Ralph Donald Blankenship

‎ Ralph‎ Donald‎ Blankenship‎ was‎ born‎ October‎ 23,‎ 1927‎ to‎ Bailey‎ and‎ Verda‎ Lee‎ Shipley‎ Blankenship‎ and‎ departed‎ this‎ life‎ for‎ heaven‎ June‎ 6,‎ 2021‎ at‎ the‎ age‎ of‎ 93.‎ He‎ grew‎ up‎ and‎ attended‎ school‎ in‎ the‎ Daylight‎ Community‎ ,‎ northwest‎ of‎ Wynnewood. ‎Ralph enlisted in the United States Army at the age of 17 and served for 2 years. March‎ 27,‎ 1948‎ he‎ married‎ the‎ love‎ of‎ his‎ life,‎ Vera‎ Beatrice‎ Hicks.‎ ‎ They‎ were‎ married‎ for‎ 73‎ years‎ and‎ spent‎ most‎ of‎ their‎ lives‎ in‎ Wynnewood‎ raising‎ their‎ 5‎ children.‎ ‎ ‎ Ralph‎ was‎ a‎ hard‎ working‎ family‎ man‎ who‎ loved‎ and‎ cherished‎ his‎ wife‎ and‎ children‎ above‎ all‎ else. ‎Ralph‎ worked‎ in‎ the‎ oil fields‎ until‎ about‎ 1961‎ when‎ he‎ purchased‎ his‎ first‎ truck‎ and‎ became‎ a‎ full‎ time‎ truck‎ driver,‎ primarily‎ leasing‎ to‎ and‎ driving‎ for‎ Oklahoma‎ Tank‎ Line.‎ He‎ eventually‎ purchased‎ 3‎ more‎ trucks‎ which‎ his‎ sons‎ drove‎ and/or‎ purchased‎ from‎ him.‎ ‎ ‎ ‎ Ralph‎ made‎ a‎ profession‎ of‎ faith‎ at‎ age‎ 60‎ and‎ was‎ a‎ member‎ of‎ the‎ First‎ ‎ Baptist‎ Church‎ of‎ Wynnewood.‎ ‎ ‎ After‎ retirement,‎ Ralph‎ enjoyed‎ traveling,‎ camping‎ and‎ fishing‎ with‎ Beatrice.‎ ‎ He‎ is‎ preceded‎ in‎ death‎ by‎ his‎ wife,‎ Beatrice;‎ daughter,‎ Peggy‎ Perry,‎ and‎ grandsons.‎ Michael‎ Williams‎ and‎ Rodney‎ Perry.‎ ‎ Brothers,‎ Clyde‎ Blankenship.‎ Jack‎ Benny‎ Blankenship‎ and‎ Sam‎ Blankenship;‎ ‎ Sisters,‎ ‎ Corene‎ (Jackie)‎ Ficklin‎ and‎ Lorene‎ Anderson.‎ He‎ is‎ survived‎ by‎ daughter‎ Dianna‎ Cunnius‎ and‎ husband,‎ Ed‎ of‎ Wagoner.‎ Ok;‎ sons,‎ Ron‎ Blankenship‎ of‎ Wynnewood;‎ Richard‎ Blankenship‎ and‎ wife‎ Mickey‎ of‎ Wynnewood;‎ Jim‎ Blankenship‎ and‎ wife‎ Carla‎ of‎ Wynnewood;‎ and‎ Ronnie‎ Perry‎ of‎ Pauls‎ Valley;‎ Sister,‎ ‎ Mary‎ Jarrell‎ of‎ Pauls‎ Valley.‎ ‎ PaPa‎ to‎ ‎ 13‎ grandchildren. Services will be held at 1:00 PM on Thursday June 10, 2021 at DeArman Funeral Chapel in Wynnewood with interment following at Oaklawn Cemetery in Wynnewood. Visitation will be held on Wednesday June 9, 2021 at DeArman Funeral Home in Wynnewood from 4 to 7 PM. Services are under the direction of DeArman Funeral Home of Wynnewood. Please send online condolences to www.dearmanfuneralhome.com

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Ralph Donald Blankenship

October 23, 1927 - June 6, 2021