Wesley Blanton, age 88, resident of 205 Margaret Street, Kings Mountain, NC died April 4, 2012 at Gaston Memorial Hospital, Gastonia, NC.  He was preceded in death by his parents, the late Robert Lee and Lizzie Lovelace Blanton, wife of 44 years, the late Annie Lou Bridges Blanton, brothers, Sidney Blanton, L.D. Blanton, Raymond Blanton, Buron Robert Blanton, Frank Blanton, Clyde Blanton, and James Blanton, sister, Vernie Mae Blanton.     He was a loving husband, father, and grandfather who loved fishing, gardening, and canning.   He was a member of Oak Grove Baptist Church, Kings Mtn. NC, served in the United States Army Air Corp during World War II, stationed in Hiroshima, Japan.  Mr. Blanton was a carpenter for 45 years. 

SURVIVORS: Son: Richard Wesley Blanton and wife Patricia, Kings Mtn. NC

Daughter: Debbie Rice and husband Buddie, Gastonia, NC

Brother: Thomas Blanton, Kings Mtn. NC

3 Grandchildren: Lisa Kistler, Jennifer Hale, and Raymond Wesley Blanton.

4 Great Grandchildren: Preston Lee, Lee Kistler, Mason Kistler, and Bethany Blanton.

GRAVESIDE SERVICE: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Saturday, April 7, 2012   2:00 P.M.  Rev. Travis Northcutt, officiating.

VISITATION: 12:30 – 1:30 P.M. Saturday, April 7, 2012 prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, NC

INTERMENT: Oak Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina

MEMORIALS: Gaston Hospice, P.O. Box 3984 Gastonia, NC 28054 

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ARRANGEMENTS: HARRIS FUNERAL HOME, KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC