Rachel Louise Blankenship Parsons, 83, of Point Pleasant went home to be with the Lord Monday, January 5, 2015 at Pleasant Valley Hospital. She was a life-long homemaker and a Christian. She was a loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother, and will be missed greatly. Born August 27, 1931 in Point Pleasant, she was the daughter of the late Okey P. Blankenship and Virginia Ann Camden Blankenship. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a precious son, Larry Lewis Parsons; sisters, Jo Ann Blankenship and Betty Nitz; brothers, Okey Blankenship, Jr., John Blankenship, Roger Blankenship, and David Blankenship. She is survived by her loving husband of 65 years, Delmar Lewis Parsons; sons, Jeffrey Allen (Margaret) Parsons of Victoria, TX, and Randall Lee (Sheila) Parsons of Buffalo; grandchildren, Candace (James) Lucas of Virginia, Ross Parsons and Sarah Parsons of Victoria, TX; great-grandchild, Blake Lucas ; brothers, George Blankenship of Point Pleasant, Preston Blankenship of Myrtle Beach, SC, and Terrance Blankenship of Gallipolis, OH; sisters, Margaret (Harvey) Lewis of Gallipolis Ferry, and Martha Meadows of Orange Park, FL. Funeral service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Friday, January 9, 2015 at the First Church of the Nazarene, Point Pleasant with Pastor Doug Hendrixson and Pastor Charles Marker officiating. Burial will follow in Suncrest Cemetery, Point Pleasant . The family will receive friends from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. Thursday, January 8, 2015 at Raynes Funeral Home, 20072 Charleston Road, Buffalo, WV, and on Friday at the church, prior to the service, from 11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Posted on: Tue, 06 Jan 2015 20:47:44 +0000
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