James Rufus Blanding Obituary
We are sad to announce that on March 21, 2020 we had to say goodbye to James Rufus Blanding (Anderson, South Carolina). Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of James Rufus Blanding to show support.
He was predeceased by: his parents, Richard Blanding and Ruth Artis Jones Blanding; his daughter Katina Blanding; and his siblings, Elizabeth Merriweather, Fannie Williams, Richard, Bennie and Thomas Blanding.
He is survived by: his wife Zenobia Wiley Blanding; his son Marlon Blanding (Ja'Shaun); his stepchildren, Lucinda Austin, Geraldine Hunter, Daisy Smith (Ricky), Angela Willingham, Vanessa Crosby (Christopher), Johnny J. Hunter, Jr. and Waymon C. Hunter; his daughter Buffy Smith (Chris); his godson Timothy Williams; and his siblings, Annie Smith, Janie Corner, Jone, David (Eugenia), McLester (Gloria) and Adger Ray Blanding (Joyce). He is also survived by seventeen grandchildren, thirteen great-grandchildren, five great-great-grandchildren.
