Mrs. William Blanton died Saturday at her home at Volga. She was the daughter of the late Frank and Mary Catherine (Meade) Colvin. She was the mother of four children, Haskel, Mrs. Hobart McKenzie, Santford Franklin and James Kendrick. Mrs Blanton had been in poor health for more than two years. She was a member of the old Fishtrap United Baptist Church. Besides her husband and children she is survived by the following brothers and sisters, Dennis, Bruce, Foster, Halleck, Tollie and Mrs, Foster Rigsby. The Preston Funeral Home was in charge. Paintsville Herald 
Thursday 
6 April 1944