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Delores E. Blair
DELORES E. BLAIR
Marion
Delores E. Blair, 81, of Marion, died Thursday, Dec. 20, 2018, at Crestview Acres in Marion. Services at 11 a.m. on Monday at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories. Entombment in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery. There will be a visitation on Sunday, from 2 to 4 p.m. at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home.
Survivors include her husband Harold; a son, Scott of Vinton; a daughter, Robin Blair of Cedar Rapids; two sisters, Mary Ann French of Springville and Marlene French of Henderson, Nev. She also is survived by two grandchildren, Jenna and Jennifer; and one great-grandchild, Grayson.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Delores was born on Sept. 7, 1937, in Coggon, the daughter of Lyle and Mabel McCleary French. She married Harold W. Blair on Sept. 24, 1966, in Marion.
Delores was a homemaker and sold Avon for more than 25 years. She enjoyed baking and the time spent with her beloved family and friends. Delores forever will be remembered as a loving and caring wife, mother and grandmother, whose memory will be cherished by all who knew and loved her.
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