Lily Ann Blankenship, 94, of Chetopa, died at 7:00 a.m., Saturday, May 28, 2011 at the Chetopa Manor Nursing Home.
She was born March 27, 1917 at Lowry, South Dakota to Mike and Magdelina (Miller) Goehring. She grew up and attended school there. She graduated from Selby High School and then the Northern State University at Aberdeen, South Dakota. Mrs. Blankenship taught school in a one-room schoolhouse in Walworth County, South Dakota from 1938 to 1940 and then taught elementary school at Gettysburg, SD from 1942 to 1944.
On January 25, 1948, she was married to Dave Blankenship at Lowry, South Dakota. He preceded her in death on October 31, 1997. Following their marriage, they moved to Chetopa where she has lived since. While living in Chetopa, she served as the school librarian for Chetopa High School.
She enjoyed horse racing, picking pecans, and cooking family dinners. She was well known for her delicious cinnamon rolls.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church at Chetopa. She was also a member of the Bridge Club and the Junior Home Culture Club in the past.
Survivors include: Two Sons, Dan Blankenship and Tim Blankenship, both of Chetopa; One Daughter, Covina Bryson of Venice, Florida; Two Grandchildren; One Sister, Elfrieda Holtzwarth of Mobridge, South Dakota.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery at Chetopa. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the Chetopa United Methodist Church. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Lily Ann Blankenship, please visit our flower store.
She was born March 27, 1917 at Lowry, South Dakota to Mike and Magdelina (Miller) Goehring. She grew up and attended school there. She graduated from Selby High School and then the Northern State University at Aberdeen, South Dakota. Mrs. Blankenship taught school in a one-room schoolhouse in Walworth County, South Dakota from 1938 to 1940 and then taught elementary school at Gettysburg, SD from 1942 to 1944.
On January 25, 1948, she was married to Dave Blankenship at Lowry, South Dakota. He preceded her in death on October 31, 1997. Following their marriage, they moved to Chetopa where she has lived since. While living in Chetopa, she served as the school librarian for Chetopa High School.
She enjoyed horse racing, picking pecans, and cooking family dinners. She was well known for her delicious cinnamon rolls.
She was a member of the United Methodist Church at Chetopa. She was also a member of the Bridge Club and the Junior Home Culture Club in the past.
Survivors include: Two Sons, Dan Blankenship and Tim Blankenship, both of Chetopa; One Daughter, Covina Bryson of Venice, Florida; Two Grandchildren; One Sister, Elfrieda Holtzwarth of Mobridge, South Dakota.
In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents, five brothers and one sister.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m., Wednesday, June 1, 2011 at the Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home in Chetopa. Burial will follow at the Oak Hill Cemetery at Chetopa. The family will receive friends from 7 to 8 p.m., Tuesday, at the funeral home.
Memorials are suggested to the Chetopa United Methodist Church. These may be left at or mailed to Bath-Forbes-Hoffman Funeral Home, P.O. Box 346, Chetopa, KS 67336.
Online condolences may be left at www.forbeshoffman.com. To order memorial trees or send flowers to the family in memory of Lily Ann Blankenship, please visit our flower store.
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