Mary “Maria” Blanch, age 80, entered eternal rest on March 16, 2019, at her home in Nixon, Texas. She was born in Elgin, Texas, on November 25, 1938. Maria was preceded in death by her father, James Crysup; her mother, Edna Carter Kasner; her step-father, Clarence Kasner; and her sister, Ruthie English. She is survived by her husband of 50 years, George Blanch; four children, Beverly Kuecker and husband Jim of Cuero; Bianca Butler and husband Abel of Three Rivers; Brandon Blanch and wife Laurie of Wimberley; Brandy Martin and husband Allen of Canyon, TX; her grandchildren, Avery Blanch, Brooke ...