Lona L. Stuart Blankenship, 76 of Milton, West Virginia, died November 6, 2019. She was born on June 14, 1943 in Elkton, Maryland.

She worked at Marathon Coal Bit Company and Pray Construction.

She was a kind and generous soul who enjoyed conversation, working, and reading. She was a Christian and accepted Christ as her Lord and Savior and was always grateful for life and the gifts bestowed upon her.

She was preceded in death by her father; Benjamin Hardy, her mother; Gusta Hardy, her husbands; Eric (Gus) Stuart and Bill Blankenship, her brothers; Benjamin Hardy, Dwight Hardy, Dwayne Hardy, and her son Rocky Stuart.

She was survived by her children; Dean Stuart and Jeff Stuart, her grandchildren; Josh Stuart, Shane Stuart, Levi Stuart, Canaan Stuart, Hannah Stuart, and Silas Stuart, as well as her sisters; Carol Miller, Joyce Hardy, and Debbie Jones, and her brothers; Tom and Mike Hardy. She also had many in laws, cousins, nieces, and nephews that she loved dearly.

Memorial service will be at 11 AM on Saturday, November 23, 2019 at O’Dell Funeral Home, Montgomery, WV with Pastor Samuel Bounds officiating.

Expressions of sympathy can be sent at http://www.odellfuneralhome.com