He entered into eternal rest on December 24, 2017. He is preceded in death by his father William Fredrick Blankenship Sr. ; step-father Hollis E. Charleville; grandparents Martin and Frances Forbes and Arthur and Dorothy “Grandma Dot” Blankenship.
Left to cherish his memory is his wife Jodie Blankenship; mother Patsy Forbes Charleville; sons Justin Blankenship and wife Kaydee, Dylan Blankenship and wife Alisa, Cody Blankenship and wife Taylor; step-children Mackenzie Burgess and Gavin Burgess; brother Troy Charleville; sister Tracie Charleville; half-brother Brandon Scott; grandchildren Callie May, Carter “Car-Car” and Kinsley