Elizabeth Anne Carr Blair

Anne Blair, age 95, of Mtn. Brook, passed peacefully Saturday, August 25, 2012 at home. Anne was born December 6, 1916, Ann Arbor, Michigan to Carlyle R., and Bernice P. Carr. She graduated Scarborough High School, Tarrytown, New York; attended Katharine Gibbs Fine Arts School 2 year secretarial program, New York City. Anne married Graham Haring, June 23, 1940, was widowed with 2 young children in 1954, in Cleveland, Ohio. She relocated to Scottsdale, Arizona to be near her elderly parents, where she lived until marrying (the late) Harrison W. Blair on March 18, 1967, she then moved to Birmingham. Together they enjoyed volunteering with Alabama Symphony Orchestra, traveling the world; she also enjoyed working at the information booth of Birmingham Museum of Art. Mrs. Blair loved animals, enjoyed riding horses, and particularly her days spent at Patchwork Farms with her friends and her beloved horse Jester.

The family wishes to thank Jacquline Cox and Eula Struggs for their extraordinary care, and trusted friendship.

Mrs. Blair is survived by her daughters, Pamela (Robert) Arthur and Carrlyn Clay; 3 grandchildren: Wendy (Tom) Julian, Blaine (Nicolle) Pitkin, Justin Bates and the late Cody Bates who preceded her in death. She has 5 great-grandchildren, Zachary and Alexander Julian, Ronnie and Donnie Pitkin, and Jordan Bates also Mel Robinson a dear and beloved friend to Anne and family.

A memorial service will be held for Anne Blair on Sunday October 7, 2012 at 1:00 p.m.

with a reception following at Ridout’s Valley Chapel, 1800 Oxmoor Road, Homewood, AL 35209

In lieu of flowers the family suggests memorials in memory of Anne to the Humane Society of Birmingham.　

Ridout’s Valley Chapel in Homewood directing.