Allen Joseph Blanchette

Allen was born in Beaufort, SC and had lived in Statesboro since 1960. He was a 1974 graduate of Statesboro High School and served in the United States Air Force as a Paratrooper. Allen worked in the construction industry as a builder and plumber and attended Statesboro First United Methodist Church. He was an avid hunter and fisherman.

Allen was preceded in death by his father, Joseph Blanchette and his step-father, C. M. Boatman.

Allen is survived by his mother, Martha Lanier Blanchette Boatman of Statesboro; son, Joseph Blanchette of Statesboro; daughter, Brooke Dominy of Haleiwa, HI; brother, Robert Blanchette of Claxton; step-brother, Larry Boatman and his wife, Pam of Jupiter, FL; sisters, Sherry Goodwin and her husband, Tom of Canton, CT; Sheila Roach and her husband, Bob of Austin, TX; Shey Walsh and her husband, Tom of Richmond Hill; Shelda Baumann and her husband, Steve of Chuluota, FL and Sherice Blanchette of Statesboro; step-sister, Joyce Joiner of Statesboro and Carol Osweiler of Williamsburg, VA; 2 grandsons; former wife, Vanee Tillman Blanchette of Augusta; special cousin, Tonya Pierce and her husband, Claude of Brooklet; many nieces and nephews.

A gathering of family and friends will be held 1:30 to 3:00 PM Tuesday, May 17, 2016 in Hodges-Moore Funeral Home, followed by a 3:00 PM memorial service in the chapel officiated by Reverend Jimmy Cason.

Burial will be held privately in Eastside Cemetery.

Please visit our online memorial at www.hodgesmoore.com to sign the guest book and share fond memories with the Blanchette family.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Wounded Warrior Project, 4899 Belfort Road, Suite 300, Jacksonville, FL 32256.

Hodges-Moore Funeral Home is in charge of funeral arrangements.