Ella Blank

Ella Emory Blank, 82, of Colonial Heights died Wednesday, June 28, 2006. She was a native of Petersburg and the son of the late Frank Herbert and Jessie Cooley Emory. She was the widow of Louis Blank, Jr. She is survived by her two sons, Louis Blank, III; Kirby Smith; daughter, Carol Ann King; sister, Lydia Van Fossen; brother, Rudolph Emory; and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Wake service will be conducted 6:00 pm Friday, June 30, 2006 at St. Joseph Catholic Church. Mass of the Resurrection will be 11:00 am Saturday, July 1, 2006 at the church. Interment will be in Blandford Cemetery. The family is being served by the Petersburg Chapel of J.T. Morriss & Son Funeral Home and Cremation Service. Condolences may be registered at www.jtmorriss.com .