Joseph Webster Blanks, SR.

Mr. Joseph Webster Blanks, Sr. of Buffalo Junction passed away Sunday, March 20, 2016. He was born in Mecklenburg, VA on October 20, 1938 and was 77 years old.  He was the son of the late Woodrow Webster Blanks and the late Mollie Dunn Blanks. He was also married to Helen Griffin Blanks who survives.   He was a member of Buffalo Baptist Church.   Mr. Joseph Webster Blanks, Sr.is survived by: His Wife Helen G. Blanks Two Sons Joseph Webster Blanks, Jr. and wife Elizabeth of Chesterfield, VA Kenneth Taylor Blanks and wife Susan of Powhatan, VA Three Brothers Douglas Ray Blanks and wife Sybil of South Boston, VA Cecil Purcell Blanks and wife Jeanette of Danville, VA Steve Allen Blanks and fiancée Cathy Snead of Buffalo Junction, VA One Sister Margaret Blanks Owen of Halifax, VA Two Grandchildren Joseph Bentley Blanks, Keely Raine Blanks of Chesterfield, VA   ***Preceded in death by*** His Parents Woodrow Webster Blanks and Mollie Dunn Blanks   Funeral service will be held Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at 2:00 P.M. at Powell Funeral Home Chapel with the Rev. Billy Coghill officiating.   The family will receive friends at Powell Funeral Home Tuesday, March 22, 2016 one hour prior to the service.   For memorials please consider Families of the Wounded, c/o Village Bank, P.O. Box 330, Midlothian, VA 23113.   Online condolences may be directed to www.powellfuneralinc.com.   Arrangements are by: Powell Funeral Home, 1603 Wilborn Ave., South Boston, VA 24592.<iframe id="tukios_player_512x330" allowfullscreen="true" allowtransparency="true" frameborder="0" height="330" scrolling="no" src="https://www.tributeslides.com/videos/embedded_video/SPSSPFSFRLT5BNHN" width="512"></iframe>