Obituary - Arthur Blain Darting
Funeral services were held today at Sumnerville, South Carolina for
Arthur Blain Darting, 78. Mr. Darting died Aug. 29 at a Charleston hospital
after a lengthy illness.
He was born Sept. 5, 1884 in Indiana, the son of William and Lillian
Darting.
He was a former resident of Wilton Jct. and was a long-time operator of a
blacksmith shop here.
Surviving are the widow; one son, Paul Darting of Wilton; one step-son of
South Carolina; a daughter, Mrs. Vernon (Grayce) Squires, Wilton; two
step-daughters of South Carolina; two brothers Frank of Wilton and Carl from
Muscatine; three sisters, Mrs. D.V. (Inez) Smull, Wilton, Mrs. Joe (Lois)
Martin, Tipton, and Mrs. Mazo Hesford, Muscatine; two grandchildren and one
great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by one brother.
Burial was at Sumnerville, South Carolina.
Muscatine Journal: Aug. 31, 1963 Page 8