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Submitted: 2/22/22 • Approved: 2/22/22 • Last Updated: 2/22/22 • R13159-G0
Hollie
1899 - February 12, 1943
Obituary
Hollie Blair The second accident of its kind in the county within the past two weeks occurred Friday, February 12, 1943, when Hollie Blair was killed in a coal bank near his home at Asa. Blair was digging coal when a loose stone became dislodged, striking him and causing immediate death. Surviving are his wife, Lizzie Blair, children, Lorene, Hannah, Imogene, Jerdiene, Pauline, James and Elmer, mother, Mrs. Catherine Blair, brothers Vernie and Albert, sisters, Mrs. Mollie Trimble, Mrs. Clara McFaddin, Nola and a host of friends and relatives. He was laid to rest in the Sam Blair cemetery at Asa Saturday, February 13, 1943, the Preston Funeral Home having charge of arrangements. A West van Lear man, W. H. Blevins, was killed in a similar accident on Thursday, January 28, 1943. Paintsville Herald Thursday 02-11-1943
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