Beckham County, OK - Obits: Raymond Blair, 1992
Friday, 29 June 2007
Submitted by: delma25@pldi.net (Delma Tindell)

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Obituary: The Elk City Daily News, Elk City, Beckham Co, Ok, 19 Oct 1992:
BLAIR, RAYMOND
Funeral services for Raymond Blair were held at 3 p.m., Saturday in the
Martin Funeral Chapel with Rev. Chuck Harden officiating.  Burial followed
under the direction of Martin Funeral Home.
Raymond Blair was born Feb. 2, 1908 in Elk City, and died late Thursday
(15 Oct 1992) in Mustang nursing home at the age of 84.  His parents were
the late Mort and Salvia Blair.  Raymond was raised in the Elk City area
and after his marriage to Georgia Irene Lauderdale they farmed near Elk
City for three years.  Then they moved to a farm south of Cheyenne where
he lived and farmed until his health failed him some 2 years ago.  He then
entered the Mustang Nursing Home in Mustang.  His wife of 3 years preceded
him in death May 20, 1960.  He was married to Lillian McCaskill in 1963 in
Cheyenne.  Raymond was a member of the Methodist Church.
Survivors include his wife Lillian Blair of Arlington, Texas; his
children, Sylvia Sadler of Lone Grove, Wendell and his wife Jessie, of
Tishomingo, and Carl Gene and his wife Freida of Mustang.  Also 6
grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.  He was preceded in death by one
son, Ralph D. Blair; one grandson Terry Sadler; and also one brother and
one sister.