Timothy Bryce Blanton

Timothy Bryce Blanton, 59, passed away Sunday, February 7, 2021 at the University of Mississippi Medical Center in Jackson, MS. Visitation will be 1:00 p.m. Friday, February 12, 2021 at Ebenezer Cemetery. Graveside services will be 2:00 p.m. at Ebenezer Cemetery. Rev. Larry Harvey will be officiating the services. Mr. Blanton was born on January 27, 1962. He had a passion for writing poetry and music that never ceased. Tim enjoyed collecting antiques, setting up aquariums, and growing gardens. His greatest joy was spending time and sharing it all with his family and loved ones. He was preceded in death by his parents, Bryce Oden Blanton and Delta Floyce Blanton. He is survived by his son, Nicholas James (Sarah Beth) Eutzler of Brandon, MS; daughter, Caddalaura Blanton, of Pearl, MS; sister Tonita Blanton Gonzales of Temecula, CA; and granddaughter, Vada Elizabeth Eutzler. This Quilt I lie beneath this tattered quilt Five generations old Hand-pieced, hand-stitched, It needs repair, Its hues no longer bold I close my eyes and see the hands That sewed this quilt so well Those wrinkled, aged, And loving hands Of which these stitches tell Old dresses, skirts and flour sacks, Kaleidoscopic whirl, HIstory stitched With warming love From garb of little girls I study it and see the scars That Life has left upon it; Wear and tear From many years, A history to covet With threads worn weak and torn apart, Some pieces became lost The stress and strain Of every day Sometimes demand a cost Other portions, worn right through, Thin ghosts of what they were And if still there At all, so frail, Once bold, now just a blur This quilt, more than a hand-me-down Or heirloom piece to me; In thread and block, Each missing piece, I see my family -Timothy Bryce Blanton