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William Blankenship Obituary
Frank served in the Navy during the Vietnam War. He was an industrial electrician by trade and worked for Alabama Electric and Brown and Root at Stone Container Company as well as for Williams Electric at Bay Medical Center.
Preceding him in death and there to meet him at the gate are his father, Chester Blankenship, and a special cousin, Joe Couey.
He is survived by his mother, Mildred Blankenship Pack, of Athens, Ala.; his loving wife of 21 years, Iberia Yvonne Blankenship; four children, YoLanda Lynn Granger and husband, Butch, Elaine Button and husband, Jan, Sandy Roberts and husband, David, all of Panama City, Fla., and John Whaley of Gainsville, Fla.; nine grandchildren, nine great-grandchildrenm and a very special cousin, Doris McGuire and husband, Arvid, of Athens, Ala.
Memorial services for Mr. Blankenship will be held at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Oct. 13, 2009, in the Southerland Family Funeral Home Chapel with Pastor Gary Brackett of Callaway Assembly of God offici-ating.
Expressions of sympathy can be submitted and viewed at www.southerlandfamily.com.
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Joe Williams
October 12, 2009
I send my heartfelt sympathy to the family and friends of Franklin Blankenship. I will always remember him as my best childhood friend and cousin. He will be in our memories always.
Joe Williams
Kingston, TN
marvin core
October 12, 2009
My thoughts and prayers are with you in your time of grief. May your memories bring you comfort.
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