Ruth Virginia Van Ness and Glenn Myers Blair

DR. GLENN MYERS BLAIR, son of BERTHA MYERS and REV. OSCAR NEWTON BLAIR, was born October 2, 1908 in Portland, Multnomah, Oregon,⁹⁴⁵⁴ and died September 3, 1994 in Fairlawn, Summit, Ohio.⁹⁷⁸² He is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois.⁴⁵⁶

He married RUTH VIRGINIA VAN NESS on June 22, 1934 in Seattle Pacific College, Seattle, King, Washington.⁵²¹⁷ She was born June 9, 1912 in St. Michael, Alaska,^{763, 6607} and died June 28, 1999 in Summit County, Ohio.⁷⁶³ She is buried in Mount Hope Cemetery and Mausoleum, Urbana, Champaign, Illinois.⁴⁵⁶

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Everett Daily Herald, June 30, 1934¹²⁷⁴⁴

Ruth Van Ness Becomes Bride Of Glenn Blair

Impressive Ceremony Is Held at Seattle Pacific College Chapel

The picturesque chapel of Seattle Pacific college, where only graduates of the college are privileged to have their weddings, was the scene of impressive ceremonies Wednesday evening at which Miss Ruth Van Ness, daughter of Mrs. E. E. Van Ness and the late Rev. Dr. Van Ness of Kissimmee, Fla., became the bride of Glenn Myers Blair, son of Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Blair of Portland. The Rev. George T. Gunter of the First Presbyterian church of Everett, assisted by Dr. C. Hoyt Watson, president of the college, read the marriage lines. Flowers in shades of blue, cream, white and peach, and candelabra placed on the altar and in the windows, were used in decorating the chapel.

Preceding the ceremony and at the close of the rites, Clayton Booth of Seattle sang "O Promise Me" and "I Love You Truly," accompanied by his sister who played the "Lohrengrin" wedding march. The bride wore white satin with a short tulle veil held by white satin bands and she carried cream roses and lilies of the valley. Her cousin, Miss Ada McIntosh of Fairbanks, Alaska, was maid of honor, and Miss Lois Smith of Penawara, Miss Gladys Marsh and Miss Naomi Sill of Seattle were bridesmaids. Little Murial Bowerman, niece of the bridegroom, was flower girl. Donald Blair of Seattle, was best man for his brother and William and Elmer Van Ness of Everett, brothers of the bride, and Rufus Salyer of Seattle, were ushers.

A reception at Woman's hall followed the rites. Assisting were the Misses Lois Clark, Dorothy Boyd, Marjorie Lewis, Vera Hunter, Ruth, Helen and Lois Slingerlend, Mrs. Beegle and Mrs. Leila High. Guests from out of Seattle included about 50 Everett friends, and Mr. and Mrs. Bowerman and son and daughter, Mrs. Holden and son, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Blair, Mr. and Mrs. O. N. Blair, parents of the bridegroom from Salem, Oregon.

Mr. and Mrs. Blair left on a wedding trip and will make their home for the summer, after July 15, at Woodland Arms apartments on Phinney avenue in Seattle. Mr. Blair, in addition to receiving a degree from Seattle Pacific college, was graduated from the University of Washington where he took his masters' degree. He was affiliated with Psi Chi and Phi Delta Kappa fraternities.

Tampa Bay Times, September 19, 1994⁹⁷⁸²

BLAIR, GLENN M., 85, of Fairlawn, Ohio, formerly of Clearwater, died Saturday (Sept. 3, 1994) at Windsong Care Center, Fairlawn. He was born in Portland, Ore., and came here in 1973 from Urbana, Ill. He moved from Clearwater to Fairlawn two years ago. He was a psychology professor and taught 35 years at teh University of Illinois, Urbana. He was a graduate of Seattle Pacific College and the University of Washington, both in Seattle, and Columbia University, New York. He was a co-author of several psychology textbooks. Survivors include his wife, Ruth Van Ness Blair; a son, Glenn M. Jr., Medino, Ohio; a daughter, Sally Blair Coleman, South Haven, Mich.; and three grandchildren.