Obit Blair Shirley

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Shirley Alice Blair passed away peacefully in her Snowflake home on Jan. 16, 2019.

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Family visitation will be at 10 a.m. on Saturday, Jan. 19, with the funeral at 11 a.m. at The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Pioneer Park Chapel in Snowflake.

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Shirley was born Nov. 24, 1931, in Miami, Ariz., to Frederick Fritz and Alice McIlveen.

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Her life was dedicated to serving others. Even in her later years, she was continually looking for opportunities to make others happy. She was married to Keith Blair for 69 years and they made their home primarily in Heber. She joined The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints shortly after marrying Keith and served in many positions in the church including a
full time mission in Newfoundland, Canada.

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She loved to spend time with her grandchildren, to garden, to feed anyone who walked in her door and was a big Arizona sports fan. She has eight children, Rick (April) Blair of Nutrioso, Mike (Valerie) Blair of Mesa, Steve (Nancy) Blair of Heber, Vance Blair of Snowflake, Elden (Jackie) Blair of Snowflake, Allyson (Ed) Hunt of Chandler, Shireen (Hollis) Larson of Chandler and Samantha (Kiley) Crosby of Gilbert. She has 34 grandchildren, 101 (and a half) great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren. She was dearly loved by her family and friends, and will be missed by all that knew her.

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Silver Creek Mortuary of Taylor handled the arrangements.

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