Erica Blinkhorn

September 25, 1976 - August 5, 2012

Biography Erica Yvonne Blinkhorn, age 35, of Marietta passed away in the early morning of Sunday, August 5, 2012 at her home surrounded by loved ones. Erica was born to Gerald and Donna Blinkhorn on September 25, 1976 in Austell, Georgia. She graduated from South Cobb High School and attended Georgia State University afterwards. She worked as a writer. Erica was a poster child for the Muscular Dystrophy Association and also received the Jimmy Carter Freedom Award for her community service. Erica Yvonne Blinkhorn is preceded in death by her brother, Gerald "J.B." Blinkhorn III who worked as a computer designer and had graduated from Chattahoochee Technical College. She is also preceded by her maternal grandmother, Jessie Elizabeth Porter. She is survived by her father, Gerald "J.B. Walker" Blinkhorn, Jr. who is a talented musician; mother, Donna Lee Porter Blinkhorn who works as a teacher; sister, Jessica Elaine Blinkhorn of Atlanta, Georgia; maternal grandparents, Lewis and Barbara Porter of Eclectic, Alabama; paternal grandparents, H.A. and Vivian Walker of Mableton, Georgia, Jerry Blinkhorn of Providence, RI ; and many uncles, aunts, cousins, nieces, and nephews. Arrangements are entrusted to Gene Davis-White Columns Funeral Chapel. The family will receive friends 4:00pm-9:00pm Tuesday, August 7, 2012 at White Columns Funeral Chapel in Mableton, Georgia. A funeral service will be held at 11:00am Wednesday, August 8, 2012 in the funeral home's chapel. Interment will follow at Barber Cemetery in Mableton, Georgia.