Ruby Blankenship Adams

Ruby Blankenship Adams MARION-Ruby Blankenship Adams of Marion died at the age of 94 on August 22, 2005 after a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 27, 2005 at the Blue Funeral Home in Marion with Reverend Gene Tucker officiating. Visitation will be held from 9:00 to 11:00 AM, Saturday, August 27, 2005 at the funeral home. Burial will be in Cana Cemetery in Goreville. The daughter of Thomas Richard and Isa (Watson) Blankenship. Mrs. Adams was born in Williamson County in 1911. She was preceded in death by her husband Lt. J. G., U. S. Navy (Ret.) George W. Adams, her step-son, Robert George Adams, and her sisters, Ruth Stokes, Myrl Lother and Margaret Phillabaum. Mrs. Adams is survived by two daughters, Georgia Grann of New York City and Caryl Adams of Weilerbach, Germany; brother, Luther Blankenship of Johnston City; granddaughter, Kimberly Sullins of San Antonia, Texas; and brother-in-law, E.J. Lother of Marion. She attended the Good Hope School in Williamson County and graduated from Goreville High School in 1929. Mrs. Adams retired in 1985 from the VA Hospital in Marion, where she was employed as a Veterans` Benefits Counselor. She also was formerly employed at Sangamo. During World War II, she worked in the Railroad Office at the Naval Ammunition Depot at Crane, Indiana. Mrs. Adams was a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and was Worthy Matron of the Odon, Indiana Eastern Star in 1948. An expert needle worker, she produced numerous garments, quilts, and crocheted pieces. Two of her needlepoint canvases won prizes at the Williamson County Fair. She was a devoted fan of the St. Louis Cardinals and was an enthusiastic solver of crossword puzzles and cryptograms even after her eyesight began to fail in her late eighties. To view this obit and sign the register book, visit our website @ bluefuneralhome.com END OF STORY QUESTIONS PLEASE CALL BLUE FUNERAL HOME 618-997-5648