Obituaries: W. M. Blankenshipy, Sabine Parish B-452 Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Jun 20, 1974 Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck carlrad@earthlink.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** W. M. Blankenship William M. Blankenship, 73, of Pleasant Hill, died suddenly at his home Sunday afternoon, June 16. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Tuesday, in the Congregational Methodist Church in Spring Ridge, with the Rev. Foster Jennings officiating, assisted by the Rev. Weyman Redhaven. Burial was in the Spring Ridge Cemetery, under the direction of Drewett Funeral Home of Mansfield. Survivors are his widow; two daughters, Mrs. Yvonne Ponder of Lafayette, and Mrs. Linnie Buckliew of Pensacola, Fla.; three grandchildren; his mother, Mrs. L. B. Blankenship of Pleasant Hill; two brothers, N. W. Blankenship, and S. H. Blankenship, both of Pleasant Hill; one sister, Mrs. Guffey Pattison of Pleasant Hill.