NANCY C BLAIR
  
PROMINENT CITY RESIDENT PASSES
  
Funeral services for Mrs. Nancy Catherine Blair, 79, prominent of
Paintsville, who died Sunday morning, were held Tuesday afternoon at
her home on West Street, the Rev. R. E. Webb, pastor of the First
Baptist Church, of which she was a member, conducting the services.
  
Interment was in the Mayo cemetery.
  
A daughter of the late Joel and Ann Davis Adams, Mrs. Blair was born
in the Barnett’s Creek section of the county and had been a lifelong
resident of the county.
   
She was married to F. P. Blair May 5, 1882, and he preceded her in
death eleven years ago.
  
A kind and loving mother, a devoted wife, and a loyal neighbor, Mrs.
Blair was held in high esteem by all who knew her and her pleasing
personality won for her the friendship of many. She will be sadly
missed in her home, her church and her community.
  
Mrs. Blair had been in ill health for the past five years, but
suffered a stroke June 1 and fell and injured her hip.
  
She was a faithful and loyal member of the First Baptist Church, was
a former member of the Liberty Baptist Church at Denver and had been
a member of the Paintsville Church since she was 15 years of age.
   
She is survived by five of her eight children, Miss Lydia Blair, at
home; Mrs. G. C. Wells and Mrs. C. F. Waters, both of Paintsville;
Mrs. B. A. Wells of Louisa, and Jess Blair, of Barnetts Creek; 15
grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren, and three great-great-
grandchildren.
  
Paintsville Herald
Thursday
9-5-1946
 
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