Obituaries: R. D. Blankenship, Sabine Parish B-452 Source: Sabine Index, Many, La., Oct 2, 1975 Submitted by: Carl Dilbeck carlrad@earthlink.net ********************************************** Copyright. All rights reserved. http://usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://usgwarchives.net/la/lafiles.htm ********************************************** R. D. Blankenship Roger Don Blankenship, 26, of Pleasant Hill, died in the Veterans Administration Hospital, Houston, Tex., Monday, Sept. 22, of injuries received in a traffic accident, July 19, in Beaumont, Tex. Services were at 3 p.m., at Springridge Baptist Church. The Rev. Fred Salter Jr. officiated. Burial was in Springridge Cemetery, with Drewett Funeral Home, Mansfield, in charge. Surviving are a daughter, Stacy Michelle Blankenship, Beaumont; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Blankenship, Pleasant Hill; three brothers, Samuel R. Blankenship, Beaumont, Marley Blankenship, Hillister, Tex., and Melton W. Blankenship, Alexandria; and three sisters, Mrs. Ada Sexton, Mrs. LaJuana Petre, and Mrs. Patricia DeSoto, all of Alexandria.