1936
John
2010
John Wade Blanton
April 18, 1936 — August 31, 2010
John W. Blanton, Sr.
- Easley
John Wade Blanton, Sr., 74, of 220 Store Road, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at AnMed Health Center.
Born in Horry County, Mr. Blanton was a son of the late Keever and Emma Hooks Blanton. He retired as an electrician with the SCDOT. Mr. Blanton was a member of Blue Ridge View Baptist Church, and he was a Master Mason with Bates Masonic Lodge No. 189. He was a volunteer with the Easley Fire Department for over thirty years, and he was a U.S. Army Veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Jeannette Dopslauf-Blanton of the home; three sons, John Wade Blanton, Jr. and Clarence Keever Blanton, both of Easley and Robin Wayne Blanton, of Durham, N.C.; one daughter, Wendy Pilgrim, of Easley; two brothers, Douglas R. Blanton, of Columbia and James B. Blanton of Jacksonville, Florida; two sisters, Dorothy White of Plum Branch and Brittie Strickland of Mullins; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mr. Blanton was predeceased by two brothers, Brice and Tom Blanton.
Funeral services, with Masonic Rites, will be 4:00 P.M. Friday in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown with the Rev. Stuart Houston officiating. Burial will be 4:00 P.M. Saturday at Blanton Cemetery in Pleasant View, S.C.
Escort of Honor will be the Easley Fire Department.
Visitation will be from 2:30 P.M. until 4:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.
The family is at the residence.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
- Easley
John Wade Blanton, Sr., 74, of 220 Store Road, passed away Tuesday, August 31, 2010, at AnMed Health Center.
Born in Horry County, Mr. Blanton was a son of the late Keever and Emma Hooks Blanton. He retired as an electrician with the SCDOT. Mr. Blanton was a member of Blue Ridge View Baptist Church, and he was a Master Mason with Bates Masonic Lodge No. 189. He was a volunteer with the Easley Fire Department for over thirty years, and he was a U.S. Army Veteran.
Surviving are his wife, Jeannette Dopslauf-Blanton of the home; three sons, John Wade Blanton, Jr. and Clarence Keever Blanton, both of Easley and Robin Wayne Blanton, of Durham, N.C.; one daughter, Wendy Pilgrim, of Easley; two brothers, Douglas R. Blanton, of Columbia and James B. Blanton of Jacksonville, Florida; two sisters, Dorothy White of Plum Branch and Brittie Strickland of Mullins; nine grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. In addition to his parents, Mr. Blanton was predeceased by two brothers, Brice and Tom Blanton.
Funeral services, with Masonic Rites, will be 4:00 P.M. Friday in the chapel of Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown with the Rev. Stuart Houston officiating. Burial will be 4:00 P.M. Saturday at Blanton Cemetery in Pleasant View, S.C.
Escort of Honor will be the Easley Fire Department.
Visitation will be from 2:30 P.M. until 4:00 PM Friday at the funeral home.
The family is at the residence.
Condolences may be expressed online at www.robinsonfuneralhomes.com or in person at Robinson Funeral Home-Downtown, which is assisting the family.
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