Jimmy S. Blan, 73, of Waka, Texas, died Sunday, March 1, 2020 in Spearman, Texas.  A rosary will be said at 7:00 p.m. Wednesday, March 4, 2020 at the Waka Christian Center in Waka, Texas.  Services will be held Thursday, March 5, 2020 at 11:00 a.m. at Waka Christian Center in Waka, Texas, with Father Anthony Yanamala officiating.  Burial will follow in Waka Cemetery.  Arrangements are by Boxwell Brothers Funeral Home of Spearman, Texas.

Mr. Blan was born on March 30, 1946 in Farley, New Mexico to Sylviano Blan and Emma Brown Blan.  He was the youngest child of fourteen children.  He married his wife, Helen, in Clayton, New Mexico on January 5, 1963.  He was self employed and owned a backhoe and irrigation service.  He and his wife lived in Dumas, Texas and then moved to Spearman in 1966.  They then moved to Waka and called it home since 1970.  He was a hard worker, wonderful family man, loved hunting and spending time with his family.  In his free time, he liked working with his chickens.

Mr. Blan is survived by his wife, Helen; three daughters, Patsy Jones and husband Jaimie, of Hough, Oklahoma, Teresa Mendoza of Waka, Texas, and Amy Barnes and husband Tanner, of Farnsworth, Texas; two sons, Jerold Blan and wife Paloma, of Waka, Texas, and Jeremy Blan and wife Kristy of Waka, Texas; daughter-in-law Rosa Blan; twenty-seven grandchildren; and eighteen great-grandchildren.

Mr. Blan was preceded in death by his parents; his son, Jimmy Blan, Jr., and one great-grandson, Jules Estevan Blan.

The family requests memorials be to one's favorite charity.