A lifelong resident of the Warren area, she was employed by Berenfield Containers in Clarendon for 22 years, retiring in 1993. She was also a waitress in several area restaurants and a self-employed seasonal confectionaire. She belonged to the Clarendon Veterans of Foreign War Ladies Auxiliary and was a member of Steelworkers Union serving as secretary.
She is survived by four children: Donna Blankenship of Jamestown, Garley Blankenship of Sheffield, Michael Blankenship of Tiona, and Wanda Blankenship of Youngsville, Pa.; three brothers: Charles Crooks of Sheffield, James Crooks of Youngsville and Thomas Crooks of Medford, Mass.; a sister, Mary Ann Tennis of California; 10 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren.
Besides her parents, she was two brothers: Boyd Crooks Jr. and Richard Crooks.
Friends will be received from 2 to 5 p.m. Saturday at the Borden-Lloyd Funeral Home in Sheffield. A funeral will be held at the funeral home at 5 p.m. Saturday. The Rev. Neil Seifert, pastor of Emanuel United Church of Christ, will officiate. Burial will be in Barnes Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association.