Blankenship, Michael Neil

Michael Neil Blankenship went to be with His Lord and Savior on December 26, 2006.

Left to cherish his memory are his children, Christopher and Kayla; his parents, Melvin and Peggy Carter; five sisters, Susan Duncan and husband Billy, Velvet Duncan and husband, Allen, Rhonda Carroll and husband, Roger, Virginia Carter and Christiana Carter; four brothers, Robert Carter and wife Cyndi, Ronnie Carter and wife Carmella, Russell Carter and James Carter; six nephews and eight nieces; and special “Sister” Joy Jones. Preceded in death by one brother, Ricky Carter; and grandparents, Pete and Christine Blankenship.

Funeral services will be held 11 a.m. Saturday, December 30, 2006 at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Cameron Mitchell, the Rev. T. Michael Bond and the Rev. Robert Barr officiating. Interment will follow in the West View Cemetery. The Family will receive friends from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, December 29, 2006 at the DeVilbiss Funeral Home, Radford.