Rev. Samuel L. Blanks III, 57 of North Little Rock passed August 4, 2020. He pastored 7 churches from the Mississippi Delta to the River Valley and Central AR. He was preceded in death by his parents Samuel L. Blanks Jr. and Rosie Lee Blanks. Loving memories left to wife: Natasha Blanks, children: Charrisa Blanks Ferguson (Mike), Brandon J. Blanks, Angela L. Blanks, Ashley R. Blanks, and nephew/son: Joshua A. Blanks, step-mother Mae Neil Blanks, siblings: Carol Blanks and Edger Blanks, grandson: Caleb Ferguson, and Papa to Brayden Mitchell, nieces: Monica and Brittney. Visitation August 14, 2020 6-7 pm at Leach Chapel Church 307 N. Palm Street North Little Rock. Graveside service August 15, 2020 11:00 am at Arkansas Memorial Gardens Cemetery 8507 Hwy 161 North Little Rock. Superior Funeral Services 5017 E. Broadway North Little Rock (501) 945-9922. Trudean Long Brown "Providing Services Your Family Deserves."