- Date Of Birth: January 18, 1936
- Date Of Death: August 29, 2020
- State: Georgia
George Franklin Blankenship, age 84, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 29, 2020. George was born on January 18, 1936 in Sparta, GA to the late Henry Claude and Lucille Osborne Blankenship. George is survived by his wife, Rheta Gazaway Blankenship; children, Linda Williams and her husband Larry, Sheryl Ghrist and her husband Randy; grandchildren, Misty Chavers (John), Jeremy Williams, Erica Towery (Jason); great grandchildren, Noah Chavers and Bryson Towery. He is also survived by sisters, Brenda Wood (Randy) and Henrietta Lunsford.