Deborah Lee Blankenship

Deborah Lee (Crews) Blankenship, beloved wife, mother, and nana, lost her battle with cancer on Saturday, June 3rd, 2023, at the age of 70. She was preceded in death by her late husband, Robert Wesley Crews, and her parents, Hubert Allen Lee and Mary Ruth Byler Lee. Survivors include her husband, Leo Blankenship; daughter, Tara Crews Shuffitt; grandchildren, Austin and Peyton Shuffitt; and sister, Laura Lee Ribelin.

Debbie loved her family and her church family dearly. She was a faithful member of First Assembly of God, where she attended the majority of her life. Over the years, she worked as both a youth secretary and bookkeeper at First Assembly and also worked as the youth department secretary and then bookkeeper at the Alabama Assemblies of God District Office, where she retired in 2021.

Visitation is Monday, June 12, 2023, beginning at 9:30 a.m., with the Memorial Service to follow at 11:00 a.m., in the Jones Chapel at First Assembly of God in Montgomery, AL. Rev. Greg Kelley, Rev. Steve Mason, and Rev. Jim Ingram officiating.

Donations may be made to First Assembly of God, 135 Bell Road, Montgomery, AL 36117. Please designate it to “Youth Department” in memory of Debbie Blankenship. Debbie spent many years working in youth ministry and knew the importance of young people participating in Youth Camp, Fine Arts, and similar events.