JOHN W. BLAIR

DIES FRIDAY
Services At Home At Oil Springs

Funeral services were held at the home at one o'clock Sunday
afternoon for John W. Blair, 87 years old, who died Friday evening
at his home at Oil Springs.

He had been a very active man in his life, following the trade of
blacksmith in his community.

Survivors are his wife, Hattie George Blair, six sons, Leonard and
Farmer of Wheelersburg, O.; Dennie of Portsmouth, O.; Grant and Ted
of Oil Springs, and two daughters, Mrs. Mamie Litteral, Oil
Springs, and Mrs. Hazel Conley, of Baltimore, Md.  One brother,
Millard Blair of Barnetts Creek, one sister, Mrs. Enoch Caudill of
Denver, 47 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren alos survive.
Five children, Callahan, Bsscom, Hannah, Ethel and Tera, have
preceded their father in death.

Revs. Hargus Conley of Riceville and Furman Blair of Barnetts Creek
conducted the funeral.

Burial was made in the Rice cemetery on Barnetts Creek.

Funeral and burial arrangements were by the Jones Funeral Home.
 
Paintsville Herald
Thursday
4-18-1946

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