Irene Bailey Blankenship “Babydoll”, 78, of South Portsmouth, KY., went to be with the Lord Monday, November 18, 2024, at SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth, OH. She was born in Mohawk, WV., on August 28, 1946, a daughter of the late Okey and Kathleen Bailey.
Along with her parents, she is preceded in death by her husband who passed away in 2017 Teddy Blankenship; one son, David Blankenship; three brothers, Bobby Bailey, Luther Bailey, and Hansel Farley.
Left behind to cherish her memory are two daughters, Dana (Kendall) Applegate of South Shore, KY., and Sherri (Bob) Hurley of Portsmouth, OH; three grandchildren, Nicole (Brandon) Coffee, Kylee (Eli) Duduit and Tara (Ryan) Hill; four great-grandchildren, Teddy Coffee, Tatum Hill, Oliver Coffee, Lawson Duduit and Micah Duduit; one sister, Linda Trent; two brothers, Gary Bailey, and Terry Bailey, along with several other family and friends who will sadly miss her.
Funeral services will be at 2 P.M. Thursday, November 21, 2024, at Roberson Funeral Home in South Shore, KY., with Calvin Ray Evans officiating. Burial will follow at Blankenship Cemetery in South Portsmouth, KY. Visitation for family and friends will be on Thursday at the funeral home from noon until the funeral hour.
In lieu of flowers donations can be made to SOMC Hospice in Portsmouth, OH.