June Frances Blankenship

FORT WORTH - June Frances Blankenship, 89, passed away Sunday, July 2, 2023.
Graveside: 10 a.m. Monday, July 10, 2023, at Greenwood Memorial Park.
June was born Nov. 21, 1933, to Thomas and Francis Dennis in Fort Worth. She graduated Northside High School where she was a member of the marching band and started working as a Candy Striper. She worked at Frances' Midget Cafe and later retired from Sears Outlet in Haltom City and Coomer's Craft Mall in Lake Worth.
June grew up on Refugio Street in Fort Worth's Northside. She met her husband, Bobby Joe Blankenship on her 16th birthday at the Midget Cafe, in the stockyards, when he was delivering meat to the restaurant. When introduced, he threw her over his lap and gave her 16 spankings. She jumped up, called him a few choice words and ran out the back door. They were married the following year. Together they bought their first home in Haltom City, on Voncille Street and lived there for more than fifty-years. In 2006, she built her dream home on their acreage in Dido, Texas, and made a wonderful place for family and grandkids to call home. June lived for family and nothing was ever more important than being around those she loved.
June got her pilot's license in the late 50's and flew an Aeronca Chief. She enjoyed working at the farm, mowing the pasture, 4 wheeling, gardening, ceramics, road trips, antiquing with her sisters, vacationing with family, but most of all she loved her sleepovers with grandkids and great-grandkids.
She was "The Best Nanny Ever"!
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Bobby Joe Blankenship, Sr.; and brother, Thomas Ely Dennis, Jr.
Survivors: Sons, Bobby Blankenship, Jr., and wife, Gail, Richard Blankenship and wife, Suzanne; daughter, Sherry Decker and husband, Mike; and granddaughters, Andrea Safford and husband, Larry, Angela Ward and husband, Dino, Marcey Decker-Gabriel and husband, Jake, Kassie Barnes and husband, Eric, Brandie Williams and husband, Chris; grandsons, Bobby Blankenship III, and wife, Jennifer, Keith Duncan, and wife, Jennifer; Brad Decker, Scott Blankenship, and wife, Amanda
great-grandkids; Victoria Blankenship, Luke Gabriel, Madison Valdez and husband, Cory, Thomas Blankenship and wife, Lauren, Lily Gabriel, Anna Blankenship, Riley Long, Hylend Long, Zachary Ybarra, Bradyn Safford, Angelina Safford, Kayden Adams, Jolie Blankenship, Cirstyn Safford, Nina Blankenship, Vincent Duncan, Sofia Barnes, Nolan Blankenship, Emma Williams, Jeremiah Barnes, Sydney Bonner, Alexis Barnes, Desmond Safford, Maddox Duncan, Nixon Blankenship, Hagen Williams, Orion Mahoney, River Williams; great-great-grandkids: Rowan Blankenship, Ella Valdez; sisters, Linda Coomer and husband, Rufus, Melody Sherrod, Linda Dennis, Billie Brown and husband, Cal.