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Birth	:	8 Mar 1923 Rockingham County, Virginia, USA
Death	:	21 Dec 2008 Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, USA
Coordinate	:	38.4480286, -78.8624420
Description	:	Bernard Tracy Blankenship, 85, formerly of Harrisonburg, died on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, at his home in Greenville, N.C. He had been in failing health for the past three years. He was born on March 8, 1923, at his Grandparents' Tobin home, which was located on the hillside adjacent to the new Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Bernard was the second son of the late Ernest Henry and Naomi Tobin Blankenship. Bernard was predeceased by eldest brother, Ernest Edward, and younger brothers, Walter Rudolph and Robert Norwood Blankenship. Mr. Blankenship was graduated from Keezletown High School and worked for the Daly Bros.... Read More	Bernard Tracy Blankenship, 85, formerly of Harrisonburg, died on Sunday, Dec. 21, 2008, at his home in Greenville, N.C. He had been in failing health for the past three years. He was born on March 8, 1923, at his Grandparents' Tobin home, which was located on the hillside adjacent to the new Rockingham Memorial Hospital. Bernard was the second son of the late Ernest Henry and Naomi Tobin Blankenship. Bernard was predeceased by eldest brother, Ernest Edward, and younger brothers, Walter Rudolph and Robert Norwood Blankenship. Mr. Blankenship was graduated from Keezletown High School and worked for the Daly Bros. Shoe Factory and Rockingham Ford Motor Co. Mr. Blankenship served with the U.S. Army Air Corps 854th Aviation Engineer Battalion during World War II in the South Pacific. After the war, he returned to Harrisonburg, where he was employed at Mason-Dixon Trucking. He was employed at Hillcrest Exxon with brothers, Ernest and Robert for over 20 years and later retired from Rockingham Memorial Hospital in 1987. He was a former member of the Harrisonburg Baptist Church and a member of VFW Post 632 in Harrisonburg. After retirement, Mr. Blankenship moved to Tampa, Fla., where he resided for 19 years until moving to Greenville, N.C., in 2006. On Jan. 30, 1950, he married Marjorie Helen Cavendish of Greenville, N.C., who survives. Also surviving are daughter, Emily F. Blankenship-White and spouse, Larry Nash White, of Greenville, N.C.; and beloved dogs, Ragtime, Bennington Bear, and Ziggy. The family will receive friends Friday, Dec. 26, from 7 to 8 p.m. at Lindsey Funeral Home. The casket will be closed. A graveside service at Woodbine Cemetery will be conducted by the Rev. T.W. Johnson Jr. on Saturday, Dec. 27, 2008, at 10 a.m. DNR Tuesday, December 23, 2008

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Bernard Tracy Blankenship's memorial is located at: Woodbine Cemetery, Harrisonburg, Harrisonburg City, USA.
When did Bernard Tracy Blankenship death?
Bernard Tracy Blankenship death on 21 Dec 2008 in Greenville, Pitt County, North Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 38.4480286
Longitude: -78.8624420

Family Members:

Parent

Ernest Henry Blankenship Sr.

(1899 - 1972)

Naomi Elizabeth Tobin Blankenship

(1899 - 1971)

Spouse

Marjorie Helen Cavendish Blankenship

(1923 - 2013)

Siblings

Ernest Edward Blankenship Jr.

(1920 - 1981)

Walter Rudolph Blankenship

(1925 - 1945)

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