Funeral services were held Thursday for S. L. Blanton, age 81, who died at his home in Volga Tuesday. Mr. Blanton was one of the best known citizens of Johnson County and had served as Magistrate from his district for a number of
terms. He was a leading Democrat of the County and had long taken an active part in county politics. He was a devout member of the United Baptist Church. "Uncle Sant" as he was known to his neighbors and friends, had been
ill for more than a year and his death was attributed to
complications incident to advanced age. Mr. Blanton was the father of Mrs. Verna Butler, Certifying Agent
of Johnson County. A number of Paintsville relatives and friends of the family attended the funeral and burial. Burial was made in the family cemetery at Volga in charge of the Preston
Funeral Home.
Paintsville Herald
Thursday
01-26-1939