He attended Mount Carmel Baptist Church and was a loving and devoted son, husband, father and friend.
He was employed with Honda of Cleveland for the past six years.
He leaves behind to mourn his loss a loving wife, Allison Keller Blankenship of Cleveland; two daughters and a son: Skyler McKenzie, Jaxon Lee and Arianna Jo, who were all precious to him; mother, Barbara Blankenship-Maynard and stepfather, Artie Maynard; sister, LaShanda Blankenship; grandmother, Helga Blankenship; and grandfather Freddie Blankenship all of Cleveland; mothers-in-law and fathers-in-law: Cathy and Randy Morrow of Cleveland and Alan and Mirian Keller of Naples, Fla.; grandmother-in-law, Dotsy Keller of Cleveland; brothers-in-law: Chris Keller, Ethan Keller and Nicholas Morrow; aunts: Andrea Jones, Sandra Hutcheson, Rosie Baez and Lessie Duncil; uncles: Freddie Blankenship and Kehler Blankenship and close friend, Dewayne Newport; and numerous other aunts uncles and cousins.
The celebration of life will be held at 7 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011, in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Huff officiating.
A private interment for the family will be Friday in Sunset Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday, prior to the service at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to the Blankenship Children’s Fund, P.O. Box 4730, Cleveland, TN 37320.
We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Blankenship family guest book at www.ralphbuckner.com.
