Henry Norman Blair

1916 - 2008  (91 years)

• Name	Henry Norman Blair
  Born	20 Apr 1916
  Gender	Male
  Died	29 Jan 2008	Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Buried	Gunter-Grizzle Cemetery, Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Person ID	I1672	Welcomer and Poor Relatives
  Last Modified	18 Apr 2011

  
  

  Father	Henry Doyle Blair,   b. 25 Sep 1890, Cannon Co., Tennessee ,   d. 5 Jan 1917  (Age 26 years)
  Mother	Mary Ethel Grizzle,   b. 3 Dec 1899, Cannon Co., Tennessee ,   d. 19 Jun 1919, McMinnville, Warren, Tennessee  (Age 19 years)
  Married	6 Jun 1915	Cannon Co., Tennessee
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jimmie Evelyn Melton,   b. 1 Jan 1919,   d. 7 Apr 2005, Cannon Co., Tennessee  (Age 86 years)
  Children	1. Gayle Blair,   b. 16 Dec 1937,   d. 15 Mar 1999  (Age 61 years)   2. Living   3. Living
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2023
  Family ID	F1206	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Norman's mother Ethel died when he was a very young boy, so he was raisedby his grandmother, Ethel's mother, Lela Hennessee. He was a great"brother" to Jessie Grizzle. ------------------ Murfreesboro, Tn. - The Daily News Journal Jan 30, 2008, Age: 91 Henry Norman Blair Henry Norman Blair, age 91, of the Short Mountain community died Jan. 30,2008. He was the son of the late Henry Doyle Blair and Mary Ethel Blair.He was preceded in death by his wife, Jimmie Melton Blair and his son,Gayle Blair. Services will be at 1 p.m. Saturday at New Short Mountain MethodistChurch with Brother David Dial and Brother Maurice Moore officiating.Burial will follow at Gunter Grizzle Cemetery. Visitation will be todayfrom 5 to 8 p.m. at Woodbury Funeral Home and Saturday from noon untiltime of services at the church. He is survived by his sons, Billy R. (Sue) Blair of Murfreesboro andNolan Douglas (Jackie) Blair of Woodbury; grandchildren, Melissa BlairWright, Joel, John, Evelyn and Susan Maureen Blair; and great-grandsonsMatthew Blair Reed and Grant Douglas Blair. Mr. Blair was a charter member of the New Short Mountain Methodist Churchand a U.S. Army veteran, having served in World War II. He was a retiredteacher, principal and Superintendent of Cannon County Schools. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the New Short MountainMethodist Church. Woodbury Funeral Home, 615-563-2311. www. woodburyfuneralhome.net.