IN LOVING MEMORY: WILLIAM L. BLANKS
Tolar, Texas - Passed away on Tuesday, 4/12/2022 in Glen Rose, Texas. He was born 8/6/1925 in San Angelo, Texas to William Henry and Emma Lee Blanks. He grew up in West Texas on a ranch and graduated from Iraan High School. He served in the Navy from 1943 to 1946 in the South Pacific. On 3/20/1948 he married Anna Joyce Reed of Granbury, Texas. In 1954, they moved to Fort Worth where they resided until 2017 when Ann passed away and Bill moved to Tolar, Texas to live with family. In 1962 Bill founded the firm of Blanks Welding Supply and worked there until his retirement in 1997. Bill was raised a Master Mason in Granbury Lodge on 1/21/1952 and served in many areas and was recognized as a 70 year Master Mason Member in 2021. Bill was preceded in death by his parents and his sister Laura Ann Blanks Robbins. Bill is survived by his sister Morgann Tayllor Jack and numerous nieces and nephews.
A Celebration of Life service will be held at 11am on 4/28/2022 at Central Christian Church in Fort Worth where they were active members until 2017.
