Obituary of Nina Mae Blankenship

Nina Baker Blankenship, age 69, died Monday, May 4, 2015 and Landon Blankenship, age 73, died Thursday, May 7, 2015. Mr. and Mrs. Blankenship were both of Pikeville, TN. The Blankenships were married on Nov. 27, 1964. They attended Wheeler Hill Church of Christ. They were members of Fall Creek Falls Community Action Group. Landon was a member of Carpenters Local Union 2490. Mrs. Blankenship was preceded in death by her parents, Emery and Ollie Baker; sisters, Vonda Miller and Bobbie Robinson. Mr. Blankenship was preceded in death by parents, John F., Sr. and Ann Lou Blankenship, and brother, Earl Blankenship. Survivors include: children, Penny (Scott) Blankenship Hammer, Greenback, TN, Mark (Vickie) Blankenship, Pikeville, TN, Michael (Andrea) Blankenship, Pikeville, TN; grandchildren, Dylan and Dalton Hammer, Lauren (Brent) Walker Smith. Nina was survived by one sister, Betty (Johnny) Blankenship, Pikeville, and one brother, Hugh Baker, Pikeville. Landon was survived by sisters, Doris (Hubert) Davis, Pikeville, Wilma Hodges, Doyle, TN; brothers, Johnny (Betty) Blankenship, Pikeville, Wayne (Annette) Blankenship, Pikeville, and Gary (Peggy) Blankenship, Spencer, TN, and several nieces and nephews. Services for The Blankenships will be Saturday at 10:00 a.m. CDT in the funeral home chapel with Dale Barger and James Rittenberry officiating. The burial will be in Blankenship Cemetery. Online Condolences can be made at www.reedfamilyfh.com. Arrangements by Putnam-Reed Funeral Home, Pikeville, TN. Visitation will be Friday 4:00 p.m. - 9:00 p.m. CDT. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Fall Creek Falls Community Center at Citizens Tri-County Bank or Tennessee Children Home, P. O. Box 10, Spring Hill, TN 37174 or online at tennesseechildrenshome.org.