Verna Huggins Blanton

Verna Huggins Blanton, 93, of Folly Beach, South Carolina, entered into eternal rest on Thursday, November 10, 2022. Her funeral service will be held Monday, November 14, 2022,  in Folly Beach Baptist Church at 1:00 pm, and the family will receive friends beginning one hour prior. Burial will follow at Old St. Andrews Parish Churchyard. Arrangements by J. Henry Stuhr, Inc. West Ashley Chapel.

Verna was born November 7, 1929 in Green Sea, South Carolina, daughter of the late Ira B. Huggins and Mamie McQueen Huggins. She was a graduate of Cumberland College and Winthrop College. Verna was a teacher in Charleston County schools for more than 30 years. She was a member of the first faculty at Stiles Point Elementary School where she taught first grade for 23 years. Verna was a member of DKG Sorority, receiving the Order of the Rose for being a 50 year member. She also served as DKG chapter president, as well as several state committees. Verna loved serving in her church in many capacities. She shared the love of Jesus with children as the Sunday School Director and the Bible School Director for decades. She sang in the choir, served on many other committees, and even church secretary. Her passion and lifelong gift of music led her to become a church musician at an early age and served as organist until age 92.

She is survived by her son, Preston Monroe Blanton III (Pam) of Moncks Corner, SC; daughter, Beverly Blanton Parsons (George) of Georgetown, SC; grandchildren, Elizabeth Blanton Hughes (Bryan), Michael Blanton, Hannah Parsons, and Rebekah Parsons (and fiancé Cody Floyd); great grandchild, Amelia Hughes; many nieces and nephews; and sisters, Lottie Ann Jones (Howard) of Bessemer City, NC and Betty Grainger (Junior) of Tabor City, NC. In addition to her parents, Verna was preceded in death by her husband, Preston Monroe Blanton, Jr.; brothers, Howard Huggins, Claude Huggins, Clayton Huggins, and Bright Huggins; and sisters, Mildred Harrelson, Hazel Hinson, Flora McGougan, and Voncile Huggins.

Memorial donations can be made in Verna's memory to Folly Beach Baptist Church.