Warren County NcArchives Obituaries.....Blair, Frances Jordan Tate October 7, 2007
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The Patriot Ledger 9-10 Oct 2007
Frances Jordan (Tate) Blair October 07, 2007- Published in The Patriot Ledger 
from 10/9/2007 - 10/10/2007.
Blair, Frances Jordan (Tate) was born 92 years ago in Littleton, N.C., the 
daughter of Claude Stratton and Ara Jordan Tate. She is sister to the late 
Virginia Alexander and the late Claude Tate, and is survived by her sister 
Nettie Graham of Santa Maria, CA. Two other siblings died as toddlers. The 
nature of their illnesses left a lasting impression on Frances. A tomboy, she 
played with neighbors in the woods, dammed the branch to go swimming and 
delivered papers on her bicycle. She majored in science at the Women’s College 
of the University of N.C. and hoped to become a doctor. But this was the 
Depression, so first she became a medical laboratory technician working at 
Alamance County Hospital in Burlington, N.C. She traveled north to earn her 
master’s degree in chemistry at Smith College. During WWII she was offered a 
research position at M.I.T. in Cambridge where she worked in radio technology 
contributing to the war effort. With two other young women she rented an 
apartment from her future mother-in-law. 
She met her husband Robert Lincoln Blair. They married October 21, 1944. They 
raised three children, Virginia Culbertson of Quincy, Martha Stutzman of 
Wilmette, IL and Robert J. Blair of Lutz, FL. Frances is also survived by her 
grandchildren, Rebecca, Peter, Matthew and Timothy Blair, Molly Miranda and 
Kenneth & Gene Stutzman. 
Frances enjoyed her family and was active in the community, golfing at 
Cohasset Golf Club, bowling at the Quincy Neighborhood Club, giving talks at 
the Friday Club, the oldest existing Women’s Club of Quincy. She worked as a 
volunteer and supporter at Crittendon Hastings House and also volunteered at 
the William B. Rice Eventide Home. She enjoyed synchronized swimming at the 
Quincy Y.M.C.A., where she was active on the Board for many years. She found a 
special home in her church community and was active in Sigma Phi, served on 
the Finance Committee as head of the pledge drive, helped with the ESL Program 
and did what she could to help with the running of the church. Throughout her 
life she cared for those she knew; writing letters to shut-ins and looking out 
for the needs of her grandchildren and family. She was known for her 
independent nature and her husband called her a “determined woman”. Her 
husband Robert’s “thoughts” were always a frame of reference for her. She was 
an avid reader, a veritable vacuum cleaner of knowledge. She especially 
enjoyed history. In later years if you wanted a conversation with her you had 
to wait until the end of the visit to give her any books you had brought. 
Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend the Funeral Service 
in the Quincy Community United Methodist Church, 40 Beale St., Quincy Thursday 
at 10:30 AM. 
Visiting hours will be held Wednesday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM from the Keohane 
Funeral Home, 785 Hancock St., QUINCY. 
Burial in Mount Hope Cemetery, Boston, followed by a reception at the church 
in Quincy. 
In lieu of flowers donations in memory of Mrs. Blair may be made to Quincy 
Community United Methodist Church, 40 Beale St., Quincy, MA 02170, South Shore 
YMCA, 79 Coddington St., Quincy, MA 02169 or The Smile Train, 245 Fifth Ave. 
Ste. 2201, New York, NY 10016.


Additional Comments:
Parents, Grandparents and 2 siblings buried Sunset Hill Cemetery, Littleton, NC

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