Obit of Mary Ann Blankenship (b452) - Caddo County, Oklahoma Submitted by: Sandy Miller 2 Nov 2000 ===================================================================== USGENWEB NOTICE All documents placed in the USGenWeb Archives remain the property of the contributors, who retain publication rights in accordance with US Copyright Laws and Regulations. In keeping with our policy of providing free information on the Internet, these documents may be used by anyone for their personal research. They may be used by non-commercial entities so long as all notices and submitter information is included. These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit. Any other use, including copying files to other sites, requires permission from the contributors PRIOR to uploading to the other sites. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. ====================================================================== Surnames: Blankenship, Holt, Strickland, Smith, Cates, Dennis, Lacer, Franks, LaFerr, Ahhaitty Mary Ann Blankenship October 26, 1997 Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Wednesday 29-Oct-1997 at the Anadarko Church of Christ for Mary Ann Blankenship, 31, of Anadarko who died 26-Oct-1997 in Anadarko. Officiating at the service was her brother, Donald Holt and the minister of the church, Bob Eckman. Burial was in Anadarko's Memory Lane Cemetery under the direction of the Steverson Funeral Home of Anadarko. Ms Blankenship was born 11-Jun-1966 in Anadarko to Al and Jean Strickland Holt. She and Melvin Blankenship were married in the Anadarko Church of Christ 15-Aug-1985. She was employed as the housekeeping supervisor at the Inn of the Southwest in Anadarko until her health forced her to resign. She previously was employed at the Anadarko Best Western Motel in a similar position. She lived most of her life in Anadarko and graduated from Anadarko High School. Survivors include her husband and two children, Jefferey, 11 and Kristia, 9, all of the home west of Anadarko; her mother, Jean Smith of Anadarko; her father and stepmother, Al and Betty Holt of Oklahoma City, Ok.; two brothers and sisters-in-law, Philip and Carrie Holt of Anadarko and Donald and Cindy Holt of Poteau, Ok.; her father-in-law, Don Blankenship of Woodville, Ok.; her grandmother-in-law, Nora Blankenship of Woodville; her mother-in- law, Faye Cates of Tonopah, Nev.; her grandparents-in-law, Floyd and Minnie Dennis of Anadarko; her aunt and uncle, Marcy and Lewis Lacer of Anadarko; her great aunt, Nan Franks of Gatesville, Tx.; some special relatives, Rose and Don LaFerr and Patti Ahhaitty, all of Anadarko; several nieces and nephews, cousins, other relatives, and many thoughtful neighbors and loving friends.