Mack Blanton, 36, of 503 Seal Ave., Piketon, died suddenly at his residence at 10 a.m. Friday of a heart attack. Mr. Blanton was a Construction Heavy Equipment Operator, a member of the Equipment Operator's Union, Local No. 18, in Columbus, and a member of the Fraternal Order of eagles, Area No. 2227, in Waverly. A native of Pike County, he was born July 9, 1935, the son of Golden and Mary Denny Blanton. On June 13, 1958, he married the former Sarah Jane Wilburn, who survives. surviving in addition to his wife, is his mother, Mary Blanton, also of Piketon; two sons, Mack S. and James E. Blanton, and two step-daughters, Geraldine Cochran and Cathy Cochran, all at home; and six sisters, Mrs. Margaret Graham of Columbus, Mrs. Barbara Maggard of Portsmouth, Mrs. Jane Beverlin of Dallas, Texas, Mrs. Frances Havens of Rt. 5, Urbana, Mrs. Melinda Payne of Waverly, and Mrs. Laurel Steppe of Piketon. Mr. Blanton was preceded in death by his father and one sister. Funeral services were held at 2 p.m. Monday at the Howe Co. Funeral Home in Piketon, with Rev. William Jolliff and Rev Willis Chaney, officiating. Burial followed in Mound Cemetery there. Friends called at the funeral home after noon Sunday until time for the final rites.

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1940 United States Census
Name: Mack E Blontin
Event Place: Piketon Village, Seal Township, Pike, Ohio,
Gender: Male
Age: 3
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Grandchild
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1937
District: 66-15
Family Number: 121
Head Nora Denny F 54 Ohio
Son-in-law Golden Blontin M 29 Kentucky
Daughter Mary Blontin F 22 Ohio
Grandchild Georgia May Blontin F 6 Ohio
**Grandchild Mack E Blontin M 3 Ohio
Grandchild Margaret Ann Blontin F 1 Ohio

1971 Ohio, Death Index-Pike
Name: Mack Blanton
Event Date: 17 Dec 1971
Event Place: Pike County, Pike, Ohio,
Registration Place: Home
Residence Place: Pike, Ohio, United States
Gender: Male
Age: 35
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Birth Date: 1936
Autopsy Performed: No Autopsy performed
Certificate Number: 096264
Volume Number: 20718
Certifier's Role: Coroner
Source Reference: Ohio Department of Health