Saw this on another list I belong to. Diane ---------- Forwarded message ---------- From: gc-gateway@rootsweb.com < gc-gateway@rootsweb.com> Date: Jan 27, 2007 10:18 PM Subject: [WVMERCER] Can anyone tell me about this family... To: WVMERCER-L@rootsweb.com This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.westvirginia.counties.mercer/791/mb.ashx Message Board Post: Sunday, Jan. 14, 2007 Bluefield Daily Telegraph Watt Blankenship Jr. PRINCETON - Watt Blankenship Jr., 77, of Athens Road, Princeton, died late Friday night, Jan. 12, 2007, at Princeton Community Hospital. Born Feb. 24, 1929 at Kegley, he was the son of the late Emmett Watt Blankenship and Gladys Mahala Neal Blankenship. Educated in Mercer County, Junior was a retired logger and timberman. He was a former employee for the WV Department of Highways with 10 years of service. Junior loved the outdoors, he was an avid hunter, enjoyed going to the market for the cattle sales and to see all his friends. Junior Blankenship was a down to earth person, was honest and a hard worker. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Danny Blankenship, two brothers, Robert and Doug Blankenship and a great grandchild, Tristan Blankenship. Survivors include his wife of 58 years, Billie Steele Blankenship; a daughter, Linda Cox and husband Roger of Princeton; five grandchildren, Danny Jr., Anthony and Randall Blankenship, Joshua Cox and Jamie Kidd; great grandchildren, Danny III, Devon, Megan, Jay, Trystan, Cole, Ava and Jayden; two sisters, Patty Bradley of Princeton and Aileen Bailey and husband Harless of Archdale, N.C. Funeral services will be held at 3 p.m. Monday, Jan. 15, 2007, from the Burns Wornal Chapel of Memorial Funeral Directory on Athens Road in Princeton with Pastors John King and Jimmie Jones officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens on Courthouse Road in Princeton. Friends may visit with the family today from 6 until 8 p.m. at the funeral home. Family and friends may share online condolences at www.memorialfd.com Danny Blankenship Jr., Josh Cox, Randall Blankenship, Michael Kidd, Terry Bradley and Jimmy McKenzie will serve as pallbearers. The Blankenship family is being served by Memorial Funeral Directory & Cremation Center on Athens Road in Princeton. PLEASE CHECK EACH OF YOUR SUBJECT LINES! ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to WVMERCER-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message --------------------------------- Any questions? Get answers on any topic at Yahoo! Answers. Try it now.