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LORIS…Mrs. Ruby Lee Fowler Blanton, age 78, passed away Friday, May 18, 2007 at the Loris Extended Care Center following an illness. Mrs. Blanton was born September 11, 1928 in Columbus County, NC a daughter of the late Doctor Franklin Fowler and the late Rodie Sarvis Fowler. She was a devoted member of Pleasant Grove Baptist Church where she sang in the choir and taught Sunday School for over forty years. Mrs. Blanton was a poll watcher for the Daisy voting precint for many years and was an active member of the Mt. Vernon Senior Citizen’s Center. She was a loving mother, grandmother, and great grandmother and was well known for her chocolate cakes and quilts. She was predeceased by her husband of 38 years, Samuel Hubert Blanton; three sisters, Lettie Sarvis, Ora Harrelson, and Rose Fowler; and one brother: Kirby Fowler. Survivors include her three children: Linda Blanton Collins and her husband Skeeter of Summerville, Wendell Hubert Blanton and his wife Lonell of Conway, and Roger Dale Blanton and his wife Donna of Loris; one sister: Lunette Fowler of Loris; seven grandchildren: Tracy Blanton and his wife Melanie of Loris, Chris Collins and his wife Amanda of Summerville, Todd Blanton and his wife Christy of Tabor City, NC, Terri Fowler and her husband Matt of Conway, Cary Collins and his wife Kellie of Summerville, Allyson Williams and her husband Jeremy of Loris, and Jason Blanton of Loris; and three great grandchildren: Garrett, Mason, and Leah. The family received friends Saturday night at Ward Funeral Home in Loris. Funeral services will be held at 4:00 PM Sunday, May 20, 2007 from the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church with the Rev. Donnie Graham and the Rev. Jim Ponder officiating. Entombment will follow in the Twin City Mausoleum. The Blanton family would like to give a special thanks to the McLeod Regional Medical Center, the Loris Extended Care Center Desk 2, and Denise Carter. They would also like to thank Hubert Blanton’s brothers and sisters for all their love and support through the years. Memorials may be sent to the Pleasant Grove Baptist Church Fellowship Hall Building Fund, 2102 Pleasant Grove Road, Loris, SC 29569. Ward Funeral Home of Loris, 756-9273, is serving the family.

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Ruby Lee Fowler Blanton

September 11, 1928 - May 18, 2007