Ferrell Evon Blankenship Obituary (1940 - 2012)

\ Ferrell Evon Blankenship, 72, of Madisonville, KY, passed away Tuesday, May 8, 2012 at Regional Medical Center in Madisonville. \ He was born March 20, 1940 in Manitou, KY to the late Rev. Sidney Blankenship and Ethel Strunk Blankenship. He was also preceded in death by a grandson, Richard Osborn Jr. \ Mr. Blankenship started Ferrells Heating and Cooling in 1969, was a lead guitarist with the Wolf Hollow Gang & Home Coming Quartet. He was a Kentucky Colonel, a Mason, a Shriner and loved to make people laugh. He was a member of the Widowsons motorcycle group. \ He was survived by his wife, Brenda Dickerson Blankenship of Madisonville; one daughter, Schyrel (Richard) Osborn of Nebo, KY; one step son, Jason (Lori) Mefford of Madisonville; one sister, Jane (Norman) Gibson of Madisonville; two grandchildren; Sherry Miller of Madisonville, Nikki (Jeff) Burton of Dixon, KY; three step grandchildren, Gabrielle Mefford of Slaughters, KY, Madalynn Mefford and Donavan Woods both of Madisonville; five great grandchildren, Autumn, Austin and Aaron Miller of Madisonville, Bo Burton of Dixon and Eileena Downs of Slaughters. \ Funeral service will be 2:00 P.M. Friday, May 11, 2012, at Barnett-Strother Funeral Home with Rev. Phillip Dunning officiating. The hearse will be led to the cemetery by the Iron Order MC with burial to in Concord Cemetery in Manitou. \ Visitation will be 5:00 P.M. to 8:00 P.M. Thursday with a Masonic service at 6 P.M and after 12 noon until the service time on Friday at the funeral home. \ Pallbearers will be Jeff Burton, Billy Brown, Jason Mefford, Billy Dickerson, Joey Dickerson and Sam Dickerson. Honorary pallbearers will be Tommy Richardson, Norman Gibson, Austin Miller and Aaron Miller. \ Memorial contributions may be made to the Shriners Hospital. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home. \