Braxton Blassingame Obituary
With heavy hearts, we announce the death of Braxton Blassingame (Easley, South Carolina), who passed away on June 18, 2019 at the age of 80. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
He was predeceased by: his parents, James Clifton Blassingame and Willie Mae Nesbit Blassingame; and his siblings, Mildred Blassingame, Junior Blassingame, Samuel Blassingame, Truman C. Blassingame and Robert Nesbitt.
He is survived by: his son James Patrick; his wife Carolyn Hallums Blassingame; his children, April Hallums of Detroit, MI, Belinda Wofford (Mike) of Greenville, James P. Blassingame of Easley and Eric Blassingame of Piedmont; his siblings, Dorothy Simon (Willie) of Chicago, IL, Sylvia Jones of Greenville and Charles Blassingame of Columbus, OH; his niece Emily Scott of Greenville, SC; his mother-in-law Pauline Hallums of Detroit, MI; his siblings-in-law, Beverly Heath (Doc) of Detroit, MI, Hazel Coleman of Philadelphia, PA, Audrey Kimbrell (Cornell) of Albany, GA and Lavel Hallums (Debra) of Orlando, FL; his aunt Venice Jenkins of Chicago, IL; and his close friend Charles Hill of Charlotte, NC.