Leda M. (Howard) Blair Obituary
With solemn hearts, we announce the passing of Leda M. (Howard) Blair of Elk Creek, Missouri, whose presence will be deeply missed, having departed on December 6, 2025. Family and friends are welcome to leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
As we bid Leda farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Leda is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Esta M. Howard (Smith) and Clarence Howard. She is survived by: her husband Melvin T. Blair; and her children, Gail Y. Baker (Jim), S. Jeffery Blair (Shari), Gwendolyn R. McLain (Darryl) and Brian E. Blair (Karen Diamond). She is also survived by twelve grandchildren; eighteen great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild.
Memorial contributions may be made to Ball Cemetery, and may be left at or mailed to Robertson-Drago Funeral Home, 211 W. Main St., West Plains, Missouri.
