1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 44; WV Archives Website.
Charles Harris Blankenship; age 25; born and living in Oceana, WV; single; son of Lee and Lillian
Blankenship; married on 5 Jun 1959 at Brenton, WV; Betty Jane Parsons; age 18; born at Pineknob,
WV; single; living at Brenton, WV; daughter of Earl and Stollie Parsons.
1. Wyoming Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1959); Page 44; WV Archives Website.
Charles Harris Blankenship; age 25; born and living in Oceana, WV; single; son of Lee and Lillian
Blankenship; married on 5 Jun 1959 at Brenton, WV; Betty Jane Parsons; age 18; born at Pineknob,
WV; single; living at Brenton, WV; daughter of Earl and Stollie Parsons.
2. Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name: Betty Jean Parsons [Betty Jean Blankenship] [Betty Blankenship]
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birth Date: 5 Apr 1941
Birth Place: Pineknob Rae, West Virginia [Pineknot Ral??, West Virginia]
Death Date: 10 Aug 2001
Father: Earl Parsons
Mother: Stollie E Pettry
SSN: 235649815
Notes: Nov 1958: Name listed as BETTY JEAN PARSONS;
Apr 1960: Name listed as BETTY JEAN BLANKENSHIP;
24 Aug 2001: Name listed as BETTY J BLANKENSHIP"
3. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Patty Greene; 19 Dec 2014.
" Betty Jane Parsons Blankenship
Birth 5 Apr 1941
Pineknob, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Death 10 Aug 2001 (aged 60)
Davin, Logan County, West Virginia, USA
Burial Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens
Prosperity, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
Memorial ID 140212500"Additional Information Posted:
"Betty Jane Blankenship, 60, of Matheny, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, August 10, 2001, at her sister's residence at Davin."Born April 5, 1941, at Pine Knob, she was the daughter of Earl Parsons (1909-1975) and Elizabeth "Stollie" Pettry-Parsons (1915-2011).
"Mrs. Blankenshp 1959 graduate of Oceana High School. She was a homemaker and a member of the Oceana Church of God. She was employed by the Wyoming County Opportunity Council and Palm Memorial Gardens.
"She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles Harris Blankenship (1933-1997) whom she married on June 5, 1959 in Brenton, Wyoming County, WV (per WV Marriage License Register, Wyoming County, WV, 1959, Page 44, Application Date: June 4, 1959); and a son, Jonathan Blankenship (Deceased).
"Survivors include a son, Charles Blankenship and fiancee Nikki of Lexington, VA; a daughter, Charlene Blankenship-Cohen and her husband James of Beckley; a brother, James Parsons and his wife June Parsons of Macedonia, OH; a sister, Billie "Joann" Parsons-Harless (1934 - 2014) and her husband Oral M. Harless (1930-2004) of Davin; and three grandchildren, Aleisha Childers, Cindy Childers, and Tristan Childers.
"Service will be 12 noon Tuesday at the Oceana Church of God with the Revs. Randy Bowles, Eugene Sparks and J. L. Riffe officiating. Burial will follow in Blue Ridge Memorial Gardens, Beckley."
1. McDowell Co,WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 111; WV Archives Website.
Ira G. Stacey; age 21; born in Panther, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; married on 2 Jul 1947 at
Gilbert, WV; Opal Virginia Hensley; age 17; born in Panther, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; with
consent of Jennie Hensley Testerman, mother of Opal Virginia Hensley.
2. McDowell Co,WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 306; WV Archives Website.
Ira Graham Stacey; age 31; born in Panther, WV; divorced; living at Isaban, WV; married on 10 Feb
1957 at Baisden, WV; Mary Magdalene Wilhite; age 24; born in Eckman, WV; single; living at
Panther, WV.
1. McDowell Co,WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 111; WV Archives Website.
Ira G. Stacey; age 21; born in Panther, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; married on 2 Jul 1947 at
Gilbert, WV; Opal Virginia Hensley; age 17; born in Panther, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; with
consent of Jennie Hensley Testerman, mother of Opal Virginia Hensley.
1. McDowell Co,WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1947); Page 111; WV Archives Website.
Ira G. Stacey; age 21; born in Panther, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; married on 2 Jul 1947 at
Gilbert, WV; Opal Virginia Hensley; age 17; born in Panther, WV; single; living at Isaban, WV; with
consent of Jennie Hensley Testerman, mother of Opal Virginia Hensley.
2. McDowell Co,WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 306; WV Archives Website.
Ira Graham Stacey; age 31; born in Panther, WV; divorced; living at Isaban, WV; married on 10 Feb
1957 at Baisden, WV; Mary Magdalene Wilhite; age 24; born in Eckman, WV; single; living at
Panther, WV.
1. McDowell Co,WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1957); Page 306; WV Archives Website.
Ira Graham Stacey; age 31; born in Panther, WV; divorced; living at Isaban, WV; married on 10 Feb
1957 at Baisden, WV; Mary Magdalene Wilhite; age 24; born in Eckman, WV; single; living at
Panther, WV.