Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Madison County Firefighter Chris Blankenship, after he was killed as he worked to put out a vehicle fire on Sunday morning.
Blankenship will be honored with a full traditional firefighter service. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Meridian Baptist Church.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. The burial will take place at Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery immediately following the service.
Christopher Michael Blankenship was born in Jackson, Tennessee. Being a husband and father was his first love, and being a firefighter was his second love. He joined the Madison County Fire Department as a volunteer at Station 2 on March 3, 2004. He was a very dedicated firefighter and one of the first there whether it was training, working a scene, cleaning the station, or guiding a tour group. He had recently attended training to become an emergency medical responder, just one more way he wanted to be able to give back and help his community.
Chris made the ultimate sacrifice on May 3, 2015, after a tree fell on him while he worked the scene of a car fire. He and his father-in-law were always on call and always ready. It’s easy to say he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but he was always in the wrong places for eleven years, helping other people get out. Our fallen brother, Firefighter Chris Blankenship, will be greatly missed but never forgotten.
Blankenship will be honored with a full traditional firefighter service. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Meridian Baptist Church.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. The burial will take place at Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery immediately following the service.
Christopher Michael Blankenship was born in Jackson, Tennessee. Being a husband and father was his first love, and being a firefighter was his second love. He joined the Madison County Fire Department as a volunteer at Station 2 on March 3, 2004. He was a very dedicated firefighter and one of the first there whether it was training, working a scene, cleaning the station, or guiding a tour group. He had recently attended training to become an emergency medical responder, just one more way he wanted to be able to give back and help his community.
Chris made the ultimate sacrifice on May 3, 2015, after a tree fell on him while he worked the scene of a car fire. He and his father-in-law were always on call and always ready. It’s easy to say he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but he was always in the wrong places for eleven years, helping other people get out. Our fallen brother, Firefighter Chris Blankenship, will be greatly missed but never forgotten.
Funeral arrangements have been finalized for Madison County Firefighter Chris Blankenship, after he was killed as he worked to put out a vehicle fire on Sunday morning.
Blankenship will be honored with a full traditional firefighter service. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Meridian Baptist Church.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. The burial will take place at Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery immediately following the service.
Christopher Michael Blankenship was born in Jackson, Tennessee. Being a husband and father was his first love, and being a firefighter was his second love. He joined the Madison County Fire Department as a volunteer at Station 2 on March 3, 2004. He was a very dedicated firefighter and one of the first there whether it was training, working a scene, cleaning the station, or guiding a tour group. He had recently attended training to become an emergency medical responder, just one more way he wanted to be able to give back and help his community.
Chris made the ultimate sacrifice on May 3, 2015, after a tree fell on him while he worked the scene of a car fire. He and his father-in-law were always on call and always ready. It’s easy to say he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but he was always in the wrong places for eleven years, helping other people get out. Our fallen brother, Firefighter Chris Blankenship, will be greatly missed but never forgotten.
Blankenship will be honored with a full traditional firefighter service. Visitation will be held from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Meridian Baptist Church.
The funeral will be held at 1 p.m. Thursday at the Carl Perkins Civic Center. The burial will take place at Highland Memorial Gardens Cemetery immediately following the service.
Christopher Michael Blankenship was born in Jackson, Tennessee. Being a husband and father was his first love, and being a firefighter was his second love. He joined the Madison County Fire Department as a volunteer at Station 2 on March 3, 2004. He was a very dedicated firefighter and one of the first there whether it was training, working a scene, cleaning the station, or guiding a tour group. He had recently attended training to become an emergency medical responder, just one more way he wanted to be able to give back and help his community.
Chris made the ultimate sacrifice on May 3, 2015, after a tree fell on him while he worked the scene of a car fire. He and his father-in-law were always on call and always ready. It’s easy to say he was in the wrong place at the wrong time, but he was always in the wrong places for eleven years, helping other people get out. Our fallen brother, Firefighter Chris Blankenship, will be greatly missed but never forgotten.
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