Mildred Blair (Camdenton)'s Obituary
Mildred Maxine Blair, daughter of Charles Cecil and Goldie Mae Jackson Osborn, was born January 11, 1919, in Camden County, Missouri. She departed this life Friday, September 24, 2010, in Richland Care Center, Richland, Missouri, at the age of ninety-one years, eight months and thirteen days.
On August 5, 1944, in Camdenton, Missouri, she was united in marriage to Manuel Jefferson Blair and to this union two children were born. Together they shared over fifty years of marriage until his passing on June 12, 1995.
She was also preceded in death by her parents and a grandson, Charles Wright.
Survivors include a daughter, Betty Wright; a son, Jerry Blair and his wife, Linda; four grandchildren, Paula Evans and her husband, Steve, Becky Keeney and her husband, Glenn, Jerry Blair Jr. and his wife, Rachel, and Mike Blair and his wife, Belva, all of Camdenton, Missouri; twelve great-grandchildren; three great-great-granddaughters; a sister, Lou Frey of Pleasant Hill, Missouri; two brothers, Alvin Osborn of Lone Jack, Missouri, and Malcolm Osborn and his, wife, Joan of Linn Creek, Missouri; and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and many friends.
Mildred was raised in Camden County and was a graduate of Camdenton High School in the Class of 1937. She worked for three years as a typist in the State Capitol in Jefferson City. She later worked for Blair Cedar as a packer and retired after twenty years of service.
Mildred made a profession of faith and was a member of First Baptist Church of Camdenton.
In her spare time she enjoyed researching family history. Most of all, she loved time spent with her family and friends.
She was a loving mother, grandmother, sister and aunt and a caring neighbor and friend. We celebrate her life and her accomplishments and will treasure the memories she created for her family and friends.
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