Ovitt Vernon Blankinship

1919 - 2008  (88 years)

• Name	Ovitt Vernon Blankinship
  Born	3 Dec 1919	Oklahoma
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	Campbell Township, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma   [1]
  Died	30 Apr 2008	Shawnee   [2]
  Buried	Fort Sill National Cemetery, Comanche County, Oklahoma   [3]
  Person ID	I425328	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	11 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	Cyrus Epps Blankenship,   b. 29 May 1893, Oklahoma ,   d. 12 May 1964  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Beeda Chandler,   b. 22 May 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Jul 1995  (Age 97 years)
  Family ID	F11574	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lou Ann Bynum,   b. 24 Dec 1925,   d. 6 Dec 1999  (Age 73 years)
  Married	13 Oct 1945	Oklahoma County, Oklahoma   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Beverly Blankinship   2. Barbara Blankinship   3. Vernon Blankinship
  Family ID	F169792	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 3 Dec 1919 - Oklahoma  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name Ovitt Blankenship Event Type Census Event Date 1940 Event Place Campbell Township, Sequoyah, Oklahoma, United States Gender Male Age 20 Marital Status Single Race (Original) White Race White Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son Relationship to Head of Household Son Birthplace Oklahoma Birth Year (Estimated) 1920 Last Place of Residence Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE Cyrus E Blankenship Head M 46 Oklahoma Beeda Blankenship Wife F 42 Tennessee Oscar Blankenship Son M 21 Oklahoma Ovitt Blankenship Son M 20 Oklahoma Alvin Blankenship Son M 7 Oklahoma [S142] Newspaper Article, 30 Apr 2008. Shawnee resident Ovitt V Blankinship, 88, died Wednesday, April 30, 2008, in Shawnee. He was born Dec. 3, 1919, in Davis to Cyrus and Beeda Blankinship. He served in the US Army during World War II, Philippines, Asiatic Pacific Campaign. He was an automotive mechanic. Ovitt loved tinkering with things and was always "Mr. Fix It". He was interested in trains and their history. He was proceeded in death by his parents; sister, Vera; and brother, Oscar. Survivors include daughters, Beverly and Paul McDaniel and Barbara and Fred Summers; son, Vernon and Jan Blankinship; grandson, Michael McDaniel and Sharla Hutchinson; brother, Alvin and LaDonna Blankinship; and many other loving relatives. Graveside service will be 1 pm Monday at Fort Sill National Cemetery, in Elgin, Okla, with a Military Chaplain officiating. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 28361316). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Ovitt Vernon Blankinship Event Type Marriage Event Date 13 Oct 1945 Event Place , Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States Gender Male Age 25 Birth Year (Estimated) 1920 Spouse's Name Lou Ann Bynum Spouse's Titles and Terms Miss Spouse's Gender Female Spouse's Age 19 Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1926 Page 226 "Oklahoma, County Marriages, 1890-1995," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1951-25577-15486-35?cc=1709399 : 1 December 2014), > image 1 of 1; county courthouses, Oklahoma.