Blanche Marie, the second daughter of George and Mattie Killoren, was born January 13, 1899, near Powhattan. She graduated from the Powhattan Rural High school in 1918. For the 3 years following she remained at home, then attended college at Topeka for a year and began her business career. Her ambition proved greater than her strength and she returned home where she remained during her extended illness. She was quiet and home-like. Kindness and tender heartedness were prominent traits of her character. While always delicate, she showed great ambition, always busy with her books, flowers, needlework and spent a happy, busy life. During her long illness she suffered no pain, ever patient, cheerful and thoughtful of others. She passed away quietly Monday afternoon, June 4, at 3 o'clock. She is survived by her parents, 3 sisters, Lurah, Marguerite and Mrs. Clyde Bartley and 2 brothers, George and Billy. Funeral services were held at the home Wednesday afternoon, conducted by Rev. E.T. Johnson, of the Powhattan Methodist church. A quartet composed of Mrs. Ethel Hoch, Miss Columbia Bartley, Allen Sprague, [and] Cecil Fletcher sang, "Does Jesus Care," "He's the Only One," No Night There." They were accompanied by Miss Gladys McGinnis. The body bearers were Clarence and Ortell Simpson of Horton, Paul Shaner, Glen Bartley, Grant Bredahl, Arvel Zimmerman. Burial was made in the Powhattan cemetery. Relatives from a distance who attended the funeral were: O.W. Barnett, Ft. Worth, Texas; W.J. Killoren, Enid, Oklahoma; Mrs. Charles Sullivan, Moundville, Missouri; Mrs. Kenneth Ford, Manhattan; John Killoren and family, Muscotah; O.G. Barnett and family, Oneida, [Kansas].

(Blanche died of "consumption," the old name that was given to tuberculosis.)