George was born in Brigham City, Utah a son of Oscar Bryan and Afton Paskett Blanthorn on November 2, 1948. He has two sisters: Patricia and Peggy and three brothers: LeRoy, Paul, and Bruce.

He received burns on October 7, 1950 when he fell into a pressure cooker containing boiling water that had just been removed from a stove at the home of his grandparents George and Amanda Paskett in Grouse Creek, Utah and passed away on October 8, 1950 in the Burley, Idaho hospital.

He is buried in the Grouse Creek Cemetery.