FLORENCE BLANKENSHIP, 94, a resident of Arroyo Seco, passed away on Wednesday, December 26, 2012. She was preceded in death by her husband, W.W. Blankenship; only child, Ronald Wayne Blankenship; parents; and several brothers and sisters. Mrs. Blankenship is survived by her daughter-in-law, Glenda Blankenship of Texas; granddaughter, Janene Watson; great-grandchildren, Dathan and Mikayla Watson all of Ohio; 1 sister in South Carolina and half sister in Ohio and many nieces, nephews and other relatives and friends. Funeral service will be held on Monday, December 31, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. in the Sangre de Cristo Chapel of DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory. Burial will be held on Wednesday, January 2, 2013 at 1:30 p.m. at the Santa Fe National Cemetery. The family of Florence Blankenship has entrusted their loved one to DeVargas Funeral Home & Crematory of the Española Valley. 505-747-7477