BAIR, CHARLES R.

Charles “Charlie” Bair, 81, of Perry, died Wednesday, March 17, 2004 at Green Valley Nursing Home. Graveside services will be 10 a.m. Saturday at Grace Hill Cemetery. Gene Owen will officiate. Services are under the direction of Brown-Dugger Funeral Home. He was the son of Marion Franklin and Corrine (Hotz) Bair. He was born on October 15, 1922 in Newton, Kan. He served in the United States Marine Corps from March 2, 1942 to December 25, 1945. He was a member of VFW and the American Legion. He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Frances June Matthews; and one nephew, David Crockett Matthews, Jr. He is survived by two nieces, Jean Vance and her husband, Allen, of Yukon and Fran Little and her husband, Richard, of Norman; three great-nieces, Sara Vance and Joell Slavin, both of Yukon and Tara Little of Norman; one great-nephew, Richard T. Little of Tulsa and one special friend, Lillie Stevens and her son, Bill Stevens and his wife, Linda, all of Perry.