Lone O. Blaney was born in Van Buren County, Arkansas on June 4, 1907 to parents William Oliver Blaney and Hannah Bruce Blaney (see links below), one of a dozen children that have been found for the couple. His siblings include Mary Ann, John N., James Edd, Bob L., Addie L., Witt Talmadge, Arkadelphia, Jeney E., Hazel S., Wayne, and Marion L. Blaney (many of whom are linked below).

On June 15, 1924, less than two weeks after his 17th birthday, Lone died suddenly in an accident while wrestling with his best friend and brother-in-law, Gus Theodore Reeves, husband of Lone's sister, Arkadelphia. The circumstances are described in detail below from an article published in a local paper shortly after the accident. Lone was interred here in Zion Hill Cemetery near to where his sisters Jeney and Hazel and paternal grandfather John E. Blaney had previously been laid to rest. His paternal grandmother Mary Ann Rouse Blaney would also be buried here two years after Lone's passing.

Lone's parents relocated to Oklahoma after his death and are interred at Fort Cobb Cemetery (Caddo County, OK). Gus Reeves and family relocated to Oregon after the tragedy. Lone's baby brother, Marion L. Blaney, flew with the U.S. Army Air Force in World War II and was killed in action with his crew over England while on a target mission to Frankfurt, Germany; Marion was posthumously awarded the Purple Heart for his sacrifice.

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The article on Lone's death is reposted below. No copyright infringement is expected due to the age of the article:

Friendly Wrestle by Brothers-in-Law Proves Fatal to Lone Blaney

Lone Blaney, aged 16 [sic], the son of Mr. and Mrs. W. O. Blaney of the Rupert neighborhood, was accidentally killed Sunday, the 15, while scuffling with his brother-in-law, Gus Reeves, aged 18. The two boys, both of whom are said to have been robust young men, were raised in the same neighborhood and had always been the best of friends. Sunday, the 15, the two engaged in a wrestle, Blaney falling in such a manner as to break his neck. His death was one of those unfortunate accidents often encountered in life. No blame whatever is attached to young Reeves, who regrets the incident as much as other members of the family.