George Thomas Blankenship Sr.'s Obituary
George Thomas Blankenship, Sr., age 86, of Fayetteville, AR, passed from this life Friday, April 16, 2021. He was born March 15, 1935, in Greenwood, AR, a son of the late Idus Deb Blankenship and Ruby Mae Hearn Blankenship. George was a retired composing room superintendent, working in Fort Smith and in Gulfport, MS. Also preceding him in death was a son George Thomas Blankenship, Jr, and a daughter Cindy Lou Blankenship.
Survivors are his wife, Grace Ann Keogh Blankenship; a son, Michael Blankenship; grandchildren, Michael Cole Blankenship and Taylor Grace Blankenship; a great-grandson, Beau Aden Blankenship; a brother, Merle Gene Blankenship and a sister, Martha Rudell.
Private graveside services will be held at Fort Smith National Cemetery by Nelson Berna Funeral Home.
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