Barbara Jane "Baba" Blankenship^[1]

1924 - 2011  (87 years)

• Name	Barbara Jane "Baba" Blankenship
  Born	8 Mar 1924	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	11 Aug 2011	Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee   [3, 4]
  Buried	14 Aug 2011	Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I339565	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	3 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Edgar Columbus Blankenship,   b. 21 Jul 1892, Knox County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Feb 1981, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 88 years)
  Mother	Laura C. Anderson,   b. Abt 1897, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 21 Feb 1981  (Age ~ 84 years)
  Family ID	F133374	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Edward Herbert Lennon, III,   b. 30 Oct 1921,   d. 24 Apr 1984, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 62 years)
  Children	1. Kendal Reid Lennon + 2. Suellen "Susie" Lennon
  Family ID	F133375	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Mar 1924 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Died - 11 Aug 2011 - Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee Buried - 14 Aug 2011 - Woodlawn Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S26] Berry Funeral Home, (www.berryfuneralhome.com), 8 Jan 2013. Annie Lou Reagan obituary [S112] Census, 1930. name: Barbara J Blankenship event: Census event date: 1930 event place: Knoxville, Knox, Tennessee gender: Female age: 6 marital status: Single race: White birthplace: Tennessee estimated birth year: 1924 immigration year: relationship to head of household: Daughter father's birthplace: Tennessee mother's birthplace: Tennessee enumeration district number: 0063 family number: 129 sheet number and letter: 6B line number: 80 nara publication: T626, roll 2259 film number: 2341993 digital folder number: 4548173 image number: 00537 Household Gender Age Birthplace head Edgar C Blankenship M 37 Tennessee wife Laura C Blankenship F 33 Tennessee daughter Annie L Blankenship F 9 Tennessee daughter Barbara J Blankenship F 6 Tennessee [S4] Knoxville News-Sentinel (Tennessee), 14 Aug 2011. LENNON , BARBARA JANE BLANKENSHIP (BABA) age 87, of South Knoxville, passed away Thursday morning at Fort Sanders Regional Medical Center. She was a longtime member of Graystone Presbyterian Church where her great-grandmother was an 1890 charter member. She was a loving wife, devoted, caring mother, proud grandmother and a loyal friend. She was preceded in death by husband, Edward Herbert Lennon III; parents, Edgar Columbus Blankenship and Laura Anderson Blankenship. She is survived by son, Kendal Reid Lennon and wife, Jean; daughter, Suellen (Susie) Lennon Bateman and husband, Glenn; daughter-in-law, Laurie Frey and husband, Tim; grandchildren, Zachary, John and Kelly Lennon , Andrew and Bradley Bateman and Vanessa Tipton; sister, Annie Lou Reagan; nephew and niece and loyal friend of 81 years, Ann E. Watson. The greatest joy in her life was her grandchildren. Family will receive friends at Graystone Presbyterian Church, 139 Woodlawn Pike, Saturday from 6:00-8:00 p.m. A graveside service will be held Sunday at 3:00 p.m. at Woodlawn Cemetery, officiated by Rev. Ann Owens Brunger and Rev. Dana Fachman. Condolences may be offered at www.berryfuneralhome.com. [S1] U. S. Social Security Death Index. Issued in Tennessee, residing in Knox County, Tennessee