DORA BLAIR 1892-1951 Several Months Illness Fatal To Asa Resident Mrs. Dora Blair, 58, died at her home at Asa, Sunday, June 3, at 11:55 a.m., after an illness of several months. She was born in Johnson County, November 11, 1892, the daughter of James and Frances Blanton, and was a resident of Asa most of her life. Her husband, Verner Blair, survives her. Besides her husband, she is survived by one son, Virgil Blair, Asa; two daughters, Mrs. Willie Weddington, New Carlysle, O., and Mrs. Orville Willams, Tip City, Ohio; three brothers, John D. Blanton, Owensboro, Kentucky, Jim Blanton and George B. Blanton, both of Oil Springs; and two sisters, Mrs. Frank Arms, who lives in Michigan, and Mrs. Bruce Litteral, Catlettsburg, Kentucky. Funeral services were conducted at the home, Tuesday at 1:00 p.m. with the Revs. Hargus Conley, Millard O'Bryan, James Yates, and Ferman Blair officiating. Burial was in the family cemetery at Asa, under the direction of the Paintsville Funeral Home. June 7, 1951 Paintsville Herald
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