BLASINGAME
(The Jonesboro Sun, 2-24-2000; Trumann Democrat, 3-15-2000)

Funeral services for J.M. Blasingame, 67, of Harrisburg, will be Friday morning at 11 at First General Baptist Church in Trumann, with Darrell Miller and Leonard Harp officiating. Burial will follow i n Bolivar Cemetery south of Jonesboro. Roller-Farmer Union Funeral Home of Jonesboro is in charge of arrangement. Active pallbearers will be Greg Shrout, Chris Coots, Paul Blasingame Jr ., Darrell White, Jamie Lyons and Mikey McMullin. Honorary pallbearers will be Marty Bennett, Shane Blasingame, Brad Benson, A.C. Stacy, Hayden Sadler, Calvin Blasingame Jr., Clarence Johnson, Rober t Woodrum, Gary Blasingame, Maylon White, C.A. Jones and Cecil Passmore. Blasingame died Tuesday (2-22-2000) at St. Bernard's Regional Medical Center in Jonesboro. He was retired from Parker Hannifi n in Trumann and was a part-time employee of Bennett's Nursery. He was a member of First General Baptist Church in Trumann. Survivors include his wife, Bertie Blasingame of the home; one daughter, Dor is Benson of Harrisburg; six brothers, Bud Blasingame and Vernon Blasingame, both of Harrisburg, Keith Blasingame of Trumann, Paul Blasingame of Jonesboro, David Blasingame of Texarkana, TX, and Calvi n Blasingame of Stephensville, TX; seven sisters, Wanda Glowacz and Katherine McMullin, both of Harrisburg, Nancy White of Jonesboro, Charlotte Baxter, Marlene Hancock and Diana Osment, all of Trumann , and Patsy Davis of West Memphis; two grandchildren Angela Benson Pippinger and Jody Benson. Visitation will be from 5 until 8 this evening at First General Baptist Church in Trumann.