Ralph Edward Blair

1953 - 2013  (59 years)

• Name	Ralph Edward Blair
  Born	12 Dec 1953
  Gender	Male
  Died	25 Jan 2013	Kindred Healthcare   [1]
  Buried	29 Jan 2013	New Providence Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery   [2]
  Person ID	I340652	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 Jan 2013

  
  

  Father	Ralph Rex Blair,   b. 3 Jul 1930,   d. 18 Feb 1996, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Lennis U. Henderson,   b. 10 Jun 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jun 2003, Blount Memorial Hospital, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Married	18 Dec 1950
  Family ID	F133819	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Debbie Ricketts
  Married	Abt 1978
  Children	1. Ralph Blair   2. Ashley Blair
  Family ID	F133818	Group Sheet

  
  

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  [S52] Miller Funeral Home, (http://www.millerfuneralhome.org), 25 Jan 2013. (December 12, 1953 - January 25, 2013) Ralph Edward Blair, age 59, of Alcoa, left the loving arms of his wife and family to walk into the arms of his loving Savior on Friday, January 25, 2013 at Kindred Healthcare after a long battle with kidney disease. Ralph was an avid camper and fisherman. He loved to spend time with his 3 grandsons. Ralph worked at Burress Company for 25 years, and Chevron-Phillips until retirement. He was preceded in death by his parents, Ralphie Rex and Lennis U. Henderson Blair. He is survived by his loving wife of 35 years, Debbie Ricketts Blair; children, Ralph and Stephanie “Trupie” Blair, Ashley and fiancée, James O’Brien; grandsons, Tyler, Jordan, and Austin Blair; father and mother-in-law, H.G. and Evelyn Ricketts; sisters and brothers-in-law, Betty and Robbie Wood, and Maxie and Mark Prater; and nephews, Joe Correll, Randall and Jesse Prater. We want to thank the staff of Kindred Healthcare for their loving care. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the funeral home. Funeral service will be held 7:00 PM Monday, January 28, 2013, at Miller Funeral Home, Cedar Chapel with Rev. Tim Fleeger and Rev. Rex Everett officiating. The interment will be held at 3:00 PM Tuesday at New Providence Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM Monday at Miller Funeral Home, Maryville, (865) 982-6041, www.millerfuneralhome.org. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 104188708).