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Submitted: 2/2/21 • Approved: 2/2/21 • Last Updated: 2/5/21 • R1363094-G1363093-S3
Dalton 30 Apr 1922 - 23 Apr 2015 veteran
Dulcie 30 Oct 1925 - 30 Jan 2021
Marriage: 13 May 1944 3 weeks shy of 70th anniversary in 2015
Dalton Dean Blankenship son of Noah Blankenship and Beulah (Sutter) Blankenship. Dulcie Irene (Pate) Blankenship daughter of Marion Wyatt Pate and Dixie Nova Pate.
**obituary
Dalton Dean Blankenship
30 Apr 1922 - 23 Apr 2015 (aged 92)
Dalton Dean Blankenship age 92 of Batesville died Thursday, April 23, 2015 at a Batesville nursing home. He was born April 30, 1922 at Floral, Arkansas to Noah and Beulah Sutter Blankenship. He was a self employed businessman and a U.S. Army veteran of WWII. He attended the Mt. Zion Baptist Church at Southside.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Survivors include his wife, Dulcie Irene Blankenship; one son Ronald Dean Blankenship of Forrest City; two daughters, Barbara Ann Cannon of Vincennes, Indiana and Cathy Jean Needham of Batesville; two brothers, Donald Blankenship of Forrest City and Doyle Blankenship of Cabot; two sisters, Aunine Hughes of Maumelle and Bonnie Clark of Pleasant Plains; five grandchildren, Scott Cannon of Indianapolis, Indiana, Christopher Cannon of Evansville, Indiana, Jesse Blankenship of Jonesboro, David Blankenship of Jonesboro and Brandon Needham of Batesville; four great grandchildren; several nieces and nephews and a host of other relatives and friends.
Pallbearers will be Scott Cannon, Christopher Cannon, Jesse Blankenship, David Blankenship, Brandon Needham and Steve Cannon
And his wife,
Dulcie Irene Blankenship
October 30, 1925 - January 30, 2021
Dulcie Irene Blankenship, age 95, of Southside, Arkansas, passed away peacefully January 30, 2021 at Wood-Lawn Heights, in Batesville, Arkansas. She was born October 30, 1925 in Floral, Arkansas to Marion Wyatt and Dixie Nova Pate. She married Dalton Dean Blankenship on May 13, of 1944, and was just three weeks short of celebrating their 70th wedding anniversary when he preceded her in death in 2015.
Irene was a housewife for many years, and then worked alongside her husband in his businesses until they retired. She was an accomplished seamstress who loved to sew and quilt and all of her family has been blessed with her beautiful handiwork.
Irene went to school in Pleasant Plains, Arkansas, but lived most of her life in Forrest City, Arkansas where she and Dalton raised their family. They later moved to West Memphis, Arkansas where they owned The American Burger and upon retirement moved to Southside, Arkansas. She was a member of the West Baptist Church in Batesville.
Irene was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, and her brothers; Ernest, Arnold, and Dwaine.
She is survived by her son, Ronald Blankenship and his wife Georgette, her daughter Barbara Cannon and her husband Stephen, and her daughter Cathy Needham. She also leaves five grandsons; Jesse and David Blankenship, Scott and Christopher Cannon, and Brandon Needham, and four great grandchildren; Brielle, Hannah, Katelyn, and Elijah Cannon and many nephews and nieces.
Due to the Covid19 pandemic, a private graveside service will be held at the Cedar Grove United Methodist Church Cemetery in Floral with Pastor Troy Sharp officiating. Arrangements are by Qualls Batesville Funeral Service.
Obituary located through Qualls Funeral Home Batesville, Independence County, Arkansas. Published 02 Feb 2021 © 2012 - 21 Qualls Funeral Service. All Rights Reserved.
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