Sarah Blair

Sarah Joan Blair of Potosi, Missouri known to many as “Joann” Blair departed this life on October 19, 2010 at the Mineral Area Regional Medical Center having reached the age of seventy five years, three months and six days. She was born on July 13, 1935 at Caruthersville, Missouri a daughter to the late Guffrie Malugen and Gertrude (MaGee) Malugen.

Joann was baptized and accepted the Lord at the age of eight years old at the First Baptist Church of Caruthersville. She attended the First Presbyterian of Potosi for many years and sometimes attended Grassy Hollow Church.

On July 25, 1953, Joann was united in marriage to Norman Blair and they shared fifty seven years together. Four sons were born to this union.

She loved her family and was so proud of all of her children and grandchildren. Each of her son’s all had a very special place in her heart. She would very seldom go a day with out talking to them. She adored all of her grandchildren and checked on them often.

Joann always had a smile for everyone that she saw. If you were ever lucky enough to have met her, you would have loved her instantly. She was a sweet lady that had a big heart. She loved the simple things in life. She didn’t require a lot of material things and she would always put her family before herself.

Joann worked at Brown Shoe Company for thirty two years, both at the heel plant and the shoe factory. She was proud of her years of work. During the years that she worked there she made several friends those friendships still remain today.

Some of her favorite pastimes were doing word searches, playing yahtzee, sitting on her porch, listening to her scanner, and talking on the phone. She also loved her flowers, being outdoors, riding out to deer camp with her son Robert and visiting with all her family and friends Joann was a very precious lady and will be missed ever so much by all of her family and friends.

In addition to her parents, Sarah was preceded in death by two sons Ronald Blair and Robert Blair and a brother Johnny Malugen.

Those who remain to mourn her passing are her husband Norman Blair of Potosi; two sons Steve Blair and wife Karen of Park Hills; Brian Blair and wife Amy of Cadet; four brothers James Malugen and wife Carol of Charleston, Missouri; Jr. Malugen and wife Lucy of Charleston, Missouri; Wayne Malugen and wife Gena of Potosi; Warren Malugen and wife Barb of Potosi; sister Erma Vaughan and husband Jack of Cape Girardeau; eight grandchildren Brandi Grindel, Matt Blair, Lauri Ann Blair, Tyler Blair, Shelby Blair, Tim Richards, Elliott Blair and Clarissa Blair; two great grandchildren Jaylin Grindel, Tristin Grindel; many other relatives and friends who will sadly miss her.

Funeral services were conducted on Friday, October 22, 2010 at 2 PM at the DeClue Chapel with Rev. Leonard Compton and Rev. Bryce Wilson officiating. Serving as pallbearers were Tim Richard, Elliott Blair, Tyler Blair, Matt Blair, Shane Blair, Shannon Blair, Adam Blair, and Josh Portell.

Interment and final prayers were held at Antioch Cemetery. All arrangements were entrusted to the care and direction of the DeClue Family Funeral Home.