Obituary from the Democratic Watchman June 22, 1917
Blair -Mrs. Anna Irene Blair Widow of Darius G. Blair passed away at
her home in Tyrone at 8:45 o'clock last Thursday morning after three
weeks illness with pneumonia. Her husband died last October and since
that time she had worked hard and assiduously to keep her little family
of four children together, with the result that her condition was
considerably debilitated and when she contacted a heavy cold about a
month ago, pneumonia soon developed.
She was the daughter of David (deceased) and Mary M. Gates and was
born in Loveville, this county, on October 17th, 1872 hence at her death
was 44 years, 7 months and 28 days old. Her girlhood life was spent at
the home of her birth and it was there she grew to womanhood and became
a member of the Centre Line Lutheran church.
On August 23rd, 1900 she was married in Bellfonte to Darius DG. Blair,
of Buffalo Run Valley. Most of her married life was spent in Buffalo Run
and Halfmoon valleys, but a few years ago they moved to Tyrone where Mr.
Blair secured employment in the papermill. Last October He died after a
brief illness and now his widow has passed away, leaving a family of four
young children, namely: Florence B., Leroy C., Claire H. and Merrill G.,
all of whom were at home, but have already found future homes in good
families. She is also survived by her aged mother living at Warriorsmark,
and the following brothers and sisters: Mrs. Frank Smith, of Hastings;
Charles L., Hannah Margaret and Ella A. Gates, of Bellefonte; Mrs. Hays
Dixon, of Johnstown; Mrs. Robert Kustaborder, of Warriorsmark; Benner G.
Gates, of Lewistown; Mrs. Charles Young, of Altoona and Earl E. Gates of
Lupton, Cal.
After locating in Tyrone she joined the first Lutheran church and the
funeral services were held in that edifice at 2:30 o'clock on Saturday
afternoon by her pastor, Rev, J. P. Miller, after which burial was made
beside her husband in Grandview cemetery.