Elizabeth McCONNELL (Luety) Blankenship, born Dec. 1869 and died 1945
Widow of Albert Blankenship Dies

Elizabeth M. Blankenship, 76, well known Kell resident died at 1 a.m. today in Salem Memorial Hospital.

She was the widow of Albert Blankenship who died in 1940.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in Wells Chapel Church. The body will be in state at the Osborne Funeral Home in Kell.

Mrs. Blankenship was the daughter of Azariah and Elizabeth Leuty.

She is survived by four daughters; Mrs. Daisy Simmons of Kinmundy, Lucy and Irene of Mt. Vernon and Gwendolyn of Kell; and five sons, Fred and William of Kell, Burrell of Shelbyville, Herman of Detroit, and Wink of Mt. Vernon.

Submitted by: Heather Isbell

Source: Mt. Vernon Register News
Date: Thursday, February 21, 1946
Submitted by: John R. Ball