Loretto Blair, 93, Bardstown
Loretta Blair, 93, died Sunday, Oct. 16, 2011, at Jewish Hospital-Shelbyville. She was born April 30, 1918, in Nelson County. Loretta graduated from Bethlehem Academy and Spalding College, started her career in a one room schoolhouse at Riverbend near Cedar Creek. She went on to teach at St. Thomas Elementary and retired as principal in 1985. She was a member of St. Thomas Parish.
LORETTO BLAIR
She was preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, James Arthur Blair; her parents, Miles Edward and Rose Eleanora Cecil Edelen; three brothers, Bobby Edelen, Paul Edelen and Charles Edelen; and four sisters, Nelson Hite, Eva Brown, Dorothy Wagoner and Martha Spalding.
Survivors include one son, James David (Rose) Blair of Bardstown; two daughters, Rose Ann (Ed) Nipp of Frankfort and Mary Jane (Paul) Howell of Richmond; a brother, Marion Edelen of Bardstown; a sister, Lila Farnsworth of Deatsville; five grandchildren, Shannon (Michael) Quinn, Becky Blair, Elizabeth Blair, Virginia Blair and Will Lyons; three great-granddaughters; and many nieces and nephews.
A Mass of Christian burial will be 11 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 19, 2011, at St. Thomas Church with burial in the church cemetery. The Rev. Jeffrey Hopper will celebrate.
Visitation is 4-8 p.m. Tuesday and after 8:30 a.m. Wednesday at Mann and Greenwell Funeral Home. A prayer service will be 6 p.m. Tuesday conducted by Deacon Sam Filiatreau.
Memorial contributions may take the form of contributions to Bethlehem High School or St. Thomas Church.
Mann and Greenwell Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. For more information visit http://mannandgreenwell.com/.
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