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Alice Mae Blankenship

February 9, 1931 — November 20, 2015

Abingdon, Va.Alice M. Blankenship, 84, passed away Friday, November 20, 2015, at Abingdon Health and Rehab. She was born in McDowell County, W.Va., daughter of the late Charles Phillips and Myrtle Blaylock Phillips Strickland. Alice loved to fish, cook, and play cards. She attended Rosedale Baptist Church services at Abingdon Health and Rehab Center.In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Noah Blankenship; infant daughter Diana Blankenship; sisters Nell Mawall and Shirley Asbury; and brothers Charles Phillips, Jr. and Johnny Strickland. Mrs. Blankenship is survived by her sons, Donya Tanker Blankenship of Hurley, Va., and Darwin Eli Blankenship and wife Anita of Land OLakes, Fla.; her daughters, Sonya B. Justus of Hurley, Va., and Delilah OQuinn and husband J.D. of Abingdon; sisters Lexie Rose of Cleveland, Ohio, and Marie Pannell of Falls Mill, Va.; eight grandchildren and 17 great-grandchildren.The funeral service for Alice M. Blankenship will be held at 7:00 p.m. Sunday, November 22, 2015, at the Main Street Chapel of Farris Funeral Service with Brother Greg Sanders officiating. The family will receive friends prior to the service from 5:00 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Sunday at the funeral home. There will be a private graveside service at Greenhills Memory Gardens on Monday.Those wishing to share memories and express sympathy online may do so by visiting www.farrisfuneralservice.com. Alice M. Blankenship and her family are in the care of Farris Funeral Service and Crematory, 427 East Main Street, Abingdon, VA 24210 (276-623-2700).
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