Spalding-Pike County GaArchives Obituaries.....Martha Nelms Blanton September 22 1888 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ga/gafiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Lynn Cunningham lcunnin1@bellsouth.net December 27, 2002, 7:32 pm The Griffin Daily News. Griffin, Georgia, Tuesday Morning, September 25, 1888 Mrs W.P. Blanton died Saturday afternoon at 3:40 o'clock, and was buried at the old family burying grounds Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock, Dr. Bradley officiating. She died of congestion of the liver. Mrs. Blanton was a member of the Methodist church and a conscientious Christian. A husband and six children are left to grieve over her sad loss. Her many friends deeply deplore her sudden death and sympathize with the bereaved members of the family. She was a daughter of Mrs. A.M. Nelms. (Transcribed 12/27/02 Lynn Cunningham) Note: At Blanton Family Cemetery, Spalding County, Georgia: William Parks Blanton, b. 25 Mar 1849, d. 24 Jan 1919 Mattie A. Nelms Blanton, b. 17 Jan 1849, d. 22 Sept 1888 File size: 1.2 Kb