Mrs. Mary Blair's Obituary
Funeral Service for Mrs. Mary Blair, 74, of Alexander City, Alabama, will be Wednesday, December 29, 2021, at 2:00 pm at the Chapel of Radney Funeral Home. Pastor Dick Stark will officiate. Burial will follow in the Hillview Memorial Park. The family will receive friends on Wednesday, December 29, 2021, from 12:00 pm to 1:30 pm at Radney Funeral Home.
Mrs. Blair passed away on Saturday, December 25, 2021, at Russell Medical. She was born on August 21, 1947, in Chambers County, Alabama to Walter Clyde Adams and Florence Puckett Adams. She was an active member of Faith Temple. Mary was a loving wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. She attended cosmetology school and worked in this profession for 20 years then attended Coosa Valley Nursing School where she obtained a degree as a registered nurse and finished as the third in her class and worked in the healthcare profession for 16 years before retiring. Mary was an excellent seamstress and with her talents she made all her grandchildren’s christening gowns and many other heirloom outfits for her grandchildren and great-grandchildren, along with crocheting blankets. She had a life-long love of cooking, especially desserts.
She is survived by her husband of 51 years, John E. Blair; sons, Raymond A. Blair (Julie), Michael K. Blair (Donna); daughter, Toni B. Mann (Chuck); stepsons, John E. Blair Jr., Terry Blair; stepdaughter, Tina Lynch (Jerry); grandchildren, Josh Spivey (Caitlin), Kerri Gordon (Andy), Adam Blair (Burgundy), Blair Adams (Justin), Cheyenne Blair, Micah Blair; seven great-grandchildren; step-grandchildren, Cody Blair (Rachel), Lindsey Browning, Audrey Ray (Jeremy), Brandon Cumbie (Shannon); siblings, Louise Workman (Kevin), Richard Adams (Sandra), Debbie Brand (Jack) and Jeannene Sanders (David).
She was preceded in death by her parents and brother, Tony Adams.
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