| Ethel Blair Obituary
ETHEL BLAIR
STERLING CITY — Ethel Blair, 93, passed away
at 6:45 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 20, 2004, in Sterling County Nursing Home.
She was born May 16, 1911, to M. W. and Minnie Smith in New Mexico.
Ethel lived in Sterling County most of her life and spent two years in
New Mexico as a child. On Oct. 26, 1935, Ethel married John I. Blair.
Out of that union was born one son, Billy Joe Blair. Ethel and John were
married for 57 years until John’s death in 1993.
John and Ethel moved to Mertzon, Texas, in
1940 and worked on the Martin Reed Ranch for 16 years, the birthplace of
their son. In July 1956, Ethel and her family returned to Sterling City,
and lived the remainder of her life in Sterling City. Ethel was preceded
in death by her parents, husband, four sisters and three brothers. Ethel
is survived by her son, Billy Joe
Blair and wife Danna of Sterling City; one
sister Babe Keller and husband Jack of California; and several nieces
and nephews. Service will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 22, at the Church of
Christ in Sterling City. The family requests memorials be sent to
Sterling County Nursing Home, West Texas Rehab, and West Texas Boys
Ranch.
Submitted by Beverly Dunn Howard on June 13, 2005.
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