Obit of Blankenship, Lorea Lucille - Washington County, Oklahoma

Submitted by:  Terri    16 Oct 2005
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Surnames: BLANKENSHIP, DYE, PERCEFUL, CHERRY, ROWBOTHAM, WILLIS, YOUNG, 
BREWSTER, ROACH, MIZE, GALLAMORE, SOUTER
from 2-23-2003 Examiner Enterprise

Lorea L. Blankenship

Mrs. Lorea Lucille Blankenship, 82, former resident of the Ochelata and 
Ramona area, died at 7:20 A.M. Saturday, February 21st at the Silver Lake 
Care Center.

Funeral services for Mrs. Blankenship will be held at 2:00 P.M. Monday at 
the Ochelata United Methodist Church with Rev. Michael Dye and Rev. Chad 
Perceful officiating. Interment will be in the Memorial Park Cemetery 
under the direction of the Stumpff Funeral Home.

Casket escorts will include Danny Cherry, Henry Rowbotham, Dick Willis, 
John Willis, Gary Young, Thomas Young, Bruce Willis, and Jimmy Dale 
Willis. Honorary casket escorts will include Kirk Brewster, Richard Roach, 
and Elmer Willis.

A memorial has been established and those who wish may send their 
contributions to the Ochelata United Methodist Church, Ochelata, Oklahoma, 
74051.

Lucille was born on September 7, 1920, at Peggs, Oklahoma to Arvel and 
Altie (Mize) Willis. On December 14, 1938 she was married to Nelson (Dome) 
Blankenship. They moved to several places until 1947 when they settled in 
the Ochelata and Ramona area. Lucille was a member of the Ochelata United 
Methodist Church and until a few years ago was an active member of the 
Ochelata United Women. Earlier she was a member of the Rebecca Sewing 
Club.

Lucille is survived by one son, Ernest Loyd Blankenship and his wife, 
Julia of Ochelata, two daughters, Pauline Gallamore and her husband 
William, of Ramona, Janice Souter of Tulsa, three grandsons, three 
granddaughters, 11 great-grandchildren, 2 great-great grandchildren. She 
is also survived by two brothers, Bob Willis of Locust Grove, Jimmy Willis 
of Catoosa, three sisters, Lorene Cherry of Catoosa, Norma Young of 
Verdigris, and Barbara Rowbotham of Tulsa.

Lucille was preceded in death by her husband Nelson (Dome) in March of 
last year. She was also preceded in death by her parents, two brothers, 
one sister, a grandson, and son-in-law.
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