Delores Ann Blankenship
November 16, 1949 - April 3, 2022
Delores Ann Blankenship, age 72, of Honaker, Virginia, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022 in a Lebanon, Virginia hospital. She was born in Raven, Virginia and was the daughter of late Billy James Whitt and her grandmother, whom raised her like her daughter, Lillar Whitt. She was of the holiness faith and was a lifelong resident of the area. Delores was a retired manager of several local convenient stores. She will be missed by all her family and friends. In addition to her father and grandmother, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Jerry Shortt. Survivors are: Her Husband: Gary Blankenship Daughters: Sherry Shortt and Joe Baldwin of Vansant, Virginia Marie Hess and husband, Jesse Dean, Jr. of Raven, Virginia Son: Jerry Shortt, II and wife, Amy of Cliffield, Virginia Brother: Keith Spiva of Georgia Puppies: Frosty and Princess Twelve Grandchildren and Twenty-Six Great Grandchildren also survive. Funeral services for Delores Ann Blankenship will be conducted Thursday, April 7, 2022 at 2pm at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Chapel in Richlands, Virginia with Rev. Tim Lester officiating. Interment will follow at Greenhills Memory Gardens at Claypool Hill, Virginia. Pallbearers will be: Nathaniel Hess, Jerry Shortt, III, Carter Hess, Kaden Miller, JR St. Clair, Kevin Miller, Tyler Shortt, and Chris Shortt. Friends may call after 6pm on Wednesday evening at the Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia. Hurst-Scott Funeral Home in Richlands, Virginia is in charge of arrangements and those wishing to express sympathy online may do so at www.hurstscottfuneralhomes.com
Delores Ann Blankenship, age 72, of Honaker, Virginia, passed away Sunday, April 3, 2022 in a Lebanon, Virginia hospital. She was born in Raven, Virginia and was the daughter of late Billy James Whitt and her grandmother, whom raised her... View Obituary & Service Information