- Date Of Birth: October 7, 1954
- Date Of Death: October 13, 2007
- State: Indiana
Richard E. Blanton, 53, of 68970 N. Terrace Drive, died at 12:15 p.m. Saturday (Oct. 13, 2007) in Indiana University Medical Center, Indianapolis, from liver failure from a bone marrow transplant.
He was born Oct. 7, 1954, in Elkhart, Ind., to Elmer L. and Mary Lou (Reichard) Blanton. He married Kathy J. Blanton on Sept. 15, 1984.
She survives along with one son, Jayson (Shannon) Blanton of Riverside, Calif.; two grandchildren; one brother, Randy L. Blanton of Elkhart; one sister, Rhonda (John) Vierwinden of Nuevo, Calif.; his father and stepmother, Elmer and Mary Ellen Blanton of Elkhart; and his mother and stepfather, Mary Lou and Theodore Demerly of Elkhart.
Mr. Blanton was the regional service manager for Coachmen Industries, Middlebury, and was formerly employed at Richardson’s RV in California. He loved boating, fishing and watching NASCAR. He attended First Baptist Church.
