Obituary from The Times-News (Twin Falls, ID) - Sunday, April 20, 1986:
SHOSHONE - J. Garland Blair, 58, of Nez Perce, formerly of Shoshone, died Friday at St. Mar's Hospital in Cottonwood.
Born January 15, 1928 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, he was educated in Sand Springs and Jay, Oklahoma. He worked as a logger and in a mill of a family-owned operation in Oklahoma.
He married Alleta Mullins in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, January 27, 1949. They were later divorced. In 1952 he moved to Shoshone, where he farmed, did custom farming, and was involved in a dairy operation. He later did pump sales and repair work in Shoshone, moving to Cottonwood in 1982, and later to Nez Perce. He married Leona Duman, January 23, 1982 in Cottonwood, where they ran a cattle operation.
Mr. Blair was past president of Lincoln County Farm Bureau and a member of the Lewis County Farm Bureau.
Surviving are: his wife of Nez Perce; a son, Dale Blair of Denver; a daughter, Shirley Blair of Gooding; a brother, Joe Blair of Jerome; a sister, Maxine Ryals of Boise; 10 stepdaughters, Bonnie Gehring, Shirley Gehring, Jeanne Arzen, Cleo Duman, Doris Rehder, and Connie Mager, all of Cottonwood, Donna Wassmuth of Cream Creek, Idaho; Verla Nelson of Clarkston, Washington, Mary Franks of Eagle, and Shelly Koepl of Nez Perce; 28 step-grandchildren; and a great-stepgrandchild.
A service will be held Wednesday in the Shoshone First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Shoshone Cemetery.
SHOSHONE - J. Garland Blair, 58, of Nez Perce, formerly of Shoshone, died Friday at St. Mar's Hospital in Cottonwood.
Born January 15, 1928 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, he was educated in Sand Springs and Jay, Oklahoma. He worked as a logger and in a mill of a family-owned operation in Oklahoma.
He married Alleta Mullins in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, January 27, 1949. They were later divorced. In 1952 he moved to Shoshone, where he farmed, did custom farming, and was involved in a dairy operation. He later did pump sales and repair work in Shoshone, moving to Cottonwood in 1982, and later to Nez Perce. He married Leona Duman, January 23, 1982 in Cottonwood, where they ran a cattle operation.
Mr. Blair was past president of Lincoln County Farm Bureau and a member of the Lewis County Farm Bureau.
Surviving are: his wife of Nez Perce; a son, Dale Blair of Denver; a daughter, Shirley Blair of Gooding; a brother, Joe Blair of Jerome; a sister, Maxine Ryals of Boise; 10 stepdaughters, Bonnie Gehring, Shirley Gehring, Jeanne Arzen, Cleo Duman, Doris Rehder, and Connie Mager, all of Cottonwood, Donna Wassmuth of Cream Creek, Idaho; Verla Nelson of Clarkston, Washington, Mary Franks of Eagle, and Shelly Koepl of Nez Perce; 28 step-grandchildren; and a great-stepgrandchild.
A service will be held Wednesday in the Shoshone First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Shoshone Cemetery.
Obituary from The Times-News (Twin Falls, ID) - Sunday, April 20, 1986:
SHOSHONE - J. Garland Blair, 58, of Nez Perce, formerly of Shoshone, died Friday at St. Mar's Hospital in Cottonwood.
Born January 15, 1928 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, he was educated in Sand Springs and Jay, Oklahoma. He worked as a logger and in a mill of a family-owned operation in Oklahoma.
He married Alleta Mullins in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, January 27, 1949. They were later divorced. In 1952 he moved to Shoshone, where he farmed, did custom farming, and was involved in a dairy operation. He later did pump sales and repair work in Shoshone, moving to Cottonwood in 1982, and later to Nez Perce. He married Leona Duman, January 23, 1982 in Cottonwood, where they ran a cattle operation.
Mr. Blair was past president of Lincoln County Farm Bureau and a member of the Lewis County Farm Bureau.
Surviving are: his wife of Nez Perce; a son, Dale Blair of Denver; a daughter, Shirley Blair of Gooding; a brother, Joe Blair of Jerome; a sister, Maxine Ryals of Boise; 10 stepdaughters, Bonnie Gehring, Shirley Gehring, Jeanne Arzen, Cleo Duman, Doris Rehder, and Connie Mager, all of Cottonwood, Donna Wassmuth of Cream Creek, Idaho; Verla Nelson of Clarkston, Washington, Mary Franks of Eagle, and Shelly Koepl of Nez Perce; 28 step-grandchildren; and a great-stepgrandchild.
A service will be held Wednesday in the Shoshone First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Shoshone Cemetery.
SHOSHONE - J. Garland Blair, 58, of Nez Perce, formerly of Shoshone, died Friday at St. Mar's Hospital in Cottonwood.
Born January 15, 1928 in Sand Springs, Oklahoma, he was educated in Sand Springs and Jay, Oklahoma. He worked as a logger and in a mill of a family-owned operation in Oklahoma.
He married Alleta Mullins in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, January 27, 1949. They were later divorced. In 1952 he moved to Shoshone, where he farmed, did custom farming, and was involved in a dairy operation. He later did pump sales and repair work in Shoshone, moving to Cottonwood in 1982, and later to Nez Perce. He married Leona Duman, January 23, 1982 in Cottonwood, where they ran a cattle operation.
Mr. Blair was past president of Lincoln County Farm Bureau and a member of the Lewis County Farm Bureau.
Surviving are: his wife of Nez Perce; a son, Dale Blair of Denver; a daughter, Shirley Blair of Gooding; a brother, Joe Blair of Jerome; a sister, Maxine Ryals of Boise; 10 stepdaughters, Bonnie Gehring, Shirley Gehring, Jeanne Arzen, Cleo Duman, Doris Rehder, and Connie Mager, all of Cottonwood, Donna Wassmuth of Cream Creek, Idaho; Verla Nelson of Clarkston, Washington, Mary Franks of Eagle, and Shelly Koepl of Nez Perce; 28 step-grandchildren; and a great-stepgrandchild.
A service will be held Wednesday in the Shoshone First Baptist Church. Burial will be in Shoshone Cemetery.
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