DOROTHY BLANKENSHIP

Published 12:00 am Saturday, October 10, 2009

Dorothy Blankenship, 78, of Ironton, went to be with the Lord, Friday Oct. 9, 2009.  The Ironton native was born Aug. 8,1931, the daughter of the late Edward and Bertha Abrams Blankenship.
Ms. Blankenship attended Hanging Rock School, and she cared for her parents until their passing.
In addition to her parents, she is preceded in death by two brothers, James and Charles Blankenship; and four sisters, Evelyn Blankenship, Ethel Schilling, Roverta Richendallar, Edith Clutters.
Dorothy is survived by three sisters, Rosemay Dutey, Lucille Byrd, and Grace Frazer, all of Ironton; one special niece who was her caregiver, Lynda Litton, and several other nieces and nephews.
Funeral services will be 1 p.m. Monday at Phillips Funeral Home, with Elder Glenn Jenkins officiating.  Burial will follow in Buckeye Cemetery.  Friends may call Monday from 12-1 p.m. at the funeral home. To offer condolences to the family please visit www.phillipsfuneralhome.net.