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     Mary Lou Worley The funeral for Mary Lou Worley, age 77, of Collinsville, will be at 2 P.M. on Sunday, March 13, 2011, at Collins-McKee-Stone Funeral Home in Bassett with Pastor Raymond Moorefield officiating. Interment will follow in Roselawn Burial Park. Mary Lou was born in West Virginia on June 24, 1933. She went to be with her Lord on March 9, 2011, after a brief stay at Stanleytown Health and Rehab Center. She was predeceased by her parents Ray Worley and Mary Goard Worley, and her brother, Roscoe Worley. She was retired from Bassett Walker, and was a long time member of Bible Baptist Church where she was a faithful and diligent worker. She was a member of the Hardin Reynolds Alumni Association, and she had volunteered at Stanleytown Rehab for over 15 years. She is survived by two nephews, Jerrell Worley of Patrick Springs, and Ernest Worley of Holden Beach, NC, who was like a son to her. She is also survived by a very special cousin, Amaryllis Weatherington of Bassett, and six great-nieces and nephews.³ She was buried at Roselawn Burial Park, 103 Clearview Drive, Martinsville, Virginia.^3,4 She was born on June 24, 1933 at West Virginia.³ She died on March 9, 2011 at Virginia at age 77.³

     Her Social Security Number was 234-70-7624.² Garnet Marie Ryan was born on January 21, 1923 at Stover, Raleigh Co., West Virginia.^2,1 As of May 15, 1948,her married name was Covey.¹ She married Weir Weldon Covey, son of Thomas Holt Covey and Maude Pearl Henderson, on May 15, 1948 at Meigs Co., Ohio.¹ Garnet Marie Ryan died on May 29, 1995 at MacArthur, Raleigh Co., West Virginia, at age 72.^2,3 She Garnet Marie Cook Ryan Covey, 72, of MacArthur, Raleigh County, died Monday, May 29, 1995, at home after a short illness. She was formerly of Fairdale and Beckley. She was a homemaker and a Christian. Surviving: son, Roger of Saxon; daughters, Ronette Frye of Saxon, Louderna Trent of Beckley, Darlena Bragg of Beckley; sister, Daisy Wills of Dameron; one grandchildren; six great-grandchildren Service will be 1 p.m. Thursday at Melton Mortuary, Beckley, with the Rev. Dale Birchfield officiating. Burial will be in Sunset Memorial Park, Beckley. on May 31, 1995.³

     Anderson Norman Guynn was buried at Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Cana, Carroll Co., Virginia.¹ His Social Security Number was 240-58-9564.² He was born on January 7, 1939 at Fancy Gap, Carroll Co., Virginia.^1,2 He died on November 27, 1991 at Galax, Virginia, at age 52.¹

     His Social Security Number was 230-02-8341.² Patrick Lewis Branch was buried at Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, 5737 Airport Road NW, Roanoke, Virginia.^5,4 He was born on July 2, 1962 at Roanoke, Virginia.^1,2,6,3,4 He married Kimberly Sue Guynn, daughter of Anderson Norman Guynn and Joyce Ann Moran, on December 23, 1983 at Floyd Co., Virginia.^1,4 Patrick Lewis Branch died on November 17, 1987 at Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia, at age 25.^6,4

     Rachel Louise Sweeney was buried at Jacksonville Burial Ground, Rt. 8, 0.25 miles south of Floyd, Floyd Co., Virginia.¹ She was born circa October, 1991 at Virginia.¹ She died on December 2, 1991 at Virginia.¹ She HAMPTON -- Rachel Louise Sweeney, age 2 months, passed away Monday, Dec. 2, 1991. She is survived by: her parents, Michael and Deanna Sweeney of Hampton; maternal grandparents, Bryan and Judy Emmott of St. Louis, Mo; paternal grandparents, Barry and Judy Sweeney of Floyd; paternal grandmother, Pauline T. Sweeney of Harrisonburg; paternal great-grandparents, Major L. Sr. and Margaret Sweeney of Floyd; maternal great-grandmother, Evelyn Murray of Jamestown, N.Y; aunts and uncles, Carrie and Todd Emmott of St. Louis, Mo., Deborah S. Sickey of Christiansburg, Jody Harris, Jamie Sweeney, Deanna H. Sowers, all of Floyd. Graveside services were held Friday morning, Dec. 6, in Jacksonville Cemetery at 10 a.m. Arrangements by Gardner Funeral Home. on December 12, 1991.¹

     Claudia Ann Blankenship was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.¹ Her married name was Hurt.¹ She married Unknown Hurt.^1,3 Claudia Ann Blankenship was born on September 1, 1939 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,4 As of May 2, 1984,her married name was Alford.⁴ She married Charles Ray Alford on May 2, 1984 at Giles Co., Virginia.⁴ Claudia Ann Blankenship died on April 28, 2010 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia, at age 70.¹ She OAKVALE — Claudia Ann Blankenship Hurt, 70, of 300 Brinkley Road in Oakvale, also a resident of the Riverview Nursing Home in Rich Creek, Va., died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Carilion Giles Memorial Hospital in Pearisburg, Va. Born September 1, 1939 in Mercer County, she was the daughter of Cleo Terry Blankenship of Oakvale and the late Emory Blankenship. She had lived in Oakvale and the surrounding area all of her life and was a graduate of Oakvale High School. By faith, she was affiliated with the Church of God. Additional survivors include one sister, Shirley Waldron of Narrows, Va; two brothers, Lonnie Nathan Blankenship of the home in Oakvale and Emory Lee Blankenship and wife Tina of Huntington, W.Va; five nieces, Sherry Dobbins, Patricia Mount, Lisa Reynolds, Sheila Shelburne and Melissa Weiss; and two nephews, Richard L. Waldron and Larry Dean Waldron. Funeral services will be conducted at 1:00 p.m., Saturday, May 1, 2010 the G.E. Davis Chapel of Fredeking Funeral Service in Oakvale with Pastor Clifford Harless and Brother Paul Hazelwood officiating. Burial will follow at Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton. Family and friends will serve as pallbearers. Friends may call at the funeral home from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. today. Fredeking Funeral Service in Oakvale is in charge of arrangements. on April 30, 2010.¹

     Shirley Mae Blankenship Shirley Mae Waldron, 78, of Radford and Narrows, departed this life Tuesday morning, April 23, 2019 at her home in the Snowville Community in the loving care of her family and hospice. Born in Princeton, WV on July 26, 1940, she was a daughter of the late Emory and Cleo Terry Blankenship. Shirley had worked as a seamstress in Narrows and in production at Kohl Morgan in Radford. She was a devout Christian attending The Church of The Lord Jesus Christ at Elgood, WV and earlier at North Narrows Tabernacle. She was preceded in death by her parents, her beloved husband Dickie Waldron, her sister Claudia Ann Hurt, her brother Emory Lee Blankenship and three infant siblings. She leaves to cherish her memory her sons Larry Waldron of Dublin and Richard Lee Waldron and his wife Kathy of Narrows; her daughters and sons-in-law Shelia and Terry Shelburne of Radford, Melissa and Michael Weiss of Pembroke; her brother and sister-in-law Nathan and Shelby Blankenship of Princeton, WV; her seven grandchildren; and her eleven great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted Saturday, April 27, 2019 at 2:00 pm in The Kendall Funeral Home, 605 Snidow Street, Pembroke, VA with Pastors Eddie Kendall and Tommy Ramsey officiating. Burial will follow in Angels Rest Memory Gardens at Narrows.⁴ She was buried at Angels Rest Memorial Gardens, Giles Co., Virginia.^7,4 She was born on July 26, 1940 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^7,4 As of December 18, 1957,her married name was Waldron.³ She married Richard Dick Waldron on December 18, 1957 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^3,4 Shirley Mae Blankenship died on April 23, 2019 at Snowville, Pulaski Co., Virginia, at age 78.⁴

     Richard Dick Waldron was buried at Angels Rest Memorial Gardens, Giles Co., Virginia.³ His Social Security Number was 230-38-6986.⁵ He was born on January 1, 1935 at Narrows, Giles Co., Virginia.^1,2,5,3 He married Shirley Mae Blankenship, daughter of Emory Blankenship and Cleo Blouie Terry, on December 18, 1957 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^1,6 Richard Dick Waldron died on August 30, 1996 at Giles Co., Virginia, at age 61.^5,3,4

     Lonnie Nathan Blankenship Lonnie Nathan Blankenship, 81 of Princeton, departed this life to be with the Lord November 1, 2019 after battling Liver cancer. Nathan went peacefully in his home surrounded by his loving family and 2 dedicated Amedisys Hospice employees Jennifer and Sherry. Born April 8, 1938 in Mercer County, Nathan was the son of the late Emory Blankenship and Cleo Terry Blankenship and the last of his siblings Emory Lee Blankenship (Tina) Claudia Ann Blankenship Hurt and Shirley Mae Waldron (Dickie) and 3 infant siblings. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife Shelby Lane Blankenship of Princeton and her children that he loved as his own, Dewey Junior Lane, Brian Lane, Kimberly Fela and Melissa Harman all of Princeton. Grandchildren Margo Harman, Alex Harman, Zachary Harman, Derek Watson (Stephanie) Great Grandsons Eli, Oakley and Lucas Watson. Nieces and nephews, Sheila Shelburne (Terry) Larry Waldron, Richard Waldron (Kathy) Melissa Weiss (Mike) Patrica Mount, Sherry Dobbins (Rusty) Lisa Reynolds (Bobby) and one Aunt Virginia Terry Crabtree (Jessie). Nathan was a dedicated Christian and attended Kellysville Church of God (Pastor Atkins) The Church of the Lord Jesus Christ (Pastor Hazelwood) and Sweet Home Baptist Church (Thurman Belcher). For 79 years Nathan dedicated his life to work, church and family and remained single until he met his one and only true love Shelby Lane. Falling in love at first sight, engaged on date two and marrying August 5, 2017. True Love that made news in the Bluefield Telegraph. Nathan’s last two years of his life were filled with joy while he cruised and vacationed with his true love. So much happiness that God allowed Nathan to experience before his departure from this earth. Funeral services to celebrate the life of Nathan, will be held at Noon. Tuesday, November 5, 2019, from the Sweet Home Baptist Church on Willowbrook Road in Princeton with Pastor Thurmond Belcher and Paul Terry officiating. Burial will follow in Roselawn Memorial Gardens in Princeton.³ He was buried at Roselawn Memorial Gardens, Courthouse Road, Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He was born on April 8, 1938 at Mercer Co., West Virginia.³ He married Shelby Unknown on August 5, 2017.³ Lonnie Nathan Blankenship died on November 1, 2019 at Princeton, Mercer Co., West Virginia, at age 81.³

     Emory Lee Blankenship was buried at Forest Memorial Park, Milton, Cabell Co., West Virginia.⁵ He Emory Lee Blankenship, 80, of Huntington, W.Va., went home to be with the Lord on Saturday, May 13, 2017. Funeral services will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, May 17, 2017, at the Wallace Funeral Home & Chapel with Pastor Greg Lunsford officiating. Burial will be in Forest Memorial Park, Milton. He was born June 30, 1936 in Oakvale, W.Va., a son of the late Emory and Cleo Terry Blankenship. He was an auto mechanic and was a member of Beulah Ann Missionary Baptist Church. He was an avid hunter and loved the outdoors. He was preceded in death by his wife Thelma Pauline Blankenship, a sister, Claudia Ann Blankenship, two grandsons, Stewart Chapman Jr., and Matthew Chapman, and a son-in-law, Michael Mount. He is survived by three daughters, Trish Mount of Ona, W.Va., Sherry (Rusty) Dobbins of Barboursville and Lisa (Bobby) Reynolds of Proctorville, Ohio; one sister, Shirley Waldron of Narrows, Va; one brother, Nathan Blankenship of Oakvale, W.Va; five grandchildren, Jason (Veronica) Napier, Jessica (Latoya) Napier, Andy (Kama) Reynolds, Samantha Taylor and Amanda (Brett) Bocook; 12 great-grandchildren, and special friend, his dog Rudy.⁵ He was born on June 30, 1936 at Oakvale, Mercer Co., West Virginia.^4,5 He married Thelma Pauline Rash on May 1, 1956 at Pearisburg, Giles Co., Virginia.^4,7 Emory Lee Blankenship died on May 13, 2017 at Huntington, Cabell Co., West Virginia, at age 80.⁵