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Note: [Morris.ftm]
BLANCHE IS A LIFE LONG DEMOCRAT WHO SENT MANY A YOUNG MAN OFF TO WAR AS A DRAFT BOARD CLERK IN MO. SHE CAST HER FIRST PRESIDENTIAL VOTE FOR FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT.
AMONG HER SPECIAL TALENTS ARE BAKING BREAD, PLAYING THE PIANO AND EMBROIDERY. AS A YOUNG WOMAN SHE, ALONG WITH HER BROTHER DWIGHT, WON A ROLLER SKATING CONTEST.
AMOUNG HER FAVORITE FOODS IS FRIED CHICKEN AND HER FAVORITE MOVIE IS "HOW THE WEST WAS WON."
BLANCHE IS RIGHT HANDED AND HAS HAZEL EYES. SHE SUFFERS FROM ARTHRITIS HAVING HAD AM ARTIFICIAL KNEE IMPLANTED DUE TO ITS RAVAGES.
IF THERE IS ONE AREA OF HER LIFE WHICH ALL WILL AGREE ON IT WOULD BE HER UNSELFISHNESS IN GIVING OF HERSELF FOR THOSE WHO WERE SICK AND UNABLE TO TAKE CARE OF HERSELF. MANY YEARS OF HER LIFE WERE DEVOTED TO HELPING FAMILY MEMBERS OF BOTH THE PAYNES AND DEARINGS, ALONG WITH THOSE MEMBERS OF THE MORRIS FAMILY (NOT TO MENTION SEVERAL FRIENDS). NEVER A COMPLAINT WAS HEARD DURING THOSE TIMES, ONLY WORDS OF LOVE AND ENCOURAGEMENT.
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