It is with tremendous sadness that we share the news of the death of Kathy Sloan Blanton, one of the principal people featured in our Cow Creek Chronicles series. Kathy was the great-granddaughter of Frank Raulerson, founder of Cow Creek Ranch on the St. Lucie-Okeechobee county line, and the daughter of Jo Ann and TL Sloan. Kathy, 68, died Wednesday at Care Partners hospice in Asheville, N.C., after a fall at her daughter’s home in Franklin, N.C., the week before. She had been living in Franklin for the last four decades and had been in declining health. She is survived by her sister, Debra, four daughters, 10 grandchildren and eight great grandchildren. Services are pending.
The Cow Creek Chronicles
The Cow Creek Chronicles is the story of a pioneering family and the vast ranch they established.
The Cow Creek Chronicles - Part 1
Frank Raulerson creates Cow Creek Ranch and develops his granddaughter, Jo Ann, to take it over.
The Cow Creek Chronicles - Part 2
Jo Ann and her husband, Tommy, take over the ranch in 1954 when Frank Raulerson dies.
The Cow Creek Chronicles - Part 3
Tommy and Jo Ann buy an old farmhouse in North Carolina while the family undergoes tremendous change. Kathy gets married and has children and Tommy reveals another extramarital relationship. Tommy’s free-spending ways continue, putting Cow Creek Ranch at risk.
The Cow Creek Chronicles - Part 4
Financial problems persist for TL and Jo Ann Sloan even after they sell their beloved Cow Creek Ranch.
The Cow Creek Chronicles - Part 5
Cow Creek Chronicles writer Gregory Enns retraces his steps writing the story of loss and love and returns to the ranch where it all started.
