Mary Anna "went by Anna" (Williams) Blair
Obituaries
Daily Sentinel page 3D - May 31, 2020
Mary “Anna”
Blair
December 25, 1945 - May 8, 2020
Mary Anna Blair, 74, of Grand
Junction, died May 8, 2020,
at Paonia Care Center from
complications of Alzheimer’s
and Dementia.
Anna was a giving and kind
soul who enjoyed helping others
in any way that she could. She
also enjoyed reading, board/card
games, knitting, and her family. She was often referred to as “Saint
Anna” by loved ones, her smile was bright and her humor witty.
Anna also enjoyed her time as a volunteer at HopeWest Hospice of
Grand Junction.
Anna was born at St. Clare’s Hospital in St. John’s Newfoundland
on December 25, 1945, to Allan and Josephine (Kavanagh)
Williams. She grew up in Ferryland, NL and attended Sacred Heart
and St. Joseph’s Schools. After graduation she taught school for
a year at Blackhead in St. John’s. Anna then began working with
Avalon Telephone Company in St. John’s, NL.
On January 25, 1968, she married Albert “Bud” Blair at the Holy
Trinity RC Church in Ferryland, NL. Two short days later, Anna
and Bud moved to San Diego, CA, where her husband was stationed
in the Navy.
Once settled in San Diego, Anna began working for Pacific Bell
Telephone Company and shortly after she and Bud started their
family, welcoming a son and daughter into the world. When Bud
retired from the Navy in 1981, Anna transferred to Mountain Bell
Telephone Company and they moved to Grand Junction, Colorado.
Anna worked for the local telephone company throughout her career
and retired with 39 years of service in total. She enjoyed being an
active member of the Telephone Pioneers during her tenure with the
phone company.
Survivors include her husband, Albert “Bud” Blair (married 51
years); son, Darrin (Shauna) Blair; daughter, Kimberly (Justin)
Tate; grandsons, Christopher, Cody, and Kyle, and family members
in Canada, Ruth Walsh (Mike and family), Eunice Williams, Myra
Brophy (Fred and family), Darren Williams (Bonita and family).
The family would like to express their gratitude to Anna’s
caregivers at Paonia Care Center as well as the staff at HopeWest
Hospice of Delta and Grand Junction and Paula, Bill, and Joell.
Each and every one of you were extremely helpful, gracious, and
courteous in your assistance during this difficult time
