He is survived by his wife of 11 years: Rheta Blankenship of the home; three children: Johnny Lee Blankenship (Cheryl) of Tunis, Missouri, Catherine Ann Fleming (Kenneth) of Warsaw, Missouri and Sereta Elaine Winkle (Roger) of Pleasant Hill, Missouri; two stepsons; two stepdaughters; one brother: Howard Blankenship (Janice) of Bandmill; two sisters: Rachel Dillard (the late James Dillard) of Oxford, Bernice Sherrell (Charles) of Oxford; 11 grandchildren: Paula Sechrest, Teresa Ingram, Ki Melora, Vince Martinez, Ashlee Blankenship, Melissa Taylor, Michelle Chapman, Marcella Spahr, B. J. Snyder, Stephanie Chandler, John Winkle; 5 step grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; 7 step great grandchildren; his former wife: Gladys Blankenship of Bandmill, Arkansas and a host of other relatives and many good friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers: Roby Roy Blankenship, Burlin Blankenship; three sisters: Wilma Gay Blankenship, Alene Sherrell and Bonnie May.
Visitation will be Friday, July 3 beginning at 12 noon at Eddie’s Family Funeral Home in Melbourne. Funeral service will be Friday, July 3 at 2:00 p.m. at Howard Memorial Funeral Chapel in Eddie’s Family Funeral Home. Burial will be at Oxford Cemetery.
Pallbearers: B. J. Snyder, John Winkle, Vince Martinez, Tim Taylor, Isaac Blankenship, and Eli Blankenship.
Honorary Pallbearers: Randy Sherrell, Danny Blankenship, Russell Sherrell, David Sherrell and Greg Sherrell.
He is survived by his wife of 11 years: Rheta Blankenship of the home; three children: Johnny Lee Blankenship (Cheryl) of Tunis, Missouri, Catherine Ann Fleming (Kenneth) of Warsaw, Missouri and Sereta Elaine Winkle (Roger) of Pleasant Hill, Missouri; two stepsons; two stepdaughters; one brother: Howard Blankenship (Janice) of Bandmill; two sisters: Rachel Dillard (the late James Dillard) of Oxford, Bernice Sherrell (Charles) of Oxford; 11 grandchildren: Paula Sechrest, Teresa Ingram, Ki Melora, Vince Martinez, Ashlee Blankenship, Melissa Taylor, Michelle Chapman, Marcella Spahr, B. J. Snyder, Stephanie Chandler, John Winkle; 5 step grandchildren; 24 great grandchildren; 7 step great grandchildren; his former wife: Gladys Blankenship of Bandmill, Arkansas and a host of other relatives and many good friends.
He was preceded in death by his parents; 2 brothers: Roby Roy Blankenship, Burlin Blankenship; three sisters: Wilma Gay Blankenship, Alene Sherrell and Bonnie May.
Visitation will be Friday, July 3 beginning at 12 noon at Eddie’s Family Funeral Home in Melbourne. Funeral service will be Friday, July 3 at 2:00 p.m. at Howard Memorial Funeral Chapel in Eddie’s Family Funeral Home. Burial will be at Oxford Cemetery.
Pallbearers: B. J. Snyder, John Winkle, Vince Martinez, Tim Taylor, Isaac Blankenship, and Eli Blankenship.
Honorary Pallbearers: Randy Sherrell, Danny Blankenship, Russell Sherrell, David Sherrell and Greg Sherrell.
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