James “Jim” Dwight Blunt, son of the late Dwight Blunt and Helen Snider Blunt, was born on October 17, 1946, in Rural Essex, Missouri, and departed this life on March 23, 2025, at his residence in Essex, Missouri, at the age of 78 years.

Mr. Blunt was a Veteran of the United States Army and a former farmer. He was an avid reader and enjoyed talking politics with his son-in-law, and he loved watching his children’s sporting events.

On January 19, 1968, in Kaiserslautern, Germany, he was united in marriage to Aud Ramstetter. Mrs. Blunt survives of their home in Essex.

Along with his wife, he is survived by his son, Anthony “Tony” Dwight Blunt of Lynchberg, Virginia; by his daughter, Terri Blunt Smith and husband Eddie of Holcomb, Missouri; by his sister, Judi Mitchell of Chesapeake, Virginia, by his sister-in-law, Thelma Blunt of Essex, Missouri; by two brothers-in-law, Thor Ramstetter and wife Erika and Asbjörn Ramstetter and wife Doris; by five grandchildren, Jayde Blunt and husband Jon Archer, Ian Dwight Blunt, Matt Smith and wife Misty, Josh Smith and wife Lindsay, and Andy Smith; by eight great grandchildren; and by many extended family and friends.

Other than by his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Curtis “Bud” Blunt; by his sister, Norma Williams, by his daughter-in-law, Tammy Blunt, by his sister-in-law, Liv Provence; and by three brothers-in-law, Robert Williams, Kenneth Mitchell, and Paul Provence.

Memorials may be made to St. Joe General Baptist Church, 17537 State Hwy FF, Bloomfield, MO 63825 or VNA Hospice, PO Box 768, Kennett, MO 63857.

Visitation will be held at Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter on Thursday, March 27, 2025, from 10:00 a.m. until 12:00 p.m. A memorial service will then be conducted in the Mathis Funeral Home Chapel on Thursday, March 27, 2025, at 12:00 p.m. Interment will follow in the Missouri State Veterans Cemetery in Bloomfield.

Mathis Funeral Home in Dexter is assisting with arrangements.