Mrs. Addie Blanton, 72, died Saturday, Sep 10, at her Oil Springs residence. Mrs. Blanton was born May 18, 1905 in Johnson County, daughter of George and Cynthia Williams Blanton. She was a member of the United Baptist Church. Surviving are her husband, Grover Blanton; three sons, Robert of Van Lear, Tommie of Toledo, OH, and Johnnie of Oil Springs; a daughter Ruth Blanton, of Columbus, OH; a brother and sister, Sanford Blanton and Sally Pelphrey, both of Staffordsville; four grandchildren; one great grandchild. Funeral services were held Tuesday, September 13 in the Paintsville Funeral Home Chapel with Elder J. T. Bailey and Rev. Ellis Hamilton officiating. Burial was in the Blanton Cemetery at Oil Springs with Paintsville Funeral Home handling arrangements.

Paintsville Herald,
September 14, 1977