BLANKENSHIP, DELK


[Marin County Obit Board]


Posted by Cathy Gowdy on Tuesday, September 23, 2008 at 05:32:36 :

Independent Journal
Wednesday, March 1, 1978

JAMES C. BLANKENSHIP

James Carl Blankenship, a 42-year resident of San Rafael, died Tuesday in a local hospital after a short illness. He was 69.

A native of Prairie Grove, Ark., Blankenship came to California in 1936. He was employed by the Pacific Gas and Electric Co. for 29 years, last working as a painter foreman.

He was a member of Painters Union 1045 in San Francisco and a deacon at the First Baptist Church of San Rafael.

He is survived by his wife of 41 years, Corda Blankenship of San Rafael; a daughter, Mary Lou Delk of Petaluma; a son, J. C. Blankenship of Novato; a brother, Ralph Blankenship of Tucson, Ariz.; and four grandchildren.

Funeral services will be Friday at 10:30 a.m. at the First Baptist Church of San Rafael. Burial will be at Mount Tamalpais Cemetery, San Rafael.

Friends may call at Williams and Heffernan Mortuary in San Rafael from 5 p.m. today until 9 p.m. Thursday.



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