BEAVER DAM, Ky. — Willis D. Blanchard, 90, of Beaver Dam, passed away Friday, Sept. 27, 2019, at his home surrounded by his family. He was born Dec. 19, 1928, in McHenry, Kentucky, the son of the late Charles Alfred Blanchard and Estella Payton Blanchard.
Mr. Blanchard retired from Reynolds Metal, now Alcoa, where he was the first to roll out 100,000 pounds in an 8-hour shift. He was an avid bowler and bowled on several leagues in Louisville, Kentucky. Mr. Blanchard served in the United States Army during Korea.
Aside from his parents, Mr. Blanchard was preceded in death by his wife, Flora Blair Blanchard; a grandson, Benjamin Lowe; and several siblings.
He leaves behind to cherish his memory are two children, Barbara “Bobbie” Lowe, of Beaver Dam, and Charles Edward “Eddie” (Rita) Blanchard, of Louisville; five grandchildren, Jennifer Lowe (Cindy Dorer), David (Annmarie) Lowe, Matthew (Holly) Lowe, Lori (Howard) Yates, and John Blanchard; four great-grandchildren, Bailey, Zuri, Akili and Benjamin; and three siblings, Christine Sauer, of Owensboro, Kentucky, Randall Blanchard, of Sonora, Kentucky, and Glenn (Theresa) Blanchard, of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, Sept. 30, at William L. Danks Funeral Home in Beaver Dam, Kentucky. Burial will follow in Sunnyside Cemetery in Beaver Dam, Kentucky, with full military honors by the Ohio County Honor Guard. Friends may visit with Mr. Blanchard’s family from 10 a.m. until the time of the service on Monday at the funeral home.
Mr. Blanchard’s family would like to express their sincere appreciation for the loving and personal care provided by Hospice of Ohio County to Pappaw and his loved ones.
Online condolences may be left for the family of Willis D. Blanchard by visiting his memorial page at www.danksfuneralhome.com.