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S. R. BLAIR PASSES TO HIS REWARD
Early last Wednesday morning, at the home of his brother Elder
Robert Blair in our city, Stephen R. Blair, veteran citizen of
Pinetop, Knott County, was called to his last account.
For ten days or more the deceased had been seriously ill with
pneumonia and on the advice of a physician it was decided to take
him to a hospital at Seco.
Rough mountain roads intervene between this place and Pinetop and a
wagon was the only method of conveyance for the sick man.
The weather as well as the roads were rough. About
midnight Tuesday the driver reached the home of the patients brother
and Dr. Back was immediately summoned.
He was found in a dangerous condition. At eight o'clock the next
morning he passed peacefully away.
He was in his 73rd year and one of the best known and best loved men
of the older class in the area counties. (part of newspaper
clipping is missing)
Note:
This is the obituary
for Stephen Riley Blair who had a lot of Knott
County and Letcher County kin. Stephen R Blair
married Martha Polly and had the following
children: Elizabeth (married Liberty Hays),
William "Bill" (married Dora Amburgey), Cornelia
(married Elijah Amburgey), Charles (married
Tiney __), Monroe (married Matilda Mullins),
Maggie (married Elijah Hale), Jesse (married
Clerinda Caudill), Henry (married Arminta
Caudill), Nancy (married Everett Mullins),
Celia (married Green Back), Julia (married Joe
Singleton), Arminta (married Eli Huff, married
Alec Colwell), and Eva (married Urey Godsey).
June Jackson
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Submitted by June Amburgey Jackson |