BLANTON, BENNETT - , 83 OF HOUSTON, THE RETIRED
SUPERINTENDENT OF HOUSTON PUBLIC SCHOOLS , died WEDNESDAY ,JULY 28TH AT HIS HOME .Visitation WILL BE FROM 12 NOON UNTILL THE TWO PM SERVICE SATURDAY JULY 31 AT THE HOUSTON FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH .officiated by REV AL GASPARD AND DR DANIEL HERRINGA . Burial will be at HOUSTON CEMETERY . HE IS SURVIVED BY HIS WIFE OF 62 YEARS MRS OMEGA BLANTON OF HOUSTON, TWO SISTERS; BARBARA CARNES OF WILLIAMSBURG , KENTUCKY AND MERLE BLANTON OF TUPELO, MS. AS WELL AS SEVERAL NIECES AND NEPHEWS.HONORARY PALL BEARERS ARE RECIPIENTS OF THE BENNETT AND OMEGA BLANTON SCHOLARSHIP AND MENS SUNDAY SCHOOL CLASS OF HOUSTON FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH, IN LIEU OF FLOWERS DONATIONS MAY BE MADE TO THE BENNETT AND OMEGA BLANTON SCHOLARSHIP FUND, CARE OF REX SANDERSON , 108 JEFFERSON ST. HOUSTON, MS 38851