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Carolyn Joyce Stair

Posted at 7:19 pm December 11, 2012
By Dawn Huotari Leave a Comment

Carolyn Joyce Stair

Carolyn Joyce Stair

Carolyn Joyce Stair, age 72, of Knoxville, passed away Thursday, Dec. 6, at Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center.

She was born March 27, 1940, in Thornhill, Tenn., the daughter of Von and Opal Hurst Farmer.

Mrs. Stair was a parishioner of St. Elizabeth Catholic Church in Columbus, Ohio, and attended Immaculate Conception Catholic Church when in Knoxville.

She graduated from the University of Tennessee and was a member of the Alpha Delta Pi Sorority.

Mrs. Stair was the owner/operator of the Small Fry Boutique in Uptown Westerville, Ohio, where the family resided for more than 30 years. As a teen and young adult, Mrs. Stair worked with her mother at the Nettie Lee Shop in Oak Ridge.

Her passion was spending time with her grandchildren, family, and friends. Working with all kinds of people, she enjoyed retail sales as her profession.

She is survived by her husband of 49 years, Joe Stair; daughter, Cindy Collins and husband John of Jupiter, Fla.; son, Stephen Von Stair and wife Peggy of Mason, Ohio; brother, Gary Farmer of Knoxville; and five grandchildren, Stephanie Lynn Collins, Cameron David Stair, Caroline Janine Collins, Landen Joseph Stair, and Bennett Von Stair.

The family would like to express their appreciation for the care, compassion, and support given to them by the doctors and staff of Holston Health and Rehabilitation Center and by Caris Hospice.

The family received friends on Sunday, Dec. 9, from 5 to 7 p.m. at Weatherford Mortuary. A Funeral Mass was held on Monday, Dec. 10, at 10 a.m. at St. John Neumann Catholic Church in Farragut with Father Christopher Riehl officiating. A private family burial followed at Oak Ridge Memorial Park.

The family asks that any memorials be made to Alzheimer’s TN Inc., PO Box 10088, Knoxville, TN 37939-9910.

An online guest book can be signed at www.weatherfordmortuary.com.

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