Don was a U.S. Army veteran serving during WWII. He was an apprentice electrician, later becoming an electrician and owned and operated Blanton Electric, Inc. He was a member of Golden Rule Lodge #90 AF & AM, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Arab Temple Shrine, Morris Co. 4-H Club, Moose Lodge 555, IBEW Local Union 226, 1st Armored Division Association and life member of American Legion Post No. 400 and V.F.W. Post No. 1650.
Don was married to Colleen Calderwood Gerber, she survives. Other survivors include his son, Ronald E. Blanton of Topeka; daughter, Cheryl Pottorf of Topeka; step-daughters, Pam Hendricks of Topeka and Kim Schlobohm of Auburn; sisters, Thelma Walker of Topeka, Carol Cochrill Burton of Las Vegas, NV, and Vicki Eveland of Bullhead City, AZ; brothers, Edwin Blanton of Livingston, TX, Rex Blanton of Wichita, KS, and Vernon Blanton of Las Vegas, NV; seven grandchildren, four step grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and five step great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Kirk L. Blanton.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 1 at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel.
Burial will follow with military honors conducted by American Legion Post No. 400 at West Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will take place on Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hereditary Neurological Disease Center, 9340 E Central, Suite L, Wichita, KS 67206.
Don was a U.S. Army veteran serving during WWII. He was an apprentice electrician, later becoming an electrician and owned and operated Blanton Electric, Inc. He was a member of Golden Rule Lodge #90 AF & AM, Scottish Rite of Freemasonry, Arab Temple Shrine, Morris Co. 4-H Club, Moose Lodge 555, IBEW Local Union 226, 1st Armored Division Association and life member of American Legion Post No. 400 and V.F.W. Post No. 1650.
Don was married to Colleen Calderwood Gerber, she survives. Other survivors include his son, Ronald E. Blanton of Topeka; daughter, Cheryl Pottorf of Topeka; step-daughters, Pam Hendricks of Topeka and Kim Schlobohm of Auburn; sisters, Thelma Walker of Topeka, Carol Cochrill Burton of Las Vegas, NV, and Vicki Eveland of Bullhead City, AZ; brothers, Edwin Blanton of Livingston, TX, Rex Blanton of Wichita, KS, and Vernon Blanton of Las Vegas, NV; seven grandchildren, four step grandchildren, three great grandchildren, and five step great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his son Kirk L. Blanton.
Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Monday, June 1 at Penwell-Gabel Mid Town Chapel.
Burial will follow with military honors conducted by American Legion Post No. 400 at West Lawn Memorial Gardens.
Visitation will take place on Sunday from 6:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Hereditary Neurological Disease Center, 9340 E Central, Suite L, Wichita, KS 67206.
Family Members
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Nellie Lucille Blanton Amthauer
1919–2000
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Lois M Blanton Schuette
1921–2003
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Thelma Lorene Blanton Walker
1923–2018
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Samuel Leslie Blanton Jr
1925–1972
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Nancy I. Blanton Lang
1931–2003
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Ruby Charlene Blanton Cribb
1934–2007
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Cecil Duane Blanton
1937–1939
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Thomas Rex Blanton
1939–2014
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Vernon L. Blanton
1943 – unknown
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