Paulette Harper Blanchard, 52, of Tifton, died Tuesday, December 2, 2008, at her residence. Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, December 4, 2008, in the Chapel of Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals. Rev. Ricky Revels will officiate with burial to follow in Pineview Holiness Baptist Church Cemetery. Jesse Harper, Sydney Harper, Joe Payne, Rusty Garren, Timothy Harnage, David Seymour, Cory Gray and Justin Gray will serve as pallbearers. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 3, 2008, from 7:00 to 9:00 p.m. at Bowen-Donaldson Home for Funerals.
Mrs. Blanchard was born on August 29, 1956 in Tift County and was the daughter of Henry Harper, deceased, and Betty Jean Withers Harper of Tifton. She was a homemaker.
Mrs. Harper is survived by her husband, Bobby Blanchard of Tifton; one son and daughter-in-law, Bobby and Toni Blanchard of Tifton; six daughters and sons-in-law, Heather and Michael Gray of Nashville, Shanon and Terry Cook of Tifton, Rosa and Terry Davis, Jr. of Tifton, Crystal and Nick Craig of Tifton, Missy and Justin MacDonald of Tifton and Lisa and John Tolle of Homerville; two brothers, William Harper of Tifton and Dale Harper of Tifton; one sister and brother-in-law, Patricia and Steve Landers of Tifton; and 17 grandchildren.