- Date Of Birth: November 23, 1923
- Date Of Death: March 2, 2004
- State: Indiana
R. Louise Blankenship Durbin, 80, Anderson, died March 2, 2004, at St. Johns Health System, Anderson Indiana after a sudden illness. She was born November 23, 1923, in West Moreland, TN, and resided in Anderson, Indiana. She moved to Anderson on May 10, 1990, living in Chesterton for 21 years.
She was a manager for a small apartment building. She was a member of New Horizon United Methodist Church in Anderson. She enjoyed church circles and walking in Shady Side Park.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years whom she married on February 4, 1953, in Elwood: Charles Durbin. Son: Phillip C. McCarty of Anderson. Grandson: Eric Lee McCarty of Harlan, Kentucky. Great Grandson: Deric Lee McCarty of Harlan, Kentucky. Sister: Lorene Gilliam of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Special Niece: Annis Combs of Bowling Green, Kentucky. Special Nephew: Dr. W.J. Blankenship of South Laguna Beach, California. Many special friends. She was preceded by her First Husband: Lowell McCarty from an automobile accident in June 1952. Parents: Charlie & Cewood Cox Blankenship. Several brothers and sisters.
