Verna Mae Blanchard CENTRAL CITY — Verna Mae Blanchard, 73, of 1781 Northwest 85th Way, Pembroke Pines, Fla., died Tuesday, October 13, 2009. She was born June 2, 1936, in Nebraska. She was retired and a member of the Catholic faith. She was preceded in death by a daughter, Barbara Cox. Survivors include a son, Wayne Blanchard of Sylvania, Ga.; five daughters, Donna Lowery of West Park, Fla., Sylvia Sutton of Pembroke Pines, Fla., Wanda Castillo of Henderson, Teresa Landrum of Central City and Susan Johnson of Savannah, Ga.; 15 grandchildren; several great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Donna Rombach Medford of Oregon and Ann Marie Hoffman of Kansas City, Mo. Services are at 1 p.m. Sunday at Tucker Funeral Home in Central City, with Father Ben Luther officiating. Visitation is after 3 p.m. Saturday at the funeral home.