Obituary

Funeral services for Owen Caleb "Bo" Blankenship Jr., 83, of Marble Falls, Texas, formerly of Plainview, will be held at 10 a.m. Thursday, Oct. 9, 2014, at Bartley Memorial Chapel with Dr. Max Browning officiating. Burial will follow in Plainview Memorial Park under the direction of Bartley Funeral Home. A visitation will be held from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home. Mr. Blankenship died Saturday, Oct. 4, 2014. He married Nell Pritchett on April 19, 1952, in Abilene, Texas. Bo was owner of Blankenship Sheet Metal and served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War. Bo had just returned from Washington on the Honor Flight out of Lubbock. He is survived by one son, Michael Blankenship and his wife Connie of Austin; granddaughter Elisabeth Hull Meyer, grandson James Hull and two great-grandchildren, all of Austin. He is preceded in death by his wife Nell, one daughter and both parents.