TOLIVER BLANKENSHIP, 84, of Wayne, W.Va., passed away Friday, November 19, 2021 at the Emogene Dolin Jones Hospice House.  He was born August 30, 1937 in Wayne, a son of the late Marion and Chaney Blankenship.  His daughter Marylynn Lane and Anita Dillon also preceded him in death.  Toliver was retired from A.C.& F., Huntington.

Survivors include his wife, Alice Blankenship; one daughter, Loretta Smith of Wayne; two sons, Travis (Patricia) Blankenship also of Wayne and Patrick (Ginger) Blankenship of Barboursville, W.Va.; three sisters, Lavon (Glen) Johnson of Tenn., Dorothy Napier, and Jeneva Willoby; two brothers, Albert Blankenship and Roy (Glenna Blankenship, all of Wayne; as well as grandchildren, great grandchildren, family and friends too numerous to mention.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at Johnson Tiller Funeral Home.  Burial will follow in the Toliver Blankenship Cemetery.  Visitation will begin at noon on Tuesday.