Garvin County Obituaries - Guy B. Blankenship Submitted by Blake & Pat Blankenship BBlanke432@aol.com ************************************************************************ USGENWEB ARCHIVES NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by any other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access. http://www.usgwarchives.net/ *********************************************************************** Death Takes City Pioneer Guy B. Blankenship, 79, a resident of 404 South Edith in Pauls Valley, died at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at N.H. Lindsey Memorial Hospital here. Born May 30, 1883, in Vernon, Texas, Blankenship moved to the Pauls Valley area 65 years ago. He was married 59 years to his wife, Lena, who survives him. He was a member of the Victory Baptist Church. Funeral services will be at 3 p.m., Friday at the Stufflebean Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. J.E. Young of the Victory Baptist Church officiating. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet Cemetery. Survivors, in addition to his wife, Lena J., include three daughters, Mrs. Ruby Jones of Houston, Texas, Mrs. Ruth Thompson of Galveston, Texas and Mrs. Paula Jean Ross of Galveston, Texas; three sons, Howard and Barney, both of Galveston, Texas and Milas of Houston, Texas; two brothers, Frank and Bailey of Pauls Valley; nine grandchildren and nine great grandchildren.