obit - WOODROW W. BLANKENSHIP, 90, of Lavalette, W.Va
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obit - WOODROW W. BLANKENSHIP, 90, of Lavalette, W.Va
| RickyNJ58 (View posts) | Posted: 11 Nov 2008 12:06AM GMT |
Classification: Obituary
Surnames: Blankenship Lucas Sifford
WOODROW W. BLANKENSHIP
(Nov 10, 2008)
WOODROW W. BLANKENSHIP, 90, of Lavalette, W.Va., passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008, at the Huntington Veterans Affairs Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne, W.Va., by Brother Roger Smith. Burial will follow at Mays Cemetery at Lavalette. He was born February 20, 1918, in Wayne County, a son of the late Enoch and Willa Lucas Blankenship. He was a retired carpenter for the VA Medical Center in Huntington, and served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a charter member of the Truth Independent Baptist Church, and was also a member of Wayne Masonic Lodge No. 18, AF & AM, Royal Arch Mason, Knights Templar Commandry No. 9 in Huntington, and VFW Post 1064 in Huntington. Two brothers, Orville Breeding and Bill Breeding, and a sister, Hope Breeding, also preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Sifford Blankenship; two daughters, Bev Burgess and husband Rick, and Aurellia Smith and husband Roger, all of Lavalette, W.Va.; two sisters, Ruth Bailey of Huntington, W.Va., and Peggy Colley of Toledo, Ohio; two brothers, Arthur Breeding and wife Gladys of South Point, Ohio, and Stewart Breeding and wife Jettie of Huntington, W.Va.; four grandchildren, Amanda Burgess of Beckley, W.Va., Rachel Merritt and husband Isaiah, Alex Smith, and Jacob Smith, all of Lavalette, W.Va.; and one great-granddaughter, Isabella Rose Merritt. Pat Kizzee will be an honorary pallbearer. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Morris Funeral Home.
(Nov 10, 2008)
WOODROW W. BLANKENSHIP, 90, of Lavalette, W.Va., passed away Saturday, November 8, 2008, at the Huntington Veterans Affairs Hospital. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 11, 2008, at Morris Funeral Home Chapel, Wayne, W.Va., by Brother Roger Smith. Burial will follow at Mays Cemetery at Lavalette. He was born February 20, 1918, in Wayne County, a son of the late Enoch and Willa Lucas Blankenship. He was a retired carpenter for the VA Medical Center in Huntington, and served with the U.S. Navy during World War II. He was a charter member of the Truth Independent Baptist Church, and was also a member of Wayne Masonic Lodge No. 18, AF & AM, Royal Arch Mason, Knights Templar Commandry No. 9 in Huntington, and VFW Post 1064 in Huntington. Two brothers, Orville Breeding and Bill Breeding, and a sister, Hope Breeding, also preceded him in death. Survivors include his wife, Phyllis Sifford Blankenship; two daughters, Bev Burgess and husband Rick, and Aurellia Smith and husband Roger, all of Lavalette, W.Va.; two sisters, Ruth Bailey of Huntington, W.Va., and Peggy Colley of Toledo, Ohio; two brothers, Arthur Breeding and wife Gladys of South Point, Ohio, and Stewart Breeding and wife Jettie of Huntington, W.Va.; four grandchildren, Amanda Burgess of Beckley, W.Va., Rachel Merritt and husband Isaiah, Alex Smith, and Jacob Smith, all of Lavalette, W.Va.; and one great-granddaughter, Isabella Rose Merritt. Pat Kizzee will be an honorary pallbearer. Friends may call from 5 to 8 p.m. Monday at Morris Funeral Home.