Doris Blair, 95, of Slater passed away Saturday, Jan. 8, 2022, at her home in Slater, Iowa.
Funeral services will be held Monday, Jan. 17 at 10:30 a.m. at the Perry Bible Church in Perry. Visitation will be Sunday, Jan. 16 from 3-5 p.m. at the Carris Family Funeral Home and Cremation Care in Perry. Burial will be in the Slater Cemetery in Slater. Everyone is encouraged to wear face coverings and practice social distancing while attending visitation and services.
Doris Lenore Blair was born Jan. 29, 1926, in Concordia, Kansas, to David Linn and Helen Lenore (Willert) Livers. She was born with a twin brother as well.
Doris grew up on a farm near Waterville, Kansas, and attended a one-room elementary school in District 118 Lone Tree School and then high school in Waterville, Kansas, graduating in 1944. She was involved with 4H, music, and the Drama Club all through high school. Home economics was her favorite subject.
After graduating, Doris moved to Wichita, Kansas, to live with her sister, Helen, and worked at Beechcraft as a parts expediter until the war ended to save money for college.
She then attended Midland College in Fremont, Nebraska, earning a two-year elementary education degree. After that she moved to Potter, Nebraska, and taught third and fourth grades.
On New Year’s Eve 1947, Doris met Robert Owen Blair, and they were married Nov. 24, 1948, in Waterville, Kansas.
She spent most of her life as a homemaker.
In Robins, Iowa, they attended Faith Baptist, and it was there she committed her life to Christ.
While living in Robins, two girls were adopted, Ann in 1960 and Jean in 1963, and in 1964 the family moved to Ames. They located in Slater in 1986, and Doris lived there until her death.
She was preceded in death by her parents, Linn and Lenore Livers of Waterville, Kansas; brother, Ronald W. Livers of Hayes, Kansas; sister, Helen Mattson of Overland Park, Kansas; her twin brother, David L. Livers of Normal, Illinois; and her husband, Robert 0. Blair.
Surviving are her sister, Jean Rinde of Fergus Falls, Minnesota; daughters, Ann B. (Ken) Watson of Forsyth, Missouri, and Jean E. Blair of Orange City, Iowa; seven grandchildren, Timothy (Abbey) Miller of Mount Holly, N.C., Sasha (Zach) Baetsle of Carlisle, Iowa, Jennifer Bunning of Des Moines, Lucas Bunning of Des Moines, Joe and James Darby of Boone and Tiffani (Nick) Pospisil of Ames; seven great-grandchildren, Diedrich and Alexis Miller, Chase Sondgeroth, Grayson Pospisil, Landon Bunning-Allie, Skye Gardner and Emma West.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are suggested to the Perry Bible Church and may be left at the funeral home. Online condolences may be left at www.carrisfuneralhome.com.
