Wessie Pauline (Fortenberry) Blair (1921 - 2018)

Born 8 Dec 1921 in Mississippi, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Mar 2018 at age 96 in Brandon, Rankin, Mississippi, United States

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Biography

Wessie Pauline Fortenberry was born on Dec 08, 1921 in Mississippi, USA as the fourth child of Rufus Cleveland Fortenberry and Hettie Ruth McWilliams.

She had seven siblings, namely: Grover Delton, James C, Martha Earline, Ernest Cleveland Sr, Myrtis Virginia, Audell Clevey, and Joseph Edward.

She died on Mar 17, 2018 in Brandon, Rankin, Mississippi, USA (Brandon Nursing and Rehab Center LLC; Age at Death: 96).

When she was 21, she married Hollis William Blair on May 29, 1943 (date on headstone).

Wessie Pauline Fortenberry lived in Beat 3, Smith, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 8; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter).

She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA in 1935. She lived in Simpson County, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 18; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Daughter). Race: (White)

She was buried in Mendenhall, Simpson County, Mississippi, USA (Mount Zion Cemetery).

Hollis William Blair and Wessie Pauline Fortenberry had the following children:

1. Willard E. Blair was born on Sep 28, 1950 in Mendenhall, Simpson, Mississippi, USA. He died on Oct 28, 2012 (Age at Death: 62).

Obituary

Pauline F Blair

December 8, 1921 - March 17, 2018

Pauline F Blair, 96, of Pearl, Mississippi, died Saturday at Brandon Nursing and Rehab Center LLC in Brandon, Mississippi. She was born Thursday, December 8, 1921.

Visitation will be held on Monday, March 19, 2018 from 6:00 PM until 9:00 PM at the Colonial Chapel Funeral Home Magee in Magee, Mississippi.

Funeral Services will be held Tuesday, March 20, 2018 at 11:00 AM at Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee. The Burial will follow in Mt. Zion Baptist Church Cemetery. Bro Trent Sullivan will officiate. Colonial Chapel Funeral Home of Magee is in charge of arrangements. (601) 849-5031

Mrs. Blair was a member of Mt. Zion Baptist Church.

She was preceded in death by her husband Hollis Blair; Parents, R.C. and Ruth Fortenberry; Son, Willard Blair, and Grandchild Danny Nowell.

Survivors include her daughter Faye Duke (Don), Grandchildren Jim Nowell, Tiffany Durr, Great-grandchildren Taylor Nowell, Jordan Nowell, Jack Durr, Little Will Durr; Brother, Joe (Pete) Fortenberry and Sister Audell Tarver and a host of nieces and nephews.

Pallbearers will be Neil Blair, Tommy Blair, Randy Blair, Calvin Bynum, James Blair, and Jerry Blair. ^[1]

Sources

1. ↑ Obituary for Pauline F Blair

• Obituary for Rufus Cleveland Fortenberry Clipped from The Magee Courier, 25 Feb 1954, Thu, Page 1
• Obituary for Rufus Cleveland Fortenberry Clipped from Clarion-Ledger, 21 Feb 1954, Sun, Page 8
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VB33-75Z : accessed 27 February 2016), Pauline Fortenberry in household of Clide Fortenberry, Beat 1, Simpson, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 64-9, sheet 22B, family 359, NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), roll 2064.
• "United States Census, 1930", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X9MD-YH4 : accessed 27 February 2016), Wessie P Fortenberry in entry for Rufus E Fortenberry, 1930.