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Daily Oklahoman, The 
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma 
January 3, 2009

12-31-1947 ~ 12-31-2008

Elizabeth Donovan Blair was born in Champaign, Illinois on December 31, 1947 and peacefully passed away on her 61st birthday while surrounded by family and loved ones.

Elizabeth was a graduate of Norman High School and attended the University of Oklahoma, where she studied fashion illustration and was a member of the Delta Gamma Sorority.

After receiving her undergraduate degree, Elizabeth married the late Michael Allen Elder, and together they raised four children. Elizabeth returned to school to study law and received her Juris Doctorate from Oklahoma City University in 1992. Elizabeth also found time to devote to her community, volunteering with the Junior League of Oklahoma City and serving as a past President of Ballet Oklahoma. Elizabeth was a creative and talented woman with a passion for design, the law, and her community. While Elizabeth had many talents and interests, her most cherished roles were those she played in her own family, as a daughter, sister, aunt, loving mother and grandmother.

Preceding Elizabeth in death are her brother, Lance CPL USMC, W. W. Blair Jr., and her father, W. W. Blair.

Elizabeth is survived by her mother, Jean D. Blair; her son Michael Blair Elder and his wife Ashley Waul Elder and their children, Jacob, Andrew, and Abigail; her son David Allen Elder and his wife Adrienne Ballew Elder and their son, James; her son James Robert Elder and his wife Elizabeth Billipp Elder; and her daughter Elizabeth Anne Elder Graves and her husband Dr. Jeffery Justin Graves. Elizabeth is also survived by her brothers, J. David Blair and Robert G. Blair, and her sisters, Patricia Jane Bender, Margaret Ann Blair, and Mary Alice Blair. Elizabeth left her friends and family with a lifetime of memories and will be dearly missed.

Memorial services will be held at 2:00 p.m. on January 5, 2009 at the memorial chapel of Hahn-Cook/Street & Draper located at 6600 Broadway Extension, Oklahoma City, OK. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Junior League of Oklahoma City.

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Compiled, transcribed and submitted by Marti Graham, Oklahoma County, OKGenWeb Coordinator, March 2009. Information posted for educational purposes for viewers and researchers. The contributor is not related to nor researching any of the above.

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