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Edward Blair
[April 04, 2012]
MOUNT PULASKI -- Edward J. Blair, 75,
of Mount Pulaski, died Thursday, March 29, 2012, at 7:39 a.m. in
Pinellas Park, Fla.
(Below is a copy of
the obituary from the funeral home.)
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Mt. Pulaski: Edward J. Blair,
75, of Mt. Pulaski, IL, died at 7:39 A.M. Thursday
March 29, 2012 in Pinellas Park, FL.
Mr. Blair was born on July 18, 1936 in
Springfield, IL to Charles Lewis and Hortence Carter
Blair. He married Carlene E. Barnes in 1957. He later
married Sharyn Kent Reeder on February 25, 1984 in Mt.
Pulaski. She survives of Mt. Pulaski.
Also surviving are six children, Mark
Edward (Cindy) Blair of Springfield, Kathy (Rick) Davis of
Mt. Pulaski, Karen (Glen) Griesheim of Mt. Pulaski, Karla
(Greg) Griesheim of Elkhart, William Kent Reeder of
Springfield and Libby (Doug) Cross of Clinton, fourteen
grandchildren, and four great-grandchildren. He was
preceded in death by his parents, step-mother and three
brothers.
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He
farmed north of Illiopolis for over forty years and
was a member of Decatur Eagles Corps, the Lincoln
Elk’s Lodge, the American Trapshooters Association
and the Mt. Pulaski Masonic Lodge AF & AM.
Graveside
services will be held at 10:00 A.M. Thursday April 5, 2012
at Calvary Cemetery in Illiopolis, IL with Sister Phyllis
Schenk officiating. Visitation will be from 4:00-7:00 P.M.
Wednesday evening at Fricke-Calvert-Schrader Funeral Home in
Mt. Pulaski with Masonic Services at 3:00 P.M. In lieu of
flowers, the family respectfully request memorials made to
the Mt. Pulaski EMS or the Logan County Humane Society. |
