Posted on: Searcy Co. Ar Obituaries Reply Here: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/Ar/SearcyObits/10024 Surname: Blair, Motley ------------------------- Obituary: Springdale News June 9, 1978 Co. W.J. Blair Col. William Joe Blair, 65, of Fayetteville, died June 7 in Walter Reed Army Hospital, Bethesda, Md. Born May 23, 1913 at Marshall, he was the son of Rufus and Bessie Motley Blair. He was a 1930 graduate of Fayetteville High School, was active in athletics there and a member of The Regular Fellows. He was graduated from the University of Arkansas and was principal and coach at Elkins High School. He served a short term as a reserve officer in the Civilian Conservation Corps and was a chemist before becoming a carerr Army officer. He served in the Pacific Theater and conducted training programs in various U.S. Army Bases. He attended Frist Baptist Church in Fayetteville. Survivors include one son, ... two daughters, ...; his mother of Fayetteville; two brothers, Ray B. Blair of New Orleans, La. and Charles Hugh Blair of Tulsa, Okla.; one sister, Miss Grace Blair of Fayetteville and three grandchildren. Services will be at 10 a.m. Monday in Moore's Chapel, Fayetteville. Burial will be in Evergreen Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Cancer Research Institute, 133 E. 58th St., New York, N. Y. 10022.