Lucille S. Blankenship, 83, of Crouse, NC, passed away Thursday, February 8, 2018, at the Cardinal Healthcare and Rehabilitation Center, Lincolnton, NC.
Born February 26, 1934, at Frankford, WV, she was the daughter of Bennie and Ethel Blankenship Sturgell.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Ernest Edward “Hank” Blankenship; daughter, Jennifer Harrah; sisters, Irene Dotson and Donna Bell Walker; and brothers, Junior Sturgell, Gerald Sturgell, Cecil Sturgell, and Carlton Sturgell.
Survivors include her son, Jeff Blankenship and wife, Debbie, of Renick, WV; daughter, Cindy Hager and husband, Donald, of Crouse; daughter, Carlene Edwards and husband, Vincent, of Oak Park, CA; seven grandchildren, Chelsea Blankenship, Olivia Hager, Garret Hager, Audra Hager, Tyler Edwards, Valerie Edwards and Cassie Edwards; brothers, Curtis Sturgell of Tampa, FL, and Herman Sturgell and wife, Louise, of Ronceverte, WV; and sisters, Marie Hilderbrand of Richmond, VA, and Betty Boyd of Richmond.
Funeral service will be held at noon, Tuesday, February 13, 2018, at the Morgan Funeral Home Chapel, with Pastor Jonathan Comer officiating. Burial will follow in the Greenbrier Memorial Gardens Cemetery in Lewisburg, WV.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service, Tuesday, February 13, at the funeral home.
Online guestbook can be signed or condolences may be sent to the family at www.morganfh.net.
Morgan Funeral Home in Lewisburg is in charge of arrangements.
Obituary originally published in the February 12, 2018 edition of The West Virginia Daily News.
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