Leck was a son of James Alexander "Leck" & Bessie Ann (Tackett) Blanton & husband of Jean. He died from cancer, His nicknames were Junior & Shorty. Junior was a Navy Veteran of World War II. He was a retired employee of Detroit-Steel & a native of New Boston, Scioto Co., Ohio. Leck is buried at Mound Cemetery, Piketon, Pike Co. OH, to the left of my parents & grandparents.
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Leck "Shorty" Blanton, Jr., 58, of Sciotoville Route 4, died Wednesday at Scioto Memorial Hospital.
A native of New Boston, he was retired from the Empire-Detroit Steel Corp. He was a member of the Fraternal Order of Eagles in New Boston, and a Navy veteran of World War II.
Surviving are his wife, Jean Blanton; three daughters, Sue Blanton of New Boston, Vickie Hacker of Wheelersburg, and Mrs. Kimberly Williams of Sciotoville; a son, Tom of Sciotoville; three brothers, Ollie of Piketon, Orville of Wayne, Mich., and Charles of Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. Audrey Brushart of Piketon, Mrs. Ova Wells of Indiana and Mrs. Norma Spitzer of Columbus; eight grandchildren and one great-granddaughter.
Funeral service is to be 1 p.m. Saturday at Pennington-Bishop Funeral Home, with the Rev. John Berlin officiating. Interment is to be in the Mound Cemetery at Piketon.
Friends may call at the funeral home today from 2 to 9 p.m.

Portsmouth Daily Times
22 March 1985
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1930 United States Census
Name: Leck Blanton Jr.
Event Place: Beaver, Pike, Ohio
District: 0002
Gender: Male
Age: 4
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Birth Year (Estimated): 1926
Birthplace: Kentucky
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Head Leck Blanton M 34 Kentucky
Wife Bessie Blanton F 30 Kentucky
Daughter Audrey F Blanton F 13 Kentucky
Son Ollie J Blanton M 11 Kentucky
Son Orville E Blanton M 9 Kentucky
Daughter Ova I Blanton F 6 Kentucky
**Son Leck Blanton Jr. M 4 Kentucky
Daughter Opal Blanton F 1 Kentucky

1940 United States Census
Name: Junior Blanton
Event Place: Scioto Township, Jackson, Ohio
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1927
Last Place of Residence: Rural, Pike, Ohio
Head Leek Blanton M 42 Kentucky
Wife Bessie Blanton F 38 Kentucky
Son Ollie Blanton M 21 Kentucky
Son Orville Blanton M 17 Kentucky
Daughter Ova Blanton F 15 Kentucky
**Son Junior Blanton M 13 Ohio
Daughter Opal Blanton F 10 Kentucky
Son Charles Blanton M 7 Ohio
Daughter Norma Jean Blanton F 4 Ohio

1985 US Social Security Death Index
Given Name: Leck
Surname: Blanton
Birth Date: 10 April 1926
State: Ohio
Last Place of Residence: Scioto, Ohio
Previous Residence Postal Code: 45662
Event Date: March 1985
Age: 59