THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, June 12, 1996 TAG: 9606120297
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B4 EDITION: FINAL
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Willie Edwin Blottner Sr., 88, of the 100 block of W. Arden Circle, died June 10, 1996, in his home.
Mr. Blottner was a native of Richmond, Va., and was retired from the Boyd Bluford Co. after 27 years. He attended public schools in Charlottesville and then attended the University of Virginia. He was a member of Ghent United Methodist Church for over 50 years and was an honorary member of its administrative board. He was a past president of its Lamberth Bible Class. He was a member of Corinthian Masonic Lodge (NU)266 and a veteran of World War II having served in the U.S. Army.
He is survived by his wife, Ida Whichard Blottner; two sons, Eugene C. Blottner and Willie E. Blottner Jr., both of Norfolk; a stepdaughter, Jane M. Bennett of Virginia Beach; two stepsons, Russell E. Bennett Jr. of Richmond and John W. Bennett of Kill Devil Hills, N.C.; six grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
A graveside funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday in Forest Lawn Cemetery by the Rev. Harold E. Thornton. The family will receive friends at home. Memorial contributions may be made to Ghent United Methodist Church or to The Children's Hospital of the King's Daughters. Cox Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
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