Family Group Sheet
NameBlanche Stamper
Birth22 May 1923, Grayson, Carter Co., Kentucky
Death1 Dec 2008, Virginia Beach, Princess Anne Co., Virginia
FatherShadrack “Shade” Benton Stamper (1870-1940)
MotherEunice Dell Everman (1875-1963)
Notes for Blanche Stamper
Her obituary as posted on the Carter Co Ky USGenWeb site reported:
“Blanche Stamper Marion 1923-2008 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - Blanche Stamper Marion, 86, died peacefully in her home in the care of her loving husband on December 1. Born on May 22, 1923 to Shade and Eunice Stamper, she grew up surrounded by brothers, sisters, and cousins in Grayson. She attended Morehead State, leaving there to work with the Army Ground Forces during the World War II. Her posting to Washington, D.C. allowed her to meet and marry George L. Marion, U.S.N. Ret., her husband of 64 years. Her husband’s 30-year career as Naval Officer brought with it postings to remarkable places, allowing her and their two daughters to experience wonderful cultures in England, Europe and the Orient. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and of the Order of the Eastern Star, Lynnhaven Chapter 184. She was proud to be a charter member of the Francis Asbury Methodist Church, and considered those in the church and the choir to be her family. Treasuring her kind and generous spirit for all time are her husband, George; her two daughters and their families, Sharon and Pat Gruber of Flemington, WV and Sara and Tim Boyd of Chapel Hill, NC. Her extended family includes a grandson, Chris Gruber; his daughter, Emma Rose, and a granddaughter, Theresa, her husband Steve, and their children, Mitchel and Spencer. She is also survived by a considerable family throughout Kentucky. A funeral service was celebrated Friday, at 11 a.m. in Francis Asbury United Methodist Church, Virginia Beach, VA”
“Blanche Stamper Marion 1923-2008 VIRGINIA BEACH, VA - Blanche Stamper Marion, 86, died peacefully in her home in the care of her loving husband on December 1. Born on May 22, 1923 to Shade and Eunice Stamper, she grew up surrounded by brothers, sisters, and cousins in Grayson. She attended Morehead State, leaving there to work with the Army Ground Forces during the World War II. Her posting to Washington, D.C. allowed her to meet and marry George L. Marion, U.S.N. Ret., her husband of 64 years. Her husband’s 30-year career as Naval Officer brought with it postings to remarkable places, allowing her and their two daughters to experience wonderful cultures in England, Europe and the Orient. She was a member of the Daughters of the American Revolution and of the Order of the Eastern Star, Lynnhaven Chapter 184. She was proud to be a charter member of the Francis Asbury Methodist Church, and considered those in the church and the choir to be her family. Treasuring her kind and generous spirit for all time are her husband, George; her two daughters and their families, Sharon and Pat Gruber of Flemington, WV and Sara and Tim Boyd of Chapel Hill, NC. Her extended family includes a grandson, Chris Gruber; his daughter, Emma Rose, and a granddaughter, Theresa, her husband Steve, and their children, Mitchel and Spencer. She is also survived by a considerable family throughout Kentucky. A funeral service was celebrated Friday, at 11 a.m. in Francis Asbury United Methodist Church, Virginia Beach, VA”
