Barbara Gray Todd Blankenship, passed away on Thursday, June 6, 2024. She was a devoted daughter, sister, doting wife, and loving mother. A native of New Castle, Va., Barbara traveled the country extensively. Barbara is predeceased by her parents, Grayson and Ethel Todd; brother, George Todd; sister-in-law, Reba Todd; and daughters-in-law, Charylene and April. She will be missed.
She is survived by her husband of 69 years, Rev. Randall Blankenship; sons, Randall Blankenship, Jr., and Michael Blankenship and wife, Gina; grandsons, Grayson, Hunter, and Tucker; as well as many nieces, nephews, friends, and the many students who passed through her classrooms over the years.
A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. on Sunday, June 9, 2024, at the New Castle United Methodist Church, 364 Main St., New Castle, Va., 24127, with Rev. Doug Forrester and Rev. San Kang officiating. Burial followed at Huffman Memorial Park in New Castle.
Friends visited with the family from 7-9 p.m. on Saturday, June 8, 2024, at the Paitsel Funeral Home in New Castle.
Paitsel Funeral Home of New Castle is serving the Blankenship family.
