Lucy (Meadows)Blair, 79

HARTLY - Lucy (Meadows) Blair of Hartly passed away peacefully in her sleep, Friday, Feb. 9, 2007. She was 79.

Mrs. Blair was born May 3, 1927, in Bluefield, W.Va., daughter of the late Mason and Elizabeth (Quisenberry) Meadows.

In 1957, she moved to Wilmington.

Mrs. Blair enjoyed bowling, fishing and her dogs. She will be missed by those who knew her.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Paul G. Blair, whom she had met in Wilmington; a son, James Perdue; a grandson, Johnny Roberts; and a great-grandson, Johnny Ray Isom Jr.

She is survived by three daughters and two sons-in-law, Nancy and James Roberts of Newark, Sandra and James Stroup of New Castle and Beverly Perdue of Wilmington; a son, Kenny Perdue of West Virginia; a granddaughter whom she raised, Laura Swiney of Magnolia; two brothers and a sister-in-law, Frank and Nancy Meadows of Hartly, and Clarence Meadows of West Virginia; and two sisters, Shelby Bogle of West Virginia and Shirley Griffit of South Carolina; 18 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren; and 10 great-great-grandchildren.

Friends may call from 7 to 9 p.m. Monday in Torbert Funeral Chapel South, 1145 E. Lebanon Road, Dover.

Services will be 1 p.m. Tuesday in the funeral chapel.

Burial will be in Barratt's Chapel Cemetery, Frederica.

Letters of condolence may be sent, and guestbook signed, at torbertfuneral.com.