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Carl Wayne (C W) Blanchard

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Carl Wayne (C W) Blanchard, age 69, of Elm Springs, passed away on November 2, 2015 at Regency Hospital in Springdale, Arkansas. He was born September 14, 1946, the son of the late Charlie and Mollie Tremellan Blanchard, of Berryville, Arkansas. He attended Berryville High School. He retired from Ozark Kenworth after 20 years of employment. He was past president of Tri County CB Club, co-founder and past president of Nash Back At Ya Car Club, a lifetime member of Disabled Veterans of America, a Vietnam Veteran serving in the U.S. Navy with two tours of duty and enjoyed restoring classic cars. Mr. Blanchard is survived by his wife, Sharon Yochum Blanchard, of the home; four daughters: Carletta Birkes and her husband, Robert, of Bentonville, Sherry Kelson and her husband, Kevin, of Frisco, Texas, Cynthia Johnson and her husband, Bryan, of Gentry and Connie Watson and her husband, James, of Nob Hill; one brother, Terry Blanchard and his wife, Terry, of Tontitown; eight grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Visitation will be Thursday, November, 5, 2015, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m. at Memorial Funeral Home. Graveside services with military honors will be Friday, November 6, 2015, at 12 O'Clock noon at Fayetteville National Cemetery with Rev. Bill Williams officiating under the direction of Memorial Funeral Home. Pallbearers will be his grandchildren. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Humane Society for Animals, 407 E. Nursery Road, Rogers, Arkansas 72758. Online condolences may be sent to www.memfuneral.com.

Published November 4, 2015

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