William Joseph Blanchard Sr.

October 21, 1932 - January 11, 2021

William Joseph Blanchard, Sr., 88, of Effingham, SC passed away on Monday, January 11, 2021. Mr. Blanchard was born in Fords, NJ, a son of the late Julius Osher Blanchard and Alma Karen Wedel Blanchard. He was the youngest and last surviving of eleven siblings. While still in high school, Bill knew he wanted to be a draftsman, and excelled in that trade even in his retirement. He served with the New Jersey and South Carolina National Guards, retiring with the rank of captain, despite having no secondary academic degree. He was preceded in death by his parents; second wife, Virginia Blanchard; first wife, Ann D. Skow; brothers, Louis, Lester, Wilbur and Robert; sisters, Ruth, Myrtle, Bernice, Gladys, Alice, and Jean; and granddaughter, Elise. Surviving are his sons, Glen Ronald Blanchard of Tarpon Springs, FL, William Joseph Blanchard, Jr. of Nashville, TN, James Arthur Blanchard of Taylors, SC, and Samuel Alfred Hill of Effingham, SC; daughters, Virginia Ann Blanchard of Milwaukee, WI and Shannon Robinson of Darlington, SC; grandchildren, Eliana (Glen), Olivia (Willie), Joe (Gini), Amy (Jim), Sarah, Sam, Shiloh (Alfred), Megan, Summer, Lindsey, and Brock (Shannon); great-grandchildren, Marcela and Donovan (Jim). Funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM Sunday, January 17, 2021 in the Stoudenmire-Dowling Funeral Home Chapel. Interment will follow in the Turner Cemetery, Effingham, SC. Social distancing and Covid-19 protocols will be observed.