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Lawrence Elwood Blair

Lawrence Elwood Blair

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October 2, 1941 ~ August 24, 2011

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Lawrence Elwood Blair, 69, of Wallace Avenue, died peacefully and went to Heaven at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, with his family by his side at Hospice of South Central Indiana. Mr. Blair enjoyed fishing, garage sales, collecting coins and playing cards. He loved his cats and all his family. Born in Columbus Oct. 2, 1941, Mr. Blair was the son of Frank and Georgia Scarberry Blair. He married Mildred Louise "Millie" Scrogham April 27, 1963. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Pamela Kay (Larry) Estes of Columbus, IN, and Janette Sue (James Bryant) Blair of Columbus, IN; grandchildren, Christina Estes Holcomb, Jessica, Amber, Kyla and Samantha Estes, Toni Megan Swinney and Curtis Asher; great-grandchildren, Caden Holcomb and Alexander, Emily and Zachary Swinney; a sister, Dorothy Johnson of Columbus, IN; and special friends, Paul Jaggers, James Pickett and Jim Garmen. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Delmar, Frances and Wilbur Blair; and sisters, Pauline Taylor and Helen Hollis. FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Sunday at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with Pastor Virl Murray officiating. CALLING: 1 p.m. until service time Sunday. BURIAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Garland Brook Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the Lawrence Blair Memorial Fund.

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  3. Daddy, I know you are in a better place: (heaven). Rest in piece and I will be with you again, when GOD is ready for me to join you in the glory of HEAVEN!! lOVE AND MISS YOU DADDY!! lOVE YOUR DAUGTER JANETTE.

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  4. We are praying for your family’s continued strength while they accept your passing from this life. May God keep them all in His hand.

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  5. Grandpa. The lord works in mysterical ways, The day he took you was on my 25th Birthday. The memories I have of you I will always cherish so deep. All the wisdom u shared I will always keep. But the pain I feel is so heartbreaking. The love I seen you and my grandmother share was breath taking. When I look up to the sky I imagine ur face. Looking down on me telling me to have faith. I promise we will take care of Grandma for you We have be trying to stay strong for her through all of this for the pain i see in her eyes no one can miss. I wish you was still here with us to keep us all in line. But the lord seen all your pain and said it was time. I know your up there looking down on us to make sure we are alright, We know you loved your family and will always keep us in your site. And we will look up into the sky for you wishing you was still with us. The lord only takes the best home and he felt on that day Of August 24th, 2011 he must Love Toni-Megan Swinney

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  6. MY WONDERFUL FATHER! By Janette Blair/ your loving daughter THE EVENING THUNDER AND LIGHTING JUST BEGAN TO SAY, THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR YOU, I HELD YOUR HAND AS I STAYED BESIDE YOU, MY LOVE WAS THERE, IF JUST TO SEE YOU THROUGH! THE TEARS THEY FELL UPON YOUR FACE, I CALLED YOU BY YOUR NAME, I PRAYED TO GOD THAT YOU WERE SAFE AND SO YOUR PASSING CAME! DEAREST DADDY YOU GIVE ME STRENGTH, TO CARRY OUT YOUR LOVE, I PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL DO, WITH GUIDANCE FROM ABOVE! PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE WILL KNOW, THAT YOU ARE STILL AROUND, BECAUSE, DAD THE GIFT YOU HAVE, WILL KEEP US SAFE AND SOUND! YOU GAVE YOUR LIFE TO EVERYONE, WITH FAITH YOU PUT IN PLACE, THE PRAYERS YOU SAID WERE NOT IN VAIN, AND I SEE YOUR LOVELY FACE! I WILL NOT DESPAIR FOR YOU, COS I AM REALLY PROUD, THE FACT YOU GAVE ME LIFE ON EARTH, MY TEARDROPS ARE ALLOWED! BUT NEVER WILL A TEARDROP FALL, REGRETS ARE VERY FEW, THE GOOD TIMES THAT I HAVE INSIDE, ARE THERE BECAUSE OF YOU! DAD I LIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU, MY WAYS ARE SET IN STONE, INSPIRED BY LOVE COS YOU ARE GREAT, MY SINS I WILL ATTONE! NEVER HAVE I SEEN SUCH GRIEF, IN PEOPLE THAT YOU KNEW, BUT I’M NOT SHOCKED COS YOU ARE REAL, IN EVERY POINT OF VIEW! I PROMISE YOU THAT WHEN I CRY, THE TEARS WILL NOT BE SAD, THE WALK OF LIFE YOU CHOSE FOR ME, AND JUST MAKES I FEEL SO GLAD! DAD I LOVE YOU STILL THE SAME, WITH YOU I AM AT PEACE, YOU WILL SEE ME THROUGH THIS GRIEF, AND YOUR LOVE IS MY RELEASE! PROMISE YOU THAT AM OK I’M DOIN MY PART, OF MAKING SURE ARE FAMILY ARE STRONG AND KEEP YOUR FAMILY AND WHAT YOU’VE MADE OF IT! SITTING HERE ALONE WITH THOUGHTS, MY DAD IS BY MY SIDE, LOVING ME AND HUGGING ME, MY FATHERS PRIDE! MOM /PAM AND JANETTE YOU ARE DOING FINE, THE WORDS DAD SAYS TO ME, THE DEPTHS OF LIFE THAT DRAGGED ME DOWN, ARE GONNA SET ME FREE! PROMISE ME MY FAMILY I KNOW, YOU’LL DO YOUR VERY BEST AND THAT IS WHY I LOVE YOU ALL, NOW I SEEK MY REST! REST ASSURED MY DAD I SAY, THE LOVE YOU GAVE IS TRUE, JUST LOVING ME AND MAKING SENSE, IS WHAT I’M GONNA DO! , THE LOVE YOU GAVE MOM/PAM AND JANETTE IS SHINING THROUGH, A REAL LIFE AFTERGLOW! GOODNIGHT DAD AND REST IN PEACE, I LOVE YOU ALL THE WAY, TO FOLLOW YOU IN MY OWN TIME, IS SORT OF COME WHAT MAY! CHERISH ME MY TOWER OF STRENGTH, THESE WORDS WILL LET YOU KNOW AND JUST TO PROVE THAT YOU ARE HERE, PLEASE WHISPER TOO ME……I LOVE YOU

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lawrence blair

October 2, 1941 ~ August 24, 2011

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Lawrence Elwood Blair, 69, of Wallace Avenue, died peacefully and went to Heaven at 10:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2011, with his family by his side at Hospice of South Central Indiana. Mr. Blair enjoyed fishing, garage sales, collecting coins and playing cards. He loved his cats and all his family. Born in Columbus Oct. 2, 1941, Mr. Blair was the son of Frank and Georgia Scarberry Blair. He married Mildred Louise ?Millie? Scrogham April 27, 1963. Survivors include his wife; daughters, Pamela Kay (Larry) Estes of Columbus, IN, and Janette Sue (James Bryant) Blair of Columbus, IN; grandchildren, Christina Estes Holcomb, Jessica, Amber, Kyla and Samantha Estes, Toni Megan Swinney and Curtis Asher; great-grandchildren, Caden Holcomb and Alexander, Emily and Zachary Swinney; a sister, Dorothy Johnson of Columbus, IN; and special friends, Paul Jaggers, James Pickett and Jim Garmen. He was preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Delmar, Frances and Wilbur Blair; and sisters, Pauline Taylor and Helen Hollis. FUNERAL: 4 p.m. Sunday at Jewell-Rittman Family Funeral Home with Pastor Virl Murray officiating. CALLING: 1 p.m. until service time Sunday. BURIAL: 1 p.m. Tuesday at Garland Brook Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made through the funeral home to the Lawrence Blair Memorial Fund.

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  3. MY WONDERFUL FATHER!
    By Janette Blair/ your loving daughter

    THE EVENING THUNDER AND LIGHTING JUST BEGAN TO SAY, THE TIME IS RIGHT FOR YOU, I HELD YOUR HAND AS I STAYED BESIDE YOU, MY LOVE WAS THERE, IF JUST TO SEE YOU THROUGH! THE TEARS THEY FELL UPON YOUR FACE, I CALLED YOU BY YOUR NAME, I PRAYED TO GOD THAT YOU WERE SAFE AND SO YOUR PASSING CAME!

    DEAREST DADDY YOU GIVE ME STRENGTH, TO CARRY OUT YOUR LOVE, I PROMISE YOU THAT I WILL DO, WITH GUIDANCE FROM ABOVE! PEOPLE IN YOUR LIFE WILL KNOW, THAT YOU ARE STILL AROUND, BECAUSE, DAD THE GIFT YOU HAVE, WILL KEEP US SAFE AND SOUND!

    YOU GAVE YOUR LIFE TO EVERYONE, WITH FAITH YOU PUT IN PLACE, THE PRAYERS YOU SAID WERE NOT IN VAIN, AND I SEE YOUR LOVELY FACE! I WILL NOT DESPAIR FOR YOU, COS I AM REALLY PROUD, THE FACT YOU GAVE ME LIFE ON EARTH, MY TEARDROPS ARE ALLOWED!

    BUT NEVER WILL A TEARDROP FALL, REGRETS ARE VERY FEW, THE GOOD TIMES THAT I HAVE INSIDE, ARE THERE BECAUSE OF YOU! DAD I LIVE MY LIFE FOR YOU, MY WAYS ARE SET IN STONE, INSPIRED BY LOVE COS YOU ARE GREAT, MY SINS I WILL ATTONE!

    NEVER HAVE I SEEN SUCH GRIEF, IN PEOPLE THAT YOU KNEW, BUT I?M NOT SHOCKED COS YOU ARE REAL, IN EVERY POINT OF VIEW! I PROMISE YOU THAT WHEN I CRY, THE TEARS WILL NOT BE SAD, THE WALK OF LIFE YOU CHOSE FOR ME, AND JUST MAKES I FEEL SO GLAD!

    DAD I LOVE YOU STILL THE SAME, WITH YOU I AM AT PEACE, YOU WILL SEE ME THROUGH THIS GRIEF, AND YOUR LOVE IS MY RELEASE! PROMISE YOU THAT AM OK I?M DOIN MY PART, OF MAKING SURE ARE FAMILY ARE STRONG AND KEEP YOUR FAMILY AND WHAT YOU?VE MADE OF IT!

    SITTING HERE ALONE WITH THOUGHTS, MY DAD IS BY MY SIDE, LOVING ME AND HUGGING ME, MY FATHERS PRIDE! MOM /PAM AND JANETTE YOU ARE DOING FINE, THE WORDS DAD SAYS TO ME, THE DEPTHS OF LIFE THAT DRAGGED ME DOWN, ARE GONNA SET ME FREE!

    PROMISE ME MY FAMILY I KNOW, YOU?LL DO YOUR VERY BEST AND THAT IS WHY I LOVE YOU ALL, NOW I SEEK MY REST!
    REST ASSURED MY DAD I SAY, THE LOVE YOU GAVE IS TRUE, JUST LOVING ME AND MAKING SENSE, IS WHAT I?M GONNA DO!

    , THE LOVE YOU GAVE MOM/PAM AND JANETTE IS SHINING THROUGH, A REAL LIFE AFTERGLOW!

    GOODNIGHT DAD AND REST IN PEACE, I LOVE YOU ALL THE WAY, TO FOLLOW YOU IN MY OWN TIME, IS SORT OF COME WHAT MAY! CHERISH ME MY TOWER OF STRENGTH, THESE WORDS WILL LET YOU KNOW AND JUST TO PROVE THAT YOU ARE HERE, PLEASE WHISPER TOO ME……I LOVE YOU

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  4. Grandpa.

    The lord works in mysterical ways,
    The day he took you was on my 25th Birthday.

    The memories I have of you I will always cherish so deep.
    All the wisdom u shared I will always keep.

    But the pain I feel is so heartbreaking.
    The love I seen you and my grandmother share was breath taking.

    When I look up to the sky I imagine ur face.
    Looking down on me telling me to have faith.

    I promise we will take care of Grandma for you
    We have be trying to stay strong for her through all of this
    for the pain i see in her eyes no one can miss.

    I wish you was still here with us to keep us all in line.
    But the lord seen all your pain and said it was time.

    I know your up there looking down on us to make sure we are alright,
    We know you loved your family and will always keep us in your site.

    And we will look up into the sky for you wishing you was still with us.

    The lord only takes the best home and he felt on that day Of August 24th, 2011 he must
    Love Toni-Megan Swinney

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  5. We are praying for your family’s continued strength while they accept your passing from this life. May God keep them all in His hand.

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  6. Daddy, I know you are in a better place: (heaven).
    Rest in piece and I will be with you again, when GOD is ready for me to join you in the glory of HEAVEN!! lOVE AND MISS YOU DADDY!! lOVE YOUR DAUGTER JANETTE.

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