Dannie Lorel Blasingame, age 83, left this world peacefully surrounded by his family on May 5, 2025 at the family home in Gifford, AR.  He was born on March 4, 1942 in Malvern, AR.  He was preceded in death by his parents Eva & Doc Blasingame, his sister Emma Henslee and his great-grandson Aiden Lambert.

He is survived by his wife of 63 years, Marietta Blasingame, his children Alesa Lambert, Daniel (Karen) Blasingame, Michael (Rachael) Blasingame.  His grandchildren Jacob (Jessica) Lambert, Lauren Lambert, Ranen Blasingame, Savannah Sipes, Ashli Blasingame, Ophelia Blasingame, Victor Blasingame, Fiona Blasingame and his great-grandchildren, Dewey, Hadley, Skylar, Destiny, Lanie, Maggie, Isaac, Phoebe, Arwen, and his two great-great-grandsons Oliver & Carter. Dan also leaves his nieces Aprile Smith, Melaina (Chris) Langford & nephew Lance (Jeanie) Henslee whom he loved as his own.

Also left to cherish his memory are his sister-in-law Sharon Combs, to whom he was a childhood friend, encourager, and protector; his brother-in-law James Clifton (Virginia); and nieces, April Mullen (Dan), Connie Abdulhaq (Gary), and Kathy Thompson (David).

Affectionately known as "Papaw" by family and close friends, Dan graduated from Malvern High School in 1960 and was a retired captain of the Malvern Fire Department.  He was a man of many talents who also worked as a homebuilder, mechanic, welder, farmer, skilled woodworker & furniture builder and helped many people in the community.  Dan was a gumbo cook extraordinaire. He was always quick with a joke and a smile and enjoyed fellowship & banter with his many friends and family.  He will be missed by all who had the honor of knowing him.

Visitation will be on Thursday evening, May 8, 2025, from five until seven o'clock at the funeral home.

His funeral will be held at 2:00 Friday afternoon, May 9, 2025, in the chapel of J. A. Funk Funeral Home with Brother Maxie Haynes and Brother Donis Smead officiating.  Committal and interment will follow in the Francois Cemetery with Last Call given by the Malvern Fire Department Honor Guard.

Pallbearers are Jacob, Isaac, and Dewey Lambert; Victor and Ranen Blasingame, and Lance Henslee.

Thanks from the family go to Elite Hospice for their compassionate care of Dan.

Online condolences may be sent via jafunkfuneralhome.com.

I Thessalonians Ch 4 "v13 Brothers and sisters, we do not want you to be uninformed about those who sleep in death, so that you do not grieve like the rest of mankind, who have no hope. v14 For we believe that Jesus died and rose again, and so we believe that God will bring with Jesus those who have fallen asleep in him."