Blankenship, William Luther

Passed:

Age: 71

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Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1980-05-07

Information: William Luther Blankenship, 71, Wyandotte Manor at Upper Sandusky, Ohio, died there Friday after a short illness.  He was a son of the late Sylvester R. and Sarah Hesson Blankenship.  He was a retired locomotive engineer with 48 years of service with the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad.  He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Gatha Parsons Blankenship; a brother, Rufus of Upper Sandusky; and two sisters, Mrs. Stachia Plott and Mrs. Mae Baker, both of Upper Sandusky.  Services were conducted Sunday at the Parsons Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. D. C. Guthrie officiating.  Burial was in the Fairplain Cemetery.