Blaine, Grant

Passed: 1947-12-09

Age: 85

Source: Jackson Herald

Death Notice:

Obituary Date: 1947-12-19

Information:               Grant BLAINE, 85 years old, died at his home in Cottageville Tuesday after an illness of some length.  The funeral service was held at the Cottageville Methodist Church on Thursday with the Rev. J. F. CUNNINGHAM officiating and burial was in Blaine Memorial Cemetery.  Mr. BLAINE, a native of Virginia, worked on the building of the Mill Creek Valley branch of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, became a member of the section crew and later was made the section foreman and served in that capacity for many years until his retirement.               In 1884 he married Sophia SLEETH, who preceded him in death a number of years ago.  Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Agnes BARKER of Milton, three sons, Gene BLAINE of Cottageville, Elsworth BLAINE of Los Angeles, Calif., and Homer BLAINE of Butler, Pa., and a sister, Mrs. Mary V. BARKER of Washington, D. C.  (Betty Kessel McIntyre obit collection)