Karen Louise Blankenship

Karen Louise Conkle Blankenship, 85, of Middleport, Ohio, passed away July 17, 2021 at Holzer Hospice Center after a long illness. She was born in Gallia Co., Ohio to Fred & Dorothy Conkle on April 4, 1936. She was preceded in death by her parents Fred and Dorothy Conkle, 2 brothers, Fred Jr. and John Conkle, a sister Ruby Conkle, her husband Harless Blankenship Jr., a son Richard L. Blankenship, and a granddaughter Taylor Powell. Karen is survived by her children Larry (Lois) Blankenship of Powellton, West Virginia and James (Barb) Blankenship of St. Albans, West Virginia; three daughters, Anna (David) Dowler of Middleport, Kathy Lemley of Middleport, and Nancy (Scott) Holbert of Cape Canaveral, Florida; sixteen grandchildren, twenty-eight great grandchildren; and four great great grandchildren; two brothers, Gerald Conkle of Gallipolis, and Charles Conkle of Parkersburg, West Virginia; four sisters, Shirley Parsons of Cross Lanes, West Virginia, Evelyn Harper of Spring Hill, West Virginia, Geraldine Stewart of Oak Hill, and Carolyn Stewart of Gallipolis; several nieces, nephews, great nieces and nephews. The funeral for Karen will be held at 1:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 20, 2021 at Willis Funeral Home with Pastor Lovell Eugene Parsons officiating. Her burial will follow in Ohio Valley Memory Gardens. Friends may call at the funeral home on Tuesday from 12:00 p.m. until the time of the service. Please visit www.willisfuneralhome.com to send e-mail condolences.