Original Obituary appears in Spartanburg Herald Journal Obituary Section on, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1987, on page B4.

Spindale, NC - Marvin "Red" Blankenship, died on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1987 in Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Native of Rutherford County, NC and husband of Barbara Faye Williams Blankenship. Son of the late William and Alice Cowan Blankenship and a member of the Spencer Baptist Church. A U. S. Army retiree and a member of the V. F. W. He was 75 years of age at demise with interment was in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. (Original Obituary was rewritten to conform to Findagrave Rules by Record Hunter, Findagrave Member #47130288.)


Marvin Joe Blankenship
North Carolina Deaths
Name Marvin Joe Blankenship
Event Type Death
Event Date 18 Aug 1987
Event Place Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina
Birth Year 1912
Burial Date 20 Aug 1987
Burial Place Spindale, North Carolina
Cemetery Sunset Memorial Park
Residence Place Spindale, Rutherford, North Carolina
Address 909 Stonecutter Street
Gender Male
Age 75
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Occupation U S Army Sgt - Military
Birth Date 11 Aug 1912
Birthplace Rutherford, North Carolina
Father's Name William Blankenship
Mother's Name Alice Cowan
Spouse's Name Faye Williams

Original Obituary appears in Spartanburg Herald Journal Obituary Section on, Wednesday, Aug. 19, 1987, on page B4.

Spindale, NC - Marvin "Red" Blankenship, died on Tuesday, Aug. 18, 1987 in Memorial Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC. Native of Rutherford County, NC and husband of Barbara Faye Williams Blankenship. Son of the late William and Alice Cowan Blankenship and a member of the Spencer Baptist Church. A U. S. Army retiree and a member of the V. F. W. He was 75 years of age at demise with interment was in the Sunset Memorial Park Cemetery. (Original Obituary was rewritten to conform to Findagrave Rules by Record Hunter, Findagrave Member #47130288.)


Marvin Joe Blankenship
North Carolina Deaths
Name Marvin Joe Blankenship
Event Type Death
Event Date 18 Aug 1987
Event Place Asheville, Buncombe, North Carolina
Birth Year 1912
Burial Date 20 Aug 1987
Burial Place Spindale, North Carolina
Cemetery Sunset Memorial Park
Residence Place Spindale, Rutherford, North Carolina
Address 909 Stonecutter Street
Gender Male
Age 75
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Occupation U S Army Sgt - Military
Birth Date 11 Aug 1912
Birthplace Rutherford, North Carolina
Father's Name William Blankenship
Mother's Name Alice Cowan
Spouse's Name Faye Williams