Herman Blanton

Herman Milton Blanton of Pringle passed from this life on Thursday, August 1, 2013 in Spearman. He was 87. Herman was born on August 12, 1925 in El Reno, Oklahoma to Truman Blanton and Gertie Borsma Blanton. He grew up in Oklahoma and graduated from high school in Meridian, near Chickasha. On June 3, 1948, Herman married Leola Marie Hill at First Baptist Church, Morse, Texas. They celebrated 65 years of marriage.
Herman moved to Hutchinson County 69 years ago. He was a farmer and farmed his land for all of those 69 years. Herman was chosen as Outstanding Conservation Farmer in 1985 by Hutchinson County Soil Conservation Service. He served for a total of 24 years on the Pringle school board, then the PringleMorse school board. He was a charter member of the Morse Lions Club. He enjoyed the outdoors hunting, golfing, and fishing and delighted in his grandchildren.
Herman was preceded in death by his parents and two brothers, William and Forrest Blanton.
He is survived by his wife, Leola, and four children: three daughters, Karon Swink and husband, Travis of Spearman, Pamela Yount of Prescott, Arizona, Patti Pogue and husband, Dan of Peck, Kansas, and a son, Michael Blanton and wife, Sharla of Pringle. Herman was a beloved grandpa he and Leola have ten grandchildren, Jason Swink of Lubbock, Lisa Vasbinder of Borger, Dallas Yount of Fort Collins, CO, Angela Trotter of Raleigh, NC, Melissa Lee of Phoenix, AZ, Matthew Pogue of Amarillo, Michelle Marshall of Belton, TX, Nathan Pogue of Peck, KS, Aaron Blanton and Emily Blanton, both of Pringle. They have eight greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services for Herman Blanton will be Monday, August 5, 2013 at 2:00 p.m. at First Baptist Church, Morse. Pastors Gary Stevens of First Baptist Church, Morse and Bo Graves, of First Baptist Church, Haysville, Kansas will officiate. Graveside will be at Lieb Cemetery under the direction of MintonChatwell Funeral Directors of Borger. Pallbearers will be Jon Jarvis, John Lieb, Clyde McCloy, Rex McCloy,
Steve Shields, Mark Snider, Jon Mark Tolleson andDub Womble. Honorary bearers will be Tom Dortch, Richard Gaines, Monty Harbour, Thane McCloy, Neal Pack, Jim Shields, George Snider and Jack Tolleson.

The family requests memorials to Hansford Hospice or Borger CareNet.

Service

Funeral Service

First Baptist Church Morse
300 Fifth St.
Morse, TX  79062
Monday, August 5, 2013
2:00 p.m.

Cemetery

Lieb Cemetery
Hutchinson County
Morse, TX  79062

Memorial Contributions

P. O. Box 5641
Borger, TX  79008


707 Roland
Spearman, TX  79081