Claude W. Blair SLATON-Services for Claude W. Blair, 60, of Slaton will be 12 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 23, 2016, in Englunds Chapel with Kenneth Winchester officiating under the direction of Englunds Funeral Service of Slaton. Mr. Blair passed away Nov. 11, 2016. The family will have a visitation at 11 a.m. before the service. Claude was born Aug. 15, 1956, in Slaton to James and Josette Blair. Claude attended Christ the King and Coronado High School. He worked as a Diesel Mechanic for more than 30 years and retired from Allen Butler Construction in 2015. He was an artist of many mediums and was known locally for his western art. Claude was preceded in death by his mother, Josette Blair; his sister, Regina Blair; and brother, James Patrick Blair. Survivors include son, Brandon Blair; two daughters, Alicia Matherson and Teresa Blair Diaz; eight grandchildren; father, James D.; brothers, Jean and Paul Blair; and sisters, Chantal Respondek, JoAnn Patterson, Yvonne Trcalek, Elizabeth Minor, Marie-France Blair and Kathleen Conger.
