Dale Wayne Blounts

Dale Wayne Blounts, 75, of Lancaster passed away on Friday, July 7, 2023, at Newport Meadows Nursing Facility located in Christiana, Pennsylvania. Born in Ridley Park, Pennsylvania, he was the son of the late Stanley L. Blounts and Leona M. (Headley) Blounts.

Dale attended Octorara Senior High School but completed his education in Florida. He went on to proudly serve our nation in the United States Navy during Vietnam.

He worked for Boeing in the 1970s before moving to Florida, where he went on to work as a Tile Setter and held various miscellaneous jobs before transitioning back to Pennsylvania, where he worked for Liberty Mechanical before his recent retirement.

Dale lived most of his life in Florida and enjoyed being with family and friends. He loved fishing and boating with his cousins. He was loved and will be missed by many.

He is survived by two daughters: Melissa Carpenter of South Dakota, and Sunshine Petrancosta wife of Anthony of Kentucky. Additionally, he is survived by five grandchildren: Tom, Joe, Alisha, Arianna, and Zach, 13 great-grandchildren, and three siblings: Laurene Simmons of Parkesburg, Patricia Cordivano and husband Arthur of West Grove, and Stanley Blounts, Jr. of Gap, Pennsylvania. Lastly, he is survived by two nieces and four nephews.

He is preceded in death by his son-in-law Michael George Carpenter (2023) and additionally by his grandson Michael Jason Carpenter (2022) and great-grandson Jameson Carpenter (2019).

Memorial services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, July 29, 2023, at Manor Presbyterian Church, 505 Street Road, Cochranville, Pennsylvania 19330. Friends and family are invited to attend a visitation period taking place from 10:00 AM. Interment will directly follow in the adjoining cemetery, where Dale will receive full military honors.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to the Willow Tree Hospice Care at 616 E. Cypress Street, Kennett Square, Pa 19348.

Arrangements have been entrusted to the Wilde Funeral Home of Parkesburg. Online condolences can be posted at www.wildefuneralhome.com