Obituary: Halifax Herald 11/24/2005
BLAIR, Kenneth Morell - 84, Folly Lake, died Tuesday, November 22, 2005, in Colchester Regional Hospital, Truro. Born in Belmont, he was a son of the late Gilbert and Bessie (Donkin) Blair. He was a veteran of the Second World War serving overseas. He was a former employee of the Canadian National Railway where he had worked for many years and a member of the Royal Canadian Legion, Branch No. 72, Great Village. He is survived by sisters, Margaret Tower, Folly Lake; Doris Weeks, Halifax; nieces, Marilyn Buckley (Ronald), Halifax; Patricia Chapman (Perry), Meaghers Grant; nephews, Robert Blair (Brenda), Folly Lake; James Weeks, Las Vegas. He was predeceased by his companion, Gladys MacLeod. Visitation will be held 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. today, with Legion Tribute service at 7 p.m., funeral service 2 p.m. Friday, all in Mattatall Funeral Home, Truro, Rev. Don MacQueen officiating, with a reception to follow in the funeral home. Burial will then be held in Folly Mountain Cemetery, Folly Mountain. Donations in Kenneth's memory may be made to the Heart and Stroke Foundation of Nova Scotia or Alzheimer Society of Nova Scotia. E-mail condolences may be sent to: mattatallfh@ns.aliantzinc.ca
