Jimmy was born Aug. 21, 1932, in Caldwell County to the late Joseph William and Alice Inez Young Blankenship. In addition to his parents, he is preceded in death by his wife, Anita Ruth White Blankenship. He was a member of Lakeview Baptist Church and retired from the City of Hickory.
Surviving are a brother, Joseph William Blankenship, Jr., and his wife, Evelyn, of Granite Falls; nieces, Martha Minton, of Granite Falls; Sherry Barker, of South Carolina, and Dale Horne, of Union, S.C.; nephews, Ernie Elliott of Myrtle Beach, S.C.; David Blankenship, of Granite Falls; Robert Blankenship, of Lenoir; John Blankenship, of Granite Falls, and Ricky Greene, of Granite Falls, as well as a number of great-nieces and nephews.
Services will be held Wednesday, April 13, 2011, at 1 p.m. at Lakeview Baptist Church with Rev. Ben Rowe officiating. Burial will follow in Woodlawn Memorial Gardens.
The family will receive friends Wednesday from 12:15 to 12:45 p.m. at the church.
Memorials may be made to Caldwell Hospice/Palliative Care, 526 Pine Mtn. Road, Hudson, N.C. 28638.
Condolences may be made online at www.hickoryfh.com
Hickory Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
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