Mrs. Jennie Bob "Jinks" Shelton Blankenship Obituary (1918

Another Earthly Angel, Mrs. Jennie Bob "Jinks" Shelton Blankenship, was called home on July 17, 2015, at Baptist Memorial Hospital-Golden Triangle, in Columbus. After her Heavenly Father welcomed her home, I am sure PaPa met her playing his fiddle and a fabulous musical reunion is under way! Mrs. Jennie Bob "Jinks" Shelton Blankenship was born January 2, 1918, in Fayette, Alabama, the daughter of the late Lon and Levie Porter Shelton. She was a Seamstress at Knickerbocker Manufacturing in West Point. She was also a Caregiver. She was a member of First Baptist Church. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by husband Ras Norman Blankenship; Son, Buddy Blankenship; Granddaughter, Terri Thompson; Four Sisters: Clarice Carroll, Alice Mansfield, Sue Langford, and Ruby Hammons; and Four Brothers: Billy Joe, Jim, Buddy, and Bo Shelton. Funeral services will be Monday, July 20, 2015, at 5:00 P.M. from Calvert Funeral Home Chapel with Reverend Dale Funderburg officiating. Mrs. Judy Young will deliver the Eulogy. Burial will follow in Mayhew Cemetery in Mayhew. Calvert Funeral Home of West Point is in charge of arrangements. Survivors include Her Daughter, Ramona Dean (Leroy) of Aberdeen; Three Grandchildren; Peggy Thompson of Aberdeen, Rodney Thompson of Bradford, Ark., and Derrick Dean (Tiffany) of Aberdeen; Two Great Granddaughters; Madeline and McKinley Dean both of Aberdeen; and One Sister, Willie Faye "Sis" Gartman of Fayette, AL. Pallbearers will be Peggy Thompson, Rodney Thompson, Derrick Dean, Tiffany Dean, Madeline Dean, McKinley Dean. Memorials may be made to Mayhew Cemetery Fund, C/O Mrs. Bess Swedenburg, P.O. Box 13, Mayhew, MS 39753. Visitation will be Monday 3:00-5:00 P.M. at Calvert Funeral Home. Friends may leave an online condolence at www.calvertfuneralhome.com