Ellyn B. McNair Obituary
The family announces the passing of Ellyn B. McNair of Aiken, South Carolina on August 29, 2026. Ellyn, born on October 2, 1933 in Cape Girardeau, Missouri, was part of many shared moments and relationships throughout life. You can send your sympathy in the guestbook provided and share it with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Robert Collyer Blair and Mary Katharine Reilly Blair; her sister Barbara Ann Blair Hutchinson (Lawrence); her husband James Malcolm McNair, Sr.; and her son Robert Blair McNair.
She is survived by: her sister Kay Reilly Blair Johnson (Harold); her children, Cheryl Kay McNair, James Malcolm McNair, Jr. (Ellyn) and Scott Craig McNair; her daughters-in-law, Victoria Margaret Eynon McNair (Jim) and Katherine Gaye Oglesby McNair (Scott); her grandchildren, James Malcolm McNair III (Kathryne Ackell), Victoria Blair McNair Kearse (Justin Matthew), Katherine Rose McNair Hendrickson (Matthew Warren), Frances Ellyn McNair Qualls (Micah David) and Preston Scott McNair (Madison Nicole); and her great grandchildren, Marleigh Francine Hendrickson, Leo David Qualls, Winston Ford Hendrickson, Barrett James Qualls, Ellyn Austen Qualls, Kellen James Kearse, Amelia Margaret McNair, Reece Woodrow Kearse and Roland Doyle Qualls.
A memorial service will be held on Wednesday, September 23rd 2026 at 2:00 PM at the St Thaddeus Episcopal Church (125 Pendleton St SW, Aiken, SC 29801). A celebration of life will be held on Wednesday, September 23rd 2026 from 3:00 PM to 5:00 PM at the Aiken Golf Club (555 Highland Park Dr SW, Aiken, SC 29801).
In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to the St. Thaddeus Church Soup Kitchen.
