Rev. Mary Lee Blanks

Rev. Mary Lee Blanks, age 70, of Erie, passed away Saturday, August 19, 2023. She was born in Erie on May 5, 1953, daughter of the late Bufus Speed and Roseie Mae Edwards.

Mary was the youngest of eleven children, the late Rose Marie Lofton, the late Thelma McLaurin, the late Velma Green, the late Otis Speed, the late Emma Jean Redgeway, survived by Mary Joe Lewis, the late Lavell Speed, the late Perlie Mae Edwards and the late Paul Speed. In addition to her sister, she is survived by her husband, Joe Thomas Blanks, Sr.; children, Sepia Stewart (Gyasy), Nicole Blanks (Tremayne) and Joe Thomas Blanks, Jr. (Lindsey); grandchildren, Zion Stewart, Amari Stewart, Gianna Stewart, Serenity Stewart, Timia Blanks, Mary Hill, Jolene Blanks, and Joe Blanks III; as well as a host of nieces and nephews.

Mary was the owner of J & M Beauty Service and Blanks Beauty and Barber Supplies. She was the former pastor of Full Gospel A.M.E. Zion Church and enjoyed gardening, flowers, reading and watching westerns.

At the family's request, private arrangements are being handled by the Dusckas Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Inc., 2607 Buffalo Rd.

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