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Grady Edward “Ed” Blair

Birth
Cleburne County, Alabama, USA
Death
27 Sep 2006 (aged 63)
Anniston, Calhoun County, Alabama, USA
Burial
Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Married:
1) Patricia Ann "Chris" Brooks, daughter of William Floyd Brooks and Lorene (Smith) Brooks - m. 2 Jul 1961, in Cleburne County, Alabama. They later divorced, and Chris went on to marry (twice) Frank James Wyatt. She later married Jimmy Wayne Key.
2) Mary Lee Brown - m. 8 Jun 1963, in Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama.

Obituary:
Funeral services for Grady Edward "Ed" Blair, 63, of Heflin were held September 29, at New Harmony Baptist Church with the Rev. Lamar Denkins officiating.

Burial was at Heflin City Cemetery. Dryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Blair died September 27, at Regional Medical Center.

He was born April 17, 1943. Mr. Blair, a lifelong resident of Cleburne County was a member of the Heflin City Council and New Harmony Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday school for 30 years.

He was retired from Liberty National Insurance Co. and was preceded in death by his father, John L. Blair.

Survivors include his wife, Mary B. Blair, of Heflin, Ala.; his mother, Ruby Pritchett, of Oxford, Ala.; a daughter, Amy and husband, Josh Williams, of Carrollton, Ga.; a son, Anthony and wife, Cathy Blair, of Lincoln, Ala.; four sisters, Freeda Day, Fruithurst, Ala., Mary Phillips, Ohatchee, Ala., Kathy Jacks, Anniston, Ala., Nina Barnes, Grand Ledge, Mich.; and four brothers, John Blair, Anniston, Randy Pritchett, Oxford, Donnie Pritchett, Anniston, and Chris Pritchett, of Oxford. He is also survived by three grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Steve Fleming, David Winston Bryant, Jeremy Pritchett, David Blair, Charles Phillips and Joseph Day.

Copyright © 1999-2006 Consolidated Publishing. All rights reserved.

Published in The Cleburne News - Thursday, October 5, 2006.

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Marriage • Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950
Name: Grady Edward Blair
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Birth Year (Estimated): 1943
Father's Name: John Lovvarn Blair
Mother's Name: Ruby Christine Pritchett
Spouse's Name: Patricia Ann Brooks
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 15
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1946
Spouse's Father's Name: William Floyd Brooks
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lorene Mare Smith
Marriage Date: 2 Jul 1961
Marriage Place: [Cleburne], Alabama, United States
Event Type: Marriage

Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969
Name: Grady E Blair
Marriage Date: Jul 1961
County: Cleburne
State: Alabama
Source Information: Alabama Center for Health Statistics

Marriage • Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950
Name: Grady Edward Blair
Sex: Male
Age: 20
Birth Year (Estimated): 1943
Father's Name: John Lovvorn Blair
Mother's Name: Ruby Nichols
Spouse's Name: Mary Lee Brown
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1945
Spouse's Father's Name: Troy V Brown
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lucille Maner
Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1963
Marriage Place: Alabama, United States
Marriage Place (Original): Heflin
Event Type: Marriage
Married:
1) Patricia Ann "Chris" Brooks, daughter of William Floyd Brooks and Lorene (Smith) Brooks - m. 2 Jul 1961, in Cleburne County, Alabama. They later divorced, and Chris went on to marry (twice) Frank James Wyatt. She later married Jimmy Wayne Key.
2) Mary Lee Brown - m. 8 Jun 1963, in Heflin, Cleburne County, Alabama.

Obituary:
Funeral services for Grady Edward "Ed" Blair, 63, of Heflin were held September 29, at New Harmony Baptist Church with the Rev. Lamar Denkins officiating.

Burial was at Heflin City Cemetery. Dryden Funeral Home is in charge of the arrangements.

Mr. Blair died September 27, at Regional Medical Center.

He was born April 17, 1943. Mr. Blair, a lifelong resident of Cleburne County was a member of the Heflin City Council and New Harmony Baptist Church, where he taught Sunday school for 30 years.

He was retired from Liberty National Insurance Co. and was preceded in death by his father, John L. Blair.

Survivors include his wife, Mary B. Blair, of Heflin, Ala.; his mother, Ruby Pritchett, of Oxford, Ala.; a daughter, Amy and husband, Josh Williams, of Carrollton, Ga.; a son, Anthony and wife, Cathy Blair, of Lincoln, Ala.; four sisters, Freeda Day, Fruithurst, Ala., Mary Phillips, Ohatchee, Ala., Kathy Jacks, Anniston, Ala., Nina Barnes, Grand Ledge, Mich.; and four brothers, John Blair, Anniston, Randy Pritchett, Oxford, Donnie Pritchett, Anniston, and Chris Pritchett, of Oxford. He is also survived by three grandchildren.

Pallbearers were Steve Fleming, David Winston Bryant, Jeremy Pritchett, David Blair, Charles Phillips and Joseph Day.

Copyright © 1999-2006 Consolidated Publishing. All rights reserved.

Published in The Cleburne News - Thursday, October 5, 2006.

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Marriage • Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950
Name: Grady Edward Blair
Sex: Male
Age: 18
Birth Year (Estimated): 1943
Father's Name: John Lovvarn Blair
Mother's Name: Ruby Christine Pritchett
Spouse's Name: Patricia Ann Brooks
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 15
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1946
Spouse's Father's Name: William Floyd Brooks
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lorene Mare Smith
Marriage Date: 2 Jul 1961
Marriage Place: [Cleburne], Alabama, United States
Event Type: Marriage

Alabama, U.S., Marriage Index, 1800-1969
Name: Grady E Blair
Marriage Date: Jul 1961
County: Cleburne
State: Alabama
Source Information: Alabama Center for Health Statistics

Marriage • Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950
Name: Grady Edward Blair
Sex: Male
Age: 20
Birth Year (Estimated): 1943
Father's Name: John Lovvorn Blair
Mother's Name: Ruby Nichols
Spouse's Name: Mary Lee Brown
Spouse's Sex: Female
Spouse's Age: 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated): 1945
Spouse's Father's Name: Troy V Brown
Spouse's Mother's Name: Lucille Maner
Marriage Date: 8 Jun 1963
Marriage Place: Alabama, United States
Marriage Place (Original): Heflin
Event Type: Marriage


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