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From the ArchivesEchoes Of The Past

Christmas readings and selections were presented as the program for the meeting of the General Andrew Lewis Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution. Director Sam Yates, right, brought members of his Theater and Speech Department. Jane Ann Ford, from left, Louellen Cobb and Scherry McCormick, who presented the program. Mrs. P. M Scott gave the president general’s message and Mrs. John Dawkins the national defense message. 

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Obituary: Alston Bradford Blankenship, 80

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BLANKENSHIP

Alston Bradford Blankenship, 80, of Renick, WV, passed away Monday, August 29, 2022, at Greenbrier Valley Medical Center.

Born September 29, 1941, in Havre de Grace, MD, he was the son of the late Edra Blankenship and Ora Maggie Blake McClure. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two daughters, Teena Ross and Regina Randow; sisters, Juanita McClure, Janice Channel, and Sharon Gaskin.

Survivors include his loving wife of sixty-two years, Sallie Blankenship; son, Garry Blankenship of Airville, PA; sister, Charlene Williams of Farm Grove, PA; grandchildren, Sheena White, Willy Randow, Jamie Ross, Sallie Ann Blankenship, Garry Blankenship; and great-grandchildren, Slate, Blaire, Liam, Addison, and Brent.

Funeral service will be 12 noon, Thursday, September 1, 2022, at the Morgan Funeral Home Chapel, Lewisburg, WV. Burial will follow in the Ellis Chapel Cemetery, Renick, WV. Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.

Online guestbook can be signed at www.morganfh.net.

Arrangements by Morgan Funeral Home, Lewisburg, WV.

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