Mr s . Dorothy Andrew s Blankenship , 98 , recently of Cartersville, formerly of Rome , died September 9, 2021, following a brief illness.

Mr s . Blankenship was born February 10, 1923 , in Bartow County , Georgia, eldest child of Vernon Wilson Andrews of Hall Station and Mattie Myrtle Craddock Andrews of Kingston. Her parents worked at Celanese and she grew up a Tubize Kid. She worked twenty years at Burlington Industries, Shannon. She married John W. Blankenship, J r . in 1946 and was a member of Oostanaula Methodist Church. In addition to her husband and parents she was preceded in death by her brothers Ben, Boyd, James (Jimmy ) , and an infant brother, Donald Max.

Survivors include h er daughter and son-in-law, Linda Kay Grogan (David, Sr.) of Cartersville; son, John of Rome; grandchildren, Laurie Strange (Derek) of Cartersville, David Grogan, J r .( Rhonda ) of Rockmart; great-grandchildren, Kristen Woody (Jeremy) of Cartersville, Brandon Strange (Lauren) of Dalton; Trey Grogan and Gracie Grogan of Rockmart; great great-grandchildren, Karson and Paisley Woody of Cartersvill e , and Dominic, Jeremiah, and Nora Strange of Dalton; several nieces and nephews also survive.

Graveside services will be held Sun day, September 1 2 , 2021, at 3 : 3 0 PM at Oostanaula United Methodist Church Cemetery with Pastor Mark Schaeufele officiating. The family will receive friends Sun day from 2 :00 PM until 3 : 0 0 PM at Barton Funeral Home.

Pallbearers include David Grogan Jr., Trey Grogan, Derek Strange, Brandon Strange, and Jeremy Woody.

R. Dudley Barton & Son Funeral Home, Adairsville, is in charge of funeral arrangements for Mr s . Dorothy Andrew s Blankenship .