uly 27, 1941 - October 29, 2024
Billie Ruth Hale Blankenship, 83, of Flintstone, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, October 29, 2024. She was born in Bledsoe County, Tennessee on July 27, 1941 to the late, Otto & Mary Lucile Haston Hale and had lived in the North Georgia area for most of her life. She was of the Church of Christ faith and was previously employed with the Walker County Board of Education as a Nutritionist for more than 28 years. She loved the outdoors, tending to her flowers, bird watching and of course spending time with her grandkids and great grandkids was the hi-light of her days. She was a loving and devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother and friend that will be truly missed by all who knew her. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Norman Oscar Blankenship; brother, Bobby Hale and sister, Mary Evans.
Survivors include her daughters & sons-in-law, Kim & (Doug) Gravitte and Debbie & (Alan) Tittle; brother & sister-in-law, Benny & (Myra) Hale; sister, Tootsie Richardson; 5 grandchildren, Denise Meise, Jessica Cobb, Stephen Tutton, Travis Tittle and Mary Beth Pemberton; 14 great grandchildren; several nieces, nephews and extended family & friends.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m., Saturday, November 2, 2024 in the Fort Oglethorpe Chapel. The family will receive friends from 4~8 p.m. on Friday and prior to the service on Saturday at the funeral home. On Sunday, November 3, 2024 the family will receive friends from 1~3 p.m. CST at Pikeville Funeral Home, 39299 TN-30, Pikeville, TN 37367 (423) 447-2453. Graveside services will be held at 3:30 p.m. CST on Sunday in the Blankenship Cemetery, Pikeville, TN. Arrangements by W.L. Wilson & Sons Funeral
