Wilma Blair

Wilma Colette ‘Winnie’ Blair age 68 of Cleveland, TN. died Friday morning February 19, 2016 in a local hospital. She attended Norman Chapel and College Hill School in Bradley County and Cleveland, Tn. She was a member of the 2nd Street Church of Christ.
Winnie enjoyed card playing and puzzles and Saturday night outings with her friends, “the Golden Girls”. She was an avid football fan of the Denver Broncos and Dallas Cowboys.
She is preceded in death by her mother Louise Craigmiles, and father Swan Blair. Grandparents, James and Catherine Bearden Whaley. Sisters, Catherine Craigmiles, Christine Taylor, Sammie Thompson, Shirley Alsen Craigmiles, brother, John Craigmiles. Uncles, Cleo, Leland, Frank Lewis, Edward L. and Jack Whaley. Aunts, Blanch Cobb, Edna Whaley Pugh and Laura ‘Tootie’ Whaley. Nieces, Elaine Hackett, and Jacqueline Humes. Nephews, Larry W. Craigmiles, James ‘Jib’ Taylor. Devoted cousins, Doris Ray Blair, Frank Whaley Jr., Ed Lee Whaley, Gladys Moore, Harry Craigmiles, and Jimmy Pugh.
She leaves to cherish her memory a daughter, Angie Blair, two grandchildren, Denzel and Darian Morrison all of Cleveland, Tn. Sister, Rebecca Ann (Richard) Powell of Cleveland, Tn., and brother Fred (Helen) Craigmiles of Chicago, Ill. Special niece and friend Vetta Thompson Stovall, special nephew, Michael (Barbara Ann) Sharp. Special friends and cousins, Lillian Thompson, Carl Whaley. Dear friends and cousin, and nieces, Merle Johnson, Marsha Cobb, and Valerie Armstrong. Two dear friends who drove Winnie to church on Sunday’s when she was able to go, Tommy Brown, Mary Ellen Woods, and Oscar Kelly.
Funeral services will be held Thursday, February 25, 2016 at 1:00 p.m. at the 2nd Street Church of Christ with Brother Ronald Simmons officiating. The family will receive friends one hour before the service from 12:00 until 1:00 with interment at Fort Hill Cemetery.