1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Walter Blankenship
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 21
Birth Date 4 Feb 1948
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 9 Jul 1969
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father Eckmand Blankenship
Mother Sylvia Prater
Spouse Stella Ruth Blankenship
Certificate Number 1969026429 "
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Stella Ruth Blankenship
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 17
Birth Date 2 Dec 1951
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 9 Jul 1969
Marriage Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Father Neal Lanson Blankenship
Mother Rose Pearl Prater
Spouse Walter Blankenship
Certificate Number 1969026429"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Robert Blankenship
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 19
Birth Date 14 Feb 1958
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 27 May 1977
Marriage Place Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father Okey Blankenship
Mother Roberta Oyer
Spouse Phyllis Blankenship
Certificate Number 1977019057"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Phyllis Blankenship
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 16
Birth Date 19 Sep 1960
Marriage Registration Place Russell, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 27 May 1977
Marriage Place Lebanon, Virginia, USA
Father Neal Blankenship
Mother Rose Prater
Spouse Robert Blankenship
Certificate Number 1977019057"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Carter Lee Blankenship
Gender Male
Race White
Marriage Age 21
Birth Date 7 Jun 1949
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 27 Feb 1971
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Lige Blankenship
Mother Edna Allifar Lane
Spouse Lois Ann Blankenship
Certificate Number 1971004556"
1. Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014; Ancestry.com Website.
"Name Lois Ann Blankenship
Gender Female
Race White
Marriage Age 16
Birth Date 22 Jul 1954
Marriage Registration Place Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Marriage Date 27 Feb 1971
Marriage Place Grundy, Virginia, USA
Father Neil Lanson Blankenship
Mother Rose Prater
Spouse Carter Lee Blankenship
Certificate Number 1971004556"
1. Fanning Funeral Home; Iaeger, WV; Posted Obit.
"Ernest (Ernie) McCoy Jr., 70, of Graycourt, SC, formerly of Mohawk and Panther, WV passed away at his home on July 29, 2023 while battling cancer."Ernest was born May 2, 1953 in War Eagle, WV a son of the late Ernest McCoy Sr. and Edna A Birchfield McCoy. Ernest had accepted the Lord and was saved in Christ; he loved the Lord’s Prayer. Ernest was an Electronic Engineering Technician and had served in the military in the US Army. Ernest enjoyed working in his garden; whittling wood, making decorative jewelry boxes and giving them to family and friends and anyone that wanted one. He had a love for music and was very talented in playing the guitar.
"In addition to his parents, Ernest McCoy Sr. and Edna McCoy, Ernie was preceded in death by his sister, Patricia (Patsy) McCoy McGuire, maternal grandparents, Mose and Lucinda Lambert Birchfield, and paternal grandparents, Charlie and Matilda Jane Estep McCoy.
"Those left to cherish his memory include his loving wife of 47 years, Doris Bailey McCoy; sons, Daniel McCoy and Aaron McCoy both of South Carolina; sisters, Jean (Kenny) Cline of Crab Orchard, WV, and Carol (Joe) Vance of Alabama; brothers, Donald (Rose) McCoy of Pineville, WV, Jerry (Alexis) McCoy of Claymont, DL and William (Bill) McCoy of Alabama; nieces, Melissa McGuire Justice, Christina Cline Cozart, Chassie McCoy Duty, Summer McCoy Leifew, and Lila McCoy; nephews Michael Cline, Jeffrey Cline, Mark Vance, Johnny Vance, Bryan Vance, Matthew McCoy, J.D. McCoy and Ian McCoy; and several great nieces and great nephews.
"Ernie was a kind, gentle, and generous soul. Everyone who met him loved him; gone but never will be forgotten.
"In honoring the wishes of the deceased his body has been cremated with no services at this time.
"A memorial service will be held at a later date."