Dorothy Blankenship-Vitale
Alton | Save
Alton--Dorothy Etta Blankenship-Vitale, 85, passed away at 6 p.m. Friday, July 7, 2017 at her home.
Born Nov. 26, 1931, she was a daughter of Lawrence Sutton and Carrie (Henson) Hogan.
She was a baker worker for Hostess Cakes for 37 years.
Dorothy loved her family, and she will be missed by a daughter, Carolyn Gwen Collins of Alton; 2 grandchildren, John (Rose) Collins and Angela (Glen) Thomas; and 6 great grandchildren, Alyssa Collins, Ash Thomas, Emily Collins, Nathan Thomas, Ryan Collins and Carah Collins.
She was preceded in death by her parents; two sons, Paul Wayne Blankenship and Larry Monroe Blankenship; a sister, Aileen Freeman; and a brother, John Sutton.
Visitation will be 4-7 p.m. Wednesday, July 12 at Paynic Home for Funerals, where services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, July 13.
Burial will follow at Memorial Park Cemetery in St. Louis.
An online guestbook is available at www.paynicfh.com
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