Sarah Blanton

Sarah Hutton "Sally" Blanton BRISTOL, Tenn. Sarah Kendall Hutton "Sally" Blanton died on Friday, Aug. 13, 2010, at the Wellmont Hospice House. She was born on Saturday, April 24, 1937, in Wilmington, Delaware to the late Col. Hamilton Morris Hutton and Mary Tudor Jones Hutton. She is survived by her husband, Dr. Frank S. Blanton Jr.; son, Dr. Robert H. Blanton and wife Alice; two daughters, Rives B. Deaton and husband Eric, and Dr. Sarah R. Blanton; two grandchildren, Laura E. Blanton and Robert H. Blanton Jr. She was a graduate of the University of Virginia School of Nursing and a member of the nursing staff at the UVA hospital. Sally was active in community life. She was one of the founders of the Bristol Crisis Center where she served as President of its Board of Directors and was a principal fund raiser and crisis counselor. She was a member of Central Presbyterian Church where she headed a Bereavement Committee, a member of the Border Guild/Junior League and the Blue Stocking Club. In 1998, when she was a four year cancer survivor, she was named honorary chairman of the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life. She was a board member of the United Way, where she served as director of the professional division and on the evaluation committee. She was a Cub Scout den mother and avid supporter of AAU swimming. Her last passion was the development of a Hospice program in Bristol, culminating in the building of the Wellmont Hospice House, where she was a regular volunteer and a staunch and vigorous advocate. Sally was a "people person." She was a loving wife, mother and grandmother who will be sorely missed. She genuinely loved people and, they sensed this, confiding easily and loving her in return. Her friends knew her as always open, honest and discreet, with a sincere and compassionate heart. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon, Aug. 15, 2010, at Central Presbyterian Church with Dr. David Wadsworth officiating. The family will receive friends immediately following the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be sent to the Wellmont Hospice House, 280 Steele's Road, Bristol, TN 37620. Condolences and memories may be shared with the family and viewed by visiting www.Oakley-Cook.com. Arrangements especially for Mrs. Blanton and her family have been made through Oakley-Cook Funeral Home and Crematory.