Austin Blair Obituary
Austin was born October 22, 1940, in Shady Point, Oklahoma, to Carl Alvin and Ophelia (Fout) Blair.
Austin married Pricilla Mae Rose on June 10, 1959, in Kansas. They enjoyed 52 years of loving marriage before Pricilla preceded him in death on July 22, 2011.
During his years of working, Austin was a camera man and worked for the Bartlesville Examiner-Enterprise for many years, Sedilia Democrat in Sedilia, Missouri, and then later for Leonard Printing.
Survivors include his two children, Beverly Hanford and Denny Blair; grandchildren, Brandy Thomas and Justin Blair; four great-grandchildren; and cousins, JR and Francis Fout.
Private family services will be held. Austin's cremains will be inurned at White Rose Cemetery next to his wife Pricilla. Arrangements are under the direction of Davis Family Funeral Home & Crematory – Walker Brown Chapel, 4201 Nowata Rd., Bartlesville, OK 74006, 918-333-7665. Online condolences and memories may be shared at www.DavisFamilyFuneralHome.com.
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