James Blanchard, Sr.

Mr. James Richard Blanchard, Sr., age 75, born in Mobile, Alabama on July 17, 1940 passed away on May 24, 2016 in Mobile, Alabama. Mr. Blanchard was a member of St. Dominic Catholic Church, retired from Scott Paper Company in 1992. He was a 1959 graduate of McGill High School and attended Springhill College. He served in the US Air Force from 1959 until 1963. He was the founder of Mobile Model Railroad Association, member of a local mystic society and was an avid Auburn fan. He was preceded in death by his parents, Oscar Joseph Blanchard, Sr. and Thelma Britain; siblings; Barbara Elizabeth McDonald, Oscar Joseph Blanchard, Jr. and John Blanchard. He is survived by his loving wife of 52 years, Virginia Blanchard; four children, Anne (Tommy) Matthews, Jamie (Cliff) Robertson, James Richard (Tracy) Blanchard, Jr., Edwin Joseph (Chanda) Blanchard; brother, Stephen (Patricia) Blanchard; sister in law, Donna Blanchard; seventeen grandchildren; three great grandchildren, nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends. Funeral services will be held on Friday, May 27, 2016 at 10:00 AM from the chapel of Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home. Visitation will be held on Friday 9 AM until service time at the funeral home. Interment will be held in Mobile Memorial Gardens with his grandsons serving as pallbearers.

Visitation

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
6040 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Friday, May 27, 2016
9 - 10:00 AM

Service

Mobile Memorial Gardens Funeral Home
6040 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619
Friday, May 27, 2016
10:00 AM

Cemetery

Mobile Memorial Gardens
6100 Three-Notch Road
Mobile, AL  36619