Vina “Mae” Blair
August 7, 2022
Date of Service: August 13, 2022
Interment Location: Garden of Gethsemane
Mae became a loyal member of the Order of the Eastern Star Sycamore Chapter 163 in 1982 serving as Worthy Matron for several years as well as Chaplain and Martha. She was honored to be chosen to be on the Grand Committees and as a Grand Representative. She made several lifelong friends in the local chapters of the Order of the Eastern Star and cherished all the memories she made serving in this organization.
Mae loved to cook and everyone loved her cooking, especially her gravy and biscuits. She enjoyed working with her flowers and could grow anything from small cuttings. Mae loved to sing, especially the song, Thank You Lord for Your Blessings on Me, and you would hear her singing wherever she went. She danced around the house and said that was how she lost weight. She enjoyed telling jokes and making people laugh. She regularly visited people at the nursing homes and would take food to the shuts-ins at their homes. Mae dedicated her life to helping others and her loving generosity will not be forgotten by all who met her.
Those left to cherish her memory are her daughter, Brenda Blair, sons, Larry Blair (Melanie), Tommy Blair (Nancy), Jerry Blair (Ruth Ann Haynes); grandsons, Dustin Baker, Corey Smith, Connor Smith (Fiancé Ashley Coon), Anthony Blair, Kevin Blair, Brian Blair, granddaughter, Tesha Blair, great-granddaughter, Kaylee Knittel, and son-in-law, David Baker.
The family would like to thank the staff at Lifecare Center, Avalon Hospice with a special thank you to her social worker, Sandy, and her nurses, Grace, Penny, and Cieara. Their dedication showed how they cared for Mae. The family would like to thank Dortha, Latonya, and Vanessa at Signature Healthcare in Elizabethton for their loving care of Mae. The family would also like to thank Dr. Kenneth Olive, Dr. Fawwaz Hamati, and Dr. Charles Miller for their care. The family would also like to thank close friends, Greg, Thelma, and Peggy Swanson, Mabel Irwin, April Matherly, Sally Matherly, Diane Cable, Amiee Lester, Dean, and Mary Ritchie, Jamey Baird, Dallas Cook, Jeff Woods, Trudy Mick, and her sister-in-law, Joann Ann Vines. The family would also like to extend their gratitude to Rachel Moody for her years of love, dedication, and for being part of the family. You are loved very much.
Officiating the service will be Pastor Ernest Widby, Sr. Pallbearers will be Dustin Baker, Brenda Blair, Corey Smith, Connor Smith, Chris Canter, and Rachel Moody. Honorary Pallbearers are Larry Blair, Tommy Blair, Jerry Blair, Anthony Blair, Kevin Blair, Brian Blair, Jamey Baird, Greg Swanson, Bill Mosley, and Dean Mosier.
The family will receive friends 12 pm- 2 pm on Saturday, August 13th followed by the service to honor her life. They will be traveling in procession following the service to the graveside at Happy Valley Memorial Park.
Words of comfort can be sent to the family through our website, www.tetrickfuneralhome.com. Tetrick Funeral Home-Riverside Chapel, 211 North Riverside, Elizabethton, TN 37643 (423) 542-2232 is honored to serve the Blair family.