July 1, 2010
Theodore Blankenship
Anonymous Star Beacon Star Beacon Thu Jul 01, 2010, 09:00 AM EDT
CHERRY VALLEY — Theodore Blankenship, age 80, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, fell asleep here on earth surrounded by his family and woke up in heaven.
Born on April 19, 1930, in Panther, W.Va., he was the son of Dorcas (Kennedy) and Enos Blankenship. Ted was a graduate of Iaeger High School in Iaeger, W.Va. On July 9, 1949, he married Gladys Mae Stacy. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952 and then to Cherry Valley, Ohio, in 1964.
He was an inspector for Fisher Body (a division of General Motors) of Cleveland for over thirty years. Ted formerly worked for the railroad and coal mines, while operating his own farm.
He was a founding member of the First Baptist Church Of Andover, a member of the Masonic Lodge and supported St. Jude Childrens Hospital for the past thirty years.
Ted enjoyed hunting, fishing, doing woodworking and carpentry, and was able to fix, build and grow about anything.
He is preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Theodore Blankenship Jr.; a sister, Maxie B. Lockhart; an infant brother, Richard Blankenship; four brothers, Estel M., Elmer E., Walter L. and Franklin R. Blankenship; and a son-in-law, John D. Shevetz.
Survivors include his wife of sixty years, Gladys M. Blankenship of Cherry Valley, Ohio; three daughters, Sharon "Shari" Shevetz of Troutville, Va., Sandra "Sandy" (Jim) Serroka-Phegley of Hurst, Texas, and Stacy L. (Kris Brown) Blankenship-Gould of Cherry Valley; three sisters, Nadine B. Freeman of Sandy Hook, Miss., Ila B. "Katie" McGuinness of Hertford, N.C., and Peggy B. Swetnam of La Place, La.; two brothers, the Rev. Jesse J. "Jig" Blankenship of Glasglow, Va., and C. Wetzel Blankenship of Orlando, Fla.; five grandchildren, Kelly (Christopher) Gross, Jessica (Francisco) Shevetz-Estrada, Cherie (Michael) Ashby, Andrew James Serroka and Marilyn Mae "Tink" Gould; and 11 great-grandchildren, Glen and Heather McNiell, Nicole, John and Jolean Gross, James Theodore Serroka, Azi and Eva Rose Estrada and Analise, Alaina and Angeliq Ashby.
A Funeral Service will be held 12 p.m., Noon, on Saturday, July 3rd, at the First Baptist Church Of Andover, 5236 Stanhope Kelloggsville Road, Andover, Ohio, with Brother Brian Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Cherry Valley Cemetery.
Calling Hours will be held on Friday, July 2nd, from 7 until 9 p.m. at BAUMGARDNER FUNERAL HOME, 134 Prospect St., Andover, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
Obituary and Guestbook available at www.baumgardnerfuneralhomes.com and starbeacon.com
Theodore Blankenship
Anonymous Star Beacon Star Beacon Thu Jul 01, 2010, 09:00 AM EDT
CHERRY VALLEY — Theodore Blankenship, age 80, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, fell asleep here on earth surrounded by his family and woke up in heaven.
Born on April 19, 1930, in Panther, W.Va., he was the son of Dorcas (Kennedy) and Enos Blankenship. Ted was a graduate of Iaeger High School in Iaeger, W.Va. On July 9, 1949, he married Gladys Mae Stacy. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952 and then to Cherry Valley, Ohio, in 1964.
He was an inspector for Fisher Body (a division of General Motors) of Cleveland for over thirty years. Ted formerly worked for the railroad and coal mines, while operating his own farm.
He was a founding member of the First Baptist Church Of Andover, a member of the Masonic Lodge and supported St. Jude Childrens Hospital for the past thirty years.
Ted enjoyed hunting, fishing, doing woodworking and carpentry, and was able to fix, build and grow about anything.
He is preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Theodore Blankenship Jr.; a sister, Maxie B. Lockhart; an infant brother, Richard Blankenship; four brothers, Estel M., Elmer E., Walter L. and Franklin R. Blankenship; and a son-in-law, John D. Shevetz.
Survivors include his wife of sixty years, Gladys M. Blankenship of Cherry Valley, Ohio; three daughters, Sharon "Shari" Shevetz of Troutville, Va., Sandra "Sandy" (Jim) Serroka-Phegley of Hurst, Texas, and Stacy L. (Kris Brown) Blankenship-Gould of Cherry Valley; three sisters, Nadine B. Freeman of Sandy Hook, Miss., Ila B. "Katie" McGuinness of Hertford, N.C., and Peggy B. Swetnam of La Place, La.; two brothers, the Rev. Jesse J. "Jig" Blankenship of Glasglow, Va., and C. Wetzel Blankenship of Orlando, Fla.; five grandchildren, Kelly (Christopher) Gross, Jessica (Francisco) Shevetz-Estrada, Cherie (Michael) Ashby, Andrew James Serroka and Marilyn Mae "Tink" Gould; and 11 great-grandchildren, Glen and Heather McNiell, Nicole, John and Jolean Gross, James Theodore Serroka, Azi and Eva Rose Estrada and Analise, Alaina and Angeliq Ashby.
A Funeral Service will be held 12 p.m., Noon, on Saturday, July 3rd, at the First Baptist Church Of Andover, 5236 Stanhope Kelloggsville Road, Andover, Ohio, with Brother Brian Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Cherry Valley Cemetery.
Calling Hours will be held on Friday, July 2nd, from 7 until 9 p.m. at BAUMGARDNER FUNERAL HOME, 134 Prospect St., Andover, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
Obituary and Guestbook available at www.baumgardnerfuneralhomes.com and starbeacon.com
July 1, 2010
Theodore Blankenship
Anonymous Star Beacon Star Beacon Thu Jul 01, 2010, 09:00 AM EDT
CHERRY VALLEY — Theodore Blankenship, age 80, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, fell asleep here on earth surrounded by his family and woke up in heaven.
Born on April 19, 1930, in Panther, W.Va., he was the son of Dorcas (Kennedy) and Enos Blankenship. Ted was a graduate of Iaeger High School in Iaeger, W.Va. On July 9, 1949, he married Gladys Mae Stacy. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952 and then to Cherry Valley, Ohio, in 1964.
He was an inspector for Fisher Body (a division of General Motors) of Cleveland for over thirty years. Ted formerly worked for the railroad and coal mines, while operating his own farm.
He was a founding member of the First Baptist Church Of Andover, a member of the Masonic Lodge and supported St. Jude Childrens Hospital for the past thirty years.
Ted enjoyed hunting, fishing, doing woodworking and carpentry, and was able to fix, build and grow about anything.
He is preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Theodore Blankenship Jr.; a sister, Maxie B. Lockhart; an infant brother, Richard Blankenship; four brothers, Estel M., Elmer E., Walter L. and Franklin R. Blankenship; and a son-in-law, John D. Shevetz.
Survivors include his wife of sixty years, Gladys M. Blankenship of Cherry Valley, Ohio; three daughters, Sharon "Shari" Shevetz of Troutville, Va., Sandra "Sandy" (Jim) Serroka-Phegley of Hurst, Texas, and Stacy L. (Kris Brown) Blankenship-Gould of Cherry Valley; three sisters, Nadine B. Freeman of Sandy Hook, Miss., Ila B. "Katie" McGuinness of Hertford, N.C., and Peggy B. Swetnam of La Place, La.; two brothers, the Rev. Jesse J. "Jig" Blankenship of Glasglow, Va., and C. Wetzel Blankenship of Orlando, Fla.; five grandchildren, Kelly (Christopher) Gross, Jessica (Francisco) Shevetz-Estrada, Cherie (Michael) Ashby, Andrew James Serroka and Marilyn Mae "Tink" Gould; and 11 great-grandchildren, Glen and Heather McNiell, Nicole, John and Jolean Gross, James Theodore Serroka, Azi and Eva Rose Estrada and Analise, Alaina and Angeliq Ashby.
A Funeral Service will be held 12 p.m., Noon, on Saturday, July 3rd, at the First Baptist Church Of Andover, 5236 Stanhope Kelloggsville Road, Andover, Ohio, with Brother Brian Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Cherry Valley Cemetery.
Calling Hours will be held on Friday, July 2nd, from 7 until 9 p.m. at BAUMGARDNER FUNERAL HOME, 134 Prospect St., Andover, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
Obituary and Guestbook available at www.baumgardnerfuneralhomes.com and starbeacon.com
Theodore Blankenship
Anonymous Star Beacon Star Beacon Thu Jul 01, 2010, 09:00 AM EDT
CHERRY VALLEY — Theodore Blankenship, age 80, on Wednesday, June 30, 2010, fell asleep here on earth surrounded by his family and woke up in heaven.
Born on April 19, 1930, in Panther, W.Va., he was the son of Dorcas (Kennedy) and Enos Blankenship. Ted was a graduate of Iaeger High School in Iaeger, W.Va. On July 9, 1949, he married Gladys Mae Stacy. He moved to Cleveland, Ohio, in 1952 and then to Cherry Valley, Ohio, in 1964.
He was an inspector for Fisher Body (a division of General Motors) of Cleveland for over thirty years. Ted formerly worked for the railroad and coal mines, while operating his own farm.
He was a founding member of the First Baptist Church Of Andover, a member of the Masonic Lodge and supported St. Jude Childrens Hospital for the past thirty years.
Ted enjoyed hunting, fishing, doing woodworking and carpentry, and was able to fix, build and grow about anything.
He is preceded in death by his parents; an infant son, Theodore Blankenship Jr.; a sister, Maxie B. Lockhart; an infant brother, Richard Blankenship; four brothers, Estel M., Elmer E., Walter L. and Franklin R. Blankenship; and a son-in-law, John D. Shevetz.
Survivors include his wife of sixty years, Gladys M. Blankenship of Cherry Valley, Ohio; three daughters, Sharon "Shari" Shevetz of Troutville, Va., Sandra "Sandy" (Jim) Serroka-Phegley of Hurst, Texas, and Stacy L. (Kris Brown) Blankenship-Gould of Cherry Valley; three sisters, Nadine B. Freeman of Sandy Hook, Miss., Ila B. "Katie" McGuinness of Hertford, N.C., and Peggy B. Swetnam of La Place, La.; two brothers, the Rev. Jesse J. "Jig" Blankenship of Glasglow, Va., and C. Wetzel Blankenship of Orlando, Fla.; five grandchildren, Kelly (Christopher) Gross, Jessica (Francisco) Shevetz-Estrada, Cherie (Michael) Ashby, Andrew James Serroka and Marilyn Mae "Tink" Gould; and 11 great-grandchildren, Glen and Heather McNiell, Nicole, John and Jolean Gross, James Theodore Serroka, Azi and Eva Rose Estrada and Analise, Alaina and Angeliq Ashby.
A Funeral Service will be held 12 p.m., Noon, on Saturday, July 3rd, at the First Baptist Church Of Andover, 5236 Stanhope Kelloggsville Road, Andover, Ohio, with Brother Brian Hall officiating. Burial will follow in Cherry Valley Cemetery.
Calling Hours will be held on Friday, July 2nd, from 7 until 9 p.m. at BAUMGARDNER FUNERAL HOME, 134 Prospect St., Andover, Ohio.
Memorial contributions may be made to the family.
Obituary and Guestbook available at www.baumgardnerfuneralhomes.com and starbeacon.com
Family Members
Siblings
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Maxie Blankenship Lockhart
1917–1992
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Estel Milburn Blankenship
1921–1984
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Elmer Edward Blankenship Sr
1923–2004
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Nadine Blankenship Freeman
1924–2017
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Rev Walter L Blankenship
1927–2008
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Rev Jessie Jennings "Jig" Blankenship
1931–2015
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Franklin Dellno "Frank" Blankenship
1933–1993
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Carroll Wetzel Blankenship
1935–2011
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Peggy Sue Blankenship Swetnam
1942–2010
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