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An Honored Citizen Is Claimed by Death

Mr. Elmer David Blair was born March 4th, 1874, in the Osage community and lived in said community up to the time of his death, at which time he was sixty-two years, three months and twelve days of age.

He was married to Miss Florence Graves of Osage Nov. 28, 1895. To this union were born three children -- Lester, who died when four years of age, Howard and Agnes.

Deceased in early manhood became a member of the Methodist Church of Osage and remained an active member of said church until he died. He was at all times a leader in church and community work.

He leaves to mourn his passing his widow, his son, Howard of McKinney, Texas, his daughter, Mrs. John Janak, Jr., of Weimar, two brothers, J. A. and Z. W. Blair of Houston, two sisters, Mrs. W. H. Connell of Houston and Miss Pearl Blair of Waller; two grandsons, one granddaughter, besides scores of close relatives and friends.

Interment was under direction of the direction of the Hubbard Undertaking Company in the Osage Cemetery, Wednesday, June 17, with Rev. W. L. Hightower, pastor, officiating, assisted by Revs. Jno.. R. Campbell and J. H. E. Willmann. Active pall bearers were nephews of the deceased --J. F. Taylor, Waddell Blair and B. C. McConnell of Houston, A. M. Taylor and Sam Garrett of Patterson and Lee Graves of Eagle Lake. There was a large delegation of friends in attendance at the funeral and the many beautiful floral offerings attested to the esteem in which Mr. Blair was held by his many friends.

Elmer Blair was well and favorably known throughout this section, where his entire life had been spent. He was a man true to his family, his church, his community, his friends, true to everybody and everything. His character throughout life was without reproach, and it would be hard to find a man whom the people held in higher esteem than he. He lived the simple life, his efforts being confined to farming, but he lived such a life that he always had the respect and esteem of his friends and neighbors, and when we possess that we feel that life has not been in vain. A good many had gone from among us, and in his passing we drop the tear of sympathy with his bereaved ones, with the hope that the Father of us all will comfort them in the terrible loss that they have sustained.

Relatives from a distance who were here last week to attend the funeral of the late E. D. Blair of Osage community included Mr. W. W. Blair and family, Mr. J. A. Blair and son, Mr. W. H. McConnell and family, Dr. John E. Parker and wife, Mr. J. F. Taylor and wife of Houston; Mr. Chas. Taylor and family and Mr. Sam Garrett, Patterson; Mrs. Lizzie Garrett, Mrs. Nellie Cliett and daughter, of Katy; Rev. Jno.. R. Campbell of Milford; Mr. Chas. Campbell of Huntsville; Mr. H. G. Blair and family of McKinney; Mrs. W. A. Trousdale and Mrs. Sam Clapp of El Campo; Mr. Lee Graves and family and Mrs. Hallie Graves of Eagle Lake; Mrs. Albert Hahn, Mrs. Wm. Paulsen, Mrs. Fay Youens, Messrs. Frank, Ned and Arthur Burford of Columbus.

Weimar Mercury, 26 June 1936
From the files of Dorothy Albrecht

He was a farmer for 40 years.