Edward Blankenship

Edward Louis Blankenship, 49, died Tuesday, March 11, 2014, at his residence. The son of the late Lloyd Wendell and Dorothy Faye Yearwood, he was also preceded in death by his brother, James Matthew Yearwood. Survivors include his siblings, Wendell Yearwood, Bakewell, Lloyd Yearwood Jr., Bryan Yearwood and Timothy Yearwood, all of Dayton, Connie Cooper, Athens, and Susie Rhodey, Oak Ridge; and several nieces and nephews. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the funeral home chapel. The family will receive friends from noon-2 p.m. Friday at Legacy Funeral Home. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to St. Jude Childrens Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105. Share your memories, stories and photos at www.legacyfuneralhome.com. Arrangements are by Legacy Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Soddy-Daisy