Barbara Watkins Blanton Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Barbara Watkins Blanton (Richmond, Virginia), whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on June 6, 2024 at the age of 96. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Champ Penn and Samuel Ashton Watkins; her sister Kitty; her husband Frank McFaden Blanton; and her son John Watkins Blanton.
She is survived by: her children, Penn, Warner, Samuel, Spencer, Ginger, Champe, Emily, Hartley and Lindsay; her brothers-in-law, Ed and Horace Smith; her children, Michael Wallace Blanton (Susan Halloran), Peter Dillard Blanton and Katherine Blanton Towler (William); her daughter-in-law Cindy Radcliffe Blanton Latham; and her grandchildren, James Hobson Towler (Erin Fortier), Natalie McFaden Towler, Sarah Keatts Towler, Geoffrey Crescent Blanton, James Penn Blanton, Mary Spencer Blanton and Phoebe Finley Towler. She is also survived by numerous nieces and nephews.
In lieu of flowers, please consider a donation to the Massey Cancer Center or the Children's Hospital of Richmond.
