Blaine Burt Holskey,

Blaine B. “Caveman” Holskey Jr., 65, of Parkersburg, W.Va. passed away peacefully on March 26, 2011 after an extended illness.He was born on March 8, 1946, in Zanesville, Ohio, a son of the late Blaine Burt Holskey Sr. and Mabel Wyatt Holskey.Blaine was a veteran of the U. S. Army having served three tours in Vietnam.He was a Green Beret and received five purple hearts and numerous other badges.He was a retired master electrician and an inactive member of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) of Marietta, Ohio.He is survived by his wife Deborah Blankenship Holskey; three daughters, Ellen Lee (Darron) of Tampa Bay, Fla., Krissy Holskey (Roger) of Zanesville, and Amanda Blankenship of Parkersburg; three sons, Blaine B. Holskey III (Stacy) and Mike Holskey (Brenda), both of Zanesville, and Matt Blankenship of Parkersburg; three brothers, Dan Holskey, John Holskey and Randy Holskey, all of Barnesville, Ohio; grandchildren, Garrett, Kyle, Dylan, Blaine, Hayley, Kaitlynne, Austin, Tori, Josey, Kylie, Maddie, Roger, Justice, Anna, Katanna, Cayden and Kazia; great-grandchildren, Brandon, Brett, Cody and Kayla.He was preceded in death by his parents.Funeral services will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, April, 1, 2011 at Lambert-Tatman Funeral Home, 2333 Pike St., south Parkersburg.Visitation will be from 4:00 p.m. until the time of service at the funeral home.