Anthony Blankenship

Anthony Todd Blankenship, 50 of Beech Grove, Arkansas passed away on Monday, January 21, 2019 at Flo and Phil Jones Hospice House, Jonesboro, Arkansas. He was born July 14, 1968 in Paragould, Arkansas to Ron Blankenship and Shirley Shewmaker Bryant. He was very outgoing, enjoyed life in general, loved to fish, hunt, float and canoe on the river, golf, ride four wheelers and horses.Survivors include; his mother: Shirley Bryant (Jim); his father: Ron Blankenship (Gail); grandfather: Elwyn Shewmaker of Stanford, Arkansas; one daughter: Ashlei Blankenship of Jonesboro, Arkansas; three sons: Drew Williams (Sky) of Portageville, Missouri, Chandler Blankenship and Zach Blankenship both of Paragould, Arkansas; one sister: Tammy (Gary) Gossett of Paragould, Arkansas; one brother: Ryan (Anna) Blankenship of Marked Tree, Arkansas; three grandchildren: Ethen, Benjamin and Elijah Williams and a host of other family and friends.He was preceded in death by; his grandparents: Edgar and Laverne Blankenship, and grandmother: Helen Shewmaker.Pallbearers will include; Jon Clark, Anthony Smith, Carl Puckett, James Blankenship, Dale Smith and Johnny Evett.Funeral services will be Wednesday, January 23, 2019 at 12:00 p.m. at the Stanford Baptist Church in Beech Grove, Arkansas with Pastor Phillip Brown officiating under the direction of Faith Funeral Service, Manila, Arkansas. Burial will be in the Center Hill Cemetery, Paragould, Arkansas. The family will receive visitors at 11:00 a.m. at the church until service time.Guest registry: www.faithfuneralservice.net