One of the unavoidable last names at Midway is "Blanton." There are several main families, all of which are connected somehow. The "senior" Blanton is Brother Lynn Blanton, a former deacon. his son Edward currently serves as an elder.
This Sunday (02/18), Brother Lynn will turn 90 years old. Not only is it a tremendous achievement from a numerical perspective, it's amazing to see how active he still is. He still gets outside every day, takes his walks, makes repairs around the house, and even helps with the family's farming efforts (only recently did he stop driving the tractor).
In today's Daily Mountain Eagle, they ran a nice piece on Brother Blanton's birthday and his tremendous love for his family. We are blessed to be part of his life by working with the church at Midway.
As younger folks, we are thankful to have such good examples as Brother Blanton and we know we will be better off because of his influence in the church and the community.
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