Millie B. Masterson was the granddaughter of Lane County pioneer, Rev. Jacob E. Gillespie, who founded the Cumberland (now Central) Presbyterian Church in Eugene in 1853. She was the second of Robert & Nellie Masterson's nine children. Millie Masterson married Alfred Washington Blanton in about 1898. He was the son of Lane County pioneers, William Blanton & Elizabeth (Rush) Blanton.
The Register-Guard newspaper
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
January 30, 1928
OBITUARIES; Page Two
MRS. MILLIE B. MASTERSON
Funeral services for the later Mrs. Millie B. Blanton are to be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Branstetter-Simon chapel. Rev. Martin P. Simon is to officiate and burial will be in the Mulkey cemetery.
Mrs. Blanton died Friday afternoon at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ella Baker, route 4, Eugene. She was a native of Lane county, born March 17, 1862. Her grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Jake Gillespie, were pioneers of 1852.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ella Baker of Eugene, Miss Marie Masterson of Livermore, Cal.; two brothers, Marcellus Masterson of Heleng, Cal., and Evan H. Masterson of Dufur, Ore., as well as several nieces and nephews. ~~END~~
The Register-Guard newspaper
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
January 30, 1928
OBITUARIES; Page Two
MRS. MILLIE B. MASTERSON
Funeral services for the later Mrs. Millie B. Blanton are to be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Branstetter-Simon chapel. Rev. Martin P. Simon is to officiate and burial will be in the Mulkey cemetery.
Mrs. Blanton died Friday afternoon at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ella Baker, route 4, Eugene. She was a native of Lane county, born March 17, 1862. Her grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Jake Gillespie, were pioneers of 1852.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ella Baker of Eugene, Miss Marie Masterson of Livermore, Cal.; two brothers, Marcellus Masterson of Heleng, Cal., and Evan H. Masterson of Dufur, Ore., as well as several nieces and nephews. ~~END~~
Millie B. Masterson was the granddaughter of Lane County pioneer, Rev. Jacob E. Gillespie, who founded the Cumberland (now Central) Presbyterian Church in Eugene in 1853. She was the second of Robert & Nellie Masterson's nine children. Millie Masterson married Alfred Washington Blanton in about 1898. He was the son of Lane County pioneers, William Blanton & Elizabeth (Rush) Blanton.
The Register-Guard newspaper
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
January 30, 1928
OBITUARIES; Page Two
MRS. MILLIE B. MASTERSON
Funeral services for the later Mrs. Millie B. Blanton are to be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Branstetter-Simon chapel. Rev. Martin P. Simon is to officiate and burial will be in the Mulkey cemetery.
Mrs. Blanton died Friday afternoon at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ella Baker, route 4, Eugene. She was a native of Lane county, born March 17, 1862. Her grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Jake Gillespie, were pioneers of 1852.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ella Baker of Eugene, Miss Marie Masterson of Livermore, Cal.; two brothers, Marcellus Masterson of Heleng, Cal., and Evan H. Masterson of Dufur, Ore., as well as several nieces and nephews. ~~END~~
The Register-Guard newspaper
Eugene, Lane County, Oregon
January 30, 1928
OBITUARIES; Page Two
MRS. MILLIE B. MASTERSON
Funeral services for the later Mrs. Millie B. Blanton are to be held Monday at 1:30 p.m. at the Branstetter-Simon chapel. Rev. Martin P. Simon is to officiate and burial will be in the Mulkey cemetery.
Mrs. Blanton died Friday afternoon at the home of her sister, Mrs. Ella Baker, route 4, Eugene. She was a native of Lane county, born March 17, 1862. Her grandparents, Rev. and Mrs. Jake Gillespie, were pioneers of 1852.
Surviving are two sisters, Mrs. Ella Baker of Eugene, Miss Marie Masterson of Livermore, Cal.; two brothers, Marcellus Masterson of Heleng, Cal., and Evan H. Masterson of Dufur, Ore., as well as several nieces and nephews. ~~END~~
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