Mrs. Dolly Wells Blakney

Mrs. Dolly Wells Redick Blakney, age 85 of Murray, Kentucky, passed away on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Anna Mae Owen Residential Hospice House in Murray.

She was born in North Christian County on March 5, 1940, to Carlton Dewy Wells and Edna Manire Wells. She graduated from Lacy High School and moved to Murray to attend college.

She graduated from Murray State University in 1960 with a Bachelors Degree in Business Education and continued her education earning 30 hours above a Masters Degree in Elementary Education. She was a charter member of Rho Chapter of Alpha Delta Kappa and participated in the Business Club and Rifle Team. She began her teaching career at New Concord Elementary and retired from East Elementary after 33 years of service.

She was an active member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints, while serving in many capacities over the years. She also was an active member of the Marshall County Extension Homemakers, having held many leadership positions. She enjoyed crafting and her weekly canasta games with her friends.

She was preceded in death by her parents; three brothers, William, Jesse, and Richard Wells; and her husband, Kenneth Blakney.

She is survived by her daughter, Mitzi McGinnis and husband Keith of Dexter, Kentucky; grandson, Josh McGinnis of Durant, Oklahoma; as well as three great grandchildren, Kincaid and Brooklyn McGinnis both of Lompoc, California, and Mickey Ann McGinnis of Durant, Oklahoma.

A funeral service will be held on Friday, October 17, 2025, at 2:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services. Angelo Munoz and Eric McLean will officiate, and burial will follow in the Murray Memorial Gardens. Visitation will be held prior to the funeral service on Friday, October 17, 2025, from 12:00 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. at the J.H. Churchill Funeral Home and Cremation Services.

Expressions of sympathy can be made to The Hugs Project of Western Kentucky, 4931 Epperson Road, Paducah, Kentucky 42003.

Online condolences can be made at www.jhchurchill.com