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of East Lansing, MI, formerly of Westland, age 78, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025, at Burcham Hills Retirement Community in East Lansing. He was born October 3, 1946, in Whitesburg, Kentucky, the son of Ralph and Helen “Louise” (Jones) Blair.

Larry graduated from Whitesburg High School in 1965, and took some classes at Kalamazoo Community College. He had many jobs, but worked for Ford Motor Company in Wayne, on the assembly line, for 33 years. Larry was an active member of the First Baptist Church of Westland. He took great pleasure in washing cars, both his and those of his family, and enjoyed fishing.

Larry is survived by his wife of 30 years, Arlene (Knight) Blair; his daughters, Hilary “Kristin” Hossink of Manchester, and Elizabeth “Liz” Blair of St. Helen; brother, Roger Blair of Westland; sister, Jane (Ben) Mock of Georgia; four grandchildren, Rowan Garlow, Sierra Cichelli, Grace Connelly, and Ben Connelly; great-grandchildren, Jordan and Brydan; and three nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his father; and his mother, Helen “Louise” Warren.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, June 19, 2025, 11:00 a.m. at Cole Funeral Chapel in Chelsea, with Pastor Larry Lyons officiating. Burial will follow at Oak Grove Cemetery in Manchester. The family will receive friends before the service from 10:00 - 11:00 a.m. Memorial contributions may be made to St. Jude Children's Research Hospital.

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#1 Charles E Caudill 2025-06-17 15:48
I extend my sincere sympathy to Larry's family. Larry and I lived next door to each other in UZ, Kentucky when he and Roger lived with their grandparents, Big Bill and Aunt Ethyl. Larry and I would meet Wendell Caudill at the bus stop and go to Whitesburg High together. We boys always had to wet out hair down in the morning and comb it for school. Usually , in the winter our hair would be frozen by the time we got on the bus. We should have caught pneumonia ! Larry and I wanted a basketball goal put u p but Big Bill and Aunt Ethyl would not let us put it anywhere near their house that was flat. They said, flat land was for a garden not for playing! So we went up the hollow and dug for weeks and finally made us a flat spot and put up a basketball goal. We had a lot of fun their together. I don't have Roger Dale's contact information. But if he should read this , I would love to connect. My email is:

Sincerely, Charles, a UZ cousin
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