Kathleen Blankenship Mosteller, 81, of Hayesville died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2009.  She was a native of Manchester, England, but had lived in Clay County since 1947. She had worked for St. Joseph Hospital in Asheville for many years and retired later in life from Young Harris College. She was a member of the Chatuge Hills Assembly of God.

She was the daughter of the late Joseph and Olive May Ogden.

Surviving are four daughters, Mary Blankenship Hedden and husband, Larry and Sue Blankenship Cunningham all of Hiawassee, GA and Joyce Patterson and husband, Ricky and Linda Blankenship Garrett and husband, Mike all of Hayesville; two sons, Kenny Blankenship and wife, Vergie and Andrew Blankenship and wife, Dianne all of Hayesville; a sister, Josie Bennett of Manchester, England; and nine grandchildren and ten great grandchildren.

Funeral services were held at 2:00 PM Thursday, Dec. 3 in the Chatuge Hills Assembly of God with the Revs. Aline Mosteller and Clark Moss officiating.  Interment was in the Union Hill Cemetery. Pallbearers were Andrew Blankenship Jr., Kenneth Brian Blankenship, Randy Sosebee, Barry Hedden, Travis Garrett, Chad Garrett, Derrick Cunningham, and Brian Hishmurgh.

The family received friends from 6-8 Wednesday evening at the Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville where the body was until placed in the church 30 minutes prior to the services.

The family requests memorials be made in memory of Kathleen Blankenship Mosteller to the Union Hill Cemetery Fund, c/o JoAnn H. Woody, 685 Thumping Creek Road, Hayesville, NC 28904.

Ivie Funeral Home, Hayesville in charge of all arrangements.