August 18, 2006

Viola Lair

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Viola Mae Lair, 80, of Chaffee died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, at her home. She was born May 22, 1926, at Ancel, Mo., daughter of Homer and Lillian Gowens Poole. She and Robert U. Lair were married Aug. 28, 1948. He died May 4, 1996. Lair had owned Hickory Hills BBQ and Pub in Chaffee. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Scott City...

CHAFFEE, Mo. -- Viola Mae Lair, 80, of Chaffee died Tuesday, Aug. 15, 2006, at her home.

She was born May 22, 1926, at Ancel, Mo., daughter of Homer and Lillian Gowens Poole. She and Robert U. Lair were married Aug. 28, 1948. He died May 4, 1996.

Lair had owned Hickory Hills BBQ and Pub in Chaffee. She was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses in Scott City.

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Survivors include a son, Bobby Lair of Chaffee; three daughters, Brenda Lair and Crystal Gramlisch of Chaffee, Lawanna Seabaugh of Leopold, Mo.; 10 grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.

She was preceded in death by a brother.

Friends may call at Amick-Burnett Funeral Chapel in Chaffee after 10 a.m. today.

The funeral will be at 2:30 p.m. today at the chapel. The Rev. Jerry Bain will officiate. Burial will be in Union Park Cemetery.

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