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LaNoda Jean (Reneau) Blair
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OBITUARY
 Jean
Reneau Blair
March 23, 1941 - July 15, 2021
Jean Reneau Blair, beloved mother and “Jean-Mom” passed away on July 15,
2021 in Flower Mound, Texas. She was born to Harold Eugene and Gracie
Frances Reneau on March 23,1941 in Carrollton, Texas the oldest of their
seven daughters.
Jean and her sister Stella worked at the soda fountain Halls Rexall on
the square in downtown Carrollton in high school. After that she worked
as a waitress at the Dairy Mart diner and malt shop, where she met Larry
Dean Blair in 1958, her junior year of high school. He’d just returned
after serving the Army in Germany and had relocated to Dallas.
On June 8, 1958, she and Larry eloped. Jean graduated from Carrollton
High School in 1959, after the birth of their first child Larry “Ikey”
Blair. Their second child, Gregory was born in 1962 and their daughter
Jean-Marie in 1970. Jean lived in the DFW metroplex for most of her 80
years, ultimately choosing to retire in Flower Mound.
Jean was known for her remarkable beauty, and as recently as last month,
she was getting compliments from health care professionals on her bright
and youthful complexion and beautiful hair. She took great pride in her
appearance and amassed an extensive wardrobe. She loved to socialize
with friends and family. She was easy to talk to, often striking up
conversation with strangers everywhere she went.
At one time Jean owned Jean’s Young Fashions, a children’s boutique
located in Main Valley Shopping Center and in Lakeland Plaza in
Lewisville, Texas. Later she worked in retail for Joske’s and Dillard’s
department store in Prestonwood Mall. After the death of Larry in 1994
she was the owner of L&R Trailers, Inc in Dallas, Texas.
Jean had an active life and enjoyed many activities in her youth. From
roller skating, cycling, swimming, snow skiing, gardening, and
eventually actively participating in competitive billiards with her pool
team “BeastMode” up until this year. She had a free spirit and never
seemed to conform to others' ideals. She loved to travel and enjoyed
family vacations with her children, grandchildren, and sisters. She
especially loved staying in Taos, New Mexico. As an avid reader she
often would read several books a week.
Those left to celebrate her adventurous life are daughter Jean-Marie
Blair Hall of Valley View, granddaughter Meredith Blair and Edwin
Martinez of Flower Mound, granddaughter Melanie Lipp and husband Casey
of Tomball, grandson Joshua Hall of Valley View; grandson Tyler Hall and
Kelcey Borden of Valley View. Jean is survived by eleven
great-grandchildren: Evan, Ethan and Ezra Martinez Blair, Kassidy and
Kalyn Albright, Hadley Lipp, Owen, Theodore, and Arthur Hall, Brody and
Hazel Hall, Also surviving her are her sisters and their spouses Judy
Hill, Gwen Holton, Patty McLeod, and Cheri Skains as well as a host of
other relatives and friends.
Jean is preceded in death by her parents Harold Eugene and Gracie
Frances Reneau, sons Larry Issac Blair and Gregory Harold Blair, and
sisters Stella Timmons and
Peggy Chestnut.
Memorial services will be held at 11:00am on July 31st, 2021 at Flower
Mound Cemetery, 1501 Flower Mound Rd, Flower Mound, TX 75028. Family and
friends will be hosted at the home immediately following. In lieu of
flowers donations can be made in her honor to Texas Coalition for Animal
Protection TCAP online or by mail to PO Box 77016, Fort Worth, TX 76177. |
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