Helen Louise Blankenship, 82, of Sweet Home died at Twin Oaks Rehabilitation Oct. 15, 2009.
She was born July 16, 1927 in Hector, Ark. to William A. and Martha (Luyellyn) Hill.
She married Boyd L. D. Blankenship December 6, 1945. They moved from Arkansas to Twin Rocks, Ore. in 1949 before moving to Sweet Home in 1961.
Mrs. Blankenship was a housewife most of her life, though she worked for White’s Electronics for approximately three…