Willis G. Blankenship Cemetery

Knoxcreek, VA  Buchanan County

 

The Willis G. Blankenship Cemetery is located in Knoxcreek, VA.  Follow Rte 83 East from Grundy, VA towards the WV states line. Turn left on Rd. 643, follow into Blackey.  643 will turn left keep to your right into Knoxcreek.  The cemetery will be on a hill across from the residence of Virgil West.  There is now a road that leads to the cemetery on the left side of the road.  Suggest using a 4x4.  FS stands for foot stone, names are as appear on headstone.

 

Rosie Viola Endicott Blankenship                      Mrs. Nancy McCoy                          Military Stone

b. Aug. 18, 1898                                                    bornd 1881                                        Elbert Lee West SR.

d. March 14, 1975                                                 died Sept. 13, 1963                             PFC US Army

FS:  blank rock                                                      obit on back of stone                        Vietnam

                                                                                Names Paris Blanenship as son      Born July 22, 1942

Harve Blankenship                                                                                                          died 1987

Borned:  April 13, 1973                                        Carl Buster Stacy

Died: Dec. 24, 1962                                              July 12, 1938                                        Cecil Blankenship

                                                                                                                                              April 19, 1921

John Blankenship                                                Boby Lee Stacy                                   March 10, 1975

1872-1943                                                               Oct. 20, 1953                                        FS: Brother

                                                                                Oct. 20, 1953

Willis Blankenship                                                                                                              Myrtle B. Stacy

No dates                                                                Simon Stacy                                         Feb. 3, 1910

FS: father                                                               April 2, 1901                                         July 17, 1969

                                                                                Dec. 30, 1978

Rebecca Blankenship                                          FS: husband                                        Oma Rasnick

No dates                                                                                                                              June 20, 1926

FS: mother                                                             Rome McCoy                                       June 5, 197?

                                                                                June 15, 1884                                        “at rest”

Vaneda Blankenship Cline                                 deceased May 14, 1966                     FS: wife

July 11, 1933                                                          FS:  blank rock

Oct. 27, 1993                                                                                                                      Earl Stacy

                                                                                Silas Junior Stacy                             Aug. 7, 1940

Paris Blankenship                                                March 31, 1948                                  March 3, 1974

1901-1973                                                               to 1974                                                FS: brother

“In memory by Lottie Blankenship”                FS: Son

handmade                                                                                                                           Daniel D. West

                                                                                Double stone for:                              died Jan. 9, 1973

Genua Stacy                                                          Earl West                                             2 month old son of

Aug. 11, 1928                                                        1915-1967                                             Edward Lee and

Nov. 15, 1929                                                        FS: Father                                             Frances West

                                                                                                                                              FS: son

Faye Blankenship                                                Masie West

No dates                                                               1915 –blank                                          Sharon Renee West

FS: blank rock                                                       FS: mother                                           Nov. 25, 1970

                                                                                Masie is buried                                  Nov. 25, 1970

Willis Blankenship                                                somewhere else                                 “God’s little Angel”

Feb. 14, 1927                                                                                                                       FS: blank rock

March 3, 1974                                                       two head stones

FS: father                                                               one handmade for:                             Tammy Denise

                                                                                Yie West                                              Blankenship

Mendie Blankenship                                           June 8, 1890                                        Jan. 10, 1968

F.S. mother                                                            Dec. 16, 1972                                      April 14, 1968

                                                                                FS: two, blank/Dad                            FS: daughter

 

There are 20 Blankenship graves, 1 Hurley grave, and 1 McCoy grave, all marked with white crosses, no first names or dates.  There are 3 unmarked children graves said to be the children of Yie West and Patty Blankenship.  These childrens names are John D West, Willis West, and Garnet West.