Jackie “Jack” Blankenship passed away June 30 in Eugene. Jack was born May 16, 1943, in Fayetteville, Arkansas to Cleo H. Blankenship and Agnes Blankenship Burris (Hays). He called Oregon home for 65 years.
Jack grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas after living briefly in his early childhood years in Garibaldi, Oregon and Mokelumne Hill, California where his father sought work. He moved to Oregon and attended Springfield High School for his senior year where he met his wife of 63 years, Janice “Jan” Blankenship (Seibold).
Jack and Jan married in 1962 and raised a family in Cottage Grove. He is survived by Jan and three children, Jack Blankenship, Jr. of Buckeye, Arizona; Jeanne Blankenship of Falls Church, Virginia; and Jeff Blankenship of Middletown, Connecticut.
In addition to his children, he is also survived by eight grandchildren: Kaitlyn Blankenship, Joshua Blankenship, Ella Blankenship all of Goodyear, Arizona; Alexander Stockero (Arlington, Virginia), Eric Stockero (Falls Church, Virginia) and Shannon Stockero (Framingham, Massachusetts); Emelia Blankenship (Salt Lake City, Utah) and Diana Fontaine (Hartford, Connecticut). He is also survived by his nephew, Michael Lampert of Cornelius, Oregon.
He was preceded in death by his parents and infant brother, James Blankenship.
Funeral services will be held July 14 at 11 a.m. at Major Family Funeral Home in Springfield, burial at Springfield Memorial Gardens Cemetery will immediately follow. Please visit http://www.majorfamilyfuneralhome.com to share a memory and see full life story.
