Ralph D. Bliton, Jr. Obituary (1941

Let Us Pause To Honor the Memory of Mr. Ralph D. Bliton, Jr. Mr. Ralph D. Bliton, Jr., age 73, of Madison, Indiana, entered this life on May 25, 1941 in Jefferson County, Indiana. He was the loving son of the late, Ralph D. Sr. and Lorene Ruby Scudder Bliton. He was raised in Jefferson County and resided there most all of his life. Ralph was a 1961 graduate of Madison Consolidated High School and had attended auctioneer school. On October 6, 1962 he was united in marriage to Sharon Sue Simmons in Switzerland County, Indiana. This happy union of forty seven years was blessed with two daughters. Ralph had worked at Jackson's Main Grill for several years while in high school and when he was first married. He also operated Bliton's Auction Service for twenty years. He had worked construction for twenty seven years and had last worked for Hughes Construction Company. Ralph was raised in the Pilgrim Holiness Church, baptized at Calvary Baptist Church and was now a member of the Madison Assembly of God Church. He had held membership in Union Lodge No. 2 F. & A.M.; Dupont Masonic Lodge No. 419 serving as past master, warden and treasurer; The Ancient Accepted Scottish Rite Valley of Indianapolis and was a life member of the Jefferson County Goodwill Conservation Club where he had served as past president and trustee. Ralph died on Sunday, August 24, 2014, at 10:15 p.m. at the King's Daughters' Hospital in Madison, Indiana. Click Here for Funeral Service or Tribute Video A LOVING FAMILY Ralph will be missed by his loving wife of forty seven years, Sharon Sue Simmons Bliton of Madison, Indiana; his loving daughters, Melissa Gail Bliton Frisque of Madison, Indiana, Dawn Michelle Smith and her husband, Brian of Madison, Indiana; his loving grandchildren, Ashely Nicole Frisque, Deven Gerard Frisque, Hope Olivia Fox, Chris Smith, Megan Smith, Gage Fox, Skylar Smith, and Isabella "Cricket" Smith; his adoring great grandchildren, Autumn Nicole and Brooklyn Leigh Frisque; his loving sisters, Betty Burkhardt of Milton, Indiana, Mary Geyman and her husband, John of Dupont, Indiana; his loving brother, Raymond Lee Bliton, Jr. of Madison, Indiana; his loving brothers in laws, James "Jimmy" Simmons and his wife, Mary of Lamb, Indiana, Robert Simmons and his wife, Elaine of Holton, Indiana, Carroll Thomas Simmons of Madison, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralph D., Sr. and Lorene Ruby Scudder Bliton, and his brother, Raymond Lee Bliton, Sr. FUNERAL CEREMONY Funeral services will be conducted Thursday, August 28, 2014, at 11:00 a.m., by Pastor Ernie Lamb at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the Grandview Memorial Gardens, 9306 North US 421 near Madison, Indiana VISITATION Friends may call Wednesday from 4:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. and Thursday from 9:00 a.m. until the time of service at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MASONIC SERVICE Union Lodge No. 2 F. & A.M. and Dupont Masonic Lodge No. 419 F. & A.M. will conduct services on Wednesday at 7:30 p.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to Dupont Masonic Lodge No. 419 F. & A.M. or Union Lodge No. 2 F. & A.M.. Cards are available at the funeral home.