Tom C Blair Obituary (1928

Tom C Blair, 89 of Sand Springs, Oklahoma passed from this temporary life to his permanent life in heaven on Sunday, January 14, 2018 in Sand Springs. Tom was born June 20, 1928 in Fairfax. Oklahoma, to the late Buel Blair and Rilla White Blair. Arrangements have been entrusted to the care of Dillon Marler Dighton Funeral Home in Sand Springs. A visitation is scheduled from 12:00 p.m. till 5:00 p.m. on January 16, 2018 at Dillon Marler Dighton Funeral Home, 1200 North Cleveland, Sand Springs, Oklahoma. A funeral service will be held at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, January 17, 2018 at the Church of the Nazarene in Sapulpa, Oklahoma located at 302 South Elm Street, Sapulpa, Oklahoma. Interment will follow at Woodland Memorial Park Cemetery, 1200 North Cleveland, Sand Springs, Oklahoma. He attended Fairfax High School and graduated in 1946. After graduating from school, Tom joined the United States Army and served his country two years. He then went to college, and after college went back into the Army and served in the Rock Koran War. After being discharged from the Army, he married the love of his life, Emma Jean Blair and from that union they had one daughter, Debora Blair. After finishing his education, Tom worked at Hughes Bit Company, and later went to Continental Oil where he worked for thirty- five years before retiring. He also, worked in Oklahoma and Louisiana. He moved back to Sand Springs in 1985, and attended the Church of the Nazarene in Sapulpa, Oklahoma and was very active in that church. Tom enjoyed duck hunting, fishing, crafts and was a good artist. Tom is survived by his loving wife, Emma Jean Blair of the home; his daughter, Debora Blair; one sister-in-law, Faye Reed and husband Don of Sand Springs, Oklahoma; and niece, Carol Reynolds. He was preceded in death by his parents, Buel and Rilla Blair; one sister, Nola Bell Rouseau.