Missouri Lee Blanton

1892-1951

Missouri Lee Blanton married Rev. Basil Hamm 1882-1967, on 13 Jan 1907 in Rowan County, Basil  was a farmer and minister of the Christian Holiness Church in Kentucky. She was the daughter of Lafayette A. Blanton 1868- and Nancy J. Littleton 1867-1919. Together they raised twelve children, Louie Mae 1908-1986, Viola Lena 1910-1978, Vestal Emerson 1913-1997, Lilma Ova 1915-1916, Versie Alden 1917-2003, Oval Arizona 1920-2006, Louella Alice 1922-1980, Carl Austin 1924-1958, Zora Alvin 1927-2003, Ira James 1930-, Earl Vinton 1932-1932 and Verl Clinton 1932-1932. Missouri preceded her husband in death on 16 Jan 1951. Though her headstone gives her death date as 1950, her death certificate is dated 16 January 1951. I believe her death certificate to be most likely to be correct since the headstone could have been placed there at a later date. Rev. Basil Hamm died on 11 Dec 1967. They are both buried in Sardis Cemetery, Rowan County, Kentucky.

Basil Hamm   Missouri Lee (Blanton) Hamm  with daughter  Louie May Hamm 1908-1986 (photo1908)

Daughters of Basil and Missouri Hamm, photo about 1943

(L-R) Louie May (Littleton) Hamm  holding son Albert Littleton, Viola (Hamm) McClurg, Luella (Hamm) Rigdon holding daughter Mary June Rigdon; Missouri Lee (Blanton) Hamm with Rilda McClurg on right and Buddy Joe Stidom on left; Oval (Hamm) Stidom.

Rev. Basil Hamm 1882-1961 and wife, Missouri Lee (Blanton) Hamm 1892-1951

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Sardis Cemetery, Rowan County, Kentucky