Jimmie Wayne Blanton, 94, of Adamsville, died on Thursday, October 15, in Adamsville.
She was born in Fayetteville, Tennessee, the daughter of the late William Earl and Edna L. Mason Blaylock.
She married Gene Blanton and raised three children in Adamsville.
Mrs. Blanton started her career as a switchboard operator in Nashville. She worked at Jim Roy’s Jewelry Store in Savannah and finished off her career as the financial administrator of Park Rest Nursing Home in Savannah. She was a life long member of The First United Methodist Church in Adamsville.
She is survived by her son, Ken Blanton of Shiloh; sisters, Betty Conder Hunter and Era Jean Hancock; and three grandchildren.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by one daughter, Cindy Marlow Blanton, one son, Timothy Allen Blanton; one grandson; two brothers, William Ferrell Blaylock and Ronnie Mack Blaylock; and one sister, Alma Hawkins Blaylock.
Services were held on Monday, October 19, at First United Methodist Church in Adamsville, with Sean Flannigan officiating. Burial followed in the Adamsville Cemetery.