MINNIE FRANCIS BLAIR 1920-2007 Funeral services were held Monday, Oct. 8, noon, at the Jones- Preston Funeral Home Chapel for Minnie Frances Salyer Blair, 87, of Springfield, Ohio, formerly of Hager Hill, Ky., who passed away Thursday, Oct.4 2007. Mrs. Blair was born Feb. 29, 1920 in Johnson County, Ky., daughter of the late Ezra and Vernia Blevins Salyer. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Wallace Blair. Surviving are one son, James Wallace Blair of Tipp City, Ohio; two daughters, Carol Upchurch of Springfield and Karen Swords of Columbus, Ohio; one brother, Mitchell Salyer of Catlettsburg, Ky.; two sisters, Hester Bayes of Hager Hill and Loretta VanHoose of Springfield; five grandchildren and eight great- grandchildren; and three step-grandchildren and three step-great-grandchildren. The service was officiated by Richard Williams, with burial in the Johnson County Memorial Cemetery at Staffordsville, Ky. Arrangements under the direction of the Jones-Preston Funeral Home of Paintsville, Ky. Paintsville Herald Wednesday Oct.24 2007
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