This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/VW.2ADE/989.1.1.1 Message Board Post: Heather, here's his dc & obit..if you'd like the paper copy of the obit send me your mailing address to Sto4us@aol.com The obit doesn't mention children or Osa, anymore clues on her.....Hope this helps...Alma Death Certificate transcription, Merced County. Book 15, page 406 James Riley Blair Death date: Nov 11, 1947 Time: ---- Age: 71 yrs, 10 months, 1 day Sex: Male Color/Race: White Marital status: Divorced Occupation: Retired - General - Farming Birthdate: Jan 10, 1876 Birthplace: Ark. Veteran: NO SS#: None Name and birthplace of Mother: Emily Turnay, unkn Name and birthplace of Father: Joseph Blair, Tnn. Name of husband/wife: Osa Blair Length of stay in this community: 5 years, in CA: 50 years Place of death: Rural Merced, Rt. 1 Box 423, Merced, CA Residence: none listed Place of burial: Masonic Cemetery, Merced, CA Burial date: Nov 15, 1947 Funeral director: W.C. Bradford Funeral Chaple, Merced Informant: Mrs. Ann Blair, Merced Cause of death: Rupture od Ascending Aorta, due to: Anuerism of Ascending arota, due to: Arteriosclerosis ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Merced Sun-Star, Merced, CA. Nov 12, 1947. page 3 James R. Blair Dies Tuesday Afternoon. Funeral services are pending at the W.C. Bradford chapel for James E. Blair, 71, who died early yesterday afternoon at his home in Merced. A native of Arkansas, Blair had resided locally for the past five years. He leaves two brothers, Rufus Blair of Fayetteville, Ark., and Lawrence Blair, St. Louis; and a sister, Mrs. Ray Albright, Los Angeles. the deceased was a member of Stand Lodge No. 440, F and AM, Oakland; Oakland Scottish Rites Bodies, and Aahmes Temple.