Paul Marshall Blanton, 80, formerly of Raeford, of St. Matthews, South Carolina, died Friday, Auugust 1, 2014.
He served in the Army during the Korean War and later worked and retired from the textile industry.
He was born May, 12, 1934 in Horry County, South Carolina to the late Vernie Lester and Lula Gracie Blanton.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Jacqueline Lynn Blanton.
Survivors are: his wife, Madaline Reynolds Blanton; daughters, Ila Pearl Blanton of Hartsville, South Carolina and Suzanne Blanton(Sheldon) Ledwell of St. Matthews, South Carolina; brothers; Jack(Carolyn) of Raeford and Jimmy W. Blanton of Union Springs, New York; sisters, Evelyn Duvall of Atlanta, Georgis and Gracie Anne Cole of Jackson Springs, North Carolina; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
The funeral was held Monday, Aug. 4 at 10 a.m. in Dukes-Harley Funeral Home Chapel in South Carolina with the Rev. Thomas Huggins officiating. Interment was in Carolina Baptist Church Cemetery in Green Sea, South Carolina.
Memorials may be made to; First Baptist Church, PO Box 348, St. Matthews, SC or the American Cancer Society of SC, 128 Stonemark Lane, Columbia, SC.