Rebecca Blankenship

MRS. REBECCA JERNIGAN BLANKENSHIP NATIVE OF ATMORE, ALABAMA, AND A RESIDENT OF THEODORE,
ALABAMA FOR THE PAST 20 YEARS PASSED AWAY JULY 30, 2024 AT HOME SURROUNDED BY FAMILY.

SHE WAS RETIRED FROM PROVIDENCE HOSPITAL AS A UNIT SECRETARY FOR 17 YEARS.

SHE IS PRECEDED IN DEATH BY HER HUSBAND HENRY BLANKENSHIP. HER PARENTS HOWARD AND VIRGINIA
JERNIGAN. BOTH HER PATERNAL AND MATERNAL GRANDPARENTS.

SHE IS SURVIVED BY HER SONS, JAMES (CINDY) WATSON OF JAY, FL, AND MICHAEL (BETH) WATSON OF
PASCAGOULA, MS. HER BROTHERS WILLIAM JERNIGAN, RALPH (TERRI) JERNIGAN, CHARLES JERNIGAN,
RAYMOND JERNIGAN. HER ADORING GRANDCHILDREN DALTON, JAY, COREY, BETSY, RACHAEL, SETH AND 6
GREAT GRANDCHILDREN WHO WERE THE APPLES OF HER EYE, A HOST OF NIECES, NEPHEWS, OTHER
RELATIVES AND MANY FRIENDS, INCLUDING HER CHURCH FAMILY THAT SHE LOVED AND RESPECTED.

REBECCA LOVED HORSES AND ENJOYED LINE DANCING. SHE FOUGHT A LONG AND HARD BATTLE AGAINST
CANCER AND WHILE OUR HEARTS MOURN THE LOSS, WE TAKE COMFORT IN KNOWING SHE IS NO LONGER
SUFFERING.

A SPECIAL THANKS IS GIVEN BY THE FAMILY TO LISA, BRENDA, BETH, AND RACHAEL FOR THE CARE THEY GAVE
REBECCA IN HER TIME OF NEED.

A CELEBRATION OF LIFE WILL BE ARRANGED AT A LATER DATE.

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