07/29/2026
Delores A. Christy (Blanton), 79, of Wi******er, Kentucky passed on Friday, July 24, 2026, surrounded by her family. A devoted mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, and community business owner, she most frequently answered to Momma, Nanny, and Mrs. Dee. They say that a mother's love knows no boundaries. Delores' life could not have been a truer example of this sentiment. She sacrificed for and poured into her family until her final moments on Earth. She led her family with profound selflessness, unabashed grit, firm guidance, gentle encouragement when you most required it, and most importantly unending, limitless love. As a mother figure to all she met, she gave of herself to her community in the same ways. As the founder and proud owner of D&V Loving Hands Child Care for 12 years, she helped raise many of the city's children. This legacy was one of her proudest achievements in life. In addition, she advocated for children as a CASA volunteer for many years, mentored young folks as a Cub Scouts Den Mother, and was a member of the VFW Auxiliary supporting veterans and their families. Delores owned many businesses throughout her life, including South Main Grocery, several gas stations, and the Mecca Café in Ripley, OH. You will find that there is a central thread that ties all of these varied businesses together, service. Delores loved people and was devoted to the service of others. Meeting new people and carefully coaxing from them their unique stories and greeting those she had known for decades with the warmest of smiles brought her profound joy. Whether she was making you a meal, ensuring you had groceries for the week, or caring for your child, she interacted with and loved a myriad of people throughout her life. Among the kindest of souls, during each of these connections, she had the extraordinary ability to make you feel like you were the most important person in the world, that you were uniquely special, and that you were accepted and genuinely loved. This theme of service was central to her life. She was known as someone who would go to extremes to help anyone in need. A home for the holidays, medicine and care during an illness, transportation to work when your car was out of commission, Christmas gift drives for aging veterans, clothing closets for children in need, food and monetary donations to her many favorite organizations, you could count on Delores during your hard times to pick you up, to help you heal, to love you and care for you when all the odds were stacked against you. A consummate storyteller, she also had the ability to make you laugh. Her tales didn't incite a chuckle; they were the kind of stories that had you laughing so hard that your cheeks hurt from smiling and your sides felt like they might burst.
Delores was born in Wi******er, Kentucky to the late Isaac and Rosa Blanton. She was married for 32 years to her late husband, Ray H. Christy, Jr. She was preceded in death by her husband and parents; her sisters Francis McIntosh, Mary Tyler, and Iva Sharp; and her brothers James Blanton and Johnny Blanton. She is survived by her six children, Vickie Moore (Terry), Rick Reddix (Sonya), Tim Reddix, Robert Reddix, Crystal Christy (Sarah Pennington), and Chris Christy (Jada Brady); her nine grandchildren, James Moore (Stacey), Justin Reddix, Colin Reddix (Chelsea), Logan Reddix, Madisen Heil (Phillip), Riley Williams (Brandon), Trenton Reddix (Sophie), Tyler Reddix, and Jaxson Reddix; and eight great-grandchildren. The family will celebrate her life in a private gathering. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Hospice East, 407 Shoppers Drive, Wi******er, KY 40391. Rolan G. Taylor Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
