Francis Bloxton Jr

Francis “Fran” E. Bloxton, Jr., 78, passed away Jan. 4, 2024.

He was born in Lexington on May 1, 1945, at the Stonewall Jackson Memorial Hospital, son of the late Francis E. Bloxton, Sr. and Kathleen Watts Bloxton. He was a graduate of Fork Union Military Academy and served in the U.S. Air Force from 1966 to 1970, which included a tour of duty in Vietnam. He was employed by the Department of Defense for 18 years retiring in 1989 to his farm in Rockbridge Baths. He and his wife were avid trap shooters and belonged to Stonewall Rifle and Pistol Club, Virginia Trap Association and the Amateur Trap Association and the NRA. He was a member of American Legion post 0284 Colonial Heights and the Moose Lexington Lodge 1700.

He is survived by his wife Diane, at home; daughter Julia K. Green of Marysville, Calif.; son Francis E. Bloxton III of Moses Lake, Wash.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.

The funeral will be conducted Jan. 15 at McElwee Chapel, Rockbridge Baths, at 2 p.m. Burial will follow at McElwee Chapel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Richard Grant, Luke Grant, Logan Grant, Colby Conner, Roy Wade and Francis E. Bloxton III.

In lieu of flowers, please send donations to IRPG Mission 176 Lipscomb Hollow Road Amherst, VA 24521.