Thomas Leon Blanton

Thomas Leon Blanton, 36, of Dothan passed away Tuesday, November 29, 2011 at his home following an extended illness.

rnFuneral services will be held 2 pm Sunday, December 4, 2011 at Sunset funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends following the service at the funeral home. rnThomas was born June 4, 1975 in Tucson, AZ. He graduated from Northview High School in 1996. He was loved by all who knew him because of his great sense of humor and his insight and caring for others. No one was a stranger to Tommy. He participated in "Special Olympics" and won several gold medals at the State Olympic meets for his swimming wins on the Dothan Dolphin Team. He also participated on the "Special Olympics" Bowling Team and Unified Bowling Team and won several medals. Tommy loved music and dancing and played the guitar and sang. His dream was to become a "Rock Star." He loved attending Camp A.S.C.A with his special friends and also going fishing and Alabama Crimson Tide Football Games. Before becoming ill Thomas attended with his mother faithfully the Kingdom Hall of Jehovah’s Witnesses on Cottonwood Road in Dothan. He looked forward to someday being able to live forever in peace and happiness. He will be dearly missed by all who knew and loved him. Thomas was preceded in death by his brother in 2008 Clifford Earl Blanton, Sr. of Tucson, AZ; and his very dearly loved grandparents, Herbert and Julia Miller of Newport News, VA, and Earl and Emma Blanton of Seaford, VA. rnSurvivors include his mother Marilyn M. Blanton of Dothan; father Milton Leon Blanton of Weems, VA; sisters, Rebecca Mario, Sr. Moreno of Lubbock, TX, and Karen Joey Jaeb of Midland City; uncle and aunt, Ronald Mary Ellen Miller of Asheville, NC, and Lenora Parker of Newport News, VA; nieces and nephews, Lisa, Sarah, Mario, Herbert, Michael, and Clifford; great nephews, Mario, Jr., Herbert, Jr., and Source; a great niece Hannah; many other aunts, uncles, cousins, and special friends also survive. Burial Date: January 1, 1970