This section is dedicated to those Blands that hold a special place because of the time and energy they used to help the progress of Bland research.  If you have photos or stories that you would like to add to their biography, please contact us.

THOMAS FRANKLIN JORDAN
August 8, 1912 – October 6, 1998

CONRAD DELL MANG
1920 – February 10, 1999

COLONEL KENNY BLAND

KEITH LANNING
1923-2000

EVELYN LASHBROOK BLAND
September 9, 1901 – February 1, 2001

HELEN L. BOURQUE
July 15, 1918 – March 23, 2001

LENORE BLAND BROWN NICHOL
July 16, 1928  - September 16, 2003

LEOTA BLAND SWAIM RUDER
(February 21, 1912 – October 20, 1903

ROBERT WHEELER
(January 24, 1921 – April 15, 2004

WILLIAM MOORE
February 29, 1924 – July 1, 2004

FRANCIS HERBERT BLAND
August 25, 1918- February 8, 2005

MILDRED PIXTON BOWER HUNTER
February 2, 1913 – September 7, 2007

GINNY LAKE

JEFFREY CARL BLAND
January 15, 1974 - September 19, 2011

 National Reunion

   Sep 21 - 23, 2012
  Sumter, S. Carolina