature and Education in 1973. She taught Senior
English in Richmond County for 35 years and was selected Star Teacher by her
students repeatedly. She received congratulatory letters from College
Professors for the level of preparation her students demonstrated in college.
Her love and devotion to her students was impressive by any standard. Billie
possessed a tremendous work ethic, was as good a mother as can be imagined and
was known to be quite witty and be a clear thinker and had extensive knowledge
of literature and authors. She particularly enjoyed visiting the homesteads of
British and American authors.
She was married to Mr. Jorge E. Jim nez
on September 11, 1972 by Father Simmons at Holy Trinity Catholic Church in
Augusta, GA. Mrs. Jim nez is survived by her spouse,
Eng. Jorge E. Jim nez; her son, Alejandro Barth Jim nez, a senior at Augusta State University; her sister, Jacqueline Ann Blankenship; her brother, Walter G. Stanley III and Marsha Kay (Testino); her stepsisters: Joann Parrish (Billy), Polly
Black (Carlton); her stepbrother, Jimmy Cartledge (Gena); also by her cousins: George Ray Lybrand, Melinda and
Susan Cowan, Bill, Michael, and Mark Daniel; her nieces and nephews: Marc Blankenship (Charlene) and Abigail
Jennifer Marie Blankenship ; Beth ( Blankenship ) Guidroz
(Perry) and her son Timothy Scott, Allison Nicole Stanley. In addition, she is survived by her
father-in-law, Mr. Idelfonso E. Jim nez; her eldest brother-in-law: Ramon A. Jim nez and his sons, Richard James (Elizabeth), Raymond
Patrick, Michael Ramon, John Thomas, and daughter, Wendy Lynn Gilbert; and his
grandchildren: Robert Lance, Zachary and James Jim nez,
and Mitchell and Gauge Gilbert; also her youngest brother-in-law, Joaquin
Alberto Jim nez (Sherrian
Justice) and their children: Alberto Manuel, Tara Bianca and Geoffrey; and
their grandchildren, Andrew, Ariana Rose, and Kaila.
She was preceded by her uncles: Paul Pickett of Newton Co. and
Billy Daniel of Lithonia, GA; her aunts: Frances Cowen of Decatur, GA and Edna
(Stanley) Lybrand. She was a member of the Stanley and Ansley
Family Reunions.
Funeral services will Saturday, May 21, 2011 at 11:00 A.M. in the
Chapel of Thomas Poteet & Son with Elder Max Hicks officiating and speaker
Dr. Walter Reeves. Burial will follow at Westover Memorial Park. Pallbearers
will be Bob Steed, Dave Drown, Mike Daniel, Walter
West, Scott Hawkins, and David Smith. Honorary Pallbearers will be Partners at
ZEL Engineers, Stacey Gordon, Ken Wardenski, and Wes Byne.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Rockdale
+2012, Conyers, Rockdale Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.scotward.com/sitemaker/sites/ScotWa1/obit.cgi?user=609600Blankenship
Mr. J. B. Blankenship of Conyers passed away on Sunday, April 15, 2012 at the age of 91.
He was born in Rockdale County on November 16, 1920 to the late Joseph Newton and Iris
Dempsey Blankenship.
He is survived by his wife
of 68 years, Beatrice
Blankenship and two daughters, Patsy and Ron Holmes and Donna and Edmond
Norton, all of Conyers. He loved and was so proud of his two grandchildren,
Daphne Norton and finance', Bud Johns of Suwanee and Craig Collins of Dacula.
He was predeceased by all his siblings,
Raymond, Randall, Ethel, Stella, John, Clifford and Clyde but survived by many nieces and nephews.
He is also survived by three step-granddaughters, Rhonda and
husband, Eric Regan of Alpharetta, Robin Roehrich of
Alpharetta and Melanie and John Brooks of Grayson and four step-great-grandchildren,
Josh, Blane, Rachel and Luke.
Mr. Blankenship
served in the Civilian Conservation Corps from April 1938 to June 1940 and
proudly served his country in WWII after enlisting in the Army in October of
1940. After more than 20 years of service, he retired from the Army in 1960 and
began other career pursuits. He was one of the first two paid firemen for
Rockdale County. He worked for the US Postal Service until mandatory retirement
and then enjoyed the time he worked for Rockdale County and Georgia Power. He
was a member of Milstead Baptist Church and enjoyed
gardening, woodworking, fishing and helping others with his many
"handy-man" skills. He is much loved and will be long remembered by
his family and many friends.
Funeral services will be held Wednesday, April 18, 2012 at 2 p.m.
at Scot Ward's Green Meadow Chapel with Tim Hunter, Charles Lewis, and Weymon Rutledge officiating; interment will follow at East
View Cemetery.
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Spalding
Spalding Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship,
Aubrey Lawrence 76, 30Sep1934
- 15Jul2011, Griffin, Spalding, GA, GA-252-52-6952
Sumter
2011, Americus, Sumter Co., GA, Obituary
Americus Times-Recorder (GA) - January 10, 2011
Mrs. Lora Cox Thaxton, 93, of 161
Rockdale Subdivision, Americus, passed away Sunday, Jan. 9, 2011, at her
residence. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Jan. 12 at
Williams Road Church of Christ with Minister Keith Wishum
officiating. Interment will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery. The following are
asked to serve as active pallbearers, Eric Dixon, Dennis Jones, Cliff Singley, Ron Peacock, Jeff Singley,
Tim Estes, Pete Novak and Mike Strickland.
Mrs. Thaxton was born Aug. 14, 1917, in
Webster County, daughter of the late John Morgan Cox and the late Annie Hale
Cox. She worked for Manhattan Shirt Co. formerly in Americus and was a home
maker. Mrs. Thaxton was a member of Williams Road
Church of Christ since 1951, and was a member of the Glendale Garden Club, the
Anthony Home Makers Club and the 3 L's Club.
Survivors include two daughters and sons-in-law Nancy and Lewis
Morris of Americus and Lorraine and Donnie Blankenship
of Satsuma, Ala.; two sons and daughters-in-law, James Harvey Thaxton Jr. and Wadean of
Americus and Eston Morgan Thaxton
and Pam of Gadsden, Ala..; 14 grandchildren and spouses: Vic and Charlotte
Morris of Montgomery, Ala., Amy Morris Ross and Paul of Calhoun, Ga., Tony and
Shelly Morris of Americus, Kathy Flanigan and Andy of
Nashville, Tenn., Kristi Thaxton Lovelace and Ben of
Jackson, Ga., Trey Thaxton and Jenn
of Crawfordville Fla., Jenny Wilcutt and Scott of
Semmes, Ala., Lora Lee Pope of Satsuma Ala., Shanna Mayo and Michael of Warner
Robins Ga., Eston Thaxton
and Renee of Gadsden Ala., Annie Morris of Nashville, Tenn., Michael Morris of
Americus, Howard Helms of Americus and Sylvia Helms of Americus; 22
great-grandchildren, Elizabeth, Jae T, Troy and Matthew Thaxton
of Crawfordville Fla., Chelcie Rowell of
Philadelphia, Pa., Jason Ross and spouse Karen of Calhoun, Ga., Jessica Ross of
Calhoun, Ga., Molly, Susie and Scott Morris of Americus, Will, Sophie and Evan Flanigan of Nashville ,Tenn., Ethan Coxwell
of Semmes, Ala., Tyler Pope and Guss Oberkirch, both of Satsuma, Ala., Sarah Miranda, Shawn Cox,
Leigha Gary and Alex Gary and Cameron Mayo, all of
Warner Robins and Eston Morgan Thaxton
III of Gadson Ala. Also surviving are
a number of cousins, nieces and nephews.
Mrs. Thaxton was preceded in death by her
husband James Harvey Thaxton, a infant daughter Loretta Thaxton
and a great-grandson Austin Gary.
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Telfair
2012, Milan, Telfair Co., GA, Obituary
The Macon Telegraph, (GA) - February 1, 2012
Mrs. Helen Smith Taylor, age 65, of Milan, GA, died Monday, January
30, 2012, in the Medical Center of Central Georgia [Macon, Bibb Co., GA].
Funeral services will be held at 2:00P.M. Thursday, February 2, in
Sand Grove Baptist Church, with Rev. Donald Whitman & Rev. Danny Gay
officiating, with interment in Sand Grove Cemetery with Rev. Joey Bohannon
officiating. Active Pallbearers for the service are Waye
Cartwright, Joey Jones, Greg Taylor, Khan Wahl, Tony Taylor, Terry Jones, Tim
Lowery and Freddie Dorris, Jr. Honorary Pallbearers
are Tobe Jones, Ray Taylor, Wayne Cartwright and
Dodge Transit Employees. Amber Jones and Kala Cunard are musicians for the
service.
Mrs. Taylor was a native of Telfair County, a member of Sand Grove
Baptist Church, where she taught Sunday School, a
Dodge Transit Driver, a homemaker, daughter of the late Inez Blankenship Smith and Dudley Willie "Dud" Smith,
Sr. and widow of Harry F. Taylor.
She was preceded in death by a Brother, Dudley "Willie"
Smith, Jr.
Survivors: Daughters- Laura Smith and Stanley of Milan, Debbie Wynn
and Stephen of Eastman and Harriett Evans and Robert of Milan; 6 Grandchildren-
Taylor Smith, Ellie Smith, Ian Wynn, Jay Evans, Sean Wynn and Dawson Evans; 3
Great-Grandchildren- Kyleigh, Chloe and Ethan;
Sister- Janice Cartwright and Wayne; 3 Sisters-in-Law- Christine Taylor,
Ernestine Jones and Tobe and Ann Watson Smith;
Several Nieces and Nephews.
From: Diane Renfrow
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Thomas
2012, Thomasville, Thomas Co., GA, Obituary
Thomasville Times-Enterprise (GA) - February 20, 2012
Graveside services for Doreitha Croft Beaty, 84, of Thomasville will be 3:30 on Wednesday,
February 22, 2012 at Sunset Memorial Gardens. Pastor Jorge E. Quintiana, Jr. will officiate. Grandsons will serve as
pallbearers.
Mrs. Beaty died on February 19, 2012.
Born on January 3, 1928 in Berlin, GA, she was the daughter of the late James
Robert and Beady Velia Strickland Croft. She was a member of Kenyon Memorial
Seventh Day Adventist Church. Mrs. Beaty was artistic
and creative with interests and hobbies that included all types of decorative
needle work, crocheting and ceramics. She has been an expert seamstress and
enjoyed sewing for family and friends. She also worked as a seamstress and
supervisor at Joan Art Mills. She loved to cook and bake with her specialty
being homemade desserts.
On June 25, 1944, she married the late Ward Albritton
Beaty. She is survived by a son and daughter in law,
Michael A. and Pat Beaty, Sr. and a daughter and son in law, Teresa B. and Bruce Blankenship. Other survivors include grandchildren, Michael A. Beaty, Jr. (Leslie) of Duluth, GA, Melanie B. Johnson
(Steven), of Lake Park, GA, Matthew
N. Blankenship and Steven L. Blankenship , both of Thomasville; great grandchildren, Michael A. (Tripp)
Beaty III, Blair K. Beaty,
Landon D. Johnson, Annabelle E. Johnson, Britton L. Blankenship and Porter D. Blankenship . Also
surviving are sisters, Ovelia Barrow of Boston, GA,
Rebecca Boles and her husband Gene of Fernandina Beach, FL and brothers Lawson
Croft and his wife Betty of Thomasville, Simon Croft and his wife Mattie Lou of
Valdosta, Robert Croft and his wife Betty of New Market, VA and a number of
nieces and nephews.
She was preceded in death by brothers, Reuben J. Croft, Clayton E.
Croft, Samuel D. Croft and a sister, Ola Mae Vonier.
For the last three years, Mrs. Beaty has considered
the Golden Living Center her home.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Toombs
2010, Vidalia, Toombs Co., GA,
http://obitsforlife.com/obituary/340401/Hall-Irene.php
Ms. Irene Lou K. Hall, 96, of Vidalia, formerly of Colbert, Ga.
died August 5, 2010. Services will be Sunday Aug. 8, 2010 at 3P.M. with Rev.
Mike Sarna officiating at Lord and Stephens Funeral
Home Danielsville Chapel.
Survivors include grandchildren,
Kathryn Ann Thompson
Blankenship, Vickie Lynn
Turner (Payton), Bobbie June Davis (Rick) James Mack Thompson and Carol
Thompson Hepler (Dwayne) and a number of great
grandchildren.
[SSDI, Lou I. Hall - 08Jul1914 - 05Aug2010]
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Troup
+2011, LaGrange, Troup Co., GA, Obituary
Mrs. Nelda Jean Noles Cook, 74, of
LaGrange died Thursday, November 24, 2011 at St. Francis Hospital,
Columbus, GA. Mrs. Cook was born March 20, 1937 in Heard County, GA, daughter of
the late John C. Noles and Laura Nation Noles. She was a member of Hillcrest Methodist Church. Mrs.
Cook was retired from K-Mart Department Store.
She was preceded in death by her husband, Merlin Y. Cook, a
grandson, Curt, and a sister, John L. Anderson.
Survivors include four children, Lynn (Vic) Howard, Jenny (Tommy)
Wilson, Jon (Kim) Cook, and Kalena (Jody) Atkins; six
grandchildren, Thomas, Lauren, Kaitlyn, LeeAnn, Grace, and Tiffany; and three sisters, Ellaweese Barnes, Wilma
Thomason, and Judy Blankenship.
Funeral services will be held 2:30 P.M. today, November 26, 2011 at
Hillcrest Methodist Church with Reverend Randy Nix officiating. Burial will
follow in Shadowlawn Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Upson
2010, Thomaston, Upson Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.pasleyfletcher.com/
Jeff Blankenship,
September 24th, 1964 - May 25th, 2010. Mr. Blankenship was
a life-long resident of Upson County. He was a 1982 graduate of R. E. Lee
Institute. He also graduated from the Art Institute of Atlanta and graduated
from Flint River Technical School with a degree in computer science. He was
employed by Moreland Altobelli Associates, Inc., of
Norcross as a project engineer. Mr. Blankenship was
a talented musician and singer. He was a member of the Silvertown
United Methodist Church.
He was preceded in death by his father, William Alfred Blankenship.
Mr. Blankenship is survived by his mother, Nell B
. Adams of Thomaston; his sister, Pam B. (Tom)
Satterfield of Fort Valley; a step-brother. Gary
(Stacey) Adams of Thomaston; and a nephew, Shann (Dawn)
Adams of Thomaston.
Services at Graveside: Upson Memorial Gardens, 1367 Woodland
Highway (Hwy 36 West), Thomaston, GA, 30286. 11:00AM
on Friday, May 28th, 2010
From: Diane Renfrow
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2012, Thomaston, Upson Co., GA, Death
Published in Columbus Ledger-Enquirer on
March 27, 2012
Blankenship, Arthur L., 76, Thomaston, GA (formerly of Valley), died Saturday, March 24,
2012 at George H. Lanier
Memorial Hospital in Valley.
Private Family Memorial: will be held at a later date, Johnson
Brown-Service Funeral Home, Inc., in Valley.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Upson Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship,
Myrtle Beatrice 98, 14Apr1911
- 17Feb2010, Thomaston, Upson, GA, SC-248-58-6935
Walker
Walker Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Ruth
Mae 90, 09Apr1920 - 03Jan2011, Rossville,
Walker, GA, AL-421-48-1935
Walton
2010, Monroe, Walton Co., GA, Funeral
Published in The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
on July 26, 2010
Dan Blankenship,
80, of Monroe died Saturday. Funeral, 11 a.m. today, Meadows
Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Walton Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship,
Daniel Lidell 80, 18Jun1930 - 24Jul2010, Monroe,
Walton, GA, GA-260-40-1019
Webster
2011, Preston, Webster Co., GA, Funeral
Columbus Ledger-Enquirer (GA) - February 16, 2011
Shannon, Kattie Blankenship , 80, Preston, GA, died Tuesday, February 15, 2011. Graveside
Service: Wednesday, February 16, 2011 at 3:00 PM, Preston Cemetery, Preston,
GA, L.B. Smith Funeral Home.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Whitfield
2010, Dalton, Whitfield
Co., GA, Obituary
http://www.chattanoogan.com/articles/article_181017.asp , July 31, 2010
Lois Marie Blankenship, 60, of Dalton died Friday, July 30, 2010 at Erlanger Hospital. Lois
was born on August 9, 1949 in Albernat, Ala., a
daughter of the late Lloyd Lawson and Lois Cox Land. She was a member of VFW
4985 auxiliary and American Legion post 47 auxiliary.
She is survived by her husband, Joseph C. Blankenship of Dalton; sons and daughter-in-law, Christopher Sampson of
Alabama, William and Stacy Hudson of Dalton; brother, Joe Lawson of Alabama;
grandchildren, Austin Hudson, Mercedes Driver, Alexis Driver, Alvie Husan, Kissee
Husan, Baba Husan; extended
family and friends, Gene Burchfield, Gene Burchfield Jr., Dianne Cook and Terry
Keith, Steve Cole, Elvin Cornelison, Gene and Tonya Cornelison, Bobby Dixon, Angel Garcia, Lucy Olivas and Miguel Orellana.
Services to celebrate the life of Lois Marie Blankenship will be held Saturday, Aug. 7, at 1:30 p.m. at the VFW Post 4985.
From: Diane Renfrow
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2011, Dalton, Whitfield Co., GA, Obituary
The Daily Citizen, (Dalton, GA) - August 24, 2011
Mrs. Frances Eloise Carlock Russo, 65, of
Dalton passed away Monday, Aug. 22, 2011, at Hamilton Medical Center.
Frances was preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Efferine Carlock; and her
great-granddaughter, Keilee Foster.
She is survived by her husband, Johnny Russo; son and
daughter-in-law, Kenny and Faye Russo of Dalton; daughter, Denise Bryant of
Dalton; brothers and sisters-in-law, Jackie and Juanita Carlock
of Dalton, Calvin and Brenda Carlock of Chatsworth
and James Carlock of Chatsworth; sisters and brothers-in-law,
Wanda and Roy Blankenship of Chatsworth and Sandra and Roger Pittman of Chatsworth;
grandchildren, Stephanie Woodruff, Eric Goble, Lindsey Nesbitt, Brittney Corriher, Brandon Russo, Crystal Russo Ashcraft, Peyton
Russo and Steven Bowen; great-grandchildren, Lashanda
Woodruff, Kelsey Rogers, Destiny Goble, Anhdrea
Jones, Davonte Foster, Serenity Foster and Amari Howard; aunts, nieces, nephews and cousins.
Services to celebrate the life of Frances are Thursday at 2 p.m. in
the chapel of Peeples Funeral Home with the Rev.
James Whitmore and the Rev. John Souther officiating.
Burial will follow in Mount Carmel Cemetery.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
2012, Dalton, Whitfield Co., GA, Obituary
The Daily Citizen, (Dalton, GA) - January 12, 2012
Mr. Ronald Ray Thornton, 60, of Dalton, departed this life on
Wednesday morning, Jan. 11, 2012, at his home. Ronald was born Oct. 25, 1951,
in Dalton, a son of the late Edward Eccleston
Thornton Jr. and Bertha Lee Brock Thornton.
He was also preceded in death by his brother, Raymond Thornton;
sister, Rebecca Thornton; brothers-in-law,
Jerry Brindle and Don
Blankenship; and his best
friend and fishing buddy, Gene Buckner. Ronald was an avid outdoorsman; he
loved fishing, telling fish tales, the Georgia Bulldogs and NASCAR. He was a
1969 graduate of Eastbrook High School where he was
the high school quarterback. He proudly served his country during the Vietnam
Conflict. His favorite drivers were Bill Elliott and Trevor Bain.
He is survived by his wife, Violet Gilbert Thornton of the home;
they would have celebrated their 28th wedding anniversary on Jan. 31; son and
daughter-in-law, Shawn and Annette Thornton of Chatsworth; daughters and
sons-in-law, Susan Wilkey, Jeanenne
and Allan Kendrick, Tammie and Ralph Willis, all of Dalton; grandchildren,
Alexander and Kensey Wilkey,
Andrew, Blake and Derek Thornton, Brooke Shipman, Cody Kendrick, Andrew Bonds
and Job Willis; sisters and
brothers-in-law, Wanda Brindle, Linda Blankenship,
Reba and Kenneth Robertson, Rita Thornton, Roberta and Jessie Nicholson; very
special friend, Pat Buckner; sister-in-law, Sandra Thornton, all of Dalton; and
several nieces and nephews.
Services to celebrate the life of Mr. Ronald Ray Thornton will be
Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Melrose Chapel of Ponders Funeral Home with the Rev.
Ronald Guffey and the Rev. Robert Beavers
officiating. He will be laid to rest at the Pine Grove Baptist Church Cemetery.
Greg Thornton, David Wakefield, Jerry Blankenship,
Freddy Ownby, Eddie Ownby,
Cody Kendrick and Ron Correll will serve as pallbearers. Military honors will be
provided by the American Legion Post 112.
From: Diane Renfrow
dhrenfrow(at)yahoo.com
Whitfield Co., SSDI, http://ssdi.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/ssdi.cgi
,
Blankenship, Lois
M. 60, 09Aug1949 - 30Jul2010, Dalton,
Whitfield, GA, AL-421-68-0853