Funeral services for Lyle “Bud” Blair, 77, of Paton, Iowa will be 10:00 am Friday November 14, 2008 at the First United Presbyterian Church in Paton, Iowa. Interment will be in the Paton Township Cemetery. Visitation will be after 9:00 Thursday, November 13, 2008 at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home in Jefferson with the family present to greet friends from 4:00 to 8:00 pm.
Lyle is survived by his wife Mary Jane of Paton, Iowa; and his two daughters: Lisa Fredrickson and Loretta Goughnour both of Jefferson.
Lyle L. (Bud) Blair - age 77, of Paton, Iowa, died on Monday, November 10, 2008, at Trinity Regional Hospital, Fort Dodge, Iowa. The son of Mark and Myrtle (Wright) Blair, Lyle was born July 1, 1931, at Paton, Iowa, and graduated from Paton Consolidated School in 1949. On November 26, 1950, he was united in marriage to his high school sweetheart, Mary Jane Rundle, at the First Presbyterian Church in Paton. They continued their love affair for nearly 58 years.
Lyle was drafted into the U.S. Marine Corps in March of 1952 and began serving his country during the Korean War, stationed at Marine Corps Air Station, Cherry Point, NC and Naval Air Station, Atsugi, Japan. He was honorably discharged in March of 1954 and returned to the Paton area where he farmed until his retirement in 1993. Lyle and Mary Jane lived on a farm northeast of Paton from 1957 to 1980, when they moved into the town of Paton. Lyle farmed with Jack Fredrickson and George Walker for many years. During his retirement, Lyle and Mary Jane spent several winters in Fort Myers, Florida where he enjoyed fishing and "getting away from the snow and ice."
Lyle obtained his private pilot’s license in 1978 and took pleasure in being a member of the Flying Farmers organization and flying to flight breakfasts with other pilots in the area. He was a member of the Masonic Lodge of Gowrie, First Presbyterian Church, and Lions Club of Paton, and was always spotted around the grill where he enjoyed cooking for the Masonic Steak Fry dinners, the church’s Memorial Day dinners, and the Lions’ annual pancake suppers. Lyle also served on the Consolidated Coop Elevator Board and as Mayor of Paton for several years. He took pride in being a part of the Paton community and believed in giving back to the community that he enjoyed so much.
Lyle enjoyed fishing with friends, family, and anyone he could talk into going with him. He liked to go to Minnesota and Canada on fishing trips and spent many hours fishing at Spring Lake and motoring about on his pontoon boat at Don Williams Lake.
Surviving Lyle are his wife Mary Jane; daughter Loretta (Brent) Goughnour of Jefferson, IA; and children, Jay (Nikki) Goughnour, Jill (William) Hayes, Jennifer (Steve) Steinfeldt, and Jeremiah Goughnour; daughter Lisa (Jack) Fredrickson of Jefferson, IA, and daughters, Laura (Jason) Walker, and Cathy Lee Fredrickson; great-grandchildren Taylor, Cole and Megan Goughnour, Will and Olivia Hayes, Brooklyn Steinfeldt, and Bryce Walker; one brother, Earl Blair of Grinnell, IA; sisters-in-law, Zatha Blair, Eva Blair and Donna Blair, all of Jefferson, IA; brothers-in-law, Dr. James Rundle of Indianola, IA, Raymond Currie of Schaller, IA, and Carlton Laird of Godfrey, IL; many nieces and nephews; and George Walker, who was like a son to him for many years.
Those who preceded him in death were his parents; sister, Mildred Laird; and brothers, Paul, Glen and Don.
