November 4, 2020

Delores Blankenship

LANCASTER, Ohio -- Delores Mae Blankenship, 87, of Lancaster passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, at the Pickering House. Delores was born in Cape Girardeau Jan. 15, 1933, to the late Claude and Frieda Trickey. She will be remembered for being a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She married Donald E. Blankenship March 15, 1950. Together they raised five children...

LANCASTER, Ohio -- Delores Mae Blankenship, 87, of Lancaster passed away Sunday, Nov. 1, 2020, at the Pickering House. Delores was born in Cape Girardeau Jan. 15, 1933, to the late Claude and Frieda Trickey. She will be remembered for being a loving mother, grandmother and great-grandmother. She married Donald E. Blankenship March 15, 1950. Together they raised five children.

Delores is survived by her children, Donna (Don) Bruce, Bruce Blankenship, Randy Blankenship and David Blankenship; grandchildren, Justin (Kate) Bruce, Jenny (Josh) Downing, Nicki (Craig) Vaugh, Carrie (Rob) Johnson, Wendy (Nick) Mayberry and Derek (Lacey) Blankenship; great-grandchildren, Carter and Skylar Bruce, Jackson Downing and James and Glenn Blankenship.

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She was preceded in death by her husband, Donald Blankenship; daughter, Michelle Blankenship; and her brothers, Jerry and Elmer Trickey.

Dignity Cremation will take place through the Halteman-Fett & Dyer Funeral Home in Lancaster.

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