Spalding-Pike County GaArchives Obituaries.....Blanton, Mary Green June 6, 1914 ************************************************ 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: Dawn Hill http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00011.html#0002526 January 6, 2007, 4:09 pm The Griffin Daily News and Sun - Sunday, June 7, 1914 Mrs. Blanton Dies After Long Illness One of Spalding County's Best Known Women Passed Away Saturday Afternoon Mrs. L. P. Blanton, one of Spalding county's best known and most highly esteemed ladies, died at her home in Mt. Zion district at six o'clock Saturday afternoon. She was stricken with paralysis several weeks ago and for several days had been critically ill. Mrs. Blanton was a women of lovely traits of character and had scores of friends. She was a devoted member of Mt. Zion Methodist church, and for many years was superintendent of the Sunday school there. She was fifty-eight years of age at the time of her death. Mrs. Blanton was the wife of Mr. L. P. Blanton, one of Griffin's prominent merchants. She is survived by her husband and six children - Misses Leila, Rosa, Mary , and Florence, and Messrs Louis G., George G. and James Blanton. She also leaves on brother, Mr. J. F. Green, one sister Miss Unie Green, four half brothers, Messrs. B.H., J.T., L.A., and R.J. Moore. Funeral services for Mrs. Blanton will be held at her late home Monday morning at 9 o'clock, conducted by Rev. G.F. Venable. (Transcribed on 1/6/07 by Dawn Hill) Additional Comments: Parents: Union D Green and Martha Holsey Spouse: Lovett P Blanton The obituary states six children survive but lists a total of seven children. She had an eigth child but he died in his youth. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ga/spalding/obits/b/blanton6294gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/gafiles/ File size: 2.0 Kb