Obituary

James D. Stair, 71, of Plainview, passed away at 11:08 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 7, 2006, at Covenant Medical Center of Lubbock. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Friday, Feb. 10, 2006, in First Baptist Church Family Life Chapel with Dr. Travis Hart, pastor, officiating. Interment will follow in Plainview Memorial Park by Kornerstone Funeral Directors of Plainview. Mr. Stair was born Dec. 9, 1934, in Geronimo, Okla., to James Edward and Mamie Lee Green Stair. James graduated from Plainview High School in 1952 and married Mary Ann Marble on July 10, 1956, in Lockney. He farmed six miles east of Plainview and lived in Plainview for 66 years. James was a member of the Plainview National Guard, president of Plainview Farm Bureau, High Plains Sportsmen Club and Plainview Bass Club. James had been very active in the Plainview 4-H Club and was a member of First Baptist Church. James is survived by his wife, Mary Ann Stair; one daughter, Cindy Stair Hathaway and husband John of Austin; three sons, Gary Stair and wife Susan of Tyler, Jerry Stair of Round Rock and Koy Stair of Wolfforth; two brothers, Robert Stair and wife Dorotha of Plainview and Charles Stair and wife Ann of Plainview; and five grandchildren, Lauren and Meredith Stair of Lubbock, Sarah and Katherine Stair of Tyler and Connor Hathaway of Austin. Mr. Stair was preceded in death by his eldest son, James Monty Stair. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Foundation, P.O. Box 1131, Fairfax, VA 22038-1131. A visitation for family and friends will be from 6-8 p.m. today at Kornerstone Funeral Directors. Online condolences can be made at www.kornerstonefunerals.com