Ezell Blankenship Davis Obituary (1924 - 2007)

Born Oct 23, 1924, Ezell Blankenship Davis attended William Byrd High School in Vinton, VA. View the obituary, post a memory, or share a photo about Ezell Blankenship Davis.

Graduation Year	Class of 1941
Date of Birth	Oct 23, 1924
Date of Passing	Sep 04, 2007
About	Ezell B. Davis, Glastonbury, Conn., formerly of Bloomington, and beloved mother, grandmother, sister and friend, passed away Tuesday (Sept. 4, 2007) at Glastonbury Health Care Center. The daughter of Vera Hoskins Blankenship and Roy Manley Blankenship, Ezell was born in Garden City, Va., on Oct. 23, 1924. She attended local schools and moved to Blacksburg, Va., after graduation from William Byrd High School, to work at Virginia Polytechnic Institute, where she met the love of her life, Melvin D. Davis.–They were married for 24 years before he passed away unexpectedly in 1971. Ezell resided for many years in Bloomington before moving to Glastonbury in 1991 to be near her daughter, Sandra Ahearn Goehring, and her husband, Robert, and her much loved granddaughter, Allison Davis Ahearn.–She was an avid gardener and could be found tending her flowers daily.–Ezell never forgot a birthday or anniversary and was always prompt with a card or note to friends and relatives.–She could always be counted on for unusual Christmas and birthday gifts. She was a member of the First Baptist Church in Bloomington, a retiree of Growmark Inc. and was a lifetime member of the BroMenn Hospital Auxiliary Service League.– Besides her daughter, son-in-law and granddaughter, she leaves a son, Bruce Davis, Akron, Ohio; sister, Edra B. Blakeley, Memphis, Tenn.; brother, Cloyd Blankenship, Mullens, W.Va.; brother-in-law, Earle Greene, Atlanta, Ga.; sister-in-law, Arleen Kennedy, Sweetwater, Texas; and special grandchildren by marriage, Heidi Nekota, Robb Goehring and Scott Goehring; numerous nieces, nephews and grand-nieces and nephews; a special friend and caregiver, Marzanna Wojcik; and close friends, Bill Semonchik and Murl Wunderle. Ezell was preceded in death by her brother, Roy M. Blankenship Jr.; her sister, Colleen Greene; brother-in-law, Earle Blakeley; and best friends, Bill and Nancy Beam and Mildred Semonchik.