Betty J. Blanton, 89

Published 8:24 pm Wednesday, February 1, 2012

Betty J. Blanton, 89
Aug. 25, 1922 — Jan. 31, 2012

Betty’s life began on Aug. 25, 1922, in Dowagiac, the daughter of Jesse and Flossie (Walden) Archer.
She graduated from Dowagiac Central High in 1941. After graduation she moved to Chicago, where she married Colecta E. Blanton in 1950.
In 1984 she retired as a bond/security clerk from Central Illinois National Bank of Chicago.
In November of the same year she returned to Dowagiac with her husband.
Betty is survived by: a sister, Patty Jordan of Springfield, Ill.
She was preceded in death by her husband Colecta E. Blanton in 1994 and a sister Marjorie Brown in 2007.
Betty passed away on Monday, Jan. 31, 2012, at Cass County Medical Care Facility, Cassopolis.
Her family will gather with friends on Friday from 1 to 2 p.m. at Yazel and Clark Chapel, where her service will be held at 2 p.m.
She will be laid to rest at Riverside Cemetery in Dowagiac.