By Ricki Barker, News staff
There is a saying that a dog is man’s best friend, a saying that Gary Blanton knows all too well is true.
As a veteran with 20 years of service to our country, Gary Blanton said he never expected to have a large extended family, but he does now.
Along with his wife, Shannon, and his stepdaughter Eliza, Blanton shares his small Anderson County home with numerous cats, three dogs and four ferrets.