Graveside services for Jimmie Ray Blanton, 79, of Evansville, IN will be 10:00 am Friday, April 29, 2011 at Knupple Cemetery in Silsbee, TX.
Mr. Blanton died of complications due to lung cancer April 23, 2011 at the Levine Dixon Hospice House in Huntersville, NC.
Mr. Blanton served his country during the Korean War in the Army. He also was a retired switchman for the railroad.
He was married for 54 years to the former Donna Read of Silsbee, Tx who preceded him on April 6, 2010.
Survivors include two sons Dr. Randy Blanton and John Blanton; two brothers Jackie Lee Blanton and Jerry Blanton; one grandchild Colin Blanton.