Renie Blankenship, Jr.

Renie Blankenship, Jr., age 84 of Newtown, OH., died September 8, 2023. He was preceded in death by his wife Anna Jean Blankenship, his son Andrew Todd Blankenship, and his 11 siblings. He is survived by his daughters, Michelle Blankenship, Colleen Sue (Frank) Brock, and Stefani Wright, and his 5 granddaughters and 7 great-grandchildren. Renie proudly served his country in the United States Air Force. He was a 32 year employee of the Ford Motor Company where he was a journeyman carpenter and was a proud member of the United Auto Workers.

He was a former Chaplain for American Legion Post 72 in Mt. Carmel and the co-founder of the National Wild Turkey Federation, Ohio Chapter. Renie was also a member of the former Gerard Lodge No. 428 F. & .A.M. that merged with Yeatman-Mt. Washington Lodge No. 162 F. & A.M and attained 32nd degree with the Scottish Rite on April 20, 1974 and Knight York Cross of Honor on September 23, 2005.

A Masonic funeral service with military honors will be held at T.P. White & Sons Funeral Home, 2050 Beechmont Ave., Mt. Washington, on Saturday, September 16th at 11 am. Friends may visit at the funeral home on Friday from 6 to 8 pm. If desired, memorials may be directed to the Ohio Masonic Communities Foundation, 2655 W. National Road Springfield OH 45504, Ruth Lyons Children's Fund, P.O. Box 55, Cincinnati, OH. 45201, or the Christian Appalachian Project, P.O. Box 55911, Lexington, KY 40555-5911