MOTHER OF 11 CHILDREN DIED MAY 1 
Prominent Volga Woman Passes At Age of 80 
Mrs. Sarah A. Blanton, age 80 years, died at her home at Volga on Thursday, May 1, after an illness of six weeks following a stroke. She was the widow of the late Squire S. L. Blanton and one of the best loved and prominent women of her section of the county. She was a daughter of the late Lafayette and Mary Sparks. She was the mother of 11 children, all of whom are living and prominent citizens of this section. The children are: George, Albert, William, John F., Oliver and Kendrick Blanton, Mrs. May Salyer and Mrs. Virgie Williams, all of Volga; Mrs. Delia Lemaster, Portsmouth, Ohio, and Mrs. Virgil Butler, of Paintsville. Mrs. Blanton was a member of the Fish Trap United Baptist Church. Funeral rites were conducted at the home Friday, May 1, by Rev. Dennis Williams and Rev. Lonza Reed. Burial in the home cemetery at Volga. Paintsville Herald
Thursday
5-8-1941