Marty and Karla Grant

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Doris Ann Blankenship

Doris Ann Blankenship

Female 1943 - 2012  (68 years)   Has 42 ancestors and 6 descendants in this family tree.


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  • Name Doris Ann Blankenship
    Birth 29 May 1943  Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female
    _UID 12B2888DD2DAD4118AC4444553540000E823 
    Death 15 May 2012 
    Burial St Clair's Church Of Christ, Bath, Beaufort Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I67  Marty and Karla Grant
    Last Modified 6 Aug 2026

    Father William Clayton Blankenship,   b. 9 Aug 1910, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 8 May 1961, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 50 years)
    Mother Virginia Marion McCurry,   b. 15 Aug 1915, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 7 Jun 1991, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
    Marriage 1930/1936  Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 837F6A4327B1C04DA08F2449000922E13CE6 
    Family ID F84  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Garland Samuel Grant, Jr,   b. 20 Dec 1942, Topton, Cherokee Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Dec 2025, Greenville, Pitt Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    Marriage 4 May 1962  Arden, Buncombe Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorce Yes, date unknown 
    Divorced 8 May 1981  Beaufort Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 32DB651D6C9B38468884B96F24CF9FD8B2C3 
    Children 
     1. LIVING
     2. LIVING
    Family ID F55  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

    Family 2 James Talmage Burbage,   b. 20 Sep 1937, Beaufort Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 20 Apr 2025, Kinston, Lenoir Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
    Marriage 15 May 1979  Beaufort Co, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    _UID 14E8614E04B92A4DBCB113640E5011659764 
    Family ID F83  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 21 Aug 2026

  • Notes 
    • !NOTES:Marty Grant's Aunt, by marriage.;


      !REFERENCE:
      http://www.martygrant.com/
      http://www.martygrant.com/genealogy/grant


      !REFERENCE:
      "A History of the Grant Family of Western North Carolina" (2 vol), by Marvin A. Grant, Jr.
      Available at:
      http://www.martygrant.com/books/publications.htm


      !NOTE:Name "Doris Lee Blankenship" and B/D 29 May 1943 from North Carolina Birth Index 1800-2000 Ancestry.com;


      !DEED:20 Dec 1977 Beaufort Co., NC Deed Book 760-393
      Garland Grant, Sr and wife Louella Grant, to Louella Grant and Doris Grant
      for $10 land in Pantego Township ... Seed Tick Neck Road
      Plat included.
      S: Garland S. Grant, Sr, Luella Grant;


      !DEED:18 Jun 1979 Beaufort Co., NC Deed Book 781-825
      Willie Earl Heath and wife Linda H. Heath to
      Garland S. Grant, Jr, and wife Doris Blankenship Grant
      for $10 ... parcel in Pantego Township
      ... SR 1714 ...


      !DEED:30 Dec 1983 Beaufort Co., NC Deed Book 831-273
      Garland S. Grant, Jr and Doris Ann Blankenship Grant Burbage, formerly Doris Ann Blankenship Grant wife of Garland S. Grant Jr) of Beaufort Co., NC to Leo Wilder Jr and wife Betty Louise Wilder of Beaufort
      ... SR 1714 ...


      !DEED:12 Aug 1985 Beaufort Co., NC Deed Book 852-240
      Louella Grant and Doris Grant to Louella Grant and Garland Grant, Sr
      for $500
      ... Seed Tick Neck Road ...
      S: Louella Grant, Doris Grant Burbage


      !OBITUARY:<http://www.paulfuneralhome.com/new_view.php?id=94548>
      Doris Ann Burbage
      May 29, 1943 - May 15, 2012

      Mrs. Doris Blankenship Grant Burbage, age 68, a resident of 701 Burbage Road, Bath, NC went home to be with Jesus on May 15, 2012.
      A funeral service will be held 1:00 PM on Saturday, May 19, 2012 at St. Clair’s Church officiated by Craig Hagen. Burial will follow in the church cemetery.
      Doris Ann was born in Asheville, NC on May 29, 1943, daughter of William Clayton Blankenship and Marion Virginia McCurry Blankenship who preceded her in death. She graduated from Valley Springs High School, Arden & Skyland, NC in 1962. She retired from Capt’n Buc’s Galley in Pantego, NC where she was manager for 25 years. On May 5, 1962, she married Garland Samuel Grant. They had two children: Garland Samuel Grant III and Kerrie Lanette Grant. In 1979, she married James Talmadge Burbage, Jr. They were married for 33 years.
      In addition to her husband and children, she is survived by her brother: Fred David Blankenship of Asheville, NC and his wife and children; her sister: Marion Patricia Harris and her husband Mike and their children all of Candler, NC; her sister: Donna Kay Smith and her husband Randy and their children and many nieces and nephews. In addition, her granddaughter: Jamie-Lynn Keel and husband Paul and great granddaughter: Karen Autumn Keel and two grandsons: Brandon Ange and Jonathon-Taylor Grant.
      She was most proud of her children and loved her grandchildren very much. She spoke of them often. She always found the goodness in everyone she met and never had an unkind word for anyone. She will be forever missed and always remembered by everyone who knew and loved her. Mama, Rest well and rest easy. We will meet again someday soon.
      The family will receive friends 6:00-8:00 PM on Friday at Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington and other times at the homes of Jim Burbage, 701 Burbage Road, Bath and Kerrie Grant, 40 Braddy Road, Washington, NC.
      At Doris’s request, memorial contributions can be made to The Blind Center, P.O. Box 491, Washington, NC 27889 or to the Beaufort Co. Humane Society, P.O. Box 8, Washington, NC 27889.
      Online condolences may be offered to the family by visiting www.paulfuneralhome.com
      Paul Funeral Home & Crematory of Washington is honored to serve the Burbage family.


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