1938
Dr.
2017
Dr. Terrell Blanton
April 18, 1938 — April 12, 2017
Dr. Terrell Davis Blanton (Ted) went to be with his Lord and Savior on April 12, 2017. He was born on April 18, 1938 to George T. and Wynona Davis Blanton. He passed away due to injuries after a fall in January 2016.
Ted was a devoted husband, loving father, adoring grandfather, and a caring physician.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 60 years Barbara (Yarbrough) Blanton, two children: Douglas Blanton and Dianne Watson (Michael), and six grandchildren: Ruth Ellen, William, and Wesley Watson, Chase Blanton, and Ted and Lillian Dickey. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Michelle Dickey.
A graduate of Millsap’s College in Jackson, Mississippi, he was a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta Honors Society. After graduating from The University of Mississippi Medical School in 1962, Dr. Blanton practiced medicine for fifty- five years. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Fellow of the Academy of Otolaryngology, Paul Harris Fellow and the President of the Central Medical Association in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a member of the American Medical Association, the Tennessee Medical Association, the Mississippi State Medical Association, and the Southern Medical Association. He loved his patients and cared for them with a healer’s heart.
Ted served in the Navy from 1961- 1974 where he earned the rank of Commander. He received many commendations for his exemplary service. The discipline and patriotism he learned in the Navy never left him as his family and friends can attest.
He was an artist and musician. He played the banjo, drums, guitar, and piano. He was a member of the band The Docs of Dixieland, which cut records and played at events such as The Satellite Ball in Washington D.C. (He was known to dance the night away with his wife at Presidential Inaugural Balls.) Since moving to Shelbyville, he has enjoyed nearly weekly meetings with the R.O.M.E.O. Club (retired old men eating out), reading books suggested by friends and family, and recounting the stories of his childhood and bragging about his grandchildren to anyone with two good ears.
Throughout his life, he was an active member of the Church. He and Barbara attended First Baptist Church in Shelbyville, where he was a Deacon. Ted was a Gideon, taught Sunday School, and loved the members of his Sunday School class.
He will be greatly missed by his former patients, friends, the community, and his family.
Visitation will be held at First Baptist Church on Sunday, April 16, 2017 from 2:00 pm -5:00 pm with service following. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel, Shelbyville TN is assisting the family.
Visitation will be held at Ott & Lee Funeral Home on Monday, April 17, 2017 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Funeral services will be conducted from the Good Hope Baptist Church, 7676 Old Hwy 80, Lake, MS 39092 on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 11:00 am. Interment will follow in the Good Hope Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Hinds Community College, where Barbara and Ted met, in Ted’s name to Hinds Community College, P.O. Box 1100, Raymond, Mississippi 39154.
Ted was a devoted husband, loving father, adoring grandfather, and a caring physician.
He leaves to cherish his memory his wife of 60 years Barbara (Yarbrough) Blanton, two children: Douglas Blanton and Dianne Watson (Michael), and six grandchildren: Ruth Ellen, William, and Wesley Watson, Chase Blanton, and Ted and Lillian Dickey. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Donna Michelle Dickey.
A graduate of Millsap’s College in Jackson, Mississippi, he was a member of Alpha Epsilon Delta Honors Society. After graduating from The University of Mississippi Medical School in 1962, Dr. Blanton practiced medicine for fifty- five years. He was a Fellow of the American College of Surgeons, Fellow of the Academy of Otolaryngology, Paul Harris Fellow and the President of the Central Medical Association in Jackson, Mississippi. He was a member of the American Medical Association, the Tennessee Medical Association, the Mississippi State Medical Association, and the Southern Medical Association. He loved his patients and cared for them with a healer’s heart.
Ted served in the Navy from 1961- 1974 where he earned the rank of Commander. He received many commendations for his exemplary service. The discipline and patriotism he learned in the Navy never left him as his family and friends can attest.
He was an artist and musician. He played the banjo, drums, guitar, and piano. He was a member of the band The Docs of Dixieland, which cut records and played at events such as The Satellite Ball in Washington D.C. (He was known to dance the night away with his wife at Presidential Inaugural Balls.) Since moving to Shelbyville, he has enjoyed nearly weekly meetings with the R.O.M.E.O. Club (retired old men eating out), reading books suggested by friends and family, and recounting the stories of his childhood and bragging about his grandchildren to anyone with two good ears.
Throughout his life, he was an active member of the Church. He and Barbara attended First Baptist Church in Shelbyville, where he was a Deacon. Ted was a Gideon, taught Sunday School, and loved the members of his Sunday School class.
He will be greatly missed by his former patients, friends, the community, and his family.
Visitation will be held at First Baptist Church on Sunday, April 16, 2017 from 2:00 pm -5:00 pm with service following. Feldhaus Memorial Chapel, Shelbyville TN is assisting the family.
Visitation will be held at Ott & Lee Funeral Home on Monday, April 17, 2017 from 5:00 pm – 8:00 pm. Funeral services will be conducted from the Good Hope Baptist Church, 7676 Old Hwy 80, Lake, MS 39092 on Tuesday, April 18, 2017 at 11:00 am. Interment will follow in the Good Hope Cemetery under the direction of Ott & Lee Funeral Home in Forest.
In lieu of flowers, please donate to Hinds Community College, where Barbara and Ted met, in Ted’s name to Hinds Community College, P.O. Box 1100, Raymond, Mississippi 39154.
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