Obituary for Mrs Ruth M Blair, Lee County, Illinois Amboy, IL, Dec. 12, (1922) Mrs. Ruth M. Blair, daughter of John and Elizabeth Mattice Crawder, was born in Northumberland county, Ontario, Canada June 26, 1837, and died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Nettie Virgil of Union Corners on Monday morning, Dec. 11, 1922, at the advanced age of 85 years, five months and 15 days. Her husband, Edwin Blair, one of the early settlers of Lee county, preceded her in death March, 1911. She leaves to regret her passing, her daughter, Mrs. Nettie Virgil of Amboy, a step daughter, Mrs. Ruth Blair Berkley of Amboy, a step son, will Blair of Iron River, Michigan. Two brothers and sister, aged people residing in Sault Ste. Marie, Canada, six grandchildren and ten great grandchildren...Funeral services will be held from the residence of A.A. Virgil Thursday afternoon, Dec 14, ...with interment in Prairie Repose cemetery. ------------------------------------------------------------- UGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organiza- tions or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contri- butor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------- File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Theresa Peterson