Kristopher Blankenship

Kristopher “Kris” F.L. Blankenship, 28, a resident of Cleveland, passed away Sunday, July 17, 2011 due to injuries sustained in an automobile accident. He attended Mt. Carmel Baptist Church and was a loving and devoted son, husband, father and friend. He was employed with Honda of Cleveland for the past six years. He leaves behind to mourn his loss a loving wife, Allison Keller Blankenship of Cleveland; two daughters and a son: Skyler McKenzie, Jaxon Lee and Arianna Jo who were all precious to him; mother, Barbara Blankenship-Maynard and stepfather, Artie Maynard; sister, LaShanda Blankenship; grandmother, Helga Blankenship; grandfather, Freddie Blankenship all of Cleveland; mothers-in-law and fathers-in-law: Cathy and Randy Morrow of Cleveland and Alan and Mirian Keller of Naples, FL; grandmother-in-law, Dotsy Keller of Cleveland; brothers-in-law: Chris Keller, Ethan Keller and Nicholas Morrow; aunts: Andrea Jones, Sandra Hutcheson, Rosie Baez and Lessie Duncil; uncles: Freddie Blankenship and Kehler Blankenship and close friend, Dewayne Newport and numerous other aunts uncles and cousins. The celebration of Life will be conducted at 7:00 p.m. Thursday, July 21, 2011 in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with Pastor Steve Huff officiating. A private interment for the family will be Friday in Sunset Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends from 4-7 p.m. on Thursday, prior to the service at the funeral home. Memorials may be made to the Blankenship Children’s Fund, c/o Southern Heritage Bank, PO Box 4730, Cleveland, TN 37320. We invite you to send a message of condolence and view the Blankenship family guestbook at www.ralphbuckner.com.