Thelma Doris (Winfrey) Blank (1920 - 2010)

Born 3 Dec 1920 in Jackson County, Missouri

Wife of Kenneth Erhart Blank — married 30 Jul 1940 in Paola, Miami County, Kansas

Died 13 May 2010 at age 89 in Independence, Jackson County, Missouri

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Biography

Name: Thelma Doris Winfrey.

Born 3 DEC 1920. Jackson County, Missouri.

Died 13 MAY 2010. Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.

Degree Wed, Jul 23, 1958. Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri.

Residence 1930 Fort Osage, Jackson County, Missouri. Age: 9Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter.

1935 Fort Osage, Jackson County, Missouri.

1 APR 1940. Fort Osage, Jackson County, Missouri. Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter.

1950 Independence, Jackson County, Missouri.

Notes

THELMA DORIS BLANK Thelma Doris Blank, 89, of Independence, MO passed away Thursday, May 13 2010 at Centerpoint Medical Center in Independence. Services will be at 10:00 AM Tuesday, May 18 at Speaks Suburban Chapel, 18020 E. 39th Street, Independence. Visitation will begin one hour prior to the service at the chapel. Doris was born Dec. 3, 1920 in Jackson County, MO to J. Frank and Muriel Agnes (Hoover) Winfrey. She graduated from Buckner High School and CMSU obtaining her Bachelor´s Degree. She was an educator in the Kansas City school district for 35 years prior to her retirement in 1970. Doris was a lifelong active and faithful member of the Independence Seventh Day Adventist Church. Doris was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Kenneth Blank; sisters Melba Muriel Winfrey and Ruth Helen Johnson; and daughter in law Brenda Blank. She is survived by her sons Ronald Blank of Edgewater, FL and Terry Blank and wife Margaret of Overland Park, KS; two grandchildren Jennifer Bradshaw and Brandon Blank; and a host of nieces and nephews.

Sources

1930 United States Federal Census Publication: Census Place: Fort Osage, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: 1192; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 267; Image: 1004.0; FHL microfilm: 2340927

1940 United States Federal Census Publication: Census Place: Fort Osage, Jackson, Missouri; Roll: T627_2116; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 48-40

1950 United States Federal Census Publication:

Newspapers.com - The Kansas City Times - Wed, Jul 23, 1958 Publication https://www.newspapers.com/clip/8477963/the_kansas_city_times/?xid=637

U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-2016 Publication: Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;