Blanche (King) Whitson (1923 - 2018)

Born 26 Jun 1923 in Partridge, Letcher, Kentucky, United States

Ancestors

Died 27 May 2018 at age 94 in Dandridge, Jefferson, Tennessee, United States

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Biography

Blanche (King) Whitson lived in Appalachia, in Kentucky.

Blanche was born in 1923 to Napoleon King and Mattie Jenkins^[1]. She was married to John Dudley Whitson^[2]. She passed away in 2018 and is buried at the Powell Valley Memorial Gardens in Stone Gap, Wise County, Virginia^[3].

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Blanche King Whitson, Archive at Farrar Funeral Home, Excerpt:

   Blanche King Whitson of Dandridge, TN, formerly of Partridge, KY, was born on June 26,1923 to N.B and Mattie King Jenkins. She joined her heavenly family on May 27,2018 and was greeted with open arms by her husband John Dudley Whitson; daughter, Bobbie (Mooch) Day; son-in-law, Norville (Droop) Day; grandson, Richard Day; three brothers: Junior, Huey and Robert King; four sisters: Marie Smith, Nadine McWilliams, Lillian Boggs, and Jackie Henley and several nieces and nephews. Blanche leaves behind a family who will miss her terribly and who realize how blessed they are to have had her in their lives for so long. Daughter, Saundra Whitson, Charlotte NC; son, Dr Marty and wife Cathy Whitson, Dandridge, TN; grandsons, Jason Martin Whitson and John Derreck Whitson; granddaughters: Melissa Jo Fawbush, Tara Whitson Blank, Lea Whitson, and Tessa Whitson Mason; grandsons-in-law, David Blank and Brandon Mason; and the absolute loves of her life, her great granddaughters: Sarah and Emily Whitson; Amelia, Emery and Addison Blank; and Harlyn Mason.

2. ↑ Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia, Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101173329, accessed via Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, 1936-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015 [Dudley Martin Whitson, b. 9 Oct 1953, Kentucky; Father: John D. Whitson; Mother: Blanche King; married 2 Feb 1979 to Catherine Louise Creech, b. 3 Aug 1952, Kentucky; Father: Edison D Creech; Mother: Amelia Casolari
3. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, Link to Find-a-Grave record

• 1930 United States Census, ED 48-18 Magisterial District 3, Benham, Harlan, Kentucky [Napoleon King, age 40; Mattie, age 37; Robert, age 19; Lillian, age 15; Hughie, age 13; Nadine, age 11; Junior, age 9; Blanche, age 6], Link to image at familysearch.org
• 1940 United States Census, ED 48-27 Magisterial District 3, Benham, Harlan, Kentucky [N B King, age 49; Mattie, age 47; Blanche, age 16; Jackie Onlee, age 6], Link to image at familysearch.org